Objective
The fund aims to provide a combination of capital growth and income, net of the Ongoing Charge Figure, that is higher than the MSCI ACWI Index over any five-year period.
Investment policy and strategy
Core investment: At least 80% of the fund is invested in the shares of companies from anywhere in the world (including emerging markets), across any sector and of any size.
Other investments: The fund may also invest in other funds (including funds managed by M&G), cash or assets that can be turned into cash quickly.
Use of derivatives: Derivatives may be used for investment purposes or to reduce risks or costs.
Strategy in brief: The fund employs a disciplined approach to analyse and select each company. The ‘recovery’ strategy invests in companies that have experienced difficulties but have the potential to deliver returns for shareholders through their turnaround over the long term. The approach focuses on three key factors: people, strategy and cashflow. Developing a constructive dialogue with company management is fundamental to the investment process. The fund manager takes a long-term view with a typical holding period of five years or more.
Risks associated with the fund
The value and income from the fund's assets will go down as well as up. This will cause the value of your investment to fall as well as rise. There is no guarantee that the fund will achieve its objective and you may get back less than you originally invested.
The fund can be exposed to different currencies. Movements in currency exchange rates may adversely affect the value of your investment.
Investing in emerging markets involves a greater risk of loss due to greater political, tax, economic, foreign exchange, liquidity and regulatory risks, among other factors. There may be difficulties in buying, selling, safekeeping or valuing investments in such countries.
In exceptional circumstances where assets cannot be fairly valued, or have to be sold at a large discount to raise cash, we may temporarily suspend the fund in the best interest of all investors.
The fund could lose money if a counterparty with which it does business becomes unwilling or unable to repay money owed to the fund.
Further details of the risks that apply to the fund can be found in the fund's Prospectus.
Other information
The fund invests mainly in company shares and is therefore likely to experience larger price fluctuations than funds that invest in bonds and/or cash.