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Aussie funds less conservative than OECD counterparts
Australian pension funds are going against the grain of pension funds in other countries within the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) by holding a higher percentage of equities with low exposure to bonds.
The OECD’s Pension Markets in Focus report found that Australia (like the United States, Chile and Finland) has between 40 and 50 per cent of its pension fund assets in equities, while the majority of other OECD countries appear to favour bonds.
The report also showed pension funds posting a positive net return on investment of 2.7 in 2010, as they slowly climbed back to pre-global financial crisis levels.
While Australia performed above average, it did not make the cut of the top pension fund performers, with New Zealand (10.3 per cent), Chile (10 per cent), Finland (8.9 per cent) and Canada (8.5 per cent) taking the top spots.
AUTHOR
Ashleigh McIntyre
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TOP PERFORMING FUNDS
ACS FIXED INT - AUSTRALIA/GLOBAL BOND
Fund name
3y(%)pa
1
Global X GlobalX FANG+ ETF
33.51 3 y p.a(%)
2
Spire Oaktree Opportunities XI Second Close
32.68 3 y p.a(%)
3
DomaCom Lot 21 Chellaston Road Munno Para West SA 5115 Australia
32.45 3 y p.a(%)
4
Spire Oaktree Opportunities XI First Close USD
31.36 3 y p.a(%)
5
Fidante Credit Suisse Global Private Equity
29.60 3 y p.a(%)
