Withdrawals from EPF pose modest negative impact on AUM

Maybank Kim Eng head of regional equity research Anand Pathmakanthan said the withdrawals were more impactful in the last two quarters but the retirement fund would be able to cushion that, especially with substantial money market buffers in its portfolio."If we look at EPF's investments make-up, there are always substantial money market buffers in their portfolio.

"They will invest 30 per cent in equity, 40 per cent in fixed income, 20 per cent in properties, but always 5.0 to 7.0 per cent in the money market instruments, which is highly liquid and substantial at about RM70 billion the last time we checked," he said during a webinar on Maybank Kim Eng's"Captain Speak: Will Taper Tantrums Spook ASEAN Again?” today.

Meanwhile, Maybank Kim Eng reiterated that the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI is projected to hit 1,830-level by end-2021, with forecast earnings recovery to be robust and broad-based following a resilient, positively-biased reporting season in the fourth quarter of 2020. "In terms of 2021 earnings forecast, we are looking at a very punchy 50 per cent recovery in earnings this year. Now, there is some bias and a lot of this would come from the glove sector," said Anand.

The investment bank also noted that the market was expected to play catch-up from the second quarter of this year, on accelerated vaccinations, expected strong economic growth in Q2 2021, rising commodity prices, earnings delivery, and asset reallocation flows out of fixed income as inflation/yields push higher. - Bernama

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