THE FUND

To achieve long-term capital growth in the value of assets by investing in equities or equity related instruments of Asian companies which offer: a) strong cash-flows to support a sustainable dividend yield of approximately 5%; b) attractive valuations in relation to both historic and market comparatives and intrinsic value; c) low net debt (or net cash); d) strong growth potential or re-rating capability.

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The investment manager will from time to time, depending on market conditions, put in place market hedges to reduce downside volatility and to protect against undue capital losses.

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THE SUB-INVESTMENT MANAGER

BLS Capital

• Founded in 1998 as Lotus Asset Management and then acquired by Anli Holdings in 2015, BLS Capital was created in 2022 SFC (HK) registered

• Core investment team of 3 professionals that have a collective 35 years of investment experience in Hedge Fund asset management. Team of 9 in Hong Kong

• Solid track record in delivering idiosyncratic returns independent of market direction.

• Fundamental, bottom-up stock selection process tailored for Asian companies.

• Opportunistic, directional & flexible investment style throughout numerous market cycles.

• Stringent risk management process that emphasizes capital preservation in difficult markets.

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THE PORTFOLIO MANAGERS

Lawrence Lai

• 27 years experience in risk management and trading

• Specializes in derivatives trading & dynamic hedging

• Co-founded Lotus AM in 1999. Responsible for risk management & trading

• Former Roles: Chief Trader at CIBC-CEF, Chief Asian Equity Trader at Santander, Product Controller of Peregrine Brokerage Limited

Bill Pearson

• 35 years experience in research, sales & fund management

• Specializes in bottom-up research on Asian equities

• Managed the Lotus Equity Income Fund which returned 12% p.a. between 2009-12

• Former Roles: Senior regional sales at Peregrine, BNP, Paribas Peregrine, Kim Eng Securities and Merrill Lynch, Head of Research of Peregrine Sewu Securities

Samuel Chan

• 18 years experience in fund management and research

• Specializes in portfolio management & fund structuring

• Chartered Financial Analyst & Financial Risk Manager

• Former Roles: Investment Director at Anli Asset Management Limited, Head of Asset Management HK Securities (International) Company, Portfolio Manager at Lotus Asset Management, Research at CGS-CIMB International

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