AusFinance

An Australian has made a heartfelt plea for fighting to end in the Middle East, saying a global war could wreak havoc on innocent financial investments and superannuation accounts.

In a statement this week, he said many news outlets were not reporting on the most important fallout from continued fighting in the region. “A lot of people are hurting – this is the hidden cost of war. I’ve got two million in super. If this continues I could lose everything. Or at least 7-8%. I can’t sleep at night”.

Advocacy groups have come out in support of the man, saying many ordinary middle class Australians were scared. “Our hearts bleed for the thousands of marginalised groups of stock holdings that will suffer as a result of war. When the world goes to war, shareholder value pays the highest price,” one group wrote. [...]