New objective: The Fund aims to provide a higher total return (the combination of capital growth and income), net of the Ongoing Charge Figure, than the average return of the iBoxx Sterling Corporates GBP Index over any five-year period.
At least 70% of the Fund is invested, directly or indirectly through derivatives, in investment grade corporate debt securities including investment grade Asset-Backed Securities. These securities can be issued by companies from anywhere in the world, including Emerging Markets. These securities are denominated in Sterling or hedged back to Sterling.
New objective:
The objective of the Fund is to achieve capital growth delivering average annual investment returns (total returns, net of fees) of at least RPI + 2.5% over the long term (which is defined as a five-to-seven-year investment cycle).
Capital invested in the Fund is at risk.
The fund will be actively managed and in normal market conditions, at least 70% of the assets of the Fund will be invested in a mixture of shares and fixed income securities (including government and corporate bonds). The allocation to shares and fixed income securities will vary in response to market conditions. However, at least 55% of the assets of the Fund will typically be invested in shares. Such exposure may be achieved directly or indirectly via collective investment schemes managed by third party managers. The Fund is not restricted to this threshold and although it is expected that the threshold represents the typical allocation, the Fund may deviate from the threshold during, and in anticipation of, adverse market conditions.
This fund invests in the underlying retail fund in order to track its performance, this means that fund performance may differ to the underlying fund.
New objective:
The objective of the Fund is to achieve capital growth and income delivering average annual investment returns (total returns, net of fees) of at least RPI + 1.5% over the long term (which is defined as a five-to-seven-year investment cycle).
Capital invested in the Fund is at risk.
The fund will be actively managed and in normal market conditions, at least 70% of the assets of the Fund will be invested in a mixture of shares and fixed income securities (including government and corporate bonds). The allocation to shares and fixed income securities will vary in response to market conditions. However, the allocation to shares will typically remain within in a 20%-50% range. Such exposure may be achieved directly or indirectly via collective investment schemes managed by third party managers. The Fund is not restricted to this range and although it is expected that the range represents the typical allocation, the Fund may deviate from the range during, and in anticipation of, adverse market conditions.
This fund invests in the underlying retail fund in order to track its performance, this means that fund performance may differ to the underlying fund.
New Fund Name: OMR Schroder Income Portfolio
New objective: The Fund aims to provide an income of 3% to 5% per year and capital growth by investing in a diversified range of assets and markets worldwide with a target average annual volatility (a measure of how much the Fund’s returns may vary over a year) over a rolling five year period of between 50% to 65% of that of global stock markets (represented by the MSCI All Country World index). The Fund is actively managed and invests its assets indirectly through collective investment schemes, exchange traded funds, real estate investment trusts or closed ended funds, in equity and equity related securities, fixed and floating rate securities, alternative assets worldwide, and derivatives. Alternative assets may include hedge funds, real estate, private equity and commodities. This fund invests in the underlying retail fund in order to track its performance, this means that fund performance may differ to the underlying fund.
New Fund Name: OMR Schroder Blended 7 Portfolio
New objective: The Fund aims to provide capital growth by investing in a diversified range of assets and markets worldwide. The Fund is actively managed and invests its assets indirectly through collective investment schemes, exchange trade funds, real estate investment trusts or closed end funds, in equity and equity related securities, fixed and floating rate securities and alternative assets worldwide. Alternative assets may include hedge funds, real estate, private equity and commodities. This fund invests in the underlying retail fund in order to track its performance, this means that fund performance may differ to the underlying fund.
New objective: The Fund aims to provide capital growth and income by investing in a diversified range of assets and markets worldwide. The Fund seeks to offer a balanced exposure to equities, fixed and floating rate securities and alternative assets. The Fund is actively managed and invests its assets indirectly through collective investment schemes, exchange traded funds, real estate investment trusts or closed ended funds, in equity and equity related securities, fixed and floating rate securities, alternative assets worldwide, and derivatives. Alternative assets may include hedge funds, real estate, private equity and commodities. This fund invests in the underlying retail fund in order to track its performance, this means that fund performance may differ to the underlying fund.
New Fund Name: Schroder Income Portfolio
New objective: The Fund aims to provide an income of 3% to 5% per year and capital growth by investing in a diversified range of assets and markets worldwide with a target average annual volatility (a measure of how much the Fund’s returns may vary over a year) over a rolling five year period of between 50% to 65% of that of global stock markets (represented by the MSCI All Country World index). The Fund is actively managed and invests its assets indirectly through collective investment schemes, exchange traded funds, real estate investment trusts or closed ended funds, in equity and equity related securities, fixed and floating rate securities, alternative assets worldwide, and derivatives. Alternative assets may include hedge funds, real estate, private equity and commodities. This fund invests in the underlying retail fund in order to track its performance, this means that fund performance may differ to the underlying fund.
New objective:
The fund aims to provide income and capital growth in excess of the MSCI World (Net Total Return) Index (after fees have been deducted) over a 3 to 5 year period by investing in equities of companies worldwide. The Fund is actively managed and invests at least 80% of its assets in equity and equity related securities of companies worldwide which offer sustainable dividend payments. The Fund seeks to invest in a diversified portfolio of equity and equity related securities that (1) offer capital growth and income; and (2) whose dividend yield in aggregate is greater than the average market yield. Equities with below average dividend yield may be included in the portfolio when the investment manager considers that they have the potential to pay above average income in future. This fund invests in the underlying retail fund in order to track its performance, this means that fund performance may differ to the underlying fund.
The objective of this Fund is to achieve capital growth over the long term (5 years or more) and it aims to outperform the MSCI United Kingdom IMI (or any successor index). The fund will invest at least 80% in equities and equity related instruments in UK companies. From time to time, when particular opportunities are identified, or the ACD considers it appropriate, the Fund may invest in other permitted transferable securities. The fund will seek to invest in the full range of opportunities available to it, which will include shares on the AIM. The fund uses derivatives for efficient portfolio management and investment purposes. The use of derivatives is intended to be limited. The fund invests in companies in any economic sector that may be listed, quoted or traded in the UK or elsewhere but which are incorporated or domiciled or conduct a significant portion of their business in the UK. Some companies may however have overseas earnings as part of their trading profits. The fund may be invested in any industry sector.
The objective of the Fund is to track the performance of the FTSE USA Index (the “Benchmark Index”) on a net total return basis before fees and expenses are applied. Therefore, the Fund’s performance may differ from the Benchmark Index due to the deduction of fees and expenses and the impact of any tracking error factors.
