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Fund Manager interview

February 2013

Chief Investment Officer, Asia Pacific and joint portfolio manager speaks about the key objectives, features, performance and outlook for the Trust.

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Key features

  • Diversified exposure across Asia-Pacific markets excluding Japan.
  • Access to a highly-respected investment team that uses an investment process specifically developed for Asian stock markets.
  • Looks to outperform its benchmark through both stock selection and country allocation.
  • Actively manages gearing to enhance potential returns.

Key risks

  • Investing in emerging markets may involve a higher element of risk due to political and economic instability and underdeveloped markets and systems, and may be illiquid.
  • Exchange rate changes may cause the value of underlying overseas investments to be volatile.
  • Some investment trusts may have warrants or Subscription Shares in issue, which if exercised may have an effect on the net asset value.
  • Investment trusts may utilise gearing which will exaggerate market movements both down and up which could mean sudden and large falls in value. For further details, please refer to the trust's annual report and accounts.

Market news

Can Asia withstand a slowdown in the west?

Weak economic data in the US and Europe has contributed to intense recent volatility on global stock markets on fears that the west may be falling back into recession. Although Asian markets have also suffered, there is increasing evidence that Asian economies are decoupling from the est, presenting exciting investment opportunities for investors in the region.

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Subscription shares

The J.P. Morgan Asian Investment Trust plc issued Subscription Shares on 4 February 2009 as a bonus issue to Ordinary shareholders on the basis of one Subscription for every five Ordinary Shares held.

As a shareholder of JPMorgan Asian Investment Trust Subscription Shares, you can choose to convert your Subscription Shares at any time. The conversion price is 203 pence per share from 1 April 2012 to 31 March 2014, after which the rights on the Subscription shares will lapse (please refer to the Subscription Shares Prospectus for further details).

Find out more about these Subscription Shares and how to convert them