19.10.2015 - Australia's Future Fund returns 0.5 pct in Sept qtr
Australia's sovereign wealth manager, the Future Fund, said on Monday it returned 0.5 percent in the September quarter, marking slower growth for the fund which has returned an average 11.1 percent annually over five years. The fund, which has consistently outperformed its target return since it was set up in 2006, also fell short of its July-September target of 1.6 percent. Future Fund Chairman Peter Costello reiterated that returns were likely to decline amid a large correction in Australian equities and increased volatility generally. Australian shares fell about 8 percent in the three months to September, the worst quarterly performance since 2011, largely due by fears about slowing growing in China and uncertainty about the timing of U.S. interest rate hike...............................................Full Article: Source
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