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The Australian dollar, underpinned by commodities and Chinese demand, is at present powerful, and people are routinely talking about parity with the US dollar. Currency, in fact, is a big issue for funds investing overseas. Given the persistent appreciation of the Australian dollar, most offshore assets are declining in Australian dollar terms: nabCapital managing director and head of insurance and fund manager relations, Donald Hellyer, recently put out a paper on this theme.