GIC: Singapore's Global Anchor
Managing Singapore's foreign reserves, GIC is heavily weighted toward long-term real estate, infrastructure, and private equity to protect against inflation.
AUM~$770 Billion
CountrySingapore
Inception1981
Inflation Protection
GIC's explicit mandate is to preserve and enhance the international purchasing power of Singapore's reserves. Therefore, they are one of the world's largest investors in inflation-linked bonds and core real estate.
Difference from Temasek
While Temasek takes highly concentrated equity risk to grow wealth, GIC acts as a more traditional, diversified global macro investor focused on wealth preservation and steady compounding.
Purchasing Power Erosion
Why GIC must generate returns above global inflation.