A portfolio’s cash allocation is dead

Chris Rands  |  Nikko Asset Management  |  03 March 2021  |  0.50 CE

Structural factors will ensure that the cash rate cannot rise over the medium term. This will result in negligible cash returns over the foreseeable future, with only mild defensive properties. What is the best alternative in the defensive bucket? Going back to the drawing board, a core fixed income exposure consisting of Australian government bonds will outperform cash over the long term.

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Chris Rands

Chris Rands is a Portfolio Manager with Nikko Asset Management (Sydney).

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