KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 (Reuters) - The investment assets of Malaysia's Employees Provident Fund (EPF) grew 7.9% on the year to reach a market value of 1.02 trillion ringgit ($251.73 billion) at the end of 2020, the fund said on Saturday.

In a statement, the fund said it also achieved a record gross investment income of 60.98 billion ringgit last year. ($1=4.0520 ringgit) (Reporting by Liz Lee; Editing by Clarence Fernandez)