The following information should be read in conjunction with the existing FirstChoice Wholesale Personal Super and Pension Product Disclosure Statement (PDS). Included below are further investment risk considerations, in addition to those that were already included in the PDS and Target Market Determinations(TMD). Investment risk considerations aim to provide you with a deeper understanding of the risk factors associated with each investment category.

Investment risk consideration
Investment categories applicable to the risk
Definition
Investment risk consideration
Term risk
Investment categories applicable to the risk
Term risk

•  Cash and deposits

•  Enhanced cash

•  Australian fixed interest

•  Diversified fixed interest

•  Short duration fixed interest

•  Alternative income

•  Defensive 

•  Conservative 

•  Moderate

•  Growth 

•  High Growth 

•  Diversified real return

Definition
Term risk

This is the risk associated with investing funds at a fixed rate of interest for a specified term. If interest rates rise - including owing to factors such as inflation - then the investor could have obtained more returns from investing for a shorter term, multiple times. 

Investment risk consideration
Equity risk
Investment categories applicable to the risk
Equity risk

•  Defensive 

•  Conservative

•  Moderate

•  Growth 

•  High growth

•  Diversified real return

•  Australian share

•  Australian share – small companies

•  Global share

•  Global share – emerging markets

•  Specialist share

•  Lower volatility share

•  Geared

•  Australian property and infrastructure 

•  Global property and infrastructure 

•  Alternatives

Definition
Equity risk

This is the risk - or the potential for variability in returns - which comes from investing in companies,       generally driven by growth in earnings and dividends. 

Investment risk consideration
Small Cap risk
Investment categories applicable to the risk
Small Cap risk

•  Growth 

•  High growth 

•  Diversified real return

•  Australian share – small companies

•  Specialist share

•  Alternatives 

Definition
Small Cap risk

This is the risk associated with investing in smaller companies, which generally exhibit higher growth rates, while also carrying greater risk compared to larger companies.

Investment risk consideration
Valuation risk
Investment categories applicable to the risk
Valuation risk

•  Diversified real return

•  Australian property and infrastructure 

•  Global property and infrastructure 

•  Alternatives 

Definition
Valuation risk

This is the risk that the value of an asset is mis-stated. This is due to the potential disparity between an asset’s accounting value as compared to its actual fair market value when traded. Measuring assets at fair value across time ensures equity for members as they invest into, withdraw from or switch between different investments and options.

Making informed decisions about your investments is important, and these investment risk considerations are designed to enhance your decision-making when considering investment risks. 

 

 

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Avanteos Investments Limited ABN 20 096 259 979, AFSL 245531 (AIL) is the trustee of the Colonial First State FirstChoice Superannuation Trust ABN 26 458 298 557 and issuer of FirstChoice range of super and pension products. Colonial First State Investments Limited ABN 98 002 348 352, AFSL 232468 (CFSIL) is the responsible entity and issuer of products made available under FirstChoice Investments and FirstChoice Wholesale Investments. 

 

Information on this webpage is provided by AIL and CFSIL. It may include general advice but does not consider your individual objectives, financial situation, needs or tax circumstances. You can find the target market determinations (TMD) for our financial products at  https://www.cfs.com.au/tmd which include a description of who a financial product might suit. You should read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement (PDS) and Financial Services Guide (FSG) carefully, assess whether the information is appropriate for you, and consider talking to a financial adviser before making an investment decision. You can get the PDS and FSG at www.cfs.com.au or by calling us on 13 13 36.