'EPFO investment in ETFs has given higher return than G-Secs'
Government on Wednesday sought to allay fears over investments by EPFO into ETFs, saying that their performance should be viewed over a long period of time and the retirement fund body has already got over 12 per cent return within a year, higher than G-Secs.
Aug 03, 2016, 16:03 PM IST
Labour Min to notify pattern of EPFO investment in equity soon
To facilitate flow of EPFO funds into equity markets, Labour Ministry is proposing to start with investment of 1 percent of its corpus into equity and related schemes and take it gradually to 5 percent.
Mar 31, 2015, 20:41 PM IST
EPFO asks field offices to enhance coverage of scheme by 30%
EPFO has asked its field offices to focus on construction industry and services sector to increase the coverage of its social security net by 30 per cent following government's decision to enhance wage ceiling.
Aug 29, 2014, 21:09 PM IST
EPFO trustees may defer decision on interest rate today
Retirement fund body EPFO's trustees are likely to defer Tuesday the decision on interest rate on PF deposits for 2014-15.
Aug 26, 2014, 09:45 AM IST
EPFO seeks trustees' nod to invest Rs 10K cr in NTPC bonds
EPFO has sought approval of its apex decision making body the Central Board of Trustees (CBT) for the investment, as per the agenda of the trustees meet scheduled on August 26.
Aug 12, 2014, 18:27 PM IST
EPFO seeks trustees nod to invest more funds in govt bonds
Retirement fund manager EPFO has sought approval of its trustees to invest more funds in government securities, particularly state development loans (SDL) as they offer better returns than corporate bonds.
Aug 12, 2014, 17:26 PM IST
