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Combined Scheme Information Document
HSBC Equity Fund (HEF)

An open-ended diversified equity Scheme
Continuous offer of Units of the Scheme(s) at NAV based prices

The particulars of the Scheme(s) have been prepared in accordance with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Mutual Funds) Regulations, 1996, as amended till date, and filed with Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), along with a Due Diligence Certificate from the AMC. The units being offered for public subscription have not been approved or recommended by SEBI nor has SEBI certified the accuracy or adequacy of the Combined Scheme Information Document. The Combined Scheme Information Document sets forth concisely the information about the scheme(s) that a prospective investor ought to know before investing. Before investing, investors should also ascertain about any further changes to this Combined Scheme Information Document after the date of this Document from the Mutual Fund / Investor Service Centres / Website / Distributors or Brokers. Investors in the Scheme(s) are not being offered any guaranteed / assured returns. Investors are advised to consult their Legal / Tax and other Professional Advisors in regard to tax / legal implications relating to their investments in the Scheme(s) before making decision to invest in or redeem the Units. The investors are advised to refer to the Statement of Additional Information (SAI) for details of HSBC Mutual Fund, Tax and Legal issues and general information on www.assetmanagement.hsbc.com/in. SAI is incorporated by reference (is legally a part of the Combined Scheme Information Document). For a free copy of the current SAI, please contact your nearest Investor Service Centre or log on to www.assetmanagement.hsbc.com/in. The Combined Scheme Information Document should be read in conjunction with the SAI and not in isolation. This Combined Scheme Information Document is dated May 1, 2012.
Sponsor: HSBC Securities and Capital Markets (India) Private Limited Regd. Office: 52/60, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Fort, Mumbai 400 001, India. Trustee: Board of Trustees 16, V.N. Road, Fort, Mumbai 400 001. Asset Management Company: HSBC Asset Management (India) Private Limited Regd. & Corp. Office: 16, V. N. Road, Fort, Mumbai 400 001.
HSBC India Opportunities Fund (HIOF)

An open-ended flexi-cap equity Scheme
HSBC Midcap Equity Fund (HMEF)

An open-ended diversified equity Scheme
HSBC Progressive Themes Fund (HPTF)

An open-ended flexi-theme equity Scheme
HSBC Tax Saver Equity Fund (HTSF)

An open-ended Equity Linked Savings Scheme
HSBC Unique Opportunities Fund (HUOF)

An open-ended equity Scheme
HSBC MIP (HMIP)

An open-ended Fund with Regular and Savings Plan. Monthly income is not assured and is subject to the availability of distributable surplus.
HSBC Income Fund (HIF)

An open-ended income Scheme
HSBC Floating Rate Fund (HFRF)

HSBC Ultra Short Term Bond Fund (HUSBF)

An open-ended debt Scheme
HSBC Gilt Fund (HGF)

An open-ended gilt Scheme
HSBC Cash Fund (HCF)

An open-ended liquid Scheme
HSBC Dynamic Fund (HDF)

An open-ended Scheme
HSBC Flexi Debt Fund (HFDF)

An open-ended debt Scheme
HSBC Emerging Markets Fund (HEMF)

HSBC Small Cap Fund (HSCF)

An open-ended equity Scheme
HSBC Brazil Fund (HBF)

An open-ended fund of funds Scheme
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page No. Highlights / Summary of the Schemes .............................. SECTION I Risk Factors ......................................................................... Standard Risk Factors .................................................... Scheme Specic Risk Factors ........................................ Requirement of Minimum Investors in the Schemes ....... Special Considerations ........................................................ Denitions ............................................................................ Due Diligence Certicate .................................................... SECTION II Information about the Schemes ......................................... Type of the Scheme ........................................................ Investment Objective ..................................................... Asset Allocation of the Scheme ..................................... Where will the Scheme Invest?...................................... Change in Investment Pattern ........................................ Securities / Stock Lending by the Mutual Fund............. Trading in Derivatives ................................................... Valuation of Derivative Products ................................... Investment Strategies ..................................................... Derivatives Strategies .................................................... Portfolio Turnover.......................................................... Procedure followed for Investment Decisions ............... Product Differentiation .................................................. Fundamental Attributes .................................................. Benchmark Index ........................................................... Fund Manager(s) ............................................................ Investment Restrictions.................................................. Schemes Performance .................................................... SECTION III Units and Offer .................................................................... Ongoing Offer Details ......................................................... Plans / Options offered................................................... Dividend Distribution Policy ......................................... Who can invest? ............................................................. Who cannot invest.......................................................... How to apply? ................................................................ 65 65 65 67 67 68 68 SECTION VI Penalties and Pending Litigations ................................. 84 21 21 21 21 21 33 33 34 36 37 46 47 47 48 53 53 53 56 57 SECTION IV Fees and Expenses ............................................................... NFO Expenses ............................................................... Annual Scheme Recurring Expenses ............................. Load Structure ............................................................... Deduction of Transaction Charge for Investments through Distributors / Agents ...................................... Procedure for direct applications ................................... SECTION V Unitholders Rights ............................................................. 83 81 81 81 82 83 83 12 12 12 15 16 17 20 1 Page No. Listing ............................................................................ Sales, Repurchases and Switches of Units ..................... Cut off timings for redemptions / Subscriptions ............ Where can the applications for purchase / Redemptions be submitted? .......................................... Minimum Amount for Purchase / Additional Purchase / Redemption .................................................................... Minimum balance to be maintained and consequences of non maintenance ................................ Product Add ons ............................................................ Account Statements ...................................................... Dividends and Distributions .......................................... Redemption / Repurchase proceeds .............................. Delay in payment of Redemption / Repurchase proceeds ...................................................... Duration of the Schemes / Winding up .......................... Periodic Disclosures ............................................................ NAV Information .......................................................... Portfolio / Financial Results .......................................... Annual Report ............................................................... Associate Transactions ................................................... Taxation ......................................................................... Investor Services ........................................................... Computation of NAV .......................................................... Fractional Units.............................................................. Policy on computation of NAV in case of foreign securities ....................................................... 68 70 72 73 73 75 75 77 77 77 78 78 78 78 79 79 79 79 79 80 80 80
HIGHLIGHTS / SUMMARY OF THE SCHEMES

Name of the Scheme Type of Scheme
HSBC EQUITY FUND (HEF)

An open-ended diversied Equity Scheme
HSBC INDIA OPPORTUNITIES FUND (HIOF)

An open-ended exi-cap Equity Scheme
Investment Objective To generate long-term capital growth from an actively To seek long term capital growth through investments managed portfolio of equity and equity related securities. across all market capitalisations, including small, mid and large cap stocks. The fund aims to be predominantly invested in equity and equity related securities. However, it could move a signicant portion of its assets towards xed income securities if the fund manager becomes negative on equity markets. Liquidity Being an open ended Scheme, Units may be purchased or redeemed on every Business Day at NAV based prices, subject to provisions of exit load, if any. The Fund will, under normal circumstances, endeavour to despatch redemption proceeds within 3 Business Days. BSE 200 The AMC will calculate and disclose the NAVs of the Scheme at the close of every Business Day. NAV of the Scheme / Option(s) shall be made available at all Investor Service Centres of the AMC. The AMC shall have the NAV published in two daily newspapers. The AMC shall update the NAVs on the website of the Fund www.assetmanagement.hsbc.com/in and of the Association of Mutual Funds in India AMFI (www.amindia.com) by 9.00 p.m. on every Business Day. In case of any delay, the reasons for such delay would be explained to AMFI in writing. If the NAVs are not available before commencement of Business Hours on the following day due to any reason, the Fund shall issue a press release giving reasons and explaining when the Fund would be able to publish the NAVs. The NAV of the scheme will be determined on every Business Day, except under special circumstances specied in this Combined SID. As presently required by the SEBI (MF) Regulations, a complete statement of the Schemes portfolio would be available on the Funds website, and published by the Mutual Fund as an advertisement in one English daily circulating in the whole of India and in a newspaper published in the language of the region where the Head Ofce of the mutual fund is situated, within 1 month from the close of each half year (i.e. 31 March and 30 September) or mailed to the Unitholders. Being an open ended Scheme, Units may be purchased or redeemed on every Business Day at NAV based prices, subject to provisions of exit load, if any. The Fund will, under normal circumstances, endeavour to despatch redemption proceeds within 3 Business Days. BSE 500 The AMC will calculate and disclose the NAVs of the Scheme at the close of every Business Day. NAV of the Scheme / Option(s) shall be made available at all Investor Service Centres of the AMC. The AMC shall have the NAV published in two daily newspapers. The AMC shall update the NAVs on the website of the Fund www.assetmanagement.hsbc.com/in and of the Association of Mutual Funds in India AMFI (www.amindia.com) by 9.00 p.m. on every Business Day. In case of any delay, the reasons for such delay would be explained to AMFI in writing. If the NAVs are not available before commencement of Business Hours on the following day due to any reason, the Fund shall issue a press release giving reasons and explaining when the Fund would be able to publish the NAVs. The NAV of the scheme will be determined on every Business Day, except under special circumstances specied in this Combined SID. As presently required by the SEBI (MF) Regulations, a complete statement of the Schemes portfolio would be available on the Funds website, and published by the Mutual Fund as an advertisement in one English daily circulating in the whole of India and in a newspaper published in the language of the region where the Head Ofce of the mutual fund is situated, within 1 month from the close of each half year (i.e. 31 March and 30 September) or mailed to the Unitholders.
Benchmark Index Transparency / NAV Disclosure
Loads (including SIP / STP where applicable)
Entry Load Nil Exit Load : 1% if redeemed / switched out* within 1 year from date of investment; otherwise Nil. * No load in case of switches between equity Schemes of Fund. No exit load shall be charged for units allotted under bonus / dividend reinvestment option. Refer Note at the end of this Section. Rs. 10,000/- per application and in multiples of Re. 1/- thereafter Minimum Investment Amount - Rs. 1,000 (monthly) or Rs. 3,000 (quarterly); Minimum no. of instalments - 12 (monthly) or 4 (quarterly); Minimum aggregate investment - Rs. 12,000. Rs. 10,000/- per application and in multiples of Re. 1/thereafter Minimum Investment Amount - Rs. 1,000 (monthly) or Rs. 3,000 (quarterly); Minimum no. of instalments - 12 (monthly) or 4 (quarterly); Minimum aggregate investment - Rs. 12,000. Rs. 1,000/- per application and in multiples of Re. 1/thereafter Rs. 1,000/- and in multiples of Re. 1/- thereafter Options : i) Growth ii) Dividend i) Dividend Payout ii) Dividend Reinvestment Declaration of dividend and its frequency will inter alia depend upon the distributable surplus. Dividend may be declared from time to time at the discretion of the Trustees.
Minimum Application Amount (Lump sum) Minimum Application Amount (SIP)
Minimum Additional Rs. 1,000/- per application and in multiples of Investment Re. 1/- thereafter Minimum Redemption Amount Plan / Options Sub Options Dividend Rs. 1,000/- and in multiples of Re. 1/- thereafter Options : i) Growth ii) Dividend i) Dividend Payout ii) Dividend Reinvestment Declaration of dividend and its frequency will inter alia depend upon the distributable surplus. Dividend may be declared from time to time at the discretion of the Trustees.
HSBC Mutual Fund
HSBC MIDCAP EQUITY FUND (HMEF)

An open-ended diversied Equity Scheme
HSBC PROGRESSIVE THEMES FUND (HPTF)

An open-ended exi-theme Equity Scheme To generate long term capital growth from an actively managed portfolio of equity and equity related securities by investing primarily in sectors, areas and themes that play an important role in, and / or benet from, India's progress, reform process and economic development. Being an open ended Scheme, Units may be purchased or redeemed on every Business Day at NAV based prices, subject to provisions of exit load, if any. The Fund will, under normal circumstances, endeavour to despatch redemption proceeds within 3 Business Days. BSE 200 The AMC will calculate and disclose the NAVs of the Scheme at the close of every Business Day. NAV of the Scheme / Option(s) shall be made available at all Investor Service Centres of the AMC. The AMC shall have the NAV published in two daily newspapers. The AMC shall update the NAVs on the website of the Fund www.assetmanagement.hsbc.com/in and of the Association of Mutual Funds in India AMFI (www.amindia.com) by 9.00 p.m. on every Business Day. In case of any delay, the reasons for such delay would be explained to AMFI in writing. If the NAVs are not available before commencement of Business Hours on the following day due to any reason, the Fund shall issue a press release giving reasons and explaining when the Fund would be able to publish the NAVs. The NAV of the Scheme will be determined on every Business Day, except under special circumstances specied in this Combined SID. As presently required by the SEBI (MF) Regulations, a complete statement of the Scheme portfolio would be available on the Funds website, and published by the Mutual Fund as an advertisement in one English daily circulating in the whole of India and in a newspaper published in the language of the region where the Head Ofce of the mutual fund is situated, within 1 month from the close of each half year (i.e. 31 March and 30 September) or mailed to the Unitholders.
Investment Objective To generate long term capital growth from an actively managed portfolio of equity and equity related securities primarily being Midcap stocks. However, it could move a portion of its assets towards xed income securities if the fund manager becomes negative on the Indian equity markets. Liquidity Being an open ended Scheme, Units may be purchased or redeemed on every Business Day at NAV based prices, subject to provisions of exit load, if any. The Fund will, under normal circumstances, endeavour to despatch redemption proceeds within 3 Business Days. BSE MidCap Index The AMC will calculate and disclose the NAVs of the Scheme at the close of every Business Day. NAV of the Scheme / Option(s) shall be made available at all Investor Service Centres of the AMC. The AMC shall have the NAV published in two daily newspapers. The AMC shall update the NAVs on the website of the Fund www.assetmanagement.hsbc.com/in and of the Association of Mutual Funds in India AMFI (www.amindia.com) by 9.00 p.m. on every Business Day. In case of any delay, the reasons for such delay would be explained to AMFI in writing. If the NAVs are not available before commencement of Business Hours on the following day due to any reason, the Fund shall issue a press release giving reasons and explaining when the Fund would be able to publish the NAVs. The NAV of the Scheme will be determined on every Business Day, except under special circumstances specied in this Combined SID. As presently required by the SEBI (MF) Regulations, a complete statement of the Scheme portfolio would be available on the Funds website, and published by the Mutual Fund as an advertisement in one English daily circulating in the whole of India and in a newspaper published in the language of the region where the Head Ofce of the mutual fund is situated, within 1 month from the close of each half year (i.e. 31 March and 30 September) or mailed to the Unitholders.
Loads (including SIP/STP where applicable)
Entry Load - Nil. Exit Load : 1% if redeemed / switched out* within 1 year from date of investment; otherwise NIL. * No load in case of switches between equity Schemes of Fund. No exit load shall be charged for units allotted under bonus / dividend reinvestment option. Refer Note at the end of this Section. Rs. 10,000/- per application and in multiples of Re. 1/- Rs. 10,000/- per application and in multiples of Re. 1/thereafter thereafter Minimum Investment Amount - Rs. 1,000 (monthly) or Rs. 3,000 (quarterly); Minimum no. of instalments - 12 (monthly) or 4 (quarterly); Minimum aggregate investment - Rs. 12,000. Minimum Investment Amount - Rs. 1,000 (monthly) or Rs. 3,000 (quarterly); Minimum no. of instalments - 12 (monthly) or 4 (quarterly); Minimum aggregate investment - Rs. 12,000.
Minimum Additional Rs. 1,000/- per application and in multiples of Re. 1/- Rs. 1,000/- per application and in multiples of Re. 1/Investment thereafter thereafter Minimum Redemption Amount Plan / Options Sub Options Dividend Rs. 1,000/- and in multiples of Re. 1/- thereafter Options : i) Growth ii) Dividend i) Dividend Payout ii) Dividend Reinvestment Declaration of dividend and its frequency will inter alia depend upon the distributable surplus. Dividend may be declared from time to time at the discretion of the Trustees. Rs 1,000/- and in multiples of Re. 1/- thereafter Options : i) Growth ii) Dividend i) Dividend Payout ii) Dividend Reinvestment Declaration of dividend and its frequency will inter alia depend upon the distributable surplus. Dividend may be declared from time to time at the discretion of the Trustees.
Combined Scheme Information Document (SID)
HSBC DYNAMIC FUND (HDF)

HSBC EMERGING MARKETS FUND (HEMF)

An open-ended Scheme To provide long term capital appreciation by investing in India and in the emerging markets, in equity and equity related instruments, share classes and units / securities issued by overseas mutual funds or unit trusts. The fund may also invest a limited proportion in debt and money market instruments. Being an open ended Scheme, Units may be purchased or redeemed on every Business Day at NAV based prices, subject to provisions of exit load, if any. The Fund will, under normal circumstances, endeavour to despatch redemption proceeds within 7 Business Days. MSCI Emerging Market Index The AMC will calculate and disclose the NAVs of the Scheme at the close of every Business Day. NAV of the Scheme / Option(s) shall be made available at all Investor Service Centres of the AMC. The AMC shall have the NAV published in two daily newspapers. The AMC shall update the NAVs on the website of the Fund www. assetmanagement.hsbc.com/in and of the Association of Mutual Funds in India AMFI (www.amindia.com) latest by 10.00 am on the next Business Day. In case of any delay, the reasons for such delay would be explained to AMFI in writing. If the NAVs are not available before commencement of Business Hours on the following day due to any reason, the Fund shall issue a press release giving reasons and explaining when the Fund would be able to publish the NAVs. The NAV of the Scheme will be determined on every Business Day, except under special circumstances specied in this Combined SID. As presently required by the SEBI (MF) Regulations, a complete statement of the Scheme portfolio would be available on the Funds website, and published by the Mutual Fund as an advertisement in one English daily circulating in the whole of India and in a newspaper published in the language of the region where the Head Ofce of the mutual fund is situated, within 1 month from the close of each half year (i.e.31 March and 30 September) or mailed to the Unitholders.
Investment Objective To provide long term capital appreciation by allocating funds in equity and equity related instruments. It also has the exibility to move, entirely if required, into debt instruments in times that the view on equity markets seems negative. Liquidity Being an open ended Scheme, Units may be purchased or redeemed on every Business Day at NAV based prices, subject to provisions of exit load, if any. The Fund will, under normal circumstances, endeavour to despatch redemption proceeds within 3 Business Days. BSE 200 The AMC will calculate and disclose the NAVs of the Scheme at the close of every Business Day. NAV of the Scheme / Option(s) shall be made available at all Investor Service Centres of the AMC. The AMC shall have the NAV published in two daily newspapers. The AMC shall update the NAVs on the website of the Fund www.assetmanagement.hsbc.com/in and of the Association of Mutual Funds in India AMFI (www. amindia.com) by 9.00 p.m. on every Business Day. In case of any delay, the reasons for such delay would be explained to AMFI in writing. If the NAVs are not available before commencement of Business Hours on the following day due to any reason, the Fund shall issue a press release giving reasons and explaining when the Fund would be able to publish the NAVs. The NAV of the scheme will be determined on every Business Day, except under special circumstances specied in this Combined SID. As presently required by the SEBI (MF) Regulations, a complete statement of the Scheme portfolio would be available on the Funds website, and published by the Mutual Fund as an advertisement in one English daily circulating in the whole of India and in a newspaper published in the language of the region where the Head Ofce of the mutual fund is situated, within 1 month from the close of each half year (i.e. 31 March and 30 September) or mailed to the Unitholders.
Loads (including SIP / STP where applicable)
Entry Load: Nil Exit Load: 1% if redeemed / switched out* within 1 year from date of investment; otherwise NIL. * No load in case of switches between equity Schemes of Fund. No exit load shall be charged for units allotted under bonus / dividend reinvestment option. Refer Note at the end of this Section. Rs. 10,000/- per application and in multiples of Re. 1/- Rs. 10,000/- per application and in multiples of Re. 1/thereafter thereafter Minimum Investment Amount - Rs. 1,000 (monthly) or Rs. 3,000 (quarterly); Minimum no. of instalments - 12 (monthly) or 4 (quarterly); Minimum aggregate investment - Rs. 12,000. Minimum Investment Amount - Rs. 1,000 (monthly) or Rs. 3,000 (quarterly); Minimum no. of instalments - 12 (monthly) or 4 (quarterly); Minimum aggregate investment - Rs. 12,000.
Minimum Additional Rs. 1,000/- per application and in multiples of Re. 1/- Rs. 1,000/- per application and in multiples of Re. 1/Investment thereafter thereafter Minimum Redemption Amount Plan / Options Sub Options Dividend Rs. 1,000/- and in multiples of Re. 1/- thereafter Options : i) Growth ii) Dividend i) Dividend Payout ii) Dividend Reinvestment Declaration of dividend and its frequency will inter alia depend upon the distributable surplus. Dividend may be declared from time to time at the discretion of the Trustees. Rs. 1,000/- and in multiples of Re. 1/- thereafter Options : i) Growth ii) Dividend i) Dividend Payout ii) Dividend Reinvestment Declaration of dividend and its frequency will inter alia depend upon the distributable surplus. Dividend may be declared from time to time at the discretion of the Trustees.
HSBC Mutual Fund
HSBC TAX SAVER EQUITY FUND (HTSF)

An open-ended Equity Linked Savings Scheme (ELSS)
HSBC UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES FUND (HUOF)

An open ended Equity Scheme To provide long-term capital growth from a diversied portfolio of equity and equity related instruments. The focus would be to invest in stocks of companies facing out-of-ordinary conditions. Being an open ended Scheme, Units may be purchased or redeemed on every Business Day at NAV based prices, subject to provisions of exit load, if any. The Fund will, under normal circumstances, endeavour to despatch redemption proceeds within 3 Business Days.
Investment Objective To provide long term capital appreciation by investing in a diversied portfolio of equity & equity related instruments of companies across various sectors and industries, with no capitalization bias. The Fund may also invest in xed income securities. Liquidity Being an open ended Scheme, Units may be purchased or redeemed (after a lock-in period of 3 years from the date of allotment) on every Business Day at NAV based prices, subject to provisions of exit load, if any. The Fund will, under normal circumstances, endeavour to despatch redemption proceeds within 3 Business Days. The Units purchased under the Scheme shall have a lock-in period of three years from the date of allotment of Units. Accordingly, the Units can be redeemed (i.e. sold back to the Fund) on every Business Day, at the Applicable NAV (hereinafter dened), on expiry of lock-in period of three years from the date of allotment. Redemption requests can be made for an amount of Rs. 500 or more. Subject to the lock-in period stated above, Redemption could also be made for the total number of units standing to the credit of investor at the time of closure of account. It may, however, be noted that in the event of death of the Unitholder, the legal heir, subject to production of requisite documentary evidence, will be able to redeem the investment only after the completion of one year or anytime thereafter, from the date of allotment of Units to the deceased Unitholder. BSE 200 The AMC will calculate and disclose the NAVs of the Scheme at the close of every Business Day. NAV of the Scheme / Option(s) shall be made available at all Investor Service Centres of the AMC. The AMC shall have the NAV published in two daily newspapers. The AMC shall update the NAVs on the website of the Fund www.assetmanagement.hsbc.com/in and of the Association of Mutual Funds in India AMFI (www.amindia.com) by 9.00 p.m. on every Business Day. In case of any delay, the reasons for such delay would be explained to AMFI in writing. If the NAVs are not available before commencement of Business Hours on the following day due to any reason, the Fund shall issue a press release giving reasons and explaining when the Fund would be able to publish the NAVs. The NAV of the Scheme will be determined on every Business Day, except under special circumstances specied in this Combined SID. As presently required by the SEBI (MF) Regulations, a complete statement of the Scheme portfolio would be available on the Funds website, and published by the Mutual Fund as an advertisement in one English daily circulating in the whole of India and in a newspaper published in the language of the region where the Head Ofce of the mutual fund is situated, within 1 month from the close of each half year (i.e. 31 March and 30 September) or mailed to the Unitholders. Entry Load: Nil. Exit Load: Nil.
BSE 200 The AMC will calculate and disclose the NAVs of the Scheme at the close of every Business Day. NAV of the Scheme / Option(s) shall be made available at all Investor Service Centres of the AMC. The AMC shall have the NAV published in two daily newspapers. The AMC shall update the NAVs on the website of the Fund www.assetmanagement.hsbc.com/in and of the Association of Mutual Funds in India AMFI (www.amindia.com) by 9.00 p.m. on every Business Day. In case of any delay, the reasons for such delay would be explained to AMFI in writing. If the NAVs are not available before commencement of Business Hours on the following day due to any reason, the Fund shall issue a press release giving reasons and explaining when the Fund would be able to publish the NAVs. The NAV of the Scheme will be determined on every Business Day, except under special circumstances specied in this Combined SID. As presently required by the SEBI (MF) Regulations, a complete statement of the Scheme portfolio would be available on the Funds website, and published by the Mutual Fund as an advertisement in one English daily circulating in the whole of India and in a newspaper published in the language of the region where the Head Ofce of the mutual fund is situated, within 1 month from the close of each half year (i.e. 31 March and 30 September) or mailed to the Unitholders. Entry Load: Nil. Exit Load: 1% if redeemed / switched out* within 1 year from date of investment; otherwise NIL. * No load in case of switches between equity Schemes of Fund. No exit load shall be charged for units allotted under bonus / dividend reinvestment option. Refer Note at the end of this Section. Rs. 10,000/- per application and in multiples of Re. 1/thereafter
Loads (Including SIP / STP where applicable)
Minimum Application Amount (Lump sum)
Rs. 500/- per application
Name of the Scheme Minimum Application Amount (SIP)
HSBC TAX SAVER EQUITY FUND (HTSF)

Minimum Investment Amount - Rs. 500 (monthly) or Rs. 1,500 (quarterly); Minimum no. of instalments - 6 (monthly) or 4 (quarterly); Minimum aggregate investment - Rs. 6,000. Units allotted therein shall be locked-in for a period of three years, from the date of allotment.
HSBC UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES FUND (HUOF)

Minimum Investment Amount - Rs. 1,000 (monthly) or Rs. 3,000 (quarterly); Minimum no. of instalments - 12 (monthly) or 4 (quarterly); Minimum aggregate investment - Rs. 12,000.
Minimum Additional Rs. 500/- per application and in multiples of Rs. 500/- Rs. 1,000/- per application and in multiples of Re. 1/investment thereafter thereafter Minimum Redemption Amount Plan / Options Sub Options Dividend Rs. 500/- and in multiples of Re. 500/- thereafter Options : i) Growth ii) Dividend Dividend Payout Declaration of dividend and its frequency will inter alia depend upon the distributable surplus. Dividend may be declared from time to time at the discretion of the Trustees. Rs. 1,000/- and in multiples of Re. 1/- thereafter Options : i) Growth ii) Dividend i) Dividend Payout ii) Dividend Reinvestment Declaration of dividend and its frequency will inter alia depend upon the distributable surplus. Dividend may be declared from time to time at the discretion of the Trustees.
HSBC MIP (HMIP)
HSBC INCOME FUND

SHORT TERM PLAN (HIF-ST)
REGULAR PLAN & SAVINGS PLAN INVESTMENT PLAN (HIF-IP) An open ended Fund with Regular and An open-ended Income Scheme Savings Plan. Monthly income is not assured and is subject to the availability of distributable surplus.
Investment Objective To seek generation of reasonable returns through investments in Debt and Money Market Instruments. The secondary objective of the Scheme is to invest in equity and equity related instruments to seek capital appreciation. Liquidity Being an open ended Scheme, Units may be purchased or redeemed on every Business Day at NAV based prices, subject to provisions of exit load, if any. The Fund will, under normal circumstances, endeavour to despatch redemption proceeds within 1 Business Day. CRISIL MIP Blended Index
To provide a reasonable income through a diversied portfolio of xed income securities. The AMCs view of interest rate trends and the nature of the Plans will be reected in the type and maturities of securities in which the Short Term and Investment Plans are invested.
Being an open ended Scheme, Units may be purchased or redeemed on every Business Day at NAV based prices, subject to provisions of exit load, if any. The Fund will, under normal circumstances, endeavour to despatch redemption proceeds within 1 Business Day.
Benchmark Index
CRISIL Composite Bond Fund CRISIL Short Term Bond Fund Index Index The AMC will calculate and disclose the NAVs of the Scheme at the close of every Business Day. NAV of the Scheme / Option(s) shall be made available at all Investor Service Centres of the AMC. The AMC shall have the NAV published in two daily newspapers. The AMC shall update the NAVs on the website of the Fund www. assetmanagement.hsbc.com/in and of the Association of Mutual Funds in India AMFI (www.amindia.com) by 9.00 p.m. on every Business Day. In case of any delay, the reasons for such delay would be explained to AMFI in writing. If the NAVs are not available before commencement of Business Hours on the following day due to any reason, the Fund shall issue a press release giving reasons and explaining when the Fund would be able to publish the NAVs. The NAV of the scheme will be determined on every Business Day, except under special circumstances specied in this Combined SID. As presently required by the SEBI (MF) Regulations, a complete statement of the Scheme portfolio would be available on the Funds website, and published by the Mutual Fund as an advertisement in one English daily circulating in the whole of India and in a newspaper published in the language of the region where the head ofce of the mutual fund is situated, within 1 month from the close of each half year (i.e.31 March and 30 September) or mailed to the Unitholders.
Transparency / NAV The AMC will calculate and disclose Disclosure the NAVs of the Scheme at the close of every Business Day. NAV of the Scheme / Option(s) shall be made available at all Investor Service Centres of the AMC. The AMC shall have the NAV published in two daily newspapers. The AMC shall update the NAVs on the website of the Fund www.assetmanagement.hsbc.com / in and of the Association of Mutual Funds in India AMFI (www.amindia.com) by 9.00 p.m. on every Business Day. In case of any delay, the reasons for such delay would be explained to AMFI in writing. If the NAVs are not available before commencement of Business Hours on the following day due to any reason, the Fund shall issue a press release giving reasons and explaining when the Fund would be able to publish the NAVs. The NAV
HSBC Mutual Fund
Name of the Scheme
HSBC MIP (HMIP)

of the Scheme will be determined on every Business Day, except under special circumstances specied in this Combined SID. As presently required by the SEBI (MF) Regulations, a complete statement of the Scheme portfolio would be available on the Funds website, and published by the Mutual Fund as an advertisement in one English daily circulating in the whole of India and in a newspaper published in the language of the region where the Head Ofce of the mutual fund is situated, within 1 month from the close of each half year (i.e. 31 March and 30 September) or mailed to the Unitholders.
HSBC INCOME FUND

SHORT TERM PLAN (HIF-ST)
REGULAR PLAN & SAVINGS PLAN INVESTMENT PLAN (HIF-IP)
Loads (Including Savings and Regular Plan: SIP / STP where Entry Load : Nil applicable) Exit Load : 1% if redeemed / switched out within 1 year from the date of investment.
Regular & Institutional Option Entry Load : Nil Exit Load : 0.5% if redeemed / switched out within 6 months from the date of investment.
Entry Load : Nil Exit Load (All Options) : 0.5% if redeemed / switched out within 6 months from the date of investment.
No load in case of switches between equity Schemes of Fund. No exit load shall be charged for units allotted under bonus / dividend reinvestment option. Refer Note at the end of this Section. Minimum Application Amount (Lumpsum) Growth Option - Rs. 10,000/- per application and in multiples of Re. 1/thereafter Dividend Options: Monthly Dividend Option Rs. 25,000/- per application and in multiples of Re. 1/- thereafter. Quarterly Dividend Option Rs. 10,000/- per application and in multiples of Re. 1/- thereafter. Regular Option - Rs. 10,000/per application and in multiples of Re. 1/- thereafter Institutional Option Rs. 50,00,000/- per application and in multiples of Re. 1/thereafter Regular Option Rs. 1,00,000/- per application and in multiples of Re. 1/- thereafter Institutional Option Rs. 1,00,00,000/- per application and in multiples of Re. 1/- thereafter Institutional Plus Option Rs. 5,00,00,000/- per application and in multiples of Re. 1/- thereafter
Minimum Additional Rs. 1,000/- per application & in Regular Option : Investment multiples of Re. 1/- thereafter Rs. 1,000/- per application & in multiples of Re. 1/- thereafter Institutional Option : Rs. 10,000/- per application & in multiples of Re. 1/- thereafter Minimum Application Amount (SIP) Minimum Investment Amount Minimum Investment Amount - Rs. 1,000 (monthly) or Rs. Rs. 1,000 (monthly) or Rs. 3,000 3,000 (quarterly); (quarterly); Minimum no. of instalments Minimum no. of instalments - 12 12 (monthly) or 4 (quarterly); (monthly) or 4 (quarterly); Minimum aggregate investment - Rs. Minimum aggregate investment - Rs. 12,000. 12,000. Rs. 1,000 & in multiples of Re. 1/- Rs. 1,000 & in multiples of thereafter Re. 1/- thereafter Plans : Regular and Savings Plan. Options: i) Growth ii) Dividend i) Monthly Dividend (Payout and Reinvestment) ii) Quarterly Dividend (Payout and Re-investment) Monthly, Quarterly or at such intervals as may be decided by the Trustees. An investor in Monthly, Quarterly Dividend can opt for payout / reinvestment. Declaration of dividend and its frequency will inter alia depend upon the distributable surplus. Options: i) Regular ii) Institutional i) Growth ii) Quarterly Dividend (Payout & Re-investment) Quarterly or at such intervals as may be decided by the Trustees. An investor in Quarterly Dividend can opt for payout / reinvestment. Declaration of dividend and its frequency will inter alia depend upon the distributable surplus.
Regular Option : Rs. 1,000/- per application & in multiples of Re. 1/- thereafter Institutional & Institutional Plus Option : Rs. 10,000/- per application & in multiples of Re. 1/- thereafter Minimum Investment Amount Rs. 1,000 (monthly) or Rs. 3,000 (quarterly); Minimum no. of instalments - 12 (monthly) or 4 (quarterly); Minimum aggregate investment Rs. 12,000. Rs. 1,000 & in multiples of Re. 1/thereafter Options : i) Regular ii) Institutional iii) Institutional Plus i) Growth ii) Monthly Dividend (Payout & Reinvestment) iii) Weekly Dividend Reinvestment Weekly and Monthly or at such intervals as may be decided by the Trustees. Weekly dividend will be reinvested whereas an investor in Monthly Dividend can opt for payout / reinvestment. Declaration of dividend and its frequency will inter alia depend upon the distributable surplus.
Minimum Redemption Amount Plan / Options
Sub Options
Dividend
HSBC FLOATING RATE FUND (HFRF) LONG TERM PLAN

An open ended Income Scheme
HSBC ULTRA SHORT TERM BOND FUND (HUSBF)

An open ended Debt Scheme
Investment Objective Seeks to generate a reasonable return commensurate Seeks to provide liquidity and reasonable returns by with risk from a portfolio comprised of oating rate debt investing primarily in a mix of short term debt and instruments and xed rate debt instruments swapped for money market instruments. oating rate returns. The Scheme may also invest in xed rate money market and debt instruments. There can be no assurance that the Scheme objective can be realised. Liquidity Being an open ended Scheme, Units may be purchased or redeemed on every Business Day at NAV based prices, subject to provisions of exit load, if any. The Fund will, under normal circumstances, endeavour to despatch redemption proceeds within 1 Business Day. CRISIL Liquid Fund Index Being an open ended Scheme, Units may be purchased or redeemed on every Business Day at NAV based prices, subject to provisions of exit load, if any. The Fund will, under normal circumstances, endeavour to despatch redemption proceeds within 1 Business Day. CRISIL Liquid Fund Index 90% CRISIL Short Term Bond Fund Index 10% The AMC will calculate and disclose the NAVs of the Scheme at the close of every Business Day. NAV of the Scheme / Option(s) shall be made available at all Investor Service Centres of the AMC. The AMC shall have the NAV published in two daily newspapers. The AMC shall update the NAVs on the website of the Fund www.assetmanagement.hsbc.com/in and of the Association of Mutual Funds in India AMFI (www.amindia.com) by 9.00 p.m. on every Business Day. In case of any delay, the reasons for such delay would be explained to AMFI in writing. If the NAVs are not available before commencement of Business Hours on the following day due to any reason, the Fund shall issue a press release giving reasons and explaining when the Fund would be able to publish the NAVs. The NAV of the Scheme will be determined on every Business Day, except under special circumstances specied in this Combined SID. As presently required by the SEBI (MF) Regulations, a complete statement of the Scheme portfolio would be available on the Funds website, and published by the Mutual Fund as an advertisement in one English daily circulating in the whole of India and in a newspaper published in the language of the region where the Head Ofce of the mutual fund is situated, within 1 month from the close of each half year (i.e.31 March and 30 September) or mailed to the Unitholders. Regular, Institutional & Institutional Plus Option: Entry Load Nil Exit Load: 0.25% if redeemed / switched out within 15 days from the date of investment.
Benchmark Index
Transparency / NAV The AMC will calculate and disclose the NAVs of the Scheme at the close of every Business Day. NAV of Disclosure the Scheme / Option(s) shall be made available at all Investor Service Centres of the AMC. The AMC shall have the NAV published in two daily newspapers. The AMC shall update the NAVs on the website of the Fund www.assetmanagement.hsbc.com/in and of the Association of Mutual Funds in India AMFI (www.amindia.com) by 9.00 p.m. on every Business Day. In case of any delay, the reasons for such delay would be explained to AMFI in writing. If the NAVs are not available before commencement of Business Hours on the following day due to any reason, the Fund shall issue a press release giving reasons and explaining when the Fund would be able to publish the NAVs. The NAV of the Scheme will be determined on every Business Day, except under special circumstances specied in this Combined SID. As presently required by the SEBI (MF) Regulations, a complete statement of the Scheme portfolio would be available on the Funds website, and published by the Mutual Fund as an advertisement in one English daily circulating in the whole of India and in a newspaper published in the language of the region where the Head Ofce of the mutual fund is situated, within 1 month from the close of each half year (i.e.31 March and 30 September) or mailed to the Unitholders. Loads (Including SIP / STP where applicable) Entry & Exit Load : Nil
No load in case of switches between equity Schemes of Fund. No exit load shall be charged for units allotted under bonus / dividend reinvestment option. Refer Note at the end of this Section. Minimum Application Amount (Lump sum) Regular Option Rs. 10,000/- per application & in multiples of Re. 1/thereafter Institutional Option Rs. 50,00,000/- per application & in multiples of Re. 1/- thereafter Minimum Application Amount (SIP) Minimum Investment Amount - Rs. 2,00,000 (daily), Rs. 1,000/- (monthly) or Rs. 3,000/- (quarterly); Minimum no. of instalments - 20 (daily), 12 (monthly) or 4 (quarterly); Regular Option Rs. 10,000/- per application & in multiples of Re. 1/- thereafter Institutional Option Rs. 50,00,000/- per application & in multiples of Re. 1/- thereafter Institutional Plus Option Rs. 5,00,00,000/- per application & in multiples of Re. 1/- thereafter Minimum Investment Amount Rs. 2,00,000 (daily), Rs. 1000/- (monthly) or Rs. 3000/- (quarterly); Minimum no. of installments- 20 (daily), 12 (monthly) or 4 (quarterly); Regular Option : Rs. 1,000/- per application & in multiples of Re. 1/thereafter Institutional & Institutional Plus Option : Rs. 10,000/- per application & in multiples of Re. 1/thereafter
Minimum Additional Regular Option : Investment Rs. 1,000/- per application & in multiples of Re. 1/thereafter Institutional Option : Rs. 10,000/- per application & in multiples of Re. 1/thereafter Minimum Redemption Amount
Regular & Institutional Option : Rs. 1,000/- & in Regular, Institutional & Institutional Plus Option : Rs. 1,000/- & in multiples of Re. 1/- thereafter multiples of Re. 1/- thereafter
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Name of the Scheme Plan / Options Sub Options
HSBC FLOATING RATE FUND (HFRF) LONG TERM PLAN

