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The HSBC Global Investment Funds Menu Your Selection Simplified For professional clients only July 2012 www.globalfunds.hsbc.com This Fund Menu provides an overview of HSBC Global Investment Funds and should be read in conjunction with the HBSC Global Investment funds brochure and relevant Key Investor Information Document.

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The HSBC Global Investment Funds MenuYour Selection Simplified

For professional clients only

July 2012

www.globalfunds.hsbc.com

This Fund Menu provides an overview of HSBC Global Investment Funds and should be read in conjunction with the HBSC Global Investment funds brochure and relevant Key Investor Information Document.

Looking for interesting funds?You’ve come to the right place

We can call upon specialist management groups based in the major financial centres around the world, with a particularly strong presence in Asia and emerging markets. We also have a wealth of expertise across western financial markets and below are details of our fund range together with their key characteristics. There are over 50 funds in the Global Investment Funds range. These consist of global, regional and single country funds across asset classes including equities, bonds, money markets and specialist investments.

Here is our fund menu to help you choose.

Equities 3 Bonds 12 Money Markets 17 Specialist 19

u Global 4 u Global 13

u Regional 5 u Regional 14

u Single Country 8 u Single Country 16

The HSBC Global Investment Funds MenuYour Selection Simplified

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Equities

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Equities

HSBC GIF Climate Change u The fund invests in a portfolio of global companies, across all sectors, that are market-

leaders in managing their businesses in the face of climate change to maintain or

enhance their competitive advantage

u It aims for long term capital growth through selecting around 40-50 stocks from the

MSCI All Country World Index using a bottom up active fundamental approach

u This is a truly global, broad based and convenient investment solution for

investors seeking to participate in one of the biggest investment themes for the

foreseeable future

HSBC GIF Emerging Wealth u The fund will invest across the spectrum of emerging equity markets and developed

equity markets selecting 40 to 60 stocks

u The fund will capitalize on the expected secular rise of domestic consumption in

emerging markets through bottom up stock selection of those related companies

believed to best capture the rise of consumer growth in emerging markets

u The fund will invest in companies both in emerging markets that cater to the emerging

consumer and companies within the developed world that have expanded or are

diversifying into emerging market

HSBC GIF Global Equity u The team focus on investing in what they consider to be the most attractive

companies globally

u The fund is managed using an active quantitative approach which focuses on expert

stock selection within global sectors

u Decisions are taken by a focused team of experienced individuals who invest on the

basis of the research insights generated by local investment teams worldwide

HSBC GIF China Consumer Opportunitiesu The Fund invests for long-term total return in a diversified portfolio of investments

in equity and equity equivalent securities of mid to large cap companies around

the world, positioned to benefit from the burgeoning millionaire and middle class

population and the changing consumer behavior in China.

u The investment universe mainly comprises of global companies with growing

revenues in the luxury sector as well as consumer discretionary and staples sectors

that have appeal and recognition by Chinese consumers. (The fund will invest in

the consumer discretionary and consumer staples sector which includes, but is not

limited to automobiles & components, consumer durables & apparel, consumer

services, media, retailing, food & staples retailing, food, beverage & tobacco,

household & personal products industries. )

u Decisions are taken by an experienced team of stock pickers using in-depth company

knowledge to choose companies at an attractive price in the context of expected

growth prospects and profitability.

Global Equity Funds

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Equities

HSBC GIF Asia ex Japan Equity u The fund offers investors access to the potentially exciting long term investment

opportunities that exist within Asian ex Japan stock markets. This fund is also

available in a Euro hedged share class fund

u Stock selection among larger and better established Asian companies forms the basis

of this well-diversified portfolio

u It is managed through a process employing fundamental research and

quantitative techniques and is implemented by one of the largest Asian equity

teams available globally

HSBC GIF Asia ex Japan Equity Smaller Companies u The fund offers investors access to the potentially exciting long term investment

