Peter Costello and the Future Fund Fiddle

Stephen Koukoulas

Market Economics Pty Ltd

The latest portfolio update from the Future Fund confirmed that the average annual return on its investments has been 7.7 percent since it was established in May 2006. Former Treasurer Peter Costello, who chairs the Future Fund Board of Guardians, judged this return to be good to the point where he claimed that it was successful in “exceeding the return objective”. That is an expansive claim. In the media release there was a table that showed the 7.7 percent annual return that Costello referred to. It also noted that the ‘target return’ or objective for the Future Fund since inception was 6.9 per cent, which no doubt leads Costello to his conclusion that the 7.7 percent was larger and had exceeded the objective. Alas, that target return for the Future Fund in its own media release is misleading. Read my thoughts on the Future Fund update here: (VIEW LINK)


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Stephen Koukoulas
Chief Economist
Market Economics Pty Ltd

Stephen Koukoulas has a rare and specialised professional experience over more than 25 years as an economist in government, as Global Head of economic and market research, a Chief Economist for two major banks and as economic advisor to the Prime...

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