Objectives and Investment Policy
The Fund aims to preserve capital and deliver returns in line with the UK Consumer Price Index plus 3% (after fees), over a seven year investment period, by investing in a range of other funds.
The Fund will comprise, a balanced blend of actively and passively managed investments. The portfolio may include equity funds, bond funds, alternative funds as classified by the Investment Manager, such as property funds, commodity funds and absolute return funds. Overall, the Fund will have a maximum equity weighting of 50% and a maximum bond weighting of 57.5%.
The Investment Manager has a base strategic asset allocation for this Fund of 40% to equities, the Investment Manager can deviate from this base allocation by 10% either side.
Bonds are like loans that pay a fixed or variable rate of interest issued by governments, companies and other large organisations worldwide.
The Fund may invest up to 40% of its assets in passive investments where this is economical or a more efficient way to obtain an exposure that the Fund is seeking.
The growth of the Fund may be constrained by remaining within the Fund’s risk profile.
The Fund may invest into funds managed by the ACD or an Associate of the ACD.
The Fund will only use derivatives (financial instruments whose value is linked to the rise and fall of other assets) for the purposes of efficient portfolio management, with the aim of managing risk and cost.
The Investment Manager monitors the risk profile of the Fund using third-party external risk assessment tools and seeks to ensure that the risk profile of the Fund remains appropriate to its investment objectives and risk appetite of its investors. Risk parameters are reviewed periodically by the Investment Manager to ensure that the risk profile of the Fund is consistent with the risk profile of the MI Canaccord Genuity Risk Profile Fund range.
This Fund sits in a range where the exposure to equity-based investment progressively increases. This Fund is 4 out of a range of 3-7. Please note that the method used in the calculation of this Fund’s risk profile is different from, and unrelated to, that used for the risk ranking that appears in the 'Risk and reward profile' in the Fund's KIIDs.
You can buy and sell shares on any business day in London.
Recommendation: this Fund may not be appropriate for investors who plan to withdraw their money within 7 years.
For full investment objectives and policy details please refer to the Prospectus.
