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Monthly Sharehodler Report - January 2014

6th Mar 2014 15:58

RNS Number : 7318B
BH Global Limited
06 March 2014
 



 

 

 

 

 

 

BH Global Limited

MONTHLY SHAREHOLDER REPORTJANUARY 2014

CONFIDENTIAL DO NOT COPY OR DISTRIBUTE

Your attention is drawn to the disclaimer at the beginning and end of this document© Brevan Howard (2014). All Rights Reserved.

 

Important Legal Information and Disclaimer

BH Global Limited ("BHG") is a feeder fund to Brevan Howard Global Opportunities Master Fund Limited (together "the Funds"), which invests in a range of funds of which one or more of the Brevan Howard group of affiliated entities is the manager or investment manager (the "Underlying Funds"). Brevan Howard Asset Management LLP ("BHAM") and Brevan Howard Capital Management LP (together with BHAM, "Brevan Howard") have supplied the information herein regarding the Funds' performance and outlook. BHAM is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (the "FCA") in the United Kingdom.

This material constitutes a financial promotion for the purposes of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 and the handbook of rules and guidance issued from time to time by the FCA (the "FCA Rules").

The material relating to the Funds and the Underlying Funds included in this report has been prepared by Brevan Howard and is provided for information purposes only and does not constitute an invitation or offer to subscribe for or purchase shares in the Funds or the Underlying Funds. This material is not intended to provide a sufficient basis on which to make an investment decision. Information and opinions presented in this material relating to the Funds and the Underlying Funds have been obtained or derived from sources believed by Brevan Howard to be reliable, but Brevan Howard makes no representation as to their accuracy or completeness. Any estimates may be subject to error and significant fluctuation, especially during periods of high market volatility or disruption. Any estimates should be taken as indicative values only and no reliance should be placed on them. Estimated results, performance or achievements may materially differ from any actual results, performance or achievements. Except as required by applicable law, the Funds and Brevan Howard expressly disclaim any obligations to update or revise such estimates to reflect any change in expectations, new information, subsequent events or otherwise. All investments are subject to risk. Prospective investors are advised to seek expert legal, financial, tax and other professional advice before making any investment decisions.

Tax treatment depends on the individual circumstances of each investor in BHG and may be subject to change in the future. Returns may increase or decrease as a result of currency fluctuations.

You should note that, if you invest in BHG, your capital will be at risk and you may therefore lose some or all of any amount that you choose to invest. This material is not intended to constitute, and should not be construed as, investment advice. Potential investors in BHG should seek their own independent financial advice. BHAM neither provides investment advice to, nor receives and transmits orders from, investors in BHG nor does it carry on any other activities with or for such investors that constitute "MiFID or equivalent third country business" for the purposes of the FCA Rules.

PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT A RELIABLE INDICATOR OF FUTURE RESULTS

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BH Global Limited Manager:Brevan Howard Capital Management LP ("BHCM")

Administrator:

Northern Trust International Fund Administration Services (Guernsey) Limited ("Northern Trust")

Corporate Broker:

J.P. Morgan Securities Ltd.

Listings:

London Stock Exchange

(Premium Listing)

NASDAQ Dubai - USD Class (Secondary Listing)

Bermuda Stock Exchange (Secondary Listing)

Overview:

BH Global Limited ("BHG") is a closed-ended investment company, registered and incorporated in Guernsey on 25 February 2008 (Registration Number: 48555).

BHG invests all of its assets (net of short-term working capital) in the ordinary shares of Brevan Howard Global Opportunities Master Fund Limited ("BHGO").

BHGO invests all of its assets, net of cash retained for short-term working capital and efficient portfolio management, in investment funds of which one or more of the Brevan Howard group of affiliated entities is the manager or investment manager (the "Underlying Funds").

BHG was admitted to the Official List of the UK Listing Authority and to trading on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange on 29 May 2008.

