PETALING JAYA, April 22 — The National Film Development Corporation (Finas) will sponsor the opening of i-Saraan accounts under the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) for 1,000 Malaysian creative workers, in a move aimed at boosting social protection and retirement savings for those behind the scenes.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 13 — Total contributions to the i-Saraan programme, a voluntary scheme under the Employees Provident Fund (EPF), amounted to RM2.6 billion in 2024, said Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 — The compulsory coverage of the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) to non-Malaysian workers is in line with its efforts to ensure that all workers have access to social protection, said its chief executive officer Ahmad Zulqarnain Onn.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 3 — The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) remains the largest investor in the domestic market as its asset under management (AUM) rose to RM702.48 billion as at December 2023 from RM643.38 billion in 2022.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 24 — The government’s maximum matching incentive limit for the i-Saraan programme has been raised from RM300 to RM500 per year, effective January 1, 2024, said the Employees Provident Fund (EPF).

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 13 — The government’s matching contribution limits for the i-Saraan and i-Suri programmes of the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) will increase next year.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 3 — The government has been urged to introduce a reward system for Employees Provident Fund (EPF) members who consistently contribute to the voluntary contribution programme i-Saraan to address the issue of social protection coverage in the informal and self-employed segments.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 24 — The government has agreed to raise the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) Account 1 contributions by RM500 for members aged between 40 and 54 years with less than RM10,000 in EPF savings, involving an allocation of RM1 billion, said Prime Minister and Finance Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

SEREMBAN, Sept 11 — The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has urged self-employed workers who do not have a fixed income to take the opportunity to participate in the Employees Provident Fund’s (EPF) i-Saraan scheme initiated by the government to ensure they will get the social security benefits.