THIS IS A REPLACEMENT MASTER PROSPECTUS THAT REPLACES AND SUPERCEDES THE MASTER PROSPECTUS DATED 31 MARCH 2014. Responsibility Statement “This Master Prospectus has been reviewed and approved by the directors of Affin Hwang Asset Management Berhad (formerly known as Hwang Investment Management Berhad) and they collectively and individually accept full responsibility for the accuracy of the information. Having made all reasonable enquiries, they confirm to the best of their knowledge and belief, there are no false or misleading statements, or omission of other facts which would make any statement in the Master Prospectus false or misleading” Statement of Disclaimer “The Securities Commission Malaysia has authorised the Funds and a copy of this Master Prospectus has been registered with the Securities Commission Malaysia. “ “The authorisation of the Fund, and registration of this Master Prospectus, should not be taken to indicate that Securities Commission Malaysia recommends the said Fund or assumes responsibility for the correctness of any statement made, opinion expressed or report contained in this Master Prospectus.” “The Securities Commission Malaysia is not liable for any non‐disclosure on the part of Affin Hwang Asset Management Berhad (formerly known as Hwang Investment Management Berhad) responsible for the said Fund and takes no responsibility for the contents in this Master Prospectus. The Securities Commission Malaysia makes no representation on the accuracy or completeness of this Prospectus, and expressly disclaims any liability whatsoever arising from, or in reliance upon, the whole or any part of its contents.” INVESTORS SHOULD RELY ON THEIR OWN EVALUATION TO ASSESS THE MERITS AND RISKS OF THE INVESTMENT. IF INVESTORS ARE UNABLE TO MAKE THEIR OWN EVALUATION, THEY ARE ADVISED TO CONSULT PROFESSIONAL ADVISERS. Additional Statement No Units will be issued or sold based on this Master Prospectus later than 30 March 2015. Investors should note that they may seek recourse under the Capital Markets and Services Act 2007 for breaches of securities laws and regulations including any statement in the Master Prospectus that is false, misleading, or from which there is a material omission; or for any misleading or deceptive act in relation to the Master Prospectus or the conduct of any other person in relation to the Funds. This Master Prospectus is not intended to and will not be issued and distributed in any country or jurisdiction other than in Malaysia (“Foreign Jurisdiction”). Consequently, no representation has been and will be made as to its compliance with the laws of any Foreign Jurisdiction. Accordingly, no issue or sale of Units of the Funds to which this Master Prospectus relates may be made in any Foreign Jurisdiction or under any circumstances where such action is unauthorised. 2 THIS IS A REPLACEMENT MASTER PROSPECTUS THAT REPLACES AND SUPERCEDES THE MASTER PROSPECTUS DATED 31 MARCH 2014. Message from the CEO Welcome to our suite of conventional cash management solution unit trust funds, Affin Hwang Select Cash Fund (“SCashF”) and Affin Hwang Enhanced Deposit Fund (“EDF”). Both Funds are money market funds that aim to provide Investors with a regular income stream and high level of liquidity to meet cash flow requirement while maintaining capital preservation. These Funds are targeted at low risk Investors who are generally conservative, risk averse and prefer a short‐term investment horizon. Your investment in these Funds are ideal as part of your cash management solution where you may decide your short and medium‐term cash requirements without forgoing interest earned. In addition, these Funds give you the potential to generate better returns compared to traditional fixed deposits and current accounts. To achieve their objectives, these Funds will invest 90% to 100% of the NAV of these Funds in short‐term fixed income instruments with a maturity period of not more than 365 days while up to 10% of the NAV of these Funds are to be invested in debentures, money market instruments and deposits with a remaining maturity period of more than 365 days but fewer than 732 days. There are fees and charges involved and you are advised to consider the following fees and charges payable before investing in these Funds: • An annual management fee of up to 0.50% per annum of the NAV of these Funds respectively. • A trustee fee of up to 0.05% per annum (including local custodian fee but excluding foreign sub‐ custodian fee, if any) of the NAV of these Funds respectively, subject to a minimum of RM18,000 per annum. You should be aware that there are risks associated with investing in any unit trust funds. These Funds are exposed to market risk, credit/default risk, interest rate or price risk and liquidity risk; additionally, as SCashF also invests in foreign countries, SCashF is also exposed to currency risk (which we intend to fully mitigate by completely hedging off any non‐RM currency back to RM), country risk and derivative risk. For further details on these risk factors, kindly refer to Section 4 of this Master Prospectus. We hope you will find this Master Prospectus informative, easy to read and useful in helping you to make smart investment decisions. If you have any queries about the information in this Master Prospectus or would like to know more about investing in these Funds, please feel free to contact our Customer Care personnel at toll free number 1‐800‐88‐7080 or email us at [email protected]. Alternatively, you may contact any of our sales offices or distribution points, the list of which may be found at Section 19 of this Master Prospectus. We look forward to being of service to you. Best wishes, Teng Chee Wai Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director 3 THIS IS A REPLACEMENT MASTER PROSPECTUS THAT REPLACES AND SUPERCEDES THE MASTER PROSPECTUS DATED 31 MARCH 2014. TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION PAGE 1. CORPORATE DIRECTORY ................................................................................................................ 