Unleash the potential of China bonds

IMPORTANT:

i. The China Bond Fund seeks to maximise total return. The Fund invests at least 70% of its total assets in fixed income transferable securities denominated in Renminbi or other non-Chinese domestic currencies issued by entities exercising the predominant part of their economic activity in the PRC through recognised mechanisms including but not limited to the Chinese Interbank Bond Market, the exchange bond market, quota system and/or through onshore or offshore issuances and/or any future developed channels. The Fund is a RQFII Access Fund and a CIBM Fund and may invest without limit in the PRC via RQFII Quota and in the CIBM via the Foreign Access Regime and/or Bond Connect and/or other means as may be permitted by the relevant regulations from time to time.

ii. The Fund may invest in debt securities that are subject to actual or perceived ratings downgrade. An increase in interest rates may adversely affect the value of the bonds held by the Fund. The Fund may invest in non-investment grade and unrated bonds that may be subject to higher default, volatility and liquidity risks. The Fund invests in bonds issued or guaranteed by governments or authorities, which may involve political, economic, default or other risks. The Fund may invest in urban investment bonds issued by Chinese local government financing vehicles (“LGFVs”) that are subject to default risk of the LGFVs.

iii. The Fund is subject to restrictions and requirements applicable to the Renminbi Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor (“RQFII”) investments, which may adversely affect the fund’s value due to regulatory uncertainties. The Fund is subject to risks associated with investment in the China Interbank Bond Market.

iv. The Fund's investments are concentrated in People’s Republic of China (PRC). This may result in greater volatility than more broad-based investments. The Fund invests in certain emerging markets and may be subject to political, tax, economic, social and foreign exchange risks.

v. The Fund is subject to PRC tax risks, currency risks, securities lending counterparty risks, foreign investments restrictions risks, currency control/ conversion risks and currency hedging risk.

vi. Class 6 Shares pay dividends gross of expenses and/or from capital at the Directors’ discretion. Class 8 Shares pay dividends gross of expenses and/or from capital at the Directors’ discretion and include interest rate differentials arising from share class currency hedging. Negative interest rate differentials may decrease the dividends paid. Paying dividends gross of expenses may result in more income being available for distribution; however these shares may effectively pay dividends from capital – may amount to a partial return or withdrawal of an investor’s original investment or capital gains. All declared dividends result in an immediate reduction in the NAV price of the share class on the ex-dividend date.

vii. The Fund may use derivatives for hedging and for investment purposes. However, usage for investment purposes will not be extensive. The Fund may suffer losses from its derivatives usage.

viii. The value of the Fund can be volatile and can go down substantially within a short period of time. It is possible that a certain amount of your investment could be lost.

ix. Investors should not make investment decisions based on this document alone. Investors should refer to the Prospectus and Key Facts Statement for details including risk factors.