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Mutual fund documentation
11 april 2022
Documents, the purpose of which is to most accurately and completely describe the mutual fund and the management company (which manages the mutual fund). These documents are prepared according to certain standards and contain important information, the purpose of which is to help investors in deciding whether this mutual fund is suitable for them and whether to invest in it.
These refer to:
- Prospectus: a document containing the complete information about the mutual fund and the management company
- Key investor information document: contains summary information on the mutual fund such as a description of the investment policy, fees for the purchase and management of the fund, synthetic risk and reward indicator (SRRI) and return
- Policies applicable to the management of the fund - for example, non-investment policy in certain sectors
- Monthly bulletin - a document that publishes information about the fund's return for a certain period, its investments and how they are distributed, individual companies in which the fund has invested, risk indicator and comments of the portfolio manager
- Internal risk management rules
- Rules for determining the portfolio and net asset value (NAV)
Example:
One of the documents that KBC Asset Management publishes on their website is "Disclosure of Sustainability Information". This document, for example, describes the investment policy constraints that KBC Asset Management has accepted. For example, they include restrictions on mutual funds managed by the company to invest in manufacturers of conflicting weapons (chemical, biological, etc.), companies that may have participated or are involved in human rights violations, and so on.
