Growth Plus
Available from 18 July 2011
Objective
To invest in assets which achieve capital growth over the long term (10 or more years). Capital gains can be expected to be achieved, but there is also the risk of capital loss.
Investment Strategy
Primarily invests (through discrete investment trusts) in a broad range of high growth assets. Such investments include (but are not limited to) listed Australian and overseas shares, listed property securities and listed infrastructure securities. Investments may include currency, futures and options contracts.
Risk Profile
Due to the investment characteristics of the growth assets held in the Fund, the performance of the Growth Plus Fund may experience high volatility including the potential to experience capital loss.
Investor Profile
Designed to suit investors who wish to maximise long term investment returns and are willing to accept a higher level of risk than the Growth Fund. Target timeframe is 10 or more years.
Strategic Tilting
The following strategic tilt(s) are now in place:
- International Equities – 30% hedged to the AUD.
Fund Managers
- Aberdeen Asset Management Limited
- AllianceBernstein Australia Limited
- AMP Capital Investors
- BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited
- Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc.
- Epoch Investment Partners, Inc
- Fidelity Worldwide Investment
- Macquarie Funds Group
- Orion Asset Management Limited
- Pareto Investment Management Ltd
- Schroder Investment Management Limited
- State Street Global Advisors Australia, Limited
- Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd.
- Walter Scott & Partners Limited
| Growth Assets | 100% | |
|---|---|---|
| Global Listed Infrastructure Securities * | 6% | |
| Global listed property securities * | 10% | |
| Australian equities | 45% | |
| International Equities ** | 39% | |
** Partially hedged to the AUD, but is actively managed around the strategic tilt position.