7 2. GLOSSARY .................................................................................................................................... 8 3. KEY DATA ................................................................................................................................... 11 4. RISK FACTORS ............................................................................................................................. 15 4.1 General Risks ............................................................................................................................. 15 4.2 Specific Risks .............................................................................................................................. 16 4.3 Risk Management ....................................................................................................................... 17 5. FUND DETAILS ............................................................................................................................ 19 5.1 Fund Specifics ............................................................................................................................. 19 A. Affin Hwang Select Cash Fund (SCashF) ........................................................................................ 19 B. Affin Hwang Enhanced Deposit Fund (EDF) ................................................................................... 20 5.2 Investment Strategy & Investment Restrictions and Limits ............................................................. 21 5.2.1 Investment Strategy for SCashF & EDF .......................................................................................... 21 5.2.2 Investment Restrictions and Limits for SCashF & EDF ..................................................................... 22 6. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IN RELATION TO THE FUNDS .............................................................. 23 6.1 Valuation of Assets ...................................................................................................................... 23 6.2 Valuation Point for the Funds....................................................................................................... 23 6.3 Policy on Gearing and Minimum Liquid Assets Requirements ......................................................... 24 6.4 Distribution Policy & Reinvestment of Distribution Policy ............................................................... 24 6.5 Termination of the Funds ............................................................................................................ 25 6.6 EPF Investments ......................................................................................................................... 25 7. HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE OF THE FUNDS .................................................................................. 26 7.1 Affin Hwang Select Cash Fund (SCashF) ........................................................................................ 26 7.1.1 Historical Fund Performance (1 December 2012 – 30 November 2013) ........................................... 26 7.1.2 Historical Financial Highlights ....................................................................................................... 28 7.2 Affin Hwang Enhanced Deposit Fund (EDF) ................................................................................... 29 7.2.1 Historical Fund Performance (1 May 2012 – 30 Apr 2013) .............................................................. 29 7.2.2 Historical Financial Highlights ....................................................................................................... 31 8 FEES, CHARGES AND EXPENSES .................................................................................................... 32 8.1 Sales Charge ............................................................................................................................... 32 8.2 Repurchase Charge ..................................................................................................................... 32 8.3 Switching Fee ............................................................................................................................. 32 8.4 Transfer Fee ............................................................................................................................... 32 8.5 Management Fee ........................................................................................................................ 32 8.6 Trustee Fee ................................................................................................................................ 