Transcript Slide 1

Superannuation
Update and
The Share
Market - Where
to from here?
February 2008
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Wilson HTM Investment Group
Company Name and ASX Ticker
Wilson HTM Investment Group – WIG
History
1895 – over 110 years of experience in investment
 Aim to achieve out-performance through:
 Concentrated portfolios
Philosophy
 Specialisation in mid cap stocks and direct investments
 Access to quality IPO’s and corporate deals in equities and fixed
interest
Investment management for private clients & institutions
Focus on Self Managed Superannuation
Overview
Active corporate finance team
Relationship with Deutsche Bank (19.9% shareholder)
Queensland based business
10 offices and over 300 staff
Market Cap
$272m @ $2.85 share price
Share price performance
43% return since listing in June 07
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Superannuation:
Further Change
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Contribution Limits
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Removal of Reasonable Benefit Limits (RBL’s)
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Limits on concessional contributions
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$100,000 per annum (FY 2012)
$50,000 per annum
Limits on non-concessional contributions
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Over 50:
Under 50:
$150,000 per annum
$450,000 over three years
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Effective penalty tax rate of 46.5% - 93.0%
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Government Co-Contribution
Withdrawals
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Removal of compulsory cashing rules
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Under 60 – same rules apply.
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Over 60
 Tax free pensions
 Tax free lump sums
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Application of preservation rules
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Transition to retirement pension
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Pensions
$100,000
Employment
$92,000
$8,000
Individual
Super Fund
$42,780
$1,250
Tax Man
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Pensions
$100,000
Employment
$0
Individual
$100,000
$0
$15,000 ?
Tax Man
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Super Fund
$50,000
Borrowing inside super
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Section 67 SIS Act
Prohibits borrowing (limited exceptions)
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Reg 13.14 SIS Act
Prohibits super fund giving charge over asset
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Section 71 (1) SIS Act
Defines related trusts as In-house Assets
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Section 273 ITAA 1936
Special Income Provisions
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Amendments made to SIS Act, to allow instalment warrants:
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Section 67 (4a)
Section 71 (8)
Allow borrowing (in specific circumstances)
Exemption to in-house asset rules
The basic structure
Lender
Limited
Recourse
Loan
Super Fund
Investment
Acquisition
through
instalment(s)
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5 Basic Conditions
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The lender has limited recourse
against the super fund
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The borrowed funds are used to
purchase an asset the super fund
could otherwise acquire
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The asset is held on trust, so that
only the super fund has a beneficial
interest
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The super fund can acquire the asset
by paying one or more instalments
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The asset (or replacement asset)
must be the only asset held by the
trust
Trust
Property
Borrowing to Invest
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Investment strategy must allow for:
 Borrowing to take place
 Specific asset to be purchased
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Sole purpose test must be considered
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In house asset rules should be considered
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New legislation is wider than intended / necessary
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Clearly not what was intended
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Australian Equity
Market
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Another year of strong returns in 2007
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What a Year!
S&P/ASX 200 Accumulation Index - 2007
AUD hits high –
US$0.93
Shanghai
composite up
50% for 2007
Fed drops
interest rates
Earnings growth and
strong economic
forecasts
Low CPI and
strong corporate
earnings
US
economic
fears
Superannuation
inflows - $1m each
Sub prime crisis begins
24%+ returns in
2006
Shanghai
correction
Source: IRESS, Wilson HTM
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Fed drops
interest rates
What of the Heavy Weights?
Resources
Energy
Financials ex prop
Listed Property
XKO
XKR
XXK
XEK
XPK
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Source: IRESS, Wilson HTM
ASX 300
300 Resources
300 Financials ex Property Trusts
300 Energy
300 Property Trusts
Earnings growth may have downside risk
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Similar sector performance again in 2007
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Mining sector valuations have risen
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US Economy and
its impact upon
Australia
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US Sub Prime Crisis
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Causes
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Excessive lending to borrowers lacking the capacity to pay over the last 2-3 years
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Repackaging debts into Collateralised Debt Obligations (CDO’s)
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Selling CDO’s with inflated credit ratings
Effects
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Write downs on CDO’s on hedge fund and investment bank balance sheets
 Write-downs exceed US$125Bn.
 Bond Insurers under pressure US $200Bn to restore AAA Credit Rating
 Poor housing market and falling property values
 Increased occurrence of defaults
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Increased credit spreads due to risk aversion in credit markets
 Higher cost of borrowing
 Reduced corporate/private deal flow
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Volatility on US stock market
US New housing starts -38.2% yoy growth following
rates of -25.0% for Nov and -13.3% for Oct.
Levels back to June 1991.