 

 

Total Assets: $995 mm1

1. As at 31 January 2014 by BHG's administrator, Northern Trust.

Summary Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

BH Global Limited NAV per share

Shares Class

NAV (USD mm)

NAV per Share

USD Shares

110.6

$12.99

EUR Shares

231.7

€13.07

GBP Shares

652.2

£13.21

As at 31 January 2014.

BH Global Limited NAV per Share* % Monthly Change

USD

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

YTD

2008

1.16*

0.10

0.05 

-3.89 

1.13 

2.74 

0.38 

1.55

2009

3.35

1.86

1.16

1.06

2.79

-0.21

1.07

0.27

1.49

0.54

0.11

0.04

14.31

2010

0.32

-0.85

-0.35

0.53

-0.06

0.60

-0.79

0.80

1.23

0.39

-0.21

-0.06

1.54

2011

0.09

0.42

0.34

1.20

0.19

-0.56

1.61

3.51

-1.29

-0.14

0.19

-0.88

4.69

2012

1.22

1.02

-0.54

-0.10

-0.65

-1.53

1.46

0.70

1.47

-0.72

0.81

1.26

4.44

2013

1.33

0.49

0.33

1.60

-0.62

-1.95

-0.14

-0.86

0.09

-0.13

0.95

0.75

1.79

2014

-0.98

-0.98

 

EUR

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

YTD

2008

1.28*

0.25

0.29 

-4.34 

1.15 

3.01 

0.44 

1.93

2009

3.57

1.94

1.13

1.05

2.54

-0.21

1.11

0.27

1.50

0.50

0.08

0.08

14.36

2010

0.37

-0.90

-0.35

0.58

-0.02

0.69

-0.81

0.86

1.06

0.36

-0.14

0.04

1.73

2011

0.06

0.43

0.35

1.30

0.27

-0.63

1.78

3.77

-1.44

-0.14

0.19

-0.91

5.04

2012

1.21

1.01

-0.56

-0.12

-0.61

-1.45

1.45

0.63

1.40

-0.76

0.98

1.13

4.35

2013

1.25

0.58

0.27

1.49

-0.64

-1.91

-0.15

-0.89

0.06

-0.14

0.93

0.67

1.47

2014

-0.94

-0.94

 

 

 

 

 

GBP

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

YTD

2008

1.40*

0.33

0.40 

-4.17 

1.25 

3.27 

0.41 

2.76

2009

3.52

1.94

1.03

0.68

2.85

-0.28

1.05

0.31

1.51

0.58

0.12

0.08

14.15

2010

0.35

-0.93

-0.32

0.58

-0.04

0.62

-0.81

0.84

1.17

0.37

-0.20

-0.03

1.61

2011

0.10

0.41

0.38

1.13

0.04

-0.59

1.69

3.67

-1.41

-0.15

0.21

-0.84

4.65

2012

1.23

1.05

-0.51

-0.08

-0.62

-1.51

1.50

0.70

1.44

-0.72

0.72

1.31

4.55

2013

1.36

0.56

0.36

1.63

-0.48

-1.91

-0.11

-0.84

0.14

-0.11

0.97

0.77

2.32

2014

-0.97

-0.97

 

Source: Underlying NAV data for the funds in which BHGO invests in is provided by their respective administrators. BHG NAV and NAV per Share data is provided by BHG's administrator, Northern Trust. BHG NAV per Share % Monthly Change calculations are made by Brevan Howard.

BHG NAV data is unaudited and net of all investment management fees and all other fees and expenses payable by BHG. NAV performance is provided for information purposes only. Shares in BHG do not necessarily trade at a price equal to the prevailing NAV per Share.

* Performance is calculated from a base NAV per Share of 10 in each currency. The opening NAV in May 2008 was 9.9 (after deduction of the IPO costs borne by BHG).

Data as at 31 January 2014.

PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS

ASC 820 Asset Valuation Categorisation*BH Global Limited

Unaudited Estimates as at 31 January 2014

% of Gross Market Value*

Level 1

66

Level 2

33

Level 3

1

 

Source: Brevan Howard

* These estimates reflect the combined ASC 820 levels of the Underlying Funds, proportional to each of the Underlying Fund's weighting in BHGO's portfolio. The estimates are unaudited and have been calculated by Brevan Howard using the same methodology as that used in the most recent audited financial statements of Underlying Funds. The relative size of each category is subject to change.

Level 1: this represents the level of assets in the portfolio which are priced using unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities;

Level 2: this represents the level of assets in the portfolio which are priced using either (i) quoted prices that are identical or similar in markets that are not active or (ii) model-derived valuations for which all significant inputs are observable, either directly or indirectly in active markets;

Level 3: this represents the level of assets in the portfolio which are priced or valued using inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and are not observable directly or indirectly in an active market.
Fund UpdateAllocations of BHGO as at 31 January 2014* (allocations are subject to change):

Investment

Allocation*

(% NAV)

Brevan Howard Master Fund Limited ("BHMF")

45.5%

Brevan Howard Asia Master Fund Limited ("BHA")

9.7%

Brevan Howard Emerging Markets Strategies Master Fund Limited ("BHEMS")

8.1%

Brevan Howard Credit Catalysts Master Fund Limited ("BHCC")

15.1%

Brevan Howard Commodities Strategies Master Fund Limited ("BHCS")

5.8%

Brevan Howard Systematic Trading Master Fund Limited ("BHST")

9.0%

Brevan Howard Emerging Markets Local Fixed Income Leveraged Master Fund Limited ("BEL")

3.3%

Brevan Howard Credit Value Master Fund Limited ("BHCV")

2.3%

Cash/Other

1.1%

 

Source: Brevan Howard; figures rounded to one decimal place.

* Inclusive of subscriptions\redemptions in Underlying Funds for 31 January 2014.

 

Exposures of BHGO by asset class as at 31 January 2014 (allocations are subject to change):

Asset Class

VaR** by asset class as a % of total VaR

Fixed Income

15%

Vega

8%

Equity

30%

Credit

13%

FX

23%

Commodity

11%

 

** Calculated using historical simulation based on a 1 day, 95% confidence interval.

Source: Brevan Howard; figures rounded to the nearest whole number.

 

Fund Performance Review

Monthly, quarterly and annual contribution (%) to the performance of BHG USD Shares (net of fees and expenses) by strategy group

Macro

Rates

FX

EMG

Equity

Commodity

Credit

Systematic

TOTAL

January

-0.57

0.03

0.02

-0.25

-0.03

0.05

0.22

-0.45

-0.98

QTD

-0.57

0.03

0.02

-0.25

-0.03

0.05

0.22

-0.45

-0.98

2014 YTD

-0.57

0.03

0.02

-0.25

-0.03

0.05

0.22

-0.45

-0.98

Monthly, quarterly and annual figures are calculated by Brevan Howard as at 31 January 2014, based on performance data for each period provided by BHG's administrator, Northern Trust. Figures rounded to two decimal places.

PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS

Methodology and Definition of Monthly Contribution to Performance:

Attribution is approximate and has been derived by allocating each underlying trader book in each Underlying Fund to a single category. In cases where a trader book has activity in more than one category, the most relevant category has been selected.

 

The above strategies are categorised as follows:

"Macro": multi-asset global markets, mainly directional (for BHG, the majority of risk in this category is in rates)

"Rates": developed interest rates markets

"FX": global FX forwards and options

"EMG": global emerging markets

"Equity": global equity markets including indices and other derivatives

"Commodity": liquid commodity futures and options

"Credit": corporate and asset-backed indices, bonds and CDS

"Systematic": rules-based futures trading

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monthly Performance of Underlying Funds

Investment

MTD performance (%)(As at

31 January 2014)

Brevan Howard Master Fund Limited Class Y (USD)*

-1.35

Brevan Howard Asia Master Fund Limited Class X (USD)*

0.39

Brevan Howard Emerging Markets Strategies Master Fund Limited Class X (USD)*

-1.58

Brevan Howard Credit Catalysts Master Fund Limited Class Y (USD)*

1.10

Brevan Howard Commodities Strategies Master Fund Limited Class X (USD)*

0.93

Brevan Howard Systematic Trading Master Fund Limited Class B (USD)*

-4.51

Brevan Howard Emerging Markets Local Fixed Income Leveraged Master Fund Limited Class Y (USD)*

-0.13

Brevan Howard Credit Value Master Fund Limited Class Y (USD)*

0.59

* The USD currency class of each Underlying Fund is used as a proxy for the performance of each of the Underlying Funds; BHG also invests in the EUR and GBP currency classes of the Underlying Funds.

Source: Month-to-date ("MTD") performance data for the Underlying Funds is provided by their respective administrators. MTD performance data is net of all investment management fees and all other fees and expenses payable.

PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS

BHG's GBP shares depreciated by 0.97% and the USD and EUR share classes depreciated by 0.98% and 0.94% respectively in January.

There were positive returns from BHCC, BHCS, BHCV and BHA which were offset by losses experienced in BHST, BHEMS, BHMF and BEL.

 

Brevan Howard Master Fund Limited ("BHMF")

The NAV per share of BHMF Class Y USD Shares depreciated by 1.35% (net of fees) in January.

During January, BHMF suffered losses mainly in equity macro trading and to a lesser extent in interest rate trading, mainly in USD directional trading. These losses were partially offset by gains in FX trading and to a lesser extent in EUR interest rate trading.

 

Brevan Howard Asia Master Fund Limited ("BHA")

The NAV per share of BHA Class X USD Shares appreciated by 0.39% (net of fees) in January.

During January, BHA gained across most strategies with the strongest gains from FX and interest rate volatility trading, partially offset by losses incurred on the Nikkei 225.

 

Brevan Howard Emerging Markets Strategies Master Fund Limited ("BHEMS")

The NAV per Share of BHEMS Class X USD Shares depreciated by 1.58% (net of fees) in January.

During January, BHEMS incurred losses in equities and macro overlay strategies. These were marginally offset by a small gain in EM FX strategies.

 

 

 Brevan Howard Credit Catalysts Master Fund Limited ("BHCC")

The NAV per Share of BHCC Class Y USD Shares appreciated by 1.10% (net of fees) in January.

Performance was positive in MBS/ABS strategies, while corporate strategies were down slightly for the month. CMBS and non-US RMBS were profitable on the long side, and hedges (particularly corporate credit hedges) also contributed positively. RMBS long positions showed small losses for January, but these were small relative to the gains in CMBS, non-US RMBS and hedges.

 

Brevan Howard Commodities Strategies Master Fund Limited ("BHCS")

The NAV per Share of BHCS Class X USD Shares appreciated by 0.93% (net of fees) in January.

In January, gains came primarily from oil and natural gas strategies, which offset losses in gold.

 

Brevan Howard Systematic Trading Master Fund Limited ("BHST")

The NAV per Share of BHST Class B USD Shares depreciated by 4.51% (net of fees) in January.

During the month, BHST made gains in rates and agricultural futures trading. However these were offset by losses in all other strategies.

 

Brevan Howard Emerging Markets Local Fixed Income Leveraged Master Fund Limited ("BEL")

The NAV per Share of BEL Class Y USD Shares depreciated by 0.13% (net of fees) in January.

During January, the net exposure to emerging market currencies moved from slightly long to marginally short. The net exposure to emerging market interest rates remained short. The interest rate positions generated positive returns, but losses accrued from the foreign exchange positions.

 

Brevan Howard Credit Value Master Fund Limited ("BHCV")

The NAV per Share of BHCV Class Y USD Shares appreciated by 0.59% (net of fees) in January.

Positive performance for January was driven by gains in commercial real estate related positions, particularly US CMBS. BHCV consumer positions contributed positively as well, while the CDO equity positions detracted for the month.

