All China Bond

Investment objective summary

The Fund aims to provide income with the opportunity for long-term capital growth.

The Fund invests primarily in bonds (contracts to repay borrowed money which typically pay interest at fixed times) issued outside of mainland China, but may also invest in bonds issued within mainland China.

The bonds are issued either by governments, institutions or companies and where they are not priced in renminbi, they will be hedged (an investment technique which aims to protect the value of an investment against currency movements) back into renminbi at the Investment Manager’s discretion.

The Fund may invest in other assets such as cash, other funds (which may be managed by the Investment Manager, other companies in the same group as the Investment Manager or a third party) and derivatives (financial contracts whose value is linked to the price of an underlying asset). Derivatives may be used for investment purposes (i.e. in order to achieve the Fund’s investment objectives) or for efficient portfolio management purposes e.g. with the aim of either managing the Fund risks or reducing the costs of managing the Fund.