opportunities associated with exposure to Asian smaller companies across a wide

variety of sectors

u Stock selection focuses on unearthing growth opportunities in the less well-

researched areas of the Asian smaller company universe

u The fund is managed through a process employing fundamental research and

quantitative techniques with investment ideas prioritised and implemented by one of

the largest Asian equity teams available globally

HSBC GIF Asia Pacific ex Japan Equity High Dividend u The fund offers investors diversified exposure to Asian ex Japan securities which the

manager believes offer attractive dividend yield and dividend growth potential

u Stock selection among large Asian companies which the manager believes are more

likely to provide resilience in adverse market conditions forms the basis of this well-

diversified portfolio

u Managed through a process employing qualitative fundamental research and

quantitative techniques implemented by one of the largest Asian equity teams

available globally

HSBC GIF BRIC Equity u The fund offers investors access to the potentially exciting long term investment

opportunities that exist within Brazil, Russia, India and China ‘BRIC’ stock markets

u The team utilises a well proven investment process with in-depth stock analysis

combining quantitative and qualitative inputs

u It is managed on an active fundamental basis by a small group of decision makers

who are backed by over 200 emerging markets investment professionals located in

14 counties

Regional Equity Funds

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Equities

HSBC GIF BRIC Markets Equity u The fund offers investors access to the potentially exciting long term investment

opportunities that exist within Brazil, Russia, India and China ‘BRIC’ stock markets

u The manager targets excess returns by concentrating on three uncorrelated

performance sources; exposure management, country allocation and active

quantitative stock selection

u As an active quantitative ‘BRIC’ equity investment this fund represents an

original and innovative investment solution to diversify the investment approaches

within a portfolio

HSBC GIF CIVETSu The fund is actively managed and well positioned to take advantage of the potentially

strong recovery and attractive valuations within the CIVETS markets - Colombia,

Indonesia, Vietnam, Egypt, Turkey and South Africa

u The fund utilises a fundamentally driven, bottom up process to build a diversified

portfolio of 40-60 attractively valued companies

u The HSBC GIF CIVETS fund offers an alternative to core GEM products and provides

dedicated exposure to these markets

HSBC GIF Euroland Equity u A fund which invests in Euro-zone equities in a way which we believe offers investors

an original investment approach

u A rigorous and proprietary investment process based on fundamental research

conducted by an experienced team

u A bottom-up approach through a rigorous stock selection process based on company

knowledge and analysis

HSBC GIF Euroland Equity Smaller Companiesu An active fundamental equity fund which provides exposure to an exciting area of the

stock market

u Managed by an experienced team of stock pickers using in-depth company

knowledge seek to invest in companies at an attractive price in the context of

expected growth prospects and profitability

u The team uses a bottom-up approach within a disciplined, yet flexible,

investment strategy

HSBC GIF Euroland Growth u A relatively concentrated portfolio which is managed on an active fundamental basis

by an experienced team

u A rigorous stock selection process designed to identify companies generating

‘profitable growth’. Essentially this means aiming to invest in companies with a

growing capital base and consistently high profitability

u The fund aims to capture the potential growth in Euroland equities by investing within

a rigorously applied risk management framework

Regional Equity Funds

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Equities

HSBC GIF European Equity u The fund is designed as a core regional holding investing predominantly in large and

medium sized companies and with no targeted bias towards growth or value styles

u It is managed according to a rigorous and proprietary investment process based on

fundamental research conducted by an experienced team

u The process aims to exploit market inefficiencies and identify

investment opportunities

HSBC GIF Frontier Marketsu The investment universe consists of companies based or listed in frontier markets.

