EPF declares 6.15% dividend for conventional savings, 5.65% for shariah

KUALA LUMPUR: The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) has declared a 6.15% dividend for conventional savings and 5.65% dividend for shariah savings for 2021.

These dividends are above that declared for 2020 of the 5.45% (conventional) and 5% (shariah) declared in pre-pandemic 2019.

The total amount to be distributed to contributors is RM57.1 billion despite the unprecedented Covid-19-related withdrawals. This is more than the previous high of RM48.13 billion in 2017. — Free Malaysia Today