‘Hell in a handbasket’: How AustralianSuper navigated tariff-induced market volatility
Jessica Melville, AustralianSuper head of mid risk portfolio strategy and research
AustralianSuper is keeping a cautious eye on market volatility and the macro uncertainty that caused it but sticking to its long-term investment guns, according to Jesicca Melville, the fund’s head of mid risk portfolio strategy and research.
“Over the course of 2024 we were really constructive on the growth outlook for most economies and we were building our growth exposure, largely through international equities, and we were pretty constructive on the US in particular,” Melville told the Morningstar Investment Conference in Sydney on Wednesday.
“More recently, and even going into April 2nd (‘Liberation Day’), we’ve been monitoring those…
