Investment involves risks, including the loss of principal. The price of units or shares of the Funds may go up as well as down. Past performance is not indicative of future results. The value of the Funds can be extremely volatile and could go down substantially within a short period of time. You should read the Fund's Placing Memorandum or Explanatory Memorandum and Product Key Facts Statement for details, including risk factors. Investors should not base investment decisions on this marketing material alone. Please note:


Important Information about ChinaAMC Select RMB Investment Grade Income Fund (the "Fund"):

  • The investment objective of ChinaAMC Select RMB Investment Grade Income Fund (the "Fund") is to achieve capital appreciation and income generation by investing primarily (i.e. at least 70% of the Fund's NAV) in a fixed income portfolio with exposure to RMB.
  • Investment in debt instruments involves counterparty risk, interest rate risk, volatility and liquidity risk, credit downgrading risk and valuation risk.
  • RMB is not freely convertible and is subject to exchange controls and restrictions. Any depreciation of RMB could adversely affect the value of the Fund. Payment of redemptions and/or dividend in RMB may be delayed due to exchange controls and restrictions.
  • The Fund's investments exposure are concentrated in Mainland China, which involves concentration risk, risks associated with emerging market, dim sum bonds, urban investment bonds and greater political, tax, economic, foreign exchange, liquidity, legal and regulatory risks.
  • The Fund may invest in fixed income instruments with loss-absorption features. Investments in such instruments are subject to higher liquidity, valuation and sector concentration risk.
  • The Fund may enter into securities lending, repurchase and reverse repurchase transactions and may acquire FDIs for RMB hedging. It associated with higher volatility risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, management risk, valuation risk, counterparty risk and OTC transaction risk.

Important Information about ChinaAMC Global Investment Grade Bond Fund:

  • ChinaAMC Global Investment Grade Bond Fund (the "Fund") seeks to provide Unitholders with long term capital growth primarily through investing in investment grade fixed income and debt instruments in markets worldwide.
  • The Fund's investment may be denominated and a unit class may be designated in a currency other than its base currency. The NAV of the Fund may be affected unfavourably by exchange rates and by changes in exchange rate control.
  • Investment in debt instruments involves credit/counterparty risk, interest rate risk, volatility and liquidity risk, credit/downgrading risk, sovereign debt risk, valuation risk, credit rating risk, credit rating agency risk and risks associated with collateralized and/or securities products.
  • The Fund may invest in convertible bonds which are a hybrid between debt and equity. Convertibles will be exposed to equity movement and greater volatility than straight bond investments.
  • Debt instruments with loss-absorption features are subject to the risk of being written down or converted to ordinary shares upon the occurrence of certain pre-defined trigger events, which are complex and difficult to predict and may result in a significant or total reduction in the value of such instruments.
  • The Fund may invest in urban investment bonds which are typically not guaranteed by Chinese central or local governments. In the event of default , the Fund could suffer substantial loss.
  • The Fund may enter into sale and repurchase transactions and may suffer loss in the event of counterparty's failure.
  • Investment in emerging markets (including the PRC) may involve increased risks and special considerations, such as liquidity risks, currency risks/control, political and economic uncertainties, legal and taxation risks, settlement risks, custody risk and high volatility.
  • The Fund's investment may be concentrated in a jurisdiction or region. The value of the Fund may be more volatile than that of a fund having a more diverse portfolio of investments.
  • The Fund may acquire FDIs for hedging purpose, which involves volatility risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, management risk, valuation risk, counterparty risk and OTC transaction risk. In adverse situations, such hedging may become ineffective and/or cause the Fund to suffer significant loss.
  • There is no guarantee that the hedging instruments will be available or the hedging techniques will be effective for a hedged class. Hedging can limit potential gains of a hedged class.
  • RMB is not freely convertible and is subject to exchange controls and restrictions. Any depreciation of RMB could adversely affect the value of investors' investments in the Fund. Payment of redemptions and/or dividend in RMB may be delayed due to exchange controls and restrictions.

