Perpetual WealthFocus Investment Funds
Intech Balanced Growth Fund
Fund Manager: Intech Fiduciaries Limited
Commencement Date: October 2003
PDS - Part 1
PDS - Part 2
Suggested Length of Investment
5 years or longer
Investment Objective
Aims to earn a rate of return that exceeds CPI increases by at least 2.5% pa over rolling five-year periods.
Investment objective is expressed before the management fee, expense recoveries and taxation (that is, performance is measured relative to the benchmark before fees and costs and taxes are deducted).
Investment Details
| Min. Initial Investment | $2,000 |
| With Savings Plan | |
| Min. Initial Investment | $1,000 |
| Monthly Minimum | Nil |
| Min. Additional Investment | $1,000 |
Distribution
| Frequency | Quarterly |
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| Dates | 31 March, 30 June, 30 September & 31 December |
Returns as at 31/07/2010
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Returns have been calculated using exit prices after taking into account all ongoing fees, and assuming reinvestment of distributions. No allowance has been made for entry fees, exit fees or where applicable taxation. Future returns may bear no relationship to the historical information displayed. The returns shown represent past returns only and are not indicative of future returns of a Fund. Returns on a Fund can be particularly volatile in the short term and in some periods may be negative.
Investment Guidelines
| Alternative investment strategies | 0 - 25% |
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| Australian fixed interest | 0 - 25% |
| Australian property securities | 0 - 15% |
| Australian shares | 10 - 36% |
| Cash | 0 - 23% |
| Global inflation-linked bonds | 0 - 16% |
| International fixed interest (hedged) | 0 - 28% |
| International property securities (hedged) | 0 - 14% |
| International shares (hedged) | 0 - 17% |
| International shares (unhedged) | 0 - 22% |
Fees
| Entry Fee | up to 4.0% |
| Exit Fee | Nil |
| Management Cost (p.a.) | 1.85% |
| Buy/Sell spread | 0.34% / Nil |
Investment Approach
Intech selects specialist and complementary investment managers that are capable of generating portfolio returns in excess of their performance benchmarks. The portfolio is invested across shares, property securities, fixed interest securities and alternative strategies.
