| Current turbulent world markets are a reminder that governments should have some financial “insulation” such as sovereign wealth funds for when times are tough, says Future Fund chairman Peter Costello.
The comments come as the former federal treasurer steps up calls for future governments not to raid the $120 billion fund when the cashflow becomes available from 2020. The government has access to the assets of the fund from July 2020 to pay out the superannuation liabilities of public servants, which could come to about $9bn a year...............................................Full Article: Source
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