32 8.7 Fund Expenses ............................................................................................................................ 32 8.8 Policy on Stockbroking Rebates and Soft Commissions .................................................................. 33 9. SALE AND PURCHASE OF UNITS .................................................................................................... 34 9.1 Computation of NAV and NAV per Unit......................................................................................... 34 9.2 Pricing of Units ........................................................................................................................... 35 9.3 Sale of Units ............................................................................................................................... 37 9.4 Repurchase of Units .................................................................................................................... 37 9.5 Payment of Repurchase Proceeds ................................................................................................ 37 9.6 Repurchase Frequency and Minimum Units Repurchased .............................................................. 38 9.7 Cooling‐off Right and Cooling‐off Period ....................................................................................... 38 9.8 Switching Facility ........................................................................................................................ 39 9.9 Transfer Facility .......................................................................................................................... 39 4 THIS IS A REPLACEMENT MASTER PROSPECTUS THAT REPLACES AND SUPERCEDES THE MASTER PROSPECTUS DATED 31 MARCH 2014. 9.11 Where to Purchase and Repurchase Units .................................................................................... 40 9.12 Unclaimed Monies ...................................................................................................................... 40 9.13 Anti‐Money Laundering Policies and Procedures ........................................................................... 40 10. SALIENT TERMS OF THE DEEDS .................................................................................................... 41 10.1 Rights and Liabilities of Unit Holders ............................................................................................. 41 10.1.1 Rights of Unit Holders.................................................................................................................. 41 10.1.2 Liabilities of Unit Holders ............................................................................................................. 41 10.2 Provisions regarding Unit Holders’ Meetings ................................................................................. 41 10.2.1 Quorum required for convening a Unit Holders’ Meeting ............................................................... 41 10.2.2 Unit Holders’ Meeting convened by the Unit Holders .................................................................... 41 10.2.3 Unit Holders’ Meeting convened by the Manager .......................................................................... 42 10.3 Termination of the Funds ............................................................................................................ 43 10.3.1 Circumstances that may lead to the termination of the Funds ........................................................ 43 10.3.2 Procedure for the termination of the Funds .................................................................................. 43 10.4 The maximum fees and charges that may be imposed by the Manager and the steps to be taken by the Manager to increase such fees and charges ............................................................................ 44 10.4.1 Maximum rate of Indirect Fees permitted by the Deeds ................................................................. 44 10.4.2 Maximum Rate of Direct Charges permitted by the Deeds ............................................................. 44 10.4.3 Procedures to be taken to increase the Direct Charges and Indirect Fees from the current amount stipulated by the Master Prospectus ............................................................................................ 44 10.4.4 Procedures to be taken to increase the Direct Charges and Indirect Fees from the current amount stipulated by the Deeds ............................................................................................................... 45 10.4.5 Other Expenses permitted under the Deeds .................................................................................. 45 10.5 Retirement of the Manager ......................................................................................................... 46 10.6 Duty of the Manager to replace the Trustee .................................................................................. 46 10.7 Retirement of the Trustee ........................................................................................................... 47 10.8 Replacement of the Manager ....................................................................................................... 47 11. CLIENT COMMUNICATION ........................................................................................................... 