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Fund Objective:
The Fund aims to provide income with potential for long term capital growth. It looks to outperform a composite index over rolling 3-year periods, after the deduction of charges. This composite index comprises:
• 56% Bloomberg Global Aggregate ex GBP (GBP Hedged) Index,
• 24% Bloomberg Sterling Aggregate Index,
• 10% MSCI ACWI ex UK Index,
• 5% FTSE All-Share Index,
• 5% Sterling Overnight Index Average (SONIA)
The Fund is actively managed, and invests at least 80% of its assets in other funds.
The Fund usually invests in other Columbia Threadneedle funds, however, funds managed by companies outside the Columbia Threadneedle group may also be held, when this is considered appropriate. These funds may invest worldwide.
The Fund focuses on investment in funds providing exposure to bonds (including corporate and government bonds), and to a lesser extent, funds investing in equities (company shares).
The balance of the exposure between these different asset types may vary over time, however, equity exposure will usually not exceed 20% of the Fund’s value, under normal market conditions.
The Fund may also hold money market instruments, deposits, cash, and near cash.
Derivatives may be used with the aim of reducing risk or managing the Fund more efficiently, and up to 20% of the value of the Fund may be invested in funds that use derivatives for investment purposes. Derivatives are sophisticated investment instruments linked to the rise and fall of the price of other assets.
The composite index is representative of the Fund’s investment exposure, and provides a suitably weighted target benchmark of global investment grade bonds (hedged to sterling), investment grade sterling-denominated bonds, global equities (excluding the UK), UK equities, and cash, against which Fund performance can be evaluated over time.
Manager name
Threadneedle Investment Services Limited
Manager start date
01 March 2025
Manager Biography
Matthew Rees joined the company in 2008 and is currently a portfolio manager within the Global Asset Allocation team with responsibility for our range of Managed Funds.Prior to this, Matthew worked in our Fixed Income team as portfolio manager for a range of Government Bond portfolios, with a particular focus on UK gilt funds. He was previously a quantitative analyst in the Fixed Income Risk team. Matthew gained a First Class Master of Mathematics degree from Corpus Christi College, University of Oxford in 2007 and also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
Charges applied by the fund management company for investing in their fund. Please note that Investment Managers may charge each time you buy new units or shares in a fund or trust. Where Investment Managers would have an entry charge, we will negotiate to have it waived so you will not be charged.
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Ongoing Charges:
The fund manager
The annual charge paid to a fund manager to cover the costs of running the fund. It is an estimate based on the actual amount charged in the previous year.
0.64%
Performance Fee:
The fund manager
A performance fee joins up the interest of the fund manager and their investors. A performance fee is taken when the fund beats pre-set conditions.
N/A
Typical transaction cost:
The fund manager
The costs of dealing within a fund, which the Investment Manager must pay to continue managing the assets. This includes where the Manager decides to sell one stock and buy another. The costs will vary from one fund to another based on how often the Investment Manager trades and the costs applied when trading.
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Important information
Halifax Share Dealing Limited. Registered in England and Wales no. 3195646. Registered Office: Trinity Road, Halifax, West Yorkshire, HX1 2RG. Authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, 12 Endeavour Square, London, E20 1JN under registration number 183332. A Member of the London Stock Exchange and an HM Revenue & Customs Approved ISA Manager.
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