Investment objective
The Fund is actively managed and will seek to outperform "ICE BofA Asian Dollar Investment Grade Index" (the “Benchmark Index”) over the medium to long term on a total return basis.
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The Fund intends to achieve its investment objective by:
i) investing at least 70% of assets in investment grade debt securities denominated in US Dollar and issued by Asian Pacific issuers;
ii) investing up to 30% of assets in sub-investment grade or unrated debt securities with a suitable risk-reward profile (as assessed by the Investment Manager).
The Fund may invest in fixed rate debt securities, floating rate debt securities, corporate debt securities, government debt securities and debt securities issued by government-related entities or multinational institutions; debt securities denominated in U.S. Dollar, Euro, Japanese Yen, Singapore Dollar, Australian Dollar, offshore Renminbi or Hong Kong Dollar; and sale and repurchase agreements.
As further described in the "Investment Techniques and Instruments" section in the Prospectus, the Fund may also invest in financial derivative instruments (FDIs) including interest rate futures and bond futures for interest rate hedging and efficient portfolio management purposes, as well as foreign exchange forwards for currency hedging purposes. The Fund’s maximum net derivative exposure may be up to 50% of its Net Asset Value.
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About this fund
The Sub-Fund is actively managed and will seek to outperform the Benchmark Index ("The ICE BofA Asian Dollar Investment Grade Index") over the medium to long term on a total return basis.
Why invest in this fund
Targeted regional exposure
Invests in a diversified portfolio of Asia‑Pacific bonds, seeking income opportunities across sovereign, quasi‑sovereign and high‑quality corporate issuers.
Experienced credit selection
Driven by in‑depth regional research and active issuer selection to identify attractive risk‑adjusted return opportunities.
Balanced approach
Aims to deliver stable income while managing credit and interest‑rate risk through disciplined portfolio construction.
Performance scenarios
| Recommended hold period: 5 years Investment: 10000 $ |
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| Scenarios | If you exit after 1 year | If you exit after the 5-year recommended holding period | |
| Minimum | There is no minimum guaranteed return. You could lose some or all of your investment. | ||
| Stress Scenario | What you might get back after costs | 8383.92 $ | 8277.78 $ |
| Average Return each year | -16.161% | -3.710% | |
| Unfavourable Scenario | What you might get back after costs | 8449.59 $ | 9798.30 $ |
| Average Return each year | -15.504% | -0.407% | |
| Moderate Scenario | What you might get back after costs | 10376.38 $ | 10829.80 $ |
| Average Return each year | 3.764% | 1.607% | |
| Favourable Scenario | What you might get back after costs | 11341.08 $ | 12742.63 $ |
| Average Return each year | 13.411% | 4.967% | |
