Defensive

Investment returns to 31 Mar 2012
1 month1.15 %
3 months3.90 %
Financial year to date4.26 %
1 year4.76 % pa
2 years5.86 % pa
3 years9.66 % pa
5 years3.94 % pa
7 years6.30 % pa
10 years5.82 % pa
Since Inception5.63 % pa
Asset allocation
 BenchmarkRange
Australian shares 15.00% 5-20%
International shares 10.00% 5-15%
Property (growth) 2.00% 0-5%
Infrastructure 5.00% 0-8%
Total Growth Assets 32.00%
Global fixed interest 35.00% 28-60%
Property (income) 8.00% 0-10%
Defensive alternatives 5.00% 0-10%
Cash 20.00% 10-30%
Total Defensive Assets 68.00%

What is it?

A relatively conservative investment option with a higher weighting towards assets such as cash, fixed interest, defensive alternative funds and direct property. There is a smaller weighting to assets such as shares and infrastructure which provides the prospect for some capital growth.

How it works

Investment performance objective
1% above CPI per annum over rolling three year periods.

Investment time frame
Medium to long term, 3 years+. If you seek to earn some capital growth over the short to medium term while maintaining a low to medium probability of a negative return in any one year.

Risk profile
Low to medium risk. Expected frequency of negative return over 20 year period - 3 in 20 years.

Foreign currency - 3%
Range: 0-8%

Date introduced
November 2001

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