 

Market Review and Outlook

 

Market Commentary

US

In response to a string of disappointing data, near-term outlook forecasts for GDP growth have been revised down. The abnormally severe winter weather appears to have put a dampener on hiring and household spending. More of a concern is the fact that the weakness is broader than can be accounted for by just the weather. In the manufacturing sector, industrial production slid sharply in January as automakers cut back on assemblies and factory output was pared back to better align inventories with sales. Given the continued weather-related disruptions in February, it may be impossible to get a good reading on the health of the economy until April, when the March data are released. Nevertheless, the fundamental drivers of the expansion are still in place - moderate job gains, impressive increases in household net worth as well as improved balance sheets, less fiscal drag at the federal, state and local levels, and accommodative monetary policy.

Inflation is low, hovering just above 1% on a year-over-year basis. What stands out recently is the large drop in goods prices into deflationary territory and the small further easing in services inflation. Disinflation or deflation in goods prices is scattered widely among categories, with nondurables such as clothing that have a large imported-input share leading the way down. In services, housing inflation is edging up as that market tightens. However, health care inflation has slowed noticeably. Health care services prices plunged last spring because of budget sequestration-related Medicare cuts. But with inflation in that category returning to about 2% since then, some of the disinflation in that sector may be behind us. Inflation is expected to edge slowly up this year as the expansion gains traction and some of the special factors unwind.

Federal Reserve Chair Yellen made her debut in front of Congress to deliver the semi-annual monetary policy report. A number of themes were apparent from her performance. She emphasized continuity with Bernanke's chairmanship. That is important for two reasons. First, she will try to lead the FOMC from the centre even though her sympathies are relatively dovish. Second, she isn't pushing for more accommodation, either in the form of a lower threshold for the unemployment rate or a new operating framework in which the Fed overshoots on inflation in order to push the unemployment rate down faster. Instead, the Fed will probably rely on qualitative guidance once the unemployment rate falls before the 6.5% threshold. In addition, she seemed unfazed by the recent soft patch of data. It will be interesting to see how these cross-currents play out in her first FOMC press conference in March. Based on her testimony, we expect her to chart a balanced course and await more information before making any large changes in policy.

 

EMU

EMU business indicators in January showed further improvement, with both manufacturing and services indicators moving into the expansionary: the Composite PMI for the euro area climbed to 52.9 in January, its highest level since June 2011. In particular, periphery economies have shown growing signs that the recession is over and that they are expanding, albeit at a moderate pace (not enough to fill their significant output gap). However, actual data on eurozone activity showed renewed weakness in December following the strong bounce in November, as both retail sales and industrial production contracted meaningfully. The euro area unemployment count dropped by approximately 25,000 in seasonally-adjusted terms in December. The employment data were also encouraging, showing net job creation of approximately 36,000 on a seasonally-adjusted basis. The largest improvements are coming from Spain, following the country's return to positive GDP growth in the second half of 2013: the unemployment rate in Spain stood at 25.8% in December, down from its peak of 26.6% in February 2013.

Headline inflation numbers continue to decline towards low levels. The EMU HICP inflation dropped in January from 0.8% y/y to 0.7% y/y, confounding expectations of a rebound, mainly due to a sharper-than-expected deceleration of energy prices. In contrast, core inflation ticked up slightly to 0.8% y/y, from its all-time low in December. Amid higher growth and lower inflation figures, the ECB kept both rates and non-standard policies unchanged in its February meeting. In the press conference following the meeting, President Draghi attributed the unchanged policy to the complexity of the situation and a need to gather further information before considering the next policy move. In a departure from past policies, at its next meeting in March, the ECB will present for the first time its forecast for inflation two years ahead to 2016.

