AMP 成为澳大利亚首个投资比特币的养老基金

AMP 成为澳大利亚第一家投资比特币的养老基金。该公司周四确认已拨款约 2700 万美元

Australia’s largest wealth manager AMP has become the first superannuation fund in the country to officially announce an investment in Bitcoin.

澳大利亚最大的财富管理公司 AMP 成为该国第一家正式宣布投资比特币的养老基金。

On Thursday (May 12), the company confirmed that it had allocated approximately $27 million, or 0.05% of its $57 billion in assets under management, to the flagship crypto asset, purchasing it at prices between $60,000 and $70,000.

周四（5 月 12 日），该公司确认已将约 2700 万美元（占其管理的 570 亿美元资产的 0.05%）分配给旗舰加密资产，并以 6 万至 7 万美元的价格购买。

The news started making the rounds following a LinkedIn post by Steve Flegg, senior portfolio manager at AMP. In the post, Flegg stated that the firm had “taken the plunge” as Bitcoin wrapped up a “barnstorming year.”

AMP 高级投资组合经理 Steve Flegg 在 LinkedIn 上发帖后，这一消息开始流传。弗莱格在帖子中表示，随着比特币结束了“巡回演讲的一年”，该公司已经“冒险”了。

According to Stuart Eliot, AMP’s head of portfolio management, the wealth and pensions manager opted to add “a small and risk-controlled position” to its Dynamic Asset Allocation program after thorough testing and consideration by its investment team. Eliot shared the details in a recent interview with Super Review.

AMP 投资组合管理主管斯图尔特·艾略特 (Stuart Eliot) 表示，在投资团队进行彻底测试和考虑后，这家财富和养老金管理公司选择在其动态资产配置计划中添加“小额且风险可控的头寸”。艾略特在最近接受《超级评论》采访时分享了细节。

The Bitcoin investment is part of a broad diversification strategy to enhance returns and manage risk, Eliot explained, adding that AMP is also observing the growing trend of institutional investors entering the crypto market, as evidenced by the launch of many crypto ETFs over the last year.

艾略特解释说，比特币投资是提高回报和管理风险的广泛多元化战略的一部分，并补充说 AMP 也在观察机构投资者进入加密货币市场的增长趋势，去年许多加密货币 ETF 的推出就证明了这一点。

“We’re seeing a lot of interest from members in alternative assets, and we’re also seeing a growing number of institutional investors adding crypto to their portfolios. This is a small step for AMP, but it’s a significant moment for the industry,” Eliot stated.

“我们看到会员对另类资产表现出了浓厚的兴趣，而且我们还看到越来越多的机构投资者将加密货币添加到他们的投资组合中。这对 AMP 来说只是一小步，但对整个行业来说却是一个重要时刻。”Eliot 说道。

AMP’s investment also marks a milestone for public-offer super funds, according to University of NSW economist Richard Holden. He noted that while self-managed super funds already hold an estimated $2 billion to $3 billion in crypto assets, this is the first known direct investment in crypto by a major super fund.

新南威尔士大学经济学家理查德·霍尔登 (Richard Holden) 表示，AMP 的投资也标志着公募超级基金的一个里程碑。他指出，虽然自我管理的超级基金已经持有约 20 亿至 30 亿美元的加密资产，但这是已知的大型超级基金首次对加密货币进行直接投资。

Caroline Bowler, chief executive of Australia-based crypto exchange BTC Markets, also expressed support for the move.

澳大利亚加密货币交易所 BTC Markets 首席执行官 Caroline Bowler 也表达了对此举的支持。

“The crypto market has grown too significant to ignore. It’s not just about the buzz, it’s about the real potential Bitcoin holds as part of a diversified investment strategy. This is a smart and measured move by AMP, and I’m sure other funds will be watching closely,” Bowler said.

“加密货币市场已经变得非常重要，不容忽视。这不仅仅是关于嗡嗡声，而是关于比特币作为多元化投资策略的一部分所拥有的真正潜力。这是 AMP 明智且慎重的举措，我相信其他基金也会密切关注。”Bowler 说道。

However, despite AMP’s announcement, many other major funds still appear to be hesitant to follow suit. For instance, AustralianSuper, the largest super fund in the country, has previously expressed skepticism about direct crypto investments, stating that it prefers to wait for further regulatory clarity.

然而，尽管 AMP 宣布了这一消息，许多其他主要基金似乎仍不愿效仿。例如，该国最大的超级基金 AustralianSuper 此前曾对直接加密投资表示怀疑，表示宁愿等待监管进一步明确。

Similarly, Australian Retirement Trust and MLC have also voiced concerns about the volatility and lack of regulation in the crypto market, making them hesitant to allocate any funds to digital assets.

同样，澳大利亚退休信托基金和 MLC 也对加密货币市场的波动性和缺乏监管表示担忧，这使得他们在将任何资金分配给数字资产方面犹豫不决。