A practical guide to assessing economic loss. David Heath and Corey Plover. CumpstonSarjeant
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1 A practical guide to assessing economic loss David Heath and Corey Plover CumpstonSarjeant C O N S U L T I N G A C T U A R I E S These notes have been written for the Australian Lawyers Alliance, Seminar "A Practical Guide to Assessing Economic Loss" held in Victoria on 12 November 2008 as an introduction to the various components of economic loss, the principles of valuation and the practical issues surrounding them. It is necessarily a high-level overview of the topic and individual circumstances can differ from the scenarios discussed in these notes, therefore it is recommended that you consult with Cumpston Sarjeant before preparing economic loss estimates. More detail on these topics can be found on our website (
2 1. Earnings losses 1.1 Introduction The fundamental principle of compensation is known as restitutio in integrum (restoration to the original position) whereby plaintiffs should be awarded such sums of money as will restore them to the positions that they would have been in if there had been no wrong committed. Losses of earnings are therefore assessed as the difference between two scenarios: the net earnings they would have had, had they not been injury (i.e. their "but-for injury earnings"); and the net earnings they have had, and will now continue to have (i.e. their "despite injury earnings"). Figure 1: Representation of earnings losses
3 1.2 But-for injury gross earnings When establishing earnings path projections, the general concept is to extrapolate the individual's pre-injury earnings in a reasonable and justifiable manner, allowing for movements in gross earnings that would have occurred up to the date of calculation. Earnings up to the date of calculation incorporate movements in general wage inflation and increases due to promotion. Earnings beyond the date of calculation must be expressed in current values (i.e. not allow for future general wage increases but can allow for promotion and /or projected increases in award wages) Inflated, pre-injury earnings If the individual demonstrated stable pre-injury earnings, in an equivalent occupation and career path, then pre-injury earnings may be inflated in line with a suitable data series: Average earnings for all full-time persons (or males / females) in Australia (or any particular state) 1 Average earnings for persons of certain occupation or occupational groups 2 For example, three possible indexation scenarios for an injury occurring in and a calculation date of December 2008 are: Date from AWE Earnings AWE Earnings AWE Earnings (Australian ($ pa) (Victorian ($ pa) (Male elec- ($ pa) persons) males) tricians) 1-Jul , , ,000 1-Jul , , ,000 1-Jul , , ,000 1-Jul , , ,163 1-Jul , ,587 1, ,326 1-Jul , ,702 1, ,115 1-Jul , ,809 1, ,903 1-Jul ,848 1, ,171 1, ,812 1-Jul ,675 1, ,708 1, ,813 Pre-injury But-for injury Indicative current earnings If evidence exists as to the individual's current earnings potential (i.e. via a vocational assessment, or a comparable employee) then this amount can be used directly with intermediate earnings estimated by interpolation. For example, assuming current earnings of $80,000, two possible scenarios are: Date from Earnings ($ pa) (Constant (Promotion growth) in 2006) 1-Jul-00 46,000 46,000 1-Jul-01 48,000 48,000 1-Jul-02 50,000 50,000 1-Jul-03 54,074 52,000 1-Jul-04 58,480 54,080 1-Jul-05 63,246 56,243 1-Jul-06 68,399 73,964 1-Jul-07 73,972 76,923 1-Jul-08 80,000 80,000 Pre-injury But-for injury
4 Award earnings, or average occupational earnings Some individuals may be covered by specific award wages or may closely follow industry average wages. In such cases, earnings capacity can be assessed in absolute amounts, as opposed to growth relative to pre-injury amounts: For example: Date from Award Earnings ($ pa) AWE Earnings wages Ordinary Total (Male elec- ($ pa) ($ pw) tricians) 1-Jul-00 38,500 46,000 46,000 1-Jul-01 40,000 48,000 48,000 1-Jul-02 42,000 50,000 50,000 1-Jul ,158 51, ,770 1-Jul ,270 52,702 1, ,947 1-Jul ,266 53,888 1, ,817 1-Jul ,266 53,888 1, ,686 1-Jul ,644 54,338 1, ,630 1-Jul ,022 54,788 1, ,654 1-Jul ,403 55,241 1-Jul ,787 55,698 1-Jul ,174 56,159 Pre-injury But-for injury Average occupational earnings by age group In the case of an individual being injured at a young age, before they have established a stable earnings capacity, average earnings by age group 3 may be useful For example: Age AWE (full-time males) ABS (male electricians) ATO (male electricians) ($ pw) ($ pa) ($ pw) ($ pa) ($ pw) ($ pa) , , , , , , ,025 53,485 1, ,233 1, , ,230 64,181 1, ,285 1, , ,384 72,217 1, ,912 1, , ,349 70,391 1, ,972 1, , ,379 71,956 1, ,233 1, , ,413 73,730 1, ,433 1, , ,304 68,043 1, ,164 1, , ,254 65,434 1, ,112 1, ,585 But-for injury 3
