Mark Delaney
The Steward
Legacy, values and the long now, leadership as care and continuity.
Mark Delaney presents as a quintessential Steward, having spent over two decades safeguarding the retirement savings of 3.4 million predominantly modest-income Australians. His leadership is defined by a fiduciary orientation that runs deeper than performance metrics. Delaney consistently frames investment decisions through the lens of member outcomes, cost discipline, and long-term compounding rather than short-term headline returns.
“Hope isn't an investment strategy. When you're hanging on hoping it comes better, you tell all your staff that hope isn't an investment strategy. You've got to have more logic than that.”
On cutting losing positionsundated
“It's not your money, it's other people's money. They've hired you and you're getting paid much more than what they earn to do a job for them.”
On culture and fiduciary valuesundated
“People, people and people. You need to find people who have got the ability to select the best performing stocks. It's innate in some of these people.”
On selecting external managersundated
Money Maze Podcast: “Super Returns! Australia’s Largest Super Fund’s CIO, Mark Delaney, Describes Their Investment Priorities”
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