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What are your choices?
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Member investment choice allows you to choose the investment approach that you are most comfortable with and that is appropriate for your needs.
Saving and investing through superannuation has been designed to be the foundation of your financial independence in retirement. As superannuation exists for your retirement benefit, you may wish to have the opportunity to decide on the style of how your money is managed. You know better than anyone else what your needs are now and into the future. As well, you know how many years you want to work until you retire from the workforce and the level of investment risk that is relevant to your situation.
All members of ACSRF are provided with the opportunity to choose from a range of 11 investment portfolios either on a Managed or Build your own basis. You can choose one or a combination of any of the 11 options from either group. For assistance in selecting your investment choice, please refer to the Fund's Risk Profile calculator or if your are seeking advice on this matter, please contact the Fund's financial planning team.
In the event that you select multiple portfolios, it remains your responsibility to monitor the percentage of your balance allocated to each option selected. You should be aware that the initial percentage allocated to each investment choice option will move over time due to market movements.
The 11 investment options available are as follows:
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The superannuation moneys of all members of ACSRF who do not make an investment choice are initially invested in the Balanced option, until a switch to another option is requested.
The investment profiles of each of the options are as follows:
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* Growth assets are defined as shares, most property (except for defensive property such as shopping centres) and alternatives such as private equity, infrastructure and some hedge funds. Defensive assets are defined as bonds, cash, defensive property and some less aggressive hedge funds.
Important: Each of the 11 investment options can be expected to provide different rates of return. There are no guarantees that one option will perform better than another in the short term.
Economic conditions prevailing at the time will have a bearing as to which option will perform the better during any one-year period.
The Trustee has selected a number of investment managers to complement the profile of each of the portfolios. The Trustee reserves the right to add, or terminate an investment manager.
Consideration of labour standards, environmental, social and ethical issues
The Trustee offers one investment option that takes into account labour standards and environmental, social and ethical issues. This option is currently invested in the AMP Capital Responsible Investment Leaders Balanced Fund. However the Trustee reserves the right to change investment managers and/or products in future.
In selecting managers, consideration and assessment is made from a financial, social and environmental perspective. From a social and environmental perspective, AMP Capital seeks out managers that are identifying leaders across industries, in their responsible approach to the following issues:
- environmental considerations, including energy and resource use and product stewardship
- social considerations, including indigenous relations and community involvement
- ethical considerations, including meeting fundamental human rights, and articulating and implementing a Code of Conduct
- labour standards, including occupational health and safety, international labour organisation standards, working conditions and the exclusion of child labour
- governance considerations, including meeting corporate governance guidelines on board structures and remuneration.
Managers are reviewed annually, with additional reviews in the event of major corporate changes, litigation etc. An additional sample review occurs three times per year.
If a company falls below the stated Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) standards, it is AMP Capital’s policy that the relevant manager sells its investment in the company within six months. This policy is monitored and if a fund breaches the policy AMP Capital may terminate the services of the relevant underlying manager.
The policy also requires that the managers review individual companies if there are major changes, such as takeovers or major environmental incidents.
Presently, the Responsible Investment Leaders Balanced Fund applies social and environmental considerations as described above to Australian and international share investments, and to corporate bonds within fixed interest. In addition there are specific environmental considerations that apply to the fund’s direct property investments.
For all other investment options, decisions about the selection, retention or realisation of investments are primarily based on economic factors. The Trustee and the underlying investment managers do not take into account labour standards, environmental, social or ethical considerations when making decisions, although sometimes these matters do indirectly affect the economic factors upon which decisions are based.
The Trustee does not have a predetermined view as to whether it will take the above matters into consideration in making investment decisions affecting the investments in the future.
UN Principles for Responsible Investing
The Trustee has recently adopted the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investing which will require the Fund to:
- incorporate ESG (environmental, social and governance) issues into investment analysis and decision-making
- be active owners and incorporate ESG issues into ownership policies and practices
- seek appropriate disclosure on ESG issues by the entities in which we invest
- promote acceptance and implementation of the Principles within the investment industry
- work together with other signatories to enhance our effectiveness in implementing the Principles and
- report on our activities and progress towards implementing the Principles.




