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Macquarie Life Wholesale - Balanced Investment - Managed Fund (Closed)

Fund Objective
The Fund aims to outperform its structured benchmark over the medium term (before fees), providing investors with broad asset class exposure by focusing on growth assets with some exposure to cash and fixed interest. It aims to return a balanced level of growth and income and invests directly into a variety of pooled funds through Macquarie Life Limited.
Fund Strategy
Invests in a diversified portfolio focusing on growth assets, including alternative assets with limited exposure to cash and fixed interest investments. Asset allocation ranges (with benchmark in brackets): Australian equity 20-40% (30%), international equities 10-30% (20%), property 0-20% (10%), alternative assets 0-10% (5%), Australian fixed interest 0-30% (17.5%), CPI bonds 0-10% (5%), international fixed interest 0-20% (10%), cash 0-25% (2.5%).

Fund Performance Comparison

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Fund performance

  1M 3M 6M 1Y p.a. 2Y p.a. 3Y p.a. 5Y p.a. 10Y p.a.
Total return -8% -11.88% -16.79% -24.12% -6.59% 0.49% 4.88% 4.6%
Growth return -% -% -% -% -% -% -% -%
Income return -% -% -% -% -% -% -% -%
Market index (Morningstar AUS Growth Tgt Alloc NR AUD)
Total return 0.75% 4.43% 10.73% 11.3% 14.85% 13.6% 9.39% 8.35%
As at 31 Oct 2008. Returns for periods greater than 1 year are annualised. All figures are percentages.

Asset Allocation

Macquarie Life Wholesale - Balanced Investment
Australian Equities
20.40%
International Equities
13.20%
Cash
16.17%
Property & Infrastructure
7.96%
Fixed Interest
30.05%
Alternatives
12.21%
Average Allocation of Peers
Australian Equities
27.16%
International Equities
35.20%
Cash
6.37%
Property & Infrastructure
6.37%
Fixed Interest
20.93%
Alternatives
3.98%

General Information

Fund Details
Type Description
Macquarie Life Wholesale - Balanced Investment (Wholesale)
Closed
Macquarie Life Limited
MAQ0067AU
Multisector Growth
starstarstar (as at 30 Sep 2008)
Superannuation Fund
30 Jun 1989
$2.1 million (as at 31 Oct 2008)
$4.2749 (as at 21 Nov 2008)
$4.2579 (as at 21 Nov 2008)
Finalised
Offer information
Type Description
MER 0.68% (as at 30 Jun 2004)
Indirect Cost Ratio (ICR) 0.68% (as at 30 Jun 2008)
Minimum initial investment $500,000

FAQs about the Macquarie Life Wholesale - Balanced Investment

The objective of the Macquarie Life Wholesale - Balanced Investment managed fund is The Fund aims to outperform its structured benchmark over the medium term (before fees), providing investors with broad asset class exposure by focusing on growth assets with some exposure to cash and fixed interest. It aims to return a balanced level of growth and income and invests directly into a variety of pooled funds through Macquarie Life Limited.

The strategy of the Macquarie Life Wholesale - Balanced Investment managed fund is Invests in a diversified portfolio focusing on growth assets, including alternative assets with limited exposure to cash and fixed interest investments. Asset allocation ranges (with benchmark in brackets): Australian equity 20-40% (30%), international equities 10-30% (20%), property 0-20% (10%), alternative assets 0-10% (5%), Australian fixed interest 0-30% (17.5%), CPI bonds 0-10% (5%), international fixed interest 0-20% (10%), cash 0-25% (2.5%).

The APIR code of the Macquarie Life Wholesale - Balanced Investment managed fund is MAQ0067AU.

Macquarie Life Wholesale - Balanced Investment’s total return last month was -8%. This was made up of a growth return of -% and an income return of -%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Oct 2008.

Macquarie Life Wholesale - Balanced Investment’s total return for the last three months was -11.88%. This was made up of a growth return of -% and an income return of -%%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Oct 2008.

Macquarie Life Wholesale - Balanced Investment’s one-year total return is -24.12%. This was made up of a growth return of -% and an income return of -%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Oct 2008.

Macquarie Life Wholesale - Balanced Investment’s one-year total return is 0.49%. This was made up of a growth return of -% and an income return of -%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Oct 2008.

The asset allocation of the Macquarie Life Wholesale - Balanced Investment managed fund is :

Australian Equities
20.40%
International Equities
13.20%
Cash
16.17%
Property & Infrastructure
7.96%
Fixed Interest
30.05%
Alternatives
12.21%

The Responsible Entity for the Macquarie Life Wholesale - Balanced Investment managed fund is Macquarie Life Limited.

The Macquarie Life Wholesale - Balanced Investment managed fund belongs to the Multisector Growth sector/asset class.

As at 31 Oct 2008, the size of the Macquarie Life Wholesale - Balanced Investment managed fund was $2.1 million.

The Macquarie Life Wholesale - Balanced Investment managed fund has an inception date of 30 Jun 1989.

The current entry price of the Macquarie Life Wholesale - Balanced Investment managed fund is $4.2749 per unit and the current exit price is $4.2579 per unit (as at 21 Nov 2008).

The current exit price of the Macquarie Life Wholesale - Balanced Investment managed fund is $4.2579 per unit and the current entry price is $4.2749 per unit (as at 21 Nov 2008).

The minimum initial investment amount for the Macquarie Life Wholesale - Balanced Investment managed fund is $500,000.

Fund data sourced from Morningstar. Some material is copyright and published under licence from ASX Operations Pty Limited ACN 004 523 782 ("ASXO"). Data and content is provided for personal use only. Whilst every care has been taken in producing these numbers, neither Morningstar nor InvestSMART can make any guarantees around the complete accuracy of these figures. Should you decide to change investments, please read all relevant disclosure documents including the Product Disclosure Statements and if required, you may consider speaking to a financial professional for further guidance. A tax event may be realised as a result of switching investments. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance.