Switch to value could hurt super: ResearchBY JAMIE WILLIAMSON | MONDAY, 7 MAR 2022 12:24PMThe negative returns for equities in January may not have been the biggest problem for super funds, with the size of the value premium seen posing a significant risk to investors with actively managed growth style portfolios. Related News |
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Strange that a media and data company involves itself with opinion pieces relating to forecasting investment market outcomes ( move to ETF's ). In noting most fund managers are expecting increased volatility one can equally assume that active management will come to the forefront and that indexation will go through a difficult period.
Wouldn't it be amusing if fund managers amused themselves by opinionating whats happening in the media world....