Underlying fund managers

Multiple managers with diversified investment strength

Our multi-manager approach that integrate different investment expertise giving you diversified investment strength.

Baring Asset Management

Baring Asset Management is a global investment management firm with offices, clients and business lines spanning the world's major markets with assets under management of USD 42.6 billion (as of 31 May 2010). Barings provides asset management services in developed and emerging equity and bond markets on behalf of institutional, retail and private clients worldwide.

BlackRock

BlackRock, founded in 1988, is a provider of global investment management, risk management and advisory services to institutional and retail clients around the world. As of 31 December 2009, BlackRock's assets under management total USD 3.35 trillion across equity, fixed income, cash management, alternative investment and real estate strategies. They serve clients in North and South America, Europe, Asia, Japan, Australia and the Middle East. Headquartered in New York, the firm maintains over 20 offices around the world.

To deliver creative solutions to investment challenges, BlackRock has long focused on a cross disciplinary team approach in which clients benefit from the pooled expertise of the firm's resources: the investment and risk management professionals and the internally developed analytical tools. In addition to excellent performance, BlackRock is committed to delivering a high level of service tailored to the needs of each client.

First State Investments

First State Investments was formed in Australia in 1988. It is the international operation of Colonial First State Global Asset Management, the asset management business of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia. It has USD 134 billion (as of 31 December 2009) of funds under management and is one of the largest fund managers in Australia, with offices in Sydney, London, Edinburgh, Hong Kong, Singapore and Jakarta.

In Asia, the First State Investments Group has offices in Hong Kong, Singapore and Jakarta. It provides regional equity and bond investment expertise into the overall global investment team and offers a full range of products to Asian investors. These include unit trusts, mutual funds and institutional portfolios covering global and Asian equity and fixed income portfolios.

Schroders Investment Management

Schroders is a world leader in asset management with over USD 239.6 billion under management (as of 31 December 2009) and a global network of offices. Their clients include charities, corporations, high net worth individuals, insurance companies, local and public authorities, pension funds, and unit trust holders.

The Schroder Group has a history of over 200 years. It has grown from a merchant banking partnership established when Johann Heinrich Schroder moved from Hamburg to the United Kingdom in 1804.

Threadneedle Asset Management

Founded in 1994, Threadneedle manages more than GBP 67 billion of assets (as of 31 March 2009) for a wide range of clients including pension schemes, insurance companies, private investors, corporations, mutual funds and affiliate group companies.

Its investment process has been proven successful since the inception with a team of one hundred talented individuals delivering strong short and long-term performance. The team works from one central location, ensuring that all the best ideas can get into all of their portfolios.

ICBC (Asia) Investment Management Company Limited

Based in Hong Kong, ICBC (Asia) Investment Management Company Limited is the overseas investment management arm of the ICBC Group. Established in 1991 and formerly known as Worldsec Asset Management Limited, the company provided investment advice and asset management services to clients around the world. The company was acquired by Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Asia) Limited, the subsidiary of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, and became a wholly owned subsidiary of ICBC (Asia) in August 2008.

BOCI-Prudential Asset Management Limited

BOCI-Prudential Asset Management Limited ("BOCI-Prudential Asset Management") was jointly established by BOCI Asset Management Limited (which is a subsidiary company wholly owned by BOC International Holdings Limited) and Prudential Corporation Holdings Limited in 1999.

The Company offers a comprehensive spectrum of investment products, which includes Hong Kong mandatory provident fund scheme, pension funds, retail unit trusts, exchange traded funds, institutional mandates and other investment funds. In addition, the Company also manages discretionary investment portfolio and provides charity fund management services to both private individuals and institutional clients.

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