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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Rest Super’s selective approach to PE pays off as program comes of age

Rest Super has built its private equity program around a deliberately selective approach to manager and deal selection, favouring a concentrated roster of external partners and proactively seeking out top PE firms rather than waiting for them to come knocking. Head of private markets Marina Pasika unpacks the program’s coming of age and what powered an asset class return more than double the peer average in the last financial year.

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