Friday, March 28, 2008

Reliance MF Launches New Fixed Horizon Fund Series

Name of Fund: Reliance Fixed Horizon Fund –VIII-Series 1

Scheme: It is a close-ended income scheme. Duration of the scheme is 376 days from the date of allotment.

Objective: The primary investment objective of the scheme is to seek to generate regular returns and growth of capital by investing in a diversified portfolio of central and state government securities and other fixed income/ debt securities normally maturing in line with the time profile of the series with the objective of limiting interest rate volatility.

Fund Opens: 28 March 2008

Fund Closes: 28 March 2008

Face Value: Rs 10 per unit.

Investment Options: The scheme will have two plans- retail plan and institutional plan. Each plan will have a growth option and dividend payout option.

Asset allocation: The scheme will invest 0%-70% in money market instruments. The scheme will invest 30%-100% in government securities issued by central and/or state government and other fixed income/ debt securities including but not limited to corporate bonds and securitised debt. Debt securities will also include securitised debt, which may go up to 100% of the portfolio. The total debt derivative exposure would be restricted to 50% of the net assets of the scheme. The fund shall not invest in equity derivatives.

Entry Load: Being a close end scheme it will not charge any entry load during the initial offer.

Exit Load: The scheme charges an exit load of 2.00% if redeemed on or before completion of 6 months and 1.00% if redeemed between 6 months-1 day and maturity of the scheme.

Minimum Investment Amount: The minimum investment amount under retail plan is Rs 5,000 and in multiples of Re 1 thereafter. Under institutional plan, the minimum investment amount is Rs 1 crore and in multiples of Re 1 thereafter.

Minimum corpus amount: Rs 20 crore

Benchmark Index: CRISIL Composite Bond Fund Index

Fund manager: Mr Amit Tripathi

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