Our definition of frontier markets includes countries part of the MSCI Frontier

Emerging Markets index and other countries that share ‘frontier’ characteristics (for

example, Ghana, and Saudi Arabia, etc)

u The team implements a bottom up process focused on a rigorous stock analysis

process combining quantitative and qualitative inputs and constructs the portfolio by

implementing the individual stock ideas, with approximately 70-90 stock positions

typically held

u The screening identifies stocks with a market cap above USD100 million with

sufficient liquidity. The universe screening reduces the number of stocks from

approximately 3,000 to 500 stocks

HSBC GIF Global Emerging Markets Equity u The Fund is designed as a core regional holding for those seeking exposure to the

potentially exciting long term performance offered by global emerging markets

u The process aims to exploit market inefficiencies and identify sectors and stocks that

could outperform: valuation lies at the heart of the process

u The portfolio is managed on an active fundamental basis by a small group of decision

makers who are backed by over 200 emerging markets investment professionals

located in 14 counties

HSBC GIF Latin American Equity u The fund is designed for investors seeking to achieve exposure to potentially fast-

growing Latin American stock markets

u The team is not concerned with short-term returns or momentum themes, but instead

looks to identify companies that offer compelling valuations and that have solid and

sustainable long-term prospects

u The manager invests on an active fundamental basis with decisions made by a

small group of key individuals backed by over 200 emerging markets investment

professionals located in 14 countries

Regional Equity Funds

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Equities

HSBC GIF Brazil Equityu The fund offers investors access to the potentially exciting long term investment

opportunities in Brazil, one of the world’s largest Emerging stock markets

u It is managed on an active fundamental basis by a small group of decision makers

who are backed by over 200 emerging markets investment professionals located in

18 counties

u The fund aims to capture potential growth in Brazilian equities by investing within a

rigorously applied risk management framework

HSBC GIF Chinese Equity u The fund offers investors access to the worlds fastest growing economy through a

well-diversified portfolio of Chinese shares

u The portfolio, which currently ranks among the largest Chinese equity funds globally,

is predominantly invested in large companies although stock selection is conducted

across a range of market capitalisations

u It is managed by a very experienced team who seeks to deliver performance through

a sophisticated valuation-driven approach coupled with disciplined risk management

HSBC GIF Hong Kong Equity u The fund offers investors access to a well-diversified portfolio of companies in

Hong Kong

u This growth-orientated portfolio is predominantly invested in large companies

u It is managed by a very experienced team who seeks to deliver performance by

combining top-down analysis with fundamental research

HSBC GIF Indian Equity u The fund offers investors access to one of the largest and fastest growing economies

in the world through a well-diversified portfolio of Indian equities

u The portfolio, which currently ranks among the largest Indian equity funds globally,

is a blend of growth and value styles with an emphasis on business cycle and

valuation checks

u It is managed by a team with over 40 years of collective experience who seek

to deliver performance through top down sector/theme selection coupled with

fundamental research

Single Country Equity Funds

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Equities

HSBC GIF Japanese Equity u Seeking to deliver long term capital growth by focusing on around 100-120

‘blue chip’ Japanese stocks and operating within a rigorously applied risk

management framework

u An active quantitative investment style employing valuation and momentum signals to

identify and exploit valuation anomalies

u Targeting excess returns by concentrating on three uncorrelated performance

sources; dynamic sector allocation, active quantitative stock selection and

management of market exposure

HSBC GIF Korean Equity u The fund invests on a total return basis in order to generate long-term capital growth

by accessing investment opportunities in the Korean stock market

u Stock selection is intended to be the primary driver of performance within this

benchmark unconstrained portfolio

u It is managed by one of the largest Asian equity teams with an investment

process based on a sophisticated valuation-driven approach coupled with disciplined

risk management

HSBC GIF Russia Equity u The fund offers investors access to the potentially exciting long term investment

opportunities in Russia, one of the world’s largest countries

u It is a concentrated portfolio of around 20-40 predominantly ‘blue chip’ stocks

u The manager invests on an active fundamental basis with decisions made by a

small group of key individuals backed by over 200 emerging markets investment

professionals located in 14 counties

Single Country Equity Funds

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Equities

HSBC GIF Singapore Equity u The fund offers investors access to an active fundamental high conviction portfolio of

equities listed on the Singapore stock exchange

u Stock selection among growth orientated companies and across a range of market

capitalisations seeks to drive performance in this high conviction portfolio

u It is managed by one of the largest Asian equity teams available globally according to

