MoneyAM Fund Centre

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Fund Objective

The Fund aims to increase the value of your investment over the long term. It looks to outperform the MSCI AC Asia Pacific ex Japan Index over rolling 3-year periods, after the deduction of charges. The Fund is actively managed, and invests at least 75% of its assets in shares of Asian companies (excepting Japanese companies). The Fund selects companies considered to have good prospects for share price growth, from any industry or economic sector, and whilst there is no restriction on size, investment tends to focus on larger companies, such as those included in the MSCI AC Asia Pacific ex Japan index. The MSCI AC Asia Pacific ex Japan Index is designed to capture the share performance of large and medium-sized companies across the Asia Pacific region (excluding Japan), and is currently comprised of over 1,000 companies. It provides a suitable target benchmark against which Fund performance will be measured and evaluated over time. The Fund typically invests in fewer than 70 companies, which may include shares of some companies not within the Index. The Fund may invest up to 40% of its value in China A-Shares through the China-Hong Kong Stock Connect Programme. The Fund may also invest in other assets such as cash and deposits, and hold other funds (including funds managed by Columbia Threadneedle companies) when deemed appropriate.

Fund Managers

George Gosden

George Gosden joined the company in 2010 as a senior portfolio manager. He is the Deputy Head of Asia ex Japan Equities team and has research responsibility for the technology sector and the markets of Taiwan and Korea. He also manages the Threadneedle (Lux) Asian Equity Income fund and a number of institutional portfolios.Before joining the company, George was a director at Insight Investment, where he managed retail and institutional funds for the Asia and international equity teams. He previously managed Asia equities at Clerical Medical and Equitable Life.George has MA in economic development and international trade and a BA in economics from the University of Nottingham.

Soo Nam Ng

Mr Ng joined Threadneedle Investments in October 2013 as Head of Asian Equities based in Singapore. He is responsible for building the investment process in Singapore and expanding the firm’s offering for Asian investors. Currently he supports the team on research for stocks listed in Hong Kong.Before joining Threadneedle Mr Ng was Chief Investment Officer at Nikko Asset Management. Mr Ng has extensive experience in the industry and prior to this he was Chief Investment Officer at Mirae Asset Global Investment Management and a fund manager at Schroder Investment Management.He has an Economics degree from the University of Adelaide in Australia and is a CFA Charterholder.?