Super funds ‘stomach the volatility’ until equities rebound

Hostplus CIO Sam Sicilia is preparing for a sharp bounce in equity markets, while AustralianSuper’s Mark Delaney hasn’t touched his portfolio.

Alex GluyasDeputy markets editor

Mar 25, 2025 – 5.53pm

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Australia’s largest investors have resisted the temptation to flee into safer assets such as cash ahead of US President Donald Trump’s next round of tariffs and are instead getting ready for a big rebound in equity markets.

Hostplus chief investment officer Sam Sicilia told The Australian Financial Review that the biggest risk was selling equities now when the sharemarket appeared to be bottoming.

Alex Gluyas is deputy markets editor and a reporter based in our Melbourne newsroom.