European Bond Fund
Fund Objective
The primary investment objective is to maximise total return (income plus capital) by investing mainly in European fixed interest bonds, with some investment in Government and public securities.
Fund Manager
As of 1 January 2008.
Euan McNeil
Investment Manager, Fixed Income
Euan joined AEGON in 2003 from Britannic Asset Management, where he spent the previous two years on the corporate bond desk. Prior to joining Britannic, Euan was a portfolio manager covering Far East equities at Blairlogie, a boutique asset manager based in Edinburgh. In his current role, Euan is a support manager for the Sterling Corporate, Ethical Corporate, Global Bond and High Yield Bond funds, and lead manager of several pension funds. His primary research responsibilities are for the high yield sector. Euan has an honours degree in economics and French from the University of Strathclyde, and an MSc in investment analysis from the University of Stirling.
Downloads
- Monthly Factsheet
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Fund Details
Launch Date
October 1999
IMA Sector
Global Bond
Secondary Benchmark
iBoxx Euro Non Sovereign Bond Index, hedged back to Sterling
Initial Charge
5.5% (A Class)
Annual Charge
1.0% (A Class)
Payment Dates
30 November
Codes
| Code | Sedol | FTMexID | ISIN |
|---|---|---|---|
| A(acc) | 844758 | SEFBBS | GB0008447582 |
| E(acc) | 852922 | SEFCES | GB0008529223 |
| A(inc) | 852933 | SEFEBS | GB0008529330 |
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