A new report “from the coalface” of super fund investing has gone some way to quantifying the cost of shonky investment management, with members potentially losing out on hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Surging equity markets have driven the Future Fund’s return higher, but its prediction that inflation will be stickier than expected has been born out and it “remains conscious of the potential for significant deterioration”.
2024 Capital Market assumptions: scenarios and asset return forecasts for the next decade by Amundi
Delays in climate policy, rising geopolitical tension and the adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) are reshaping the long-term economic pathway. The evolution of these trends and the impact of high valuations in some areas will determine future expected returns. Bonds as a portfolio engine are back, while equity will see a reversal with the renewed appeal of global and Emerging Market equities. Emerging Market bonds, Hedge Funds and Private Debt will also become more attractive thanks to their diversification benefits.