Important Information about ChinaAMC Select Asia Bond Fund:

  • Investment in debt instruments involves volatility and liquidity risk, credit risk, interest rate risk, credit rating risk, valuation risk, downgrade risk and sovereign debt risk. Fixed income and debt instruments which are below investment grade or unrated are subject to lower liquidity, higher volatility, higher credit risk and greater risk of loss of principal and interest than more highly-rated debt instruments.
  • Investments in Asian (such as the PRC) market involves concentration risk. The Fund is likely to be more volatile than a fund having a more diverse portfolio of investments and its value may be more susceptible to adverse economic, political, policy, foreign exchange, liquidity, tax, legal or regulatory event affecting the Asian market.
  • Investments in emerging market involves increased risks and special considerations not typically associated with investment in more developed markets, such as liquidity risks, currency risks, political and economic uncertainties, legal and taxation risks, settlement risks, custody risk and the likelihood of a high degree volatility.
  • Some Classes of the Fund are denominated and settled in RMB; subscription and redemption must be made in RMB. RMB is not freely convertible and is subject to exchange controls and restrictions. There is no guarantee that RMB will not depreciate. Any depreciation of RMB could adversely affect the value of investors' investments in the Sub-Fund. Under exceptional circumstances, payment of redemptions and/or dividend payment in RMB may be delayed due to the exchange controls and restrictions applicable to RMB.
  • In respect of the distribution units for the fund, the Manager currently intends to make monthly dividend distribution. Distribution may be paid out of capital or effectively paid out of capital amounts to a return or withdrawal of part of a unitholder's original investment or from any capital gains attributable to that original investment, which may result in an immediate reduction of the net asset value per unit.

Important Information about ChinaAMC Select Fixed Income Allocation Fund:

  • ChinaAMC Select Fixed Income Allocation Fund (the "Fund") seeks to achieve capital appreciation by investing not less than 70% of the NAV in fixed income and debt instruments in markets worldwide.
  • Investment in debt instruments involves volatility and liquidity risk, credit risk, interest rate risk, credit rating risk, valuation risk, downgrade risk and sovereign debt risk. Fixed income and debt instruments which are below investment grade or unrated are subject to lower liquidity, higher volatility, higher credit risk and greater risk of loss.
  • Investment in short-term debt instruments are not risk-free. The turnover rates of the Fund's investments may be relatively high, as such the transaction costs incurred by the Fund will increase.
  • RMB is not freely convertible and is subject to exchange controls and restrictions. There is no guarantee that the value of RMB against the investor's base currencies will not depreciate. Any depreciation of RMB could adversely affect the value of investors' investments in the Fund. Payment of redemptions and/or dividend in RMB may be delayed due to exchange controls and restrictions.
  • Certain investments acquired by the Fund are denominated in currencies different from the Base Currency. The NAV of the Fund may be affected by exchange rates and by changes in exchange rate control.
  • The Fund may acquire FDIs and may invest in structured notes for hedging purpose. The price of a derivative instrument can be very volatile and involves counterparty risk. Structured notes are complex, illiquid and there are risks of mispricing or improper valuation. They may not always perfectly track the value of the securities, rates or indices they are designed to track. Besides, structured notes are subject to insolvency or default risk of the issuers and usually involve an embedded leverage, so a relatively small adverse market movement could expose the Fund to an exceeded loss. In adverse situations, such hedging may become ineffective.
  • The Fund may invest in other funds and additional fees may involve. There can be no assurance that 1) the liquidity of the underlying funds will always be sufficient to meet redemption requests; and 2) investment objective and strategy of the underlying funds will be successfully achieved.