Options : i) Regular ii) Institutional Regular Option: i) Growth ii) Weekly Dividend (Reinvestment) iii) Monthly Dividend Option (Payout & Reinvestment) Institutional Option: i) Growth ii) Weekly Dividend (Payout only for dividend Rs. 1,00,000, else Reinvestment) iii) Fortnightly Dividend (Reinvestment) iv) Monthly Dividend (Payout & Reinvestment) Weekly, Fortnightly & Monthly Dividend or at such intervals as may be decided by the Trustees. Declaration of dividend and its frequency will inter alia depend upon the distributable surplus.
HSBC ULTRA SHORT TERM BOND FUND (HUSBF)

Options : i) Regular ii) Institutional iii) Institutional Plus
Regular: i) Growth ii) Daily Dividend Reinvestment iii) Weekly Dividend Reinvestment Institutional and Institutional Plus Option: i) Growth ii) Daily Dividend Reinvestment iii) Weekly Dividend Reinvestment iv) Monthly Dividend (Payout & Reinvestment) Daily, Weekly, & Monthly Dividend or at such intervals as may be decided by the Trustees. Declaration of dividend and its frequency will inter alia depend upon the distributable surplus.
Dividend
HSBC CASH FUND (HCF)

An open-ended Liquid Scheme
HSBC GILT FUND (HGF)

An open-ended Gilt Scheme Aims to generate reasonable returns through investments in Government Securities of various maturities. The AMC's view of interest rate trends and the nature of the plans will be reected in the maturities of securities in which the Plans are invested. Being an open ended Scheme, Units may be purchased or redeemed on every Business Day at NAV based prices, subject to provisions of exit load, if any. The Fund will, under normal circumstances, endeavour to despatch redemption proceeds within 1 Business Day. I Sec Composite Index The AMC will calculate and disclose the NAVs of the Scheme at the close of every Business Day. NAV of the Scheme / Option(s) shall be made available at all Investor Service Centres of the AMC. The AMC shall have the NAV published in two daily newspapers. The AMC shall update the NAVs on the website of the Fund www. assetmanagement.hsbc.com/in and of the Association of Mutual Funds in India AMFI (www.amindia.com) by 9.00 p.m. on every Business Day. In case of any delay, the reasons for such delay would be explained to AMFI in writing. If the NAVs are not available before commencement of Business Hours on the following day due to any reason, the Fund shall issue a press release giving reasons and explaining when the Fund would be able to publish the NAVs. The NAV of the Scheme will be determined on every Business Day, except under special circumstances specied in this Combined SID. As presently required by the SEBI (MF) Regulations, a complete statement of the Scheme portfolio would be available on the Funds website, and published by the Mutual Fund as an advertisement in one English daily circulating in the whole of India and in a newspaper published in the language of the region where the Head Ofce of the mutual fund is situated, within 1 month from the close of each half year (i.e. 31 March and 30 September) or mailed to the Unitholders.
Investment Objective Aims to provide reasonable returns, commensurate with low risk while providing a high level of liquidity, through a portfolio of money market and debt securities. However, there can be no assurance that the scheme objective can be realized. Liquidity Being an open ended Scheme, Units may be purchased or redeemed on every Business Day at NAV based prices, subject to provisions of exit load, if any. The Fund will, under normal circumstances, endeavour to despatch redemption proceeds within 1 Business Day. CRISIL Liquid Fund Index The AMC will calculate and disclose the NAVs of the Scheme at the close of every Business Day. NAV of the Scheme / Option(s) shall be made available at all Investor Service Centres of the AMC. The AMC shall have the NAV published in two daily newspapers. The AMC shall update the NAVs on the website of the Fund www. assetmanagement.hsbc.com/in and of the Association of Mutual Funds in India AMFI (www.amindia.com) by 9.00 p.m. on every Business Day. In case of any delay, the reasons for such delay would be explained to AMFI in writing. If the NAVs are not available before commencement of Business Hours on the following day due to any reason, the Fund shall issue a press release giving reasons and explaining when the Fund would be able to publish the NAVs. The NAV of the Scheme will be determined on every Business Day, except under special circumstances specied in this Combined SID. As presently required by the SEBI (MF) Regulations, a complete statement of the Scheme portfolio would be available on the Funds website, and published by the Mutual Fund as an advertisement in one English daily circulating in the whole of India and in a newspaper published in the language of the region where the Head Ofce of the mutual fund is situated, within 1 month from the close of each half year (i.e. 31 March and 30 September) or mailed to the Unitholders.
Name of the Scheme Loads (Including SIP / STP where applicable)
HSBC CASH FUND (HCF)

Entry & Exit Load : Nil
HSBC GILT FUND (HGF)

Entry Load : Nil Exit Load : 0.5% if redeemed / switched out within 6 months from the date of investment
No load in case of switches between equity Schemes of Fund. No exit load shall be charged for units allotted under bonus / dividend reinvestment option. Refer Note at the end of this Section. Minimum Application Amount (Lump sum) Regular Option : Rs. 100,000/- per application & in multiples of Re. 1/- thereafter Institutional Option : Rs. 50,00,000/- per application & in multiples of Re. 1/- thereafter Institutional Plus Option : Rs. 5,00,00,000/- per application & in multiples of Re. 1/- thereafter Minimum Investment Amount Rs. 2,00,000 (daily), Rs. 1,000/- (monthly) or Rs. 3,000/- (quarterly); Minimum no. of instalments- 20 (daily), 12 (monthly) or 4 (quarterly); Rs. 10,000 per application & in multiples of Re. 1/thereafter
Minimum Application Amount (SIP) Minimum Additional Investment
Minimum Investment Amount Rs. 2,00,000 (daily), Rs. 1,000/- (monthly) or Rs. 3,000/- (quarterly); Minimum no. of instalments- 20 (daily), 12 (monthly) or 4 (quarterly);
Regular Option : Rs. 1,000/- per application & in Rs. 1,000 & in multiples of Re. 1/- thereafter multiples of Re. 1/- thereafter Institutional & Institutional Plus Option : Rs. 10,000/per application & in multiples of Re. 1/- thereafter Regular Option : Rs. 1,000/- & in multiples of Re. 1/- thereafter Institutional & Institutional Plus Option : Rs. 10,000/- & in multiples of Re. 1/- thereafter Options : i) Regular ii) Institutional ii) Institutional Plus Regular: i) Growth ii) Daily Dividend Reinvestment iii) Weekly Dividend Reinvestment Institutional and Institutional Plus: i) Growth ii) Daily Dividend Reinvestment iii) Weekly Dividend Reinvestment iv) Monthly Dividend (Payout & Reinvestment) Daily, Weekly, & Monthly Dividend or at such intervals as may be decided by the Trustees. Declaration of dividend and its frequency will inter alia depend upon the distributable surplus. Rs. 1,000 & in multiples of Re. 1/- thereafter
Minimum Redemption Amount
Plan / Options Sub Options
i) Growth ii) Weekly Dividend Reinvestment iii) Monthly Dividend (Payout & Reinvestment)
Dividend
Weekly & Monthly Dividend or at such intervals as may be decided by the Trustees. Declaration of dividend and its frequency will inter alia depend upon the distributable surplus.
HSBC FLEXI DEBT FUND (HFDF)

An open-ended Debt Scheme
HSBC SMALL CAP FUND (HSCF)

An open-ended Equity Scheme To provide long-term capital appreciation primarily from a diversied portfolio of equity and equity related instruments of small cap companies.
HSBC BRAZIL FUND (HBF)

An open-ended Fund of Funds Scheme To provide long term capital appreciation by investing predominantly in units / shares of HSBC Global Investment Funds (HGIF) - Brazil Equity Fund. The Scheme may, at the discretion of the Investment Manager, also invest in the units of other similar overseas mutual fund schemes, which may constitute a signicant part of its corpus. The Scheme may also invest a certain proportion of its corpus in money market instruments and / or units of liquid mutual fund schemes, in order to meet liquidity requirements from time to time.
Investment Objective To deliver returns in the form of interest income and capital gains, along with high liquidity, commensurate with the current view on the markets and the interest rate cycle, through active investment in debt and money market instruments.
HSBC Mutual Fund
Name of the Scheme Liquidity

Being an open ended Scheme, Units may be purchased or redeemed on every Business Day at NAV based prices, subject to provisions of exit load, if any. The Fund will, under normal circumstances, endeavour to despatch redemption proceeds within 1 Business Day.

Being an open ended Scheme, Units may be purchased or redeemed on every Business Day at NAV based prices, subject to provisions of exit load, if any. The Fund will, under normal circumstances, endeavour to despatch redemption proceeds within 3 Business Days.

Being an open ended Scheme, Units may be purchased or redeemed on every Business Day at NAV based prices, subject to provisions of exit load, if any. The Fund will, under normal circumstances, endeavour to dispatch redemption proceeds within 7 Business Days. MSCI Brazil 10/40 Index
Benchmark Index
CRISIL Composite Bond Fund Index BSE Small Cap Index
Transparency / NAV The AMC will calculate and disclose The AMC will calculate and disclose The AMC will calculate and disclose the NAVs of the Scheme at the close the NAVs of the Scheme at the close the NAVs of the Scheme at the close Disclosure of every Business Day. NAV of the of every Business Day. NAV of the of every Business Day. NAV of the Scheme / Option(s) shall be made Scheme / Option(s) shall be made Scheme / Option(s) shall be made available at all Investor Service available at all Investor Service available at all Investor Service Centres of the AMC. The AMC Centres of the AMC. The AMC shall Centres of the AMC. The AMC shall shall have the NAV published in two have the NAV published in two daily have the NAV published in two daily daily newspapers. The AMC shall newspapers. The AMC shall update newspapers. The AMC shall update update the NAVs on the website of the NAVs on the website of the Fund the NAVs on the website of the Fund www.assetmanagement.hsbc.com/in the Fund www.assetmanagement. www.assetmanagement.hsbc.com/in and of the Association of Mutual hsbc.com/in and of the Association and of the Association of Mutual Funds in India - AMFI (www. of Mutual Funds in India AMFI Funds in India AMFI (www. amindia.com) latest by 10.00 a.m. (www.amindia.com) by 9.00 p.m. amindia.com) by 9.00 p.m. on on the next Business Day. In case on every Business Day. In case of every Business Day. In case of any of any delay, the reasons for such any delay, the reasons for such delay delay, the reasons for such delay delay would be explained to AMFI would be explained to AMFI in would be explained to AMFI in in writing. If the NAVs are not writing. If the NAVs are not available writing. If the NAVs are not available available before commencement of before commencement of Business before commencement of Business Business Hours on the following Hours on the following day due to Hours on the following day due to day due to any reason, the Fund shall any reason, the Fund shall issue a any reason, the Fund shall issue a issue a press release giving reasons press release giving reasons and press release giving reasons and and explaining when the Fund explaining when the Fund would be explaining when the Fund would be would be able to publish the NAVs. able to publish the NAVs. The NAV able to publish the NAVs. The NAV The NAV of the Scheme will be of the Scheme will be determined on of the Scheme will be determined on determined on every Business Day, every Business Day, except under every Business Day, except under except under special circumstances special circumstances specied in special circumstances specied in specied in this SID. this Combined SID. this Combined SID. As presently required by the SEBI (MF) As presently required by the SEBI (MF) As presently required by the SEBI Regulations, a complete statement Regulations, a complete statement (MF) Regulations, a complete of the Scheme portfolio would be of the Scheme portfolio would be statement of the Scheme portfolio available on the Funds website, and available on the Funds website, and would be published by the Fund published by the Mutual Fund as an published by the Mutual Fund as an as an advertisement in one English advertisement in one English daily advertisement in one English daily daily circulating in the whole of India circulating in the whole of India and in circulating in the whole of India and in and in a newspaper published in the a newspaper published in the language a newspaper published in the language language of the region where the of the region where the Head Ofce of of the region where the Head Ofce of Head Ofce of the Fund is situated, the mutual fund is situated, within 1 the mutual fund is situated, within 1 within 1 month from the close of month from the close of each half year month from the close of each half year each half year (i.e. 31 March and (i.e. 31 March and 30 September) or (i.e.31 March and 30 September) or 30 September) or mailed to the Unitholders. mailed to the Unitholders. mailed to the Unitholders. Loads (Including Regular & Institutional Option : Entry Load : Nil Entry Load : Nil SIP / STP where Entry Load : Nil Exit Load : 1% if redeemed / Exit Load : 1% if redeemed/ applicable) Exit Load : 0.50% if redeemed / switched out within 1 year from the switched out* within 1 year from date of investment; otherwise Nil. switched out within 6 months from date of investment; otherwise Nil the date of investment * No load in case of switches between equity Schemes of Fund. No exit load shall be charged for units allotted under bonus / dividend reinvestment option. Refer Note at the end of this Section. Minimum Regular Option: Rs. 10,000/- per Rs. 10,000/- per application & in Rs 10,000/- per application & in Application Amount application & in multiples of Re. 1/- multiples of Re. 1/- thereafter multiples of Re. 1/- thereafter (Lump sum) thereafter Institutional Option : Rs. 50,00,000/- per application & in multiples of Re. 1/- thereafter Minimum Minimum Investment Amount - Rs. Minimum Investment Amount Minimum Investment Amount Application Amount Rs. 1,000 (monthly) or Rs. 3,000 1,000/- (monthly) or Rs. 3,000/Rs. 1,000 (monthly) or Rs. 3,000 (SIP) (quarterly); (quarterly); (quarterly); Minimum no. of instalments - 12 Minimum no. of instalments - 12 Minimum no. of instalments - 12 (monthly) or 4 (quarterly); (monthly) or 4 (quarterly); (monthly) or 4 (quarterly); Minimum aggregate investment Minimum aggregate investment Minimum aggregate investment Rs. 12,000. Rs. 12,000. Rs. 12,000.
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Name of the Scheme Minimum Additional Investment

Regular Option : Rs. 1,000/- per application & in multiples of Re. 1/thereafter Institutional Option : Rs. 10,000/per application & in multiples of Re. 1/- thereafter Rs. 1,000 & in multiples of Re. 1/thereafter Options : i) Regular ii) Institutional Regular & Institutional : i) Growth ii) Fortnightly Dividend (Reinvestment) iii) Monthly (Payout / Reinvestment) iv) Quarterly (Payout/ Reinvestment) v) Half Yearly Dividend (Payout / Reinvestment) Fortnightly Dividend will be reinvested whereas investors in Monthly, Quarterly & Half Yearly Dividend can opt for Payout / Reinvestment. Fortnightly, Monthly, Quarterly & Half Yearly Dividend or at such intervals as may be decided by the Trustees. Declaration of dividend and its frequency will inter alia depend upon the distributable surplus.
Rs. 1,000 per application & in Rs. 1,000 per application & in multiples of Re. 1/- thereafter multiples of Re. 1/- thereafter
Minimum Redemption Amount Plan / Options Sub Options
Rs. 1,000 & in multiples of Re. 1/thereafter Options : i) Growth ii) Dividend i) Dividend Payout ii) Dividend Reinvestment Option.
Rs 1,000 & in multiples of Re. 1/thereafter, or 100 units Options : i) Growth ii) Dividend i) Dividend Payout ii) Dividend Reinvestment Option
Dividend
Declaration of dividend and its frequency will inter alia depend upon the distributable surplus. Dividend may be declared from time to time at the discretion of the Trustees.
Declaration of dividend and its frequency will inter alia depend upon the distributable surplus. Dividend may be declared from time to time at the discretion of the Trustees.
Note : Entry / Exit Load : In terms of SEBI circular no. SEBI/IMD/CIR No.4/ 168230/09 dated June 30, 2009, no entry load will be charged by the schemes to investors effective August 1, 2009. Upfront commission shall be paid directly by the investor to the AMFI registered Distributors based on the investors assessment of various factors including the service rendered by the distributors. Pursuant to SEBI circular no. SEBI / IMD / CIR No. 6 /172445/ 2009 dated August 7, 2009 and SEBI circular no. SEBI / IMD / CIR No. 7 /173650 / 2009 dated August 17, 2009, in order to have parity among all classes of Unit holders, no distinction among Unit holders shall be made based on the amount of subscription while charging exit load and further such parity shall be made applicable at the portfolio level respectively.
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SECTION I - INTRODUCTION
A. RISK FACTORS
Standard Risk Factors:

Mutual Funds and securities investments are subject to market risks and there is no assurance or guarantee that the objectives of the Scheme(s) will be achieved. Investment in Mutual Fund Units involves investment risks such as trading volumes, settlement risk, liquidity risk, default risk including the possible loss of principal. As the price / value / interest rates of the securities in which the Scheme(s) invests uctuates, the value of your investment in the Schemes may go up or down depending on the various factors and forces affecting the capital markets and money markets. Past performance of the Sponsor / AMC / Mutual Fund does not guarantee future performance of the Schemes. HEF, HIOF, HMEF, HPTF, HMIP, HIF, HFRF, HUSBF, HGF, HCF, HTSF, HUOF, HDF, HFDF, HEMF, HSCF and HBF are the name(s) of the Scheme(s) and do not in any manner indicate either the quality of the Scheme(s) or their future prospects and returns. The Sponsor is not responsible or liable for any loss resulting from the operation of the Scheme(s) beyond the initial contribution of Rs. 1,00,000/- (Rupees One Lakh only) made by it towards setting up the Fund. The associates of the Sponsor are not responsible or liable for any loss or shortfall resulting from the operation of the Scheme(s). The present Scheme(s) are not guaranteed or assured return scheme(s). Mutual funds being vehicles of securities investments are subject to market and other risks and there can be no guarantee against loss resulting from investing in the Scheme(s). The various factors which impact the value of the Schemes investments include, but are not limited to, uctuations in the bond markets, uctuations in interest rates, prevailing political and economic environment, changes in government policy, factors specic to the issuer of the securities, tax laws, liquidity of the underlying instruments, settlement periods, trading volumes etc. Investment decisions made by the AMC may not always be protable.
immobilization of the overseas nancial assets and the prevalent tax laws of the respective jurisdiction for execution of trades or otherwise. As the Fund will invest in securities which are denominated in foreign currencies (e.g. US Dollars), uctuations in the exchange rates of these foreign currencies may have an impact on the income and value of the fund. The investment manager in India may hedge the currency risk based on his view on the forex markets. As the portfolio will invest in stocks of different countries, the portfolio shall be exposed to the political, economic and social risks with respect to each country. However, the investment manager shall ensure that his exposure to each country is limited so that the portfolio is not exposed to one country. Investments in various economies will also diversify and reduce this risk. The fund will be exposed to settlement risk, as different countries have different settlement periods. The Scheme(s) may also use various derivative products from time to time, as would be available and permitted by SEBI, in an attempt to protect the value of the portfolio and enhance Unitholders interest.
Risk factors applicable to HUOF

Investing in stocks of companies in Out of Ordinary Conditions, Mid and Small Cap stocks are riskier than investing in Large Cap Stocks. The volumes of trading of the stocks of companies in Out of Ordinary Conditions could be lower than that of large, mid & small cap stocks. The liquidity of investments made in the Scheme may be restricted due to the same. Since the Scheme would invest in stocks of companies in Out of Ordinary Conditions, it might under perform the benchmark. The Scheme seeks to generate returns out of stocks of companies in Out of Ordinary Conditions that are likely to outperform in the future. This may or may not happen.
Risk factors applicable to HMEF

Medium capitalisation stocks have the potential to experience greater volatility and may be less liquid than larger capitalisation stocks. Thus, relative to larger, more liquid stocks, investing in medium capitalization stocks, involves potentially greater volatility and risk. The biggest risk of equity investing is that returns can uctuate and investors can lose money. The Scheme seeks to generate returns by investing in stocks of Medium Cap Companies that have strong or improving fundamentals, high growth potential or are under-priced relative to their intrinsic value. This may or may not happen. However, as with all equity investing, there is the risk that a company will not achieve its expected earnings results, or that an unexpected change in the market or within the company will occur, both of which may adversely affect investment results. The Scheme will be investing predominantly in units / shares of HGIF Brazil Equity Fund. Hence HBFs performance may depend upon the performance of this underlying scheme. Any change in the investment policy or the fundamental attributes of the underlying scheme will affect the performance of HBF. Investments in HGIF Brazil Equity Fund, which is an equity fund, will have all the risks associated with investments in equity and the offshore markets. If HGIF Brazil Equity Fund declares any day as a non-Business Day, AMC will also declare that day as a non Business Day. However, if this information is received by the AMC from underlying scheme later in the day and HBF has already accepted transactions, such transactions will be processed on the next Business Day. The portfolio disclosure of HBF will be largely limited to the investments made by the Scheme. Currency Risk: As the underlying scheme will invest in securities which are denominated in foreign currencies (e.g. US Dollars),
Scheme Specific Risk Factors

Risk factors associated with investing in Equity or Equity related Securities Applicable in case of HEF, HIOF, HMEF, HPTF, HMIP, HDF, HTSF, HUOF, HEMF and HSCF
Subject to the stated investment objective of the Scheme(s), the Scheme(s) propose to invest in equity and equity related securities. Equity instruments by nature are volatile and prone to price uctuations on a daily basis due to both macro and micro factors. Trading volumes, settlement periods and transfer procedures may restrict the liquidity of these investments. Different segments of nancial markets have different settlement periods and such periods may be extended signicantly by unforeseen circumstances. The inability of the Scheme(s) to make intended securities purchases due to settlement problems could cause the Scheme(s) to miss certain investment opportunities. In the view of the Fund Manager, investing in Mid and Small Cap stocks are riskier than investing in Large Cap Stocks. To the extent the assets of the Scheme are invested in overseas nancial assets, there may be risks associated with currency movements, restrictions on repatriation and transaction procedures in overseas market. Further, the repatriation of capital to India may also be hampered by changes in regulations or political circumstances as well as the application to it of other restrictions on investment. In addition, country risks would include events such as introduction of extraordinary exchange controls, economic deterioration, bi-lateral conict leading to
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uctuations in the exchange rates of these foreign currencies may have an impact on the income and value of the Scheme. The assets in which the underlying scheme is invested and the income from the assets will or may be quoted in currencies which are different from the underlying schemes base currency. The performance of the underlying scheme will therefore be affected by movements in the exchange rate between the currencies in which the assets are held and the underlying schemes base currency and hence there can be the prospect of additional loss or the prospect of additional gain to the investors greater than the usual risks of investment. The performance of the underlying scheme may also be affected by changes in exchange control regulations. Country Risk: As the portfolio will invest primarily in a well diversied portfolio of investments in equity and equity equivalent securities of companies which have their registered ofce in, and with an ofcial listing on a major stock exchange or other regulated Market of Brazil, as well as those companies which carry out a preponderant part of their business activities in Brazil, the portfolio shall be exposed to the political, economic and social risks with respect to Brazil. Hedging Risk : The investment manager to the underlying scheme is permitted, but not obliged, to use hedging techniques to attempt to offset market and currency risks. There is no guarantee that hedging techniques will achieve the desired result. Liquidity Risk: : Investors should be aware that the investments of the underlying scheme being primarily in the Brazilian market, its stocks may be negatively impacted by low liquidity, poor transparency and greater nancial risks. Investments in products relating to Brazilian market may also become illiquid which may constrain the ability of the investment manager to the underlying scheme to realize some or all of the portfolio. Securities, which are not quoted on the stock exchanges, are inherently illiquid in nature and carry a larger amount of liquidity risk, in comparison to securities that are listed on the exchanges. Settlement Risks: HBF will be exposed to settlement risk, as Brazil may have different settlement periods and the procedures may be different. Sector Concentration Risk: The portfolio may have a high concentration in natural resources sector. Because these investments are limited to narrow segment of the economy, the performance of HBF could be sensitive to movements in these sectors. Stock Risk: The underlying scheme is exposed to equity markets for all or part of its total assets. The value of these assets can therefore rise or fall and investors may not get back all of their investment. Emerging Market Risk: Brazil, being an emerging market, investors are advised to consider carefully the special risks of investing in emerging market securities. Economies in Emerging Markets generally are heavily dependent upon international trade and, accordingly, have been and may continue to be affected adversely by trade barriers, exchange controls, managed adjustments in relative currency values and other protectionist measures imposed or negotiated by the countries with which they trade. These economies also have been and may continue to be affected adversely by economic conditions in the countries in which they trade. Brokerage commissions, custodial services and other costs relating to investment in Emerging Markets generally are more expensive than those relating to investment in more developed markets. The risk also exists that an emergency situation may as a result of which trading of securities may cease or may be substantially curtailed and prices for a sub-funds securities in such markets may not be readily available. Legal, Tax and Regulatory Risk: The underlying scheme could be exposed to changes in legal, tax and regulatory regime which may adversely affect it and the investors. Such changes could also have retrospective effect and could lead to additional taxation imposed on HBF which was not contemplated either when investments were made, valued or disposed off. Swing Pricing Risk: There are trading and associated transaction costs involved when there are signicant inows into or signicant outows from the underlying scheme. The dealing charges incurred as a result of such signicant ows fall not
only on those investors who have just transacted but on all the investors in the underlying scheme thereby diluting the value of their existing shareholders holding. Introduction of Swing Pricing aims to protect the interest of the existing investors from some of the performance dilution that they may suffer as a result of signicant inows and outows from the underlying scheme. It is a process whereby the NAV of the underlying scheme is swung or adjusted when a predetermined net capital activity threshold (or swing threshold) is exceeded. Thus, if Net subscriptions (Total subscriptions Total redemptions) are above the swing threshold, the NAV per share is swung up by the swing factor. Conversely, if Net redemptions (Total redemptions Total subscriptions) are above the swing threshold, the NAV per share is swung down by the swing factor. The swing threshold has been set at a level by the underlying scheme which it believes best manages the objective of protecting their existing shareholders from NAV dilution by capturing a signicant percentage of the gross amount of deals on any fund whilst maintaining a reasonable level of fund volatility by not swinging the NAV all the time.
Adjusted NAV Calculation: Subscription Example

Using the following swing pricing criteria: The swinging threshold is 0.5% of the underlying schemes Net Assets The swing factor on the offer (net subscriptions above the threshold) is 1.0% The swing factor on the bid (net redemptions below the threshold) is 0.5% Assume the following fund data : Total net assets (US$) US$ 100,000,000 Net subscriptions (US$) US$ 600,000 No. of shares 1,000,000
Net subscriptions = US$ 600,000 The swinging threshold = Total Net Assets x 0.5% = US$ 100,000,000 x 0.5% = US$ 500,000 As the net inows exceed the swinging threshold, the NAV per share has to be adjusted Unadjusted NAV per share = Total Net Assets/No. of shares=US$ 100,000,000/1,000,000 = US$ 100.00 Adjusted NAV per share = NAV per share x (1 + swing factor) = US$ 100.00 x (1+ 0.01) = US$ 101.00 The NAV is adjusted upwards as net subscriptions have exceeded the swinging threshold. Therefore, all investors (including the local Scheme) redeeming or subscribing into the underlying scheme will deal at the adjusted price of US$ 101.00 per share. Thus, investors of the underlying scheme (including the local scheme) may be positively or negatively impacted by application of the swing price factor by the underlying scheme, depending upon whether they are subscribing/redeeming on the date of application of swing price factor. The Scheme will be investing predominantly in units/shares of HSBC Global Investment Funds (HGIF) - Global Emerging Markets Equity Fund (HSBC GEM Fund). Hence HEMFs performance may depend upon the performance of this underlying scheme. Any change in the investment policy or the fundamental attributes of the underlying scheme will affect the performance of HEMF. If HSBC GEM Fund declares any day as a non-Business Day, AMC will also declare that day as a non Business Day. However, if this information is received by the AMC from underlying scheme later in the day and HEMF has already accepted transactions, such transactions will be processed on the next Business Day. As the underlying scheme will invest in emerging markets, investors are advised to consider carefully the special risks of
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investing in emerging market securities. Economies in Emerging Markets generally are heavily dependent upon international trade and, accordingly, have been and may continue to be affected adversely by trade barriers, exchange controls, managed adjustments in relative currency values and other protectionist measures imposed or negotiated by the countries with which they trade. These economies also have been and may continue to be affected adversely by economic conditions in the countries in which they trade. Brokerage commissions, custodial services and other costs relating to investment in Emerging Markets generally are more expensive than those relating to investment in more developed markets. The risk also exists that an emergency situation may arise as a result of which trading of securities may cease or may be substantially curtailed and prices for the underlying schemes securities in such markets may not be readily available. Swing Pricing Risk : HEMF, being an overseas investing scheme, is also exposed to Swing Pricing Risk as stated above under section on Risk factors applicable to HBF.
Risk factors applicable to HSCF

Historically, small capitalisation stocks have experienced greater volatility than other equity asset classes, and they may be less liquid than larger capitalisation stocks. Thus, relative to larger, more liquid stocks, investing in small capitalization stocks, involves potentially greater volatility and risk. The biggest risk of equity investing is that returns can uctuate and investors can lose money. The Scheme seeks to generate returns by investing in stocks of Small Cap Companies that have strong or improving fundamentals, high growth potential or are under-priced relative to their intrinsic value. This may or may not happen. However, as with all equity investing, there is the risk that a company will not achieve its expected earnings results, or that an unexpected change in the market or within the company will occur, both of which may adversely affect investment results.
Risk factor associated with Legal, tax and regulatory risk

The Schemes could be exposed to changes in legal, tax and regulatory regime which may adversely affect it and/or the investors. Such changes could also have retrospective effect and could lead to additional taxation imposed on the Schemes which was not contemplated either when investments were made, valued or disposed off.
Risk factors associated with investing in Fixed Income Securities

Subject to the stated investment objective, the Scheme(s) propose to invest in debt and related instruments and the risk factors pertinent to the same are : Price-Risk or Interest Rate Risk: As with all debt securities, changes in interest rates may affect the NAV of the Scheme(s) as the prices of securities increase as interest rates decline and decrease as interest rates rise. Prices of long-term securities generally uctuate more in response to interest rate changes than do short-term securities. Indian debt markets can be volatile leading to the possibility of price movements up or down in xed income securities and thereby to possible movements in the NAV. In the case of oating rate instruments, an additional risk could be due to the change in the spreads of oating rate instruments. If the spreads on oating rate papers rise, then there could be a price loss on these instruments. Secondly in the case of xed rate instruments that have been swapped for oating rates, any adverse movement in the xed rate yields vis--vis swap rates could result in losses. However, oating rate debt instruments which have periodical interest rate reset, carry a lower interest rate risk as compared to xed rate debt instruments. In a falling interest rate scenario the returns on oating rate debt instruments may not be better than those on xed rate debt instruments. Liquidity or Marketability Risk: This refers to the ease with which a security can be sold at or near to its valuation yield-tomaturity (YTM). The primary measure of liquidity risk is the
spread between the bid price and the offer price quoted by a dealer. Liquidity risk is today characteristic of the Indian xed income market. Credit Risk: Credit risk or default risk refers to the risk that an issuer of a xed income security may default (i.e. will be unable to make timely principal and interest payments on the security). Because of this risk, corporate debentures are sold at a yield above those offered on Government Securities, which are sovereign obligations. Normally, the value of a xed income security will uctuate depending upon the changes in the perceived level of credit risk as well as any actual event of default. The greater the credit risk, the greater the yield required for someone to be compensated for the increased risk. Reinvestment Risk: This risk refers to the interest rate levels at which cash ows received from the securities in the Scheme(s) are reinvested. The additional income from reinvestment is the interest on interest component. The risk is that the rate at which interim cash ows can be reinvested may be lower than that originally assumed. Duration Risk: Duration is a risk measure used to measure the bond / security price changes to potential changes in interest rates. Duration of portfolio x the expected changes in rates = the expected value change in the portfolio. Duration is more scientic measure of risk compared to average maturity of the portfolio. The higher the duration of the portfolio, the greater the changes in value (i.e. higher risk) to movement in interest rates. Modied duration is the duration of a bond / security given its current yield to maturity, put / call feature, and an expected level of future interest rates. Benchmark Risk: The oating rate segment of the domestic debt market is not very developed. Currently, majority of the issuance of oating rate papers is linked to NSE MIBOR. As the oating rate segment develops further, more benchmark rates for oating papers may be available in future. The fewer number of benchmark rates could result in limited diversication of the benchmark risk. Different types of securities in which the Scheme(s) would invest as given in the Combined SID carry different levels and types of risk. Accordingly the Schemes risk may increase or decrease depending upon its investment pattern. E.g. corporate bonds carry a higher amount of risk than Government Securities. Further even among corporate bonds, bonds which are AAA rated are comparatively less risky than bonds which are AA rated. Prepayment Risk: The risk associated with the early unscheduled return of principal on a xed-income security. The early unscheduled return of principal may result in reinvestment risk. Short Selling Risk: The risk associated with upward movement in market price of security sold short may result in loss. The losses on short position may be unlimited as there is no upper limit on rise in price of a security. Foreign Securities: It is the AMCs belief that investment in foreign securities offers new investment and portfolio diversication opportunities into multi-market and multicurrency products. However, such investments also entail additional risks. Such investment opportunities may be pursued by the AMC provided they are considered appropriate in terms of the overall investment objectives of the Scheme(s). Since the Scheme(s) would invest only partially in foreign securities, there may not be readily available and widely accepted benchmarks to measure performance of the Scheme(s). To manage risks associated with foreign currency and interest rate exposure, the Fund may use derivatives for efcient portfolio management including hedging and in accordance with conditions as may be stipulated by SEBI / RBI from time to time. Offshore investments will be made subject to any / all approvals, conditions thereof as may be stipulated by SEBI / RBI and provided such investments do not result in expenses to the Fund in excess of the ceiling on expenses prescribed by and consistent with costs and expenses attendant to international investing. The Fund may, where necessary, appoint other intermediaries of repute as advisors, custodian / sub-custodians etc. for managing
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and administering such investments. The appointment of such intermediaries shall be in accordance with the applicable requirements of SEBI and within the permissible ceiling of expenses. The fees and expenses would illustratively include, besides the investment management fees, custody fees and costs, fees of appointed advisors and sub-managers, transaction costs and overseas regulatory costs. To the extent that the assets of the Scheme(s) will be invested in foreign securities denominated in foreign currencies, the Indian Rupee equivalent of the net assets, distributions and income may be adversely affected by changes in the value of certain foreign currencies relative to the Indian Rupee. The repatriation of capital to India may also be hampered by changes in regulations concerning exchange controls or political circumstances as well as the application to it of other restrictions on investment. Changes to the investment objectives or strategies of the underlying scheme(s) into which the Scheme(s) invest or any change in the regulations in the country where such underlying scheme(s) is domiciled may affect the performance of the Scheme(s) which invest into such schemes. The Fund may use derivative instruments like stock index futures, option on stocks, stock indices, interest rate swaps, forward rate agreements or other derivative instruments as permitted under the Regulations and guidelines. As and when the Scheme(s) trade in the derivatives market, there are risk factors and issues concerning the use of derivatives that investors should understand. Derivative products are specialised instruments that require investment techniques and risk analyses different from those associated with stocks and bonds. The use of a derivative requires an understanding not only of the underlying instrument but also of the derivative itself. Derivatives require the maintenance of adequate controls to monitor the transactions entered into, the ability to assess the risk that a derivative adds to the portfolio and the ability to forecast price or interest rate movements correctly. There is the possibility that a loss may be sustained by the portfolio as a result of the failure of another party (usually referred to as the counter party) to comply with the terms of the derivatives contract. Other risks in using derivatives include the risk of mispricing or improper valuation of derivatives and the inability of derivatives to correlate perfectly with underlying assets, rates and indices. Thus, derivatives are highly leveraged instruments. Even a small price movement in the underlying security could have a large impact on their value. Also, the market for derivative instruments is nascent in India. Derivative products are leveraged instruments and can provide disproportionate gains as well as disproportionate losses to the investor. Execution of such strategies depends upon the ability of the fund manger to identify such opportunities. Identication and execution of the strategies to be perused by the fund manager involve uncertainty and decision of fund manager(s) may not always be protable. No assurance can be given that the fund manager(s) will be able to identify or execute such strategies. The risks associated with the use of derivatives are different from or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments.
Risks associated with Investing in Derivatives
The Investment team evaluates the risks associated with such investments before making an investment decision. The underlying assets in the case of investment in securitised debt could be mortgages or other assets like credit card receivables, automobile / vehicle / personal / commercial / corporate loans and any other receivables / loans / debt. The risks associated with the underlying assets can be described as underCredit card receivables are unsecured. Automobile / vehicle loan receivables are usually secured by the underlying automobile / vehicle and sometimes by a guarantor. Mortgages are secured by the underlying property. Personal loans are usually unsecured. Corporate loans could be unsecured or secured by a charge on xed assets / receivables of the company or a letter of comfort from the parent company or a guarantee from a bank / nancial institution. As a rule of thumb, underlying assets which are secured by a physical asset / guarantor are perceived to be less risky than those which are unsecured. By virtue of this, the risk and therefore the yield in descending order of magnitude would be credit card receivables, personal loans, vehicle / automobile loans, mortgages and corporate loans assuming the same rating.
Risks associated with Securities Lending