48 12. THE MANAGER ........................................................................................................................... 50 12.1 Background Information .............................................................................................................. 50 12.2 Roles, Duties and Responsibilities of the Manager ......................................................................... 50 12.3 Financial Position ........................................................................................................................ 50 12.4 Role of Directors ......................................................................................................................... 51 12.4.1 Board of Directors ....................................................................................................................... 51 12.5 Role of the Investment Committee ............................................................................................... 51 12.5.1 The Investment Committee Members .......................................................................................... 51 12.6 The Team ................................................................................................................................... 52 12.6.1 The Investment Team .................................................................................................................. 52 12.6.2 Key Personnel of the Management Team ...................................................................................... 53 12.7 Manager’s Delegate .................................................................................................................... 54 12.8 The Manager’s Disclosure on Related Party Transactions and Possible Conflicts of Interest .............. 54 12.8.1 Related Party Transactions .......................................................................................................... 54 12.8.2 Conflicts of Interest ..................................................................................................................... 54 12.9 Policy on Dealing with Conflicts of Interest ................................................................................... 56 12.10 Material Litigation ....................................................................................................................... 56 13. THE TRUSTEE .............................................................................................................................. 57 13.1 Background Information .............................................................................................................. 57 13.2 Board of Directors ....................................................................................................................... 57 13.3 Financial Position ........................................................................................................................ 57 13.4 Experience in Trustee Business .................................................................................................... 57 13.5 Profile of Key Personnel ............................................................................................................... 57 13.6 Roles, Duties and Responsibilities of the Trustee ........................................................................... 57 13.7 Retirement or Removal or Replacement of the Trustee .................................................................. 58 13.8 Power of Trustee to Remove, Retire or Replace the Manager ......................................................... 58 13.9 Trustee’s Statement of Responsibility ........................................................................................... 58 5 THIS IS A REPLACEMENT MASTER PROSPECTUS THAT REPLACES AND SUPERCEDES THE MASTER PROSPECTUS DATED 31 MARCH 2014. 13.10 Trustee’s Disclosure of Material Litigation ..................................................................................... 58 13.11 Trustee’s Delegate ...................................................................................................................... 58 13.12 Policy on Dealing with Related‐Party Transactions/Conflict of Interest ............................................ 59 13.13 Anti‐money Laundering Provisions ............................................................................................... 59 13.14 Statement of Disclaimer .............................................................................................................. 60 13.15 Consent to Disclosure .................................................................................................................. 60 14. TAX ADVISER’S LETTER ................................................................................................................ 61 15. STATEMENT OF CONSENT ............................................................................................................ 66 16. DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION .................................................................................... 67 17. APPROVALS AND CONDITIONS ..................................................................................................... 68 18. LOAN FINANCING RISK DISCLOSURE STATEMENT .......................................................................... 