an investment process based on a sophisticated valuation-driven approach coupled

with disciplined risk management

HSBC GIF Taiwan Equityu A fund that aims to capture Taiwan’s long-term economic growth such as improving

cross-strait relations, as well as robust domestic consumption and infrastructure

u The fund invests in a high conviction portfolio of 35 to 45 stocks

u A disciplined and effective investment approach based on fundamental research

in Hong Kong, an experienced onshore equity research, and management team

in Taiwan

HSBC GIF Thai Equity u The fund offers investors access to an active fundamental high conviction portfolio of

equities listed on the Thailand stock exchange

u Stock selection among growth orientated companies and across a range of market

capitalisations seeks to drive performance in this high conviction portfolio

u It is managed by one of the largest Asian equity teams available globally according to

an investment process based on a sophisticated valuation-driven approach coupled

with disciplined risk management

HSBC GIF Turkey Equity u The fund offers investors access to the potentially exciting long term investment

opportunities in Turkish equities

u It aims to exploit market inefficiencies and identify sectors/stocks which the

managers’ research has identified are likely to outperform over the long-term

u The locally based management team invests on an active fundamental basis with

decisions made by a small group of key individuals backed by over 200 emerging

markets investment professionals located in 14 counties

Single Country Equity Funds

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Equities

HSBC GIF UK Equity u The fund offers investors access to the potentially exciting long term investment

opportunities in UK equities

u It is managed on an active fundamental basis with a core approach which is

diversified and has no inherent intended emphasis on growth or value styles

u The manager is seeking to outperform through superior stock selection within the UK

equity market

HSBC GIF US Equityu Seeking to deliver long term capital growth by focusing on US equities and operating

within a rigorously applied risk management framework

u Targeting excess returns by concentrating on three uncorrelated performance

sources; dynamic sector allocation, active quantitative stock selection and

management of market exposure

u An active quantitative investment style employing valuation and momentum signals to

identify and exploit valuation anomalies

Single Country Equity Funds

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Bonds

Bonds

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HSBC GIF Global Bond u This is an active fundamental bond fund which employs diversified

performance drivers and pays close attention to market signals when seeking to

deliver performance

u The manager allocates risk to four main performance sources: interest rate

management, currency exposure, sector allocation and security selection

u The experienced team is supported by global fixed income resources based in various

locations around the world

HSBC GIF Global Credit Bond u An active fundamental global credit bond fund pursuing conviction based investing

and employing multiple performance drivers

u The team uses a research-intensive process capitalising on HSBC’s worldwide

platform of global credit analysts

u A diversified fund taking full advantage of a large investment universe of global and

local issuers

HSBC GIF Global High Income Bondu This is an active fundamental bond fund investing for high income through a

diversified bond portfolio

u Income is generated through investment in USD and Euro High Yield and Investment

Grade bonds, Emerging Market debt and mortgage and asset backed securities

u The portfolio manager is supported by specialist fixed income teams based in various

locations around the world

HSBC GIF Global High Yield Bond u An active fundamental bond fund investing for high yield through a diversified

bond portfolio

u High yield is generated through investment primarily in USD or hedged into USD high

yield bonds. The fund will also have exposure to non USD currencies and asset and

mortgage backed securities

u The portfolio manager is supported by specialist fixed income teams based in various

locations around the world

HSBC GIF Global Inflation Linked Bond u The fund provides investors with an efficient inflation hedge and bond

portfolio diversification

u The portfolio is managed through a disciplined quantitative investment process

u The fund uses different performance sources including active country allocation

within a global inflation-linked bond investment universe

HSBC GIF US Dollar Bond u An active fundamental bond fund which employs a disciplined top-down/bottom-

up approach

u The manager seeks to take advantage of all sectors of the bond market and maintains

a high average credit quality within the portfolio of at least AA

u The experienced team is supported by local fixed income resources based in various

countries around the world

Global Bond Funds

Bonds

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HSBC GIF Asian Currencies Bond u The team uses a focused and disciplined investment process to exploit investment