Securities Lending: The risks in lending portfolio securities, as with other extensions of credit, consist of the failure of another party, in this case the approved intermediary, to comply with the terms of agreement entered into between the lender of securities i.e. the Scheme(s) and the approved intermediary. Such failure to comply can result in the possible loss of rights in the collateral put up by the borrower of the securities, the inability of the approved intermediary to return the securities deposited by the lender and the possible loss of any corporate benets accruing to the lender from the securities deposited with the approved intermediary. The Mutual Fund may not be able to sell such lent securities and this can lead to temporary illiquidity.
Risks associated with transaction in Units through Stock Exchange mechanism

In respect of transactions in Units of the Scheme(s) routed through the BSE StAR MF platform or any other recognised stock exchange platform as intimated by the AMC, allotment and redemption of Units on any Business Day will depend upon the order processing/settlement by BSE, or such other exchange and their respective clearing corporations on which the Fund has no control. Further, transactions conducted through the stock exchange mechanism shall be governed by the operating guidelines and directives issued by BSE or such other recognised exchange in this regard.
B. REQUIREMENT OF MINIMUM INVESTORS IN THE SCHEMES / PLANS OF MUTUAL FUNDS

The Scheme / Plan(s) shall have a minimum of 20 investors and no single investor shall account for more than 25% of the corpus of the Scheme / Plan(s). However, if such limit is breached during the NFO of the Scheme, the Fund will endeavour to ensure that within a period of three months or the end of the succeeding calendar quarter from the close of the NFO of the Scheme, whichever is earlier, the Scheme complies with these two conditions. In case the Scheme / Plan(s) does not have a minimum of 20 investors in the stipulated period, the provisions of Regulation 39(2)(c) of the SEBI (MF) Regulations would become applicable autom atically without any reference from SEBI and accordingly the Scheme / Plan(s) shall be wound up and the units would be redeemed at applicable NAV. The two conditions mentioned above shall also be complied within each subsequent calendar quarter thereafter, on an average basis, as specied by SEBI. If there is a breach of the 25% limit by any investor over the quarter, a rebalancing period of one month would be allowed and thereafter the investor who is in breach of the rule shall be given 15 days notice to redeem his exposure over the 25% limit. Failure on the part of the said investor to redeem his exposure over the 25% limit within the aforesaid 15 days would lead to automatic redemption by the Mutual Fund on the applicable Net Asset Value on the 15th day of the notice period. The Fund shall adhere to the requirements prescribed by SEBI from time to time in this regard.
Risks associated with Investing in Securitised Debt

Securitised Debt: Securitised debt papers carry credit risk of the Obligors and are dependent on the servicing of the PTC / Contributions etc. However these are offset suitably by appropriate pool selection as well as credit enhancements specied by Rating Agencies. In cases where the underlying facilities are linked to benchmark rates, the securitised debt papers may be adversely impacted by adverse movements in benchmark rates. However this risk is mitigated to an extent by appropriate credit enhancement specied by rating agencies. Securitised debt papers also carry the risks of prepayment by the obligors. In case of prepayments of securities debt papers, it may result in reduced actual duration as compared to the expected duration of the paper at the time of purchase, which may adversely impact the portfolio yield. These papers also carry risk associated with the collection agent who is responsible for collection of receivables and depositing them.
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C. SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS
From time to time and subject to the Regulations, the Sponsor, their afliates, associates, subsidiaries, the Mutual Fund and the AMC may invest directly or indirectly in the Scheme(s). These entities may acquire a substantial portion of the Scheme(s) Units and collectively constitute a major investor in the Scheme(s). Accordingly, redemption of Units held by such entities may have an adverse impact on the Scheme(s) because the timing of such redemption may impact the ability of other Unitholders to redeem their Units. As the liquidity of the Scheme(s) investments could, at times, be restricted by trading volumes and settlement periods, the time taken by the Fund for redemption of Units may be signicant in the event of an inordinately large number of redemption requests or of a restructuring of the Scheme(s) portfolio. In view of this, the Trustees have the right, in their sole discretion to limit redemptions (including suspending redemption) under certain circumstances, as described under the section titled Right to Limit Redemptions. Redemptions due to change in the fundamental attributes of the Scheme(s) or due to any other reasons may entail tax consequences. The Trustees, the Mutual Fund, the AMC, their directors or their employees shall not be liable for any tax consequences that may arise. The Scheme(s) at times may receive large number of redemption requests which may have an adverse impact on the performance of the Scheme(s) and may also affect all the unit holders as the fund manager needs to liquidate securities to meet the redemptions post which the portfolio is likely to be less liquid. The tax benets described in this Combined SID are as available under the present taxation laws and are available subject to conditions. The information given is included for general purpose only and is based on advice received by the AMC regarding the law and practice in force in India and the investors should be aware that the relevant scal rules or their interpretation may change. As is the case with any investment, there can be no guarantee that the tax position or the proposed tax position prevailing at the time of an investment in the Scheme(s) will endure indenitely. In view of the individual nature of tax consequences, each investor is advised to consult his / her own professional tax advisor. Neither this Combined SID nor the Units of the Scheme(s) have been registered in any jurisdiction. The distribution of this Combined SID in certain jurisdictions may be restricted or totally prohibited and accordingly, persons who come into possession of this Combined SID are required to inform themselves about, and to observe, any such restrictions. Prospective investors should review / study this Combined SID carefully and in its entirety and shall not construe the contents hereof or regard the summaries contained herein as advice relating to legal, taxation, or nancial / investment matters and are advised to consult their own professional advisor(s) as to the legal, tax, nancial or any other requirements or restrictions relating to the subscription, gifting, acquisition, holding, disposal (sale, switch or redemption or conversion into money) of Units and to the treatment of income (if any), capitalisation, capital gains, any distribution, and other tax consequences relevant to their subscription, acquisition, holding, capitalisation, disposal (sale, transfer, switch or conversion into money) of Units within their jurisdiction of nationality, residence, incorporation, domicile etc. or under the laws of any jurisdiction to which they or any managed funds to be used to purchase / gift Units are subject, and also to determine possible legal, tax, nancial or other consequences of subscribing / gifting, purchasing or holding Units before making an application for Units. The Mutual Fund / the AMC have not authorised any person to give any information or make any representations, either oral or written, not stated in this Combined SID in connection with issue of Units under the Scheme(s). Prospective investors are advised not to rely upon any information or representations not incorporated in this Combined SID as the same have not been authorised by the Fund or the AMC. Any subscription, purchase or sale made by any person on the basis of statements
or representations which are not contained in this Combined SID or which are inconsistent with the information contained herein shall be solely at the risk of the investor. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the Trustees and the AMC, information contained in this Combined SID is in accordance with the SEBI regulations and the facts stated herein are correct and this Combined SID does not omit anything likely to have an impact on the importance of such information. In accordance with the SEBI Regulations, an AMC subject to certain conditions, is permitted to undertake activities in the nature of portfolio management services and management and advisory services to pooled assets including offshore funds, insurance funds, pension funds, provident funds, if any of such activities are not in conict with the activities of the mutual fund. Subject to these activities being assessed as desirable and economically viable, the AMC may undertake any or all of these activities after satisfying itself that there is no potential conict of interest. With regard to the above provision, the AMC conrms that there is no conict of interest between its Mutual Fund and Portfolio Management Services business. Compliance under FATCA Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) - The Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act (the Hire Act) was signed into US law in March 2010. It includes provisions generally known as FATCA. The intention of these is that details of U.S. investors holding assets outside the US will be reported by nancial institutions to the IRS, as a safeguard against U.S. tax evasion. As a result of the Hire Act, and to discourage nonU.S. nancial institutions from staying outside this regime, nancial institutions that do not enter and comply with the regime will be subject to a 30% penalty withholding tax with respect to certain U.S. source income (including dividends) and gross proceeds from the sale or other disposal of property that can produce U.S. source income. The regime will be legally effective from 1 January, 2013, however, withholding will only be phased in from 1 January, 2014. The basic terms of the Hire Act currently appear to include the Fund as a Financial Institution, such that in order to comply, the Fund may require all investors to provide mandatory documentary evidence of their tax residence. However, the Hire Act grants the U.S. Treasury Secretary extensive powers to relax or waive the requirements where an institution is deemed to pose a low risk of being used for the purposes of U.S. tax evasion. The detailed regulations that are expected to dene how widely those powers will in fact be exercised have not yet been published, and accordingly the Fund cannot at this time accurately assess the extent of the requirements that FATCA may place upon it. However, in order to protect its investors from the effect of any penalty withholding, it is the intention of the Fund to be compliant with the requirements of the FATCA regime. Hence, it is possible that this may require the Fund (through its agents or service providers) as far as legally permitted, to report information on the holdings or investment returns of any investor to the US authorities and redeem and/or apply withholding tax to payments to investors who fail to provide the information and documents required to identify their status, or are non-FATCA compliant nancial institutions or fall within other catgeories specied in the regulations.
Interpretation
For all purposes of this Combined SID, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires: The terms dened in this Combined SID include the plural as well as the singular. Pronouns having a masculine or feminine gender shall be deemed to include the other. All references to US$ refer to United States Dollars and Rs. refer to Indian Rupees. A crore means ten million and a lakh means a hundred thousand. The contents of the Combined SID are applicable to all the Scheme(s) covered under this Combined SID, unless specied otherwise.
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D. DEFINITIONS
In this Combined SID, the following words and expressions shall have the meaning specied herein, unless the context otherwise requires: ADRs and GDRs ADRs are negotiable certicates issued to represent a specied number of shares (or one share) in a foreign stock that is traded on a U.S. exchange. ADRs are denominated in U.S. dollars. GDRs are negotiable certicates held in the bank of one country representing a specic number of shares of a stock traded on an exchange of another country. HSBC Asset Management (India) Private Limited, incorporated under the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956, and approved by SEBI to act as Investment Manager for the Schemes of HSBC Mutual Fund. The Net Asset Value applicable for purchases / redemptions / switches etc., based on the Business Day and relevant cut-off times on which the application is accepted at an Investor Service Centre. A day other than (1) Saturday and Sunday and / or (2) a day on which The Bombay Stock Exchange Limited and/ or National Stock Exchange of India Limited and /or Reserve Bank of India and /or banks in Mumbai are closed and / or (3) a day on which there is no RBI clearing / settlement of securities and / or (4) ) a day on which the sale and / or redemption and / or switches of Units is suspended by the Trustees / AMC and /or (5) a book closure period as may be announced by the Trustees / AMC and / or (6) a day on which normal business cannot be transacted due to storms, oods, bandhs, strikes or such other events as the AMC may determine from time to time and /or (7) A day on which the sale and repurchase of the units of the overseas mutual fund, where the Scheme has a substantial investment, is suspended or closed and / or (8) a day on which any other overseas exchanges/overseas banks where the Scheme has a substantial investment are closed (Point nos. 7 and 8 specically applicable to HEMF and HBF only) The AMC reserves the right to change the denition of Business Day(s). Provided that : 1) days when the banks in any location where the AMCs Investor Service Centres are located, are closed due to a local holiday, such days will be treated as non Business Days at such centres for the purposes of accepting fresh subscriptions. However, if the Investor Service Centre in such locations is open on such local holidays, then redemption and switch requests will be accepted at those centres, provided it is a Business Day for the Scheme on an overall basis. 2) If the underlying scheme(s) declare any day as a non-Business Day, the AMC will also declare that day as a non-Business Day for the relevant Schemes. However, if this information is received by the AMC from the underlying scheme(s) later in the day and the relevant Schemes have already accepted transactions, such transactions will be processed on the next business day. Notwithstanding the above, the AMC may declare any day as a Business Day / Non Business Day. JP Morgan Chase Bank, Mumbai, registered under the SEBI (Custodian of Securities) Regulations, 1996, currently acting as global Custodian to the Scheme(s) or any other custodian approved by the Trustees. This document issued by the Mutual Fund, offering units of the Scheme(s) of the Mutual Fund, for subscription. Such centres as may be designated by the AMC for collection of subscriptions and / or redemptions and / or switches in the Scheme(s). Depository as dened in the Depositories Act, 1996 A nancial instrument, traded on or off an exchange, the price of which is directly dependent upon (i.e., derived from) the value of one or more underlying securities, equity indices, debt instruments, commodities, other derivative instruments, or any agreed upon pricing index or arrangement (e.g., the movement over time of the Consumer Price Index or freight rates) etc. is known as a derivative. Derivatives involve the trading of rights or obligations based on the underlying product, but do not directly transfer property. Such persons / rms / companies / corporates as may be appointed by the AMC to distribute / sell / market the Schemes of the Fund. Income distributed by Scheme on the Units, where applicable. Convertible Debentures, Equity Warrants, Convertible Preference Shares, Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds (FCCBs), Equity Mutual Funds etc. are considered equity related securities. Foreign Institutional Investor, registered with SEBI under Securities and Exchange Board of India (Foreign Institutional Investors) Regulations, 1995 as amended from time to time. Floating rate instruments are debt / money market instruments issued by Central / State Governments, Corporates, PSUs etc. with interest rates that are reset periodically. The periodicity of interest reset could be daily, monthly, annually or any other periodicity that may be mutually agreed between the issuer and the Fund.
Asset Management Company or AMC or Investment Manager Applicable NAV
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Distributor Dividend Equity related securities
FII
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Foreign Securities
ADRs / GDRs issued by Indian or Foreign companies, Equity of overseas companies listed on recognized stock exchanges overseas, Initial Public Offer (IPO) and Follow on public offerings (FPO) for listing at recognized stock exchanges overseas, Foreign debt securities in the countries with fully convertible currencies, with rating not below investment grade by accredited / registered credit rating agencies, Money market instruments rated not below investment grade, Repos - only as pure investment avenues, where the counterparty is rated not below investment grade; also repos should not however, involve any borrowing of funds by mutual funds, Government securities where the countries are rated not below investment grade, Derivatives traded on recognized stock exchanges overseas only for hedging and portfolio balancing with underlying as securities, Short term deposits with banks overseas where the issuer is rated not below investment grade, Units / securities issued by overseas mutual funds registered with overseas regulators and investing in approved securities or Real Estate Investment Units / securities issued by overseas mutual funds registered with overseas regulators and investing in approved securities or Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) listed in recognized stock exchanges overseas or unlisted overseas securities (not exceeding 10% of their net assets) or such other security / instrument as stipulated by SEBI / RBI / other Regulatory Authority from time to time. HSBC Mutual Fund, a trust set up under the provisions of the Indian Trusts Act, 1882 and registered with SEBI under the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Mutual Funds) Regulations, 1996 vide Registration No. MF / 046 / 02 / 5 dated May 27, 2002. HSBC Equity Fund HSBC India Opportunities Fund HSBC Income Fund Investment Plan HSBC Income Fund Short Term Plan HSBC Midcap Equity Fund HSBC Progressive Themes Fund HSBC MIP (an open ended Fund. Monthly income is not assured and is subject to the availability of distributable surplus) HSBC MIP Regular Plan HSBC MIP Savings Plan HSBC Floating Rate Fund Long Term Plan HSBC Ultra Short Term Bond Fund HSBC Gilt Fund HSBC Cash Fund HSBC Unique Opportunities Fund HSBC Dynamic Fund HSBC Flexi Debt Fund HSBC Emerging Markets Fund HSBC Small Cap Fund HSBC Global Investment Funds HSBC Securities and Capital Markets (India) Private Limited, a company incorporated under the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956. HSBC Tax Saver Equity Fund, including the Options contained herein, the Scheme launched as an Equity Linked Savings Scheme under Section 80C of the Income Tax Act, 1961 and as per Notications dated 3 November, 2005 and 13 December, 2005 issued by the Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Government of India or such other Scheme as the Central Government may, by notication in the Ofcial Gazette, specify under section 80C of the Income Tax Act, 1961. Investors in the Scheme are entitled to deductions of the amount invested in Units of the Scheme, subject to a maximum of Rs. 1,00,000, under and in terms of Section 80C (2) (xiii) of the Income Tax Act, 1961. The Agreement dated February 7, 2002 entered into between the Trustees of HSBC Mutual Fund and HSBC Asset Management (India) Private Limited as amended from time to time. Such ofces as are designated as Investor Service Centres by the AMC from time to time. In case of repurchase / switch out of a Unit, the sum of money deducted from the applicable NAV on the repurchase / switch out (Exit Load) and in the case of sale / switch in of a Unit, a sum of money to be paid by the prospective investor on the sale / switch in of a Unit in addition to the applicable NAV (Entry Load).
Fund or Mutual Fund
HEF HIOF HIF-IP HIF-ST HMEF HPTF HMIP HMIP-RP HMIP-SP HFRF-LT HUSBF HGF HCF HUOF HDF HFDF HEMF HSCF HGIF HSCI or Sponsor or Settlor HTSF
Investment Management Agreement
Investor Service Centres or ISC Load
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Midcap Companies
Midcap companies are generally those companies whose market capitalization is Rs. 75 crores or more but does not exceed the market capitalization of the largest constituent of the BSE Midcap Index at the point of investment on a full market capitalisation basis. Net Asset Value of the Units of the Scheme(s), Plan(s) (including Option(s) if any, therein) calculated in the manner provided in this Combined SID or as may be prescribed by the Regulations from time to time. These conditions may include from time to time, but would not be limited to turnaround, recovery situations, nancial restructurings, distressed debt, Mergers & Acquisitions, Divestments, Spin-Offs, Demergers, employee / management buyouts etc. Reserve Bank of India, established under the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, as amended from time to time. Computer Age Management Services (P) Ltd. (CAMS), registered under the SEBI (Registrars to an Issue and Share Transfer Agents) Regulations, 1993, currently acting as Registrar to the Scheme(s) or any other registrar appointed by the AMC from time to time. Sale / Purchase of Government Securities as may be allowed by RBI from time to time with simultaneous agreement to repurchase / resell them at a later date. Repurchase / redemption of Units of the Scheme(s). Sale / subscription of Units of the Scheme(s). HSBC Equity Fund, HSBC India Opportunities Fund, HSBC Midcap Equity Fund, HSBC Progressive Themes Fund, HSBC MIP, HSBC Income Fund, HSBC Floating Rate Fund, HSBC Ultra Short Term Bond Fund, HSBC Gilt Fund, HSBC Cash Fund, HSBC Tax Saver Equity Fund, HSBC Unique Opportunities Fund, HSBC Dynamic Fund, HSBC Flexi Debt Fund, HSBC Emerging Markets Fund, HSBC Small Cap Fund and HSBC Brazil Fund (including, as the context permits, the Plans / Options / Sub-options) Securities and Exchange Board of India established under Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992, as amended from time to time. Securities and Exchange Board of India (Mutual Funds) Regulations, 1996 as amended from time to time, including by way of circulars or notications issued by SEBI, the Government of India or RBI. Companies with the market capitalization which is 1) lower than or equal to the market capitalization of the stock in the BSE Small Cap Index with the largest market capitalization and 2) higher than or equal to the market capitalization of the stock in the BSE Small Cap Index with the smallest market capitalization. Systematic Investment Plan Systematic Encashment Plan Systematic Transfer Plan Sale of a Unit(s) in one Scheme(s) / Plan(s) / Option(s) against purchase of a Unit(s) in another Scheme(s) / Plan(s) / Option(s). The Board of Trustees of HSBC Mutual Fund and approved by SEBI to act as the Trustees of the Schemes of the Fund or any other Trustee as may be appointed from time to time by the Sponsor and as approved by SEBI. The Trust Deed dated 7 February, 2002 made by and between the Sponsor and the Trustees establishing HSBC Mutual Fund, as amended from time to time. Amounts settled / contributed by the Sponsor towards the corpus of the HSBC Mutual Fund and additions / accretions thereto. The interest of an investor which consists of one undivided share in the net assets of the Scheme(s). A holder of Units in the Scheme(s) of HSBC Mutual Fund offered under this Combined SID. HSBC GEM Fund (into which HEMF predominantly invests) and HGIF Brazil Equity Fund (into which HBF predominantly invests)
NAV
Out of Ordinary Conditions
RBI Registrar
Repo / Reverse repo Repurchase / Redemption Sale / Subscription Scheme(s)
SEBI SEBI Regulations or Regulations
Small Cap Companies
SIP SEP STP Switch Trustees
Trust Deed Trust Fund Unit Unitholder or Investor Underlying Scheme(s)
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E. DUE DILIGENCE BY THE ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY

Due Diligence Certificate
It is conrmed that: i) The Combined SID forwarded to SEBI is in accordance with the SEBI (Mutual Funds) Regulations, 1996 and the guidelines and directives issued by SEBI from time to time. ii) All legal requirements connected with the launching of the Scheme(s) as also the guidelines, instructions, etc., issued by the Government and any other competent authority in this behalf, have been duly complied with. iii) The disclosures made in the Combined SID are true, fair and adequate to enable the investors to make a well informed decision regarding investment in the proposed Scheme(s). iv) The intermediaries named in the Combined SID and Statement of Additional Information are registered with SEBI and their registration is valid. For HSBC Asset Management (India) Private Limited (Investment Manager to HSBC Mutual Fund) Sd/Denny Thomas Chief Compliance Ofcer Place : Mumbai Date : May 01, 2012
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SECTION II - INFORMATION ABOUT THE SCHEMES

HSBC EQUITY FUND A. TYPE OF THE SCHEME
An open-ended diversied equity Scheme Corporate debt (of both public and private sector undertakings) Debt obligations of banks (both public and private sector) and nancial institutions Money market instruments permitted by SEBI and / or RBI, having residual maturities of up to 1 year Certicate of Deposits (CDs) Commercial Paper (CPs) Bills of Exchange / Promissory Notes Securitised Debt CBLO & reverse repos Floating rate debt instruments Repurchase and reverse repurchase obligations in securities The non-convertible part of convertible securities Any other domestic xed income securities Pass through, Pay through or other Participation Certicates representing interest in a pool of assets including receivables Any other instruments as may be permitted by RBI / SEBI / such other Regulatory Authorities from time to time. The Scheme shall not participate in repo in corporate debt securities until it complies with the requirements as stated under SEBI circular no. CIR/IMD/DF/19/2011 dated November 11, 2011. The securities mentioned above could be listed, unlisted, privately placed, secured, unsecured, rated or unrated and of any maturity. The securities may be acquired through New Fund Offer (NFOs), secondary market operations and private placement, rights offers or negotiated deals. The Scheme may participate in securities lending as permitted under the Regulations.
B. INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE
To generate long-term capital growth from an actively managed portfolio of equity and equity related securities.
C. ASSET ALLOCATION OF THE SCHEME

Under normal circumstances, it is anticipated that the asset allocation of the Scheme will be as follows: Instruments Indicative Allocation (% of net assets) Minimum Equities & Equity related securities Debt securities & Money Market instruments (including cash & cash equivalents) 65% 0% Maximum 100% 35% High Low to Medium Risk Prole
If the Scheme decides to invest in securitised debt, it is the intention of the Investment Manager that such investments will not normally exceed 30% of the corpus of the Scheme and if the Scheme decides to invest in ADRs / GDRs issued by Indian Companies and foreign securities in line with SEBI stipulation, it is the intention of the Investment Manager that such investments will not, normally exceed 30% of the assets of the Scheme. The Scheme shall have derivative exposure as per the SEBI Guidelines issued from time to time. The Scheme may review the above pattern of investments based on views on the equity markets and asset liability management needs. However, at all times the portfolio will adhere to the overall investment objective of the Scheme. Investors may note that securities which provide higher returns, typically display higher volatility. Accordingly, the investment portfolio of the Scheme would reect moderate to high volatility in its equity and equity related investments and low to moderate volatility in its debt and money market investments.
HSBC INDIA OPPORTUNITIES FUND A. TYPE OF THE SCHEME

An open-ended exi-cap equity Scheme
To seek long term capital growth through investments across all market capitalisations, including small, mid and large cap stocks. The fund aims to be predominantly invested in equity and equity related securities. However, it could move a signicant portion of its assets towards xed income securities if the fund manager becomes negative on equity markets.
D. WHERE WILL THE SCHEME INVEST?

The corpus of the Scheme will be invested primarily in equity and equity related securities. The Scheme may invest its corpus in debt and money market instruments, to manage its liquidity requirements. Subject to the Regulations and other prevailing laws as applicable, the corpus of the Scheme can be invested in any (but not exclusively) of the following securities: Equity and equity related securities including convertible bonds and debentures and warrants carrying the right to obtain equity shares. ADRs / GDRs issued by the Indian companies, subject to the guidelines issued by the Reserve Bank of India and Securities and Exchange Board of India. Derivative Instruments as may be permitted by SEBI / RBI. Foreign Securities as may be permitted by SEBI / RBI Securities issued / guaranteed by the Central, State and local governments (including but not limited to coupon bearing bonds, zero coupon bonds and treasury bills) Indian Depository Receipts (IDR) issued by foreign companies, subject to the guidelines issued by the Reserve Bank of India and Securities and Exchange Board of India. Debt obligations of domestic government agencies and statutory bodies, which may or may not carry a Central / State Government guarantee

Under normal circumstances, it is anticipated that the asset allocation of the Scheme will be as follows: Instruments Indicative Allocation (% of net assets) Minimum Equities & Equity related securities Debt instruments & Money Market instruments (including Cash & Cash equivalents) 65% 0% Maximum 100% 35% High Low to Medium Risk Prole
If the Scheme decides to invest in securitised debt, it is the intention of the Investment Manager that such investments will not normally exceed 30% of the corpus of the Scheme and if the Scheme decides to invest in ADRs / GDRs issued by Indian Companies and foreign securities in line with SEBI stipulation, it is the intention of the Investment Manager that such investments will not, normally exceed 30% of the assets of the Scheme. The Scheme shall have derivative exposure as per the SEBI Guidelines issued from time to time.
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The Scheme may review the above pattern of investments based on views on the equity and debt markets and asset liability management needs and the portfolio shall be reviewed and rebalanced on a regular basis. However, at all times the portfolio will adhere to the overall investment objective of the Scheme. Investors may note that securities which provide higher returns, typically display higher volatility. Accordingly, the investment portfolio of the Scheme would reect moderate to high volatility in its equity and equity related investments and low to moderate volatility in its debt and money market investments.
HSBC MIDCAP EQUITY FUND A. TYPE OF THE SCHEME

An open-ended diversied equity Scheme
To generate long term capital growth from an actively managed portfolio of equity and equity related securities primarily being midcap stocks. However, it could move a portion of its assets towards xed income securities if the fund manager becomes negative on the Indian equity markets.

The corpus of the Scheme will be invested in equity, equity related and various xed income securities. The Scheme will actively move its assets between equity and xed income securities depending on its view on these markets. The Scheme will endeavour to invest in large cap companies as well as identify mid cap stocks, which have the potential to become blue chip large cap stocks over time. The investment style is to seek aggressive growth by focusing on mid cap companies in addition to investments in large cap stocks. Subject to the Regulations and other prevailing laws as applicable, the corpus of the Scheme can be invested in any (but not exclusively) of the following securities: Equity and equity related securities including convertible bonds and debentures and warrants carrying the right to obtain equity shares. ADRs / GDRs issued by the Indian companies, subject to the guidelines issued by the Reserve Bank of India and Securities and Exchange Board of India. Foreign Securities as may be permitted by SEBI / RBI Derivative Instruments as may be permitted by SEBI / RBI. Securities issued / guaranteed by the Central, State and local governments (including but not limited to coupon bearing bonds, zero coupon bonds and treasury bills) Indian Depository Receipts (IDR) issued by foreign companies, subject to the guidelines issued by the Reserve Bank of India and Securities and Exchange Board of India. Debt obligations of domestic government agencies and statutory bodies, which may or may not carry a Central / State Government guarantee Corporate debt (of both public and private sector undertakings) Debt obligations of banks (both public and private sector) and nancial institutions Money market instruments permitted by SEBI and / or RBI, having residual maturities of up to 1 year Certicate of Deposits (CDs) Commercial Paper (CPs) Bills of Exchange / Promissory Notes Securitised Debt CBLO & reverse repos Floating rate debt instruments Repurchase and reverse repurchase obligations in securities The non-convertible part of convertible securities Any other domestic xed income securities Pass through, Pay through or other Participation Certicates representing interest in a pool of assets including receivables Any other instruments as may be permitted by RBI / SEBI / such other Regulatory Authorities from time to time. The Scheme shall not participate in repo in corporate debt securities until it complies with the requirements as stated under SEBI circular no. CIR/IMD/DF/19/2011 dated November 11, 2011. The securities mentioned above could be listed, unlisted, privately placed, secured, unsecured, rated or unrated and of any maturity. The securities may be acquired through New Fund Offers (NFOs), secondary market operations and private placement, rights offers or negotiated deals. The Scheme may participate in securities lending as permitted under the Regulations.

Under normal circumstances, it is anticipated that the asset allocation of the Scheme will be as follows: Instruments Indicative Allocation (% of net assets) Minimum Equities & equity related securities of companies whose market capitalization is Rs. 75 crores or more but does not exceed the market capitalization of the largest constituent of the BSE Midcap Index at the point of investment on a full market capitalisation basis Other equities & equity related securities Debt and money market instruments (including cash and money at call) 65% Maximum 100% High Risk Prole
0% 0%
35% 35%
High Low to Medium
Under normal circumstances, the Scheme shall invest at least 65% of the net assets under the Scheme in Equity and Equity related Securities which fall within the denition of midcap companies. The Scheme may review the above pattern of investments based on views on the equity and debt markets and asset liability management needs and the portfolio shall be reviewed and rebalanced on a regular basis. However, at all times the portfolio will adhere to the overall investment objective of the Scheme. Midcap stocks will comprise equity stocks of companies which are generally those whose market capitalization is Rs. 75 crores or more but does not exceed the market capitalization of the largest constituent of the BSE Midcap Index at the point of investment on a full market capitalisation basis. Investors may note that securities which provide higher returns, typically display higher volatility. Accordingly, the investment portfolio of the Scheme would reect moderate to high volatility in its equity and equity related investments and low to moderate volatility in its debt and money market investments. If the Scheme decides to invest in securitised debt, it is the intention of the Investment Manager that such investments will not normally exceed 30% of the corpus of the Scheme and if the Scheme decides to invest in ADRs / GDRs issued by Indian Companies and foreign securities in line with SEBI stipulation, it is the intention of the Investment Manager that such investments will not, normally exceed 30% of the assets of the Scheme. Securitized debt, while relatively illiquid compared to other debt investments provides a higher yield pickup. Hence only if the Fund Manager becomes cautious or negative on the Indian equity markets for a reasonably long period of time would he consider investing in such instruments to improve the yield to the fund and investors as opposed to putting the monies in reverse repo and short term money market instruments. No investments shall be made in foreign securitized debt.
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For investments in ADRs / GDRs, the Fund Manager would consider the premium / discount to the underlying stock and the possibility of the discount narrowing or the premium expanding, liquidity management of the portfolio, secondary and primary offerings of ADRs / GDRs. The Scheme shall have derivative exposure as per the SEBI Guidelines issued from time to time.
primarily in sectors, areas and themes that play an important role in, and / or benet from, Indias progress, reform process and economic development.

Under normal circumstances, it is anticipated that the asset allocation of the Scheme will be as follows: Instruments Indicative Allocation Risk Prole (% of net assets) Equities & Equity related High securities 0% 35% Low to Debt instruments & Money Medium Market instruments (including Cash & Money at call) The Scheme may review the above pattern of investments based on views on the equity and debt markets and asset liability management needs and the portfolio shall be reviewed and rebalanced on a regular basis. However, at all times the portfolio will adhere to the overall investment objective of the Scheme. Investors may note that securities which provide higher returns, typically display higher volatility. Accordingly, the investment portfolio of the Scheme would reect moderate to high volatility in its equity and equity related investments and low to moderate volatility in its debt and money market investments. If the Scheme decides to invest in securitised debt, it is the intention of the Investment Manager that such investments will not normally exceed 30% of the corpus of the Scheme and if the Scheme decides to invest in ADRs / GDRs issued by Indian Companies and foreign securities in line with SEBI stipulation, it is the intention of the Investment Manager that such investments will not, normally exceed 30% of the assets of the Scheme. For investments in ADRs / GDRs, the Fund Manager would consider the premium / discount to the underlying stock and the possibility of the discount narrowing or the premium expanding, liquidity management of the portfolio, secondary and primary offerings of ADRs / GDRs. Securitized debt, while relatively illiquid compared to other debt investments provides a higher yield pickup. Hence only if the Fund Manager becomes cautious or negative on the Indian equity markets for a reasonably long period of time would he consider investing in such instruments to improve the yield to the fund and investors as opposed to putting the monies in reverse repo and short term money market instruments. No investments shall be made in foreign securitized debt. The Scheme shall have derivative exposure as per the SEBI Guidelines issued from time to time. Minimum 65% Maximum 100%

The corpus of the Scheme will be primarily invested in midcap equity and equity related securities. The Scheme can also invest in small cap equity and equity related securities and various xed income securities. The Scheme can actively move its assets between equity and xed income securities depending on its view on these markets. Subject to the Regulations and other prevailing laws as applicable, the corpus of the Scheme can be invested in any (but not exclusively) of the following securities: Equity and equity related securities including convertible bonds and debentures and warrants carrying the right to obtain equity shares. ADRs / GDRs issued by the Indian companies, subject to the guidelines issued by the Reserve Bank of India and Securities and Exchange Board of India. Stock index futures and such other derivative instruments permitted by SEBI / RBI. Securities issued / guaranteed by the Central, State and local governments (including but not limited to coupon bearing bonds, zero coupon bonds and treasury bills) Indian Depository Receipts (IDR) issued by foreign companies, subject to the guidelines issued by the Reserve Bank of India and Securities and Exchange Board of India. Debt obligations of domestic government agencies and statutory bodies, which may or may not carry a Central / State Government guarantee Corporate debt (of both public and private sector undertakings) Debt obligations of banks (both public and private sector) and nancial institutions Money market instruments permitted by SEBI and / or RBI, having residual maturities of up to 1 year Certicate of Deposits (CDs) Commercial Paper (CPs) Bills of Exchange / Promissory Notes Securitised Debt CBLO & reverse repos Floating rate debt instruments Repurchase and reverse repurchase obligations in securities The non-convertible part of convertible securities Any other domestic xed income securities Pass through, Pay through or other Participation Certicates representing interest in a pool of assets including receivables Any other instruments as may be permitted by SEBI from time to time. The Scheme shall not participate in repo in corporate debt securities until it complies with the requirements as stated under SEBI circular no. CIR/IMD/DF/19/2011 dated November 11, 2011. The securities mentioned above could be listed, unlisted, privately placed, secured, unsecured, rated or unrated and of any maturity. The securities may be acquired through Initial Public Offerings (IPOs), secondary market operations and private placement, rights offers or negotiated deals. The Scheme may participate in securities lending as permitted under the Regulations.

