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Launch of the BlackRock Australian Equity Opportunities Fund
Is your client's Australian Equity portfolio falling short?

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Global and domestic growth expectations are down in a post-GFC world. Europe remains in crisis, the US recovery is fragile and China is slowing.

An upshot is that we appear to be entering a prolonged lower growth, lower return world. The 'old ways' of doing things - building portfolios with the traditional mix of stocks and bonds - may not deliver your clients the returns they need.

Alpha is becoming more elusive and exclusive.

Long/short investments like the BlackRock Australian Equity Opportunities Fund aim to deliver strong returns from stocks that are poised to do well as well as those likely to run into trouble. They can be answers to a world of potentially lower sharemarket returns and higher market volatility.

We are delighted to invite you to an exclusive launch of the BlackRock Australian Equity Opportunities Fund where we'll be providing a detailed briefing on its investment strategy and process. The underlying strategy has out-performed the S&P/ASX Accumulation 200 Index by more than 9% p.a. over the past decade.¹ That's not something every strategy can claim.

The BlackRock Australian Equity Opportunities Fund aims to deliver returns that are 8% p.a. (before fees) above the benchmark (S&P/ASX 200 Accumulation Index) by gaining exposure to long and short positions across the Australian equity market.

 

Event Details

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8 May 2012
12:15 for a 12:30pm start
2pm
Lunch will be provided
BlackRock
Level 43,
Grosvenor Place
225 George Street,
Sydney


Additional information

Australian Equity Opportunities Fund
Latest fund update
The BlackRock Australian Equity Opportunities Fund is available on the following platforms:
• BT Wrap
• Asgard
• Netwealth
• Macquarie Wrap
• IOOF

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¹ Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance. The BlackRock Australian Equity Opportunities Fund invests in the BlackRock Equitised Long Short Fund (inception date 18/12/2001).

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