What is Unit Trusts?

A unit trust is an investment vehicle that comprises a pool of funds from many investors and managed by a fund manager. The fund manager will invest the pooled money into assets such as stocks, bonds, money market instruments, a combination of these investments, or even other funds. By purchasing unit trusts, it will give you exposure to all the investments in that fund. The collective holdings of the assets held in trust will form the total portfolio of a unit trust fund.

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First Sentier Bridge Fd A (Semi-Ann Dist)

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Schroder Multi-Asset Revolution Class A 

 

LionGlobal Short Duration Bond Fd Cl A SGD (Dis)

JPM Global Dividend A (Mth) SGD 

(PCM) Sustainable Reserve Fund A SGD Acc (New Launch) 

Fullerton Total Return Multi-Asset Advantage (Class A SGD) 

 

Nikko AM Shenton Short Term Bond Fd (S$)


Why Invest in Unit Trusts?

Professional Management

Unit Trusts are managed by professional fund managers with expertise and experience in investments. Your investments will be monitored regularly by the fund managers who will make investment decisions based on research and analytical tools that you may not have access to.

Diversification

Unit Trusts typically invest into a number of stocks and/or bonds in its portfolio that are from different companies and often from different industries or regions. This means that the poor performance of any one security or business sector is not likely to have a major adverse impact on your investment as a whole.

Windows of investment opportunities

Investing in Unit Trusts not only allows one to gain access to overseas markets at ease, it also allows individuals to invest in products that might not be affordable. For instance, some bonds require a minimum investment of $100,000. Thus, Unit Trusts are good alternatives for investors to participate in these bond exposures at a relatively lower entry amount.

Lower Costs

When building a diversified portfolio, the costs associated with buying units in a mutual fund may be lower than buying different individual stocks and bonds. This is due to economies of scale where the costs of accessing extensive research as well as, administrative, operating and trading expenses are spread amongst a large number of Unit Trust investors.

Liquidity

Unit Trusts are mostly open-ended investments that investor can buy and sell on a daily basis (unless otherwise stated). Fund management companies are mandated (under normal circumstances) to meet all “sell” requests from the unit holders


How to Invest in Unit Trusts?

Regular Saving Plan (RSP)

Whether you are planning for retirement, saving for your children, or achieving any financial goals, you need a sound investment plan and the right product to see you through. Regular Savings Plan is an investment plan that can help you meet your financial goals. It takes advantage of the dollar cost averaging concept that does not require you to worry about market timing and volatility.

Lump-sum investment

Other than investing regularly via RSP, you can invest in lump sums starting from S$500 (minimum investment amount varies between the funds). With lump sum investing, you can invest the money all at once into the market as soon as possible.


Transfer In

There are many good reasons why you should transfer in your assets from elsewhere to POEMS. You can consolidate your holdings in a single view and save more on your investments. Transferring in your assets is completely FREE-of-charge. What’s more, be ready to get rewarded when you invest and accumulate your assets with your POEMS account.

Why wait? Transfer in your Unit Trust holdings and enjoy the following benefits:

– Be rewarded up to S$1,000
– 0% Platform Fees, 0% Sales Charge, 0% Switching Fee when you trade via POEMS
– Widest select of almost 2,000 funds
– 24/7 access to your investments via POEMS

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION

This material is provided by Phillip Capital Management (S) Ltd (“PCM”) for general information only and does not constitute a recommendation, an offer to sell, or a solicitation of any offer to invest in any of the exchange-traded fund (“ETF”) or the unit trust (“Products”) mentioned herein. It does not have any regard to your specific investment objectives, financial situation and any of your particular needs. You should read the Prospectus and the accompanying Product Highlights Sheet (“PHS”) for key features, key risks and other important information of the Products and obtain advice from a financial adviser (“FA“) pursuant to a separate engagement before making a commitment to invest in the Products. In the event that you choose not to obtain advice from a FA, you should assess whether the Products are suitable for you before proceeding to invest. A copy of the Prospectus and PHS are available from PCM, any of its Participating Dealers (“PDs“) for the ETF, or any of its authorised distributors for the unit trust managed by PCM.  

An ETF is not like a typical unit trust as the units of the ETF (the “Units“) are to be listed and traded like any share on the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited (“SGX-ST”). Listing on the SGX-ST does not guarantee a liquid market for the Units which may be traded at prices above or below its NAV or may be suspended or delisted. Investors may buy or sell the Units on SGX-ST when it is listed. Investors cannot create or redeem Units directly with PCM and have no rights to request PCM to redeem or purchase their Units. Creation and redemption of Units are through PDs if investors are clients of the PDs, who have no obligation to agree to create or redeem Units on behalf of any investor and may impose terms and conditions in connection with such creation or redemption orders. Please refer to the Prospectus of the ETF for more details.  

Investments are subject to investment risks including the possible loss of the principal amount invested. The purchase of a unit in a fund is not the same as placing your money on deposit with a bank or deposit-taking company. There is no guarantee as to the amount of capital invested or return received. The value of the units and the income accruing to the units may fall or rise. Past performance is not necessarily indicative of the future or likely performance of the Products. There can be no assurance that investment objectives will be achieved.  

Where applicable, fund(s) may invest in financial derivatives and/or participate in securities lending and repurchase transactions for the purpose of hedging and/or efficient portfolio management, subject to the relevant regulatory requirements. PCM reserves the discretion to determine if currency exposure should be hedged actively, passively or not at all, in the best interest of the Products.  

The regular dividend distributions, out of either income and/or capital, are not guaranteed and subject to PCM’s discretion. Past payout yields and payments do not represent future payout yields and payments. Such dividend distributions will reduce the available capital for reinvestment and may result in an immediate decrease in the net asset value (“NAV”) of the Products. Please refer to <www.phillipfunds.com> for more information in relation to the dividend distributions.  

The information provided herein may be obtained or compiled from public and/or third party sources that PCM has no reason to believe are unreliable. Any opinion or view herein is an expression of belief of the individual author or the indicated source (as applicable) only. PCM makes no representation or warranty that such information is accurate, complete, verified or should be relied upon as such. The information does not constitute, and should not be used as a substitute for tax, legal or investment advice.  

The information herein are not for any person in any jurisdiction or country where such distribution or availability for use would contravene any applicable law or regulation or would subject PCM to any registration or licensing requirement in such jurisdiction or country. The Products is not offered to U.S. Persons. PhillipCapital Group of Companies, including PCM, their affiliates and/or their officers, directors and/or employees may own or have positions in the Products. Any member of the PhillipCapital Group of Companies may have acted upon or used the information, analyses and opinions herein before they have been published. 

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