The corpus of the Scheme will be primarily invested in stocks of those sectors identied by the Fund Manager as playing a pivotal role in Indias economic development. These could include consumption, infrastructure, outsourcing and global competitiveness. The fund will attempt to take a medium term view when investing in such opportunities and will endeavour to run a more concentrated portfolio on a limited number of such opportunities. The Scheme can actively move its assets between equity and xed income securities depending on its view on these markets. Subject to the Regulations and other prevailing laws as applicable, the corpus of the Scheme can be invested in any (but not exclusively) of the following securities: Equity and equity related securities including convertible bonds and debentures and warrants carrying the right to obtain equity shares. ADRs / GDRs issued by the Indian companies, subject to the guidelines issued by the Reserve Bank of India and Securities and Exchange Board of India. Foreign securities as may be permitted by SEBI / RBI. Stock index futures and such other derivative instruments permitted by SEBI / RBI. Securities issued / guaranteed by the Central, State and local governments (including but not limited to coupon bearing bonds, zero coupon bonds and treasury bills).
HSBC PROGRESSIVE THEMES FUND A. TYPE OF THE SCHEME

An open-ended exi-theme equity Scheme.
To generate long term capital growth from an actively managed portfolio of equity and equity related securities by investing
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Indian Depository Receipts (IDR) issued by foreign companies, subject to the guidelines issued by the Reserve Bank of India and Securities and Exchange Board of India. Debt obligations of domestic government agencies and statutory bodies, which may or may not carry a Central / State Government guarantee Corporate debt (of both public and private sector undertakings) Debt obligations of banks (both public and private sector) and nancial institutions Money market instruments permitted by SEBI and / or RBI, having residual maturities of up to 1 year Certicate of Deposits (CDs) Commercial Paper (CPs) Bills of Exchange / Promissory Notes Securitised Debt CBLO & reverse repos Floating Rate Instruments Repurchase and reverse repurchase obligations in securities The non-convertible part of convertible securities Any other domestic xed income securities Pass through, Pay through or other Participation Certicates representing interest in a pool of assets including receivables Any other instruments as may be permitted by RBI / SEBI / such other Regulatory Authorities from time to time. The Scheme shall not participate in repo in corporate debt securities until it complies with the requirements as stated under SEBI circular no. CIR/IMD/DF/19/2011 dated November 11, 2011. The securities mentioned above could be listed, unlisted, privately placed, secured, unsecured, rated or unrated and of any maturity. The securities may be acquired through Initial Public Offerings (IPOs), secondary market operations and private placement, rights offers or negotiated deals. The Scheme may participate in securities lending as permitted under the Regulations.
The Scheme may review the above pattern of investments based on views on the equity and debt markets and asset liability management needs and the portfolio shall be reviewed and rebalanced on a regular basis. However, at all times the portfolio will adhere to the overall investment objective of the Scheme. Investors may note that securities which provide higher returns, typically display higher volatility. Accordingly, the investment portfolio of the Scheme would reect moderate to high volatility in its equity and equity related investments and low to moderate volatility in its debt and money market investments. If the Scheme decides to invest in securitised debt, it is the intention of the Investment Manager that such investments will not normally exceed 20% of the corpus of the Scheme and if the Scheme decides to invest in ADRs / GDRs issued by Indian Companies, it is the intention of the Investment Manager that such investments will not, normally exceed 20% of the assets of the Scheme. For investments in ADRs / GDRs, the Fund Manager would consider the premium / discount to the underlying stock and the possibility of the discount narrowing or the premium expanding, liquidity management of the portfolio, secondary and primary offerings of ADRs / GDRs. If the Scheme decides to invest in foreign securities, it is the intention of the Investment Manager that such investments will not normally exceed 20% of the corpus of the Scheme. The exposure to derivative instruments shall be as per the SEBI and applicable Guidelines issued from time to time.

i) The corpus of the Scheme will be invested primarily in equity shares and in equity related securities including, but not limited to, Cumulative Convertible Preference Shares, Fully Convertible Debentures and Bonds of corporates etc. Investments may also be made in partly convertible issue of Debentures and Bonds including those issued on rights basis subject to the condition that, as far as possible, the non-convertible portion of debentures so acquired or subscribed will be disinvested within 12 months. ii) The Scheme shall invest at least 80% of the net assets under the Scheme in Equity and equity related securities. The Scheme shall strive to invest their funds in the manner stated above within a period of six months from the date of closure of the plan in every year. In exceptional circumstances, this requirement may be dispensed with by the Scheme, in order to protect the interests of the unitholders. iii) Pending investment of the funds in the above manner, the funds may be invested in short-term money market instruments and other liquid instruments or both. The Scheme after 3 years from the date of allotment of Units could hold investments in short term money market instruments or other liquid instruments or both only up to 20% of its net assets. iv) The Scheme may invest in any other instruments as may be permitted by RBI / SEBI / such other regulatory authorities from time to time. The Scheme shall not participate in repo in corporate debt securities until it complies with the requirements as stated under SEBI circular no. CIR/IMD/DF/19/2011 dated November 11, 2011. The AMC may, from time to time, at its absolute discretion, alter, modify or delete any of the above restrictions on investments subject to, however, such modications, changes, alterations, deletions being in conformity with the Regulations and the guidelines governing the Equity Linked Savings Scheme, from time to time. The Scheme will actively move its assets between equity and debt securities depending on its view on these markets. The Scheme may participate in securities lending as permitted under the Regulations.
HSBC TAX SAVER EQUITY FUND A. TYPE OF THE SCHEME

An open-ended Equity Linked Savings Scheme The Scheme was launched as an Equity Linked Savings Scheme as per the Notications dated 3 November, 2005 and 13 December, 2005 issued by the Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance Government of India or such other scheme as the Central Government may, by notication in the Ofcial Gazette, specify under Section 80C of the Income Tax Act, 1961. Investors in the Scheme are entitled to deductions of the amount invested in Units of the Scheme, subject to a maximum of Rs. 1,00,000, under and in terms of Section 80C (2) (xiii) of the Income Tax Act, 1961.
To provide long term capital appreciation by investing in a diversied portfolio of equity & equity related instruments of companies across various sectors and industries, with no capitalization bias. The Fund may also invest in xed income securities.

Under normal circumstances, it is anticipated that the asset allocation of the Scheme will be as follows: Instruments Indicative Allocation (% of net assets) Minimum Maximum 80% 100% 0% 20% Risk Prole High Low to Medium
Equities & Equity related securities Debt, Money Market instruments and Cash
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HSBC UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES FUND A. TYPE OF THE SCHEME

An open ended equity Scheme.
To provide long-term capital growth from a diversied portfolio of equity and equity related instruments. The focus would be to invest in stocks of companies facing out-of-ordinary conditions.

Under normal circumstances, it is anticipated that the asset allocation of the Scheme will be as follows: Instruments Indicative Allocation (% of net assets) Minimum Maximum 65% 100% 0% 35% Risk Prole High Low to Medium
Equities & Equity related instruments Debt and Money Market instruments (including cash & cash equivalents)
If the Scheme decides to invest in securitised debt, it is the intention of the Investment Manager that such investments will not normally exceed 35% of the corpus of the Scheme and if the Scheme decides to invest in ADRs / GDRs issued by Indian Companies, it is the intention of the Investment Manager that such investments will not, normally exceed 50% of the assets of the Scheme. Investors may note that securities which provide higher returns, typically display higher volatility. Accordingly, the investment portfolio of the Scheme would reect moderate to high volatility in its equity and equity related investments and low to moderate volatility in its debt and money market investments. For investments in ADRs / GDRs, the Fund Manager would consider the premium / discount to the underlying stock and the possibility of the discount narrowing or the premium expanding, liquidity management of the portfolio, secondary and primary offerings of ADRs / GDRs. The exposure to derivative instruments shall be as per the SEBI Guidelines issued from time to time. The Scheme may review the above pattern of investments based on views on the equity and debt markets and asset liability management needs and the portfolio shall be reviewed and rebalanced on a regular basis. However, at all times the portfolio will adhere to the overall investment objective of the Scheme.
nancial institutions. Money market instruments Certicate of Deposits (CDs). Commercial Papers (CPs). Bills of Exchange / Promissory Notes. Securitised Debt. CBLO & reverse repos Floating rate debt instruments. Repurchase and reverse repurchase obligations in securities. The non-convertible part of convertible securities. Any other domestic xed income securities. Pass through, Pay through or other Participation Certicates representing interest in a pool of assets including receivables. Any other instruments as may be permitted by SEBI from time to time. The Scheme shall not participate in repo in corporate debt securities until it complies with the requirements as stated under SEBI circular no. CIR/IMD/DF/19/2011 dated November 11, 2011. The securities mentioned above could be listed, unlisted, privately placed, secured, unsecured, rated or unrated and of any maturity. The securities may be acquired through Initial Public Offerings (IPOs), secondary market operations and private placement, rights offers or negotiated deals. The Scheme may participate in securities lending as permitted under the Regulations.
HSBC DYNAMIC FUND A. TYPE OF THE SCHEME

An open-ended Scheme.
To provide long term capital appreciation by allocating funds in equity and equity related instruments. It also has the exibility to move, entirely if required, into debt instruments in times that the view on equity markets seems negative.

Under normal circumstances, it is anticipated that the asset allocation of the Scheme will be as follows: Indicative Allocation (% of net assets) Minimum Maximum Equity and equity related 0% 100% instruments Debt and money market instruments 0% 100% Instruments Risk Prole High Low to Medium

The corpus of the Scheme will be primarily invested in equity and equity related instruments. The Scheme can also invest in various xed income securities. The Scheme can actively move its assets between equity and xed income securities depending on its view on these markets. The assets that fund can invest in : Equity and equity related instruments (both domestic and foreign) including convertible bonds and debentures and warrants carrying the right to obtain equity shares. ADRs / GDRs issued by the Indian companies, subject to the guidelines issued by the Reserve Bank of India and Securities and Exchange Board of India. Units issued by Mutual Funds / Exchange Traded Funds (both domestic and foreign) Derivative instruments permitted by SEBI / RBI. Indian Depository Receipts (IDR) issued by foreign companies, subject to the guidelines issued by the Reserve Bank of India and Securities and Exchange Board of India. Securities issued / guaranteed by the Central, State and local governments (including but not limited to coupon bearing bonds, zero coupon bonds and treasury bills). Debt obligations of domestic government agencies and statutory bodies, which may or may not carry a Central / State Government guarantee. Corporate debt (of both public and private sector undertakings). Debt obligations of banks (both public and private sector) and
If the Scheme decides to invest in securitised debt, it is the intention of the Investment Manager that such investments will not normally exceed 30% of the corpus of the Scheme and if the Scheme decides to invest in ADRs / GDRs and foreign securities in line with SEBI stipulation, it is the intention of the Investment Manager that such investments will not, normally exceed 50% of the assets of the Scheme. No investments shall be made in foreign securitised debt. Investors may note that securities that provide higher returns, typically display higher volatility. Accordingly, the investment portfolio of the Scheme would reect moderate to high volatility in its equity and equity related investments and low to moderate volatility in its debt and money market investments. The Scheme may review the above pattern of investments based on views on the equity and debt markets and asset liability management needs and the portfolio shall be reviewed and rebalanced on a regular basis. However, at all times the portfolio will adhere to the overall investment objective of the Scheme. The net notional exposure to derivative in HDF shall not be more than 75% of the net assets. Investments in derivatives would be in accordance with the SEBI Regulations.

The corpus of the Scheme will be invested in equity and equity related securities and debt securities including money market
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instruments. The Scheme can actively move its assets between equity and xed income securities depending on its view on these markets. The assets that the Scheme can invest in are : Equity and equity related securities (both domestic and foreign) including convertible bonds and debentures and warrants carrying the right to obtain equity shares. ADRs / GDRs, subject to the guidelines issued by the SEBI / RBI. Units issued by Mutual Funds / Exchange Traded Funds (both domestic and foreign) Derivative instruments permitted by SEBI / RBI. Securities issued / guaranteed by the Central, State and local governments (including but not limited to coupon bearing bonds, zero coupon bonds and treasury bills). Indian Depository Receipts (IDR) issued by foreign companies, subject to the guidelines issued by the Reserve Bank of India and Securities and Exchange Board of India. Debt obligations of domestic government agencies and statutory bodies, which may or may not carry a Central / State Government guarantee. Corporate debt (of both public and private sector undertakings). Debt obligations of banks (both public and private sector) and nancial institutions. Money market instruments Certicate of Deposits (CDs). Commercial Papers (CPs). Bills of Exchange / Promissory Notes. Securitised Debt. Floating rate debt instruments. Repurchase and reverse repurchase obligations in securities. The non-convertible part of convertible securities. Any other domestic xed income instrument. Pass through, Pay through or other Participation Certicates representing interest in a pool of assets including receivables. Any other instruments as may be permitted by RBI / SEBI / such other Regulatory Authorities from time to time. The Scheme shall not participate in repo in corporate debt securities until it complies with the requirements as stated under SEBI circular no. CIR/IMD/DF/19/2011 dated November 11, 2011. The securities mentioned above could be listed, unlisted, privately placed, secured, unsecured, rated or unrated and of any maturity. The securities may be acquired through Initial Public Offerings (IPOs), secondary market operations and private placement, rights offers or negotiated deals. The Scheme may participate in stock lending as permitted under the Regulations.
with the largest market capitalization and 2) higher than or equal to the market capitalization of the stock in the BSE Small Cap Index with the smallest market capitalization. If the Scheme decides to invest in securitised debt, it is the intention of the Investment Manager that such investments will not normally exceed 35% of the corpus of the Scheme and if the Scheme decides to invest in ADRs / GDRs and foreign securities in line with SEBI stipulation, it is the intention of the Investment Manager that such investments will not, normally exceed 35% of the assets of the Scheme., however, such investments will be made provided they meet the Investment Objective of the Scheme. No investments shall be made in foreign securitised debt. The net notional exposure to derivative in HSCF shall not be more than 75% of the net assets. Investments in derivatives would be in accordance with the SEBI Regulations. Investors may note that securities that provide higher returns, typically display higher volatility. Accordingly, the investment portfolio of the Scheme would reect moderate to high volatility in its equity and equity related investments and low to moderate volatility in its debt and money market investments. The Scheme may review the above pattern of investments based on views on the equity and debt markets and asset liability management needs and the portfolio shall be reviewed and rebalanced on a regular basis. However, at all times the portfolio will adhere to the overall investment objective of the Scheme.

The corpus of the Scheme will be primarily invested in equity and equity related instuments. The Scheme can also invest in various xed income securities. The assets that fund can invest in: Equity and equity related instuments (both domestic and foreign) including convertible bonds and debentures and warrants carrying the right to obtain equity shares. ADRs / GDRs issued by the Indian companies, subject to the guidelines issued by the Reserve Bank of India and Securities and Exchange Board of India. Units issued by Mutual Funds / Exchange Traded Funds (both domestic and foreign) Derivative instruments permitted by SEBI / RBI. Securities issued / guaranteed by the Central, State and local governments (including but not limited to coupon bearing bonds, zero coupon bonds and treasury bills). Indian Depository Receipts (IDR) issued by foreign companies, subject to the guidelines issued by the Reserve Bank of India and Securities and Exchange Board of India. Debt obligations of domestic government agencies and statutory bodies, which may or may not carry a Central / State Government guarantee. Corporate debt (of both public and private sector undertakings). Debt obligations of banks (both public and private sector) and nancial institutions. Money market instruments Certicate of Deposits (CDs). Commercial Papers (CPs). Bills of Exchange / Promissory Notes. Securitised Debt. CBLO and reverse repos Floating rate debt instruments. Repurchase and reverse repurchase obligations in securities. The non-convertible part of convertible securities. Any other domestic xed income securities. Pass through, Pay through or other Participation Certicates representing interest in a pool of assets including receivables. Any other instruments as may be permitted by SEBI from time to time. The Scheme shall not participate in repo in corporate debt securities until it complies with the requirements as stated under SEBI circular no. CIR/IMD/DF/19/2011 dated November 11, 2011. The securities mentioned above could be listed, unlisted, privately placed, secured, unsecured, rated or unrated and of any maturity. The securities may be acquired through Initial Public Offerings (IPOs), secondary market operations and private placement, rights offers or negotiated deals. The Scheme may participate in stock lending as permitted under the Regulations.
HSBC SMALL CAP FUND A. TYPE OF THE SCHEME

An open-ended equity Scheme.
To provide long-term capital appreciation primarily from a diversied portfolio of equity and equity related instruments of small cap companies.

Under normal circumstances, it is anticipated that the asset allocation of the Scheme will be as follows: Indicative Allocation Risk (% of net assets) Prole Minimum Maximum 65% 100% High Equity and equity related instruments of Small Cap Companies* 0% 35% High Equity and equity related instruments of other than Small Cap Companies* Debt and money market 0% 35% Low to instruments Medium * Small Cap Companies are dened as the companies with the market capitalization which is 1) lower than or equal to the market capitalization of the stock in the BSE Small Cap Index Instruments
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HSBC MIP A. TYPE OF THE SCHEME

An open ended fund with Regular and Savings Plan. Monthly income is not assured and is subject to the availability of distributable surplus.
To seek generation of reasonable returns through investments in Debt and Money Market Instruments. The secondary objective of the Scheme is to invest in equity and equity related instruments to seek capital appreciation.
It is expected that the modied duration of the portion of the portfolio invested in debt and money market instrument will be in the range of 6 months - 8 years. However, this can undergo a change in case the market conditions warrant and according to the fund managers view. The Scheme may review the above pattern of investments based on views on the debt and equity markets and asset liability management needs and the portfolio shall be reviewed and rebalanced on a regular basis. However, at all times the portfolio will adhere to the overall investment objective of the Scheme.

The corpus of the Scheme will be invested in various debt and money market instruments. The Scheme may also invest in equity and equity related instruments. The Scheme will actively move its assets between equity and xed income securities depending on its view on these markets. Subject to the Regulations and other prevailing laws as applicable, the corpus of the Scheme can be invested in any (but not exclusively) of the following securities: Securities issued / guaranteed by the Central, State and local governments (including but not limited to coupon bearing bonds, zero coupon bonds and treasury bills) Debt obligations of domestic government agencies and statutory bodies, which may or may not carry a Central / State Government guarantee Corporate debt (of both public and private sector undertakings) Debt obligations of banks (both public and private sector) and nancial institutions Money market instruments permitted by SEBI and / or RBI, having residual maturities of up to 1 year ADRs / GDRs issued by Indian Companies Indian Depository Receipts (IDR) issued by foreign companies, subject to the guidelines issued by the Reserve Bank of India and Securities and Exchange Board of India. Foreign Securities as may be permitted by SEBI / RBI Certicate of Deposits (CDs) Commercial Paper (CPs) Bills of Exchange / Promissory Notes Securitised Debt CBLO & reverse repos Floating rate debt instruments Repurchase and reverse repurchase obligations in securities The non-convertible part of convertible securities Any other domestic xed income securities Equity and equity related securities including convertible bonds and debentures and warrants carrying the right to obtain equity shares. Derivatives Instruments as may be permitted by SEBI / RBI. Pass through, Pay through or other Participation Certicates representing interest in a pool of assets including receivables Any other instruments as may be permitted by RBI / SEBI / such other Regulatory Authorities from time to time.

Regular Plan (RP)
Under normal circumstances, it is anticipated that the asset allocation of the Plan will be as follows: Instruments Indicative Allocation (% of net assets) Minimum Maximum 0% 100% Risk Prole Low to Medium
Debt Instruments and Money Market Instruments (including cash, money at call and reverse repos) Equities and Equity related instruments
0% 15% Medium to High
If the Scheme decides to invest in securitised debt, it is the intention of the Investment Manager that such investments will not normally exceed 50% of the corpus of the Plan and if the Scheme decides to invest in ADRs / GDRs issued by Indian Companies and foreign securities in line with SEBI stipulation, it is the intention of the Investment Manager that such investments will not, normally exceed 15% of the assets of the Plan. The Scheme / Plan shall have derivative exposure as per the SEBI Guidelines issued from time to time. It is expected that the modied duration of the portion of the portfolio invested in debt and money market instrument will be in the range of 6 months - 8 years. However, this can undergo a change in case the market conditions warrant and according to the fund managers view. The Scheme may review the above pattern of investments based on views on the debt and equity markets and asset liability management needs and the portfolio shall be reviewed and rebalanced on a regular basis. However, at all times the portfolio will adhere to the overall investment objective of the Scheme.
Savings Plan (SP)

Under normal circumstances, it is anticipated that the asset allocation of the Plan will be as follows: Instruments Indicative Allocation (% of net assets) Minimum Maximum 0% 100% Risk Prole
Low to Medium
Debt Instruments and Money Market Instruments (including cash, money at call and reverse repos) Equities and Equity related instruments
0%
25%
Medium to High
If the Scheme decides to invest in securitised debt, it is the intention of the Investment Manager that such investments will not normally exceed 50% of the corpus of the Plan and if the Scheme decides to invest in ADRs / GDRs issued by Indian Companies and foreign securities in line with SEBI stipulation, it is the intention of the Investment Manager that such investments will not, normally exceed 25% of the assets of the Plan. The Scheme / Plan shall have derivative exposure as per the SEBI Guidelines issued from time to time.
The Scheme shall not participate in repo in corporate debt securities until it complies with the requirements as stated under SEBI circular no. CIR/IMD/DF/19/2011 dated November 11, 2011. The securities mentioned above could be listed, unlisted, privately placed, secured, unsecured, rated or unrated and of any maturity. The securities may be acquired through New Fund Offers (NFOs), secondary market operations and private placement, rights offers or negotiated deals. The Scheme may participate in securities lending as permitted under the Regulations.
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HSBC INCOME FUND A. TYPE OF THE SCHEME

Instruments
Indicative Allocation (% of net assets) Minimum Maximum 0% 60%
Risk Prole Low to Medium
To provide a reasonable income through a diversied portfolio of xed income securities. The AMCs view of interest rate trends and the nature of the Plans will be reected in the type and maturities of securities in which the Short Term and Investment Plans are invested.

Short Term Plan (ST)
Under normal circumstances, it is anticipated that the asset allocation of the Plan will be as follows: Instruments Indicative Allocation (% of net assets) Minimum Maximum 40% 100% Risk Prole Low to Medium
Money Market and debt instruments (including cash, money at call) with residual maturity / average maturity less than 183 days and oating rate instruments where the reset tenor is one year or less
Debt Instruments and Money Market Instruments with residual maturity / average maturity less than 367 days and oating rate instruments where the reset tenor is one year or less
0% 60% Low to Debt Instruments with Medium residual maturity / average maturity greater than 1 year If the Plan decides to invest in securitised debt, it is the intention of the Investment Manager that such investments will not normally exceed 50% of the corpus of the Plan and if the Plan decides to invest in foreign securities, it is the intention of the Investment Manager that such investments will not, normally exceed 25% of the assets of the Plan. The Plan shall under normal circumstances not have exposure of more than 50% of its net assets in derivative instruments. Investments in derivatives would be in accordance with the SEBI Regulations. The Plan will endeavour to invest in shorter duration instruments in line with the investment objective. Investments will be in money market instruments and debt instruments depending on prevailing interest rates and a view of the market. The portfolio duration will undergo a change according to the expected movement in interest rates. Liquidity conditions and other macro-economic factors affecting interest rates shall be taken into account for varying the portfolio duration. Under normal circumstances, if the interest rates move down, the duration of the portfolio shall be increased and vice versa. It is expected that the modied duration for the Short Term Plan could range between 3-20 months depending on interest rate views. However, this can undergo a change in case the market conditions warrant and according to the fund managers view. The Plan may review the above pattern of investments based on views on interest rates and asset liability management needs. However, at all times the portfolio will adhere to the overall investment objectives of the Scheme. The Plan may participate in securities lending as permitted under the Regulations.
If the Plan decides to invest in securitised debt, it is the intention of the Investment Manager that such investments will not, normally exceed 50% of the corpus of the Plan and if the Plan decides to invest in foreign debt securities, it is the intention of the Investment Manager that such investments will not, normally exceed 25% of the assets of the Plan. The Plan shall under normal circumstances not have exposure of more than 50% of its net assets in derivative instruments. Investments in derivatives would be in accordance with the SEBI Regulations. The portfolio duration will undergo a change according to the expected movement in interest rates. Liquidity conditions and other macro-economic factors affecting interest rates shall be taken into account for varying the portfolio duration. Under normal circumstances, if the interest rates move down, the duration of the portfolio shall be increased and vice versa. It is expected that the modied duration for the Investment Plan will be in a range of 6 months - 8 years depending on the interest rate view. However, this can undergo a change in case the market conditions warrant and according to the fund managers view. The Plan may review the above pattern of investments based on views on interest rates and asset liability management needs. However, at all times the portfolio will adhere to the overall investment objectives of the Scheme. The Plan may participate in securities lending as permitted under the Regulations.

The corpus of the Scheme will be invested primarily in a range of debt and money market instruments. The Short Term Plan will invest predominantly in debt and money market instruments where interest rate risk is low. The Investment Plan aims to provide investors with income, with appropriate liquidity, and therefore will invest in a mix of debt and money market instruments, over varying maturities. Subject to the Regulations and other prevailing laws as applicable, the corpus of the Scheme can be invested in any (but not exclusively) of the following securities: Securities issued / guaranteed by the Central, State and local governments (including but not limited to coupon bearing bonds, zero coupon bonds and treasury bills) Debt obligations of domestic government agencies and statutory bodies, which may or may not carry a Central / State Government guarantee Corporate debt (of both public and private sector undertakings) Debt obligations of banks (both public and private sector) and nancial institutions Money market instruments permitted by SEBI and / or RBI, having residual maturities of up to 1 year Certicate of Deposits (CDs) Commercial Paper (CPs) Bills of Exchange / Promissory Notes Securitised Debt CBLO & reverse repos Repurchase and reverse repurchase obligations in securities Derivatives The non-convertible part of convertible securities Any other domestic xed income securities Foreign Securities as may be permitted by SEBI / RBI
Investment Plan (IP)

Under normal circumstances, it is anticipated that the asset allocation of the Plan will be as follows: Instruments Indicative Allocation (% of net assets) Minimum Maximum Debt Instruments with residual maturity / average maturity greater than 182 days 40% 100% Low to Medium Risk Prole
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Investments in overseas mutual funds or unit trusts which invest in the permitted foreign debt securities or the permitted foreign government securities or which are rated and registered with overseas regulators Any international xed income securities, as may be permitted from time to time Pass through, Pay through or other Participation Certicates representing interest in a pool of assets including receivables Any other instruments as may be permitted by RBI / SEBI / such other Regulatory Authorities from time to time. The Scheme shall not participate in repo in corporate debt securities until it complies with the requirements as stated under SEBI circular no. CIR/IMD/DF/19/2011 dated November 11, 2011. The securities mentioned above could be listed, unlisted, privately placed, secured, unsecured, rated or unrated and of any maturity. The securities may be acquired through New Fund Offers (NFOs), secondary market operations and private placement, rights offers or negotiated deals.
HSBC FLOATING RATE FUND A. TYPE OF THE SCHEME

An open ended income Scheme
instrument. In case the scheme converts a xed rate instrument into oating by paying xed rate, then the duration of portfolio would stand reduced to that extent. The Scheme may review the above pattern of investments based on views on the debt markets and asset liability management needs and the portfolio shall be reviewed and rebalanced on a regular basis. Under normal circumstances, the Plan shall invest 65% or more of the net assets under the Plan in oating rate instruments. However, at all times the portfolio will adhere to the overall investment objective of the Scheme. * HSBC Floating Rate Fund Short Term Plan has been merged with HSBC Cash Fund and ceased to exist with effect from September 01, 2011. Average Maturity of the Plan The average maturity of the portfolio of HFRF - LT shall normally be between 1 month and 12 months and shall not exceed 1 year. The range of maturity mentioned for the Long Term Plan would provide the fund manager with a much wider exibility to reduce or increase the maturity prole of the portfolio in accordance with the investment objective of the Long Term Plan.

The Scheme will invest in oating rate debt instruments and xed rate debt instruments which shall be swapped for oating rate returns. The scheme may also invest in xed rate money market and debt instruments. Subject to the Regulations and other prevailing laws as applicable, the corpus of the Scheme can be invested in any (but not exclusively) of the following securities (with oating / xed interest rates): Securities issued / guaranteed by the Central, State and local governments (including but not limited to coupon bearing bonds, zero coupon bonds and treasury bills) Debt obligations of domestic government agencies and statutory bodies, which may or may not carry a Central / State Government guarantee Corporate debt (of both public and private sector undertakings) Debt obligations of banks (both public and private sector) and nancial institutions Money market instruments permitted by SEBI and / or RBI, having residual maturities of up to 1 year Certicate of Deposits (CDs) Commercial Paper (CPs) Bills of Exchange / Promissory Notes Securitised Debt CBLO & reverse repos Repurchase and reverse repurchase obligations in securities The non-convertible part of convertible securities Any other domestic oating / xed income instrument Pass through, Pay through or other Participation Certicates representing interest in a pool of assets including receivables Any other instruments as may be permitted by RBI / SEBI / such other Regulatory Authorities from time to time. The Scheme shall not participate in repo in corporate debt securities until it complies with the requirements as stated under SEBI circular no. CIR/IMD/DF/19/2011 dated November 11, 2011. The securities mentioned above could be listed, unlisted, privately placed, secured, unsecured, rated or unrated and of any maturity. The securities may be acquired through New Fund Offers (NFOs), secondary market operations and private placement, rights offers or negotiated deals. The Scheme may participate in securities lending as permitted under the Regulations.
HSBC Floating Rate Fund is an open ended income scheme aiming to seek to generate reasonable return with commensurate risk from a portfolio comprised of oating rate debt instruments and xed rate debt instruments swapped for oating rate returns. The Scheme may also invest in xed rate money market and debt instruments. There can be no assurance that the Schemes objective can be realised.

Long Term Plan (LT)*
Under normal circumstances, it is anticipated that the asset allocation of the Plan will be as follows: Instruments Indicative Allocation (% of net assets) Minimum Maximum Floating rate instruments and Money Market Instruments (including xed rate instruments swapped for oating rate returns) Fixed rate debt Instruments (including oating rate instruments swapped for xed rate returns) 65% 100% Low to Medium Risk Prole
0%
35%
Low to Medium
If the Plan decides to invest in foreign securities, it is the intention of the Investment Manager that such investments will not, normally exceed 25% of the assets of the Plan. If the Plan decides to invest in securitised debt, it is the intention of the Investment Manager that such investments will not normally exceed 50% of the corpus of the Plan. Note : HSBC Floating Rate Fund Short Term Plan has been merged with HSBC Cash Fund and ceased to exist with effect from September 01, 2011. The Plan shall under normal circumstances not have exposure of more than 50% of its net assets in derivative instruments. Investments in derivatives would be in accordance with the SEBI Regulations. Long Term Plan would normally invest in instruments with longer residual maturity and is suitable for investors with long term investment horizon. It is expected that the average maturity of the portfolio shall normally be between 1 month and 12 months and shall not exceed 1 year in case of Long T erm Plan. The Plan would look to invest in xed rate instruments of up to 5 years depending on the interest rate cycle and market conditions. For the computation of maturity of an instrument, in case of oating rate instruments, the interest reset frequency will be considered instead of the tenor of the
HSBC ULTRA SHORT TERM BOND FUND A. TYPE OF THE SCHEME

An open ended Debt Scheme
The investment objective is to provide liquidity and reasonable returns by investing primarily in a mix of short term debt and money market instruments.
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Under normal circumstances, it is anticipated that the asset allocation of the Scheme will be as follows: Instruments Indicative Allocation (% of net assets) Minimum Maximum Money Market & Debt instruments with maturity / average maturity / interest rate reset not greater that 1 year Debt instruments with maturity greater than 1 year 70% 100% Low Risk Prole
0%
30%
Low to Medium
If the Scheme decides to invest in foreign securities, it is the intention of the Investment Manager that such investments will not, normally exceed 30% of the assets of the Scheme. However, the AMC with a view to protecting the interests of the investors, may increase exposure in foreign securities as deemed t from time to time. The Scheme shall have derivative exposure as per the SEBI Guidelines issued from time to time. The portfolio duration will undergo a change according to the expected movement in interest rates. Liquidity conditions and other macro-economic factors affecting interest rates shall be taken into account for varying the portfolio duration. Under normal circumstances, if the interest rates move down, the duration of the portfolio shall be increased and vice versa. The Scheme may review the above pattern of investments based on views on the debt markets and asset liability management needs and the portfolio shall be reviewed and rebalanced on a regular basis. However, at all times the portfolio will adhere to the overall investment objective of the Scheme. Securitised debt, while relatively illiquid compared to other debt investments provides a higher yield pickup. Hence only if the Fund Manager becomes cautious or negative on the Indian markets for a reasonably long period of time would he consider investing in such instruments to improve the yield to the fund and investors as opposed to putting the monies in reverse repo and short term money market instruments upto 50% of net assets of the Scheme. No investments shall be made in foreign securitised debt.
fully convertible currencies Investments in overseas mutual funds or unit trusts which invest in the permitted foreign debt securities or the permitted foreign government securities or which are rated and registered with overseas regulators Any international xed income securities, as may be permitted from time to time Pass through, Pay through or other Participation Certicates representing interest in a pool of assets including receivables Any other instruments as may be permitted by RBI / SEBI / such other Regulatory Authorities from time to time. The Scheme shall not participate in repo in corporate debt securities until it complies with the requirements as stated under SEBI circular no. CIR/IMD/DF/19/2011 dated November 11, 2011. The securities mentioned above could be listed, unlisted, privately placed, secured, unsecured, rated or unrated and of any maturity. The securities may be acquired through Initial Public Offerings (IPOs), secondary market operations, and private placement, rights offers or negotiated deals.
HSBC GILT FUND A. TYPE OF THE SCHEME

An Open-ended Gilt Scheme The AMC and the Trustees reserve the right to introduce such Plans / Options in the Scheme as they deem necessary from time to time, in accordance with the SEBI (Regulations).
The Scheme seeks to generate reasonable returns through investments in Government Securities of various maturities. The AMCs view of interest rate trends and the nature of the plans will be reected in the maturities of securities in which the Plans are invested. There can be no assurance that the investment objectives of the Scheme will be achieved. The Scheme does not guarantee / indicate any returns.

Under normal circumstances, it is anticipated that the asset allocation of the Scheme will be as follows: Instruments Indicative Allocation (% of net assets) Minimum Maximum Government securities created and issued by the Central Government and / or State Government(s), repos / reverse repos in government securities and / or other similar instruments, as may be permitted from time to time 0% 100% Sovereign risk in case of securities of Central Government/ low risk in case of securities of State Government Risk Prole

The corpus of the Scheme will be invested primarily in a range of highly liquid short-term debt and money market instruments. Subject to the Regulations and other prevailing laws as applicable, the corpus of the Scheme can be invested in any (but not exclusively) of the following securities: Securities issued / guaranteed by the Central, State and local governments (including but not limited to coupon bearing bonds, zero coupon bonds and treasury bills) Debt obligations of domestic government agencies and statutory bodies, which may or may not carry a Central / State Government guarantee Corporate debt (of both public and private sector undertakings) Debt obligations of banks (both public and private sector) and development nancial institutions Money market instruments permitted by SEBI and / or RBI, having residual maturities of up to 1 year Certicate of Deposits (CDs) Commercial Papers (CPs) Bills of Exchange / Promissory Notes Securitised Debt CBLO & reverse repos Repurchase and reverse repurchase obligations in securities Derivatives The non-convertible part of convertible securities Any other domestic xed income securities Any foreign debt security with highest rating in countries with
The Scheme is suitable for investors seeking to obtain returns from investing in Gilts (including Treasury Bills) across the yield curve with Modied Duration of the portfolio normally not exceeding 15 years. Liquidity conditions and other macro economic factors affecting interest rates shall be taken into account for varying the portfolio duration. However, this can undergo a change in case the market conditions warrant and according to the fund managers view. The Scheme shall under normal circumstances not have exposure of more than 50% of its net assets in derivative instruments. Investments in derivatives would be in accordance with the SEBI Regulations.

The corpus of the Scheme will be invested primarily in a range of government securities conceived and issued by the Central Government and / or State Government(s), repos / reverse repos in government securities and /or other instruments, as may be permitted from time to time and may also participate in the auction of Government Securities and may underwrite issuance of
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Government Securities subject to it being so permitted. From time to time, the Scheme may hold cash. A part of the net assets may be invested in CBLO & reverse repos or in an alternative investment for these instruments as may be provided by RBI for meeting liquidity requirements. The Scheme / Plan(s) will not invest in any other securities such as shares and/or debentures or in bonds issued by any other entity other than Central or a State Government. However, as permitted by the SEBI Regulations, the Scheme retains the right to invest the funds of the Scheme in short term deposits of scheduled commercial banks, pending deployment of funds of the Scheme in terms of the investment objectives. Under normal circumstances, at least 65 percent of the value of its total assets shall be invested in Government Securities. The Scheme shall not participate in repo in corporate debt securities until it complies with the requirements as stated under SEBI circular no. CIR/IMD/DF/19/2011 dated November 11, 2011. The Scheme may review the above pattern of investments based on views on interest rates and asset liability management needs. However, at all times the portfolios will adhere to the overall investment objectives of the Scheme. The Scheme may participate in securities lending as permitted under the Regulations.
Explanation : a) In case of securities where the principal is to be repaid in a single payout, the maturity of the securities shall mean residual maturity. In case the principal is to be repaid in more than one payout then the maturity of the securities shall be calculated on the basis of weighted average maturity of security. b) In case the maturity of the security falls on a non-Business Day then settlement of securities will take place on the next Business Day. c) Inter-scheme transfers of securities held in other schemes having maturity of upto 91 days only shall be permitted in the Scheme. It is expected that the modied duration of instruments for HCF will be upto 91 days. The Scheme may review the above pattern of investments based on views on interest rates and asset liability management needs. However, at all times the portfolio will adhere to the overall investment objectives of the Scheme. The Scheme may participate in securities lending as permitted under the Regulations.

