Cash

What is it?

This is an investment in cash and short term government and corporate securities. The aim is to provide a high level of security of the capital value of your investment, so as to maintain the purchasing power of your investment over time. 

Historical financial performance

Investment return to 31 December 2011
1 month  0.38%
3 months 1.15%
Financial year to date   2.34%
1 year 4.79% pa
3 years 4.08% pa
5 years 4.70% pa
7 years 4.79% pa
10 years 4.64% pa

The above table shows the net return after investment fees, tax and the asset-based fee. 

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Asset allocation
  Benchmark Range
Cash 100% 100%
Total Defensive Assets 100% 100%

How it works

Investment performance objective
Target = CPI
To achieve a return above inflation over rolling 1 year periods.

Investment time frame
Short term, 1 year+. If you are seeking an investment with a high level of security of capital value over short term periods, take a closer look.

Risk profile
Low risk. Likelihood of a negative return in any one year is less than 1 in 50.

Date introduced
October 1999.

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