BGF Global Allocation Fund offers a highly diversified basic investment portfolio allowing the implementation of long-term financial goals.
The Fund Offers:
An ideal basis for each portfolio diversified to different asset classes, sectors and regions. BGF Global Allocation Fund is a simple solution allowing the construction of the basic portfolio for achieving long-term objectives along with flexible and differentiated approach of investment.
The fund, usually covers more than 700 different securities value of more than 40 countries around the world, characterized by high diversification of the different categories of assets, market capitalization, sectors and regions. The investment team has full flexibility of involvement in various markets in order to use the best investment opportunities that arise globally.
Solid Management Team-
Members of the investment team are very experienced with a combined experience of over 200 years in the investment field.
Long History of Good Results
According to Standard & Poor’s, BGF Global Allocation Fund has creditworthiness at the AAA level while OBSR granted Fund rated BGF as A and classified the Morningstar Rating Fund to the “Elite”. Since its inception in 1997, the BGF Fund always achieved better results from investments in stocks, bonds and monetary instruments.
Effective Risk Management
Risk management underpins the investment process realized by the Fund. The investment team uses world-class BlackRock risk management systems in order to ensure full transparency and data on risk and return of each position of the portfolio.
Most investors understand that their portfolios should have proper allocation between stocks, bonds and instruments cash in order to adequately reduce the volatility of the simultaneous implementation of appropriate rates of return.
What’s more: Diversification of the different categories of assets – in terms of types of securities, sectors and regions which can further reduce risk.
BGF Global Allocation Fund invests in international stocks, bonds and cash instruments around the world, acting in an excellent basis for each portfolio. The Fund achieved the relative to global shares, government bonds, adopted benchmark and surpassed competitive groups in various market conditions in the period which many called the “lost decade “. The Fund ensures better protection against losses of investment in times of recession such as bubble times technology and the global credit crisis and helps to generate higher profits in periods of growth than government bonds worldwide.
Right from its inception in 1997, BGF Global Allocation Fund (Class A) obtains better results from their competitive groups as well as from investments in shares, bonds and in cash.
Fund manager strives to provide high rates of return at risk levels in the flexible methodology allowing investment
The long term goal of Fund is to seek and use best opportunities and investment opportunities around the world.
The annual rate of return of the Fund in comparison with benchmark in the period to December 2010, the rate reimbursement based on the WAN in USD for Class A Shares:
All of the total rate of return determined are based on the WAN in the adopted currency transactional and do not include the fees of the sale or taxation. Feet return assumes reinvestment of all payments profits. Rate of return on Morningstar Peer Group & Index are presented for the period since the establishment of Class A shares is not possible in direct investment index. Values shares vary depending on the circumstances the market. Bonds offer – provided maintain then until maturity- A fixed rate of return.
Treasury bonds are guaranteed by the U.S. government. * Date of commencement of the Class A Shares † On 01/03/97 Benchmark index consists of the following indices: 36% S & P 500 Index 24%
- Global shares are represented by FTSE World Index which is a broad index market capitalization weighted and covers shares 2,200 companies from 24 countries and 12 regions, including the United States.
- Global bonds are represented by the Citigroup World Government Bond Index and cover the most important liquid government bonds around the world.
- Balance in index is determined by the capitalization market-relevant debt issued of securities.
- Monetary Instruments are represented by the Merrill Lynch 3-Month Treasury Bill Index.
Permanent Management Team
The management team BGF Global Allocation Fund seeks to provide high total rate of return on risk levels relatively low to moderate investments. The investment policy offers comprehensive management of multiple asset classes using global action, the instruments with fixed income and monetary instruments. The management team realized and adopted, made the investment process and adjusted the Fund’s portfolio investments. The portfolio manager Dennis Stattman (CFA), Dan Chamby (CFA) and Dr. Aldo Roldan oversee the implementation of appropriate strategies selection of asset classes, geographical and sectoral and the allocation between various currencies. The investment team consists of 42 professionals involved in the management and operation of the Fund. Analysts have wide degree of flexibility in the processes of development investment concepts and have the power to both shares and fixed income instruments. In the whole group, there are intense interactions and exchange of knowledge within the teams and also for new investment concepts, fundamental analysis, solutions technology and risk analysis.
In its report of August 2010, Morningstar says: ‘Highly qualified team, a detailed analysis and history of excellent performance make the Fund an ideal representative of those with a rating of Elite.’
Spectrum Investment
The team uses the global potential of the analytical investments and review the concepts in the various methodologies such as analysis of market trends, bank’s policy central demographic data, financial statements of companies and meeting with the management of companies.
Asset Allocation
Macro Analysis of individual asset classes, regions and sectors combined with individual selection of securities in the portfolio is termed as asset analysis. Benchmark reference index fund consists of 60% of the shares, 40% of the instruments of Fixed Income / 60% of the securities of issuers from the United States, 40% of the securities issuers outside the United States.
Portfolio Structure
Typically, more than 700 items with a broad diversification fall under portfolio structure.
Sales Discipline Valuation is a value significantly above historical averages.
The investment process is discussed in relation to the fund. The write-up represents the current implementation of the selection process by Fund Manager for investment in accordance with established objectives and investment policy of the fund. Process can change depending on market situation, the opinion portfolio manager and other factors.
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