69 19. DIRECTORY OF SALES OFFICE ....................................................................................................... 70 6 THIS IS A REPLACEMENT MASTER PROSPECTUS THAT REPLACES AND SUPERCEDES THE MASTER PROSPECTUS DATED 31 MARCH 2014. 1. CORPORATE DIRECTORY The Manager Investment Committee Members Affin Hwang Asset Management Berhad (formerly known as Dato V Danapalan (Chairman, Independent Hwang Investment Management Berhad) (429786‐T) Member) Registered Office Puan Maimoonah Binti Mohamed Hussain (Non‐ Level 7, Wisma Sri Pinang, 60 Green Hall, 10200 Penang independent Member) Business Address Mr Ong Teng Chong (Non‐independent Suite 11‐01, 11th Floor Member) Menara Keck Seng Encik Mohammad Aminullah Bin Basir 203 Jalan Bukit Bintang (Independent Member) 55100 Kuala Lumpur Mr Phuah Eng Chye (Independent Member) Tel No. : (603) 2116 6000 Fax No. : (603) 2116 6100 Company Secretaries Toll free line : 1‐800‐88‐7080 Ms Mah Yee Wan (MAICSA 7042003) E‐mail : [email protected] Level 7, Wisma Sri Pinang Website : www.affinhwang.com 60 Green Hall 10200 Penang Board of Directors of the Manager Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Che Lodin Bin Wok Kamaruddin (Non‐ Tax Adviser independent Director) Ernst & Young Tax Consultants Sdn. Bhd. (179793k) Puan Maimoonah Binti Mohamed Hussain (Non‐independent Level 23A, Menara Milenium, Jalan Damanlela Director) Pusat Bandar Damansara, 50490 Kuala Lumpur YBhg Mej Jen Dato’ Hj Latip Bin Ismail (Independent Director) Mr Teng Chee Wai (Non‐independent Director) Auditor Mr Blair Chilton Pickerell (Non‐independent Director) PricewaterhouseCoopers Encik Abd Malik Bin A Rahman (Independent Director) Level 10, 1 Sentral, Jalan Travers, KL Sentral P.O. Box 10192 Ms Seet Oon Hui Eleanor (Alternate Director to Mr Blair Chilton 50706 Kuala Lumpur Pickerell) Banker Manager’s Delegate HSBC Bank Malaysia Berhad (fund valuation & accounting function) Head Office HSBC (Malaysia) Trustee Berhad (1281‐T) 2, Leboh Ampang Registered Office & Business Address 13th Floor, Bangunan HSBC, South Tower 50100 Kuala Lumpur No 2, Leboh Ampang, 50100 Kuala Lumpur Solicitors Tel No. : (603) 2075 7800 Messrs. Soon Gan Dion & Partners Fax No. : (603) 2179 6511 1st Floor, No. 73, Jalan SS 21/1A Damansara Utama The Trustee 47400 Petaling Jaya HSBC (Malaysia) Trustee Berhad (1281‐T) Registered & Business Address 13th Floor, Bangunan HSBC, South Tower FiMM Federation of Investment Managers Malaysia No 2, Leboh Ampang, 50100 Kuala Lumpur 19‐06‐1, 6th Floor, Wisma Tune Tel No. : (603) 2075 7800 Fax No. : (603) 2179 6511 19, Lorong Dungun, Damansara Heights 50490 Kuala Lumpur Trustee’s Delegate (Local Custodian) Tel No. : (603) 2093 2600 The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited Fax No. : (603) 2093 2700 (as Custodian) and assets held through:‐ Email: [email protected] HSBC Nominees (Tempatan) Sdn. Bhd. (258854‐D) Website: www.fimm.com.my Registered Address No.2, Leboh Ampang, 50100 Kuala Lumpur Agents Tel No. : (603) 2075 3000 Registered unit trust consultants and other Fax No. : (603) 2179 6488 approved Institutional Unit Trust Advisers (as and when appointed) of the Manager. Trustee’s Delegate (Foreign Custodian) HSBC Institutional Trust Services (Asia) Limited 6th floor, Tower One, HSBC Centre 1, Sham Mong Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong Tel No. : (825) 2822 1111 Fax No. : (852) 2810 5259 7 THIS IS A REPLACEMENT MASTER PROSPECTUS THAT REPLACES AND SUPERCEDES THE MASTER PROSPECTUS DATED 31 MARCH 2014. 2. GLOSSARY The terms defined herein are specific to this Master Prospectus and are not of general application and may not be applicable to all other funds under the management of the Manager. Act or CMSA Means the Capital Markets and Services Act 2007 as originally enacted and amended or modified from time to time. Assets of the Fund Means a fund’s holdings, which may include debentures, cash and bank deposits, other money market instruments and all amounts due to the Fund. Board Means the Board of Directors of the Manager. Bursa Malaysia Means the stock exchange managed and operated by the Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad including such other name as it may be amended from time to time. Business Day Means a day on which the Bursa Malaysia is open for trading. Cooling – off Period Means within six (6) Business Days of the date of receipt of the application to purchase Units of the Fund by the Manager. Cooling – off Right Refers to the right of an Investor to obtain a refund of that Investor’s investment in the Fund if that Investor so requests within the Cooling‐off Period. This right is only given to an Investor who invests in any unit trust funds managed by the Manager for the first time. This right is not applicable to you if you are: i. A corporation or institution; ii. A staff of the Manager; or iii. Persons registered with a body approved by the SC to deal in unit trusts. An Investor who is entitled to the Cooling‐off Right shall be refunded within 10 days of the date of receipt of the cooling‐off application by the Manager. days In respect of this Master Prospectus, a reference to “day” means calendar day unless otherwise stated. Debenture It includes debenture stock, bonds, notes and any other evidence of indebtedness of a corporation for borrowed moneys, whether or not constituting a charge on the assets of the corporation. Deeds Refers to the deeds and supplementary deeds of the respective Fund and any other