Anlageschwerpunkt Securis Catastrophe Bond Fund - A USD ACC

The Fund aims to generate returns and growth by investing in catastrophe bonds ('Cat Bonds'). A Cat Bond is a form of insurance linked security that transfers the risk of financial loss as a result of catastrophic events to the capital markets. The sponsors of the Cat Bonds are typically insurance companies, reinsurance companies, corporations and governments. Cat Bonds may pay fixed, floating or variable rates of interest and typically have durations of between 1 and 4 years. Cat bonds may or may not be rated by an independent rating agency. The return an investor achieves, through exposure to Cat Bonds, is linked to the incidence of pre-specified catastrophe events occurring within a particular time period. Investors receive a risk premium in the form of a coupon in exchange for bearing the risk of loss of principal as a consequence of pre-defined natural, non-natural and catastrophe related events. The returns from Cat Bonds are not directly correlated to macroeconomic factors. The Fund is actively managed without reference to any benchmark meaning that the investment manager has full discretion over the composition of the Fund's portfolio, subject to the stated investment objectives and policies.