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Global equity markets boost super options
Strong currency and global equity market returns have driven super funds with AustralianSuper's balanced investment option returning 10.86 per cent over the past year.
The option in which over 80 per cent of the super fund's members invest in had its third year of double-digit returns. Over ten years the option has returned an average of 7.3 per cent each year.
Deputy chief executive and chief investment officer, Mark Delaney, said the returns were driven by reasonable returns from US, European, and Japanese equity markets boosted by the strength of foreign currencies against the Australian dollar.
This was coupled with strong returns from property and infrastructure, and modest returns on fixed income and cash.
"This strong result shows the benefits of AustralianSuper's increased focus on active and internal management of assets," Delaney said.
The balanced option holds almost $64 million of the members' retirement savings.
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TOP PERFORMING FUNDS
ACS FIXED INT - AUSTRALIA/GLOBAL BOND
Fund name
3y(%)pa
1
Spire Oaktree Opportunities XI First Close USD
73.88 3 y p.a(%)
2
Hills International
63.66 3 y p.a(%)
3
Acadian Global Equity Long Short Class A
36.33 3 y p.a(%)
4
CFS FC Acadian Global Equity Long Short
35.96 3 y p.a(%)
5
DomaCom 4/27 Crombie Avenue Bundall QLD 4217 Australia
32.23 3 y p.a(%)
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