GIC’s real returns hold steady at 3.4%, maintains cautious investment stance amid uncertainties

GIC boosts cash, bond holdings in defensive stance amid trade war

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In US dollar nominal terms, GIC’s portfolio returns were 5.5 per cent per annum over the last 20 years, slightly above the 5.2 per cent annualised return from its reference portfolio. The latter, made up of 65 per cent global equities and 35 per cent global bonds, refers to the risk that GIC can take to generate good long-term investment returns.