Aegon Strategic Global Bond B Cap EUR Hdg

Objective: to maximise total return (income plus capital). Policy: invests at least two thirds in a wide range of investment grade (lower risk) bonds and high yield (higher risk) bonds issued by companies and governments worldwide.The Fund may also invest in cash, deposits and money market instruments (a form of debt security). The Fund is actively managed.The Fund may invest in emerging markets. In investment terms, this means those economies that are still developing.The Fund may invest up to 20% in contingent convertible bonds (CoCos) being a type of bond which has the potential to convert to equity dependent/contingent upon a specific event. Within the limits set out above, the Fund has discretion in its choice of investments and is not restricted by market sector. It may also hold a limited range of other investments and it is not constrained by any benchmark or index. The Fund may use derivatives (financial contracts whose value is linked to an underlying asset) for investment purposes, to benefit from changes in the price of an underlying asset without actually owning it. The Fund may use investment techniques to manage risks and costs. These techniques include 'hedging' (using derivatives and other financial contracts to reduce the risk associated with: (i) making investments in other currencies: or (ii) interest rates changing). Up to 50% of the Fund may not be 'hedged' i.e. the Fund is exposed to the risks of investing in another currency for this portion. The Fund adheres to environmental, social and governance ('ESG') criteria for all of its bond investments (excluding collective investment schemes, index derivatives and ancillary cash) which combines screening such against exclusionary criteria as more fully described in the Fund supplement along with ESG risks. The Fund shall not be permitted to invest in issuers which the Investment Manager considers to have a negative impact on society and/or the environment and excludes such issuers that fall within

PIR compliant

No

PEA compliant

No

PEA-PME compliant

No