HSBC Global Asset Management Launches HSBC Asia Multi-Asset High Income Fund

Important information:

• HSBC Asia Multi-Asset High Income Fund invests mainly in Asian equities, bonds and other related investments.
• The Fund is subject to the risks of investing in emerging markets.
• The Fund’s investments are concentrated in Asia Pacific region and may be more volatile and susceptible factors affecting Asia Pacific region.
• Debt instruments with loss-absorption features, non-investment grade bonds and unrated bonds are subject to additional risks and volatility.
• The Fund may invest in onshore Chinese securities through various market access schemes and China A-shares Access Products. Such investments involve additional risks, including the risks associated with China’s tax rules and practices, Chinese debt risk, RMB conversion and currency risks.
• The Fund is subject to asset allocation and investment strategy risk. The investments of the Fund may be periodically rebalanced and therefore the Fund may incur greater transaction costs. The asset allocation strategy balancing investment opportunity and downside risk may not achieve the desired results.
• The Fund may invest in other collective investment schemes, and needs to bear the underlying funds’ fees and expenses on top of the Fund’s own fees and expenses.
• Because the Fund’s base currency, investments and classes may be denominated in different currencies, investors may be affected adversely by exchange controls and exchange rate fluctuations. There is no guarantee that the currency hedging strategy applied to the relevant classes will achieve its desired result.
• The Fund may invest in financial derivative instruments for investment purpose which may lead to higher volatility to its net asset value.
• The Fund may pay dividends/payouts out of capital or gross of expenses. Dividend/payout is not guaranteed and may result in capital erosion and reduction in net asset value. Payout paying classes may make payment out of capital over a long period of time, and may result in a substantial or complete capital erosion over the long term.
• The Fund’s investments may involve substantial credit, equity market risk, currency, volatility, liquidity, interest rate, valuation, sovereign debt, risks of small/mid capitalisation companies, risks associated with CIBM and Bond Connect, tax and political risks. Investors may suffer substantial loss of their investments in the Fund.
• Unit trusts are NOT equivalent to time deposits. Investors should not invest in the Fund solely based on the information provided in this document and should read the offering document of the Fund for details.