The corpus of the Scheme will be invested primarily in a range of highly liquid short-term debt and money market instruments. Subject to the Regulations and other prevailing laws as applicable, the corpus of the Scheme can be invested in any (but not exclusively) of the following securities: Securities issued / guaranteed by the Central, State and local governments (including but not limited to coupon bearing bonds, zero coupon bonds and treasury bills) Debt obligations of domestic government agencies and statutory bodies, which may or may not carry a Central / State Government guarantee Corporate debt (of both public and private sector undertakings) Debt obligations of banks (both public and private sector) and development nancial institutions Money market instruments permitted by SEBI and / or RBI, having residual maturities of up to 1 year Certicate of Deposits (CDs) Commercial Paper (CPs) Bank Fixed Deposits as permitted by SEBI Bills of Exchange / Promissory Notes Securitised Debt CBLO & reverse repos Repurchase and reverse repurchase obligations in securities Derivatives The non-convertible part of convertible securities Any other domestic xed income securities Any foreign debt security with highest rating in countries with fully convertible currencies Investments in overseas mutual funds or unit trusts which invest in the permitted foreign debt securities or the permitted foreign government securities or which are rated and registered with overseas regulators Any international xed income securities, as may be permitted from time to time Pass through, Pay through or other Participation Certicates representing interest in a pool of assets including receivables Any other instruments as may be permitted by RBI / SEBI / such other Regulatory Authorities from time to time. The Scheme shall not participate in repo in corporate debt securities until it complies with the requirements as stated under SEBI circular no. CIR/IMD/DF/19/2011 dated November 11, 2011. The securities mentioned above could be listed, unlisted, privately placed, secured, unsecured, rated or unrated and of any maturity. The securities may be acquired through New Fund Offers (NFOs), secondary market operations, and private placement, rights offers or negotiated deals.
HSBC CASH FUND A. TYPE OF THE SCHEME

An open-ended liquid Scheme
The investment objective is to provide reasonable returns, commensurate with low risk while providing a high level of liquidity, through a portfolio of money market and debt securities. However there can be no assurance that the Scheme objective can be realised.

Under normal circumstances, it is anticipated that the asset allocation of the Scheme will be as follows: Instruments Indicative Allocation (% of net assets) Minimum Maximum Debt Instruments with residual maturity / average maturity upto 91 days Money Market instruments (including cash and money at call) with residual maturity / average maturity upto 91 days 0% 50% Low to Medium Low to Medium Risk Prole
0%
100%
If the Scheme decides to invest in securitised debt, it is the intention of the Investment Manager that such investments will not normally exceed 30% of the corpus of the Scheme and if the Scheme decides to invest in foreign debt securities, it is the intention of the Investment Manager that such investments will not, normally exceed 25% of the assets of the Scheme. The Scheme shall under normal circumstances not have exposure of more than 50% of its net assets in derivative instruments. Investments in derivatives would be in accordance with the SEBI Regulations. Pursuant to SEBI Circular no. SEBI/IMD/CIR No. 13/150975/09 dated January 19, 2009, the portfolio of the Scheme will adhere to the following conditions : (i) The Liquid Schemes / Plans shall make investment in / purchase debt and money market securities with maturity of upto 91 days only. (ii) In case of securities with put and call options (daily or otherwise) the residual maturity shall not be greater than 91 days.
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HSBC FLEXI DEBT FUND A. TYPE OF THE SCHEME

An open-ended Debt Scheme
To deliver returns in the form of interest income and capital gains, along with high liquidity, commensurate with the current view on the markets and the interest rate cycle, through active investment in debt and money market instruments.
Any other instruments as may be permitted by RBI / SEBI / such other Regulatory Authorities from time to time. The Scheme shall not participate in repo in corporate debt securities until it complies with the requirements as stated under SEBI circular no. CIR/IMD/DF/19/2011 dated November 11, 2011. The securities mentioned above could be listed, unlisted, privately placed, secured, unsecured, rated or unrated and of any maturity. The securities may be acquired through Initial Public Offerings (IPOs), secondary market operations, and private placement, rights offers or negotiated deals. The Scheme may participate in securities lending as permitted under the Regulations.

Under normal circumstances, it is anticipated that the asset allocation of the Scheme will be as follows: Instruments Indicative Allocation (% of net assets) Minimum Maximum Debt and money market instruments 0% 100% Low to Medium Risk Prole
HSBC EMERGING MARKETS FUND A. TYPE OF THE SCHEME

To provide long term capital appreciation by investing in India and in the emerging markets, in equity and equity related instruments, share classes and units / securities issued by overseas mutual funds or unit trusts. The fund may also invest a limited proportion in debt and money market instruments.
If the Scheme decides to invest in securitised debt, it is the intention of the Investment Manager that such investments will not normally exceed 50% of the corpus of the Scheme and if the Scheme decides to invest in foreign securities in line with SEBI stipulation, it is the intention of the Investment Manager that such investments will not, normally exceed 30% of the assets of the Scheme. No investments shall be made in foreign securitised debt. The net notional exposure to derivative shall not be more than 75% of the net assets. Investments in derivatives would be in accordance with the SEBI Regulations.

Under normal circumstances, it is anticipated that the asset allocation of the Scheme will be as follows: Instruments Indicative Allocation (% of net assets) Minimum Maximum Units / securities issued by overseas mutual funds or unit trusts of emerging markets* 80% 100% Medium to High Risk Prole

The corpus of the Scheme will be invested in debt and money market instruments where interest rate risk is low to medium. Subject to the Regulations and other prevailing laws as applicable, the corpus of the Scheme can be invested in any (but not exclusively) of the following instruments: Securities issued / guaranteed by the Central, State and local governments (including but not limited to coupon bearing bonds, zero coupon bonds and treasury bills) Debt obligations of domestic government agencies and statutory bodies, which may or may not carry a Central / State Government guarantee Corporate debt (of both public and private sector undertakings) Debt obligations of banks (both public and private sector) and development nancial institutions Money market instruments permitted by SEBI and / or RBI, having residual maturities of up to 1 year Certicate of Deposits (CDs) Commercial Paper (CPs) Bank Fixed Deposits as permitted by SEBI Bills of Exchange / Promissory Notes Securitised Debt Floating rate instruments Repurchase and reverse repurchase obligations in securities Derivative instruments permitted by SEBI / RBI The non-convertible part of convertible securities Any other domestic xed income securities Any foreign debt security with highest rating in countries with fully convertible currencies Investments in overseas mutual funds or unit trusts which invest in the permitted foreign debt securities or the permitted foreign government securities or which are rated and registered with overseas regulators Any international xed income securities, as may be permitted from time to time Pass through, Pay through or other Participation Certicates representing interest in a pool of assets including receivables
0% 20% Low to Domestic Debt, Money Medium Market instruments (including CBLO & reverse repo) and units of domestic mutual funds * Currently HSBC GEM Equity Fund is envisaged to be used for investing in the emerging markets however, HEMF could use any other global fund of HSBC Group to invest in emerging markets. If the Scheme decides to invest in securitised debt, it is the intention of the Investment Manager that such investments will not normally exceed 10% of the corpus of the Scheme. HEMF will not invest in underlying global scheme which invests more than 10% of their net assets in unlisted equity shares or equity related instruments. The Scheme may review the above pattern of investments based on views on the equity and debt markets and asset liability management needs and the portfolio shall be reviewed and rebalanced on a regular basis. However, at all times the portfolio will adhere to the overall investment objective of the Scheme.

The corpus of the Scheme will be primarily invested in equity and equity related securities. The Scheme can also invest in various xed income securities. The Scheme can actively move its assets between equity and xed income securities depending on its view on these markets. The fund may invest upto 100% of its corpus in overseas securities including in units / securities issued by overseas mutual funds or unit trusts. The assets that the Scheme can invest in : Equity and equity related securities including convertible bonds and debentures and warrants carrying the right to obtain equity shares. Equity of overseas companies listed on recognized stock exchanges overseas Foreign Debt Securities in the countries with fully convertible currencies, short term as well as long term debt instruments with highest rating (foreign currency credit rating) by accredited / registered credit rating agencies, say A-1 / AAA by Standard & Poor, P-1 / AAA by Moodys, F1 / AAA by Fitch IBCA, etc.
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Government Securities where the countries are AAA rated. Units / Securities issued by overseas mutual funds or unit trusts, which invest in the aforesaid securities or are rated as mentioned above and are registered with overseas regulators. Overseas Exchange Traded Funds Foreign Securities as may be permitted by SEBI / RBI Securities issued / guaranteed by the Central, State and local governments (including but not limited to coupon bearing bonds, zero coupon bonds and treasury bills). Debt obligations of domestic government agencies and statutory bodies, which may or may not carry a Central / State Government guarantee. Corporate debt (of both public and private sector undertakings). Debt obligations of banks (both public and private sector) and nancial institutions. Money market instruments Certicate of Deposits (CDs). Commercial Papers (CPs). Bills of Exchange / Promissory Notes. Securitised Debt. Floating rate debt instruments. Collateralised Lending and Borrowing Obligations (CBLO) Repurchase and reverse repurchase obligations in securities. The non-convertible part of convertible securities. Any other domestic xed income securities. Pass through, Pay through or other Participation Certicates representing interest in a pool of assets including receivables. Any other instruments as may be permitted by SEBI / RBI / other Regulatory Authority from time to time. The Scheme shall not participate in repo in corporate debt securities until it complies with the requirements as stated under SEBI circular no. CIR/IMD/DF/19/2011 dated November 11, 2011. The securities mentioned above could be listed, unlisted, privately placed, secured, unsecured, rated or unrated and of any maturity. The securities may be acquired through Initial Public Offerings (IPOs), secondary market operations and private placement, rights offers or negotiated deals. The Scheme may participate in stock lending as permitted under the Regulations.
Investment in units / shares of overseas mutual fund schemes other than HGIF Brazil Equity Fund, will be considered as a change in the fundamental attribute of the Scheme and all applicable provisions under the SEBI (Mutual Funds) Regulations, 1996 read with any amendments thereto, would be complied with, including giving an option to investors for a period of 30 days, to exit at the prevailing NAV of the Scheme, without being charged any exit load. HBF will not invest in the underlying scheme(s) which invest more than 10% of their net assets in unlisted equity shares or equity related instruments. HGIF Brazil Equity Fund and / or the other underlying overseas mutual fund schemes where the Scheme will invest shall be compliant with all provisions of SEBI Circular SEBI / IMD / CIR No. 7 / 104753 / 07 dated September 26, 2007.

The Scheme will invest predominantly in units/shares of HGIF Brazil Equity Fund. The Scheme may, at the discretion of the Investment Manager, also invest in the units of other similar overseas mutual fund schemes, which may constitute a signicant part of its corpus. The Scheme may also invest a certain proportion of its corpus in money market instruments and/or units of liquid mutual fund schemes, in order to meet liquidity requirements from time to time. Money market instruments (money market instruments include commercial papers, commercial bills, treasury bills, Government securities having an unexpired maturity up to one year, call or notice money, certicate of deposit, usance bills, and any other like instrument as specied by the Reserve Bank of India from time to time) and/or units of domestic mutual funds. The Scheme shall not participate in repo in corporate debt securities until it complies with the requirements as stated under SEBI circular no. CIR/IMD/DF/19/2011 dated November 11, 2011. The Scheme may invest in any other instrument as may be permitted by SEBI / RBI/ other Regulatory Authority from time to time. The securities mentioned above could be listed, unlisted, privately placed, secured, unsecured, rated or unrated. The Scheme may also enter into repurchase and reverse repurchase obligations in all securities held by it as per the guidelines and regulations applicable to such transactions. Portfolio re-balancing : In the event of the asset allocation falling outside the range as indicated above for short term and defensive considerations, the Fund Manager will endeavor to review and rebalance the same within 30 calendar days.
HSBC BRAZIL FUND A. TYPE OF THE SCHEME

An open-ended fund of funds Scheme.
Change in Investment Pattern (Applicable to all Schemes)

Subject to the Regulations, the asset allocation pattern indicated above for the Scheme(s) may change from time to time, keeping in view market conditions, market opportunities, applicable regulations and political and economic factors. It must be clearly understood that the percentages stated above are only indicative and not absolute and that they can vary substantially depending upon the perception of the Investment Manager, the intention being at all times to seek to protect the interests of the Unitholders, and meet the objective of the Scheme(s). Such changes in the investment pattern will be for short term and defensive considerations. Provided further and subject to the above, any change in the asset allocation affecting the investment prole of the Scheme(s) shall be effected in accordance with the provisions of sub regulation (15A) of Regulation 18 of the Regulations, as detailed in this Combined SID.
The primary investment objective of the Scheme is to provide long term capital appreciation by investing predominantly in units / shares of HGIF Brazil Equity Fund. The Scheme may, at the discretion of the Investment Manager, also invest in the units of other similar overseas mutual fund schemes, which may constitute a signicant part of its corpus. The Scheme may also invest a certain proportion of its corpus in money market instruments and / or units of liquid mutual fund schemes, in order to meet liquidity requirements from time to time. There can be no assurance that the investment objective of the Scheme will be realized.

Under normal circumstances, it is anticipated that the asset allocation of the Scheme will be as follows: Instruments Indicative Allocation (% of net assets) Minimum Maximum Units / shares of HGIF Brazil Equity Fund Money Market instruments (including CBLO & reverse repo) and / or units of liquid mutual fund schemes 95% 0% 100% 5% Medium to High Low to Medium Risk Prole
Securities / Stock Lending by the Mutual Fund (Applicable to all Schemes)

Subject to the Regulations and the applicable guidelines, the Scheme(s) and the Plan(s) thereunder may, if the Trustees permit, engage in securities / stock lending. Securities / stock lending means the lending of securities / stocks to another person or entity for a xed period of time, at a negotiated compensation. The borrower will return the securities / stock lent on expiry of the stipulated period. Please refer to risks attached with securities lending. Each Scheme, under normal circumstances, shall not have exposure of more than 50% of its net assets in securities / stock lending. The Scheme(s) may also not lend more than 50% of its net assets to any one intermediary to whom securities / stocks will be lent. Securities /
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Stock Lending could be considered for the purpose of generating additional income to unit holders on the longer term holdings of the Scheme. The AMC shall report to the Trustees on a quarterly basis as to the level of lending in terms of value, volume and the names of the intermediaries and the earnings / losses arising out of the transactions, the value of collateral security offered etc.
Special Considerations
The Scheme(s) may also use various derivative products from time to time, as would be available and permitted by SEBI, in an attempt to protect the value of the portfolio and enhance Unitholders interest.
Trading in Derivatives
SEBI has permitted all mutual funds to participate in derivatives trading subject to observance of guidelines issued by it in this behalf. Pursuant to this, mutual funds may use various derivative products from time to time, as would be available and permitted by SEBI, in an attempt to protect the value of the portfolio and enhance Unitholders interest. Accordingly, the Fund may use derivative instruments like stock index futures, options on stocks, stock indices, interest rate swaps, forward rate agreements or such other derivative instruments as may be introduced from time to time as permitted under the Regulations and guidelines. i) Risks Risk associated with Interest Rate Swaps and Forward Rate Agreements is the movement in interest rates inverse to the position taken. Whereas, risk associated with Index Futures, Stock Futures, Index Options and Stock Options is the movement in market prices inverse to the position taken (along with the time decay in the prices of the Options in case of Index Options and Stock Options). Investments in derivatives shall adhere to the restrictions as specied by SEBI vide circulars / guidelines issued from time to time. ii) Scheme specic exposure to Derivatives HEF, HIOF, HMEF, HPTF, HMIP, HUSBF, HTSF & HUOF shall have derivative exposure as per the SEBI Guidelines issued from time to time. In case of HIF, HFRF, HGF and HCF, the Scheme(s) shall under normal circumstances not have exposure of more than 50% of its net assets in derivative instruments. The net notional exposure to derivative in HSCF, HDF and HFDF shall not be more than 75% of the net assets. These limits will be reviewed by the AMC, from time to time. iii) The position limits are as under: Position limit for Mutual Fund in index options contracts: The Mutual Fund position limit in all index options contracts on a particular underlying index shall be Rs. 500 crores or 15% of the total open interest of the market in index options, whichever is higher, per Stock Exchange. This limit would be applicable on open positions in all options contracts on a particular underlying index. Position limit for Mutual Fund in index futures contracts: The Mutual Fund position limit in all index futures contracts on a particular underlying index shall be Rs. 500 crores or 15% of the total open interest of the market in index futures, whichever is higher, per Stock Exchange. This limit would be applicable on open positions in all futures contracts on a particular underlying index. Additional position limit for hedging: In addition to the position limits in index options and index futures contracts above, the Mutual Fund may take exposure in equity index derivatives subject to the following limits: Short positions in index derivatives (short futures, short calls and long puts) shall not exceed (in notional value) the Mutual Funds holding of stocks. Long positions in index derivatives (long futures, long calls and short puts) shall not exceed (in notional value) the Mutual Funds holding of cash, government securities, T-Bills and similar instruments.
Position limit for Mutual Fund for stock based derivative contracts: The Mutual Fund position limit in a derivative contract on a particular underlying stock, i.e. stock option contracts and stock futures contracts is dened in the following manner: For stocks having applicable market-wise position limit (MWPL) of Rs. 500 crores or more, the combined futures and options position limit shall be 20% of applicable MWPL or Rs. 300 crores, whichever is lower and within which stock futures position cannot exceed 10% of applicable MWPL or Rs. 150 crores, whichever is lower. For stocks having applicable market-wise position limit (MWPL) less than Rs. 500 crores, the combined futures and options position limit would be 20% of applicable MWPL and futures position cannot exceed 20% of applicable MWPL or Rs. 50 crores whichever is lower. Position limit for each scheme of a Mutual Fund: The scheme-wise position limit / disclosure requirements shall be: For stock option and stock futures contracts, the gross open position across all derivative contracts on a particular underlying stock of a scheme of a mutual fund shall not exceed the higher of: 1% of the free oat market capitalisation (in terms of number of shares) or 5% of the open interest in the derivative contracts on a particular underlying stock (in terms of number of contracts). This position limits shall be applicable on the combined position in all derivative contracts on an underlying stock at a Stock Exchange. For index based contracts, the Mutual Fund shall disclose the total open interest held by its scheme or all schemes put together in a particular underlying index, if such open interest equals to or exceeds 15% of the open interest of all derivative contracts on that underlying index As and when SEBI noties amended limits in position limits for exchange traded derivative contracts in future, the aforesaid position limits, to the extent relevant, shall be read as if they were substituted with the SEBI amended limits. The following information provides a basic idea as to the nature of the derivative instruments proposed to be used by the Fund and the benets and risks attached therewith. Please note that the examples have been given for illustration purposes only.
Interest Rate Swaps (IRS) and Forward Rate Agreements (FRA)

Benets Certain segments of the Bond markets in India are not very liquid. Investors run the risk of illiquidity in such markets. Investing for short-term periods for liquidity purposes has its own risks. Investors can benet if the Fund remains in call market for the liquidity and at the same time take advantage of xed rate by entering into a swap. It adds certainty to the returns without sacricing liquidity. IRS An IRS is an agreement between two parties (counter parties) to exchange, on particular dates in the future, one series of cash ows (xed interest) for another series of cashows (variable or oating interest) in the same currency and on the same principal for an agreed period of time. The exchange of cashows need not occur on the same date. As oating rate instruments tend to be relatively less liquid, swapping a xed rate instrument into oating returns can help in improving the liquidity of the fund. FRA A FRA is an agreement between two counter parties to pay or to receive the difference between an agreed xed rate (the FRA rate) and the interest rate prevailing on a stipulated future date, based on a notional amount, for an agreed period. In short, in a FRA, interest rate is xed now for a future period. The special feature of FRAs is that the only payment is the difference between the FRA rate and the reference rate and hence are single settlement contracts. As in the case of IRS, notional amounts are not exchanged. Basic Structure of a Swap Assume that the Scheme has a Rs. 20 crores oating rate investment linked to MIBOR (Mumbai Inter Bank Offered Rate). Hence, the Scheme is currently running an interest rate risk and stands to lose if the interest rate moves down. To hedge this interest rate risk,
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the Scheme can enter into a 6 month MIBOR swap. Through this swap, the Scheme will receive a xed predetermined rate (assume 12%) and pays the benchmark rate (MIBOR), which is xed by the National Stock Exchange (NSE) or any other agency such as Reuters. This swap would effectively lock-in the rate of 12% for the next 6 months, eliminating the daily interest rate risk. This is usually routed through an intermediary who runs a book and matches deals between various counterparties. The steps will be as follows : Assuming the swap is for Rs. 20 crores June 1, 2001 to December 1, 2001. The Scheme is a xed rate receiver at 12% and the counterparty is a oating rate receiver at the overnight rate on a compounded basis (say NSE MIBOR). On 1 June, 2001 the Scheme and the counterparty will exchange only a contract of having entered this swap. This documentation would be as per International Securities Dealers Association (ISDA). On a daily basis, the benchmark rate xed by NSE will be tracked. On December 1, 2001 the following will be calculated : The Scheme is entitled to receive interest on Rs. 20 crores at 12% for 184 days i.e. Rs. 1.21 crores, (this amount is known at the time the swap was concluded) and will pay the compounded benchmark rate. The counterparty is entitled to receive daily compounded call rate for 184 days & pay 12% xed. On December 1, 2001, if the total interest on the daily overnight compounded benchmark rate is higher than Rs.1.21 crores, the Scheme will pay the difference to the counter party. If the daily compounded benchmark rate is lower, then the counterparty will pay the Scheme the difference. Effectively the Scheme earns interest at the rate of 12% p.a. for 6 months without lending money for 6 months xed, while the counterparty pays interest @ 12% p.a. for 6 months on Rs. 20 crores, without borrowing for 6 months xed. Risks Interest Rate Swaps and Forward Rate Agreements have its own drawbacks like credit risk, settlement risk and interest rate risks. However, these risks are substantially reduced as the amount involved is interest streams and not principal. Index Futures Benets Investment in stock index futures can give exposure to the index without directly buying the individual stocks. Appreciation in index stocks can be effectively captured through investment in Stock Index Futures. The Fund can sell futures to hedge against market movements effectively without actually selling the stocks it holds. The stock index futures are instruments designed to give exposure to the equity market indices. The Bombay Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange have started trading in index futures of 1, 2 and 3 month maturities. The pricing of an index future is the function of the underlying index and interest rates.
Loss for the Fund = (1070-1075) x 100 lots x 200 = (Rs. 1,00,000) The net impact for the Fund will be in terms of the difference between the closing price of the index and cost price (ignoring margins for the sake of simplicity). Thus, it is clear from the example that the prot or loss for the Fund will be the difference of the closing price (which can be higher or lower than the purchase price) and the purchase price. The risks associated with index futures (based on notional value) are similar to the one with equity investments. Additional risks could be on account of illiquidity and hence mispricing of the future at the time of purchase. Buying Options Benets of buying a call option Buying a call option on a stock or index gives the owner the right, but not the obligation, to buy the underlying stock / index at the designated strike price. Here the downside risks are limited to the premium paid to purchase the option.
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If the Fund buys a 1 month call option on Hindustan Lever at a strike of Rs. 190, the current market price being say Rs.191. The Fund will have to pay a premium of say Rs. 15 to buy this call. If the stock price goes below Rs. 190 during the tenure of the call, the Fund avoids the loss it would have incurred had it straightaway bought the stock instead of the call option. The Fund gives up the premium of Rs. 15 that has to be paid in order to protect the Fund from this probable downside. If the stock goes above Rs. 190, it can exercise its right and own Hindustan Lever at a cost price of Rs. 190, thereby participating in the upside of the stock. Benets of buying a put option Buying a put option on a stock originally held by the buyer gives him / her the right, but not the obligation, to sell the underlying stock at the designated strike price. Here the downside risks are limited to the premium paid to purchase the option.
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If the Fund owns Hindustan Lever and also buys a three-month put option on Hindustan Lever at a strike of Rs. 190, the current market price being say Rs.191. The Fund will have to pay a premium of say Rs. 12 to buy this put. If the stock price goes below Rs. 190 during the tenure of the put, the Fund can still exercise the put and sell the stock at Rs. 190, avoiding therefore any downside on the stock below Rs. 190. The Fund gives up the xed premium of Rs. 12 that has to be paid in order to protect the Fund from this probable downside. If the stock goes above Rs. 190, say to Rs. 220, it will not exercise its option. The Fund will participate in the upside of the stock, since it can now sell the stock at the prevailing market price of Rs. 220. Writing Options Benets of writing an option with underlying stock holding (Covered call writing) Covered call writing is a strategy where a writer (say the Fund) will hold a particular stock, and sell in the market a call option on the stock. Here the buyer of the call option now has the right to buy this stock from the writer (the Fund) at a particular price which is xed by the contract (the strike price). The writer receives a premium for selling a call, but if the call option is exercised, he has to sell the underlying stock at the strike price. This is advantageous if the strike price is the level at which the writer wants to exit his holding / book prots. The writer effectively gains a xed premium in exchange for the probable opportunity loss that comes from giving up any upside if the stock goes up beyond the strike price.
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Spot Index: 1070 1 month Nifty Future Price on day 1: 1075 Fund buys 100 lots Each lot has a nominal value equivalent to 200 Units of the underlying index Situation 1 Let us say that on the date of settlement, the future price = closing spot price = 1085 Prots for the Fund = (1085-1075) x 100 lots x 200 = Rs. 2,00,000 Situation 2 Let us say that on the date of settlement, the future price = Closing spot price = 1070
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Let us take for example Infosys Technologies, where the Fund holds stock, the current market price being Rs. 3600. The Fund Manager holds the view that the stock should be sold when it reaches Rs. 3700. Currently the 1 month 3700 calls can be sold at say Rs.150. Selling this call gives the call owner the right to buy from the Fund, Infosys at Rs. 3700. Now the Fund by buying / holding the stock and selling the call is effectively agreeing to sell Infosys at Rs. 3700 when it crosses
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this price. So the Fund is giving up any possible upside beyond Rs. 3700. However, the returns for the Fund are higher than what it would have got if it just held the stock and decided to sell it at Rs. 3700. This is because the Fund by writing the covered call gets an additional Rs. 150 per share of Infosys. In case the price is below Rs. 3700 during the tenure of the call, then it will not be exercised and the Fund will continue to hold the shares. Even in this case the returns are higher than if the Fund had just held the stock waiting to sell it at Rs. 3700. Benets of writing put options with adequate cash holding Writing put options with adequate cash holdings is a strategy where the writer (say, the Fund) will have an amount of cash and will sell put options on a stock. This will give the buyer of this put option the right to sell stock to the writer (the Fund) at a pre-designated price (the strike price). This strategy gives the put writer a premium, but if the put is exercised, he has to buy the underlying stock at the designated strike price. In this case the writer will have to accept any downside if the stock goes below the exercise price. The writer effectively gains a xed premium in exchange for giving up the opportunity to buy the stock at levels below the strike price. This is advantageous if the strike price is the level at which the writer wants to buy the stock.
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Let us take for example, that the Fund wants to buy Infosys Technologies at Rs. 3500, the current price being Rs. 3600. Currently the three-month puts can be sold at say Rs. 100. Writing this put gives the put owner the right to sell to the Fund, Infosys at Rs. 3500. Now the Fund by holding cash and selling the put is agreeing to buy Infosys at Rs. 3500 when it goes below this price. The Fund will take on itself any downside if the price goes below Rs. 3500. But the returns for the Fund are higher than what it would have got if it just waited till the price reached this level and bought the stock at Rs. 3500, as per its original view. This is because the Fund by writing the put gets an additional Rs. 100 per share of Infosys. In case the price stays above Rs. 3500 during the tenure of the put, then it will not be exercised and the Fund will continue to hold cash. Even in this case the returns are higher than if the Fund had just held cash waiting to buy Infosys at Rs. 3500. The derivative strategy used could be directional views or arbitrage opportunities available. Identication and execution of the strategies to be pursued by the Fund Manager(s) involve uncertainty and decision of Fund Manager(s) may not always be protable.
Valuation of Derivative Products

The traded derivatives shall be valued at market price in conformity with the stipulations of sub clauses (i) to (v) of clause 1 of the Eighth Schedule to the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Mutual Funds) Regulations, 1996, as amended from time to time. The valuation of untraded derivatives shall be done in accordance with the valuation method for untraded investments prescribed in sub clauses (i) and (ii) of clause 2 of the Eighth Schedule to the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Mutual Funds) Regulations, 1996 as amended from time to time.
Guidelines for investments in securitized debt

a) How the risk prole of securitized debt ts into the risk appetite of the Scheme(s)? Objective of debt portion of the Schemes / Plans is to invest in high quality debt instruments like gilts, corporate bonds and money market instruments which would give accrual as well as capital appreciation over the period. Tenor of investments would depend on interest rate conditions and Fund Managers view. The Schemes / Plans may invest in securitized debt provided there are suitable opportunities available from time to time. Primarily the reasons for making such investments are: To increase the yield of the portfolio; Provide access to good quality highly rated debt; Diversication to multiple asset classes to spread out risk; Securitized debt can give access to exposures to various asset backed receivables like mortgage loans, auto loans,
commercial vehicle loans etc. which may not be directly available. Hence, investing in good quality rated securitized debt would t the risk prole of the Schemes / Plans, as it can give high yield and capital appreciation. The twin concerns for securitized debt (single loan / asset pool PTCs) would be credit and liquidity risks. For consideration of investment, the securitized debt would be of high rating (at the time of investment) and of maturity within the risk limits framed for the scheme. b) Policy relating to originators based on nature of originator, track record, NPAs, losses in earlier securitized debt, etc. Credit quality of an originator will be evaluated on number of parameters. The focus of the analysis encompasses signicant credit events in terms of default risk as well as variation in credit quality over time. The parameters evaluated would include (but not be limited to): Track record of historical Pass Through Certicates issued by Originator; Willingness to pay, through credit enhancement facilities and ability to pay; Business Risk Assessment including Economic Setting as well as Industry Analysis in terms of the competitive dynamics of the market in which the company / issuer operates; Originator reputation and quality of management; Detailed Financial Analysis of the issuer and rating of issuer; and c) Risk mitigation strategies for investments with each kind of originator Apart from analysis of asset pool characteristics, an analysis on the strength of the originator would be carried out. This analysis would be in accordance with the internal credit approval process which follows a multi pronged approach on analysis and approval of any credit. A combination of qualitative and quantitative factors would be considered for assessment and a credit score would be arrived on the same basis. Additionally for securitized debt, factors such as size, reach, loan pool concentrations, historical collection efciency metrics and track record would also be considered. For investment by the Scheme, internal risk limits on allowable exposure to asset backed securities would be put. Additionally, there would be exposure limits based on asset pools (such as housing, automobile, two wheelers, personal loans) which would negate concentration risk and overexposure of a particular asset class. d) The level of diversication with respect to the underlying assets, and risk mitigation measures for less diversied investments For each originators pass through certicates under consideration, risk measures such as asset type, pool structure, historical default rates, credit enhancements, average loan ticket size, geographical concentrations, collection efciencies, pool seasoning and rating is considered. Analysis would focus on three areas: i. Analysis of underlying collateral: Fixed / oating rate pricing, special pricing structures such as teaser rates, if any, provisos for lender to change rates; Geographic / demographic diversication of assets; Portfolio Seasoning; Specic Default - Recovery drivers for each asset class. ii. Analysis of ABS structure: Senior / subordinate tranches structure; Over collateralization; Cash Collateral and operation of the same in terms of separate account under control of SPV trustees; Guarantee or Corporate Undertaking. iii. Analysis of entities involved; Servicer; Originator; Guarantor.
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e) Minimum retention period of the debt by originator prior to securitization Though no minimum retention period is specied as such, pool seasoning, credit enhancements like cash collateral etc. and extant interest of the originator would be analyzed so that originator bears adequate extent of pool risk and for estimating pool quality. f) Minimum retention percentage by originator of debts to be securitized No minimum retention percentage is specied. Retention percentages which form as support tranche held by the originator is given importance while analyzing the strength of the security and securitized structure. g) The mechanism to tackle conict of interest when the mutual fund invests in securitized debt of an originator and the originator in turn makes investments in that particular scheme of the fund As and when such investments are made, mechanism would be put in place cause review of transactions and take necessary steps to avoid conict, or to rectify it. h) In general the resources and mechanism of individual risk assessment with the AMC for monitoring investment in securitized debt The AMC has credit analysts who assesses credit risk of issuers. The analyst then places the credits in the credit committee, which assesses credits and consist of CIO and members of risk team as well. The credit committee suggestions are put up to CEO for approval. Once approved, the risk team monitors the credit exposures of approved issuers. The AMC / Trustee may review and modify the above provisions from time to time as deemed t subject to regulations.
and / or State and Central Government. Such government securities may include securities which are supported by the ability to borrow from the treasury or supported only by the sovereign guarantee or of the state government or supported by GoI / state government in some other way. The Scheme may invest in other Scheme(s) managed by the AMC or in the schemes of any other mutual fund, provided it is in conformity with the investment objectives of the Scheme and in terms of the prevailing Regulations. As per the Regulations, no investment management fees will be charged for such investments.
HSBC INDIA OPPORTUNITIES FUND

The aim of HSBC India Opportunities Fund is to seek aggressive growth and deliver above-benchmark returns by providing longterm capital growth from an actively managed portfolio, mainly comprising a judicious mix of small, mid and large cap stocks. Income is not a primary consideration in the investment policies of the HSBC India Opportunities Fund. The Scheme aims to be predominantly invested in equity and equity related securities. However, it could move a signicant portion of its assets towards xed income securities if the fund becomes negative on equity markets. A top down and bottom up approach will be used to invest in equity and equity related instruments. Investments will be pursued in select sectors based on the Investment Teams analysis of business cycles, regulatory reforms, competitive advantage etc. Selective stock picking will be done from these sectors. The fund manager in selecting scrips will focus on the fundamentals of the business, the industry structure, the quality of management, sensitivity to economic factors, the nancial strength of the company and the key earnings drivers. Since investing requires disciplined risk management, the AMC would incorporate adequate safeguards for controlling risks in the portfolio construction process. Risk will also be reduced through adequate diversication of the portfolio. Diversication will be achieved by spreading the investments over a range of industries / sectors. The Scheme may however, invest in unlisted and / or privately placed and / or unrated debt securities subject to the limits indicated under Investment Restrictions for the Scheme(s) prescribed in this Combined SID, from issuers of repute and sound nancial standing. If investment is made in unrated debt securities, the approval of the Board of the AMC and the Trustees or the Investment Management Committee (within the broad parameters approved by the Board of the AMC and the Trustees) shall be obtained, as per the Regulations. As per the asset allocation pattern indicated above, for investment in debt securities and money market instruments, the Fund may invest a part of the portfolio in various debt securities issued by corporates and / or State and Central Government. Such government securities may include securities which are supported by the ability to borrow from the treasury or supported only by the sovereign guarantee or of the state government or supported by GoI / state government in some other way. With the aim of controlling risks, rigorous in depth credit evaluation of the instruments proposed to be invested in will be carried out by the Investment Team of the AMC. The credit evaluation includes a study of the operating environment of the company, the past track record as well as the future prospects of the issuer, the short as well as long-term nancial health of the issuer. The AMC will also be guided by the ratings of rating agencies such as CRISIL, CARE and ICRA or any other rating agency as approved by the regulators. In addition, the Investment Team of the AMC will study the macro economic conditions, including the political, economic environment and factors affecting liquidity and interest rates. The AMC would use this analysis to attempt to predict the likely direction of interest rates and position the portfolio appropriately to take advantage of the same. The Scheme may invest in other Scheme(s) managed by the AMC or in the schemes of any other mutual fund, provided it is in conformity with the investment objectives of the Scheme and in terms of the prevailing Regulations. As per the Regulations, no investment management fees will be charged for such investments.
E. INVESTMENT STRATEGIES
Investment Approach and Risk Control
HSBC EQUITY FUND

The aim of HSBC Equity Fund is to deliver above-benchmark returns by providing long-term capital growth from an actively managed portfolio, mainly comprising companies registered in and / or listed on a regulated market of India. Income is not a primary consideration in the investment policies of the HSBC Equity Fund. The Scheme will invest across a range of market capitalisations with a preference for medium and large companies. A top down and bottom up approach will be used to invest in equity and equity related instruments. Investments will be pursued in select sectors based on the Investment Teams analysis of business cycles, regulatory reforms, competitive advantage etc. Selective stock picking will be done from these sectors. The fund manager in selecting scrips will focus on the fundamentals of the business, the industry structure, the quality of management, sensitivity to economic factors, the nancial strength of the company and the key earnings drivers. Since investing requires disciplined risk management, the AMC would incorporate adequate safeguards for controlling risks in the portfolio construction process. Stock specic risk will be minimised by investing only in those companies that have been analysed by the Investment Team at the AMC. Risk will also be reduced through adequate diversication of the portfolio. Diversication will be achieved by spreading the investments over a range of industries / sectors. The Scheme may however, invest in unlisted and / or privately placed and / or unrated debt securities, subject to the limits indicated under Investment Restrictions for the Scheme(s) as per this Combined SID, from issuers of repute and sound nancial standing. If investment is made in unrated debt securities, the approval of the Board of the AMC and the Trustees or the Investment Management Committee (within the broad parameters approved by the Board of the AMC and the Trustees) shall be obtained, as per the Regulations. As per the asset allocation pattern indicated above, for investment in debt securities and money market instruments, the Fund may invest a part of the portfolio in various debt securities issued by corporates
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HSBC MIDCAP EQUITY FUND

