Centuria life policy holder presentation

Centuria Life The shift to income investing Alex Clamen Division Director - Macquarie Investment Management, Fixed Income and Currency

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Current market outlook

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Structural investment themes The policy levers we have all analysed for the past 25 years have changed

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Too much debt

Massive central bank intervention

Too little growth

Shift to Income

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Central banks have become the focus of financial markets Historically central banks have managed the interest rates of their respective countries

l Conducts monetary

policy with a dual mandate of full employment and stable prices

l Aims to maintain price

stability, preserve the value of the Euro

l Conducts monetary

policy with a view to maintain stable prices

l Stable currency and full

employment l Inflation target of 2-3%

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The role of central banks has changed Quantitative Easing (or QE): It is an unconventional monetary tool used by central banks to stimulate the economy

l The central bank creates money and buys bonds from financial institutions l The central bank buying program makes bonds expensive and less attractive

l The financial institutions receive the money and use it for more attractive investments and loans l With an increase in money supply, interest rates should go down boosting the economy l Positive sentiment, confidence and wealth effect perpetuate the cycle CONFIDENTIAL FOR USE BY RECIPIENT ONLY

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Unconventional monetary policies Unprecedented quantitative easing policies

l This easing cycle began in Sept 2007 with the Fed cutting rates from 5% all the way to 0% to 0.25% l Other major central banks have also implemented zero-bound policies l All major central banks have initiated unconventional policies l The Fed is printing $85 billion a month and the Bank of Japan $70 billion

To create economic growth

• Through wealth effect

“

If people feel that their financial situation is better because their 401(k) looks better or for whatever reason their house is worth more - they're more willing to go out and spend....

That's going to provide the demand that firms need in order to be willing to hire and to invest

“

Enormous monetary stimulus

Ben Bernanke

l The Bank of Japan launched its first of many quantitative easing programs in March 2001 CONFIDENTIAL FOR USE BY RECIPIENT ONLY

l The economy has grown at 0.79% annually since 2001 and deflationary pressures have never disappeared PAGE 7

Unconventional monetary policies Tail risks have receded but what about growth?

Reduction in risk aversion

But no economic growth

Index 8

QE1

1.5

QE2

Japan

1.3 GDP index

7 6

1.1 US _Depression

US GFC

0.9

5 0.7 4

0.5

Default Risk

1 3

5

7

9

11

13

15

17

Years

2 1

3

l This excess liquidity has boosted asset prices

Other risk (liquidity, credit spread term premia...)

0 Nov 08 Mar 09 Aug 09 Dec 09 May 10 Oct 10

l Leverage keeps rising (G4) Feb 11

Jul 11

l What about the consequences?

Source: Macquarie, US Bureau Economic Analysis and Ministry of Finance, Japan CONFIDENTIAL FOR USE BY RECIPIENT ONLY

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Strong support for risk asset prices ‘Tapering’ mentioned

1800

S&P 500 Operation Twist extended

1600 QE2 ends

1400

QE1 ends QE3 announced

1200

1000 QE2 news (Jackson Hole)

Operation Twist announced

800 QE1 announced

600 Jan 07

Jan 08

Jan 09

Jan 10

Jan 11

Jan 12

Jan 13

Source: Bloomberg June 2013 CONFIDENTIAL FOR USE BY RECIPIENT ONLY

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Economic growth remains modest Each and every step of ‘easing’ is heralded as a cure for the ailments, but economic growth is not responding like many have expected

Quarterly GDP - OECD countries 1.5 1.0 0.5 0.0 -0.5 -1.0 -1.5 -2.0

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

-2.5 2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

Source: OECD October 2013 CONFIDENTIAL FOR USE BY RECIPIENT ONLY

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Inflation threat ... no evidence of upside risks 10 8 6

%

4 2

QE2

QE3

0 -2 -4 Jan-00

Jan-02

Jan-04 US CPI yoy

Jan-06

Jan-08

China CPI yoy

Jan-10

Jan-12

EU CPI yoy

Source: Bloomberg September 2013 CONFIDENTIAL FOR USE BY RECIPIENT ONLY

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Tapering Are costs beginning to outweigh the benefits of quantitative easing?

l Despite the lack of the QE

wealth effect, Bernanke introduced the concept of altering the pace of QE

The Federal Reserve’s real GDP Forecasts 4.5% 2013

4.0%

2014

3.5%

l However communication has

been very poor increasing volatility

2015

3.0%

2010 2011

2.5%

2012

l With economic growth still

very slow, why is the Fed about to reduce its unprecedented stimulus?

