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17 Jan 2011 - Performance Report: AR Capital - Ascot Fund

By: Australian Fund Monitors
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Report Date16 January 2011
ManagerAR Capital Management
Fund NameAR Capital - Ascot Fund
StrategyEquity Long/Short
Latest Return DateDecember 2010
Latest Return0.77%
Latest 6 Months2.61%
Latest 12 Months-2.59%
Latest 24 Months17.40%
Annualised Since Inception11.29%
Inception Date01 August 2005
FUM (millions)AU$81
Fund OverviewThe Ascot Fund is an absolute return fund with long/short capability, investing in Australian/NZ equities, derivatives and hybrid instruments with a focus on the ASX 200. Fundamental analysis, market timing and risk management are essential components of the fund's strategy. The fund manager, AR Capital Management (ARCM), has an investment team with over 50 years' aggregate market experience, and the owners of ARCM account for approximately 20% of the total units in the fund.
Manager CommentsIn spite of the financial headlines being remarkably similar to those of January 2010 (e.g. Sovereign debt concerns in Europe, and slowing growth and inflation in China) AR Capital remain positive on the broad outlook for the global economy.

Supporting their view is that the GFC is one year further away, and although the world still has significant fiscal imbalances, the basic financial mechanisms underpinning major economies and activity are working. Australian listed companies have generally speaking put themselves in a strong financial position, and Australia's banking system has proven to be world class.

AR do not believe valuations are stretched, and notwithstanding the severity of the floods in Queensland and their effect on earnings of specific sectors such as mining and insurance, are not overly concerned on the economic implications for the broader economy.

As a result AR continues to remain a stock picker, and is not taking an aggressive bet on the market's direction, remaining approximately 45% net long, and taking profits as price targets are achieved or stops triggered.
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