supplemental deeds that may be entered into between the Manager and the Trustee and registered with the SC. SCashF : Deed dated 21 March 2005 as amended by First Supplemental Deed dated 29 December 2005, Second Supplemental Deed dated 18 June 2007, Third Supplemental Deed dated 15 October 2008, Fourth Supplementary Deed dated 19 March 2010, the Fifth Supplementary Deed dated 18 January 2012 and the Sixth Supplemental Deed dated 27 June 2014; and EDF : Deed dated 4 April 2005 as amended by First Supplemental Deed dated 29 December 2005, Second Supplemental Deed dated 20 February 2006, Third Supplemental Deed dated 18 June 2007, Fourth Supplemental Deed dated 15 October 2008, Fifth Supplemental Deed dated 12 March 2009, Sixth Supplementary Deed dated 19 March 2010, the Seventh Supplemental Deed dated 8 THIS IS A REPLACEMENT MASTER PROSPECTUS THAT REPLACES AND SUPERCEDES THE MASTER PROSPECTUS DATED 31 MARCH 2014. 18 January 2012 and the Eighth Supplemental Deed dated 27 June 2014. ‘A Deed’ or ‘Deed’ means any one of such deed. deposits Means fixed deposits. EDF Refers to the Affin Hwang Enhanced Deposit Fund. EPF Means Employees Provident Fund. FiMM Means Federation of Investment Managers Malaysia. Forward Pricing Means the NAV per Unit for EDF determined at the next valuation point after a purchase or repurchase request is received by the Manager. Funds Refers to Affin Hwang Select Cash Fund and Affin Hwang Enhanced Deposit Fund. ‘A Fund’ or ‘Fund’ means any one of such fund. Guidelines Refers to Guidelines on Unit Trust Funds issued by the SC and as amended, substituted or replaced from time to time. Historical Pricing Means the NAV per Unit for SCashF determined at the valuation point immediately before the application for purchase or repurchase request is received by the Manager. Investors Means the beneficial owners of the Units. It is sometimes used interchangeably with the term Unit Holders. An Investor is also a registered Unit Holder if that Investor’s name appears in the Fund’s register of Unit Holders. If the Investors invest through a nominee, then it is the nominee’s name that will appear in the Fund’s register as a Unit Holder. Institutional Unit Trust Means institutional unit trust adviser, which is an institution, a corporation or Advisers (IUTA) an organisation that is registered with the FiMM to market and distribute unit trust funds. Latest Practicable Date As at 2 September 2014, being the latest practicable date for the purposes of (LPD) ascertaining certain information contained in this Master Prospectus. the Manager Refers to Affin Hwang Asset Management Berhad (formerly known as Hwang Investment Management Berhad). MARC Refers to Malaysian Rating Corporation Berhad. Money Market Means a fixed income instrument with a maturity period of less than 365 days. Net Asset Value or Means the value of the Fund which is determined by deducting the value of all NAV the Fund’s liabilities from the value of all the Fund’s assets, at the valuation point. For the purpose of computing the annual management fee and annual trustee fee, the NAV of the Fund should be inclusive of the management fee and the trustee fee for the relevant day. NAV per Unit Means the Net Asset Value of the Fund at a particular valuation point divided by the total number of Units in Circulation at that valuation point. 9 THIS IS A REPLACEMENT MASTER PROSPECTUS THAT REPLACES AND SUPERCEDES THE MASTER PROSPECTUS DATED 31 MARCH 2014. RAM Rating Agency Malaysia Berhad. Repurchase Charge Means a fee imposed pursuant to a repurchase request. Repurchase Price Means the price payable by the Manager to the Unit Holders pursuant to a repurchase request. The Repurchase Price is equivalent to the NAV per Unit of the Fund. As such, any Repurchase Charge applicable is excluded from the calculation of the Repurchase Price. RM Means Ringgit Malaysia, the lawful currency of Malaysia. Sales Charge Means a fee imposed pursuant to a purchase request. SC Securities Commission Malaysia. SCashF Affin Hwang Select Cash Fund. Selling Price Means the price payable by the Unit Holder for the Manager to create a Unit in the Fund pursuant to a purchase request. The Selling Price is equivalent to the NAV per Unit. As such, any Sales Charge applicable is excluded from the calculation of the Selling Price. Short‐term Means a period of less than 3 years. Special resolution Means a resolution passes by a majority of not less than three quarter (¾) of Unit Holders voting at a meeting of Unit Holders. For the purpose of terminating or winding up the Fund, a special resolution is passed by a majority in number representing at least three quarter (¾) of the value of Units held by Unit holders voting at the meeting. the Master Prospectus Refers to this replacement master prospectus in respect of the Affin Hwang Select Cash Fund and Affin Hwang Enhanced Deposit Fund and includes any supplementary or replacement master prospectus, as the case may be. The Trustee HSBC (Malaysia) Trustee Berhad (1281‐T). Unit or Units Means a measurement of the right or interest of a Unit Holder in a Fund including a fraction of a Unit. Units in Circulation Means Units created and fully paid. It is the total number of Units issued at a particular valuation point. Unit Holders Refers to the person registered as the holder of a Unit or Units including persons jointly registered. 10
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