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Asset Classes and Fund Managers

Investment Managers

MilitarySuper invests your money with investment managers who specialise in particular types of investments, such as shares and property. The Board and its investment advisers monitor the investment performance of each investment manager closely throughout the year against the benchmarks set with the manager.

Who are the Investment Managers for MilitarySuper?

Details of MilitarySuper Fund Managers and Asset Classes are published in the annual report to Members each year. The table below lists our current investment managers and their asset class specialisation.

Fund Managers appointed by MilitarySuper as at 30 June 2009

Australian Investment Managers1 Investment $m % of fund
Acorn Aust Small Co Trust 24.78  
Agora Absolute Return Fund 136.55  
BGI Equity Market Neutral Fund 58.45  
Herschel Concentrated Fund 71.41  
K2 Absolute Return Fund 82.62  
MIR Australian Equities 71.76  
NAB - Cash Holding Account 89.03  
Australian Shares Total 534.60 19.49
International Shares Investment Managers1 Investment $m % of fund
Artha Emerging Markets 0.42  
Cru Theta Capture Fund 43.20  
Driehaus Mid Cap 44.89  
Driehaus Small Cap Growth 2.08  
LSV International Concentrated Value Fund 65.21  
Old Square Capital 19.67  
Pengana Global Volatility Fund 20.68  
TCW Pluris 64.54  
Wentworth Hauser Violich 48.16  
International Shares Total 308.85 11.26
Uncorrelated Alpha Investment Managers1 Investment $m % of fund
Bridgewater Pure Alpha Fund II 19.19  
Deutsche Leveraged Note - Mazuma Greenwich 5.18  
Mazuma Partners II 18.10  
Mazuma Structured Note 18.00  
Rabobank/ Van Hedge Linked Note 12.17  
Pareto Partners (Currency Hedge) 1.75  
Uncorrelated Alpha Total 74.39 2.71
Property Investment Managers1 Investment $m % of fund
Australian Wholesale Property Fund 12.31  
APN Development Fund 1 16.10  
Ashington Property Fund 7.02  
Ashington Development Fund No 2 17.31  
Babcock Brown Alliance Joint Venture 0.00  
Cerberus Institutional Real Estate Fund 4.13  
Charter Hall Opportunities 4 7.82  
Domaine Property Fund 32.94  
Doughty Hanson Real Estate 4.34  
Fiduciary International Real Estate Fund 6.36  
Gresham Property Fund 3 20.40  
High Street Real Estate Fund III 6.37  
ICA Property 4 4.15  
Pareto Partners (Currency Hedge) 2.12  
Property Total 141.37 5.15
Infrastructure Investment Managers1 Investment $m % of fund
ANZ IS Energy 100.25  
CFS Infrastructure (Brisbane Airport) 28.25  
Macquarie Global Infrastructure Fund 1 0.12  
Macquarie Global Infrastructure Fund 2B 41.56  
Macquarie Global Infrastructure Fund III 27.62  
Saltbush Parking Services 9.23  
SCM Global Energy & Infrastructure 32.14  
TCW CDX Acquisition 0.00  
US Power Fund II 25.15  
Pareto Partners (Currency Hedge) 3.01  
Infrastructure Total 267.33 9.74
Private Equity Investment Managers1 Investment $m % of fund
Archer Capital Fund 3 6.09  
Babcock & Brown Global Coinvestment Fund III 1.85  
Babcock Brown Direct Investment 4.10  
Champ Buyout II Trust 25.88  
Champ Ventures Investments 5 3.70  
Champ Ventures Investments 6 5.28  
Citic Capital China Mezzanine Fund 48.67  
Credit Suisse First Boston 4.05  
Crescent Capital Partners II 2.47  
Crescent Capital Partners III 6.15  
Deutsche Private Equity Fund 0.83  
Dover Street VII 3.71  
GBS Bioventures III 9.24  
Gresham Private Equity Fund 1 0.00  
Gresham Private Equity Fund 2 15.43  
HarbourVest IV 15.52  
HarbourVest V 28.40  
HarbourVest VII Buyout 18.86  
HarbourVest VII Venture 14.65  
KKR 2006 Fund 33.27  
NBC Private Equity Fund II 8.69  
North Asia Strategic Holdings 50.89  
Northgate Private Equity Part II 22.38  
Northgate Venture Partners III 8.59  
Pacific Equity Partners Fund 2 12.15  
Pacific Equity Partners Fund 3 31.09  
Pacific Equity Partners Fund 4 5.20  
Pantheon Europe III Partnership 3.65  
Pantheon Global Secondaries Fund II 8.39  
Pantheon Global Secondaries Fund III 17.84  
Pantheon USA Fund IV 2.74  
Pomona Capital VII Fund 5.52  
Propel Private Equity Fund II 5.69  
Rosemont Cadence LLC 6.19  
Rosemont Partners II 6.04  
Sentient Global Resources 1 4.80  
Siguler Guff Bric Opportunities Fund 20.53  
Siguler Guff Small Buyout Opportunities Fund 9.78  
Terra Firma Cap Partners III 9.78  
Thomas Weisel India Opportunities Fund 11.15  
YBR Feeder Limited Partnership 16.73  
Private Equity Total 515.97 18.81
Cash Investment Managers1 Investment $m % of fund
NAB - Cash and Cash Holding Accounts3 98.44  
NAB - Treasury Fund3 75.07  
Cash Total 173.51 6.32
Debt2 Investment Managers1 Investment $m % of fund
BT Instititional Managed Cash Fund3 235.59  
Credit Suisse Cash Management Fund3 248.05  
Debt Total 483.64 17.63
Alternative Debt2 Investment Managers1 Investment $m % of fund
Allco Aviation Fund 93.81  
Babcock & Brown Mezzanine Debt 27.21  
Harbourvest VII Mezzanine Fund 16.47  
SCM CDO Equity Fund 0.17  
Siguler Guff MSA Opportunities Fund 8.03  
Siguler Guff Distressed Opportunties Fund 16.97  
TCW SHOP 5 12.06  
YBR Debt Facilty 12.20  
Pareto Partners (Currency Hedge) 4.32  
Alternative Debt Total 191.24 6.97
Currency Investment Managers1 Investment $m % of fund
Pareto Partners Currency Hedge 52.38  
Currency Total 52.38 1.92
Total Assets Investment Managers1 Investment $m % of fund
MilitarySuper Fund 2743.28 100.00

1 An organisation that specialises in the investment of investments which may be by the way of individual portfolio or as a pool of investments.
2 Debt and debt instruments make up the ‘Debt Instruments’ classification described in the Fund’s financial statements.
3 The holding with this manager exceeded 5% of the total Fund.

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