Notification regarding changes in benchmark and fund holidays of SCBEMBOND.

21 February 2017

Due to the recent announcement of change in master fund from Capital Group Emerging Markets Local Currency Debt Fund (LUX) to JPMorgan Funds – Emerging Markets Investment Grade Bond Fund on 20 February, 2017. We would like to inform the unitholders on the change in benchmark and fund holidays of SCB EMERGING MARKETS BOND FUND (SCBEMBOND) as follow:

  • Benchmark
Existing​ New​
  • JPM GBI-EM Global Diversified Index
  • 50% J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Global Diversified Investment Grade (Total Return Gross) / 50% J.P. Morgan Corporate Emerging Markets Bond Index Broad Diversified Investment Grade (Total Return Gross).

Remark: Benchmark is adjusted by the cost of exchange-rate hedging, during a period of calculation of benchmark’s return, for calculating the return in Thai Baht for 50% and adjusted by the exchange rate for calculating the return in Thai Baht for 50%.  

  • Fund holidays of SCBEMBOND. 
Date​ Holiday​ Country​
4 April 2017 Ching Ming Festival Hong Kong
 6 April 2017 Chakri Memorial Day Thailand
13 April 2017 Songkran Festival Day Thailand
14 April 2017 Songkran Festival Day / Good Friday  Thailand/United States/Hong Kong
17 April 2017 Easter Monday Hong Kong
1 May 2017 Labour Day Thailand
3 May 2017 Buddha's Birthday Hong Kong
5 May 2017 Coronation Day Thailand
10 May 2017 Wisaha Bucha Day Thailand
29 May 2017 Memorial Day United States
30 May 2017 Tuen Ng Festival Hong Kong
4 July 2017 Independence Day United States
10 July 2017 Asarnha Bucha Day (obs) Thailand
14 August 2017 Queen's Birthday Thailand
4 September 2017 Labor Day United States
2 October 2017 National Day (obs) Hong Kong
5 October 2017 Day After Mid-autumn Fest Hong Kong
9 October 2017 Columbus Day United States
23 October 2017 King Chulalongkorn Day Thailand
23 November 2017 Thanksgiving United States
5 December 2017 King's Birthday Thailand
11 December 2017 Constitution Day (obs) Thailand
25 December 2017 Christmas Day  United States/Hong Kong
26 December 2017 Boxing Day  Hong Kong

 

The fund holidays are subject to change. In such event, we would send you further notifications prior to the change. For further inquiries, please contact SCBAM Call Center at 0 2777 7777 press 0 press 6 during office hour from 8.30 am to 5.00 pm.

 

Announced on February 21, 2017
SCB Asset Management Co., Ltd.

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