HSBC Chinese Equity - The Financial Express

1 International fund factsheetHSBC Chinese EquityOctober 2018 This factsheet is for information only and should not be considered a Financial information shown should not be relied upon for buying and selling objectiveAims to provide long term capital growth by investing in a portfolio of Chinese equities. It invests, innormal market conditions, a minimum of 90% of its net assets in equities and Equity equivalent securitiesof companies which are domiciled in, based in, or carry out the larger part of their business activities inthe People's Republic of China ("China"), including Hong Kong, across a range of market capitalisationswithout any capitalisation restriction. It may invest up to 10% of its net assets in units or shares of UCITSand/or other Eligible UCIs.

2 It may use Financial derivatives for hedging and cash flow management. Pleasenote: the objective supplied is abbreviated by FPI. For full details please refer to the underlying fundprospectus which is available on fund key facts CodeJ55 ISIN codeGB0007632176 CurrencyUSDL aunch dateDecember 1996 fund keyDealingDailyAuthorised in Hong KongYesApproved in SingaporeNoFE sectorEquity - ChinaRisk ratingGrade 5 Underlying fund key facts ISIN codeLU0039217434 Launch dateJune 1992 fund managerHSBC Investment Funds (Lux)SAOngoing charges figure - as at31/03 holdings - as at 30/09/2018 The top holdings listed below have been determined by the percentage their value represents within the fund .

3 We displaya maximum of 10 holdings, which may or may not represent the full holdings of the GROUP HOLDING-SP HOLDINGS LTD (700) ORDINARY (CHINA) CONSTRUCTION BANK (939) CLASS 'H'RMB (CHINA) AN INSURANCE CO LTD ORD CNY 1 (2318)(CHINA) & COMMERCIAL BK OF CHINA 'H'CNY (1398) (CHINA) MOBILE LTD (941)(CHINA) ORD HKD PETROLEUM AND CHEM (386) CLASS 'H'RMB (CN) INC - SPON LTD (883) (CHINA) ORDINARY HKD BIOLOGICS CAYMAN : FE further information about terms used in these sections can be found on page 3 and 1 International fund factsheet | hsbc Chinese Equity | October 2018 Underlying fund breakdownThe fund breakdown shown below is provided by FE and derived from information reported by the fund manager.

4 It mayinclude asset, sector or geographic allocations, as well as the credit ratings of any fixed interest elements of the fund (where available).Sector allocation -as at 31/08 allocation - as at 30/09/2018 China : FEMirror fund performancePerformance over rolling one year periods30/9/2017 -30/9/201830/9/2016 -30/9/201730/9/2015 -30/9/201630/9/2014 -30/9/201530/9/2013 -30/9/2014 hsbc Chinese performance1 year3 years5 years10 yearsSincelaunchHSBC Chinese : FE. Figures on a bid-to-bid basis to 30/9/2018 The information shown refers to the past. Past performance is not a reliable guide to future prices may go up as well as down and you may get back less than you paid in.

5 Performance figures are net of all note that the securities held within a fund may not be denominated in the currency of that fund and, as a result, fund prices may rise and fallpurely on account of exchange rate growth over five years (as at 30/09/18) -20% -10% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% Sep 13 Apr 14 Oct 14 Apr 15 Oct 15 Apr 16 Oct 16 Apr 17 Oct 17 Apr 18 Sep 18 hsbc Chinese EquityEquity - ChinaSource: FE. Figures on a bid-to-bid basisPage 2 International fund factsheet | hsbc Chinese Equity | October 2018 Further informationImportant information regarding mirror fundsFor each fund managed by external investment managersFriends Provident International has set up its own mirror fund ,which invests exclusively in the underlying fund , apart from aproportionately small amount, which may be held as a cashbalance.

6 This means that the price of the Friends ProvidentInternational fund will be different from the correspondingfund due to the cash holding and any differences in fundcharges, but will move mainly in line with it. These mirror fundscan only be accessed using Friends Provident Internationalproduct wrappers. Please note that there are fees charged toinvestments in the mirror funds that will affect their return. Forfurther details, please refer to the relevant productinformation grades and descriptionsGrade 1 Funds offering conservative return similar to money 2 Low risk funds offering security and potential 3 These funds take a balanced approach to investment byholding a diverse portfolio of 4A more focused asset exposure provides good growthpotential with the risk of short-term 5 These aggressive funds balance the risk of high volatility withthe potential for high capital key factsSector classification Our funds and (where applicable)

7 The underlying funds they invest in, are classified into sectors,ensuring that funds operating similar investment strategiesare grouped together and can be compared on a like for likebasis. The sectors referred to in this document are taken fromthe FE Offshore Insurance code the International Securities IdentificationNumber (ISIN) is a 12-character alpha-numerical code used asa unique identifier Charges Figure (OCF) The Ongoing ChargesFigure is a measure of the total annual charges taken from theunderlying fund and includes the Annual Management Chargeplus the Additional factsheet is intended for general information purposesonly and does not constitute Financial advice. Please speak toyour Financial adviser for more details.

8 Whilst every care hasbeen taken to ensure the accuracy of this factsheet, FriendsProvident International Limited cannot accept any liability toany party for loss or damage caused by errors or part of this factsheet may be reproduced without priorapproval from Friends Provident International 2017 Friends Provident International Limited. Allrights 3 International fund factsheet | hsbc Chinese Equity | October 2018 Mirror fund keysA - fund closed to new - fund deals - fund deals - Funds not authorized in Hong Kong and not available toresidents of Hong - Funds not authorized in Hong Kong; only available toclients of Friends Provident International Limited. FromDecember 2002 -funds not offered to Hong Kong currently in these funds are - The underlying fund of this mirror is authorised by theHong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) underthe Code on Unit Trusts and Mutual Funds, but not authorisedor regulated under the SFC Code on Real Estate InvestmentTrusts.

9 Such authorisation does not imply official approval - fund has a liquidity warning due to the nature of theunderlying assets. For information on any restrictions currentlyin force, please refer to the Funds News section of - Vanguard is a trademark of the Vanguard Group, Inc. andhas been licensed for use by Friends Provident FPI Vanguard Mirror fund is not sponsored, endorsed,sold or promoted by the Vanguard Group, Inc. and theVanguard Group, Inc. makes no representation regarding theadvisability of investing in the - fund only available to Singapore - fund also available (though not restricted) to - This fund is a segregated version of the main FPIL mirrorfund solely for investment by Singapore customers.

10 The fundhas been in existence for less than 1 year. You can refer to theperformance of the main FPIL mirror fund for an indication ofperformance, although please note this if for information onlyand is not an exact indication of the performance of thesegregated fund and as such, should not be relied - This mirror fund has been in existence for less than 1 can refer to the performance of the underlying fund byaccessing the underlying fund fact sheet for an indication ofperformance and this fact sheet is available on note this is for information only and is not an exactindication of the likely performance of the mirror fund and assuch, should not be relied upon. fund charges may differbetween the underlying fund and mirror - fund is classified as a Non Mainstream Pooled Investmentby the UK Financial Conduct Authority and is not available fornew investment by customers based in the UK with effectfrom 1 January - There is a performance fee on this fund , which is chargedby the underlying fund manager.