Sep 10, 2026 – 3.28pmMacquarie Group chief executive Shemara Wikramanayake says that the building of Australia’s huge $4.8 trillion superannuation pool has made the country complacent about competing for foreign investment.Australia’s superannuation savings made up the fourth-largest saving pool in the world – “way beyond the GDP of this country” – and on track to reach $8 trillion by 2030, Wikramanayake said at the Sydney Investment Summit on Thursday.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
Australia’s super success has made it complacent: Wikramanayake
The Macquarie Group chief says the country needs to work harder to attract investment.






