# Damages Act 1996, Paragraph 12


(1) As for the basis on which the rate-assessor is to proceed by virtue of paragraph 7(1), the notional portfolio is a combination of various types of things for investment in.
(2) In the table—
(a) the first column shows the types of things that the portfolio is composed of,
(b) the second column shows the percentage that each of the types of things is of the portfolio.
(3) The table is as follows—
Cash or equivalents
10%
Nominal gilts
15%
Index-linked gilts
10%
UK equities
7.5%
Overseas equities
12.5%
High-yield bonds
5%
Investment-grade-credit
30%
Property (heritable or moveable)
5%
Other types (see the examples)
5%
(4) Examples of other types as mentioned in the first column of the table are infrastructure, commodities, hedge funds and absolute return funds.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/48/schedule/C1/paragraph/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/damages-act-1996/schedule-C1/paragraph-12
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