Diversified (superannuation default)

What is it?

If you don’t tell us about your investment choice, this is where your money goes. It includes allocations to the full range of investments that we use, but has a higher weighting towards assets with the potential for medium to long term growth such as shares, infrastructure and property.

Historical financial performance

Investment return to 31 December 2011
1 month  -0.50%
3 months 1.26%
Financial year to date -4.44%
1 year -3.08% pa
3 years 6.03% pa
5 years 1.52% pa
7 years 4.91% pa
10 years 5.27% pa

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

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Asset allocation
 BenchmarkRange
Australian Shares 32% 25-45%
International Shares 26% 20-40%
Private Equity 3% 0-6%
Property (Growth) 2% 0-8%
Growth Alternatives 0% 0-10%
Infrastructure 7% 0-10%
Total Growth Assets 70% 55-85%
Australian Fixed Interest 8% 0-20%
Global Fixed Interest 5% 0-20%
Property (Income) 7% 0-15%
Defensive Alternatives 5% 0-10%
Cash 5% 0-25%
Total Defensive Assets 30% 15-45%
Foreign Currency 10% 0-25%

How it works

Investment performance objective
Target = CPI + 3%
To achieve a return of 3% above inflation per annum over rolling 5 year periods.

Investment time frame
Medium to long term, 5 years+. If you’re looking for capital growth over the medium to longer term, this could be suitable.

Risk profile
Medium to high risk. Likelihood of a negative return in any year is approximately 1 in 5.

Date introduced
October 1999

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