The last month has seen a spike in global financial market volatility and a short, fast-paced selloff in global equities, most of which was quickly reversed.
Volatility returned to financial markets in recent months, as investors grappled with uncertainty around the interest rate-cutting cycle in the US. Global equity markets declined sharply in early August, as soft employment data raised fears over the possibility of recession in the US, and the market moved swiftly to price in more rate cuts. While volatility has again eased in the following weeks, with equity markets regaining most of their lost ground, there is clearly some nervousness regarding the outlook for the US economy, with fears that the softening in some data could be signalling a recession on the horizon.
The Strategic Asset Allocation (SAA) provides guidance for the portfolio allocation over the medium to long term (10+ years) and is reviewed annually. The SAA for all investment options can be found on the following pages:
The actual asset allocations at any point in time may differ from their respective targets due to market movements, cash flows and other activities.
Actual asset allocations are regularly monitored by the investment team and rebalanced back towards target, or in line with our views on opportunities and risks.
See below for the Growth (MySuper) option actual allocation.
| Actual allocation 31/8/2024 | Growth (MySuper) |
|---|---|
| Australian shares | 23.58% |
| Global shares | 29.14% |
| Emerging market shares | 3.39% |
| Private equity | 2.38% |
| Alternatives* | 2.56% |
| Infrastructure | 13.08% |
| Property | 9.07% |
| Global credit | 6.84% |
| Australian fixed interest | 3.62% |
| Global fixed interest | 2.48% |
| Cash | 3.85% |
| Growth / defensive allocation split | 75.55% / 24.45% |
Note: Growth assets include Australian shares, global shares, emerging market shares, private equity, alternatives, 50% of infrastructure, 50% of property and 50% of global credit. Defensive assets include cash, fixed interest, 50% of property, 50% of infrastructure and 50% of global credit.
* Prior to 31 August 2024 this asset class was known as Alternative Growth.
Figures are subject to rounding. Actual asset allocation is current as at 31 August 2024. Asset classes are the building blocks of our investment options. We allocate different proportions to each asset class with the aim of meeting each option’s investment risk and return objective. By investing across a range of asset types, the risk of loss is reduced through diversification. For more information see asset classes.
We periodically review our investment strategy and believe that the Growth (MySuper) option is well positioned for growth over the medium to long term, while maintaining some defensive exposure. Cbus’ Pre-mixed investment options are broadly diversified across asset classes.
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