Japanese earthquake to slow super fund comeback

The end of February marked two years from the when the markets bottomed in the wake of the GFC, and Australian and international share markets are still more than 20 per cent off their peaks, according to Chant West, and listed property markets are still even further back.

“So funds still face an uphill battle to get back to their pre-GFC levels – even those that are well diversified into unlisted assets,” said Chant.

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The AI boom has left super funds with nowhere to run

Whenever super fund CIOs are asked what they’re doing about AI risk, “diversifying” is always the answer. But as cross-portfolio exposures to the thematic grow and grow, that answer is no longer good enough.

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