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• This Fund as an umbrella under the UCITS regulations has within it different compartments investing in equities or debt securities, each with different risk profile.
• Some compartments may invest up to but no more than half of their assets in structured products (such as bonds or other transferable securities whose returns are linked to the performance of an index, asset backed securities and mortgage-backed securities). Specifically, investments in asset-backed securities and mortgage-backed securities can be made up to only 20% of the total net assets of the compartment.
• Some compartments may also invest in financial derivative instruments (such as credit derivative instruments on indexes).
• Investment in the above investment products may involve higher degree of credit/counterparty, market and liquidity risks and may result in substantial loss.
• Compartments which invest in a single market or a single sector should be regarded as having higher concentration risk than compartments following a more diversified policy.
• Compartments which invest in emerging countries presents greater risk due to the political and economic situations in these countries.
• The investment decision is yours but you should not invest unless the intermediary which offers you the compartments has advised you that the compartments are suitable for you and has explained why, including that investment in the compartments will be consistent with your investment objectives.
• This Fund as an umbrella under the UCITS regulations has within it different compartments investing in equities or debt securities, each with different risk profile.
• Some compartments may invest up to but no more than half of their assets in structured products (such as bonds or other transferable securities whose returns are linked to the performance of an index, asset backed securities and mortgage-backed securities). Specifically, investments in asset-backed securities and mortgage-backed securities can be made up to only 20% of the total net assets of the compartment.
• Some compartments may also invest in financial derivative instruments (such as credit derivative instruments on indexes).
• Investment in the above investment products may involve higher degree of credit/counterparty, market and liquidity risks and may result in substantial loss.
• Compartments which invest in a single market or a single sector should be regarded as having higher concentration risk than compartments following a more diversified policy.
• Compartments which invest in emerging countries presents greater risk due to the political and economic situations in these countries.
• The investment decision is yours but you should not invest unless the intermediary which offers you the compartments has advised you that the compartments are suitable for you and has explained why, including that investment in the compartments will be consistent with your investment objectives.
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