The aim of HSBC Midcap Equity Fund is to deliver above-benchmark returns by providing long-term capital growth from an actively managed portfolio, primarily comprising of midcap stocks. Income is not a primary consideration in the investment policies of the HSBC Midcap Equity Fund. The Scheme aims to be predominantly invested in midcap equity and equity related securities and also invest in small cap equity and equity related securities. However, it could move a portion of its assets towards xed income securities if the fund becomes cautious or negative on equity markets. A top down and bottom up approach will be used to invest in equity and equity related instruments. Investments will be pursued in select sectors based on the Investment Teams analysis of business cycles, regulatory reforms, competitive advantage etc. Selective stock picking will be done from these sectors. The fund manager in selecting scrips will focus on the fundamentals of the business, the industry structure, the quality of management, corporate governance trends, sensitivity to economic factors, the nancial strength of the company and the key earnings drivers. Since investing requires disciplined risk management, the AMC would incorporate adequate safeguards for controlling risks in the portfolio construction process. Risk will also be reduced through adequate diversication of the portfolio. Diversication will be achieved by spreading the investments over a range of industries / sectors. The Scheme may however, invest in unlisted and / or privately placed and / or unrated debt securities subject to the limits indicated under Investment Restrictions for the Scheme(s) prescribed in this Combined SID, from issuers of repute and sound nancial standing. If investment is made in unrated debt securities, the approval of the Board of the AMC and the Trustees or the Investment Management Committee (within the broad parameters approved by the Board of the AMC and the Trustees) shall be obtained, as per the Regulations. As per the asset allocation pattern indicated above, for investment in debt securities and money market instruments, the Fund may invest a part of the portfolio in various debt securities issued by corporates and / or State and Central Government. Such government securities may include securities which are supported by the ability to borrow from the treasury or supported only by the sovereign guarantee or of the state government or supported by GoI / state government in some other way. With the aim of controlling risks, rigorous in depth credit evaluation of the instruments proposed to be invested in will be carried out by the Investment Team of the AMC. The credit evaluation includes a study of the operating environment of the company, the past track record as well as the future prospects of the issuer, the short as well as long-term nancial health of the issuer. The AMC will also be guided by the ratings of rating agencies such as CRISIL, CARE and ICRA or any other rating agency as approved by the regulators. In addition, the Investment Team of the AMC will study the macro economic conditions, including the political, economic environment and factors affecting liquidity and interest rates. The AMC would use this analysis to attempt to predict the likely direction of interest rates and position the portfolio appropriately to take advantage of the same. The Scheme may invest in other Schemes managed by the AMC or in the schemes of any other mutual fund, provided it is in conformity with the investment objectives of the Scheme and in terms of the prevailing Regulations. As per the Regulations, no investment management fees will be charged for such investments
economy. The Fund Manager(s) will attempt to identify those sectors that will play an important role in, and / or benet from, Indias progress, reform process and economic development. For this, the Fund Manager(s) will do an analysis of business cycles, regulatory reforms, demographics, investment / infrastructure requirements, competitive advantage etc. Selective stock picking will be done from these select sectors, areas and themes. It is pertinent to note that some theme plays could cut across multiple sectors. The Fund Manager(s) in selecting scrips will focus on the fundamentals of the business, the industry structure, the quality of management and its strategy, corporate governance trends, sensitivity to economic factors, operating efciency, the nancial strength of the company, key earnings and cash ow drivers. Since disciplined investing requires risk management, the AMC would incorporate adequate safeguards for controlling risks in the portfolio construction process. The Scheme may invest in unlisted and / or privately placed and / or unrated debt securities subject to the limits indicated under Investment Restrictions for the Scheme(s) prescribed in this Combined SID, from issuers of repute and sound nancial standing. If investment is made in unrated debt securities, the approval of the Board of the AMC and the Trustees or the Investment Management Committee (within the broad parameters approved by the Board of the AMC and the Trustees) shall be obtained, as per the Regulations. As per the asset allocation pattern indicated above, for investment in debt securities and money market instruments, the Fund may invest a part of the portfolio in various debt securities issued by corporates and / or State and Central Government. Such government securities may include securities which are supported by the ability to borrow from the treasury or supported only by the sovereign guarantee or of the state government or supported by GoI / state government in some other way. With the aim of controlling risks, rigorous in depth credit evaluation of the instruments proposed to be invested in will be carried out by the Investment Team of the AMC. The credit evaluation includes a study of the operating environment of the company, the past track record as well as the future prospects of the issuer, the short as well as long-term nancial health of the issuer. The AMC will also be guided by the ratings of rating agencies such as CRISIL, CARE and ICRA or any other rating agency as approved by the regulators. In addition, the Investment Team of the AMC will study the macro economic conditions, including the political, economic environment and factors affecting liquidity and interest rates. The AMC would use this analysis to attempt to predict the likely direction of interest rates and position the portfolio appropriately to take advantage of the same. The Scheme may invest in other Scheme(s) managed by the AMC or in the schemes of any other mutual fund, provided it is in conformity with the investment objectives of the Scheme and in terms of the prevailing Regulations. As per the Regulations, no investment management fees will be charged for such investments
HSBC TAX SAVER EQUITY FUND

The aim of HSBC Tax Saver Equity Fund is to provide long-term capital appreciation from an actively managed portfolio, primarily comprising of a mix of small, mid and large cap stocks. Income is not a primary consideration in the investment policies of HSBC Tax Saver Equity Fund. The Scheme aims to be predominantly invested in equity and equity related securities. The Fund may also invest in xed income securities. A top down and bottom up approach will be used to invest in equity and equity related instruments. Investments will be pursued in select sectors based on the Investment Teams analysis of business cycles, regulatory reforms, competitive advantage etc. Selective stock picking will be done from these sectors. The fund manager in selecting scrips will focus on the fundamentals of the business, the industry structure, the quality of management, corporate governance trends, sensitivity to economic factors, the nancial strength of the company and the key earnings drivers. Since investing requires disciplined risk management, the AMC would incorporate adequate safeguards for controlling risks in the portfolio construction process. Risk will also be reduced through
HSBC PROGRESSIVE THEMES FUND

The aim of the HSBC Progressive Themes Fund is to deliver abovebenchmark returns by providing long-term capital growth from an actively managed portfolio, primarily comprising of stocks of companies in areas / sectors that play an important role in Indias economic development. The sectors and areas will change with changes in the economy. A top down and bottom up approach will be used to invest in equity and equity related instruments. Investments will be pursued in select few sectors, areas and themes based on the Investment Teams identication of areas that are drivers of growth of the Indian
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adequate diversication of the portfolio. Diversication will be achieved by spreading the investments over a range of industries / sectors. The Scheme may however, invest in unlisted and / or privately placed and / or unrated debt securities subject to the limits indicated under Investment Restrictions for the Scheme prescribed in this Combined SID, from issuers of repute and sound nancial standing. If investment is made in unrated debt securities, the approval of the Board of the AMC and the Trustees or the Investment Management Committee (within the broad parameters approved by the Board of the AMC and the Trustees) shall be obtained, as per the Regulations. As per the asset allocation pattern indicated above, for investment in debt securities and money market instruments, the Fund may invest a part of the portfolio in various debt securities issued by corporates and / or State and Central Government. Such government securities may include securities which are supported by the ability to borrow from the treasury or supported only by the sovereign guarantee or of the state government or supported by GoI / state government in some other way. With the aim of controlling risks, rigorous in depth credit evaluation of the instruments proposed to be invested in will be carried out by the Investment Team of the AMC. The credit evaluation includes a study of the operating environment of the company, the past track record as well as the future prospects of the issuer, the short as well as long-term nancial health of the issuer. The AMC will also be guided by the ratings of rating agencies such as CRISIL, CARE and ICRA or any other rating agency as approved by the regulators. In addition, the Investment Team of the AMC will study the macro economic conditions, including the political, economic environment and factors affecting liquidity and interest rates. The AMC would use this analysis to attempt to predict the likely direction of interest rates and position the portfolio appropriately to take advantage of the same. The Scheme may invest in other Scheme(s) managed by the AMC or in the schemes of any other mutual fund, provided it is in conformity with the investment objectives of the Scheme and in terms of the prevailing Regulations. As per the Regulations, no investment management fees will be charged for such investments.
of a signicant nancial restructuring (conversion of debt to equity etc.). Similarly India Cements turned from a net loss to prots in 2006 on account of a comprehensive debt restructuring and infusion of fresh equity. Mergers & Acquisitions, Divestments, Spin-Offs, Demergers Eg. The demerger of Larsen & Toubros cement business (Ultratech Cement) and subsequent purchase of Ultratech by Grasim let to value unlocking in all the three companies i.e. Larsen & Toubro, Ultratech Cement and Grasim. Out-of-favour industries / sectors Eg. Public Sector Banks was a sector which was undiscovered and out-of-favour till 2002. The sector was subsequently amongst the best performing sectors in 2003. New product / business launches Eg. Reliance Industries launch of the Telecom business in 2002-03 Asset plays (companies selling at signicant discount to intrinsic value). Eg. Bombay Dyeings real estate value getting unlocked as the company announced plans to convert its textile mill land in Mumbai into commercial / residential real estate. Unrecognised growth potential Eg. Pantaloon, Bharti Televentures were two companies where the market underestimated the growth opportunities in the Indian markets for organised retailing and mobile telephony respectively. Companies likely to benet from some change in the economy, industry transformation, new laws / regulations / technology Eg. The introduction of the Electricity Act, 2003 led to a re-rating of power equipment manufacturers like BHEL, ABB India, Siemens India etc. Similarly the introduction of SARFAESI Act, 2002 (The Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002) led to a re-rating of the banking sector stocks like State Bank of India, ICICI Bank etc. Note: Please note that the examples have been given for illustrative purposes to explain a particular situation and are not stock recommendations from Mutual Fund. The Fund may or may not have any past or present position in these stocks. Past performance is not indicative of future return. The fund will invest predominantly in equity and equity related instruments but may also invest a limited portion in debt and money market instruments. A top down and bottom up approach will be used to invest in equity and equity related instruments. Investments will be pursued in select sectors based on the Investment Teams analysis of business cycles, regulatory reforms, competitive advantage etc. Selective stock picking will be done from these sectors. The fund manager(s) in selecting scrips will focus on the fundamentals of the business, the industry structure, the quality of management, corporate governance trends, sensitivity to economic factors, the nancial strength of the company and the key earnings drivers etc., with an aim to identify companies that are currently undervalued but possess long term growth potential once they tide over the out of ordinary situations. Since investing requires disciplined risk management, the AMC would incorporate adequate safeguards for controlling risks in the portfolio construction process. Risk will also be reduced through adequate diversication of the portfolio. Diversication will be achieved by spreading the investments over a range of industries / sectors. The Scheme may however, invest in unlisted and / or privately placed and / or unrated debt securities subject to the limits indicated under Investment Restrictions for the Scheme prescribed in this Combined SID, from issuers of repute and sound nancial standing. If investment is made in unrated debt securities, the approval of the Board of the AMC and the Trustees or the Investment Management Committee (within the broad parameters approved by the Board of the AMC and the Trustees) shall be obtained, as per the Regulations.
HSBC UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES FUND

The Fund Manager will seek to invest in companies that currently operate in out of ordinary situations. Out of ordinary situations are event-driven conditions that render the company undervalued relative to its long term potential and may, amongst others, include (but not be limited to) the following: Turnaround / Recovery situations Financial restructurings, distressed debt etc. Mergers & Acquisitions, Divestments, Spin-Offs, Demergers, Out-of-favour industries / sectors Employee / Management buyouts New product / business launches Asset plays (companies selling at signicant discount to intrinsic value) Unrecognised growth potential Companies likely to benet from some change in the economy, industry transformation, new laws / regulations / technology
The investment strategies may include from time to time, but would not be limited to the following:
Turnaround / Recovery situations: Eg. Turnaround of the steel companies like Tata Steel, Essar Steel, Steel Authority of India, Jindal South West etc. in the nancial years 2003 and 2004. These companies turned from a reported net loss or minimal prots to excellent protability in the next three years. This was because of increasing commodity prices and internal restructuring. Financial restructurings, distressed debt etc. Eg. Turnaround of textile companies - e.g. Arvind Mills turned from a reported net loss to a prot in the nancial year 2003 because
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As per the asset allocation pattern indicated above, for investment in debt securities and money market instruments, the Fund may invest a part of the portfolio in various debt securities issued by corporates and / or State and Central Government. Such government securities may include securities which are supported by the ability to borrow from the treasury or supported only by the sovereign guarantee or of the state government or supported by GoI / state government in some other way. With the aim of controlling risks, rigorous in depth credit evaluation of the instruments proposed to be invested in will be carried out by the Investment Team of the AMC. The credit evaluation includes a study of the operating environment of the company, the past track record as well as the future prospects of the issuer, the short as well as long-term nancial health of the issuer. The AMC will also be guided by the ratings of rating agencies such as CRISIL, CARE and ICRA or any other rating agency as approved by the regulators. In addition, the Investment Team of the AMC will study the macro economic conditions, including the political, economic environment and factors affecting liquidity and interest rates. The AMC would use this analysis to attempt to predict the likely direction of interest rates and position the portfolio appropriately to take advantage of the same. The Scheme may invest in other Scheme(s) managed by the AMC or in the schemes of any other mutual fund, provided it is in conformity with the investment objectives of the Scheme and in terms of the prevailing Regulations. As per the Regulations, no investment management fees will be charged for such investments.
a part of the portfolio in various debt securities issued by corporates and / or State and Central Government. Such government securities may include securities which are supported by the ability to borrow from the treasury or supported only by the sovereign guarantee or of the state government or supported by GoI / state government in some other way. With the aim of controlling risks, rigorous in depth credit evaluation of the instruments proposed to be invested in will be carried out by the Investment Team of the AMC. The credit evaluation includes a study of the operating environment of the company, the past track record as well as the future prospects of the issuer, the short as well as long-term nancial health of the issuer. The AMC will also be guided by the ratings of rating agencies such as CRISIL, CARE and ICRA or any other rating agency as approved by the regulators. In addition, the Investment Team of the AMC will study the macro economic conditions, including the political, economic environment and factors affecting liquidity and interest rates. The AMC would use this analysis to attempt to predict the likely direction of interest rates and position the portfolio appropriately to take advantage of the same. The Scheme may invest in other Schemes managed by the AMC or in the schemes of any other mutual fund, provided it is in conformity with the investment objectives of the Scheme and in terms of the prevailing Regulations. As per the Regulations, no investment management fees will be charged for such investments
HSBC SMALL CAP FUND

The Fund Manager will endeavour to invest in small cap companies that are typically characterized by strong fundamentals, high growth potential and under-pricing relative to intrinsic value. Small Cap Companies are dened as the companies with the market capitalization which is 1) lower than or equal to the market capitalization of the stock in the BSE Small Cap Index with the largest market capitalization and 2) higher than or equal to the market capitalization of the stock in the BSE Small Cap Index with the smallest market capitalization. The Scheme will invest predominantly in equity and equity related instruments but may also invest a limited portion in debt and money market instruments if the fund manager has a negative view of the equity market or to maintain liquidity. A top down and bottom up approach will be used to invest in equity and equity related instruments. Investments will be pursued in select sectors based on the Investment Teams analysis of business cycles, regulatory reforms, competitive advantage etc. Selective stock picking will be done from these sectors. The fund manager(s) in selecting scrips will focus on the fundamentals of the business, the industry structure, the quality of management, sensitivity to economic factors, the nancial strength of the company and the key earnings drivers. Since disciplined investing requires risk management, the AMC would incorporate adequate safeguards for controlling risks in the portfolio construction process. The Scheme may invest in unlisted and / or privately placed and / or unrated debt securities subject to the limits indicated under Investment Restrictions for the Scheme(s) prescribed in this Combined SID, from issuers of repute and sound nancial standing. If investment is made in unrated debt securities, the approval of the Board of the AMC and the Trustees or the Investment Management Committee (within the broad parameters approved by the Board of the AMC and the Trustees) shall be obtained, as per the Regulations. As per the asset allocation pattern indicated above, for investment in debt securities and money market instruments, the Fund may invest a part of the portfolio in various debt securities issued by corporates and / or State and Central Government. Such government securities may include securities which are supported by the ability to borrow from the treasury or supported only by the sovereign guarantee or of the state government or supported by GoI / state government in some other way.
HSBC DYNAMIC FUND

The Scheme has the exibility to allocate assets to both equity and debt instruments. It will hold a mix of securities - primarily equity and equity related instruments. This allocation will be steadily monitored and updated as and when the market movements demand it, a switch would be made. This product offers a lower risk alternative to pure equity offerings as it has the exibility to move, entirely if required, into debt instruments in times that the view on equity markets seems negative. The relative balance of these securities can be periodically changed to take advantage of phases in the economic cycle. The Scheme would switch over from one asset-class combination to another, looking towards more aggressive growth oriented stocks when the market is bullish and vice versa. Thus, the Scheme endeavours to achieve the ideal asset allocation to make the most of the markets and save opportunity costs for the investor. The fund will endeavour to provide long-term growth of principal and income. Thus, it aims to perform even in a distressed market scenario. A top down and bottom up approach will be used to invest in equity and equity related instruments. Investments will be pursued in select sectors based on the Investment Teams analysis of business cycles, regulatory reforms, competitive advantage etc. Selective stock picking will be done from these sectors. The fund manager(s) in selecting scrips will focus on the fundamentals of the business, the industry structure, the quality of management, sensitivity to economic factors, the nancial strength of the company and the key earnings drivers. Since disciplined investing requires risk management, the AMC would incorporate adequate safeguards for controlling risks in the portfolio construction process. The Scheme may invest in unlisted and / or privately placed and / or unrated debt securities subject to the limits indicated under Investment Restrictions for the Scheme(s) prescribed in this Combined SID, from issuers of repute and sound nancial standing. If investment is made in unrated debt securities, the approval of the Board of the AMC and the Trustees or the Investment Management Committee (within the broad parameters approved by the Board of the AMC and the Trustees) shall be obtained, as per the Regulations. As per the asset allocation pattern indicated above, for investment in debt securities and money market instruments, the Fund may invest
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With the aim of controlling risks, rigorous in depth credit evaluation of the instruments proposed to be invested in will be carried out by the Investment Team of the AMC. The credit evaluation includes a study of the operating environment of the company, the past track record as well as the future prospects of the issuer, the short as well as long-term nancial health of the issuer. The AMC will also be guided by the ratings of rating agencies such as CRISIL, CARE and ICRA or any other rating agency as approved by the regulators. In addition, the Investment Team of the AMC will study the macro economic conditions, including the political, economic environment and factors affecting liquidity and interest rates. The AMC would use this analysis to attempt to predict the likely direction of interest rates and position the portfolio appropriately to take advantage of the same. The Scheme may invest in other Schemes managed by the AMC or in the schemes of any other mutual fund, provided it is in conformity with the investment objectives of the Scheme and in terms of the prevailing Regulations. As per the Regulations, no investment management fees will be charged for such investments
the industry structure, the quality of management, sensitivity to economic factors, the nancial strength of the company and the key earnings drivers. The Scheme may invest in other Scheme(s) managed by the AMC or in the schemes of any other mutual fund, provided it is in conformity with the investment objectives of the Scheme and in terms of the prevailing Regulations. As per the Regulations, no investment management fees will be charged for such investments.
HSBC INCOME FUND

HIF - Short Term Plan will invest predominantly in debt and money market instruments where interest rate risk is low. HIF - Investment Plan aims to provide investors with income, with appropriate liquidity, and therefore will invest in a mix of debt and money market instruments, over varying maturities. The AMCs view of interest rate trends will be reected in the type and the maturity dates of instruments in which funds are invested. In pursuing such a policy it should be recognised that the best overall returns are achieved by anticipating or reacting to interest rate changes rather than aiming for the highest possible interest rates at all times. The best resultant overall return is therefore achieved through both capital appreciation and income, which may result in somewhat lower yields than might otherwise normally appear obtainable from the relevant securities. The Scheme aims to provide investors with actively managed portfolios of interest bearing transferable debt and money market instruments. The portfolios may also include liquid assets and other assets permitted from time to time, with a short remaining maturity, especially in times of rising interest rates. In the Short Term Plan, exposure to instruments bearing price risk will be controlled, such that the Plan offers an appropriate mix of liquidity and returns. In the Investment Plan, investments will be made mainly into debt instruments, with an appropriate allocation to money market instruments to maintain the overall liquidity of the portfolio. The Scheme may invest in unlisted and / or privately placed and / or unrated debt securities subject to the limits indicated under Investment Restrictions for the Scheme(s) in this Combined SID, from issuers of repute and sound nancial standing. If investment is made in unrated debt securities, the approval of the Board of the AMC and the Trustees or the Investment Management Committee (within the broad parameters approved by the Board of the AMC and the Trustees) shall be obtained, as per the Regulations. With the aim of controlling risks, rigorous in depth credit evaluation of the instruments proposed to be invested in will be carried out by the Investment Team of the AMC. The credit evaluation includes a study of the operating environment of the company, the past track record as well as the future prospects of the issuer, the short as well as long-term nancial health of the issuer. The AMC will also be guided by the ratings of rating agencies such as CRISIL, CARE and ICRA or any other rating agency as approved by the regulators. In addition, the Investment Team of the AMC will study the macro economic conditions, including the political, economic environment and factors affecting liquidity and interest rates. The AMC would use this analysis to attempt to predict the likely direction of interest rates and position the portfolio appropriately to take advantage of the same. The Fund may invest a part of the portfolio in various debt securities issued by corporates and / or State and Central Government. Such government securities may include securities which are supported by the ability to borrow from the treasury or supported only by the sovereign guarantee or of the state government or supported by GoI / state government in some other way. Given that the liquidity of xed income instruments is currently limited, the AMC will try to provide liquidity by staggering maturities for various instruments, as well as holding a sufcient portion of the portfolio in more liquid government and corporate paper as well as money market securities.
HSBC MIP
The Scheme shall invest in debt and money market instruments and would seek to generate regular returns. The scheme may also invest in equity and equity related instruments to seek capital appreciation. The Scheme does not assure any returns. Since investing requires disciplined risk management, the AMC would incorporate adequate safeguards for controlling risks in the portfolio construction process. Risk will also be reduced through adequate diversication of the portfolio. Diversication will be achieved by spreading the investments over a range of industries / sectors. The Scheme may invest in unlisted and / or privately placed and / or unrated debt securities subject to the limits indicated under Investment Restrictions for the Scheme prescribed in this Combined SID, from issuers of repute and sound nancial standing. If investment is made in unrated debt securities, the approval of the Board of the AMC and the Trustees or the Investment Management Committee (within the broad parameters approved by the Board of the AMC and the Trustees) shall be obtained, as per the Regulations. The AMC shall follow such policies as may be prescribed under the SEBI regulations from time to time. As per the asset allocation pattern indicated above, the Fund may invest in various debt securities and money market instruments issued by corporates and / or State and Central Government. Such government securities may include securities which are supported by the ability to borrow from the treasury or supported only by the sovereign guarantee or of the state government or supported by GoI / state government in some other way. With the aim of controlling risks, rigorous in depth credit evaluation of the instruments proposed to be invested in will be carried out by the Investment Team of the AMC. The credit evaluation includes a study of the operating environment of the company, the past track record as well as the future prospects of the issuer, the short as well as long-term nancial health of the issuer. The AMC will also be guided by the ratings of rating agencies such as CRISIL, CARE and ICRA or any other rating agency as approved by the regulators. In addition, the Investment Team of the AMC will study the macro economic conditions, including the political, economic environment and factors affecting liquidity and interest rates. The AMC would use this analysis to attempt to predict the likely direction of interest rates and position the portfolio appropriately to take advantage of the same. A top down and bottom up approach will be used to invest in equity and equity related instruments. Investments will be pursued in select sectors based on the Investment Teams analysis of business cycles, regulatory reforms, competitive advantage etc. Selective stock picking will be done from these sectors. The fund manager in selecting scrips will focus on the fundamentals of the business,
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The Scheme may invest in other Scheme(s) managed by the AMC or in the schemes of any other mutual fund, provided it is in conformity with the investment objectives of the Scheme and in terms of the prevailing Regulations. As per the Regulations, no investment management fees will be charged for such investments.
track record as well as the future prospects of the issuer and the short term / long term nancial health of the issuer. The AMC will study the macro economic conditions, including the political and economic environment and factors affecting liquidity and yields in an attempt to predict the direction of interest rates. Liquidity will be maintained through a combination of cash, reverse repo, daily put / call MIBOR papers and liquid CPs / CDs of strong credits. As compared to a liquid scheme, the higher portfolio maturity would mean higher allocation to 6-12months instruments and a mix of structured credits in the 1 year segment as well as moving down the credit curve to improve yield. The scheme could run a mark to market component slightly higher than a liquid scheme (whose regulatory maximum is 10%) but sharply lower than an STP (in the region of 40-60%). With the aim of controlling risks, a credit evaluation of the instruments proposed to be invested in will be carried out by the Investment Team of the AMC. The credit evaluation includes a study of the operating environment of the company, the past track record as well as the future prospects of the issuer, the short as well as long-term nancial health of the issuer. The AMC will also be guided by the ratings of rating agencies such as CRISIL, CARE and ICRA or any other rating agency as approved by the regulators. In addition, the Investment Team of the AMC will study the macro economic conditions, including the political, economic environment and factors affecting liquidity and interest rates. The AMC would use this analysis to attempt to predict the likely direction of interest rates and position the portfolio appropriately to take advantage of the same. The Fund may invest a part of the portfolio in various debt securities issued by corporates and / or State and Central Government. Such government securities may include securities which are supported by the ability to borrow from the Treasury or supported only by Indias sovereign guarantee or of the state government or supported by GoI / state government in some other way. The Scheme may invest in other Schemes managed by the AMC or in the schemes of any other mutual fund, provided it is in conformity with the investment objectives of the respective schemes and in terms of the prevailing Regulations. As per the Regulations, no investment management fees will be charged for such investments.
HSBC FLOATING RATE FUND

The Scheme shall invest in oating rate debt and money market instruments, other debt and money market instruments and cash and cash equivalents such as reverse repos. The Scheme would seek to generate reasonable returns. Floating rate instruments are instruments where interest rate is linked to a benchmark (such as MIBOR, 1 year, G-sec etc.). In general, oating rate instruments provide higher returns in the event the benchmark interest rate moves up as re-pricing of instrument happens at higher rate. However, if the benchmark interest rate moves down then returns on the oating rate instrument will be lower. Since investing requires disciplined risk management, the AMC would incorporate adequate safeguards for controlling risks in the portfolio construction process. Risk will also be reduced through adequate diversication of the portfolio. Diversication will be achieved by spreading the investments over a range of industries / sectors. The Scheme may invest in unlisted and / or privately placed and / or unrated debt securities subject to the limits indicated under Investment Restrictions for the Scheme(s) prescribed in this Combined SID, from issuers of repute and sound nancial standing. If investment is made in unrated debt securities, the approval of the Board of the AMC and the Trustees or the Investment Management Committee (within the broad parameters approved by the Board of the AMC and the Trustees) shall be obtained, as per the Regulations. The AMC shall follow such policies as may be prescribed under the SEBI regulations from time to time. As per the asset allocation pattern indicated above, the Fund may invest in various debt securities and money market instruments issued by corporates and / or State and Central Government. Such government securities may include securities which are supported by the ability to borrow from the treasury or supported only by the sovereign guarantee or of the state government or supported by GoI / state government in some other way. With the aim of controlling risks, in depth credit evaluation of the instruments proposed to be invested in will be carried out by the Investment Team of the AMC. The credit evaluation includes a study of the operating environment of the company, the past track record as well as the future prospects of the issuer, the short as well as long-term nancial health of the issuer. The AMC will also be guided by the ratings of rating agencies such as CRISIL, CARE and ICRA or any other rating agency as approved by the regulators. The Scheme may invest in other Scheme(s) managed by the AMC or in the schemes of any other mutual fund, provided it is in conformity with the investment objectives of the Scheme and in terms of the prevailing Regulations. As per the Regulations, no investment management fees will be charged for such investments.
HSBC GILT FUND

HGF shall invest in Government Securities which shall provide reasonable returns generally construed to be without any Credit Risk. It may also invest in repos / reverse repos in such securities, as and when permitted by RBI. The Scheme will endeavour to invest mainly in securities issued by Government of India and the State Governments which issue these securities to raise nance to meet their Revenue and Capital expenditure. The Government Securities market is a liquid market in India and provides an avenue for investment where risk is generally lower than that in corporate bonds. The Scheme will provide an opportunity to retail investors to invest in Government Securities. The AMCs view of interest rate trends will be reected in the type and the maturity dates of instruments in which funds are invested. In pursuing such a policy it should be recognised that the best overall returns are achieved by anticipating or reacting to interest rate changes rather than aiming for the highest possible interest rates at all times. The best resultant overall return is therefore achieved through both capital appreciation and income. The Fund aims to provide investors with actively managed portfolios of gilts. The Scheme shall invest in various State and Central Government securities including securities which are supported by the ability to borrow from the treasury or supported only by the sovereign guarantee or of the state government or supported by GoI / state government in some other way. The Portfolio of the Scheme shall be rebalanced on a regular basis.
HSBC ULTRA SHORT TERM BOND FUND

The aim of the Investment Manager will be to allocate the assets of the Scheme between various money market and xed income securities (predominantly short duration instruments) with the objective of providing liquidity and achieving optimal returns with the surplus funds. Since providing liquidity is of paramount importance, the focus will be to ensure liquidity while seeking to maximise the yield. An appropriate mix of money market and debt instruments will be used to achieve this. The Investment Team of the AMC will carry out rigorous in depth credit evaluation of the money market and debt instruments proposed to be invested in. The credit evaluation includes a study of the operating environment of the issuer, the past
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HSBC CASH FUND

Since providing liquidity is of paramount importance, the focus will be to ensure liquidity while seeking to maximise the yield. An appropriate mix of money market and debt instruments will be used to achieve this. The Investment Team of the AMC will carry out rigorous in depth credit evaluation of the money market and debt instruments proposed to be invested in. The credit evaluation includes a study of the operating environment of the issuer, the past track record as well as the future prospects of the issuer and the short term / long term nancial health of the issuer. The AMC will study the macro economic conditions, including the political and economic environment and factors affecting liquidity in an attempt to predict the direction of interest rates. The Scheme may invest in unlisted and / or privately placed and / or unrated debt securities subject to the limits indicated under Investment Restrictions for the Scheme(s) in this Combined SID, from issuers of repute and sound nancial standing. If investment is made in unrated debt securities, the approval of the Board of the AMC and the Trustees or the Investment Management Committee (within the broad parameters approved by the Board of the AMC and the Trustees) shall be obtained, as per the Regulations. The Fund may invest a part of the portfolio in various debt securities issued by corporates and / or State and Central Government. Such government securities may include securities which are supported by the ability to borrow from the treasury or supported only by the sovereign guarantee or of the state government or supported by GoI / state government in some other way. The Scheme may invest in other Scheme(s) managed by the AMC or in the schemes of any other mutual fund, provided such investment is in conformity with the investment objectives of the Scheme and in terms of the prevailing Regulations. As per the Regulations, no investment management fees will be charged for such investments.
study of the operating environment of the company, the past track record as well as the future prospects of the issuer, the short as well as long-term nancial health of the issuer. The AMC will also be guided by the ratings of rating agencies such as CRISIL, CARE and ICRA or any other rating agency as approved by the regulators. In addition, the Investment Team of the AMC will study the macro economic conditions, including the political, economic environment and factors affecting liquidity and interest rates. The AMC would use this analysis to attempt to predict the likely direction of interest rates and position the portfolio appropriately to take advantage of the same. The Scheme may invest in other Schemes managed by the AMC or in the schemes of any other mutual fund, provided it is in conformity with the investment objectives of the Scheme and in terms of the prevailing Regulations. As per the Regulations, no investment management fees will be charged for such investments.
HSBC EMERGING MARKETS FUND

HSBC Emerging Markets Fund may invest in the Emerging Markets through overseas funds or overseas equity and equity related securities share classes / Units of equity Fund as permitted by SEBI. HEMF proposes to invest in the overseas market by investing in units / securities issued by overseas mutual funds managed by HSBC globally, for example HSBC GEM Equity Fund (GEM) etc. The Fund may undertake currency hedge to protect the investors from the risk associated with movement in currency markets as mentioned in the risk factors earlier. A top down and bottom up approach will be used to invest in equity and equity related instruments. Investments will be pursued in select sectors based on the Investment Teams analysis of business cycles, regulatory reforms, competitive advantage etc. Selective stock picking will be done from these sectors. The fund manager in selecting scrips will focus on the fundamentals of the business, the industry structure, the quality of management, corporate governance trends, sensitivity to economic factors, the nancial strength of the company and the key earnings drivers. Since investing requires disciplined risk management, the AMC would incorporate adequate safeguards for controlling risks in the portfolio construction process. Risk will also be reduced through adequate diversication of the portfolio. Diversication will be achieved by spreading the investments over a range of industries / sectors. The Scheme may however, invest in unlisted and / or privately placed and / or unrated debt securities subject to the limits indicated under Investment Restrictions for the Scheme prescribed in this Combined SID, from issuers of repute and sound nancial standing. If investment is made in unrated debt securities, the approval of the Board of the AMC and the Trustees or the Investment Management Committee (within the broad parameters approved by the Board of the AMC and the Trustees) shall be obtained, as per the Regulations. As per the asset allocation pattern indicated above, for investment in debt securities and money market instruments, the Fund may invest a part of the portfolio in various debt securities issued by corporates and / or State and Central Government. Such government securities may include securities which are supported by the ability to borrow from the treasury or supported only by the sovereign guarantee or of the state government or supported by GoI / state government in some other way. With the aim of controlling risks, rigorous in depth credit evaluation of the instruments proposed to be invested in will be carried out by the Investment Team of the AMC. The credit evaluation includes a study of the operating environment of the company, the past track record as well as the future prospects of the issuer, the short as well as long-term nancial health of the issuer. The AMC will also be guided by the ratings of rating agencies such as CRISIL, CARE and ICRA or any other rating agency as approved by the regulators. In addition, the Investment Team of the AMC will study the macro economic conditions, including the political, economic environment
HSBC FLEXI DEBT FUND

The Scheme can invest across all classes of xed income instruments. There will be no cap or oor on maturity, duration or instrument type concentrations. The Fund Manager, depending on the interest rates view has the exibility to allocate the funds in any xed income instrument and endeavour to provide yields in line with the current market scenario. The Fund aims to optimise returns for the investors by designing a portfolio, which will dynamically track interest rate movements in the short term by reducing duration in a rising rate environment while increasing duration in a falling interest rate environment. The investment strategy would revolve around structuring the portfolio with an aim to capture positive price movements and minimise the impact of adverse price movements. Since disciplined investing requires risk management, the AMC would incorporate adequate safeguards for controlling risks in the portfolio construction process. The Scheme may invest in unlisted and / or privately placed and / or unrated debt securities subject to the limits indicated under Investment Restrictions for the Scheme(s) prescribed in this Combined SID, from issuers of repute and sound nancial standing. If investment is made in unrated debt securities, the approval of the Board of the AMC and the Trustees or the Investment Management Committee (within the broad parameters approved by the Board of the AMC and the Trustees) shall be obtained, as per the Regulations. As per the asset allocation pattern indicated above, for investment in debt securities and money market instruments, the Fund may invest a part of the portfolio in various debt securities issued by corporates and / or State and Central Government. Such government securities may include securities which are supported by the ability to borrow from the treasury or supported only by the sovereign guarantee or of the state government or supported by GoI / state government in some other way. With the aim of controlling risks, rigorous in depth credit evaluation of the instruments proposed to be invested in will be carried out by the Investment Team of the AMC. The credit evaluation includes a
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and factors affecting liquidity and interest rates. The AMC would use this analysis to attempt to predict the likely direction of interest rates and position the portfolio appropriately to take advantage of the same. The Scheme may invest in other Scheme(s) managed by the AMC or in the schemes of any other mutual fund, provided it is in conformity with the investment objectives of the Scheme and in terms of the prevailing Regulations.
Positive economic trends Driven by a demographic prole that is expected to have increased earning ability and spending power, Emerging Markets are poised to benet from growth in consumption. Also, most Emerging Markets are witnessing a sharp growth in exports in key areas like technology, automobiles, precious metals, agricultural products etc. Moreover, many Asian countries are cashing in on the outsourcing wave especially in the service sector. In the future, several themes may characterize the growth emerging markets. These include the rise of China as a global manufacturing centre, the growth of inter Asian trade, the emergence of Russia as major energy supplier, the enlargement of the EU, outsourcing, and the wiring of the emerging world, to name a few. Reduced risks As a result of widespread reforms many companies domiciled in Emerging Markets benet from better corporate governance, disclosure norms and risk management policies. At the country level, many Emerging Markets now have well controlled budget decits and ination, improved solvency and current account surplus. Their currencies are increasingly becoming more stable and foreign reserves stand at healthy gures. Most Indian investors continue to be underweight in non-domestic equities and, in particular, emerging markets. Although political and other risks are to be considered carefully, adding emerging markets to a portfolio can both increase return and diversify risk. Worldwide, the performance of Emerging Market Funds has also been looking positive.
Emerging Markets Outlook and Strategy