opportunities arising from market inefficiencies in order to deliver superior risk-

adjusted returns

u Our Asian Fixed Income investment process is disciplined and repeatable with a top-

down macro analysis combined with bottom-up credit research undertaken by our

locally based Asian Fixed Income team

u The team leverages the integrated global credit research platform of over 30

dedicated analysts with sector and geographic specialization

HSBC GIF Emerging Inflation Linked Bondu The fund invests for total return primarily in a diversified portfolio of non-Investment

grade bonds, investment grade bonds and other debt securities whose returns

are linked to an inflation factor and are issued or guaranteed by governments, and

supranational bodies of Emerging Markets

u The fund’s holdings will be primarily denominated in local currencies and, on an

ancillary basis, in EUR and USD

u The fund will also implement active currency overlay through the use of

financial derivative instruments such as forwards currency contracts and

non-deliverable forwards

HSBC GIF Euro Bond u An active fundamental bond fund pursuing conviction based investing and employing

diversified performance drivers

u Significant research and analytical capabilities and an experienced investment team

organised into specialist disciplines

u Invests in Euro-denominated issues of investment grade government, quasi-

government and corporate bonds

HSBC GIF Euro Credit Bond u An active fundamental bond fund pursuing conviction based investing and employing

diversified performance drivers

u Capitalising on our global credit resources and actively managing overall exposure

to risk

u Invests in Euro-denominated issues of investment grade corporate bonds

Regional Bond Funds

Bonds

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HSBC GIF Euro High Yield Bond u An active fundamental bond fund investing primarily in Euro-denominated high

yield bonds

u The investment process combines issuer selection which utilizes the managers’

global credit resources with an economic overlay that seeks to optimize overall credit

positioning within the fund

u Significant research and analytical capabilities and an experienced investment team

HSBC GIF Global Emerging Markets Bond u This fund aims to capture rapid growth in emerging markets by investing in emerging

market bonds within a rigorously applied risk management framework

u It is managed by an experienced team who have been managing emerging market

debt using a focused and disciplined (yet flexible) investment process for over

two decades

u It is managed on an active fundamental basis by a small group of decision makers

who are backed by over 200 emerging markets investment professionals located in

14 counties

HSBC GIF Global Emerging Markets Corporate Debt u The portfolio management team employs a focused, disciplined, yet flexible

investment process designed to exploit rapidly developing opportunities in

emerging markets

u The team uses a bottom-up, valuation-driven, fundamental analysis, in order to select

companies which display strong and sustainable business models, good corporate

governance and attractive valuations

u Stock selection and industry selection will be the predominant driver of returns, with

country selection making a minor contribution

HSBC GIF Global Emerging Markets Debt Total Return u The fund aims to capture growth in developing economies from Asia, Africa, Latin

America, Middle East and former Soviet Union

u It is managed on a total return basis without benchmark constraints to a clear

philosophy that is based on the belief that emerging markets are improving, evolving

and inefficient

u It is managed by an experienced team who have been managing emerging market

debt using a focused and disciplined (yet flexible) investment process

Regional Bond Funds

Bonds

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HSBC GIF Global Emerging Markets Investment Grade Bond u The fund will aim to capture rapid growth in emerging markets by investing

predominantly in emerging market sovereign and corporate investment grade rated

securities issued in hard and local currency

u The investment process is adaptable to prevailing market environment and has

evolved over time

u The team uses a bottom-up analysis for asset selection which is validated by top-

down country assessment

HSBC GIF Global Emerging Markets Local Debt u This fund is designed to exploit opportunities in local currency fixed income

beyond the bond markets of the G7 countries within a rigorously applied risk

management framework

u It is managed by an experienced team who have been successfully managing

emerging market debt using a focused and disciplined (yet flexible) investment

process for over two decades

u It is managed on an active fundamental basis by a small group of decision makers

who are backed by over 200 emerging markets investment professionals located

in 14 counties

HSBC GIF Latin American Local Debt u The fund invests for total return primarily in a diversified portfolio of investment grade