Important Information about ChinaAMC Select Money Market Fund:

  • ChinaAMC Select Money Market Fund (the "Fund") seeks to achieve long-term return in line with prevailing money market rates, with primary considerations of both capital security and liquidity, by investing not less than 70% of the NAV in HKD and USD denominated and settled short-term deposits and high quality money market instruments issued by governments, quasi-governments, international organizations, and financial institutions globally.
  • The Fund is an investment fund and not a bank deposit.
  • Investment in money market instruments involves volatility and liquidity risk, credit risk, interest rate risk, credit rating risk, valuation risk, downgrade risk and sovereign debt risk.
  • Investment in short-term deposits is subject to the credit risks of the financial institutions that offer and act as counterparties of such deposits.
  • Investment in short-term debt instruments are not risk-free. The turnover rates of the Fund's investments may be relatively high, as such the transaction costs incurred by the Fund will increase.
  • The Fund will invest primarily in HKD and USD-denominated instruments. The value of the Fund may be more volatile than that of a fund having a more diverse portfolio of investments.
  • Certain investments acquired by the Fund are denominated in currencies different from its base currency. The NAV of the Fund may be affected by exchange rates and by changes in exchange rate control.
  • The Fund may acquire FDIs for hedging purpose. The price of a derivative instrument can be very volatile and involves counterparty risk. In adverse situations, such hedging may become ineffective and the Fund may suffer significant losses.
  • The Manager of the Fund may impose a redemption restrictions on the Fund on any Dealing Day. Where the Manager effects such limitation on redemption, redemption requests in excess of the relevant limit will not be dealt with on that Dealing Day.

Important Information about ChinaAMC Select RMB Bond Fund:

  • ChinaAMC Select RMB Bond Fund (the "Fund"), through the RQFII quota obtained by the Manager, invests primarily in RMB denominated fixed income securities issued or distributed in the PRC and may invest a small portion of its assets in PRC A-Shares.
  • The Fund is subject to regulations which regulate investments by RQFIIs in the PRC which have just been announced and novel in nature. Any uncertainty and change to the relevant laws and regulations (such as PRC tax laws and repatriation policy) in the PRC may adversely impact the Fund.
  • Investment in single country (the PRC) markets involves concentration and other risks not typically associated with investment in more developed economies or markets.
  • Investment in RMB debt instruments in the PRC involves liquidity risk, credit risk, credit rating risk and downgrade risk. There may not be a liquid or active market for such RMB debt instruments; the Fund may also be exposed to credit/insolvency risk of issuers of the debt securities. As the credit ratings of the debt instruments of the Fund are largely assigned by the credit agencies in the PRC, the methodologies adopted by such local rating agencies may not be consistent with the international rating agencies. In the event of downgrading in the credit ratings of a debt instrument or its issuer, the Fund's investment value in such security may be adversely affected.
  • Investment in the Fund is subject to interest rate risk. Change of macro-economic policies in the PRC such as monetary and fiscal policy may cause changes to market interest rates, affecting the pricing of bonds and thus the return of the Fund.
  • The Fund is denominated and settled in RMB; subscription and redemption must be made in RMB. RMB is not freely convertible and is subject to exchange controls and restrictions. There is no guarantee that RMB will not depreciate. HKD Investors may suffer a loss if RMB depreciates against HKD or such other currencies.

Important Information about ChinaAMC Select Stable Income Fund (This is not a money market fund ^)

Investment involves risks, including the loss of principal. The price of units or shares of the Funds may go up as well as down. Past performance is not indicative of future results. The value of the Funds can be extremely volatile and could go down substantially within a short period of time. You should read the Fund's Placing Memorandum or Explanatory Memorandum and Product Key Facts Statement for details, including risk factors. Investors should not base investment decisions on this marketing material alone. Please note:

  • The investment objective of ChinaAMC Select Stable Income Fund (the "Fund") is to provide stable income by mainly investing in money market instruments denominated in USD or HKD.
  • The Fund is not a bank deposit. The Fund may both gain and lose value and there is no guarantee of repayment of capital.
  • The Fund is subject to general money market instruments risk, volatility and liquidity risk, credit risk, interest rate risk, credit rating risk, valuation risk, downgrade risk and sovereign debt risk.
  • RMB is not freely convertible and is subject to exchange controls and restrictions. Any depreciation of RMB could adversely affect the value of the Fund. Payment of redemptions and/or dividend in RMB may be delayed due to exchange controls and restrictions.
  • The Fund's investments exposure may concentrate in Mainland China, which involves concentration risk, risks associated with emerging market, dim sum bonds and greater political, tax, economic, foreign exchange, liquidity, legal and regulatory risks.
  • The Fund may acquire derivative for hedging purpose. The price of a derivative can be very volatile which may result in losses in excess of the amount invested in the derivative.

