Brian Parker

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Australian Finance Podcast · Inside a $350bn super fund: How your money is really invested · 16 Apr 2026 podcast

We need the broadest universe of opportunities we can find and blend them in such a way that they deliver the returns members need.

And also to be able to build portfolios that will be robust...

that will actually hold their own in a range of different environments.

So that you've got enough assets that'll do well if the economy's doing well, but also assets that'll actually provide protection if the economy's not doing so well.

That's asset allocation 101, really.

I'm not sure about you, but I'm a caffeine addict and my personal cost of living has gone up to nearly $7 a day.

I think, to me, it highlights something that we've always been interested in, but I think more people will be interested in.

What is the real return I'm getting from my super?

In our product disclosure statements, in the paperwork, when we talk about return objectives, we talk in real terms.

So we are aiming to deliver X percent above inflation after fees and after super tax.

So in other words, pretty much what ends up in a member's pocket.

Because that real return determines what kind of retirement you're going to have and your ability to maintain a certain lifestyle.

So real returns always and everywhere matter.

From an asset allocation point of view, it also means that one of the scenarios we need to be prepared for is, look, do we have enough assets in the portfolio that will actually provide protection if inflation does surge for a time before the central banks, hopefully, touch wood, get it back under control?

And the answer is yes, we do.

And this is where things like certain equity markets will absolutely provide that.

But also a lot of the private assets that we invest in and that other super funds invest in, things like infrastructure assets, direct real estate, private equity.

These are assets that quite often have income streams that are inflation linked.

Think about the rents on a property.

There might be a CPI or inflation clause written into the lease.

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