Wednesday, May 17, 2006

CIMB Asia Pacific Adil Fund Fact Sheet

Name of Fund:

CIMB-Principal Asia Pacific Adil Fund

Management Company:

CIMB-Principal Asset Management Berhad

Trustee:

HSBC (Malaysia) Trustee Berhad

Investment Manager:

CIMB-Principal Asset Management Berhad

Sub Fund Manager:

UOB Asset Management Limited

Syariah Advisor:

Amanie Business Solutions

Objective of Fund:

Asia Pacific Adil Fund aims to achieve long term capital appreciation and income while complying with Islamic investment criteria, through investments in the emerging and developed markets of Asia Pacific.

Investment Strategy:

The Fund is predominantly an equity fund which invests through shares listed in the stock exchanges in the emerging and developed markets of Asia Pacific, i.e. Japan, Hong Kong SAR, Taiwan, Korea, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, India, Thailand, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Australia and New Zealand.

Asset allocation:

The Fund predominantly will invest 70% - 98% in Shariah permissible shares, stocks, warrants, options or other stock purchase rights, participation in a mutual fund and other interests in collective investment schemes.

The Fund may also invest up to 30% into Shariah-compliant profit sharing debt instruments and deposits.

Investor profile:

The Fund is suitable for investors who are seeking:

· for an investment into Shariah compliant equities throughout Asia Pacific region

· to accept equity risks to garner potentially greater returns over the medium to long term investment horizon.

Benchmark:

The Dow Jones Islamic Market Asia/Pacific Index.

Fund Size:

300,000,000 units

Fund category:

Equity Fund

Fund type:

Growth

Minimum initial investment:

RM2,000

Minimum additional investment:

RM500

Minimum redemption amount:

RM1,000

Minimum Holding:

RM1,000

Selling price per unit (initial):

RM0.50 per unit

Sales charge per unit:

5% of the NAV

Repurchase charge per unit:

Nil

Management fee:

An annual fee of 1.80% of the Net Asset Value (NAV) of the Fund calculated on a daily basis.

Annual Trustee Fee:

0.07% per annum of the NAV of the Fund,subject to a minimum fee of RM18,000 per annum

Switching Fee:

There will be two free switches per annum where 1.00% of the total amount will be chargeable thereafter. The minimum amount for each switch is RM1,000 and is available to any of the Funds (except money market fund) offered by CIMB-Principal. Switching from one fund to another may be subject to switching fees (kindly refer to the Master Prospectus for further details)

Scripless:

Certificates are not issued. A Confirmation Advice (CA) will be issued to the unit holder.

Redemption Charge:

None

Fund Transfer:

Permissible, with RM50.00 minimum charge (subject to fund managers’ discretion

Distribution policy:

Regular distributions are not the focus of this fund. Distributions if any are at the discretion of the Manager.

Investment options :

Lump sum cash plan / Regular Investment Plan

Tuesday, May 16, 2006

LAUNCH OF CIMB-PRINCIPAL ASIA PACIFIC ADIL FUND

LAUNCH OF CIMB-PRINCIPAL ASIA PACIFIC ADIL FUND

Dear All Investor,

Again we are pleased to announce that we will be carrying the latest fund, this time from CIMB-Principal Asset Management Berhad – CIMB-PRINCIPAL Asia Pacific ADIL fund on 2nd June 2006!

The Fund aims to achieve long term capital appreciation and income while complying with Islamic investment criteria, through investments into Shariah compliant equities throughout Asia Pacific region. The Fund will be managed in partnership with UOB Asset Management Ltd, Singapore’s most awarded fund management company for investment in local, regional and global markets and across global sectors.

This Fund is suitable for investors looking for ethical investments and also to complement your clients’ portfolio of conventional funds, through higher weightage in certain sectors such as healthcare, materials, oil and gas.

Kindly be informed that this Fund is ONLY OPENED FOR CASH INVESTMENT.

In conjunction with this launch, we are running a special promotion during the 21-day Initial Offer Period (2 June 2006 to 22 June 2006) as outlined below: · 0.5% FREE additional units for investments of RM5,000 & above during the Initial Offer Period; & (Note – Free additional units offered during IOP is not counted for campaigns, maintenance contract and other agency benefits)

For Futher Fund Details,
Please contact :
LEE FOO YEE
Unit Trust Consultant
012-6285101

Happy Investing!!