^The Fund is not authorized as a money market fund under the SFC's Code on Unit Trusts and Mutual Funds for offering to the public.

The eligible investment instruments of the Fund; the weighted average maturity and life of the Fund's portfolio; the remaining maturity of the instruments invested by the Fund; and the proportion of the Fund's total Net Asset Value investing in sale and repurchase transactions do not meet the limits applicable to money market funds in Hong Kong. The Fund may be more negatively impacted in the event of changes in interest rate, and may be subject to higher credit risk, counterparty risk, interest rate risk, volatility and liquidity risk.

RMB internationalization accelerates by supported policies, bring strong demand of onshore RMB

  • The scale of offshore RMB deposits has risen in recent years. Currently, the scale of offshore RMB deposits exceeds RMB 1 trillion, and the scale in Hong Kong significantly increased 8.3% to about RMB 900 billion in Q4 2021, which reached the historical peak level prior to the 811 RMB Exchange Rate Reform in 2015.
Chart 1: Scale of Offshore RMB Deposits
Source: Bloomberg, as at 31 December 2021
  • By the end of 2021, the share of RMB in major international payment currencies increased significantly, ranking fourth over Japan, with great prospects for the future.
Chart 2: Top 5 international payment currencies
Source: Bloomberg, as at 31 December 2021
  • The new issuance of dim sum bonds and offshore CDs have shown obvious signs of recovery in the past three years, while over 70% of dim sum bonds are investment grade.
Chart 3: Issuance size of offshore RMB fixed income instruments
Source: Bloomberg, as at 31 December 2021

The Chinese government released a batch of supportive policies, including the launch of Cross-boundary Wealth Management Connect, the Southbound Bond Connect, the ETF Connect, and the uplift of QFII investment quota restrictions. The central bank issued a document to establish a normal mechanism for the issuance of central bank bills in Hong Kong to promote the development of RMB Internationalization and to strengthen the status of Hong Kong as an international offshore RMB centre.

RMB assets show resilience amid risk-off sentiment

  • Solid economic fundamentals and strong trade surplus have kept the RMB strong over the past two years
  • Even though Sino-US relations and geopolitical risk will be the biggest driving force behind RMB volatility, the basis for the RMB to remain strong has not faded, while the balance of domestic foreign currency deposits reached a record high and the real interest rate gap between China and the United States remains high
  • The USD index raised 4.31% year-to-date, while RMB has only depreciated 0.14% against the USD
  • Monetary policy in China is expected to remain relatively loose which supports the credit status of corporate issuers. RMB bond assets are expected to deliver stable performance
  • The low correlation between RMB assets and global markets will reduce impact of the pressure caused by the tightening of Global monetary policy
Chart 4: The trend of RMB
Source: CFETS, ICE, Bloomberg, as at 8 April 2022

Investment grade bond yields are more attractive

  • Under the global risk aversion caused by the US Fed interest rate hike, tightening of global liquidity and geopolitical conflicts, global investment grade bonds outperformed high-yield bonds
  • The yield of USD investment grade bond (hedged back to RMB) is attractive
  • The new issuance of offshore RMB dim sum bonds is booming in recent year, and dim sum bonds have historically exhibited ability to elevate defensiveness of the portfolio
  • The yield of onshore RMB treasury bonds remained stable, while onshore and offshore RMB bonds have been top performers in the global fixed income market
Chart 5: Historical performance of investment grade fixed income assets
Source: Bloomberg, as at 8 April 2022