2.0%

Actual GDP

1.5% Mar 10

Dec 10

Sep 11

Jun 12

Mar 13

Source: FOMC & Bloomberg October 2013 CONFIDENTIAL FOR USE BY RECIPIENT ONLY

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Government debt at record highs Difficult for fiscal policies to support economic growth 250 200

% NGDP

150 100 50 0 1971-75 -50

US

1981-1985 UK

1991-1995

Germany

Aust

2001-2005 Japan

2012 France

Source: Macquarie & IMF, June 2013 CONFIDENTIAL FOR USE BY RECIPIENT ONLY

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Australian economy Still going strong in a benign world l GDP growth continues to look healthy

l While inflation is well contained Australian CPI %YoY

Australian Real GDP % YoY 10%

12%

8%

10%

6%

8%

4%

6%

2%

4%

0% -2%

2%

-4% Dec 79

0% Mar 83

Dec 89

Dec 99

Dec 09

Mar 93

Mar 03

Mar 13

Source: Bloomberg & Macquarie, September 2013 CONFIDENTIAL FOR USE BY RECIPIENT ONLY

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Australia – Mining boom fading What will drive the domestic economy? l Business confidence has stabilised, but no evidence non-mining investment is taking up the slack from the peak in mining investment.

l While private sector credit also seems to have troughed, but growth suggests consumption won’t be a driver of economic growth

Australian Business Confidence

Private Sector Credit %YoY

30

30%

20

25%

10

20%

-

15%

-10

10%

-20

5%

-30

0%

-40 Mar 97

Mar 00

Mar 03

Mar 06

Mar 09

Mar 12

-5% Sep 77

Sep 84

Sep 91

Sep 98

Sep 05

Sep 12

Source: Bloomberg & Macquarie, June 2013 CONFIDENTIAL FOR USE BY RECIPIENT ONLY

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The shift to income investing

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It’s a low yield world Similar to the aftermath of other financial crises 10 year bond yields through history

l Similarities with Japan appear

evident — US bond yields following similar pattern to 1930s and Japan 1990s l Sovereign indebtedness very high l Bond yields likely to surprise by

remaining low for longer l Volatility likely to remain l Environment of low return

9% US: 2000 - Present

8%

US: 1925 - 1941 Japan: 1990 - Present

7%

UK: 2000 - present

6%

Germany: 2000 - present

5% 4% 3% 2% 1% 0% 2000 1990 1925

2005 1995 1930

2013 2000 1935

2005

2013

1941

Source: Bloomberg September 2013 CONFIDENTIAL FOR USE BY RECIPIENT ONLY

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Credit fundamentals are sound $1,200

$120

Net debt per share (LHS) Free cash flow per share (RHS) $1,000

$100

$800

$80

$600

$60

$400

$40

$200

$20

$0 Jul 98

$0 Jul 00

Jul 02

Jul 04

Jul 06

Jul 08

Jul 10

Jul 12

Source: Bloomberg & Macquarie. Data to 30 June 2013 and is based on S&P500 companies.

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Default rates continue to be low 12% Investment Grade High Yield

10%

8%

6%

4%

2%

0% 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Source: Bloomberg & Macquarie September 2013 CONFIDENTIAL FOR USE BY RECIPIENT ONLY

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The shift to income What is ‘income’ focussed investing?

The growth investor

The income investor

Buys for $1, on belief it will rise to say $1.20

Buys a stable priced asset for its yield/dividend/rent

Yield unimportant, it’s all about the capital gain

Yield is paramount, asset is a store of wealth

Works better when leverage increasing and growth strong

Works better when growth environment uncertain

l Growth investing was favoured during the ‘leverage revolution’ prior to the Global Financial Crisis

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The shift to income-based assets l Global deleveraging has a long way to run l This constrains global growth - producing lower return environment l Many periods throughout history where ‘income’ focussed approach is more

prudent and rewarding l An income-based approach is, at least, a good place to start

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Centuria Life Investment Bonds The Macquarie Investment Management Fixed Income team has a defensive and conservative philosophy l Both the Macquarie allocations in the Income Accumulation Bond and the Capital Guaranteed Bond invest in high quality assets l High quality credit is generally more resilient l First port of call: seeking to preserve capital l In this environment we can also protect the funds by increasing our cash levels

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