1 The Chaser

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3 The following charts show the advantage of being in a long term strategic balanced fund as opposed to “chasing” the best returning asset class. About ‘The Chaser’

4 If you had invested in The Chaser portfolio over the last 107 years you would have substantially underperformed a typical Strategic Balanced portfolio. The value of $100 invested in each portfolio in December 1901 would today be $298,685 and $2,014,565 respectively. The annual compound return of The Chaser portfolio would have been 7.8%p.a. whilst the Strategic Balanced portfolio would have returned 9.7%p.a. This shows the incredible power of compounding over long periods of time: a difference of 1.9% p.a. corresponds to $1,715,880 over the 107 year period. Key Points

5 The Chaser vs a Strategic Balanced Portfolio The returns outlined above represent historical performance only. (on data used in this slide)

6 The same information is shown in the following chart using a logarithmic scale. A logarithmic scale is a scale of measurement that uses the logarithm of a physical quantity instead of the quantity itself. Presentation of data on a logarithmic scale can be helpful when the data covers a large range of values – the logarithm reduces this to a more manageable range.

7 The Chaser vs a Strategic Balanced Portfolio The returns outlined above represent historical performance only. (on data used in this slide)

8 The next chart presents the value of $100,000 invested in December 1978 to show how chasing performance and compounding can impact your portfolio over a timeframe more relevant to superannuation investors, 30 years. The Chaser portfolio has a value of $2,359,801 at the end of 2008, a compound annual return of 11.1%p.a. whilst the Strategic Balanced portfolio stands at $3,577,206, a compound annual return of 12.7%p.a.

9 The Chaser vs a Strategic Balanced Portfolio The returns outlined above represent historical performance only. (on data used in this slide)

10 The following slides shows the annual performance of each asset class since The annual performance of The Chaser Portfolio and a Strategic Balanced Portfolio and the corresponding value of $100 invested in each portfolio at the beginning of the period are also shown.

11 The Chaser vs a strategic balanced portfolio December 1901 – December 1920

12 The Chaser vs a strategic balanced portfolio December 1920 – December 1940

13 The Chaser vs a strategic balanced portfolio December 1940 – December 1960

14 The Chaser vs a strategic balanced portfolio December 1960 – December 1980

15 The Chaser vs a strategic balanced portfolio December 1980 – December 2000

16 The Chaser vs a strategic balanced portfolio December 2000 – December 2008

17 Source information: The performance of the Chaser portfolio is calculated so that in any given year the Chaser is invested 100% in the best performing asset class of the previous year. The Strategic Balanced fund is constructed using the asset allocation of the Median Manager in the Mercer Pooled Fund Survey as at 30 June The asset allocation is as follows: Asset ClassMedian ManagerReweighted Australian Equity41.7%[1]43.6%[1] Global Equity (unhedged)23.2%24.3% Australian Bonds15.7%[2] 16.4%[2] Global Bonds Hedged7.3%7.6% Cash7.7%8.1% Other4.4%- [1][1] 34.6% Australian equity + 7.1% Australian listed property [2][2] 14.9% Australian bonds + 0.8% inflation-linked bonds Index returns are data presented in DMS Data Module offered through the Ibbotson Associates’ software program EnCorr. Based on copyrighted books by Dimson, Marsh, and Staunton, Triumph of the Optimists, Princeton University Press, (c) 2002, and Global Investment Returns Yearbook 2003, ABN AMRO/London Business School (c) All rights reserved. Used with permission. (back )