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Australia, Funds Management, Personal Finance - Sunday, March 1, 2009 13:37 - 0 Comments

Managed funds quarterly: miserable 2008 for international funds

Australian Financial Review – Managed Funds Quarterly, March 2009

2008 was a miserable year for international share funds, with one redeeming feature: the currency.

The decline in the value of the Australian dollar against the US dollar through 2008 had the effect of boosting returns from international shares despite the fact that, in local currency terms, they underperformed Australian ones. Consequently, while the median performance of Australian share funds in the regular survey compiled by consultants Mercer was minus 36.6%, for international share funds it was minus 26.1% in Aussie dollar terms. That’s damning with faint praise, for sure – but it could have been worse. Continue…

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Managed funds quarterly: miserable 2008 for international funds

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