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Fund objective

The Fund seeks to generate capital appreciation across the investment horizon by investing directly or indirectly through funds. The Fund is actively managed and will invest at least 30% in securities issued by companies (i) having their registered office, or (ii) carrying on a major part of their commercial activity, or (iii) as holding companies owning predominant interests in companies having their registered office, or (iv) listed on qualified exchanges of Regulated Markets or (v) primarily operate or (vi) have a majority of their income, profits, assets, production activities or other commercial interests, in South Pacific or Asian countries. Besides that, there is no restriction as to the country of the issuer including Emerging countries (including China through Bond Connect). The Fund is allowed to invest in other currencies than its base currency (USD). These investments may or may not be hedged at the Investment Manager's discretion. However, the portfolio base currency exposure will range from 40% to 110%. The Fund's performance can therefore be affected by fluctuations in those currencies against the base currency. The Fund is not managed in reference with a benchmark. The Fund may invest its net assets up to: - 100% in fixed income instruments - Including up to 10% in Contingent Convertible bonds (CoCos) and 10%* in Asset Backed Securities (ABS), Mortgage Backed Securities (MBS), Catastrophe bonds (CAT bonds) - 50% in money market instruments - 65% in equity - 30% in alternative investments - 20% in convertible bonds * indirectly, through funds only The maximum of 50% in money market instruments will only be reached in exceptional market situations and for a limited period of time. Direct or indirect investments in fixed income instruments or issuers with a rating below BBB- (S&P or Fitch) or Baa3 (Moody's) or no rating are allowed up to 30% of the net assets of the Fund. Financial derivatives such as but not limited to Credit Default Swaps (CDS), financial futures and options may be used for efficient portfolio management and/or for hedging purposes. In addition, the Fund can invest in structured products which will be classified according to the nature of their underlyings for the calculation of the above limits. The Fund’s base currency is USD. Any income received by the Fund is reinvested (capitalisation share class). Investors in the Fund can subscribe and redeem units on any business day in Luxembourg. Details of the closing days are available here: https://www.ubp.com/en/ouroffices/ ubp-asset-management-europe-sa. The recommended holding period is minimum 3 years.