70%
2,500
USA
New Housing Starts
50%
seasonally adj
30%
1,500
10%
1,000
-10%
500
-30%
yr-on-yr%
000 units
-50%
-
Jan-08
Jan-07
Jan-06
Jan-05
Jan-04
Jan-03
Jan-02
Jan-01
Jan-00
Jan-99
Jan-98
Jan-97
Source: USA Bureau of Census, WilsonHTM
Jan-96
Jan-95
Jan-94
Jan-93
Jan-92
Jan-91
Jan-90
Jan-89
Jan-88
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Total (000 units)
Growth year-on-year (%)
2,000
US Industrial Production – slight improvement
however is a trailing indicator
10.0%
120
USA Industrial Production
8.0%
1997=100
110
6.0%
4.0%
2.0%
90
0.0%
80
-2.0%
70
-4.0%
60
IP Y-o-Y%
Industrial Production
-6.0%
-8.0%
50
Jan-07
Jan-06
Jan-05
Jan-04
Jan-03
Jan-02
Jan-01
Jan-00
Jan-99
Jan-98
Jan-97
Jan-96
Jan-95
Jan-94
Jan-93
Jan-92
Jan-91
Jan-90
Jan-89
Jan-88
Source: USA FRB, Wilson HTM
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US IP (2002 = 100)
IP Yr-on-Yr Growth
100
US Potential Housing Loan Defaults
Source: CBA
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US Mortgage Rate Re-Sets
Source: CBA
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US Housing Balance Sheet
Source: CBA
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US Employment
Source: CBA
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US Consumer Confidence
Source: CBA
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What of China?
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What of China? – RIO have identified 4 themes
1. Rapid growth
2. Decoupling
3. Commodity intensive growth
4. Increasing domestic resource production costs
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Rapid Growth - Chinese growth accelerated in 2007
Source: Global Insight
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Growth Forecasts – China forecast to grow 10.5%
2008 and 9% in medium term
GDP Growth - Asian Tiger Economies
Country
Time Span
Duration
GDP Growth p.a.
China
1978 -2003
25 yrs
6.10%
Japan
1950 - 1973
23 yrs
8.20%
Korea
1962 - 1990
38 yrs
7.60%
Taiwan
1958 - 1987
31yrs
7.10%
Source: Financial Times
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Increasing FX reserves provide buffer against
external shocks
Source: State Administration of Foreign Exchange
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Decoupling - Direct trade effects from a US slow
down are anticipated to be small
Source: Centre for International Studies
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Commodity Intensive Growth - Rapid
Industralisation/Urbanisation = China as the world’s
largest consumer of commodities
Source: WBMS, Barlow Jonker,IEA, PB
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Key targets for China’s economic & social
development - The 11th 5 year plan
Source: Chinese government and provincial levels 5 year plans 2006 to 2010
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Increasing Domestic Resource Production Costs Chinese currency likely to strengthen further
(increasing long term commodity prices)
Source: Centre for International Economics
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Strong demand from economic and demographic
development favours major base metals
Sources: Global Insight – for population distribution, RIO Tinto for commodity expenditure profiles
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China – Is it really that good?
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Ernst and Young conducted a study of the Non Performing Loans in China in 2006
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The big 4 banks (which control approx. 70% of financial assets) US$358Bn
“Official” figures for China’s NPL’s = US$150Bn for the big 4 banks
Total financial system US$911Bn = 40% of GDP
In 2005 comparative numbers in the region where:
 India’s NPL 5% GDP
 Indonesia NPL < 5% GDP and
 Japan NPL < 3% GDP.
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S + P and Fitch estimates are US$320 to 330Bn
Source: Financial Times
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Where to from
here?
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World Economic Growth
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Market valuation had been above average
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Sector PE ratings vary across industrials
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Sectors have re-rated others have de-rated
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Aust Housing Loan Arrears
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Repricing of Default Risk
Source: Bloomberg
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The Way Forward - Summary
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US Economy
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Affects of credit crisis likely to take several months to un-wind
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Asset de-valuation likely to be more wide spread than residential real estate
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Government cutting rates short term to stimulate the econ
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US slowdown expected to continue?
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Medium to long term possible export lead recovery
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Watch inflation pressures
Chinese industrialisation
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Growth likely to remain above 8-9%pa for medium term
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US slowdown exp to reduce growth by circa 1%?
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Demand and pricing of commodities likely to remain high
Australia
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Fundamentals of economy intact
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Volatility likely to remain (opportunities?)
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Focus on fundamentals CF, Margins, Dividends and strong management
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PE compression expected to consolidate
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Concern over emerging inflation i.e. wages growth??