| Principal Long Term Guaranteed Fund* |
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| Objective |
The objective of the fund is to provide a competitive long-term total rate of return, while providing a minimum guaranteed average annual return over the career of the members. |
| Investment Portfolio |
Invest in an insurance policy Approved Pooled Investment Fund ("Policy APIF") which will in turn invest in two or more Approved Pooled Investment Funds ("APIFs") and/or Approved Index-Tracking Collective Investment Schemes ("ITCIS"). The underlying investments will consist of debt and equity securities which may be denominated in HK dollars, US dollars or other currencies.
(Investments in the Policy APIF are subject to the credit risk of Principal) |
| Asset Allocation |
| Equity Securities |
10 - 55%
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| Debt Securities |
25 - 90%
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| Cash & Short-term Investments(e.g.bills and deposits) |
0 - 20%
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| Geographic Allocation |
| United States and Greater China |
40- 100%
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| Other Asia |
0 - 50%
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| Europe |
0 - 50%
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Other Countries
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0 - 50%
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| Risk / Return Profile# |
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* Principal Long Term Guaranteed Fund
Principal, the Guarantor of the Principal Long Term Guaranteed Fund under this Scheme, will only provide a guarantee of capital and a prescribed guarantee rate of return in certain specified circumstances. Your investments are subject to the credit risk of Principal.
The guarantee of capital and return will only be offered if the contributions in the fund are withdrawn upon the occurrence of a "qualifying event", which is the receipt by the Trustee of a valid claim of all the accrued benefits of the member upon satisfying any of the following conditions:
(a) Attainment of the normal retirement age or retirement at or after the early retirement age but before the normal retirement age
(b) Total incapacity
(c) Death
(d) Permanent departure from Hong Kong
(e) Claim of small balance
The above conditions (a) to (e) apply to employee members, self-employed persons and preserved account holders.
(f) Termination of the member's employment (regardless of the reason of termination) and the continuous period for which the member has been investing in the fund up to and including the last date of his employment ("qualifying period") is at least 36 complete months. The qualifying period in respect of a member will also be re-set to zero if the member (or his personal representative) effects a redemption, switching out or withdrawal of the units of the fund other than upon the occurrence of a qualifying event. For the avoidance of doubt, condition (f) does not apply to self-employed persons or preserved account holders.
If a redemption, switching out or withdrawal of units of the fund is effected by a member other than upon the occurrence of a qualifying event as stated above, the guarantee will be affected and the member's investments in this fund will be subject to market fluctuation and investment risks. Please refer to page 7 of the Principal Brochure of the Scheme under the section "Provision of Guarantee for details of the guarantee conditions.

| Principal MPF Conservative Fund** |
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| Objective |
The objective of this fund is to at least earn a net return equal to the "prescribed savings rate" (which is broadly the average rate of interest on a Hong Kong dollar savings account) determined by the MPFA. |
| Investment Portfolio |
Invest in a Policy APIF which will consist of a portfolio of bank deposits, short duration securities and high quality money market instruments denominated in Hong Kong dollars.
(Investments in the Policy APIF are subject to the credit risk of Principal) |
| Asset Allocation |
| Certificates of Deposit |
0 - 95%
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| Debt Securities |
0 - 95%
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| Cash & Short-term Investments(e.g.bills and deposits) |
0 - 100%
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| Geographic Allocation |
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| Risk / Return Profile# |
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** Principal MPF Conservative Fund
Principal MPF Conservative Fund under this Scheme is not a guaranteed fund and does not guarantee the repayment of capital. Fees and charges of MPF conservative fund can be deducted from either (i) the assets of the fund or (ii) members' account by way of unit deduction. This fund uses method (i) and, therefore, unit prices/net asset value/fund performance quoted have incorporated the impact of fees and charges.

| Principal HK Dollar Savings Fund |
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| Objective |
The objective of this fund is to earn a competitive short-to-medium term rate of return. |
| Investment Portfolio |
(Investments in the Policy APIF are subject to the credit risk of Principal) |
| Asset Allocation |
| Short-to-medium Duration Debt Securities |
60 - 100%
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Cash & Short-term Investments
(e.g.bills and deposits) |
0 - 40%
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| Geographic Allocation |
Hong Kong
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70 - 100%
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United States
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0 - 30%
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Europe
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0 - 30%
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Others
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0 - 20%
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Note: Investment in Principal HK Dollar Savings Fund is different from placing deposits with a bank or deposit-taking company and is not protected by the Deposit Protection Scheme. Investments in this fund will be subject to investment risks.

| Principal Long Term Accumulation Fund |
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| Objective |
The objective of this fund is to earn a competitive long-term total rate of return through investing in a balanced portfolio. |
| Investment Portfolio |
Invest in a Policy APIF which will in turn invest in two or more APIFs and/or ITCIS.
(Investments in the Policy APIF are subject to the credit risk of Principal) |
| Asset Allocation |
| Equity Securities |
20 - 80%
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| Debt Securities |
15 - 75%
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| Cash & Short-term Investments(e.g.bills and deposits) |
0 - 20%
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| Geographic Allocation |
United States
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15 - 100%
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Asia
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0 - 85%
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Europe
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0 - 30%
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Others
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0 - 20%
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| Objective |
The objective of this fund is to seek long-term growth of capital through investing in an APIF. |
| Investment Portfolio |
Invest in a Policy APIF which will in turn invest in two or more APIFs and/or ITCIS. Through these underlying investments, the fund will invest primarily in equities and debt securities of different countries. The fund will normally target a larger allocation to equity investments than debt securities.
(Investments in the Policy APIF are subject to the credit risk of Principal)
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| Asset Allocation |
| Equity Securities |
30 - 90%
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| Debt Securities |
10 - 70%
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| Cash & Short-term Investments (e.g.bills and deposits) |
0 - 30%
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| Geographic Allocation |
| Asia |
0 - 75%
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South America |
0 - 10%
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| Europe |
0 - 75%
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Africa/Middle East
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0 - 10%
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| North America |
0 - 80%
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Others |
0 - 20%
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#Risk/Return Profile
Low
Moderate
Moderate to High
The classifications of Risk/Return Profile are based on past volatility (ie. annualized standard deviation of returns), worst and best two months returns, and the relative risk levels among the funds in the Scheme. Besides, reference was also made to the investment objectives of the respective funds.
NOTE:
Investors should note that (i) the above ranges of asset and geographic allocations are for indication only and long term allocations may vary with changing market conditions; and (ii) the geographic allocation for equity investments is classified by the place of principal business of the issuers and the geographic allocation for debt investments is classified by their currency denomination.
Investment involves risks. The value of the funds may go up or down. Please refer to the Principal Brochure of the Scheme for more details, including fees, charges and the risk factors of the constituent funds and the Scheme.
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