Flexibility • Muti-allocation • Stable dividend

  • The portfolio navigates volatility by maintaining 100% exposure in investment grade bonds which primarily consist of China onshore RMB bonds, offshore dim sum bonds, and global USD bonds (hedged back to RMB)
  • The target annualized dividend yield of RMB share is 4%*, providing stable and consistent cash flow
  • The portfolio is highly diversified across different markets, countries and industries to seize onshore and offshore opportunities arising from change in economic cycle, policy orientation and rate trend
  • The portfolio flexibly manages interest rate risk through different rate hedging tools
Chart 6: Sector exposure of model portfolio#
Chart 7: Geographical exposure of model portfolio#
Source: ChinaAMC (HK)#, as at 8 April 2022
*The target annualized dividend yield is 4%. The annualized dividend yield is calculated based on the latest dividend distribution with dividend reinvested, and may be higher or lower than the actual annual dividend yield. Positive distribution yield does not imply positive return. Dividend is not guaranteed. Annualized dividend yield = [(1+distribution per unit/ex-dividend NAV)^4]-1.
# The model portfolio is for reference only and may be different from the fund's actual investment portfolio. The Fund's actual portfolio construction may change at any time without prior notice to investors.
Fund Information
ChinaAMC Select RMB Investment Grade Income Fund
Investment objective
The Sub-Fund seeks to achieve capital appreciation and income generation by investing primarily (i.e. at least 70% of the Net Asset Value of the Sub-Fund) in a fixed income portfolio with exposure to RMB. The Sub-Fund's primary investment in fixed income instruments above include but are not limited to bonds, fixed and floating rate securities, convertible bonds, contingent convertible bonds (Additional Tier 1 and Tier 2 Capital Instruments), money market instruments (including commercial papers, certificates of deposits, and commercial bills).
Base currency
RMB
Domicile
Hong Kong
Settlement
T+5
Management fee
Class A:0.75% p.a.; Class I:0.40% p.a.
Initial charge
Class A:up to 5%; Class I:nil
Redemption charge
Nil
Switching fee
Up to 1%
Trading currency
RMB / HKD / USD
Dividend frequency
Quarterly, subject to the discretion of the Manager. Distributions may be paid out of capital or effectively paid out of capital, which will result in an immediate reduction of the net asset value per Unit.
Custodian
Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited
Trustee
BOCI-Prudential Trustee Limited
Fund Manager
Jane CAI
Managing Director
Head of Fixed Income Investment
Portfolio Manager
  • As an industry veteran, Ms. Cai has over 15 years of experience in fixed income investment. She leads ChinaAMC Hong Kong's fixed income team that manages a comprehensive suite of fixed income strategies including investment-grade and high yield across China, Asia and global markets.
  • The two flagship strategies she manages – Asia bond and global investment grade bond have maintained top rankers amongst peers.
  • Ms. Cai won the title of "Outstanding Fund Manager of the Year - Asian Bond Category" in "2019 & 2021 Benchmark Fund Awards" for her outstanding investment performance and superior team management capabilities.
Why choose ChinaAMC Fixed Income Investment?
Experienced Fixed Income Team Average 10 Years of Investment and Research Experience
With over ten years of fixed income investment experience, our portfolio managers have navigated through various market cycles over the years and developed in-depth insights for global fixed income markets. The fixed income team maintains prudent and professional investment judgement, seeking robust return for investors under varying market conditions.
Award-winning Investment Performance
The fixed income funds under management have outstanding investment performance, maintain top-tier rankings among their peer products, and have won numerous accolades over the years, including awards from the Golden Bull Award, BENCHMARK, Insights & Mandate, Lipper Fund Award, and Fund Selector Asia.
Active Management with Flexibility to Capture Investment Opportunities from Global Bond Markets
Based on prudent investment decisions, the Manager actively allocates different assets and sectors to capture market rotations. Risks are sufficiently diversified across geography, sector, duration and other dimensions. The portfolio also dynamically adjusts by factors such as country, sector, credit rating, and duration, seeking continuous excess returns for investors.
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