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Newsletter #670 - 24th July 2006	Home My Portfolio My TrailCap Search Email us

in the spotlight...

In a similar vein to last Thursday’s newsletter - if you believe you are charting troubled waters maybe rather than heading towards cash you might like to think of other growth assets such as property or alternative assets like a capital guaranteed hedge fund.

To start you thinking a little bit contrary to cash please take a look at two exciting investment opportunities below.

Regards
The InvestSMART Team

In Focus

more Multiplex Acumen Prime Property Trust – Float/IPO expected to close 31 August 2006

The Multiplex Acumen Prime Property Fund represents an opportunity to invest in an impressive portfolio of CBD office assets with strong property characteristics. The quality of tenant cashflows, lease expiry profile, diversification and the near new nature of the portfolio are forecast to provide an attractive and stable income stream to Investors during the Forecast Period. It also provides investors with liquidity via ASX listing.

Key features

High Quality Property Portfolio: Four A-grade commercial office buildings (located in Sydney CBD and Melbourne CBD);
Pre Completion Guarantee: Guarantee protecting equity invested in the sole asset under construction – American Express Building in Sydney CBD (as detailed in the Product Disclosure Statement);^*
Long Term Leases: Weighted average lease expiry by income is 10 years;
Quarterly Distributions: 7.75% pa (FY2007 forecast) and 8.00% pa (FY2008 forecast);
Tax Deferred Distributions: Forecast to be 100% during the forecast period and possibly beyond; and
Minimum Investment: 10,000 units ($6,000 on application, $4,000 in June 2011).^**

Click here for more information to request a PDS.

more OM-IP Eclipse Limited – Fund expected to close 11 August 2006

OM-IP Eclipse is the latest fund from Man Investments and it invests into two of our most popular investment sectors at the moment, Asia pacific equities and commodities.

OM-IP Eclipse Limited is a new capital guaranteed investment built on a tradition of performance, security and diversification. It will access more than 100 international markets and more than 40 international fund managers through the AHL Diversified Program, RMF Asian Opportunities Portfolio and RMF Commodity Strategies Portfolio.

InvestSMART will rebate 100% of the 4% sales commission.

Borrow up to 100% with no margin calls.

You may apply to borrow up to 100% (for approved borrowers) of the purchase price of OM-IP Eclipse Limited Units. As the loan is an investment loan there will be no margin calls. Download the 100% investment loan product disclosure statement for information on interest rates, terms and conditions and application forms.

Click here for more information and to request a Product Disclosure Statement (PDS).

Current Investment Opportunities

Offer	Closing Date
Azurn International Ltd	31st Jul 2006
Colonial First State Colliers International Property	Open ended
Coretrack Limited	15th Aug 2006
Government Property Trust	31st Jul 2006
Maquarie ALPS Series 6	18th Aug 2006
MFS Alternative Asset Limited	31st Jul 2006
Multiplex Acumen Prime Property Fund	31st Aug 2006
OM-IP Eclipse Limited	11th Aug 2006
Vaccinoma Inc	17th Jul 2006

Offer Overview


Offer	Multiplex Acumen Prime Property Fund
Minimum Investment	$10,000
Expected Close Date	31st August 2006
Disclosure... InvestSMART will receive a 2.5% sales commission.
Offer Documents Prospectus Request a Prospectus by Post

Offer Overview


Offer	OM-IP Eclipse Limited
Minimum Investment	$5,000
Expected Close Date	11th August 2006
Disclosure... InvestSMART will rebate 100% of the 4% sales commission by cheque. InvestSMART will receive a trailing commission of 0.5%pa after the second year.
Offer Documents Prospectus Request a Prospectus by Post

All dates are indicative only and are subject to change without notice.

Managed Funds - 100% Entry Fee Rebate & TrailCap^TM

Most Popular Funds

Fund	Morningstar Rating	S&P Rating
CFS MIF - Global Resources Fund	Not rated
Perpetual WFI Perpetual's Geared Australian	Not rated
Hunter Hall - Value Growth Trust

Recent Fund Re-Ratings

Fund		New Rating
	Advance Int'l Fixed Interest Multi-Blend Fund
	Tyndall - International Bond Fund
	ABN AMRO - High Income Global Property Securities

Top Performing Investment Funds

Fund	12 Month Return	Morningstar Rating	S&P Rating
CFS MIF - Global Resources Fund	57.64%	Not rated
CFS MIF - Geared Share Fund	54.28%	Not rated
Perpetual WFI Perpetual's Geared Australian	48.61%	Not rated

Top Performing Super Funds

Fund	12 Month Return	Morningstar Rating	S&P Rating
CFS ROSCO - Geared Share Option	52.19%
CFS FC PersSuper - CFS Geared Share	51.6%		Not rated
CFS ROSCO - Global Resources Opt	50.82%	Not rated

Managed Fund data is supplied by Morningstar Research and Standard & Poor's Information Services and is subject to the following disclaimer.

