Q&A: Employee Provident Fund's Datuk Shahril Ridza Ridzuan
Malaysia's Employees Provident Fund (EPF) is a relatively new but increasingly significant part of the global PE landscape. Datuk Shahril Ridza Ridzuan, the fund's CEO, outlines the strategy
Q: As of year-end 2012, your allocation to PE was less than 1% of total assets. How has the program grown and how do you expect it to grow? A: The EPF has been involved in emerging markets private equity...
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