| The Future Fund reports that in the 2013/2014 financial year investment returns added AUD12bn to its value. Original contributions to the fund from government valued at AUD60.5bn have generated investment returns of over $40bn and overall, the value of the sovereign wealth fund has increased to AUD101bn.
Over seven, five, three and one year periods to the end of June this year the fund has either met or exceeded its return objective: Since its creation in May 2006 the Fund has achieved a return of 7.1% per annum, just shy of its target of 7.2%. “These returns show the value of long-term and patient investing. In the Fund’s early days, in a challenging investment climate, the returns were below the target range, but disciplined adherence to clear objectives have delivered good results over the medium-term. The Fund is now focused on performance through to 2020 and beyond,” notes Peter Costello, chairman of the sovereign wealth fund...............................................Full Article: Source
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