Sunsuper Conservative

Investment objectives

Investment in: A diversified mixture of assets, with an emphasis on fixed interest and cash assets.
Style: Active investment management.
Option profile: The option is a short to medium-term (2 to 5 years) portfolio designed to provide:
• modest returns over the long term; with
• low levels of volatility in the returns from year to year.
Primary performance objective: Returns after investment fees and taxes that are 1.0% p.a. above the UBS Bank Bill Index (after investment tax) over rolling periods of 2 to 5 years.
Expected outcomes:
• Real return above inflation of 3.0% p.a. after investment fees and taxes.
• Returns after investment fees and taxes over periods of 5 to 7 years that are above the median of similar superannuation funds.
• Positive returns expected in 19 out of 20 years.

investment mix

investment returns

For periods ending 30 June 2008
1 year: 0.5%
3 year average: 6.2% p.a.
5 year average: 7.4% p.a.

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investment fee

Estimated investment fees for 2008/2009
Base fee: 0.36% p.a.
Performance fee: 0% to 0.20% p.a.
Buy/sell spread: Nil

Actual investment fees 2007/2008
Base fee: 0.37% p.a.
Performance fee: 0.04% p.a.
Buy/sell spread: Nil

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EXPLANATIONS

INVESTMENT RETURNS
Returns are after investment fees and taxes.
Past performance is not a reliable indication of future performance.
INVESTMENT FEE
Actual investment fees may be less than or greater than indicated, but will not be more than the costs incurred by each option. Refer to page 28 of the Investment guide for more information.
Buy/sell spread as at 1 July 2008. The buy/sell spread for each investment option may vary from time to time to reflect the buy/sell spread charged by the relevant investment managers. Refer to page 29 of the Investment guide for more information.
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES
When reading the Performance objectives and expected outcomes, it is important to read the information on page 30 of the Investment guide.