Emerging Market countries are characterized by an underdeveloped or developing commercial and nancial infrastructure, with signicant potential for economic growth and eased capital market participation by foreign investors. Countries generally considered to be Emerging Markets possess some, but not necessarily all, of the following characteristics: Per capita GNP of less than U.S. $ 9,656 (the current World Bank denition of low- and middle-income economies); Recent or relatively recent economic liberalization (including, but not limited to, a reduction in the states role in the economy, privatization of previously state-owned companies, and / or removal of foreign exchange controls and obstacles to foreign investment); Debt ratings below investment grade by major international ratings agencies and a recent history of defaulting on, or rescheduling of, sovereign debt; Recent liberalization of the political system and a move towards greater public participation in the political process; and Non-membership in the Organization of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Countries that are usually considered classic examples of Emerging Markets include Argentina, Brazil, India, Mexico, China, Central and Eastern European nations and Russia. Others that may be considered borderline cases, possessing fewer of the above characteristics, include Greece, Portugal, and Turkey. However, the list of countries could change depending on various other factors.
Overview of the underlying Scheme(s)
HSBC GLOBAL INVESTMENT FUNDS

HSBC Global Investment Funds (HGIF) is an investment company (Socit dInvestissement Capital Variable) incorporated in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and qualies as an Undertaking for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities (UCITS) complying with the provisions of Part I of the law of 20 December, 2002 on undertakings for collective investment (as amended) (the 2002 Law). HGIF - Global Emerging Markets Equity Fund (HSBC GEM Fund) is the sub-fund of HGIF and has been currently identied by HSBC Emerging Markets Fund (HEMF) for overseas investment of funds collected by HEMF. Further, HEMF may in future identify such additional funds as may be required from time to time. The Investment Objective and asset allocation pattern of HSBC GEM Fund is as under: As per the prospectus of HSBC GEM Fund, the sub-fund seeks long-term capital growth by investing at least two thirds of its noncash assets in a well-diversied portfolio of investments in equity and equity equivalent securities issued by companies which have their registered ofce in, and with an ofcial listing in, an Emerging Market, as well as companies which carry out a preponderant part of their economic activities in Emerging Markets. The sub-fund will seek to invest primarily in securities listed on a regulated market, but may also invest up to 10% of the sub-funds net assets in securities listed on markets that are not Regulated Markets. Investment in interest bearing securities is also permitted either for short-term cash surpluses or in response to unfavourable equity market conditions and this is limited to one third of the total assets of the sub-fund. Whilst there are no capitalisation restrictions, it is anticipated that the sub-fund will invest primarily in larger, established companies. The exposure of HSBC GEM Fund in the following countries as of March 31, 2012 is : Country Exposure Country Turkey Russia China % of Fund 6.81 12.00 22.17 % of benchmark 1.39 6.62 17.21
Opportunities in Emerging Markets

Emerging Markets are playing an increasingly important role in the world economy. Although, they may often be characterized by volatility, they also display a great degree of diversity, rapid economic growth and the potential to unlock greater value over the long term. Such avenues enable the fund manager to take advantage of inefciencies and assume higher positions at attractive valuation levels. Backed by continuing improvements in economic fundamentals and abundant human and natural resources, emerging markets are set to outpace developed economies. Some of the key benets of investing in emerging markets are: Diversication By adding emerging markets to their portfolio, investors have the opportunity to diversify across several currencies and economies having competitive advantage and participate in their growth. This can lead to the construction of more efcient portfolios. Broader opportunity set In emerging markets, there are asset plays, growth stories and restructuring plays, among others. Many companies in emerging markets have absolute advantages, either in terms of labour costs or raw materials. By including emerging markets in the opportunity set, investors can access some world class companies, such as Samsung and Infosys. Rapid economic growth Many emerging markets are gradually proting from economic reforms and technological advances, ensuring faster growth.
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Country Exposure Country Korea India [Cash] Thailand Poland Morocco South Africa Hungary Czech Republic Egypt Peru Philippines Colombia Chile Indonesia Malaysia Brazil Mexico Taiwan % of Fund 19.48 10.23 1.28 2.32 1.30 0.00 7.29 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 10.79 0.67 5.66 % of benchmark 15.08 6.48 0.00 2.06 1.40 0.14 7.58 0.30 0.33 0.36 0.66 0.78 1.09 1.84 2.73 3.37 14.83 4.75 11.01
provided it is in conformity with the investment objectives of the Scheme and in terms of the prevailing Regulations. As and when the AMC decides to invest in similar overseas mutual fund schemes other than HGIF, then it shall be ensured that the investment objective, process, philosophy, asset allocation pattern etc. of such overseas schemes is similar to that of HGIF Brazil Equity Fund as disclosed in this Combined SID. This will ensure that the fundamental attributes of HBF remains intact. Investment Objective of HGIF Brazil Equity Fund (Underlying scheme) HGIF Brazil Equity Fund is the sub-fund of HGIF and has been currently identied by HBF for overseas investment of funds collected by HBF. Further, HBF may in future identify such additional funds as may be required from time to time. As per the prospectus, HGIF Brazil Equity Fund seeks long-term capital growth by investing primarily in a well diversied portfolio of investments in equity and equity equivalent securities of companies which have their registered ofce in, and with an ofcial listing on a major stock exchange or other Regulated Market of Brazil, as well as those companies which carry out a preponderant part of their business activities in Brazil. There are no capitalisation restrictions, and it is anticipated that HGIF Brazil Equity Fund will seek to invest across a range of capitalisations. Investment Process & Philosophy of HGIF Brazil Equity Fund Combines stock-picking focus with strong idea generation team, portfolio construction and risk management Stock selection is primary source for generating alpha Portfolio construction focusses on creating alpha Stock Selection Portfolio Construction
As of March 31, 2012, the asset allocation of HSBC GEM Fund is as follows: Asset Allocation Asset Class Equity Bonds Money market Cash Other Total 708047787.5 100.00 9204621.24 1.30 Market value 698843166.3 % of Fund 98.70
Dollar conversion process For the purpose of US dollar conversion, HEMF intends to use the prices available through Reuter as per the closing time of the Indian Markets or any other currency rate widely representative of the market. Eg. Mean of inter-bank bid ask rate. Expenses HSBC Global Investment Funds - Global Emerging Markets Equity (HSBC GEM Fund) has various share classes and has different expenses for each such share class. The expenses charged by HSBC GEM Fund, into which HEMF invests will be upto 0.85% of the net assets of HSBC GEM Fund. HGIF could change the expenses for the various share classes from time to time. However the total expenses shall be as per the limits prescribed under sub-regulation 6 of Regulation 52 of the SEBI Regulations and shall not exceed the limits prescribed thereunder.
A bottom up approach is used for research and top down approach is used for validation as follows Research Increased sectorial coverage in Brazil and in Latin America. Database to ensure communication and maintenance of research Project based Communication Theme generation is a by-product of our original research focused process Top down views used to validate the bottom-up process Non partisan thematic research verication provides independent cross referencing Cross referencing may provide additional ideas for further research
Top Down Validation
HSBC Brazil Fund

The Scheme will invest predominantly in units / shares of HGIF Brazil Equity Fund. The Scheme may, at the discretion of the Investment Manager, also invest in the units of other similar overseas mutual fund schemes, which may constitute a signicant part of its corpus. The Scheme may also invest a certain proportion of its corpus in money market instruments and / or units of liquid mutual fund schemes, in order to meet liquidity requirements from time to time. The Scheme may invest in units of liquid mutual fund schemes managed by the AMC or in the schemes of any other mutual fund,
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As on March 31, 2012, HGIF Brazil Equity Fund had exposure to the following country: Sr. No. 1 Country Brazil % of Fund 100.00
As on March 31, 2012, asset allocation of HGIF Brazil Equity Fund was as follows: Sr. No. 1 2 3 4 5 Type of Securities Equity Bonds Money Market Cash Others Total % of Fund 97.24 2.76 100.00
for any public issuance over 18 months, dematerialisation, entry of private insurance companies, listing of debt securities and growth of xed income mutual funds have enhanced liquidity in the corporate debt market. The setting up of clearing corporations, real time gross settlement and electronic clearing system for government securities have considerably enhanced the depth and width of the Indian debt markets and bringing it at par with developed markets. The following table attempts to give a broad overview of the available instruments in the nancial markets and their risk - return prole. The data is based on the market conditions as on the date of the Combined SID and may vary substantially depending upon the factors and forces affecting the securities market including the uctuations in the interest rates. The indicative yields and liquidity on various securities, currently as on April 9, 2012 are as under: Issuer GOI GOI GOI GOI GOI GOI GOI GOI Corporate Debt Corporate Debt Corporate Debt Corporate Debt Corporate Debt Corporate Debt Instrument Treasury Bill Treasury Bill Short Dated Medium Dated Medium Dated Long Dated Long Dated Reverse Repo / CBLO Taxable Bonds (AAA) Taxable Bonds (AAA) Taxable Bonds (AAA) Taxable Bonds (AAA) CPs (P1+) CPs (P1+) Maturity 91 days 364 days 1-3 Yrs 3-5 Yrs 5-10 Yrs 10-15 Yrs >15 Yrs 1-14 days 364 days 1-3 Yrs 3-5 Yrs 5-10 Yrs 3 months 1 Year Yields 8.25-9.25% 8.00-9.00% 8.25-9.00% 8.25-9.00% 8.25-9.00% 8.25-9.00% 8.50-9.50% 6.00-9.00% 9.00-11.00% 9.00-10.00% 9.00-10.00% 9.00-9.80% 9.50-11.50% 9.50-11.50% Liquidity Medium to High Medium to High Medium Medium to High High High Low to Medium High Low to Medium Medium Medium Medium Low to Medium Low to Medium
The exposure to top 10 sectors of HGIF Brazil Equity Fund as on March 31, 2012 was as follows: Sr. No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Sector Name Energy Materials Industrials Consumer Discretionary Consumer Staples Healthcare Financials Information Technology Telecommunication Services Utilities % of Fund 8.8% 17.6% 17.5% 6.7% 8.8% 1.9% 30.8% 1.7% 4.5% 1.7%
Dollar conversion process For the purpose of US dollar conversion, HBF intends to use the prices available through Reuter / Bloomberg / RBI reference rate. The AMC reserves the right to change the source for determining the exchange rate. Expenses HGIF Brazil Equity Fund, underlying scheme of HBF has various share classes and has different expenses for each such share class. The expenses are classied into Management & Distribution expenses and Operating expenses. The management & distribution expense for the Share Class into which the Scheme will invest, (currently Share Class S3) is 0.85% of the net assets. HGIF could change the expenses for the various share classes from time to time. However the total expenses shall be as per the limits prescribed under sub-regulation 6 of Regulation 52 of the SEBI Regulations and shall not exceed the limits prescribed thereunder. Position of Debt Markets in India: The major players in the Indian debt markets today are banks, nancial institutions, insurance companies and mutual funds. The instruments in the market can be broadly categorised as those issued by corporates, banks, nancial institutions and those issued by State / Central Governments. The risks associated with any investment are - credit risk, interest rate risk and liquidity risk. While corporate papers carry credit risk due to changing business conditions, government securities are perceived to have zero credit risk. Interest rate risk is present in all debt securities and depends on a variety of macroeconomic factors. The liquidity risk in the corporate securities market is higher as compared to that in case of government securities. Liquidity in the corporate debt market has been improving due to the entry of more players and due to various measures taken by the regulators in this direction over a period of time. SEBIs directive of a compulsory rating by a rating agency
Strategies for fixed income derivatives

1. Bond Swap: Under this strategy, the fund manager pays xed rate on Overnight Indexed Swap (OIS) against an underlying bond of a similar or greater tenor and receives Mumbai InterBank Offer Rate (MIBOR). This is essentially done for hedging interest rate risk or for rebalancing portfolio allocation to xed and oating rate bonds. Effectively, through this trade the fund manager is able to convert a xed rate bond into a oating rate MIBOR linked instrument. The trade has exposure to basis movement - the relative movement of bond versus OIS. 2. Receive OIS: Here the fund manager receives xed rate on OIS against either cash or a oating rate bond of a similar or greater tenor, and pays MIBOR. The objective is to rebalance portfolio in favour of xed rate exposure. 3. Curve Steepener: This strategy aims to capture a potential steepening of the curve between any 2 tenors: say, 1 and 5 years. For example, the fund manager can receive xed rate on 1 year OIS (against cash or oating rate bond) and pay xed rate on 5 year OIS (against xed rate bond). However, apart from the relative spread between the 5 year and 1 year OIS, the trade is
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also exposed to relative duration for the 2 tenors as well as basis risk on the bond-swap (in this example, the 5 year bond-swap). 4. Curve Flattener: This strategy aims to capture a potential attening of the curve between any 2 tenors: say 1 and 5 years. For example, the fund manager can pay xed rate on 1 year OIS (against xed rate bond) and receive xed rate 5 year OIS (against cash or oating rate bond). Like mentioned above, the trade is also exposed to duration as well as basis risk.
HIF & HCF: No more than 12.50% of the NAV of the Scheme(s) will be invested in securities of any one issuer rated AAA. This limit will however, not apply to Central Government securities. HTSF & HUOF : Investments in each stock may be allowed to reach a level of upto 15% of the Net Assets of the Scheme (at the time of investment, it shall not be allowed to exceed the limit of 10%, as required under the SEBI Regulations but may be allowed to reach a level of 15% of the Net Assets of the Scheme, due to market appreciation, redemptions, dividend payments etc. but not from fresh investments). The AMC reserves the right to modify, alter, add, delete any internal limits from time to time, in accordance with Group policies. The Chief Investment Ofcer and Fund Manager - Equities & Fixed Income present to the Board of the AMC and the Trustees periodically, the performance of the Schemes. The performance of the Scheme(s) will be reviewed by the Boards with reference to their appropriate benchmark(s). However, the Schemes performance may not be strictly comparable with the performance of their respective Indices due to the inherent differences in the construction of the portfolios. The Boards may review the benchmark selection process from time to time, and make suitable changes as to use of the benchmark, or related to composition of the benchmark, whenever it deems necessary. The Chief Investment Ofcer and Fund Manager - Equities & Fixed Income will bring to the notice of the AMC Board, specic factors if any, which are impacting the performance of the Scheme(s). The Board on consideration of all relevant factors may, if necessary, give appropriate directions to the AMC. Similarly, the performance of the Scheme(s) will be submitted to the Trustees. The Heads of Fund Management - Equities & Fixed Income will explain to the Trustees, the details on the Schemes performance vis--vis the benchmark returns. The AMC will keep a record of all investment decisions.
Portfolio Turnover
Portfolio turnover is dened as lesser of purchases and sales as a percentage of the average corpus of the Scheme(s) during a specied period of time. The Scheme(s) being an open-ended scheme(s), it is expected that there would be a number of subscriptions and redemptions on a daily basis. Consequently, it is difcult to estimate with any reasonable measure of accuracy, the likely turnover in the portfolio(s). Active asset allocation would impact portfolio turnover.
Procedure followed for Investment Decisions

The Fund Manager(s) of the Scheme(s) is / are responsible for making buy / sell decisions in respect of the securities in the Schemes portfolio and to develop a well diversied portfolio that minimizes liquidity and credit risk. The investment decisions are made on a daily basis keeping in view the market conditions and all relevant aspects. The Board of the AMC has constituted an Investment Management Committee that meets at periodic intervals. The Investment Management Committee, at its meetings, reviews investments, including investments in unrated debt instruments. The approval of unrated debt instruments is based on parameters laid down by the Board of the AMC and the Trustees. The details of such investments are communicated by the AMC to the Trustees in their periodical reports along with a disclosure regarding how the parameters have been complied with. Such reportings shall be in the manner prescribed by SEBI from time to time. The Committee also reviews the performance of the Scheme and general market outlook and formulates the broad investment strategy at their meetings. It is the responsibility of the AMC to ensure that the investments are made as per the internal / Regulatory guidelines, Scheme investment objectives and in the best interest of the Unitholders of the respective Scheme. The Fund may follow internal guidelines as approved by the Board of the AMC and the Trustees from time to time. HEF: All individual holdings in securities above 5% of the NAV will not exceed 50% of the NAV and no individual holding will exceed 10% of NAV. If however, the above limits are exceeded due to redemptions or the relative movements in prices of the holdings in the portfolio, the position would be rectied as soon as practicable. HIOF : All individual equity holdings in securities above 6% of the NAV will not exceed 60% of the Net Assets of the Scheme. HMEF : All individual equity holdings in securities above 5% of the portfolio will not exceed 40% of the portfolio.
Investment of Subscription Money

The Fund may invest subscription money received from the investing public in bank deposits, or money market instruments before nalisation of the allotment of Units. The AMC, on being satised of the receipt of the minimum subscription amount, can commence investment out of the funds received in accordance with the investment objectives of the Scheme and as per the existing Regulations. The income earned out of such investments would be merged with the corpus of the Scheme on completion of the allotment of the Units.
Investments by the AMC in the Scheme

The AMC may invest in the Scheme(s) at any time during the continuous offer period subject to the SEBI Regulations & circulars issued by SEBI and to the extent permitted by its Board of Directors from time to time. As per the existing SEBI Regulations, the AMC will not charge investment management and advisory fee on the investment made by it in the Scheme(s).
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F. PRODUCT DIFFERENTIATION
A tabular comparison of the features and product differentiation of each of the schemes of the Fund is detailed below, for understanding purpose: Equity Schemes Name of Scheme Investment Objective Investment Strategy Product Differentiation AUM as on Folios as on 31.3.2012 31.3.2012 (Rs. in crores) 684.24 70,635
HEF, an open-ended diversied equity Scheme
To generate longterm capital growth from an actively managed portfolio of equity and equity related securities.
The aim of HEF is to deliver abovebenchmark returns by providing longterm capital growth from an actively managed portfolio, mainly comprising companies registered in and / or listed on a regulated market of India. Income is not a primary consideration in the investment policies of HEF. The Scheme will invest across a range of market capitalisations with a preference for medium and large companies. The aim of HIOF is to seek aggressive growth and deliver above-benchmark returns by providing long-term capital growth from an actively managed portfolio, mainly comprising a judicious mix of small, mid and large cap stocks. Income is not a primary consideration in the investment policies of HIOF. The Scheme aims to be predominantly invested in equity and equity related securities. However, it could move a signicant portion of its assets towards xed income securities if the fund becomes negative on equity markets.
This Scheme seeks to invest primarily into large cap Indian equity stocks which makes the scheme different from other schemes of the Fund.
HIOF, an openended exi-cap equity Scheme
To seek long term capital growth through investments across all market capitalisations, including small, mid and large cap stocks. The fund aims to be predominantly invested in equity and equity related securities. However, it could move a signicant portion of its assets towards xed income securities if the fund manager becomes negative on equity markets. To generate long term capital growth from an actively managed portfolio of equity and equity related securities by investing primarily in sectors, areas and themes that play an important role in, and / or benet from, Indias progress, reform process and economic development. To generate long term capital growth from an actively managed portfolio of equity and equity related securities primarily being Midcap stocks. However, it could move a portion of its assets towards xed income securities if the fund manager becomes negative on the Indian equity markets.
This Scheme seeks to invest primarily into Indian equity stocks with no market capitalisation or other biases.
179.70
18,820
HPTF, an openended exitheme equity Scheme
The aim of HPTF is to deliver above benchmark returns by providing longterm capital growth from an actively managed portfolio, primarily comprising of stocks of companies in areas / sectors that play an important role in Indias economic development. The sectors and areas will change with changes in the economy.
It is a thematic equity scheme which uses a exi-theme approach in selection of areas in which to invest.
184.08
58,424
HMEF, an open-ended diversied equity Scheme
The aim of HMEF is to deliver abovebenchmark returns by providing long-term capital growth from an actively managed portfolio, primarily comprising of midcap stocks. Income is not a primary consideration in the investment policies of HMEF. The Scheme aims to be predominantly invested in midcap equity and equity related securities and also invest in small cap equity and equity related securities. However, it could move a portion of its assets towards xed income securities if the fund becomes cautious or negative on equity markets.
It seeks to invest primarily into mid cap Indian equity stocks which makes the Scheme different from other equity Schemes of the Fund.
109.55
20,628
48
Name of Scheme
Investment Objective
Investment Strategy
Product Differentiation
AUM as on Folios as on 31.3.2012 31.3.2012 (Rs. in crores) 75.61 24,152
HDF, an openended Scheme
To provide long term capital appreciation by allocating funds in equity and equity related instruments. It also has the exibility to move, entirely if required, into debt instruments in times that the view on equity markets seems negative.
The Scheme has the exibility to allocate assets to both equity and debt instruments. It will hold a mix of securities-primarily equity and equity related instruments. This allocation will be steadily monitored and updated as and when the market movements demand it, a switch would be made. This product offers a lower risk alternative to pure equity offerings as it has the exibility to move, entirely if required, into debt instruments in times that the view on equity markets seems negative. The relative balance of these securities can be periodically changed to take advantage of phases in the economic cycle. The aim of HTSF is to provide longterm capital appreciation from an actively managed portfolio, primarily comprising of a mix of small, mid and large cap stocks. Income is not a primary consideration in the investment policies of HTSF. The Scheme aims to be predominantly invested in equity and equity related securities. The Fund may also invest in xed income securities.
This Scheme seeks to normally invest in equity, with an aim to capitalise on the potential upside in equity markets but can react quickly to a negative market by moving 100 per cent of its assets into debt instruments, with an aim to limit the downside risk, in the event that the fund manager is bearish on the market.
HTSF, an openended Equity Linked Savings Scheme
To provide long term capital appreciation by investing in a diversied portfolio of equity & equity related instruments of companies across various sectors and industries, with no capitalization bias. The Fund may also invest in xed income securities. To provide long-term capital growth from a diversied portfolio of equity and equity related instruments. The focus would be to invest in stocks of companies facing out-of-ordinary conditions.
It is the only scheme launched as an Equity Linked Savings Scheme, available for deduction, subject to a maximum of Rs.1,00,000, under section 80C of the Income Tax Act, 1961.
208.33
72,968
HUOF, an open-ended equity Scheme
The Fund Manager will seek to invest in companies that currently operate in out of ordinary situations. Out of ordinary situations are event-driven conditions that render the company undervalued relative to its long term potential and may, amongst others, include (but not be limited to) the following : Turnaround / Recovery situations, Financial restructurings, distressed debt etc., Mergers & Acquisitions, Divestments, Spin-Offs, Demergers, Out-of-favour industries / sectors, Employee / Management buyouts, New product / business launches, Asset plays (companies selling at signicant discount to intrinsic value), Unrecognised growth potential, Companies likely to benet from some change in the economy, industry transformation, new laws / regulations / technology. The Fund Manager will endeavour to invest in small cap companies that are typically characterized by strong fundamentals, high growth potential and under-pricing relative to intrinsic value. Small Cap Companies are dened as the companies with the market capitalization which is : 1) lower than or equal to the market capitalization of the stock in the BSE Small Cap Index with the largest market capitalization and 2) higher than or equal to the market capitalization of the stock in the BSE Small Cap Index with the smallest market capitalization.
This Scheme seeks to invest into stocks of companies facing out of ordinary conditions but have potential for long term growth. The scheme aims to invest in companies that have strong fundamentals and possess growth potential but are either temporarily undervalued or are likely to benet from unlocking of value from the culmination of these out-of-ordinary situations that are usually non-recurring and outside the ordinary course of business. It is the only close ended equity scheme with automatic conversion into an open-ended equity scheme at the end of three years from the date of allotment of units. The Scheme seeks to invest primarily into small cap Indian equity stocks as dened above.
67.53
20,596
HSCF, an open ended equity Scheme
To provide long-term capital appreciation primarily from a diversied portfolio of equity and equity related instruments of small cap companies.
20.78
6,894
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Income / Debt Schemes

Name of the Scheme Investment Objective Investment Strategy Product Differentiation AUM as on 31.3.2012 (Rs. in crores) HMIP Regular Plan seeks to invest a large portion in debt and money market instruments with a cap on equities upto 15%. HMIP Savings Plan seeks to invest a large portion in debt and money market instruments with a cap on equities upto 25%. Regular Plan 128.28 Savings Plan 245.34 Folios as on 31.3.2012 Regular Plan 3,505 Savings Plan 5,845
HMIP, an open ended Fund with Regular and Savings Plan. Monthly income is not assured and is subject to the availability of distributable surplus.
To seek generation of reasonable returns through investments in debt and money market Instruments. The secondary objective of the scheme is to invest in equity and equity related instruments to seek capital appreciation. To provide a reasonable income through a diversied portfolio of xed income securities. The AMCs view of interest rate trends and the nature of the Plans will be reected in the type and maturities of securities in which the Short Term and Investment Plans are invested.
The Scheme shall invest in debt and money market instruments and would seek to generate regular returns. The Scheme may also invest in equity and equity related instruments to seek capital appreciation. The Scheme does not assure any returns.
HIF, an open ended income Scheme
The Short Term Plan will invest predominantly in debt and money market instruments where interest rate risk is low. The Investment Plan aims to provide investors with income, with appropriate liquidity, and therefore will invest in a mix of debt and money market instruments, over varying maturities. In the Short Term Plan, exposure to instruments bearing price risk will be controlled, such that the Plan offers an appropriate mix of liquidity and returns. In the Investment Plan, investments will be made mainly into debt instruments, with an appropriate allocation to money market instruments to maintain the overall liquidity of the portfolio. The aim of the Investment Manager will be to allocate the assets of the Scheme between various money market and xed income securities (predominantly short duration instruments) with the objective of providing liquidity and achieving optimal returns with the surplus funds. Since providing liquidity is of paramount importance, the focus will be to ensure liquidity while seeking to maximise the yield. An appropriate mix of money market and debt instruments will be used to achieve this. Liquidity will be maintained through a combination of cash, reverse repo, daily put / call MIBOR papers and liquid CPs/ CDs of strong credits. As compared to a liquid fund, the higher portfolio maturity would mean higher allocation to 6-12 months instruments and a mix of structured credits in the 1 year segment as well as moving down the credit curve to improve yield. The fund could run a mark to market component slightly higher than a liquid fund (whose regulatory maximum is 10%) but sharply lower than an STP (in the region of 40-60%).
HIF Short Term Plan Short Term Short Term primarily takes exposure 496.15 2,007 to securities with modied duration ranging Investment Investment between 3-20 months. Plan 34.66 Plan 2,323 HIF Investment Plan primarily takes exposure to securities with modied duration ranging between 6 months - 8 years. This makes the Scheme different from the other income / debt schemes of the Fund.
HUSBF, an open ended debt Scheme
Seeks to provide liquidity and reasonable returns by investing primarily in a mix of short term debt and money market instruments.
HUSBF is a very short term xed income scheme that invests at least 70% into money market and debt instruments maturing or having interest rate reset not greater than 1 year thereby differentiating it from other existing open-ended income /debt schemes of the Fund.
56.91
1,042
50
Name of the Scheme
Investment Objective
Investment Strategy
Product Differentiation AUM as on 31.3.2012 (Rs. in crores) HGF is the only scheme that invests at least 65% in Government securities and which cannot take exposure to credit risks. This makes the Scheme different from other existing open-ended income / debt schemes of the Fund. 1.22
Folios as on 31.3.2012 93
HGF, an open ended gilt Scheme
Aims to generate reasonable returns through investments in Government Securities of various maturities. The AMCs view of interest rate trends and the nature of the plans will be reected in the maturities of securities in which the Plans are invested.
HGF shall invest in Government Securities which shall provide reasonable returns generally construed to be without any Credit Risk. It may also invest in repos / reverse repos in such securities, as and when permitted by RBI. The Scheme will endeavour to invest mainly in securities issued by Government of India and the State Governments which issue these securities to raise nance to meet their Revenue and Capital expenditure. The Government Securities market is a liquid market in India and provides an avenue for investment where risk is generally lower than that in corporate bonds. The Scheme will provide an opportunity to retail investors to invest in Government Securities. The Scheme shall invest in oating rate debt and money market instruments, other debt and money market instruments and cash and cash equivalents such as reverse repos. The Scheme would seek to generate reasonable returns. Floating rate instruments are instruments where interest rate is linked to a benchmark (such as MIBOR, 1 year, G-sec etc.). In general, oating rate instruments provide higher returns in the event the benchmark interest rate moves up as repricing of instrument happens at higher rate. However if the benchmark interest rate moves down then returns on the oating rate instrument will be lower. Since providing liquidity is of paramount importance, the focus will be to ensure liquidity while seeking to maximise the yield. An appropriate mix of money market and debt instruments will be used to achieve this. The Fund may invest a part of the portfolio in various debt securities issued by corporates and / or State and Central Government.
HFRF-LT, an open ended income Scheme
Seeks to generate reasonable return with commensurate risk from a portfolio comprised of oating rate debt instruments and xed rate debt instruments swapped for oating rate returns. The Scheme may also invest in xed rate money market and debt instruments. There can be no assurance that the Schemes objective can be realised. To provide reasonable returns, commensurate with low risk while providing a high level of liquidity, through a portfolio of money market and debt securities. However there can be no assurance that the Schemes objective can be realised. To deliver returns in the form of interest income and capital gains, along with high liquidity, commensurate with the current view on the markets and the interest rate cycle, through active investment in debt and money market instruments.
HFRF - LT is a debt oriented scheme that seeks to maintain an average maturity between 1 to 12 months thereby differentiating it from other existing openended income / debt schemes of the Fund.
283.67
834
HCF, an open ended liquid Scheme
HCF is a liquid scheme which invests upto 100% in debt and money market instruments with the average maturity of the portfolio being upto 91 days thereby differentiating it from other existing openended liquid schemes of the Fund.
196.43
907
HFDF, an open ended debt Scheme
The Scheme can invest across all classes of xed income instruments. There will be no cap or oor on maturity, duration or instrument type concentrations. The Fund Manager, depending on the interest rates view has the exibility to allocate the funds in any xed income instrument and endeavour to provide yields in line with the current market scenario. The Fund aims to optimise returns for the investors by designing a portfolio, which will dynamically track interest rate movements in the short term by reducing duration in a rising rate environment while increasing duration in a falling interest rate environment. The investment strategy would revolve around structuring the portfolio with an aim to capture positive price movements and minimise the impact of adverse price movements.
HFDF invests across all classes of xed income instruments with no cap or oor on maturity, duration or instrument type concentrations. This makes the scheme different from other existing open-ended income / debt schemes of the Fund.
165.17
496
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Fund of Funds Schemes

Name of the Scheme Investment Objective Investment Strategy Product Differentiation AUM as on 31.3.2012 (Rs. in crores) 51.36 Folios as on 31.3.2012 6,915
HEMF, an open To provide long term ended Scheme capital appreciation by investing in India and in the emerging markets, in equity and equity related instruments, share classes and units / securities issued by overseas mutual funds or Unit trusts. The fund may also invest a limited proportion in debt and money market instruments. HBF, an open To provide long term ended fund of capital appreciation funds Scheme by investing predominantly in units / shares of HGIF Brazil Equity Fund. The Scheme may, at the discretion of the Investment Manager, also invest in the units of other similar overseas mutual fund schemes, which may constitute a signicant part of its corpus. The Scheme may also invest a certain proportion of its corpus in money market instruments and / or units of liquid mutual fund schemes, in order to meet liquidity requirements from time to time.
HEMF proposes to invest in the overseas market by investing in units / securities issued by overseas mutual funds managed by HSBC globally, for example HSBC GEM Equity Fund etc. The Fund may undertake currency hedging to protect the investors from the risk associated with movement in currency markets as mentioned in the risk factors earlier.
This is the only overseas investing scheme which takes exposure into Emerging Market Equities.
The Scheme will invest predominantly in units / shares of HGIF Brazil Equity Fund. The Scheme may, at the discretion of the Investment Manager, also invest in the units of other similar overseas mutual fund schemes, which may constitute a signicant part of its corpus. The Scheme may also invest a certain proportion of its corpus in money market instruments and / or units of liquid mutual fund schemes, in order to meet liquidity requirements from time to time. As and when the AMC decides to invest in similar overseas mutual fund schemes other than HGIF, then it shall be ensured that the investment objective, process, philosophy, asset allocation pattern etc. of such overseas schemes is similar to that of HGIF Brazil Equity Fund as disclosed in this SID. This will ensure that the fundamental attributes of HBF remains intact.
HBF is a fund of funds scheme which will invest into HGIF Brazil Equity Fund, which in turn will invest into stocks listed in the Brazilian equity markets. It is different from HEMF an existing scheme which invests into equities of various countries which are classied as emerging markets.
294.18
7,373
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G. FUNDAMENTAL ATTRIBUTES
The following are the fundamental attributes of the Scheme(s), in terms of Regulation 18 (15A) of the Regulations: (i) Type of scheme Open ended / Close ended / Interval scheme Sectoral Fund / Equity Fund / Balance Fund / Income Fund / Index Fund / Any other type of Fund (ii) Investment Objective Main Objective - Growth / Income / Both. Investment pattern - The tentative Equity / Debt / Money Market portfolio break-up with minimum and maximum asset allocation, while retaining the option to alter the asset allocation for a short term period on defensive considerations. (iii) Terms of Issue Liquidity provisions such as listing, repurchase, redemption. Aggregate fees and expenses charged to the scheme. Any safety net or guarantee provided. Further, investment by HBF in units / shares of overseas mutual fund schemes other than HGIF Brazil Equity Fund, will be considered as a change in the fundamental attribute of HBF. In accordance with Regulation 18(15A) of the SEBI Regulations, the Trustees shall ensure that no change in the fundamental attributes of the Scheme(s) and the Plan(s) / Option(s) thereunder or the trust or fee and expenses payable or any other change which would modify the Scheme(s) and the Plan(s) / Option(s) thereunder and affect the interests of Unitholders is carried out unless: A written communication about the proposed change is sent to each Unitholder and an advertisement is given in one English daily newspaper having nationwide circulation as well as in a newspaper published in the language of the region where the Head Ofce of the Mutual Fund is situated; and The Unitholders are given an option for a period of 30 days to exit at the prevailing Net Asset Value without any exit load.
However, the Schemes performance may not be strictly comparable with the performance of the Indices due to the inherent differences in the construction of the portfolios. The Boards may review the benchmark selection process from time to time, and make suitable changes as to use of the benchmark, or related to composition of the benchmark, whenever it deems necessary.
Justification for benchmark

The Scheme(s)/Plan(s) are being benchmarked against the respective Indices mentioned above, since the composition of the Indices is in line with the investment objective of the respective Scheme(s)/Plan(s) and is most suited for comparing performance of the Scheme(s)/Plan(s). It will also enable the investors to arrive at a more informed judgement on scheme (s) performances.
Details for MSCI Brazil 10/40 Index (Benchmark for HBF)

The MSCI 10/40 Equity Indices takes into account the investment limits as prescribed by UCITS III (Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities). The UCITS III directive constrains the weight of any single group entity, at 10% of a funds total assets and the sum of the weights of all group entities representing more than 5% of the fund at 40% of the funds total assets. The following are the guiding principles:
Reflecting the 10% and 40% concentration constraints

Reecting the 10% and 40% concentration constraints is the primary consideration in terms of both index construction and index maintenance. Ensuring timely and on-going reection of the constraints requires a 10 / 40 Equity Index to be rebalanced as soon as the weights of one or more group entities exceed the constraints. In practice, this requires that rebalancings take place as of the close of the day when the constraints are breached, such that the index will comply with the weight restrictions before the opening of the following trading day.
H. HOW WILL THE SCHEME(S) BENCHMARK ITS PERFORMANCE(S)?

Benchmark Index:
The Scheme(s) / Plan(s) performance will be compared with their respective benchmark(s) as per the table below: Scheme / Plan HEF HIOF HMEF HPTF HMIP HIF-ST HIF-IP HFRF HGF HUSTF HCF HTSF HUOF HDF HFDF HEMF HSCF HBF Benchmark BSE 200 BSE 500 BSE Midcap BSE 200 CRISIL MIP Blended Index CRISIL Short Term Bond Fund Index CRISIL Composite Bond Fund Index CRISIL Liquid Fund Index I Sec Composite Index CRISIL Liquid Fund Index 90% CRISIL Short Term Bond Fund Index 10% CRISIL Liquid Fund Index BSE 200 BSE 200 BSE 200 CRISIL Composite Bond Fund Index MSCI Emerging Market Index BSE Small Cap Index MSCI Brazil 10 / 40 Index
Minimizing turnover in the 10 / 40 Equity Index

Due to absolute and / or relative market price movements, a 10 / 40 Equity Index could potentially be rebalanced at the end of every trading day in order to remain compliant with the 10 / 40 framework. This would result in signicant index turnover and exorbitant costs for a portfolio to track the index. Therefore, keeping the ongoing index turnover in a 10 / 40 Equity Index to a reasonable level is an important guiding principle of the 10 / 40 Equity Index construction and maintenance methodology.
Minimizing tracking error to the Parent Index

Minimizing the tracking error between the 10 / 40 Equity Index and the Parent Index is another important objective of the current methodology. This is achieved by a regular rebalancing of the 10 / 40 Equity Index relative to the constituents weights in the Parent Index, as well as by features in the Index construction and maintenance process which aim at minimizing the difference between the 10 / 40 Equity Index and the Parent Index. A link to the Schemes benchmark prices will also be available on the website of the Fund for investors to compare the prices of the benchmark with the NAV of the Scheme. These prices will be available at all times with no additional cost to the investor. For further details on the benchmark index, please refer to www.msci. com
I. WHO MANAGES THE SCHEME(S)?

