Annual disclosure statement data file,,,,,Notes
Name of KiwiSaver scheme,Forsyth Barr KiwiSaver Scheme,,,,
Name of KiwiSaver fund,Personal Choice - Australian Equities Sector,,,,
Period to which disclosure statement relates,31/03/15,,,,
Description of the fund and its investment objectives,"The general objective of the fund is to achieve positive long-term returns by investing in selected Australian equities, subject to the higher risks associated with investments in international equity markets. The fund is actively managed.",,,,
Total value of the fund,3104389.75,,,,
Number of members in the fund,507,,,,
Date the fund started,26/06/08,,,,
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Information about returns [refer r16],,,,,
,Past five years,Past year,,,
Annual return (after fund fees and tax at the highest PIR) ,0.10%,2.54%,,,
Annual return (after fund fees and tax at 0% PIR),0.36%,2.99%,,,
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Information about past returns [refer r17],,,,,
,Disclosure year,Annual return (after fund fees and tax at the highest PIR) ,,,
Annual compound return since the fund started,,-0.80%,,,
Return for latest complete disclosure year,31/03/15,2.54%,,,
Return for next latest complete disclosure year,31/03/14,-4.73%,,,
Return for next latest complete disclosure year,31/03/13,11.80%,,,
Return for next latest complete disclosure year,31/03/12,-10.39%,,,
Return for next latest complete disclosure year,31/03/11,2.68%,,,
Return for next latest complete disclosure year,31/03/10,29.92%,,,
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"Information about fees [refer r21,r22, r24]",,,,,
,% of members' interests,,,,
Total fund fees,1.24%,,,,
Annual management fee,1.00%,,,,
Performance-based fees,0.00%,,,,
Other fees and costs,0.24%,,,,
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Membership fees,36.00,,,,
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Synthetic total expense ratio,1.43%,,,,
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Actual investment mix [refer r29],,,,,
,% of pie graph,,,,
Cash and cash equivalents,4.39%,,,,
New Zealand fixed interest,0.00%,,,,
International fixed interest,0.00%,,,,
Australasian equities,95.61%,,,,
International equities,0.00%,,,,
Listed property,0.00%,,,,
Unlisted property,0.00%,,,,
Unknown,0.00%,,,,
Other,0.00%,,,,
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Target investment mix [refer r29],,,,,
Cash and cash equivalents,0.00%,,,,
New Zealand fixed interest,0.00%,,,,
International fixed interest,0.00%,,,,
Australasian equities,100.00%,,,,
International equities,0.00%,,,,
Listed property,0.00%,,,,
Unlisted property,0.00%,,,,
Unknown,0.00%,,,,
Other,0.00%,,,,
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Top 10 investments [refer r27],,,,,
Name,Percentage of fund net assets,Type,Country,Credit rating (if applicable),
Westpac Banking,9.60%,Australasian equities,Australia,n/a,
Commonwealth Bank Of Australia,9.16%,Australasian equities,Australia,n/a,
National Australia Bank,7.93%,Australasian equities,Australia,n/a,
BHP Billiton,6.91%,Australasian equities,Australia,n/a,
Westpac At-Call Deposit,4.39%,Cash and cash equivalents,NZ,AA-,
ANZ Banking Group,4.27%,Australasian equities,Australia,n/a,
Macquarie Group,3.56%,Australasian equities,Australia,n/a,
QBE Insurance,2.96%,Australasian equities,Australia,n/a,
Incitec Pivot,2.85%,Australasian equities,Australia,n/a,
ResMed,2.79%,Australasian equities,Australia,n/a,
Total value of 10 highest value assets as a percentage of fund net assets,54.42%,,,,
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"Liquidity and debt ratios [refer r32,33]",,,,,
Liquidity ratio,100.00%,,,,
Debt ratio,0.18%,,,,
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Key personnel [refer r35],,,,,
Name,Current position,Time in current position,Previous or other position,Time in previous or other position,
Kevin Stirrat,Head of Investment Strategy Forsyth Barr Limited,9 years and 6 months,Director at Deutsche Bank,11 years,
Craig Alexander,Head of Funds Management Forsyth Barr Limited,1 year and 9 months,Head of Fixed Interest at Tower Investments,5 years,
Malcolm Davie,Equity Portfolio Manager Forsyth Barr Limited,11 months,Head of Investment Management at First NZ Capital,7 years,
Rob Mercer,Head of Private Wealth Research Forsyth Barr Limited,2 years and 10 months,Head of Research at Forsyth Barr Limited,11 years,
Neil Paviour-Smith,Director,7 years and 1 months,Managing Director at Forsyth Barr Limited (current),12 years,
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Additional information about individual assets [refer 28],,,,,
Name of the asset,% of fund net assets,Code (if applicable),,,
Westpac Banking,9.60%,AU000000WBC1,,,
Commonwealth Bank Of Australia,9.16%,AU000000CBA7,,,
National Australia Bank,7.93%,AU000000NAB4,,,
BHP Billiton,6.91%,AU000000BHP4,,,
Westpac At-Call Deposit,4.39%,n/a,,,
ANZ Banking Group,4.27%,AU000000ANZ3,,,
Macquarie Group,3.56%,AU000000MQG1,,,
QBE Insurance,2.96%,AU000000QBE9,,,
Incitec Pivot,2.85%,AU000000IPL1,,,
ResMed,2.79%,AU000000RMD6,,,
Harvey Norman,2.71%,AU000000HVN7,,,
Echo Entertainment,2.56%,AU000000EGP0,,,
Computershare,2.55%,AU000000CPU5,,,
Origin Energy,2.50%,AU000000ORG5,,,
Sonic Healthcare,2.37%,AU000000SHL7,,,
Qantas Airways,2.29%,AU000000QAN2,,,
Goodman Group,2.26%,AU000000GMG2,,,
Asciano,2.23%,AU000000AIO7,,,
Challenger,2.20%,AU000000CGF5,,,
Oil Search,2.19%,PG0008579883,,,
Aristocrat Leisure,2.12%,AU000000ALL7,,,
Boral,2.02%,AU000000BLD2,,,
Tatts Group,1.92%,AU000000TTS5,,,
Mirvac Group,1.90%,AU000000MGR9,,,
Adelaide Brighton,1.74%,AU000000ABC7,,,
James Hardie Industries,1.70%,AU000000JHX1,,,
Lend Lease Group,1.63%,AU000000LLC3,,,
Orora,1.61%,AU000000ORA8,,,
Sims Metal Management,1.51%,AU000000SGM7,,,
Sandfire Resources,1.26%,AU000000SFR8,,,
Santos,1.22%,AU000000STO6,,,
Automotive Holdings,1.15%,AU000000AHE0,,,
Iluka Resources,1.02%,AU000000ILU1,,,
Nine Entertainment,0.95%,AU000000NEC4,,,