and non Investment grade rated securities denominated in local currencies issued by

governments and corporates in Latin America

u The Latin American Fixed Income investment process combines a rigorous top-down

approach with bottom-up fundamental analysis

u The process relies on a variety of inputs, the most important of which is our teams of

locally based investment professionals in more than 14 locations worldwide

HSBC GIF Brazil Bond u Invests in Non-Investment and Investment Grade fixed income and similar securities,

primarily denominated in the Brazilian Real

u Significant local presence and strong management team with extensive experience of

investing in these markets

u Provides the potential to diversify away from traditional bond markets and to

participate in the growing strength of one of the world’s largest Emerging

Market economies

HSBC GIF RMB Fixed Incomeu The sub-fund will invest mainly in offshore RMB denominated fixed income

securities and deposits and aims to capture opportunities in the growing RMB fixed

income market

u The team believes the best way to exploit the inefficiencies in the Asian markets is to

apply an active multi-strategy investment style coupled with top-down macro analysis

and bottom-up credit research

u The sub-fund will have a flexible asset allocation, allowing investors to take advantage

of new opportunities in this developing market. As the RMB market is new and

developing, the fund may at times hold a high level of cash, deposits and other short

term investments

Single Country Bond FundsRegional Bond Funds

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Money Markets

Money Markets

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HSBC GIF Euro Reserveu The fund aims to invest in liquid euro denominated instruments

u This fund is designed for investors with a short-to-medium term investment horizon,

offering a relatively low expectation of capital loss, with the prospect of a regular and

largely stable level of income

u The portfolio will only invest in investments which have a maximum remaining

maturity of 365 days

Money Markets

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Specialist

Specialist

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HSBC GIF European Equity Absolute Return u The fund is designed as a market neutral fund holding, investing predominantly

in large and medium sized companies, for those seeking diversification and risk

characteristics offered by absolute return funds

u It is managed according to a rigorous and proprietary investment process, based on

complimentary fundamental research and quantitative methodology, conducted by an

experienced absolute return team

u The manager seeks to deliver absolute returns, over the longer term primarily through

successful stock selection and risk management

HSBC GIF Global Currency u An absolute return fund that seeks to exploit inefficiencies and imbalances in foreign

exchange markets

u An integrated process that combines a systematically driven approach with active

fundamental management

u An experienced specialist active management team leveraging its knowledge of major

and emerging currencies

HSBC GIF Global Emerging Markets Equity Absolute Return u The fund is designed as a high conviction long/short fund aiming for limited directional

net exposure and limited market correlation

u The portfolio of approximately 35 long and 35 short positions will be selected from

across MSCI Emerging and certain MSCI Frontier Markets

u The fund seeks to deliver superior long term returns with controlled volatility

HSBC GIF Global Flex Allocation u The HSBC GIF Global Flex Allocation aims to increase capital through a flexible asset

allocation with reduced capital fluctuations

u The fund’s asset allocation will depend on market conditions and the exposure of the

portfolio to fixed income securities or money market instruments will normally be at

least 50%

u We believe that asset prices are excessively volatile when compared to their

underlying fundamentals and such price fluctuations generate opportunities which

can be identified by combining thorough fundamental analysis with a rigorous

valuation framework

Specialist

Specialist

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HSBC GIF Global Macro u The fund seeks to provide absolute returns through exposure to a range of asset

classes, including equities, bonds, cash, currency and derivatives

u The experienced specialist active management team constantly analyse eligible asset

classes to identify new opportunities and to develop existing strategies

u Active asset allocation across global markets provides the potential to tap into the

strongest performing international markets

HSBC GIF Managed Solutions - Asia Focused Incomeu The fund offers investors the opportunity to benefit from a variety of attractive

sources of income in both equities and fixed income, focusing on the areas which

offer the most attractive value at any one time

u The focus is on the Asia region where long term growth prospects are strong Asset

allocation will be flexibly managed through the cycle to take advantage of the best

income opportunities and reduce portfolio risk when value is not attractive

Specialist

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