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24 Nov 2009 - Performance Report: BlackRock Asset Allocation Alpha Fund (Class D)

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Report Date23 November 2009
ManagerBlackRock Investment Management (Australia)
Fund NameBlackRock Asset Allocation Alpha Fund (Class D)
StrategyGlobal Macro
Latest Return DateOctober 2009
Latest Return0.51%
Latest 6 Months5.16%
Latest 12 Months10.66%
Latest 24 Months52.45%
Annualised Since Inception20.26%
Inception Date29 May 2006
FUM (millions)AU$199
Fund OverviewThe Fund implements tactical asset allocation strategies. The strategies adopted are thematic, concentrating on exploiting trends, likely developments and mis-pricing in global asset markets. The fund's objective is to maximise total returns by implementing a diverse range of global tactical asset allocation strategies within a flexible but disciplined risk management framework.
Manager CommentsBlackrock's Asset Allocation Fund gained 0.51% in October and is up 10.6% over the last 12 months. The manager says that major contributors to performance have been the Equity/Equity Strategy (primarily reflecting long US energy sector vs S&P 500 and long Nasdaq vs US small cap), FX Strategy (primarily reflecting long AUD vs USD and Euro, long Brazilian Real vs USD and Euro) and the Commodity/Cash strategy (long gold).

Looking ahead, the manager believes there is still some way to go before it is worth worrying about either a relapse into recession or a sustained period of insipid economic growth. The manager says it is too early to expect any meaningful tightening of policy in the major economies due to massive output gaps and falling core inflation.

“Central banks in the major developed countries continue to re-affirm that extreme settings are expected to remain warranted for an ‘extended period’. And governments are very unlikely to tighten fiscal policy while the labour market remains so weak and government bond markets remain well supported. As we have argued before this is the ‘sweet spot’ of the economic cycle for equities and risk assets more broadly.”
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