Funds GreatLink - Great Eastern Life
Funds GreatLink - Great Eastern Life
Funds GreatLink - Great Eastern Life
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LEAD STORIES<br />
Money Not Enough?<br />
<strong><strong>Great</strong>Link</strong> <strong>Funds</strong><br />
show the way!<br />
“Money is not enough! Traditional deposit<br />
interest rates are not giving enough returns<br />
to match inflation. Bank savings deposit rates<br />
are unattractive. Investment funds are<br />
performing poorly.” These are common<br />
grouses from the man on the street.<br />
If you share these grouses, perhaps <strong><strong>Great</strong>Link</strong><br />
<strong>Funds</strong> can make your savings work harder for<br />
you.<br />
Excellent Fund Managers<br />
<strong>Great</strong> <strong>Eastern</strong> offers a diversified suite of 22<br />
investment-linked funds (<strong><strong>Great</strong>Link</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>)<br />
which can cater to the various investment<br />
needs and risk appetites of policyholders,<br />
including a new Global Real Estate Securities<br />
Fund that was launched in 2005. These funds<br />
are professionally managed by top-notch fund<br />
managers who have undergone stringent<br />
selection criteria.<br />
Through a rigorous process, the fund managers<br />
constantly monitor the medium to long term<br />
performance of our <strong><strong>Great</strong>Link</strong> <strong>Funds</strong> to strive<br />
for outstanding performance.<br />
As a result, in 2005 most of our <strong><strong>Great</strong>Link</strong><br />
<strong>Funds</strong> have delivered good results. On a 3-<br />
year annualised basis, all our 22 <strong><strong>Great</strong>Link</strong><br />
<strong>Funds</strong> have shown positive returns, with over<br />
half of the <strong>Funds</strong> gaining more than 10%<br />
growth in their bid prices (which refers to<br />
the price you can redeem your units at).<br />
External Views on<br />
<strong><strong>Great</strong>Link</strong> <strong>Funds</strong><br />
Let us take a look at how external independent<br />
parties view <strong><strong>Great</strong>Link</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>.<br />
On a qualitative front, 12 <strong><strong>Great</strong>Link</strong> funds (as<br />
at Dec 2005) were rated at least 3 stars by<br />
Mercer Investment Consulting. These ratings<br />
were given after the funds were reviewed at<br />
different periods of time. The stars are awarded<br />
based on the level of conviction of performance<br />
prospects of each fund’s management team<br />
and not based on past results.<br />
Mercer Ratings (as at Dec 05)<br />
<strong><strong>Great</strong>Link</strong> <strong>Life</strong>style<br />
★★★★★<br />
Secure Portfolio<br />
<strong><strong>Great</strong>Link</strong> Global Bond Fund ★★★★★<br />
<strong><strong>Great</strong>Link</strong> Global<br />
★★★★<br />
Intersection Fund<br />
<strong><strong>Great</strong>Link</strong> Global Supreme Fund ★★★★<br />
<strong><strong>Great</strong>Link</strong> Global Value<br />
★★★★<br />
Equity Fund<br />
<strong><strong>Great</strong>Link</strong> <strong>Life</strong>style<br />
★★★★<br />
Steady Portfolio<br />
<strong><strong>Great</strong>Link</strong> <strong>Life</strong>style<br />
★★★★<br />
Balanced Portfolio<br />
<strong><strong>Great</strong>Link</strong> <strong>Life</strong>style<br />
★★★★<br />
Progressive Portfolio<br />
<strong><strong>Great</strong>Link</strong> <strong>Life</strong>style<br />
★★★★<br />
Dynamic Portfolio<br />
<strong><strong>Great</strong>Link</strong> Stable Bond Fund ★★★★<br />
<strong><strong>Great</strong>Link</strong> Far East ex Japan ★★★<br />
Equities Fund<br />
<strong><strong>Great</strong>Link</strong> Singapore Equities Fund ★★★<br />
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