Barings Asia Growth Fund

For sub-funds or schemes authorised by the Central Bank of Ireland and not authorised by the UK's Financial Conduct Authority, UK investors should note that the sub-fund is not covered by the UK Financial Ombudsman or the UK Financial Services Compensation scheme. UK Retail investors in the sub-fund have a right to access the alternative dispute resolution scheme in Ireland if they feel their complaint has not been dealt with to their satisfaction. However, UK investors will not have a right to access a compensation scheme in Ireland if either the Sub-Fund’s management company or the depositary should become unable to meet its liabilities to investors. Investors should consider obtaining financial advice and review the Prospectus and Supplement before investing.

Objective

The objective of the Fund is to provide long-term capital growth in the value of assets. The policy of the Managers is to hold a diversified portfolio of equity investments in Asia including Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand.

Strategy

The Fund will seek to achieve its investment objective by investing across China, India, Korea, Taiwan and the ASEAN region. The region is well positioned in terms of its long-term, domestic driven growth outlook, and the Fund is able to use local insight from our specialist managers to gain exposure to investment themes such as infrastructure spending, domestic consumption and recovery of demand in developed markets.

Who Should Invest

The Fund is designed for investors seeking a strategy that targets long-term capital growth by investing in Asia ex-Japan equities.

Risks

The value of investments can fall as well as rise and investors may not get back the amount originally invested. Emerging markets or less developed countries may face more political, economic or structural challenges than developed countries. Investing in Chinese securities is subject to emerging market risks, and may also involve certain custodial risks. Changes in exchange rates between the currency of the Fund and the currencies in which the assets of the Fund are valued may also affect the value of the Fund. The Fund may also use derivatives for investment purposes. These are complex instruments that carry the risk of causing increased volatility in the value of the Fund.