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EPFO plans to invest 5% of annual deposits on InvITs, alternative funds
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LiveMint | 20/11/2021 08:04 PM | Click to read full article
Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), in its meeting of its Central Board of Trustees (CBT), has approved measures to invest up to 5 per cent of its annual deposits in infrastructure investment trusts (InvITs) and other alternative funds.
While investing in InvITs will offer long-term investment options and help EPFO diversify its investments, there remains a fair amount of risk too.