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Newsletter #640 - 3rd May 2006	Home My Portfolio My TrailCap Search Email us

Macquarie Atlas is a capital protected^* investment engineered to provide capital growth, income, diversification and tax efficiency with a choice of Australian or Asian share market exposure.

What will Macquarie Atlas do for you?

Provide the potential for capital growth with 130% exposure to an averaged strategy
Your choice of Australian or Asian equity markets
Returns are smoothed through the quarterly averaging feature
A safety net – capital protection in 7.5 years^*
Fixed income for the first year
Provide the opportunity for diversification
A 100% lending facility from Macquarie Bank offering potential interest deductions for prepaid interest this June^**
An eligible investment for Self Managed Super Funds (ungeared)

How does Atlas work?

The opportunity for Capital Growth

Atlas gives you the benefit of diversified exposure to either an Australian stock index (Atlas 3) or several Asian stock indices (Atlas Asia). You will receive 130% of any increases in the average level of the index/indices at the end of 7.5 years.

The opportunity for Income

The income you receive from your Atlas 3 investment is related to the performance of a ‘reference basket’ of 80 of Australia's largest listed stocks. These stocks are diversified across a variety of sectors.

The income you receive from your Atlas Asia investment is related to the performance of a ‘reference basket’ of 80 stocks from a range of Asian stock exchanges from Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan. The stocks are selected on the basis of market capitalisation, diversification across sectors, and quantitative analysis.

The income works like this:

In year 1, the yield is fixed (6% for Atlas 3 and 4% for Atlas Asia), and paid semi-annually

From year 2, the income is variable - the headline yield for both Atlas 3 and Atlas Asia rises by 1% every year

The yield will fall by one-seventh each time one of the stocks in the ‘reference basket’ of 80 shares falls by more than 45% from its initial price and closes below this level for 3 consecutive trading days (this is called a ‘Knockout Event’)

Benefit from 100% Leverage

Macquarie Bank will also lend to approved investors 100% of the initial investment amount in Atlas 3 and Atlas Asia. The loan is provided under the Macquarie Structured Product Investment Loan facility. Minimum Loan Amount is $50,000.

InvestSMART will rebate 100% of the 1.82% sales commission payable.

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Offer Overview


Offer	Macquarie Atlas Trust
Issue Price	$1.00 per unit
Minimum Investment	$10,000
Amount Sought	Up to $100,000,000 units will be issued for each offer
Expected Close Date	23rd June 2006
Minimum Loan Amount	$50,000
Disclosure... InvestSMART will rebate 100% of the 1.82% sales commission. InvestSMART will receive a 0.25% trailing commission after year 1.
Documents & Links... Request a Product Disclosure Statement (PDS) by Post Atlas 3 PDS Atlas Asia PDS Product Flyer SPResearch_Atlas3-4.pdf Download Tips
For further information please contact InvestSMART on 1300 880 160

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

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^* Capital protection is provided to Macquarie Atlas Series Trust ARSN 116 069 062 ("Trust") through a deferred purchase agreement and not to investors individually. Capital Protection applies only on 31 December 2013 and is subject to the terms and limitations of the Equity Markets Investments Agreement and in particular will not apply in the case of an Extraordinary Event including inability to hedge Asian investments (Atlas Asia only). You should be aware the capital protected amount per unit on 31 December 2013 is unlikely to have the same real value as it would today due to the likely effect of inflation and the time value of money. See the PDS for more details.

^** To approved investors.

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