The Early Bird fund performance indicators for August 2023 have been released. To get an early feel for what to expect of the month in terms of returns on your pension investment, the market lost 5.10% (Allshare Index ex div), ranging between 6.40% (Oil & Gas Producers) and -12.64% (Telecommunication). The Rand weakened by 5.72% to the US$. Typical prudential managed pension portfolios returned between 1.462% (Namibia Coronation Balanced Defensive Fund) and -0.892% (Sanlam Namibia Balanced Fund) after fees.