5 Self employed / business earnings Where an individual earns income through a business entity, it is important to identify all earnings generated by that individual. In addition to salary income, this may also include retained company profits, directors fees and nominal wages paid to family members for the purposes of income splitting (i.e. Husher v Husher 4 ). For example: Date from AWE Direct Directors fees ($ pa) Company Total (Australian wages To self To wife profits ($ pa) persons) ($ pa) ($ pa) 1-Jul ,000 10,000 10,000-2,500 38,500 1-Jul ,000 12,000 12,000 5,000 52,000 1-Jul ,000 14,000 14,000 10,000 63,000 1-Jul ,485 1-Jul ,448 1-Jul ,428 1-Jul ,840 1-Jul ,188 1-Jul ,490 Pre-injury But-for injury Volatile pre-injury earnings Where an individual's pre-injury earnings fluctuate from year to year (i.e. self-employed individuals), their earnings capacity may be assessed relative to an inflation adjusted average taken over several years. For example: Date from AWE Total Inflation (Australian ($ pa) adjusted persons) ($ pa) 1-Jul ,000 51,395 1-Jul ,000 32,821 1-Jul ,000 63,319 1-Jul ,178 1-Jul ,630 1-Jul ,575 1-Jul ,098 1-Jul ,574 1-Jul ,277 Pre-injury (average inflation adjusted amount is $49,178) But-for injury 4 Husher v Husher [1999] HCA 47; 197 CLR 138; 165 ALR 384; 73 ALJR 1414 (9 September 1999)
6 1.3 Despite injury gross earnings Actual, post-injury earnings for the individual are obtainable from a number of sources: Lodged taxation returns - salary plus allowances less work-related deductions Notices of assessment - taxable earnings Group certificates - salary only Payslips and time sheets - salary only When assessing such post-injury capacity, the following sources of income are excluded: Non-personal exertion income (i.e. rent, capital gains and trust distributions) Weekly compensation payments (i.e. WorkCover, TAC and Centrelink benefits) Lump sum entitlements (i.e. long service leave and ETPs) Insurance benefits (i.e. Income protection payments) Actual earnings information should be available up to the date of calculation, after which residual earnings (if appropriate) needs to be determined. For example: Date from But-for Despite injury earnings ($ pa) injury Total Partial Return to ($ pa) incapacity capacity work 1-Jul-00 46,000 46,000 46,000 46,000 1-Jul-01 48,000 48,000 48,000 48,000 1-Jul-02 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 1-Jul-03 52, Jul-04 54, Jul-05 57,500 5,900 5,900 5,900 1-Jul-06 60,200 14,500 14,500 14,500 1-Jul-07 62,800 29,900 29,900 29,900 1-Jul-08 64, ,900 37,000 1-Jul-09 64,700 44,100 1-Jul-10 64,700 51,100 1-Jul-11 64,700 58,200 Pre-injury Post-injury (actual) Post-injury (assumed)
7 1.4 Taxation Before losses can be determined, gross earning amounts must be converted to net earnings amounts with reference to historical taxation rates 5. Budgeted tax rates are also incorporated into future net losses 6. Tax calculations also include allowances for: Medicare levy 7 Low Income Tax Offsets 8 (or Senior Australian Tax Offsets if applicable) The following rates include both the low income rebate and Medicare arrangements: taxation year Start Tax & levy of band in band band start 0 0.0% 0 14, % 0 17, % , % 1,260 30, % 2,850 34, % 3,670 60, % 12,900 80, % 19, , % 60,700 An example of a taxation calculation: Assumed gross earnings from 1 July 2008 (a) 65,000 less start of applicable taxation band (b): see table 60,000 Earnings within taxation band (c) = (a) - (b) 5,000 multiplied by tax and levy rate in band (d): see table 31.5% Taxation payable on income within the taxation band (e) = (c) x (d) 1,575 plus tax and levy to start of band (f): see table 12,900 Initial taxation payable per annum (g) = (e) + (f) 14,475 Annual after-tax earnings (h) = (a) - (g) 50,525 Net earning rate $ per week (i) = (h) / Family Tax benefits and other allowances are excluded unless specifically requested. 1.5 Mortality In some jurisdictions, probabilities of death before age 65 are able to be incorporated directly into future earnings losses (see 3.2). However, our practice for the last 18 months has been to exclude all allowances for mortality and direct the reader to an appropriate deduction for vicissitudes that is inclusive of mortality. Such a method was chosen for simplicity, consistency with published $1 pw factors and consistency between the various jurisdictions
8 1.6 Discount rates Future economic losses must be brought to present values by reference to a discount rate. The statutory discount rates prescribed under the various Australian jurisdictions are: Jurisdiction Workers' Transport Professional and compensation accidents public liability New South Wales 5% 1 5% 2 5% 3 Northern Territory n.a n.a 4 5% 5 Queensland 5% 6 5% 7 5% 8 South Australia 3% 9 5% 10 5% 10 Tasmania 3% 7% 11 7% 11 5% 4 5% 12 5% 12 Victoria 3% 13 6% 14 5% 15 n.a 13 3% 16 6% 13 Western Australia 6% 17 6% 17 6% 17 1 Workers Compensation Act 1987, section 151J applies to assessments on or after 1 February Motor Vehicles (Third Party Insurance) Act 1942, section 35B applies to personal injuries and deaths where damages are payable out of the Transport Accidents Compensation Fund from 1 July 1984 Motor Accidents Act 1988, section 71 applies to accidents occurring on or after 1 July 1987 and prior to 8 July 1999 Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999, section 127 applies to accidents occurring on or after 8 July 1999 Transport Administration Act 1988, section 121 extends the Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 to public transport 3 Health Care Liability Act 2001, s11(2) applies to medical negligence cases commenced between 1 July 2001 and 20 March 2002 Civil Liability Act 2002, section 14(2)(b) applies to cases commenced on or after 20 March Motor Accidents (Compensation) Act, section 5(1) abolishes award of damages to residents of the Northern Territory and section 4(1) applies to injuries to a person who, at the time of the accident, was not a resident of the Territory 5 Personal Injuries (Liabilities and Damages) Act 2002, section 22 applies to all assessments of damages on or after 1 May Supreme Court Act 1995, section 16(1) (formerly Common Law Practice Act 1867 (Qld), section 5) applies to assessments of damage on or after 13 November Motor Accident Insurance Act 1994, s55b applies to all assessments of damages between 1 October 2000 and 9 April 2003 Civil Liability Act 2003, section 57 applies to all assessments of breaches of duty on or after 9 April Personal Injuries Proceedings Act 2002, section 52 applies to breaches of duty between 18 June 2002 and 9 April 2003 Civil Liability Act 2003, section 57 applies to all assessments of breaches of duty on or after 9 April Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation (General) Regulations 1999, section 13(1) applies to all assessments of damages on or after 1 December Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1986, section 42 states that such assessments are performed only for redemption of liabilities by agreement. South Australia does not have common law settlements for workers compensation 10 Civil Liability Act 2003, section 55 (formerly section 35A of the Wrongs Act 1936) in conjunction with the definition of prescribed discount rate in section 3 applies to accidents occurring on or after 8 February Common Law (Miscellaneous Actions) Act 1986, section 4(1) applies to injuries occurring on or after 18 December Civil Liability Act 2002, section 28A applies to causes of actions accrued on or after 15 December Accident Compensation Act 1985, s135a(14) & s135c apply to "serious injuries" and deaths arising from employment prior to 12 November 1997, s134a(1) applies to injuries arising from employment on or after 12 November 1997 but prior to 20 October 1999, s134ab(32) applies to "serious injuries" arising from employment on or after 20 October Transport Accident Act 1986, s173 applies to injuries where damages are payable out of compulsory insurance funds prior to 1 January 1987 and section 93(13) applies to "serious injuries" arising from a transport accident on or after 1 January Wrongs Acts 1958, section 28I(2) applies to assessments of breaches of duty arising on or after 23 October Wrongs (Part VB) (Dust and Tobacco-Related Claims) Regulations 2006, section 3 excludes dust and tobacco related awards for damages from Part VB (and section 28) of the Wrongs Act Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1941, section 5(1) applies to assessments of damages on or after 18 August 1986 $1pw factors under these various discount rates can be found on our website 9 9
