Published: 18 September 2023
Question:
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis: To ask the Minister for Home Affairs (a) what is the breakdown of assets managed (i) directly by in-house investment teams and (ii) third party asset managers, for the Dynamic, Balanced, Stable and Lifecycle funds respectively under the Home Affairs Uniformed Services INVEST Fund; and (b) what is their current asset-class composition compared with their target composition.
Answer:
Mr K Shanmugam, Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Law:
1. The investments of the Dynamic, Balanced, Stable and Lifecycle Funds are fully managed by external fund managers under our Outsourced Chief Investment Officer model.
2. The current asset-class composition and their reference portfolio is shown below.
Table 1: Current Composition as at 31 March 2023*
Asset Class | Stable | Balanced | Dynamic | Life Cycle (around 40 years old) |
Equities | 2% | 33% | 58% | 79% |
Bonds | 73% | 64% | 39% | 19% |
Cash | 25% | 3% | 3% | 2% |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
* Under the Outsourced Investment Officer model the external fund managers have the flexibility to adjust the asset-class composition within the investment guidelines.
Table 2: Reference Portfolio
Asset Class | Stable | Balanced | Dynamic | Lifecycle (around 40 years old) |
Equities | - | 35% | 60% | 80% |
Bounds | 75% | 65% | 40% | 20% |
Cash | 25% | - | - | - |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |