GVP Benefits Achieve 5.18% Return in 2025, Targeting Inflation Beat of 2-3%

Post Today•Economy•251d ago

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Government Pension Fund (GVP) achieved a 5.18% return in 2025, outperforming inflation targets and demonstrating resilience against global market volatility.

•The Government Pension Fund (GVP) reported a total average return of 5.18% for its members in 2025.
•This return increased from 3.91% in 2024 and exceeded the fund's goal of beating inflation.
•The fund navigated significant global financial market volatility, geopolitical conflicts, and economic uncertainties throughout 2025.
•GVP is exploring new investment opportunities, including Senior Housing Sandbox and Silver Economy investments, for 2026.

Overview

•In 2025, the Government Pension Fund (GVP) achieved an average total return of 5.18% for its members.
•The 2025 average return of 5.18% increased from 3.91% in 2024, exceeding the target inflation beat of 2-3%.
•The year 2025 was characterized by global geopolitical conflicts, trade protectionism, and economic uncertainty, leading to high volatility across most asset classes.
•GVP effectively managed investments amidst global financial market volatility by diversifying and appropriately adjusting its portfolio. This resulted in stable returns for members.
•Within specific investment plans in 2025, the Gold plan yielded the highest return at 52.78%, followed by International Equities at 17.47% and Thai Real Estate Funds at 9.38%.
•For core plans in 2025, the Proactive 65 plan returned 8.89%, the Age-Based Balanced plan for members under 55 returned 8.74%, and the General Basic Investment plan returned 4.31%.
•GVP is shifting its investment perspective from 'stable' and 'risky' assets to 'proactive' and 'defensive' categories to enhance portfolio flexibility and long-term return potential.
•For 2026, GVP will continue to focus on generating long-term returns exceeding 10-year average inflation by 2-3%, while exploring new investment opportunities like Senior Housing Sandbox and Silver Economy initiatives.

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Key Quotes

Songpol Cheevapanyanont

"GVP has adjusted its investment outlook from classifying assets as 'stable' and 'risky' to categorizing them as 'proactive' and 'defensive' to increase portfolio management flexibility and enhance long-term return potential."

กบข.ได้ปรับกรอบมุมมองการลงทุนจากการแบ่งสินทรัพย์เป็น “มั่นคง” และ “เสี่ยง” มาเป็นการจัดกลุ่มสินทรัพย์เชิงรุกและเชิงรับ เพื่อเพิ่มความยืดหยุ่นในการบริหารพอร์ตและเสริมศักยภาพการสร้างผลตอบแทนในระยะยาว

Songpol Cheevapanyanont

"Gold is used as a defensive asset to reduce volatility, which has clearly proven to generate positive results this year."

ทองคำถูกใช้เป็นสินทรัพย์เชิงรับเพื่อลดความผันผวน ซึ่งพิสูจน์แล้วว่าสร้างผลลัพธ์เชิงบวกอย่างชัดเจนในปีนี้

Songpol Cheevapanyanont

"The main objective of GVP remains to generate long-term investment returns that beat the average inflation rate over 10 years by 2-3% to enhance financial security and post-retirement quality of life for members."

เป้าหมายหลักของ กบข. ยังคงมุ่งสร้างผลตอบแทนการลงทุนระยะยาวให้ชนะอัตราเงินเฟ้อเฉลี่ยในช่วง 10 ปี บวก 2-3% เพื่อเสริมความมั่นคงทางการเงินและคุณภาพชีวิตของสมาชิกหลังเกษียณ

Key Entities

Organization

Government Pension Fund (GVP)(กบข.)ℹ️

A Thai state fund managing pensions for civil servants, which reported its 2025 investment performance.

Person

Songpol Cheevapanyanont(นายทรงพล ชีวะปัญญาโรจน์)

Secretary-General of the Government Pension Fund (GVP), who announced the fund's performance and future outlook.