9 2. Superannuation losses 2.1 Introduction Similarly to earnings losses, superannuation losses are assessed as the difference between "but-for injury" and a "despite injury" scenarios. However, as opposed to earnings that are received weekly, superannuation benefits are deferred until retirement. 2.2 Defined benefit schemes Defined benefit schemes are superannuation schemes, common in the public sector, where benefits are based on a set formula rather than on investment returns. In general: the longer an individual is a member of such a scheme, the higher their benefit; the higher an individual's salary, the higher their benefit. These two common characteristics would ordinarily imply that an injured individual, whose career is shortened and whose earnings capacity is impaired, would receive a lower superannuation benefit and therefore incur an economic loss. However, most defined benefit schemes have a specific clause stating that if an individual is seriously injured, they receive an incapacity benefit equivalent to their retirement benefit had they continued to work until age 65. Because of this clause, injured members of defined benefit schemes often incur no superannuation losses. 2.3 Accumulation schemes Accumulation schemes involve contributions being invested in a fund until retirement. Compulsory contributions are paid by the employer on top of earnings in accordance with Superannuation Guarantee Charges (SGC). Any impact on an individual's earnings therefore impacts the SGC contributions paid into the individual's superannuation account and subsequent investment earnings and therefore a loss is usually incurred. Figure 2: Representation of superannuation (SGC accumulation) losses
10 2.2 Superannuation Guarantee Charges An employer provides a minimum rate of superannuation support based on a percentage of the employee's "notional earnings base". Since July 2002, this rate has been 9%. The employee's "notional earnings base" is usually at least equal to their ordinary time earnings, or any applicable award base if less. There is a maximum notional earnings base, above which SGC contributions are capped. 2.3 Contributions as part of earnings capacity In some jurisdictions, superannuation contributions are treated as though they are wages 10. In other jurisdictions however, this approximation can understate the superannuation loss as it doesn't take into consideration the investment earnings on contributions (see 2.4) and the taxation advantages (see 2.5) of superannuation benefits. Nevertheless, deeming contributions to be earnings capacity may be appropriate for contributions that are non-regular and not compulsory. Such contributions are effectively a voluntary investment choice paid from the individual's salary and the "unwinding" of such choice may provide a more stable basis of assessment. 2.4 Accumulation of contributions Because superannuation benefits are not paid until retirement, they must be accumulated forward at appropriate crediting rates. Typical crediting rates on past contributions are those of a typical balanced superannuation fund: Date from Rate (%) % % % % (1) % % % (2) (1) Super Ratings SR50 Balanced Index from (2) Crediting rate for is assumed to be nil in light of current market volatility. Future crediting rates are chosen based on the expected return of a comparable balanced portfolio. In RTA v Cremona, an 11% rate was assumed 11 Currently, we assume a long term superannuation return of 9% pa Superannuation simplification The Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Simplification) Act 2007, introduced on 15 March 2007, abolished taxation on superannuation benefits taken after age 60. This has two major ramifications: it increases the tax-effectiveness of superannuation, usually resulting in superannuation losses bearing proportionally less tax than earnings counterparts losses can be calculated based on nominal differences in contributions without reference needing to be made to pre-injury account balances 10 For example, Workers Compensation Act 1987, paragraph 174(9)(b4) 11 Paragraph 81 of RTA v Cremona [2001] NSWCA Unpublished article. Details to come
11 3. Deductions for vicissitudes 3.1 Introduction When making awards for loss of future earnings and superannuation, Australian courts usually make some deduction for the risks that earnings would not have continued until the assumed retirement age (i.e. due to death, illness, unemployment and strike). Although there is general agreement that risks affecting particular plaintiffs have to be considered, appeal courts show no consistent pattern. Quantitative analysis suggests the standard 15% deduction applied in many jurisdictions are too severe, especially when no allowances are made for favourable contingencies such as promotion, completion of higher qualifications, obtaining a better job or starting a business. 3.2 Currently applied deductions Jurisdiction Mortality allowed Deduction for in $1pw factors vicissitudes New South Wales No 15% Victoria Yes 15% Queensland No 15% - 25% South Australia Yes 15% - 30% Western Australia No 2% - 6% Tasmania No 10% - 15% Northern Territory Yes 15% ACT No 15% 3.3 Calculated deductions for death, unemployment, sickness & strikes Occupation Age 25 Age 35 Age 45 Age 55 Males Managers & administrators 5% 5% 6% 7% Professionals 5% 6% 7% 7% Associate professionals 6% 6% 7% 8% Tradespersons & related workers 7% 8% 10% 11% Advanced clerical & service workers 6% 7% 8% 8% Intermediate clerical, sales & service workers 7% 8% 9% 9% Intermediate production & transport workers 8% 9% 11% 11% Elementary clerical, sales & service workers 6% 6% 8% 8% Labourers & related workers 10% 11% 13% 13% Females Managers & administrators 3% 4% 5% 6% Professionals 3% 4% 5% 6% Associate professionals 4% 4% 5% 6% Tradespersons & related workers 5% 6% 7% 9% Advanced clerical & service workers 4% 5% 6% 7% Intermediate clerical, sales & service workers 4% 5% 6% 7% Intermediate production & transport workers 5% 6% 8% 9% Elementary clerical, sales & service workers 3% 4% 5% 5% Labourers & related workers 5% 6% 8% 9% Source:
12 4. Taxation paid on weekly compensation 4.1 Introduction A lump sum award of damages is not taxed. Some periodical payments of weekly benefits, on the other hand, are subject to income tax. Where no-fault benefits are repaid following settlement, the individual would lose the amount of this tax (i.e. the gross benefits are repaid even though the individual had only received the net amounts after income tax). This component is also termed a Fox v Wood component and is equal to the marginal rate of tax paid on the weekly compensation payments received to date. Figure 3: Representation of tax paid on weekly compensation
13 5. Penalty interest 5.1 Introduction All jurisdictions except Tasmania have legislation permitting the award of interest on damages to compensate plaintiffs for the detriment in being kept out of money that was due to them. Courts in Victoria are limited to awarding interest from the commencement of proceedings though in other jurisdictions interest may be awarded from the date when the cause of action arose. In all jurisdictions however, compounding of interest is disallowed. 5.2 Penalty interest factors (excerpt) Victorian penalty interest rates are from section 2 of the Penalty Interest Rates Act 1983: Date from Rate Date from Rate (% pa) (% pa) 1-Jul % 1-Jul % 1-Jan % 1-Oct % 1-Apr % 1-Jan % 1-Jul % 1-Feb % 1-Oct % 1-Apr % 8-Oct % 1-Jul % 1-Jan % 1-Nov % 1-Apr % 12-Jul % 10-Jul % 19-Dec % 1-Oct % 1-May % 1-Jan % 30-Oct % 1-Apr % 23-Feb % 1-Jul % 17-Apr % 1-Oct % 4-May % 1-Jan % 25-Aug % 1-Apr % 18-Dec % 1-Jul % 24-Mar % 1-Oct % 26-Jun % 1-Jan % 1-Jul % 1-Apr % 1-Oct % 7-Apr % 1-Oct %
14 6. Dependency losses 6.1 Introduction Legislation exists in all Australian jurisdictions to provide for causes of action for the benefit of the estate of a person who has died. The principle behind any such loss is that the members of the estate would have derived some material benefit from the deceased had the latter lived. A common circumstance involves the death of a working parent of a household. The family's dependency may be calculated by taking the probably earnings of the deceased after allowing for tax and deducting what would have been spent on the deceased for things such as food, clothing and entertainment. This total loss can then be apportioned between the claimants. In addition to the loss of expectation of benefits derived from the deceased earnings, the family is also entitled to loss of the value of the deceased's unpaid domestic services. 6.2 Dependency percentages Estimated dependency percentages for the surviving parent and children, and for the surviving family as a whole, are: Net income of spouse No. of Parent Child Family (as % of deceased) children 0% % % 0% % 28.1% 71.9% 0% % 20.8% 76.0% 0% % 16.7% 79.0% 0% % 14.0% 81.1% 0% % 12.1% 82.8% 100% % % 100% % 19.8% 43.7% 100% % 15.6% 52.0% 100% % 13.1% 57.8% 100% % 11.4% 62.2% 100% % 10.1% 65.6% Intermediate cases can be determined via interpolation.
