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The following table shows benchmark returns of the major asset classes for various periods ending 30 June 2007.

Listed property and Australian shares have the best returns over 15 years followed by overseas bonds, overseas shares, Australian bonds and cash. Note that overseas shares have produced a negative return over 6 years and 7 years.

Periods Ending 30 June 2007	Australian Shares	Overseas Shares	Listed Property	Australian Bonds	Overseas Bonds	Cash
1 month	-0.2%	-3.3%	-5.0%	-0.5%	-0.3%	0.5%
3 months	5.4%	1.3%	2.5%	0.3%	-0.6%	1.6%
6 months	12.7%	1.1%	-0.1%	1.7%	0.7%	3.2%
1 year	28.7%	7.8%	25.9%	4.0%	5.2%	6.4%
2 years (pa)	26.3%	13.7%	21.9%	3.7%	3.2%	6.1%
3 years (pa)	26.3%	8.9%	20.6%	5.0%	6.1%	5.9%
4 years (pa)	25.1%	11.5%	19.8%	4.4%	5.5%	5.8%
5 years (pa)	19.2%	4.7%	18.2%	5.4%	6.8%	5.6%
6 years (pa)	14.9%	-0.6%	17.6%	5.6%	7.0%	5.5%
7 years (pa)	14.0%	-1.4%	17.1%	5.8%	7.3%	5.5%
8 years (pa)	14.2%	1.4%	16.4%	5.9%	7.0%	5.6%
9 years (pa)	14.3%	2.1%	15.0%	5.6%	6.8%	5.5%
10 years (pa)	13.0%	5.6%	14.5%	6.1%	7.2%	5.5%
15 years (pa)	13.7%	8.8%	14.0%	7.4%	8.3%	5.8%

The following indices were used in the calculations:

Australian Shares:
Overseas Shares:
Listed Property:
Australian Bonds:
Overseas Bonds:
Cash:

S&P/ASX200 Accumulation Index
MSCI World ex Australia with Net Dividends Reinvested $A (unhedged)
S&P/ASX200 Listed Property Accumulation Index
UBS Composite Bond Index
Salomon Brothers World Bond Index $A (hedged)
UBS Bank Bill Index

Please note that past performance may not necessarily be a reliable indicator of future performance.

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