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Important Risk Disclosure:
PineBridge Global Funds
PineBridge Global Funds is an open-ended umbrella unit trust with a number of sub-funds with different investment objectives and risk profiles. These sub-funds may invest in equities, debt securities, money market securities and/or other instruments, including financial derivatives instruments (“FDIs”).
Sub-funds with exposure to equity and equity-related securities may be subject to risks such as equity investing, market volatility, currency, counterparty and liquidity risks.
Sub-funds with exposure to debt securities or debt instruments with loss-absorption features may be subject to risks such as fixed income default, fixed income credit rating, market volatility, currency, interest rate, sovereign debt, counterparty risks and risk associated with instruments with loss-absorption features. Some sub-funds may invest in below investment grade or unrated debt securities which may be subject to higher liquidity and default risks.
Some sub-funds may invest in Collective Investment Schemes (“CIS”) (including real estate investment trusts), Exchange Traded Funds (“ETFs”) and/or Undertakings for Collective Investment (“UCIs”) and may be exposed to ETF and CIS investment risk, and the risks associated with the underlying funds.
Some sub-funds with exposures to commodities may be subject to commodity risk.
Some sub-funds may invest in securities that are junior in the capital structure relative to other securities and may be subject to risks such as subordination risk.
Some sub-funds with exposures to dim sum bonds (i.e. bonds issued or distributed outside of Mainland China but denominated in RMB) may be subject to risks such as dim sum bonds market risks.
Some sub-funds may use proprietary / third party quantitative algorithms and models and/or adopt risk constrained strategies which may be exposed to additional risks such as quantitative model, risk-constrained strategy risks. Some sub-funds may adopt an asset allocation strategy which may be exposed to additional risks such as asset allocation risk.
Some sub-funds may invest in specific region / country/ industry sectors/ instruments or limited number of market(s)/ or small / medium-sized companies and may be subject to additional risks such as smaller companies risk, concentration, currency, liquidity and market volatility risks. Some sub-funds may invest primarily in European countries and may be subject to additional risks such as Euro and Eurozone risks.
Sub-funds with exposure in emerging markets (including China and India) may be subject to additional risks such as emerging markets, liquidity, and market volatility risks. Sub-funds with exposure to China may be subject to risks relating to China. Some sub-funds may also subject to the risks associated with Qualified Foreign Investor (“QFI”) scheme. Sub-funds with exposure to the economy of India may be subject to additional risks such as Indian exchange control risk and Indian taxation regarding the Mauritian subsidiary risk.
Sub-funds may subject to environmental, social or governance (“ESG”) related risks and sustainability risks.
Sub-funds may use FDIs for efficient portfolio management (including hedging) and/or investment purpose but will not use FDIs extensively for any purpose. Some sub-funds may also use FDIs to provide exposure to and to take synthetic short positions on securities. These sub-funds may be subject to additional risk such as contract for difference, counterparty, liquidity, correlation, credit, volatility, valuation and settlement risks which can have an adverse effect on the net asset value of the sub-funds.
Investors may be subject to substantial losses due to investment loss risk and the leveraging effect of using FDIs.
Dividends, if any, may be paid out of capital of some sub-funds at the discretion of the manager. This amounts to a return or withdrawal of part of an investor’s original investment or from any capital gains attributable to that original investment and may result in an immediate decrease in the net asset value of the sub-funds.
Investors should not rely solely on this website to make investment decisions. You should read the offering documents of the relevant sub-funds for further details including the risk factors.
PineBridge Fund Series
PineBridge Fund Series is an umbrella unit trust with a number of sub-funds with different investment objectives and risk profiles. These sub-funds may invest in equities, debt securities, money market securities and/or other instruments, including financial derivatives instruments (“FDIs”).
Sub-funds with exposure to equity and equity-related securities may be subject to risks such as equity investment, liquidity and currency risks.
Sub-funds with exposure to fixed or floating rate fixed income securities, debt instruments with loss-absorption features or money market instruments may be subject to risks such as fixed income, sovereign debt, counterparty, downgrade, credit, interest rate, settlement, liquidity and currency risks, and risk associated with instruments with loss-absorption features.
Some sub-funds may invest in specific country / region / industry sectors or limited number of market(s) and may be subject to higher concentration, currency, liquidity and market volatility risks. Some sub-funds may invest primarily in European countries and may be subject to additional risks such as Eurozone debt crisis risk.
Sub-funds with exposure in emerging markets (including China and India) may be subject to additional risks such as emerging markets, liquidity and market volatility risks. Sub-funds with exposure to the economies of the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) may be subject to additional risks such as PRC tax, Chinese market risks, risks associated with Stock Connect and the ChiNext Market. Sub-funds with exposure to the economies of India may be subject to additional risks such as risks associated with investing in India.
Some sub-funds may invest in equity securities of small capitalized companies and may be subject to small capitalized companies risk.
Sub-funds may use financial derivatives instruments (“FDIs”) for hedging purposes, and may be exposed to additional risks such as counterparty, liquidity, correlation, credit, volatility, valuation and settlement risks.
Dividends, if any, may be paid out of capital of some sub-funds at the discretion of the manager. This amounts to a return or withdrawal of part of an investor’s original investment or from any capital gains attributable to that original investment and may result in an immediate decrease in the net asset value of the sub-funds.
Investors may be subject to substantial losses due to investment loss risk and the use of FDIs.
Investors should not rely solely on this website to make investment decisions. You should read the offering documents of the relevant sub-funds for further details including the risk factors.
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Risk Statement
All investments involve investment risk, the value of investments and any income from them may go down as well as up and you may not get back all of your original investment. Past performance is not a guarantee or reliable indicator of future results. No representation is being made that any investment will or is likely to achieve profits or losses or that significant losses will be avoided. There can be no assurance that investments similar to those described on this website will be available in the future and no representation is made that future investments managed by MetLife Investment Management will have similar returns to those presented herein. If you are in any doubt as to the suitability of an investment to you, you should consult an appropriate professional advisor. This website may contain or incorporate by reference information that includes or is based upon forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements give expectations or forecasts of future events. These statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. They use words and terms such as “anticipate”, “estimate”, “expect”, “project”, “intend”, “plan”, “believe”, “will”, and other words and terms of similar meaning, or are tied to future periods in connection with a discussion of future performance. Forward-looking statements are based on MIM’s assumptions and current expectations, which may be inaccurate, and on the current economic environment which may change. These statements are not guarantees of future performance. They involve a number of risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict. Results could differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements.
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