Abstract: A method for determining weightings of an investment portfolio selected from a plurality of domestic and international financial investments is provided. The method divides domestic and international financial investments into a plurality of industry groups, selecting one of the industry groups, and determining a reguired industry weighting as well as an available domestic weighting for the selected industry group. A mixture of investments can then be determined based on the reguired industry weighting and the available domestic weighting, and the process is repeated for all available industry groups.

Abstract: A method for determining weightings of an investment portfolio selected from a range of domestic and international financial investments is illustrated in FIG. 1. The method commences (step 1) with dividing of the range of domestic and international financial investments into a plurality of groups, for example industry based groups. Step 2 of this method involves selecting one of the industry based groups. It is then necessary (step 3) to define a variable referred to in this document as the required_industry_weighting for the selected industry based group. This variable represents the preferred weighting which the investor proposes to give the selected industry group within the investment portfolio. Next (step 4) it is necessary to determine a variable referred to in this document as the available_domestic_weighting for the selected industry based group. In an embodiment a domestic index is used to determine the available_domestic_weighting, for example the ASX/S&P 200 index.