Dates for historical returns vary from fund to fund.

Floats & IPOs

Floats & IPOs - extract only

Company	Security Code	Offer Close Date	Float Date	Issue Price	First Day Open	First Day Close
Recent Floats
Austin Exploration Limited	AKK	27th Jun 2006	20th Jul 2006	$0.20	$0.22	$0.20
Centrex Metals Limited	CXM	13th Jun 2006	19th Jul 2006	$0.20	$0.20	$0.19
Pelorus Property Group Limited	PPI	14th Jul 2006	20th Jul 2006	$0.50	$0.55	$0.60
Shannon Resources Limited	SHA	30th Jun 2006	17th Jul 2006	$0.20	$0.30	$0.32
Impending Floats
Catalyst Metals Limited	CYL	10th Jul 2006	26th Jul 2006	$0.20	-	-

All dates are indicative only and are subject to change without notice.

Broker Consensus

InvestSMART's Broker Consensus Report collates the weekly recommendations (Buy, Hold and Sell) from some of Australia's top brokers and presents these in a searchable database. It is an important report highlighting potentially valuable investment opportunities. Why trust one broker when you have access to the opinions of many? Click here to see the full report.

Broker Consensus Report - extract only

Company	Consensus Update	12 Month Target Price (average)	Current Price	Brokers Surveyed	Consensus Recommendation
Qantas Airways Limited (QAN)	24th Jul 2006	$3.64	$3.04	10	Hold
Macquarie Infrastructure Group (MIG)	24th Jul 2006	$4.22	$2.79	10	Hold
Fairfax (John) Holdings Limited (FXJ)	24th Jul 2006	$4.39	$3.94	10	Hold

Current Price as at publication. Prices are approximate only. Data compiled and supplied by FNArena.

Dividend Timetable

The following table shows an extract from InvestSMART's Dividend Timetable. This timetable lists the details of upcoming company dividends including ex-dividend dates, payment dates and franking information. Click here to see the full timetable.

Dividend Timetable - extract only

Company	Comment	Dividend (per share)	Franking	Ex-Dividend Date	Payment Date
Alcoa Inc. (AAI)	2006 Half Yearly Result	15 ¢	0%	31st Jul 2006	25th Aug 2006
S8 Limited (SEL)	2006 Final Year Result	2.5 ¢	100%	31st Jul 2006	15th Aug 2006
St George Bank Limited (SGBPC)	2006 Special Event	82.77 ¢	100%	31st Jul 2006	21st Aug 2006

Changes in Director Interest

We have long held the view that a change in a listed company's share registry by its directors sends a clear signal to the market. In fact, such changes must be reported to the stock exchange and now, because of InvestSMART's unique Changes in Director Interest feature, they are also reported to investors. Click here to find out what company directors are doing with their shares.

Changes in Director Interest - extract only

Company	Director	Date	Acquired/Disposed	Quantity
Moby Oil & Gas Ltd (MOG)	E.G. Albers	21st Jul 2006	Acquired	415,000
Lodestone Exploration Limited (LOD)	John L McCawley	21st Jul 2006	Acquired	75,000
Lodestone Exploration Limited (LOD)	John L McCawley	21st Jul 2006	Acquired	75,000

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^* The Pre Completion Guarantee will provide protection against non-performance of the developer for a portion of investment equity used to finance the construction asset. Full details are set out in the PDS.
^** The payment date of the Final Instalment may be brought forward in certain circumstances. Full details are set out in the PDS.

IMPORTANT : InvestSMART Financial Services Pty Ltd makes no recommendations as to the merits of any investment opportunity referred to in this email or its related websites. Before making any investment decision on the basis of any reports or information provided you must read the disclosure document and make your own investigations regarding the accuracy, reliability and completeness of this information. This information has been prepared for distribution over the internet and without taking into account the investment objectives, financial situation and particular needs of any particular person. All indications of performance returns are historical and can not be relied upon as an indicator for future performance.

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