FAQs

Q: What are the names of the fund’s manager, trustee/ custodian and administrator?

Ashburton International Management Limited, Ashburton Replica Portfolio Limited and Ashburton Money Market Funds Limited
Manager - Ashburton (Jersey) Limited
Custodian - Royal Bank of Canada (Channel Islands) Limited
Administrator - Ashburton (Jersey) Limited
Ashburton Global Funds Limited
Manager - Ashburton Fund Managers Limited
Trustee - Royal Bank of Canada Fund Services (Jersey) Limited

Q: How do you keep clients and intermediaries informed of latest development and changes that affect the organisation, the fund manager and the funds?

We can provide clients and intermediaries with a variety of support literature, by mail and by e-mail, including: a) Monthly fund summary b) ‘Investment Perspective’ (our quarterly document outlining our view of the markets in the period ahead) c) Price information and a brief market summary on a weekly basis d) Daily prices also appear in the Financial Times e) Ad hoc information as it occurs.

Q: What techniques does your organisation use to forecast currency movements and what factors are considered important in the decision making process?

The diversified mix of equity and bond holdings within Ashburton’s balanced portfolios can give rise to significant currency exposure, which could increase risk if not properly managed. The separate currency overlay strategy applied to portfolios seeks to minimise risk whilst adding to portfolio performance through judicious foreign currency exposure. In short, the strategy should expose portfolios to the right currency (including base currency) at the right time. The techniques we use to forecast currency movements include charting, parabolic systems, stochastics, market sentiment indicators and econometric modelling.