Eastspring Investments - Asia ESG Bond Fund - Asdm (hedged)/  LU2347918349  /

The Sub-Fund aims to increase the value of your investment over the long term. The Sub-Fund invests at least 70% of its assets in debt securities denominated in US dollars, Euro, as well as the various Asian currencies which are issued or guaranteed by Asian governments and quasi governments, or corporates or supranationals that are aligned to Eastspring's Environmental, Social and Governance principles ("Eastspring's ESG Principles"), including Green, Social and Sustainability ("GSS") labelled bonds. In determining a bond's alignment with Eastspring's ESG Principles and eligibility for inclusion; ESG analysis which incorporates both internal and external ESG research inputs will be conducted. Issuers assessed to be in violation of Eastspring's ESG principles are excluded from the Sub-Fund. In determining inclusion of GSS bonds into the Sub-Fund, the Investment Manager considers the integrity of the GSS bonds by assessing if they adopt the Green Bond Principles, Social Bond Principles as well as Sustainability Bond Guidelines established by the International Capital Markets Associations. The Sub-Fund may invest in less than 30% of its net assets in securities rated below investment grade. The Sub-Fund may invest less than 20% of its net assets in debt instruments with loss absorption features out of which up to 10% of its net assets may be invested in Contingent Convertible Bonds. The Sub-Fund may make investments up to 20% of its net assets in the PRC by way of Chinese onshore debt securities, through the China interbank bond market direct access program and/or China Hong Kong Bond Connect, including up to 10% of its net assets in urban investment bonds which are debt instruments issued by local government financing vehicles.

The Sub-Fund aims to increase the value of your investment over the long term. The Sub-Fund invests at least 70% of its assets in debt securities denominated in US dollars, Euro, as well as the various Asian currencies which are issued or guaranteed by Asian governments and quasi governments, or corporates or supranationals that are aligned to Eastspring's Environmental, Social and Governance principles ("Eastspring's ESG Principles"), including Green, Social and Sustainability ("GSS") labelled bonds.