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July 2008

Welcome to Investor Intelligence for July 2008

The staff at 2020 DIRECTINVEST would like to wish everyone a Happy Financial New Year! To celebrate the new financial year, we would like to announce some exciting news about a brand new service offering. Later this month we will be launching our new share trading service. 2020 DIRECTINVEST clients will soon be able to access CMC Market's share trading service with discounted brokerage rates.

We are very excited to be introducing this new addition to our services so watch this space!

It was not a good month for Australian shares. The S&P/ASX 300 Accumulation index fell 7.6% to be down 13.7% for the financial year. In price terms it was the worst June since 1940. Driving the market lower were the impact of high interest rates, bad news from the United States and rising petrol prices.

Read the Colonial First State Market Watch and other Fund Manager Market Reports >>

Performance > Security > Diversification

Man OM-IP Essential has been designed to generate medium term capital growth in both rising and falling markets. The NAB Guarantee will protect your initial investment at maturity and a Rising Guarantee will lock in a portion of any net new trading profits*.

Min. Investment	$5,000
Investment Bonus	100% (4%) upfront commission rebate
Closing Date	15 August 2008
More Information	Man OM-IP Essential >>

Full list of Latest Offers >>

*Subject to the terms of the NAB Guarantee set out in Appendix A of the Prospectus.

DIY Investing - Smart Ideas & Strategies
As part of 2020 DIRECTINVEST's ongoing commitment to investor education, we regularly hold free DIY investor seminars across Australia. For our members who were unable to attend the recent DIY Investing - Smart Ideas & Strategies presentation we have made available Michael Lannon's presentation in video format.

We are currently planning our Spring seminar series titled DIY Investing - More Smart Ideas & Strategies for October and November this year.

Please view here for Michael Lannon's DIY Seminar videos and more information

Annual travel insurance cover from $367.50
2020 DIRECTINVEST clients receive 30% off travel insurance policies from Toursafe Travel Insurance. Toursafe covers are underwritten by QBE Insurance Australia and travellers have access to QBE's inhouse emergency assistance service OMEGA. Annual cover is available from $367.50 (incl GST and 30% discount).

Available to business and leisure travellers
Unlimited trips of up to 60 days each for a period of 12 months
Includes cover for domestic and international travel

Toursafe Travel Insurance >>

Fund Name	S&P Rating
Perpetual WealthFocus Investments UBS Australian Share Fund		Up
Advance Australian Equity Growth Fund		Down

For a complete list of re-rated funds and to keep up to date with fund ratings from both Standard & Poor's and Morningstar:

Managed Funds more info

Superannuation Funds more info

Allocated Pension Funds more info

Empowering investors with financial tools and information to make and execute investment decisions in the most cost-effective manner.