Colonial First State’s ‘GDP Plus’ approach is based on the belief that, over the medium-to-long term, share prices are driven by growth in a company’s earnings, despite the existence of sentiment which can lead to short-term price volatility. The strategy of the option is therefore to invest in quality companies, with strong balance sheets, whose earnings are expected to grow at a greater rate than the Australian economy as a whole. The option has an emphasis on companies paying higher dividend yields and some tax-effective income. The option predominantly invests in Australian companies and therefore does not hedge currency risk.

Margin Lenders:

Margin Lender	LVR	Website
ANZ Diversified Margin Loan	70%	ANZD
ANZ Margin Loan	70%	ANZ
Bank of Queensland Margin Lending	75%	BoQ
Bendigo Bank Margin Lending	70%	Bdgo
BT Margin Lending	75%	BT
Citi Smith Barney Margin Lending	75%	Citi
Equity Margins (Merrill Lynch)	65%	EM
Macquarie Margin Loan	75%	Macq
NAB Margin Lending	70%	NAB
St. George Margin Lending	75%	StG
Suncorp Margin Lending	75%	SunC

Note: Investment Objective and Investment Strategy details are copied from Fund Manager PDS or profile documents.

Performance data assumptions

Performance is calculated on an initial investment of $10,000 using entry price, with distributions reinvested using actual unit price. No tax or contribution fees have been deducted from the results. If your own investment was subject to contribution fees or if you did not reinvest distributions, your returns may be less than that shown. Your after-tax returns will also be less. Data is sourced directly from fund managers, but we offer no warranty as to the accuracy of the data, we suggest you verify the data from other sources before acting on the information on this site.

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