We've added the recently launched Scottish Equitable Gartmore UK Absolute Return fund to our Absolute Return Select Portfolio and our Cautious Select Portfolio. This means the weightings between the underlying funds will change as follows:
| Fund name | Weighting (%) | OBSR rating * |
|---|---|---|
| Scottish Equitable BlackRock UK Absolute Alpha | 20 | A |
| Scottish Equitable Absolute Insight UK Equity Market Neutral | 15 | A |
| Scottish Equitable JPMorgan Cautious Total Return | 15 | A |
| Scottish Equitable Cazenove UK Absolute Target | 10 | A |
| Scottish Equitable Gartmore UK Absolute Return | 10 | A |
| Scottish Equitable Newton Real Return | 10 | A |
| Scottish Equitable Sarasin EquiSar IIID | 10 | n/a |
| Scottish Equitable Threadneedle Absolute Return Bond | 10 | A |
* Old Broad Street Research (OBSR) is recognised as one of the leading qualitative investment research and independent ratings agencies in the UK retail funds market. Few funds receive a rating from OBSR, so it's a mark of a fund's exceptional quality.
OBSR rates unit trusts, investment companies with variable capital (ICVCs) and open ended investment companies (OEICs) widely available to UK investors. It doesn't currently rate direct property funds, passive funds, pension funds or fund of funds where these are not widely available. Where a fund's rating is listed as 'n/a' this means it isn't in a category that OBSR currently rates.
Increase to the additional disclosable charge on the Scottish Equitable Gartmore UK Absolute Return fund
The additional disclosable charge on the fund has increased from 1.80% to 2.20% as a result of recent above-benchmark performance.
The charges for this fund will fluctuate more than for the majority of our funds because they include a performance fee which is dependent on the fund's performance over the previous three-month review period. Because there's been a net outperformance over the latest review period, the fees have increased.
Increase to the additional fund-related charges for the Select Portfolios
The inclusion of the Gartmore fund in the Cautious Select and Absolute Return Select Portfolios means that the additional disclosable charges/expenses for these portfolios will increase from 0.90% to 1.05%. Our fund factsheets and other literature will be updated to reflect this change as soon as possible.
We reserve the right to alter the additional disclosable charges/expenses on our funds at any time without notice. Past performance is no guarantee of future performance and the value of investments can go down as well as up.
To find out more about these funds, or our Guidance or Corporate Governed ranges, please speak to your financial adviser.