HSBC GIF Global Low.Carb.Bd.AD/  LU1674672966  /

The Fund aims to provide long term capital growth and income by investing in a portfolio of corporate bonds, while promoting Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) characteristics within the meaning of Article 8 of SFDR. The Fund aims to have a lower carbon intensity, calculated as a weighted average of the carbon intensities the Fund's investments, than the weighted average of the constituents of its reference benchmark. In normal market conditions, the Fund will invest at least 70% in Investment Grade and Non-Investment grade bonds, and other similar securities issued by companies, with consideration of their Lower Carbon Criteria, based in developed markets and emerging markets. Lower Carbon Criteria may include but are not limited to: exclusion of companies with a carbon intensity above the weighted average of the constituents of the reference benchmark, exclusion of companies with high carbon intensity relative to their sector, and exclusion of companies with insufficient data to establish their carbon intensity. The Fund will not invest in companies involved in the production of tobacco or related activities. Please refer to the prospectus for further details on Lower Carbon Criteria. The Fund will also invest in Green Bonds meeting the Green Bond Principles of the International Capital Market Association. The Fund may invest up to 10% of its assets in onshore Chinese bonds through the China Interbank Bond Market, up to 10% of its assets in noninvestment grade bonds, up to 10% in asset backed securities (ABS) and mortgage-backed securities (MBS), up to 10% in contingent convertible securities, up to 10% in other funds, and may invest in bank deposits, money market instruments for treasury purposes The Fund may also invest in derivatives for efficient portfolio management purposes, hedging, cash flow management and investment purposes.

The Fund aims to provide long term capital growth and income by investing in a portfolio of corporate bonds, while promoting Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) characteristics within the meaning of Article 8 of SFDR. The Fund aims to have a lower carbon intensity, calculated as a weighted average of the carbon intensities the Fund's investments, than the weighted average of the constituents of its reference benchmark.