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Bond investments made easy

ABF Malaysia Bond Index Fund (“the Fund”) provides an easy avenue for individual investors to get immediate exposure to a portfolio of mainly Malaysian government bonds.

Fund Summary

Fund Objective	Follows the performance of Markit iBoxx® ABF Malaysia Bond Index, effectively buying into a portfolio of mainly Malaysian government bonds
Benchmark Index	Markit iBoxx® ABF Malaysia Bond Index
Stock Short Name	ABFMY1
Stock Code	0800EA
Trading Board Lot Size	100 units
Management Fee	0.10% p.a. of the NAV of the Fund
Trustee Fee	0.07% p.a. of the NAV of the Fund
Other charges that you may incur	Brokerage Fee: Maximum of 0.30% of the contract value (subject to minimum of RM12).
	Clearing Fee: On-market transaction – 0.03% (subject to maximum of RM1,000 per contract). Direct-business transaction – 0.03% (subject to a minimum of RM10 and maximum of RM1000 per contract).
	Stamp Duty: 0.1% of the contract value (rounded up to the nearest RM), subject to a maximum of RM200.
Trustee	HSBC (Malaysia) Trustee Berhad
Income distribution	Semi-annually (if any)
Exchange	Bursa Malaysia Berhad
Launch date	13 July 2005
Currency	Malaysian Ringgit (MYR)
Market Marker	AmInvestment Bank Berhad

Please refer to Prospectus for more details.

Please visit Bursa Malaysia for the details of the market maker.

Top 5 Reasons to Invest

1.	Accessibility–easy exposure to Malaysian Government Securities with low investment amount compared to investing in bonds directly
2.	Flexibility & liquidity–buy and redeem the Fund anytime at current market price throughout the exchange trading day
3.	Low cost–the Fund has no entry fees. Management fee is 0.1% (unlike an actively managed bond unit trust fee which is normally around 1%)
4.	Transparency–you know what bond holdings you are buying into via the Annual Report
5.	Income distribution–semi-annually (if any)

How to invest:

Similar to trading in shares, you will need to have two accounts (to be obtained from stockbroking companies):

1) Central Depository System (CDS) account
2) Trading account (stockbroking companies to advise on procedures)

If you do not have these accounts yet, just follow 3 easy steps below to open the CDS account:

Step 1:
Go to any stockbroking companies in Malaysia. Please visit Bursa Malaysia for a list of the brokers.

Step 2:
Complete the account opening form and two (2) specimen signature cards.

Step 3:
If you are Malaysians, submit the documents together with two (2) certified true copies of your Malaysian National Registration Identity Card (NRIC). As for foreigners, you will need to pay the account opening fee and submit two (2) certified true copies of your passport.

You may then buy or sell the Fund through your broker/remisier or via online trading during normal trading hours.

Disclaimer:

AmFunds Management Berhad and its employees shall not be held liable to you for any damage, direct, indirect or consequential losses (including loss of profit), claims, actions, demands, liabilities suffered by you or proceedings and judgments brought or established against you, and costs, charges and expenses incurred by you or for any investment decision that you have made as a result of relying on the content or information in this material. You shall assume full responsibility for your use of any content or information in this material and waive all your rights (if any) against AmFunds Management Berhad. The information contained in this material is for general information only and does not take into account your individual objectives, financial situations or needs. You should seek your own financial advice from a licensed adviser before investing. You should be aware that investments in exchange traded funds carry risks. An outline of some of the risks is contained in the Prospectus for ABF Malaysia Bond Index Fund dated 13 July 2009, its Supplementary Prospectus dated 1 December 2014, its Second Supplementary Prospectus dated 1 April 2015, its Third Supplementary Prospectus dated 10 September and its Fourth Supplementary Prospectus dated 2 July 2019 respectively and Prospectus for FTSE Malaysia KLCI etf dated 7 June 2009, its Supplementary Prospectus dated 6 July 2009, its Second Supplementary Prospectus dated 1 December 2014, its Third Supplementary Prospectus dated 1 April 2015, its Fourth Supplementary Prospectus dated 10 September 2015 and its Fifth Supplementary Prospectus dated 2 July 2019 respectively (“Prospectuses”). Investments in exchange traded funds involve risks including the risk of total capital loss and no income distribution. Please refer to the Prospectuses for detailed information on the specific risks of the funds. Unit prices and income distribution, if any, may rise or fall. Past performance of a fund is not indicative of future performance. Please consider the fees and charges involved before investing. Investors are advised that following the issue of additional units or distribution, the Net Asset Value (NAV) per unit will be reduced from cum-distribution NAV to ex-distribution NAV. Kindly take note that where a unit split is declared, the value of your investment in Malaysian ringgit will remain unchanged after the distribution of the additional units. Units will be issued upon receipt of the complete application form accompanying the Prospectuses and subject to the terms and conditions therein. You have the right to request for a copy of Prospectuses for the fund. You are advised to read and understand the contents of the Prospectuses before making an investment decision. The Prospectuses have been registered with the Securities Commission Malaysia, which takes no responsibility for its/their contents. You can obtain a copy the Prospectuses at www.abfmy1.com.my, www.fbmklcietf.com.my, www.aminvest.com and Bursa Malaysia’s website at www.bursamalaysia.com. AmFunds Management Berhad does not guarantee any returns on the investments. This material may be translated into languages other than English. In the event of any dispute or ambiguity arising out of such translated versions of this material, the English version shall prevail. AmFunds Management Berhad’s Privacy Notice can be accessed via www.aminvest.com and is made available at our head office.

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