Risk profile

  • Exchange rate changes may cause the value of underlying overseas investments to go down as well as up.
  • Investments in emerging markets may involve a higher element of risk due to political and economic instability and underdeveloped markets and systems. Shares may also be traded less frequently than those on established markets. This means that there may be difficulty in both buying and selling shares and individual share prices may be subject to short-term price fluctuations.
  • Where permitted, a Company may invest in other Investment Funds that utilise gearing (borrowing) which will exaggerate market movements both up and down.
  • This Company may use derivatives for investment purposes or for efficient portfolio management.
  • External factors may cause an entire asset class to decline in value. Prices and values of all shares or all bonds and income could decline at the same time, or fluctuate in response to the performance of individual companies and general market conditions.
  • This Company may utilise gearing (borrowing) which will exaggerate market movements both up and down.
  • This Company may also invest in smaller companies which may increase its risk profile.
  • The share price may trade at a discount to the Net Asset Value of the Company.