Investment restrictions
Since the investment framework of the Fund focuses investing in government bonds, bonds with principal and interest guaranteed by the Ministry of Finance or debentures with principal and interest guaranteed by the Ministry of Finance but not including convertible debentures, that are green bonds, sustainability bonds or sustainability-linked bonds, the scope of investment of the Fund is therefore limited.
Risks associated with investment of an ESG fund
- The risk arises from investing mainly in government bonds, bonds with principal and interest guaranteed by the Ministry of Finance or debentures with principal and interest guaranteed by the Ministry of Finance but not including convertible debentures, that are green bonds, sustainability bonds or sustainability-linked bonds, which causes the fund to lose the opportunity to invest in general debt instruments that may offer better returns.
- The risk arises from relying the ESG data on third party’s sources for analyzing and selecting the securities which may be incomplete or inaccurate. In this regard, the Management Company will search for additional data from various sources to ensure more accuracy of the data used in the analysis.
- The risk arises from investing in instruments that may not in accordance with the ESG investment framework as determined by the Fund. For example, investing in the instrument over which the issuer does not have controlling power or in the case where the counterparties of the issuer (such as venders, contractors and/or service providers) may not comply with the ESG investing framework that is beyond the recognition of the Management Company.
- Liquidity risk may arise from the Fund’s inability to buy or sell instruments at the appropriate prices or timing due to the ESG criteria conditions set by the Fund.