The primary investment objective is to maximise total return (income plus capital) by investing primarily in investment grade and government bonds denominated in sterling and other currencies. The fund may hold a maximum of 20% in high yield bonds and may also hold cash. A minimum of 80% of the fund will be hedged back to sterling. The fund may also invest in deposits, money market instruments, derivative instruments and forward transactions.

David Roberts
Co Head of Fixed Income

David Roberts joined AEGON Asset Management in March 2004. David manages the Sterling Corporate Bond and Global Bond portfolios. He joined AEGON from Britannic Asset Management, where he was head of credit and manager of the Britannic Corporate Bond and High Income Bond funds. David holds a degree in economics and an MSc in investment analysis. He is also a qualified member of the Institute of Bankers and an Associate of the UK Society of Investment Professionals.

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Launch Date

June 2006

IMA Sector

£ Corporate Bond

Secondary Benchmark

iBoxx Sterling Non Gilt Allstock Investment Grade Corporate Bond Index

Initial Charge

4.5% (A Class)

Annual Charge

1.25% (A Class)

Payment Dates

31 March, 30 June, 30 September, 31 December

Codes

Code	Sedol	FTMexID	ISIN
A(acc)	B140FR4	SEIGB	GB00B140FR45
B(acc)	B141C76	SEGBB	GB00B141C763
A(inc)	B1419R5	SEGBI	GB00B1419R57
B(inc)	B142F70	SEIGI	GB00B142F707