15 7. Cost of future expenditure 7.1 Introduction The earnings capacity lost by the injured individual is only one type of economic loss. The other types mainly result from the creation of new needs and future expenditure that would otherwise have not been incurred. Losses involving recurring future expenditure are calculated individually by multiplying the unit cost of each need by a multiplier calculated in respect of the statutory discount rate, recurring frequency and duration of need (for example: a multiplier in respect of $1 spent every 3 years from 1/1/2018 to 31/12/2065). Possible sources of these unit costings are: Occupational therapist reports Medical experts (physiotherapist, speech pathologist, etc) Architectural or engineering quotations Fund managers 7.2 Frequency of payment Even if the dollar amounts of multipliers are the same, the frequency of payment can affect the value of the multiplier: Value of $260 every 5 years for 60 5% discount = $1,137 Value of $52 every year for 60 5% discount = $1,034 Value of $1 every week for 60 5% discount = $1, Life expectancy vs probability of death As discussed in sections 1.5 and 3.2, some jurisdictions exclude mortality from future multipliers. Such jurisdictions value lifetime expenditure with reference the individual's life expectancy rather than individual probabilities of death in each year. There are two broad methods employed in calculating multipliers which allow for mortality: (i) life annuity methods - this calculates the probability of each future payment occurring by reference to the probability of survival at each future date. Payments further in the future have a lower probability of occurrence as the probability of survival is lower. They are also subject to a greater degree of discounting. The multiplier is then the sum of all the probabilistic future discounted cash flows.
16 (ii) life expectancy methods - this calculates the life expectancy (based on probabilities of survival) and assumes that future payments will be made up to this expectation of life, but not thereafter. The multiplier is then the sum of all the 'certain' discounted cash flows. Our practice for the last 18 months has been to apply the life expectancy method to all jurisdictions, allowing for projected improvements in life expectancy 13. The differences between these methods are usually minimal. For example, for a 7 year old male: Duration Prob of Life exp- Difference death ectancy (%) For life % to age % to age % to age % to age % to age % to age % to age % Complications can arise when large deferral periods or joint lives are involved, in which case, multipliers calculated from probabilities of death are often used directly. 13
17 8. Cost of investment management 8.1 Introduction Serious injury claimants are often entitled to damages to cover the cost of investment fees that would be incurred upon the long-term management of their settlement funds. The exact method for valuing such damages has been a source of contention. But common consensus is that: a projection should be performed to determine the present value of future costs of investment management drawings are a constant amount and are drawn regularly from the fund the fund is to decline to a zero balance over the interval of fund management uplift figures must be self-sufficient (i.e. they need to cover the management of both the initial lump sum as well as the additional amount awarded) the interval of fund management is the individual's projected life expectancy no explicit allowance for actual fund earnings, taxation or medical offsets are to be made; instead a statutory discount rate is employed. 8.2 Cost of investment management factors Based on stepped commission rates that are indicative of commercial fund managers, estimated uplifts to allow for management costs over various timeframes are: Initial fund Duration of management (years) ($m) % discount rate 0.5 5% 9% 14% 18% 35% 51% 64% 1.0 4% 8% 12% 16% 31% 44% 54% 2.5 4% 7% 10% 14% 25% 35% 43% 5.0 3% 6% 9% 11% 21% 28% 33% % 5% 7% 9% 16% 21% 25% 5% discount rate 0.5 5% 9% 13% 17% 30% 38% 44% 1.0 4% 8% 12% 15% 26% 33% 37% 2.5 3% 7% 10% 12% 21% 27% 30% 5.0 3% 6% 8% 10% 17% 21% 23% % 5% 6% 8% 13% 16% 17% 7% discount rate 0.5 4% 8% 12% 15% 25% 29% 31% 1.0 4% 8% 11% 14% 22% 25% 27% 2.5 3% 6% 9% 11% 18% 21% 22% 5.0 3% 5% 8% 10% 14% 16% 17% % 4% 6% 7% 11% 12% 13% Further explanation and figures for specific fund managers are available on our website and
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