Sri Lanka’s largest social security scheme, the Employees Provident Fund‘s (EPF) listed equity investments are now generating growth due to prevailing market conditions, financial analysts say.
Market values of investments made by the fund are increasing proportionally to the purchased cost of shares in listed equities in the third quarter this year and it will affect the rate of return of its member balances for the current fiscal year, they said.
However, the investment policy of the fund is focused on providing a long-term positive real rate of return to the members, a senior Central Bank official said.
Investments have been made ensuring the safety of the fund and availability of the adequate level of liquidity to meet refund payments and other expenses of the fund, he added.
The listed equities portfolio of the country's largest retirement fund, the Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF), had increased by LKR 10 billion in the third quarter of 2020.
As of 30 September 2020, the EPF has invested in 81 listed equities. During that period, the market value was reported to be LKR 63.76 billion. This value stood at LKR 53.58 billion at the end of June 2020.
Accordingly, as at the end of third-quarter 2020 the market value of the listed equity portfolio of EPF had increased by LKR 10.14 billion whilst compared to the end of previous quarter.
However, the EPF has invested a total of LKR 84.19 billion in these 81 listed equities.
Accordingly, as at 30 September 2020, the unrealized loss of the listed equity investment portfolio of EPF stood at LKR 20.64 billion.
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