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In this month’s edition we review the strong month in markets, consider different investment approaches in a low economic growth world and suggest a superannuation health check for those that haven’t reviewed their arrangements for over a decade.

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Market Wrap

Shares locally and abroad benefited from a growing risk appetite and an improving economic outlook. Bond prices also slightly strengthened over the month while the Australian dollar weakened against the greenback.


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The cost of complacency

Actively managed funds have been losing ground to index funds at a significant rate which has been fuelled by the strong performance of markets and their lower cost. Active managed funds haven’t helped their own cause with a complacent approach to the tax position of their underlying investors. However with the prospects of lower economic growth, will investors need to start thinking differently?


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Index / Indicator
AUSTRALIAN EQUITIES 31/10/2017 Change 1 Month Change 12 Months
ASX200 Accum 58,391.81 4.01% 16.13%
ASX200 Resources Accum 22,355.19 4.61% 22.44%
ASX200 Industrials Accum 119,074.43 3.89% 14.90%
INTERNATIONAL EQUITIES
MSCI World Index 2,036.80 1.81% 20.45%
S&P500 (USA) 2,575.26 2.22% 21.12%
FTSE 100 (UK) 7,493.08 1.63% 7.75%
Nikkei 225 (Japan) 22,011.61 8.13% 26.32%
Shanghai Composite (China) 3,393.34 1.33% 9.45%
CURRENCY
A-Dollar / US-Dollar $0.7656 -2.28% 0.63%
Trade Weighted Index 65.1 -1.51% 0.15%
FIXED INTEREST
Aust 90 Day Bank Bills 1.69% -2 bps -6 bps
Aust 10 Year Govt Bonds 2.67% -17 bps 33 bps
US 10 Year Govt Bonds 2.37% 4 bps 55 bps

Time to review

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When you have a family and mortgage, superannuation is often one of those things that sits low on the priority list. However, this complacency could be costing you thousands of dollars over your working life and may mean the difference between a basic and comfortable retirement.

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