Investment Returns

INVESTMENT RETURNS

Investment performance of the Trustee Option

This table shows the Trustee Option's annual effective rate of net earnings after tax and investment costs allocated to members' accounts over the past ten years.

Year ended 30 June	Rate allocated to Main and Rollover and Spouse section accounts %	Rate allocated to Pension section accounts %
2012	2.2	2.4
2011	7.5	8.5
2010	8.3	8.3
2009	-11.2	-11.2
2008	-3.2	-3.2
2007	12.5	13.5
2006	12.0	13.25
2005	14.5	16.0
2004	11.0	12.0
2003	4.5	5.0
5-year compound average p.a.	0.5	0.7
10-year compound average p.a.	5.5	6.1

During the year ended 30 June 2012 the earnings rates allocated to Main and Rollover and Spouse section accounts in the Trustee Option were:

01/07/2011 - 31/12/2011	-2.2% p.a.	(-1.1% for 6 months)
01/01/2012 - 30/06/2012	6.7% p.a.	(3.3% for 6 months)

The compound effect of applying -2.2% p.a. for 184 days and 6.7% p.a. for 182 days is 2.2% for the year.

Investment strategies vary significantly between funds and investment options. The Trustee Option has a history of providing good returns from a conservative investment strategy with lower exposure to shares, than most others. However, you should be aware that past performance is not a guide to future performance. The average increase in the CPI for the 5 years ended 30 June 2012 was 2.8% p.a.

The earnings rates allocated to Pension section accounts were:

01/07/2011 - 31/12/2011	-2.2% p.a.	(-1.1% for 6 months)
01/01/2012 - 30/06/2012	7.1% p.a.	(3.5% for 6 months)

The compound effect is 2.4% for the year.

Investment performance of the High Growth Option

The High Growth Option commenced from 31 January 2009. The investment return achieved by the Fund's High Growth Option was 4.3% for the 5 months from 31 January to 30 June 2009. Members who switched from the Trustee Option to 100% High Growth Option on 31 January 2009 achieved a return of -5.8% for the year ended 30 June 2009.

The High Growth Option's annual effective rate of net earnings after tax and investment costs allocated to members' accounts since 30 June 2009 are set out below. You can compare these returns with those achieved by the Fund's Trustee Option as shown above.

Please note that past performance is not a reliable indication of future performance.

Year ended 30 June	Investment Return (%)
2012	-0.8
2011	9.5
2010	10.6
3-year compound average p.a.	6.3

During the year ended 30 June 2012 the earnings rates allocated for the High Growth Option were:

01/07/2011 - 31/12/2011	-12.1% p.a.	(-6.1% for 6 months)
01/01/2012 - 30/06/2012	11.3% p.a.	(5.6% for 6 months)

The compound effect is -0.8% for the year.