Man OM-IP 220 2008, the next fund to harness the successful Man OM-IP 220 investment strategy, is now open.

The chart below shows the past performance of the first Man OM-IP 220 fund during the seven largest draw downs in the Asian stock markets from August 1997 to August 2008.

Seven largest draw downs in the Asian stock markets
August 1997 to August 2008

Man OM-IP 220 2008 is the next fund to harness the successful Man OM-IP 220 investment strategy by combining the following two complementary investment approaches:

The AHL Diversified Program - a systematic computer driven program managed by Man Investments in London, it invests in over 150 international markets across a wide range of sectors including stocks, bonds, currencies, interest rates, energies, metals, credit, volatility and agriculturals.

The Glenwood Portfolio - currently accesses the expertise of more than 70 specialized international fund managers that invest across six alternative fund styles including commodity and macro, event driven, equity hedge, variable equity, distressed and credit and relative value.

Man OM-IP 220 2008 seeks to provide Shareholders with access to a diversified portfolio of investments and the following benefits:

Performance: aims to generate medium to long term capital growth in both rising and falling markets.

Security: the CBA Guarantee⁺.

Diversification: low correlation with the performance of investments in stocks, property and bonds.

The first Man OM-IP 220 fund has provided shareholders with a total return of 482.2% and a compound annual return of 17.5%. A share in the first Man OM-IP 220 fund, originally worth A$1.00 in August 1997, is now worth A$5.82 (as at 30 June 2008). The table below illustrates the performance of each of the previous Man OM-IP 220 funds and demonstrates the ability of the investment strategy to achieve medium to long term capital growth.

Past performance of the Man OM-IP 220 funds
August 1997 to June 2008



Source Page 4 of the Prospectus.
Note The returns in the table above show that performance over the short term is sometimes less than the historic medium to long term results and sometimes more, which is why it is important to view an investment such as Man OM-IP 220 2008 as a medium to long term investment. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance.

The past performance of the first Man OM-IP 220 fund is compared to Australian and global stock market indices in the chart below.

The first Man OM-IP 220 fund vs Australian and global stock market indices
August 1997 to June 2008

Source Page 8 of the Prospectus.
Note The chart is expressed in log scale to uniformly illustrate percentage changes each month. It shows an index of the performance of the first Man OM-IP 220 fund. It is not designed to predict the future performance of the first Man OM-IP 220 fund or Man OM-IP 220 2008.
Source Man Investments 

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