Importantly, the day after the ECB meeting, Germany's Constitutional Court unexpectedly announced that it would refer the disputed case of OMT purchases to the European Court of Justice ("ECJ") for a 'preliminary ruling' on its conformity with European law. However, the Constitutional Court may still rule on the conformity with German law, depending on the outcome of the preliminary ruling of the ECJ. The initial assessment of the Court on the OMT was leaning in the direction that the OMT is against the Treaties. Various commentators seemed perplexed about the specific intentions of the Court and the signals it wanted to send with seeking a preliminary ruling.

 

UK

The ongoing theme in the UK data is strong growth with weak inflation. GDP growth slowed slightly to a still strong 2.8% annualised in the fourth quarter from a 3.1-3.2% annualised pace in the second and third quarters. Monthly business indicators over the past months have stabilised at high levels or eased back slightly, but have generally remained resilient. Consumer confidence has continued to rise sharply, back to pre-crisis levels. The unemployment rate has fallen rapidly, as employment growth over the past six months has been the strongest in 25 years. We continue to think that, while some of the improvement in growth in 2013 is sustainable, some of it is not, hence we expect some moderation in growth ahead. We expect that the housing market will show continued strength, as lending and transactions pick up further, and price increases continue at around a 10% annualised pace. Residential construction has already been rising in excess of 10% annualised, and we expect that to continue. But consumption growth has risen far ahead of fundamentals, and looks vulnerable. Accelerating consumption in 2012 and 2013 has taken place despite broadly flat real income. Instead, it has been supported largely by a fall in the savings rate. We expect business investment to improve, mitigating the drag from slower consumption. But adding it all up, a 3%+ GDP growth pace is very difficult to sustain in 2014, given that Government spending and net exports are contributing close to zero.

Inflation, meanwhile, remains benign and continues to surprise the Bank of England ("BoE") on the downside. Headline inflation has fallen to 2.0%, core is at 1.7% (both at the lowest since 2009) and wage inflation is below 1% (lowest on record). We expect inflation to drop below the target and remain subdued. The BoE has now acknowledged that the 7% forward guidance unemployment threshold is likely to be reached within the next few months, which means forward guidance effectively expires. The BoE is facing a dilemma on productivity and monetary policy. If productivity growth does not pick-up, wages cannot sustainably pick-up either. The recovery will either fizzle out, or remain so unbalanced that it needs to be curtailed with tighter policy, most likely some macro-prudential tightening. If productivity growth does pick-up (still the BoE's and our forecast), growth will become more sustainable. But such productivity-led growth would also generate very little inflation pressure. Hence in most scenarios interest rate normalisation remains some way off.

 

Japan

Smoothing through the usual volatility, the monthly indicators on balance suggest that economic activity continued to grow at a steady rate. Industrial production ran up almost 8% at an annual rate, the third straight quarter of robust gains. The Shoko-Chukin survey of small and medium-sized businesses slipped a little in February but remained towards the top of the range seen since the economy first turned down in the early 1990s. Consumer sentiment was the one downbeat piece; it retraced November's increase to end the year noticeably off its peak seen in the spring. The latest price data confirm that Japan has broken out of its moderate deflationary equilibrium. Negative real rates should help offset the deleterious effects on demand of the consumption tax increase. Even so, the pick-up in underlying inflation has stalled at a rate below the Bank of Japan's ("BOJ") 2% target. The latest increases in 12-month rates are a result of base effects and have a shelf life limited to only a few more months without an additional inflationary impulse. So-called Western core prices have risen 0.1% in each of the last three months of 2013 on a seasonally adjusted basis. Energy prices helped support core inflation earlier in 2013 as the nuclear-plant shutdowns pushed up electricity prices, while imported carbon costs rose due to the pass-through of earlier yen depreciation. Lately, however, energy prices have eased back, eliminating that inflationary source. Consumer inflation expectations moved sideways in the fourth quarter after running up over the first nine months of 2013.

Consequently, many expect the BOJ to up its dose of monetary accommodation. All else being equal the authorities probably prefer to wait and see how wage negotiations play out as well as measure some of the fallout from the consumption tax increase in order to calibrate their response. Financial markets, however, could force their hand. It is notable that in the early part of 2014, the yen has retraced half of the depreciation against the dollar seen over the last two months of 2013.

