Employees Provident Fund Act 1991 · Updated to 1 Oct 2025 · Part III · The fund
26B. Board to invest in Government Securities
Feedback & supportSubject to any variation which the Minister may make under subsection (2), the Board shall invest or re-invest at least fifty per centum of the moneys belonging to the Fund and invested or reinvested during any one year, in securities issued by the Government of Malaysia, provided that the total amount of moneys so invested in such securities at any one time shall not be less than seventy per centum of the Fund’s total investments.
Minister
“Minister” means the Minister charged with responsibility for matters relating to the Employees Provident Fund Board;
The Minister may, upon the application of the Board, vary the percentage specified in subsection (1).
Board
“Board” means the Employees Provident Fund Board established under section 3;
For the purpose of this section, securities issued by the
Government of Malaysia shall include—
loans which are fully guaranteed by the Government of
Malaysia;
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negotiable securities or instruments which are fully guaranteed by the Government of Malaysia including negotiable securities or instruments issued by a corporation fully owned by the Government of Malaysia;
Bank Negara Malaysia papers;
negotiable securities or instruments which are fully guaranteed by Bank Negara Malaysia including negotiable securities or instruments issued by a corporation which is fully owned by Bank Negara
Malaysia;
any commercial instrument
(with elements of negotiability) issued by a State Government or a local authority with a maturity period of at least three years from the date of issue; and
any deposit in advance subscription account in Bank
Negara Malaysia under subparagraph 26(1)(a)(i).