Barings Australia 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 achieve long-term capital growth in the value of assets. The policy of the fund is to hold a diversified portfolio of quoted or traded equity investments in companies incorporated in Australia.

Strategy

The Fund will seek to achieve its investment objective by investing at least 70% of its total assets at any one time in equities and equity-related securities of companies incorporated in, or exercising the predominant part of their economic activity in Australia, or quoted or traded on the stock exchanges in Australia.

Who Should Invest

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

Risks

The value of investments can fall as well as rise and investors may not get back the amount originally invested. Country specific funds have a narrower focus than those which invest broadly across markets and are therefore considered to be more risky. 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.