 

China

Both the manufacturing and the non-manufacturing PMIs fell in January, showing that the slowdown trend in place since the fourth quarter of 2013 has extended into this year. The official manufacturing PMI fell 0.5 points to 50.5, the lowest level since July 2013, while the HSBC manufacturing PMI fell to below the 50 threshold (49.5) for the first time in six months. The non-manufacturing PMI fell to 53.4, the lowest level since December 2008. Although part of the weakness may be due to the Chinese New Year, the bulk of it likely reflects the ongoing moderation in economic activity. CPI inflation remained mild in January despite the Chinese New Year effect, also thanks to the unseasonably warm weather. Producer prices remained in deflationary territory. New home prices in 100 cities increased by 0.63% m/m and 11.1% y/y, the 20th consecutive month of increase, but at a slower pace compared with December.

The People's Bank of China injected a large amount of liquidity through reverse repos and Standing Lending Facility (SLF) ahead of the Chinese New Year in order to meet the large cash demand and prevent the interbank rate from spiking up. However, this does not mean that monetary policy is easing; it remains neutral. The market is worrying about financial risks embodied in the shadow bank sector. While this is a concern that bears continued close scrutiny, it appears that authorities have the resources and the will to contain any stresses for the immediate future.

Enquiries

Northern Trust International Fund Administration Services (Guernsey) LimitedHarry Rouillard +44 (0) 1481 74 5315

 

Risk Factors

Acquiring shares in BHG may expose an investor to a significant risk of losing all of the amount invested. Any person who is in any doubt about investing in BHG (and therefore the Underlying Funds) should consult an authorised person specialising in advising on such investments. Any person subscribing for shares in BHG must be able to bear the risks involved. These include, among others detailed in BHG's Prospectus, the following:

• The Underlying Funds are speculative and involve substantial risk.

• The Underlying Funds will be leveraged and will engage in speculative investment practices that may increase the risk of investment loss. The Underlying Funds may invest in illiquid securities.

• Past results of each Underlying Fund's investment manager(s) are not necessarily indicative of future performance of that Underlying Fund, and that Underlying Fund's performance may be volatile.

• An investor could lose all or a substantial amount of his or her investment.

• An investment manager may have total investment and trading authority over an Underlying Fund and each Underlying Fund is dependent upon the services of its investment manager(s).

• Investments in the Underlying Funds are subject to restrictions on withdrawal or redemption and should be considered illiquid. There is no secondary market for investors' interests in the Underlying Funds and none is expected to develop.

• There are restrictions on transferring interests in the Underlying Funds.

• The investment managers' incentive compensation, fees and expenses may offset an Underlying Fund's trading and investment profits.

• Each Underlying Fund is not required to provide periodic pricing or valuation information to investors with respect to individual investments.

• The Underlying Funds are not subject to the same regulatory requirements as mutual funds.

• A portion of the trades executed for the Underlying Funds may take place on foreign markets.

• The Underlying Funds are subject to conflicts of interest.

• Each Underlying Fund is dependent on the services of certain key personnel, and, were certain or all of them to become unavailable, an Underlying Fund may prematurely terminate.

• Each Underlying Fund's managers will receive performance-based compensation. Such compensation may give such managers an incentive to make riskier investments than they otherwise would.

• An Underlying Fund may make investments in securities of issuers in emerging markets. Investment in emerging markets involve particular risks, such as less strict market regulation, increased likelihood of severe inflation, unstable currencies, war, expropriation of property, limitations on foreign investments, increased market volatility, less favourable or unstable tax provisions, illiquid markets and social and political upheaval.

The above summary risk factors do not purport to be a complete description of the relevant risks of an investment in shares in BHG and therefore reference should be had to BHG's Prospectus and related offering documentation for a complete description of these and other relevant risks. 

 

 

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