MoneyAM Fund Centre

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Fund Objective

The Fund aims to achieve positive absolute returns on your investment (i.e. an increase in the overall value of the Fund) over a period of 12 months regardless of market conditions. As such, the Fund will not be managed against any European equity index. The Fund will be managed with the aim of delivering absolute (more than zero) returns on a 12 month basis in any market conditions. However, an absolute return is not guaranteed over a 12 month or any period and the Fund may experience periods of negative return. The Fund’s capital is at risk. The Fund aims to gain investment exposure to equity securities (e.g. shares) and equity-related securities of, or giving exposure to, companies incorporated or listed in the European Economic Area and Switzerland.

Fund Managers

David Tovey

David Tovey, CFA, Director and portfolio manager, is a member of BlackRock's European Specialist equity team. Mr. Tovey's service with the firm dates back to 1998, including his years with Merrill Lynch Investment Managers (MLIM), which merged with BlackRock in 2006. At MLIM, Mr. Tovey was a member of the European Specialist equity team, responsible for managing the MLIIF Global Opportunities Fund. He began his career with MLIM in 1998 as an analyst with the US Small Cap equity team. Mr. Tovey earned a BA degree in economics, with honours, from Warwick University in 1998.

Stefan Gries

Stefan Gries is co-manager of BlackRock Greater Europe Investment Trust plc. He is a member of the European Equity team within the Fundamental Equity division of BlackRock’s Active Equity Group. He is co-manager on the European Absolute return (long/short) portfolios as well as on Pan European and Europe ex UK long-only portfolios. Prior to joining BlackRock in 2008, he spent two years at Scottish Widows Investment Partnership. Since joining BlackRock, he has worked both as a portfolio manager and as an analyst covering, at various times, energy, pharmaceuticals and insurance on behalf of the European Equity team. He earned an MA in economics and Spanish.