Hard to give more than that when GIC (which is funded from CPF money) is only earning a real rate of return of 4%. Not sure if that is before or after overhead and admin expenses and salaries and bonus. From the GIC website:
What are the returns of the GIC Portfolio?
In its annual report for 2012/2013, GIC reported 5, 10 and 20-year annualised nominal returns in USD terms of 2.6%, 8.8% and 6.5% respectively. It also reported a 20-year real rate of return of 4.0%. The rolling 20-year real rate of return is the primary metric for the Government to evaluate GIC’s investment performance.
What are the returns of the GIC Portfolio?
In its annual report for 2012/2013, GIC reported 5, 10 and 20-year annualised nominal returns in USD terms of 2.6%, 8.8% and 6.5% respectively. It also reported a 20-year real rate of return of 4.0%. The rolling 20-year real rate of return is the primary metric for the Government to evaluate GIC’s investment performance.