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Trump presidency pushes Aussies to ethical superannuation fund
Financial Standard
|April 22, 2025
The inauguration of President Donald Trump in the US and the heightened volatility and uncertainty that has followed has been boon for Future Super, the fund says.
Analysis of Future Super's member acquisition data shared with FS Sustainability shows a surge in new members in Q1.
Interestingly, the largest spike in new members came in the third week of January — the same week Trump was inaugurated and commenced his second, non-consecutive term.
In the three months to March end, Future Super had a 24% increase in new members joining. This is compared to the same period for the past three years.
Of the new joiners, 55% identified as male and 45% identified as female, and they were predominantly aged between 23 and 27 years old.
This story is from the April 22, 2025 edition of Financial Standard.
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