Objective and investment policy
Objective
The fund aims to provide a combination of capital growth and income to deliver a return based on exposure to optimal income streams in investment markets.
Investment policy and strategy
Core investment: The fund is a flexible fund where at least 50% will be invested in bonds. The fund invests in bonds issued by governments or companies in developed markets or emerging markets*. The investment manager has the freedom to invest across a broad range of bonds (such as government bonds, investment grade corporate bonds, high yield corporate bonds, unrated bonds and asset-backed securities), in any currency, wherever the greatest opportunities can be found.
Other investment: The fund may invest up to 20% in company shares when the investment manager believes that a company’s shares offer a better return than its bonds. The fund may also hold cash and assets that can be turned quickly into cash.
Use of derivatives: The fund invests directly and indirectly through derivatives. Derivatives may also be used to manage risks and reduce costs, as well as to offset the impact of currency exposures arising from the fund’s non-euro investments. Derivatives may also be used to generate market leverage (in other words, gain exposure to investment exceeding the value of the fund).
For more information on the types of bonds held and derivatives used, please refer to the Prospectus, which can be found by visiting www.mandg.lu/literature
* Emerging market countries are defined as those included within the MSCI Emerging Markets Index and/or those included in the World Bank’s definition of developing economies, as updated from time to time.
Strategy in brief: The investment manager selects investments based on an assessment of a combination of macroeconomic, asset, sector and stock-level factors. Spreading investments across issuers and industries is an essential element of the fund’s strategy and the manager is assisted in the selection of individual bonds by an in-house team of analysts.
Performance comparator: The fund is actively managed. A composite index comprising 1/3 Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Corporate Index EUR Hedged, 1/3 Bloomberg Barclays Global High Yield Index EUR Hedged and 1/3 Bloomberg Barclays Global Treasury Index EUR Hedged is a point of reference against which the performance of the fund may be measured. These indices represent the global investment grade corporate, global high yield corporate and global government bond markets, respectively.
Glossary terms
Asset-backed securities: Bonds backed by assets that produce cashflows, such as mortgage loans, credit card receivables and auto loans.
Bonds: Loans to governments and companies that pay interest.
Derivatives: Financial contracts whose value is derived from other assets.
High yield bonds: Bonds issued by companies considered to be riskier and therefore generally paying a higher level of interest.
Investment grade corporate bonds: Bonds issued by a company with a medium or high credit rating from a recognised credit rating agency. They are considered to be at lower risk from default than those issued by companies with lower credit ratings.
Risk indicator
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Risks associated with the fund
The value of investments and the income from them will rise and fall. This will cause the fund price, as well as any income paid by the fund, to fall as well as rise. There is no guarantee the fund will achieve its objective, and you may not get back the amount you originally invested.
When interest rates rise, the value of the fund is likely to fall.
The value of the fund may fall if the issuer of a fixed income security held is unable to pay income payments or repay its debt (known as a default).
The fund may use derivatives to gain exposure to investments exceeding the value of the fund (leverage). This may cause greater changes in the fund’s price and increase the risk of loss.
The fund may use derivatives with the aim of profiting from a rise or a fall in the value of an asset (for example, a company’s bonds). However, if the asset’s value varies in a different manner, the fund may incur a loss.
Changes in currency exchange rates will affect the value of your investment.
If the share class is hedged (H share class), it aims to mirror the performance of another share class. We cannot guarantee that the hedging objective will be achieved. The hedging strategy will limit holders of the hedged share class from benefiting if the hedged share class currency falls against sterling.
Where market conditions make it hard to sell the fund’s investments at a fair price to meet customers’ sale requests, we may temporarily suspend dealing in the fund’s shares.
Some transactions the fund makes, such as placing cash on deposit, require the use of other financial institutions (for example, banks). If one of these institutions defaults on their obligations or becomes insolvent, the fund may incur a loss.
Other information
The Fund allows for the extensive use of derivatives.