Usually these funds will:

• have over 80% invested in Asia Pacific shares;
• less than 80% in any single geographic area;
• an investment objective/policy to generate majority of returns from both capital growth and income;
• a majority of equity investments in medium to giant cap companies;
• no more than 7%% of expenses allocated to either capital or revenue account;
• the outcome of any income paying strategy may be as a result of the board’s actions rather than the underlying stock characteristics;
• a portfolio or dividend yield above the average market yield; and
• an Asia Pacific benchmark.