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How to feed super funds Australian shares while they’re hungry

It’s good to see someone think about the huge and growing pile of Australian superannuation money, and the need to give funds more ways to invest in public Australian equities.

Jun 19, 2024 – 5.50pm

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The golden rule in capital markets is to feed the ducks while they’re hungry.

The hungriest ducks in Australian capital markets are superannuation funds. They are growing much faster than the economy, faster than the local sharemarket, to be 50 per cent bigger than both, and rising.

Anthony Macdonald is a Chanticleer columnist. He is a former Street Talk co-editor and has 10 years' experience as a business journalist and worked at PwC, auditing and advising financial services companies.