Raiffeisen Bond Fund
 

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Raiffeisen (Bulgaria) Bond Fund starts public offering of units in the middle of March 2006. The Fund implements its investment objectives taking a low to moderate risk. The investment strategy predisposes that  90 %  of the assets are to be invested in bonds. In general investing in Treasury Bills and bonds is considered to be less risky than investing in equities, as bonds are issued and guarantied by the state or the municipalities. Fixed profit securities of international corporations and institutions which have an investment rating awarded by international rating agencies are also considered as potential investment goals.


Characteristic of the typical investor


The shares of the Fund are suitable for investors who prefer well diversified portfolio investments in financial instruments, and meanwhile pursue relatively high revenues and growth of their savings at low to moderate levels of risk. Taking into account the structure of the Fund, it is not recommended for investors with short-term horizon who follow a strategy of day-to-day observation of the market conditions, as well as for investors who intend to trade regularly with shares of the Fund in order to generate a short-term capital profit. The Fund is suitable for investors with a more long-term horizon of their investment.

Investment objectives of the mutual fund


For the purpose of implementation of the basic investment objectives the assets of the Mutual Fund shall be managed according to a strategy, based on profound market analysis including:


  • Effective management of the investment portfolio for generation of expected profitability


  • Conservativeness in structuring the investment portfolio – the portfolio of the Mutual Fund will mainly consist of bonds


  • Careful selection of the type of assets in which the Fund invests, according to the expected profitability


  • The Fund will invest its assets in securities with high degree of liquidity which will permit their subsequent sale. This will help to achieve the most correct valuation of the securities and an objective valuation of the net value of assets in the Fund

 

  • The portfolio of the Mutual Fund will be diversified.










Investing in mutual funds involves certain risks. The value of the shares and the income from them may go down. Profit is not guaranteed and there is a risk for investors may not recover the full amount of money. Investing in Mutual Fund are not guaranteed by the Guarantee Fund, established by the State or any other warranty. Future performance of the contract funds are not necessarily associated with results from previous periods.

The presented information should not be considered advice for investing in financial instruments, including units of mutual funds, offered by Raiffeisen Asset Management (Bulgaria). It is recommended for investors to first familiarize themselves with the prospectuses of the funds and the rules for Mutual funds before taking any investment decisions. The full prospectus and additional information for the funds can be received in any of the offices of Raiffeisenbank (Bulgaria) as well as on the website of RAM www.ram.bg.