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Fund

 Fund size
A$ million*

 Benchmark  Benchmark duration (years) Duration range (years)  Target alpha Approx. number of issuers Credit exposure Inception  Currency exposure
Colonial First State Wholesale Australian Bond Fund 684 UBS Australian
Composite Bond Index
0+Yr
3.40 Bmk +/- 2 50-75   min BBB- Feb-97  100% AUD
Colonial First State Wholesale  Australian Inflation-Linked Bond Fund 244 UBS Australian
Inflation-Linked Bond
Index 0+ Years
8.95 Bmk +/- 1.25  10-20   min BBB- Jun-00  100% AUD
Colonial First State Wholesale Diversified Fixed Interest 2,161 UBS Australian Composite Bond Index 0+Yr * 3.40 Bmk +/- 3.5 100-150   Max 20% in High
Yield, max 10% in EM,
max 80% in Global Credit
May-97  100% AUD
Colonial First State Wholesale Global Bond Fund 775 Citigroup World Govt Bond Index
(ex Aus, AUD hedged)
6.09 Bmk +/- 3.5 50-100   min A- Nov-00  100% AUD
Colonial First State Wholesale Global Corporate Bond Fund  285 Barclays Global Aggregate Corporate Index

5.4**

Bmk +/- 0.25** 100 >500 Max 70% in Global Credit Income Fund, max 15% in Global High Yield Oct-09 100% AUD
Colonial First State Wholesale Global Credit Fund  515 UBS Australian 0+ Years Credit Index  2.14 Bmk +/- 0.25  75-125 400+ Max 20% in global high yield (min B-rated)  Jan-02 
Hedged to AUD
 
Colonial First State Wholesale Global Credit Income Fund    4,165 UBS Australian Bank Bill index 0.12 Bmk +/- 0.25  100-150 400+ Max 25% in global high yield
(min B-rated)
Sep-00 Hedged to AUD
Colonial First State Wholesale Government Inflation-Linked Bond Fund  20 UBS Government Inflation Index 9.1 Bmk +/- 3 100 10 - 30 Nil Mar-10 100% AUD
Colonial First State Wholesale International
High Yield Fund
707 Merrill Lynch US High Yield BB-B Rated Constrained Index (AUD Hedged)  4.64 Bmk +/- 1.5 n/a 200+ Max 20% in investment grade (BBB- or higher), min 80% in BB to B  Aug-99  Hedged to AUD
Colonial First State Wholesale Sovereign
Australian Bond Fund
898 UBS Australian Government
Index 0+ Years
3.86 Bmk +/- 3 50-75   min AA-  Jun-04  100%

** modified duration