"Ten Plus"

High Interest Deposit Income Fund

upThe world's only high-interest deposit income fund. The goal is to provide a high stable income, based on eurocurrency Certificates of Deposits. The target yield exceeds 10% annually, hence the name. This provides a superior alternative to volatile high-yield bond funds which often produce loss periods and 5-year benchmarks only marginally higher than LIBOR.

Objective of fund

Key benefits of fund

Advantages of high-interest deposits vs. High-yield bonds

Comparison with high yield benchmarks

Target market

Fund charges

Expected performance

How risky is the fund?

How is risk managed?

Back-testing performance



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Objective:
The "high interest deposit income fund" seeks a substantial level of current income by investing in a portfolio of eurocurrency deposits with banks that are rated below investment grade or unrated. High income and price stability is the major objective. Capital appreciation is not an objective.

The Fund generally maintains deposits with maturities between 3 - 10 years, paying interest at least annually. To provide medium-term liquidity, around 10% of the fund is deposited on less than one-year terms. The fund should :-
  • provide double digit income yield
  • superior to long-term high-yield bond benchmarks
  • with lower volatility than other fixed income funds


Key benefits of the fund
  • Income substantially higher than Libor
  • Superior 5-year performance over high yield bond funds
  • Absolute returns irrespective of market conditions
  • Stable performance
  • Expected assistance for default when bank is State controlled or subsidiary of major international bank
  • Higher sharp ratio than any fund
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Advantage of high-interest deposits vs. high-yield bonds

Risk
Deposit
Bonds
Early recall by issuer
No
Likely, if rates drop
Convexity (Potential loss if sold early)
No
Yes
Duration (Change in interim value if interest rates move)
No
Yes
Absolute performance
Always
If held to
maturity
Outperform high-yield benchmark
Likely
Unlikely
Outperform Sovereign yield
Almost always
Unlikely
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Assistance from State in event of default
Virtually guaranteed if
State controlled
No, even if
State owned





Compare deposit with high-yield fund benchmarks

As at Oct 20095-yearSharpe
Deposit fund13.5%9.7
Merrill Lynch BB/B Index5.3%0.65
Credit Suisse High Yield Index5.4%0.64
Lipper High Current Yield Funds Index2.3%0.87
Citigroup High Yield Market Index5.5%0.95
JP Morgan Global High Yield Index7.1%1.1
Barclays Capital U.S. Corp High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Bond Index5.3%1.3



Target market of fund

Type   Investors   Attraction
IndividualsSubscribers to high-yield bond fundsHigher yields, less volatility
Subscribers to absolute return fundsAbsolute returns no matter market conditions
Investors in emerging market debt funds
  • Absolute returns
  • Stable returns
  • High returns
RetireesEnable retirement on less capital
InstitutionsAbsolute return funds
  • Absolute returns ensured
  • Increase fund's sharpe ratio
High yield bond funds
  • Absolute returns guaranteed
  • Increases fund's Sharpe ratio
  • Higher yields than equivalent credit rated bonds



Deposit Fund Charges
Management fee
1.5% p.a.
Other expenses
0.3%
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Expected annual Performance
USD
EUR / GBP
Deposit Investment Returns
15.3%
12.9%
Less expenses
(0.3%)
(0.3%)
Management fee
(1.5%)
(1.5%)
Expected fund net performance
13.5%
11.1%
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backtest
Back testing performance

Performance over the past 5 years has been identical to current performance.




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How risky is the fund?

The vast majority of the fund is placed with banks with a international credit rating of "BB or better. The lowest rated bank will be "B".

Three major risks of fixed income funds are:
  • Default - Our criteria for selecting banks favors those that are State controlled, or subsidiaries of internationally renowned banks due to expected assistance in case of financial difficulties.
  • Convexity Potential loss if sold early. This is not applicable to deposits.
  • Duration Change in interim value if interest rates move. This does not apply to the fund as fixed term deposits do not change interest.



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Risk Management:

There are only four events that could negatively impact expected performance:
  1. Economic default by bank - Our criteria for selecting banks favors those that are State controlled, or subsidiaries of internationally renowned banks due to expected assistance in case of financial difficulties.
  2. Sovereign default - If the state suspends all repayments of foreign debt by any entity within the country, this is most likely only a temporary event. The fund does not envisage investing in any country where sovereign default is likely.
  3. Reduction in global deposit rates - Variability in performance is reduced by placing the bulk of the assets in long-term deposits, which provide absolute stable yields, especially compared to bonds.
  4. Currency risk - this is avoided as all deposits are placed into the same currency denomination of the fund.