Fund Manager(s)
Scheme HEF HIOF HPTF HMEF Fund Manager(s) Tushar Pradhan Tushar Pradhan Dhiraj Sachdev Dhiraj Sachdev
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Scheme HEMF HTSF HUOF HSCF HDF
Fund Manager(s) Gaurav Mehrotra Aditya Khemani Tushar Pradhan Dhiraj Sachdev Tushar Pradhan (for Equity portion) and Sanjay Shah (for Fixed Income portion)
Scheme HCF HIF Investment Plan HIF Short Term Plan HGF HUSTF HFRF Long Term Plan HFDF HBF
Fund Manager(s) Ruchir Parekh and Kedar Karnik Ruchir Parekh and Sanjay Shah Ruchir Parekh and Sanjay Shah Sanjay Shah Sanjay Shah and Kedar Karnik Sanjay Shah and Kedar Karnik Sanjay Shah and Ruchir Parekh Gaurav Mehrotra
HMIP Savings & Regular Aditya Khemani (for Equity Plan portion) and Sanjay Shah and Ruchir Parekh (for Fixed Income portion) The details of the Fund Manager(s) are detailed below : Name of Fund Manager Tushar Pradhan Designation Chief Investment Ofcer and Fund Manager Age 43 Qualications MBA (USA), B. Com.
Gaurav Mehrotra will be the dedicated Fund Manager for making overseas investments as permitted under the Regulations, guidelines and circulars issued from time to time.
Years of Experience with description Over 17 years of experience in Fund Management HSBC Asset Management (India) Private Limited Chief Investment Ofcer since June 2009 onwards AIG Global Asset Management Company (India) Pvt. Limited Chief Investment Ofcer Equities from December 2006 to June 2009 HDFC Asset Management Company Pvt. Limited Senior Fund Manager from July 2000 to December 2006 HDFC Limited Manager Treasury from April 1995 to June 2000 Over 15 years of experience in Equity Research & Fund Management HSBC Asset Management (India) Private Limited Senior Fund Manager from 1 December, 2009 onwards, Head of Equity - Portfolio Management Services from October 2005 to November 2009 ASK Raymond James Securities India Pvt. Ltd. Portfolio Manager from October 2003 to September 2005 HDFC Bank Ltd. Senior Manager-Equities from November 1999 to September 2003 DSQ Software Ltd. Business Analyst from June 1999 to November 1999 Probity Research & Services Ltd. (India Infoline Ltd.) Research Analyst from November 1998 to May 1999 Ford Brothers Capital Services (P) Ltd. Manager - Research from July 1996 to Sept. 1998. Over 6 years experience in Research. HSBC Asset Management (India) Private Limited Vice President & Assistant Fund Manager, Equities from February 2009 onwards. Associate Vice President Investment Management from October 2007 to February 2009 SBI Funds Management India Private Limited Senior Manager - Equity Research from March 2007 September 2007 Prudential ICICI Asset Management Company India Private Limited Assistant Manager - Equity Research from December 2005 - February 2007 Morgan Stanley Advantage Services Private Limited Research Associate from May 2005 - November 2005
Dhiraj Sachdev
Senior Vice President & Fund Manager, Equities
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B. Com., ACA, Grad. CWA, Dip. Foreign Trade Management (DFTM)
Aditya Khemani
Vice President & Fund Manager, Equities
30
PGDBM, B.Com. (Hons.)
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Name of Fund Manager Gaurav Mehrotra
Designation Vice President and Assistant Fund Manager, Investment Management
Age 30
Qualications Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management, Bachelor of Engineering
Years of Experience with description Over 5 years experience in research : HSBC Asset Management (India) Private Limited, Associate Vice President, Investment Management from September 2007 to present JP Morgan Services India Private Limited, Equity Research from August 2005 to September 2007 Tata Consultancy Services Limited, Business Analyst from June 2004 to July 2005 Over 12 years of experience in research and risk: HSBC Asset Management (India) Private Limited Vice President & Fund Manager, Fixed Income since December 2008 onwards FIL Fund Management Private Limited Credit Analyst from September 2008 to December 2008 Lehman Brothers Structured Financial Services Private Limited - Vice President, Convertible Products from September 2006 to September 2008 Rabo India Finance Private Limited - Senior Manager Credit Risk from July 2004 to September 2006 ICICI Bank Limited - Manager, Credit Risk from January 2003 to June 2004 SBI Funds Management Private Limited - Chief Manager, Debt Funds from June 1999 to January 2003 Over 14 years of experience in xed income research and management : HSBC Asset Management (India) Private Limited, Vice President & Fund Manager, Fixed Income since January 2011; AIG Global Asset Management (India) Pvt. Ltd., Fund Manager Fixed Income from April 2007 to January 2011; HDFC Asset Management Co. Ltd., Sr. Manager, Fixed Income Analyst from February 2003 to April 2007; Bear Stearns & Co., New York, NY, Fixed Income Analyst from October 2000 March 2002; Moodys Investors Service, New York, NY, Senior Associate from June 1997 to October 2000. Over 7 years experience in investment and credit research HSBC Asset Management (India) Private Limited Assistant Fund Manager, Fixed Income from December 2008 onwards. Associate Vice President & Credit Analyst from July 2008 to December 2008 CRISIL Ltd. - Manager Financial Sector Ratings from September 2005 to July 2008 ICICI Bank Ltd. Management Trainee from May 2005 to September 2005
Sanjay Shah
Senior Vice President & Fund Manager, Fixed Income
37
B. Com., A. C. A., PGDM
Ruchir Parekh
Senior Vice President & Fund Manager, Fixed Income
40
M.B.A, B.Com.
Kedar Karnik
Vice President & Assistant Fund Manager, Fixed Income
31
M.M.S. (Finance), B.E.
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J. WHAT ARE THE INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS? Investment Restrictions for the Scheme(s)
All investments by the Scheme(s) and the Mutual Fund, will always be within the investment restrictions as specied in the SEBI (Mutual Funds) Regulations, 1996, as amended from time to time. Pursuant to the Regulations, the following investment and other restrictions are presently applicable to the Scheme(s): 1. The Scheme shall not invest more than 15% of its NAV in debt instruments issued by a single issuer, which are rated not below investment grade by a credit rating agency authorised to carry out such activity under the SEBI Act, 1992. Such investment limit may be extended to 20% of the NAV of the Scheme with the prior approval of the Board of Trustees and the Board of the AMC. Provided that, such limit shall not be applicable for investments in government securities and money market instruments. Provided further that investment within such limit can be made in mortgage backed securitised debt which are rated not below investment grade by a credit rating agency registered with SEBI. 2. The Scheme shall not invest more than 10% of its NAV in unrated debt instruments issued by a single issuer and the total investment in such instruments shall not exceed 25% of the NAV of the Scheme. All such investments shall be made with the prior approval of the Board of Trustees and the Board of the AMC or a Committee constituted in this behalf. 3. No mutual fund Scheme shall invest more than 30% of its net assets in money market instruments of an issuer. Provided that such limit shall not be applicable for investments in Government securities, treasury bills and collateralized borrowing and lending obligations 4. The Fund under all its Schemes shall not own more than 10% of any companys paid-up capital carrying voting rights. 5. Transfer of investments from one Scheme to another Scheme in the Mutual Fund is permitted provided: Such transfers are done at the prevailing market price for quoted instruments on spot basis (spot basis shall have the same meaning as specied by a Stock Exchange for spot transactions); and The securities so transferred shall be in conformity with the investment objective of the Scheme to which such transfer has been made. 6. The aggregate inter-scheme investment in line with the investment objectives, made by all the Schemes under the same management or in schemes under management of any other asset management company shall not exceed 5% of the Net Asset Value of the Fund. No investment management fees shall be charged for investing in other Schemes of the Fund or in the Schemes of any other Mutual Fund. Provided that this clause shall not apply to any fund of funds scheme and investments in mutual funds in foreign countries. 7. The Scheme(s) can not charge initial issue expenses and cannot amortise the same. 8. The Fund shall get the securities purchased or transferred in the name of the Fund on account of the concerned Scheme, wherever investments are intended to be of a long-term nature. 9. Every mutual fund shall buy and sell securities on the basis of deliveries and shall in all cases of purchases, take delivery of relevant securities and in all cases of sale, deliver the securities: Provided that a mutual fund may engage in short selling of securities in accordance with the framework relating to short selling and securities lending and borrowing specied by the Board: Provided further that a mutual fund may enter into derivatives transactions in a recognized stock exchange, subject to the framework specied by the Board: Provided further that sale of government security already contracted for purchase shall be permitted in accordance with the guidelines issued by the Reserve Bank of India in this regard.
10. Pending deployment of funds of a Scheme in terms of investment objectives of the scheme, a mutual fund may invest them in shortterm deposits of scheduled commercial banks, subject to such Guidelines as may be specied by the Board. The requirements of SEBI Circulars, SEBI / IMD / CIR No. 1 / 91171 / 07 dated 16 April, 2007 and SEBI / IMD / CIR No.7 / 129592 / 08 dated 23 June, 2008 will be adhered to. 11. The Scheme shall not make any investment in: Any unlisted security of an associate or group company of the Sponsor; or Any security issued by way of private placement by an associate or group company of the Sponsor; or Listed securities of group companies of the Sponsor which is in excess of 25% of the net assets of the Scheme of the Mutual Fund. 12. The Scheme shall not invest more than 10% of its NAV in the equity shares or equity related instruments of any company. Provided that, the limit of 10 per cent shall not be applicable for investments in case of index fund or sector or industry specic scheme. 13. The Scheme shall not invest more than 5% of its NAV in the unlisted equity shares or equity related instruments in case of open ended schemes and 10% of its NAV in case of close ended schemes. 14. The Fund shall not borrow except to meet temporary liquidity needs of the Fund for the purpose of repurchase / redemption of Units or payment of interest and dividend to the Unitholders. Provided that the Fund shall not borrow more than 20% of the net assets of any individual Scheme and the duration of the borrowing shall not exceed a period of 6 months. 15. Debentures, irrespective of any residual maturity period (above or below 1 year), shall attract the investment restrictions as applicable for debt instruments as specied under Clause 1 and 1A of the Seventh Schedule to the Regulations or as may be specied by SEBI from time to time. 16. No loans for any purpose shall be advanced by the Scheme. 17. The Fund may lend securities in accordance with the securities lending scheme of SEBI. 18. The Scheme shall not invest in a fund of funds scheme. 19. A fund of funds scheme shall be subject to the following investment restrictions: (a) A fund of funds scheme shall not invest in any other fund of funds scheme; (b) A fund of funds scheme shall not invest its assets other than in schemes of mutual funds, except to the extent of funds required for meeting the liquidity requirements for the purpose of repurchases or redemptions, as disclosed in the SID of the fund of funds scheme. 20. Aggregate value of illiquid securities of Scheme, which are dened as non-traded, thinly traded and unlisted equity shares, shall not exceed 15% of the total assets of the Scheme. As this percentage is not signicant, in the AMCs view, it will have no material impact on the ability to meet redemptions within 10 days of the date the Schemes units are tendered. 21. The cumulative gross exposure through equity, debt and derivative positions, shall not exceed 100% of net assets of the respective Scheme. However, the following shall not be considered while calculating the gross exposure: a) Security-wise hedged position and b) Exposure in Cash or Cash equivalents with residual maturity of less than 91 days. 22. The Scheme will comply with any other regulations applicable to the investments of mutual funds from time to time. The Trustees may alter the above restrictions from time to time to the extent that changes in the Regulations may allow and as deemed t in the general interest of the Unitholders. It is the responsibility of the AMC to ensure that the investments are made as per the internal / Regulatory guidelines, Scheme investment objectives and in the best interest of the Unitholders of the Scheme.
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The Fund may follow internal guidelines as approved by the Board of the AMC and the Trustees from time to time. Internal guidelines shall be subject to change and may be amended from time to time in the best interest of the Unitholders. The amendments will be approved by the Board of the AMC and the Trustees of the Mutual Fund.
Policy on Offshore Investments by the Schemes and the Plans thereunder

SEBI Regulations permit mutual funds to invest in certain securities / instruments viz. ADRs / GDRs issued by Indian or Foreign companies, Equity of overseas companies listed on recognized stock exchanges overseas, Initial Public Offer (IPO) and Follow on Public offerings (FPO) for listing at recognized stock exchanges overseas, Foreign debt securities in the countries with fully convertible currencies, with rating not below investment grade by accredited / registered credit rating agencies, Money market instruments rated not below investment grade, Repos - only as pure investment avenues, where the counterparty is rated not below investment grade; also repos should not however, involve any borrowing of funds by mutual funds, Government securities where the countries are rated not below investment grade, Derivatives traded on recognized stock exchanges overseas only for hedging and portfolio balancing with underlying as securities, Short term deposits with banks overseas where the issuer is rated not below investment grade, Units / securities issued by overseas mutual funds registered with overseas regulators and investing in approved securities or Real Estate Investment Units / securities issued by overseas mutual funds registered with overseas regulators and investing in approved securities or Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) listed in recognized stock exchanges overseas or unlisted overseas securities (not exceeding 10% of their net assets) subject to the terms and conditions prescribed, subject to maximum of US$ 300 million. This would be revised in terms of SEBI approvals / guidelines from time to time. All the provisions of SEBI / IMD / CIR No.7 / 104753 / 07 dated September 26, 2007 and all applicable regulations / guidelines / directives / notications, as may be stipulated by SEBI and RBI, from time to time will be adhered to including appointment of dedicated fund manager for investment in foreign securities. It is the Investment Managers belief that foreign securities offer new investment and portfolio diversication opportunities into multi-market and multi-currency products. The Fund would look to invest in foreign securities in order to diversify the portfolio in terms of variety of instruments held and enhance returns by taking advantage of market movements in global markets, which may or may not be in sync with the Indian markets. Investment in foreign securities would only be looked at if they provide a return, liquidity, ease of settlement and valuation, transaction costs better than equivalent local investments. Hence only if the Fund Manager becomes cautious or negative on the Indian markets for a reasonably long period of time, would he consider investing in such securities. The Fund will look to identify and capture protable opportunities as and when they arise. However, such investments also entail additional risks. Such investment opportunities may be pursued by the Investment Manager provided they are considered appropriate in terms of the overall investment objectives of the Scheme. The Scheme may then, if necessary, seek permission from SEBI and RBI to invest abroad in accordance with the investment objectives of the Scheme and in accordance with any guidelines issued by SEBI / RBI from time to time. Since the Scheme would invest only partially in foreign securities, there may not be readily available and widely accepted benchmarks to measure performance of the Scheme. To manage risks associated with foreign currency, the Fund may use derivatives for efcient portfolio management including hedging and in accordance with conditions as may be stipulated by SEBI / RBI from time to time.
Offshore investments will be made subject to any / all approvals and conditions thereof as may be stipulated by SEBI / RBI being fullled and provided such investments do not result in expenses to the Fund in excess of the ceiling, if any, on expenses prescribed by SEBI for offshore investment, and if no such ceiling is prescribed by SEBI, the expenses to the Scheme(s) shall be limited to the level which, in the opinion of the Trustees, is reasonable and consistent with costs and expenses attendant to international investing. The Fund may, where necessary, appoint other intermediaries of repute as advisors, sub-custodians, etc. for managing and administering such investments. The appointment of such intermediaries shall be in accordance with the applicable requirements of SEBI and within the permissible ceilings of expenses. The fees and expenses would illustratively include, besides the investment management fees, custody fees and costs, fees of appointed advisors and submanagers, transaction costs and overseas regulatory costs. The AMC / Trustee reserves the right to temporarily suspend subscriptions in / switches into the relevant Schemes, or the subsequent instalments of HSBC SIP / HSBC STP into the Schemes will be stopped from the month in which the subscriptions exceed or are expected to exceed the maximum permissible limits prescribed by SEBI for overseas investments (currently the limit for all the Schemes of the Fund put together is equivalent to US$ 300 mn).
K. HOW HAS THE SCHEME(S) PERFORMED?

Scheme performance as on 31 March, 2012
HSBC Equity Fund

Period Last 1 year Last 3 years Last 5 years Since Inception Scheme Returns -8.46% 17.32% 7.14% 27.48%
Absolute Returns HEF Growth BSE 200 92.87 100% 80% 58.42 60% 30.24 24.13 40% 10.42 8.15 20% 0.79 0% -1.40 -20% -8.87 -9.52
Apr. 11 Mar. 12 Apr. 10 Mar. 11 Apr. 09 Mar. 10 Apr. 08 Mar. 09 Apr. 07 Mar. 08
Benchmark Returns -8.80% 24.38% 6.74% 20.34%
HSBC India Opportunities Fund

Absolute Returns HIOF Growth 100% 80% 60% 40% 20% 0% -20% -3.59 -9.44 Apr. 11 Mar. 12 96.38 62.24
11.75 7.48

BSE 500
-2.23 -2.04
16.18
24.25
Apr. 10 Mar. 11
Apr. 09 Mar. 10
Apr. 08 Mar. 09
Apr. 07 Mar. 08
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HSBC Progressive Themes Fund

Period Last 1 year Last 3 years Last 5 years Since Inception Scheme Returns -3.87% 11.31% -0.72% 2.05%
Absolute Returns HPTF - Growth BSE 200 92.87 100% 80% 55.85 60% 40% 23.92 24.13 20% 0% -2.57 -1.40 -20% -4.27 -9.52 -10.05 -8.15 Apr. 11 Mar. 12 Apr. 10 Mar. 11 Apr. 09 Mar. 10 Apr. 08 Mar. 09 Apr. 07 Mar. 08
HSBC Emerging Markets Fund

Period Last 1 year Last 3 years Since Inception -8.79% 24.38% 6.74% 8.94% Scheme Returns -5.14% 16.45% -0.09%
Absolute Returns HEMF - Growth MSCI Emerging Market Index BSE 200
Benchmark Returns
Benchmark Returns MSCI Emerging Market Index -11.05% 22.25% -4.42%
100% 80% 60% 48.85 54.67 40% 5.15 13.48 10.81 20% 1.73 3.69 0.30 5.12 0% -20% -6.73 -12.12 Apr. 11 Mar. 12 Apr. 10 Mar. 11 Apr. 09 Mar. 10 Apr. 08 Mar. 09 Since Inception to Mar. 08
HSBC Midcap Equity Fund

Absolute Returns 150% 125% 116.01 100% 75% 50% 25% 0.99% 0% -25% -8.49 -9.12 -9.93% Apr. 11 Mar. 12 Apr. 10 Mar. 11 HMEF - Growth BSE Midcap Index 130.23
HSBC Tax Saver Equity Fund

Absolute Returns HTSF - Growth BSE 200
13.51 19.38 -7.39 -8.62 Apr. 07 Mar. 08
92.87 100% 87.14 80% 60% 40% 24.13 8.15 12.04 20% 5.80 0% -1.77 -1.40 -20% -4.41 -9.52 Apr. 11 Mar. 12 Apr. 10 Mar. 11 Apr. 09 Mar. 10 Apr. 08 Mar. 09 Apr. 07 Mar. 08
Apr. 09 Mar. 10
Apr. 08 Mar. 09
HSBC Dynamic Fund

Period Last 1 year Last 3 years Since Inception Scheme Returns -7.80% 15.53% -0.89%
Absolute Returns HDF - Growth 92.87 100% 80% 51.97 60% 40% 9.27 8.15 20% 0% -20% -8.21 -9.52 Apr. 11 Mar. 12 Apr. 10 Mar. 11 Apr. 09 Mar. 10 BSE 200
HSBC Unique Opportunities Fund

Benchmark Returns -8.80% 24.38% 0.92% Period Last 1 year Last 3 years Last 5 years Since Inception Scheme Returns -9.12% 22.22% -0.10% 0.30%
Absolute Returns HUOF - Growth 100% 80% 60% 40% 9.98 20% 0% -20% -9.77 -9.52 Apr. 11 Mar. 12 92.87 79.92 5.55 8.15 -3.40 -1.40 Apr. 09 Mar. 10 Apr. 08 Mar. 09 Apr. 07 Mar. 08 24.13 BSE 200
-1.40 -4.12 -3.34
-6.68
Apr. 08 - Since Inception Mar. 09 to Mar. 08
Apr. 10 Mar. 11
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HSBC Small Cap Fund

Period Last 1 year Last 3 years Since Inception Scheme Returns -16.51% 24.16% -2.44%
Absolute Returns BSE Small Cap Index HSCF - Growth 180% 161.73 150% 123.83 120% 90% 60% 12.83 30% 1.33 0.37 -3.78 -18.34 0% -3.40 -11.85 -30% -20.68 Apr. 11 Mar. 12 Apr. 10 Mar. 11 Apr. 09 Mar. 10 Apr. 08 Mar. 09 Since Inception to Mar. 08
HSBC Ultra Short Term Bond Fund

Benchmark Returns -18.74% 27.45% -1.17% Period Last 1 year Last 3 years Since Inception Scheme Returns 7.34% 5.36% 6.60%
Absolute Returns HUSBF (Regular Growth) 10% 8% 6% 4% 2% 0%
Benchmark Returns 8.43% 6.14% 6.93%
Composite Index^^ 8.38 7.45
8.40 7.34 6.09 5.03 3.74 3.93 2.06 1.62
^^ CRISIL Liquid Fund Index - 90%, CRISIL Short Term Bond Fund Index - 10%
HSBC MIP Fund - Regular & Savings Plan HSBC Income Fund
Short Term Plan Last 1 year Last 3 years Last 5 years Since Inception Investment Plan Last 1 year Last 3 years Last 5 years Since Inception
HIF ST (Regular Growth) 10% 8% 6% 4% 2% 0%
Regular Plan Last 1 year Last 3 years Last 5 years Since Inception Savings Plan Last 1 year Last 3 years Last 5 years Since Inception 8.52% 6.50% 7.66% 6.47% 8.30% 6.45% 7.56% 6.15% Benchmark Returns 7.67% 6.08% 6.74% 5.50%
16% 14% 12% 10% 8% 6% 4% 2% 0% -2%
Scheme Returns Benchmark Returns 5.66% 8.24% 7.89% 7.48% Scheme Returns 5.66% 10.57% 9.08% 9.11%
Absolute Returns HMIP RP - Growth CRISIL MIP Blended Index
Scheme Returns Benchmark Returns
5.36% 8.58% 7.35% 6.96% Benchmark Returns 5.36% 8.58% 7.35% 6.96%
Scheme Returns 8.95% 7.40% 8.22% 6.72%

Absolute Returns
15.23
8.38 8.26 5.85 5.11 5.10
CRISIL Short Term Bond Fund Index 9.65 8.84 5.85 2.37
14.27
12.40 11.88
5.53 5.24
6.17 4.04
-0.32 0.16 Apr. 07 Mar. 08
1.90
Apr. 11 Mar. 12
Apr. 10 Mar. 11
Apr. 09 Mar. 10
Apr. 08 Mar. 09
Absolute Returns Absolute Returns HIF IP (Regular Growth) 12% 9% 6% 3% 0% -3% -6% -9% 8.84 7.66 5.56 5.05 7.39 CRISIL Composite Bond Fund Index 10.34 8.25 5.38 HMIP SP - Growth 24% 21% 18% 15% 12% 9% 6.17 6% 5.49 5.24 4.37 3% 0% -3% Apr. 11 Apr. 10 Mar. 12 Mar. 11 CRISIL MIP Blended Index 22.38 14.27 14.92 11.88
--0.54 -6.04
-2.26 0.16 Apr. 09 Mar. 10 Apr. 08 Mar. 09 Apr. 07 Mar. 08
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HSBC Floating Rate Fund Long Term Plan (LT)

Long Term Plan Last 1 year Last 3 years Last 5 years Since Inception
HFRF - LT 10% 8% 6% 4% 2% 0% 8.63 8.42 5.74 6.21 4.52 3.67 1.78 Apr. 11 Mar. 12 Apr. 10 Mar. 11 Apr. 09 Mar. 10
HSBC Flexi Debt Fund

Period Last 1 year Last 3 years Since Inception 8.45% 6.10% 6.91% 6.46%
16% 12% 8% 4% 0% -4% -8%
Scheme Returns 9.30% 7.41% 8.42%

Absolute Returns HFDF (Regular Growth) 9.14 7.67
Benchmark Returns 7.67% 6.08% 6.44%
Scheme Returns Benchmark Returns 8.63% 6.29% 7.30% 6.83%

Absolute Returns CRISIL Liquid Fund Index 9.04 8.21
CRISIL Composite Bond Fund Index 13.55 8.98 -6.20 -0.54
5.77 5.06 6.90 5.38
2.06
Apr. 11 Mar. 12
Apr. 10 Mar. 11
Apr. 09 Mar. 10
Apr. 08 Mar. 09
Apr. 08 Mar. 09
Apr. 07 Mar. 08
Since Inception to Mar. 08
HSBC Cash Fund

Period Last 1 year Last 3 years Last 5 years Since Inception Scheme Returns 8.02% 5.17% 6.09% 5.82%
Absolute Returns HCF Growth CRISIL Liquid Fund Index 10% 8.02 8.42 7.74 7.47 8% 6.21 5.41 6% 3.68 4% 2.06 2.16 1.12 2% 0% Apr. 09 Apr. 08 Apr. 07 Apr. 11 Apr. 10 Mar. 10 Mar. 09 Mar. 08 Mar. 12 Mar. 11
HSBC Gilt Fund

Period Benchmark Returns 8.45% 6.10% 6.91% 5.99% Last 1 year Last 3 years Last 5 years Since Inception Scheme Returns 8.19% 7.97% 3.84% 3.69%
Absolute Returns HGF - Growth 10% 5% 0% -5% -10% -15% 8.18 6.77 7.81 6.41 7.57 4.42 I Sec Composite Index 9.00 4.23
Benchmark Returns 6.77% 5.86% 7.88% 6.20%
-5.67 -11.58 Apr. 11 Mar. 12 Apr. 10 Mar. 11 Apr. 09 Mar. 10 Apr. 08 Mar. 09 Apr. 07 Mar. 08
Note : HSBC Brazil Fund being a new scheme launched in April 2011, performance has not been disclosed for this Scheme. Past performance may or may not be sustained in the future. Since inception returns are calculated on Rs 10 invested at inception. Calculations are based on Growth NAVs. For disclosures on point to point returns on a standard investment of Rs.10,000/- and other related performance disclosures (as per SEBI circular dated August 22, 2011), kindly refer to the next section.
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COMPARATIVE PERFORMANCE OF EQUITY SCHEMES

Funds Managed by TUSHAR PRADHAN
HSBC Equity Fund Scheme Name & Benchmarks HSBC Equity Fund - Growth BSE 200 (Scheme Benchmark) S&P Nifty (Standard Benchmark) r 10,000, if invested in HEF, would have become r 10,000, if invested in BSE 200, would have become r 10,000, if invested in S&P Nifty, would have become Date of Inception : 10 Dec 02 Apr 11 Apr 10 Mar 12 Mar 11 -8.87% 9.67% -9.52% 7.27% -9.11% 10.27% r 9,113 r 10,967 r 9,048 r 10,727 r 9,089 r 11,027 Apr 09 Mar 10 57.13% 89.60% 71.52% r 15,713 r 18,960 r 17,152 Since Inception 27.48% 20.34% 18.82% r 95,822 r 56,052 r 49,784
Past performance may or may not be sustained in the future. Refer note below.
HSBC India Opportunities Fund Scheme Name & Benchmarks HSBC India Opportunities Fund - Growth BSE 500 (Scheme Benchmark) S&P Nifty (Standard Benchmark) R 10,000, if invested in HIOF, would have become R 10,000, if invested in BSE 500, would have become R 10,000, if invested in S&P Nifty, would have become
Date of Inception : 24 Feb 04 Apr 11 Apr 10 Mar 12 Mar 11 -3.59% 11.00% -9.44% 6.55% -9.11% 10.27% R 9,641 R 11,100 R 9,056 R 10,655 R 9,089 R 11,027
Apr 09 Mar 10 60.66% 93.00% 71.52% R 16,066 R 19,300 R 17,152
Since Inception 16.46% 14.51% 14.08% R 34,369 R 29,981 R 29,075
HSBC Unique Opportunities Fund Scheme Name & Benchmarks HSBC Unique Opportunities Fund - Growth BSE 200 (Scheme Benchmark) S&P Nifty (Standard Benchmark) R 10,000, if invested in HUOF, would have become R 10,000, if invested in BSE 200, would have become R 10,000, if invested in S&P Nifty, would have become
Date of Inception : 21 Mar 07 Apr 11 Apr 10 Mar 12 Mar 11 -9.77% 8.92% -9.52% 7.27% -9.11% 10.27% R 9,023 R 10,892 R 9,048 R 10,727 R 9,089 R 11,027
Apr 09 Mar 10 78.57% 89.60% 71.52% R 17,857 R 18,960 R 17,152
Fund Managed by TUSHAR PRADHAN (for Equity portion) and SANJAY SHAH (for Fixed Income portion)
HSBC Dynamic Fund Scheme Name & Benchmarks HSBC Dynamic Fund - Growth BSE 200 (Scheme Benchmark) S&P Nifty (Standard Benchmark) R 10,000, if invested in HDF, would have become R 10,000, if invested in BSE 200, would have become R 10,000, if invested in S&P Nifty, would have become Date of Inception : 24 Sep 07 Apr 11 Apr 10 Mar 12 Mar 11 -8.21% 8.77% -9.52% 7.27% -9.11% 10.27% R 9,179 R 10,877 R 9,048 R 10,727 R 9,089 R 11,027 Apr 09 Mar 10 51.72% 89.60% 71.52% R 15,172 R 18,960 R 17,152 Since Inception -0.89% 0.92% 1.59% R 9,604 R 10,420 R 10,737
Fund Managed by ADITYA KHEMANI

HSBC Tax Saver Equity Fund Scheme Name & Benchmarks HSBC Tax Saver Equity Fund - Growth BSE 200 (Scheme Benchmark) S&P Nifty (Standard Benchmark) R 10,000, if invested in HTSF, would have become R 10,000, if invested in BSE 200, would have become R 10,000, if invested in S&P Nifty, would have become Date of Inception : 05 Jan 07 Apr 11 Apr 10 Mar 12 Mar 11 -4.41% 4.41% -9.52% 7.27% -9.11% 10.27% R 9,559 R 10,441 R 9,048 R 10,727 R 9,089 R 11,027 Apr 09 Mar 10 86.15% 89.60% 71.52% R 18,615 R 18,960 R 17,152 Since Inception 6.56% 5.10% 5.59% R 13,947 R 12,972 R 13,294
Data for the period 01 April - 31 March has been considered in all cases, except for Since Inception returns. Since Inception (%) returns are compounded annualised, other % returns are absolute. Since inception returns are calculated on R 10 invested at inception. Standard benchmark is prescribed by SEBI for long-term equity schemes and is used for comparison purposes. Returns on R 10,000 are point-to point returns for the specic time period, invested at the start of the period.
Note :
HSBC Mutual Fund
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Fund Managed by GAURAV MEHROTRA

HSBC Emerging Markets Fund Scheme Name & Benchmarks HSBC Emerging Markets Fund - Growth MSCI Emerging Market Index (Scheme Benchmark) S&P Nifty (Standard Benchmark) R 10,000, if invested in HMEF, would have become R 10,000, if invested in MSCI Emerging Market Index, would have become R 10,000, if invested in S&P Nifty, would have become Date of Inception : 17 Mar 08 Apr 11 - Mar 12 Apr 10 - Mar 11 Apr 09 - Mar 10 -6.73% -12.12% -9.11% R 9,327 R 8,788 R 9,089 11.30% 13.98% 10.27% R 11,130 R 11,398 R 11,027 48.84% 73.97% 71.52% R 14,884 R 17,397 R 17,152 Since Inception -0.09% -0.08% 4.10% R 9,964 R 9,968 R 11,760
Funds Managed by DHIRAJ SACHDEV

HSBC Progressive Themes Fund Scheme Name & Benchmarks HSBC Progressive Themes Fund - Growth BSE 200 (Scheme Benchmark) S&P Nifty (Standard Benchmark) R 10,000, if invested in HPTF, would have become R 10,000, if invested in BSE 200, would have become R 10,000, if invested in S&P Nifty, would have become Date of Inception : 23 Feb 06 Apr 11 - Mar 12 Apr 10 - Mar 11 Apr 09 - Mar 10 -4.27% -9.52% -9.11% R 9,573 R 9,048 R 9,089 -11.23% 7.27% 10.27% R 8,877 R 10,727 R 11,027 54.49% 89.60% 71.52% R 15,449 R 18,960 R 17,152 Since Inception 2.05% 8.94% 9.39% R 11,321 R 16,865 R 17,294
HSBC Midcap Equity Fund Scheme Name & Benchmarks HSBC Midcap Equity Fund - Growth BSE Midcap (Scheme Benchmark) S&P Nifty (Standard Benchmark) R 10,000, if invested in HMEF, would have become R 10,000, if invested in BSE Midcap, would have become R 10,000, if invested in S&P Nifty, would have become
Date of Inception : 19 May 05 Apr 11 - Mar 12 Apr 10 - Mar 11 Apr 09 - Mar 10 -8.49% -9.12% -9.11% R 9,151 R 9,088 R 9,089 -10.38% 0.11% 10.27% R 8,962 R 10,011 R 11,027 112.91% 125.98% 71.52% R 21,291 R 22,598 R 17,152 Since Inception 9.26% 10.25% 15.31% R 18,371 R 19,545 R 26,599
HSBC Small Cap Fund Scheme Name & Benchmarks HSBC Small Cap Fund - Growth BSE Small Cap (Scheme Benchmark) S&P Nifty (Standard Benchmark) R 10,000, if invested in HSCF, would have become R 10,000, if invested in BSE Smallcap, would have become R 10,000, if invested in S&P Nifty, would have become
Date of Inception : 24 Mar 08 Apr 11 - Mar 12 Apr 10 - Mar 11 Apr 09 - Mar 10 -18.34% -20.68% -9.11% R 8,166 R 7,932 R 9,089 0.04% -6.06% 10.27% R 10,004 R 9,394 R 11,027 119.84% 154.42% 71.52% R 21,984 R 25,442 R 17,152 Since Inception -2.44% -1.17% 3.51% R 9,053 R 9,539 R 11,487
Note : Data for the period 01 April - 31 March has been considered in all cases, except for Since Inception returns. Since Inception (%) returns are compounded annualised, other % returns are absolute. Since inception returns are calculated on Rs 10 invested at inception. Standard benchmark is prescribed by SEBI for long-term equity schemes and is used for comparison purposes. Returns on Rs 10,000 are pointto point returns for the specic time period, invested at the start of the period.
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COMPARATIVE PERFORMANCE OF DEBT SCHEMES

Funds Managed by - SANJAY SHAH & RUCHIR PAREKH (for Debt portion) & ADITYA KHEMANI (for Equity portion)
HSBC MIP - Regular Plan Scheme Name & Benchmarks HSBC MIP - Regular Plan - Growth CRISIL MIP Blended Index (Scheme Benchmark) CRISIL 1 Year T-Bill Index (Standard Benchmark) CRISIL 10 Year Gilt Index (Standard Benchmark) R 10,000, if invested in HMIP - R, would have become R 10,000, if invested in CRISIL MIP Blended Index, would have become R 10,000, if invested in CRISIL 1 Year T-Bill Index, would have become R 10,000, if invested in CRISIL 10 Year Gilt Index, would have become
Date of Inception : 24 Feb 04 Apr 11 Apr 10 Apr 09 Mar 12 Mar 11 Mar 10 5.53% 4.02% 15.23% 5.24% 6.02% 14.25% 6.57% 3.84% 3.07% 2.41% 4.59% 3.58% R 10,553 R 10,402 R 11,523 R 10,524 R 10,602 R 11,425 R 10,657 R 10,384 R 10,307 R 10,241 R 10,459 R 10,358 Date of Inception : 24 Feb 04 Apr 11 Apr 10 Apr 09 Mar 12 Mar 11 Mar 10 5.49% 4.37% 22.38% 5.24% 6.02% 14.25% 6.57% 3.84% 3.07% 2.41% 4.59% 3.58% R 10,549 R 10,437 R 12,238 R 10,524 R 10,602 R 11,425 R 10,657 R 10,384 R 10,307 R 10,241 R 10,459 R 10,358
Since Inception 7.48% 6.97% 5.05% 4.02% R 17,939 R 17,254 R 14,904 R 13,767
HSBC MIP - Savings Plan Scheme Name & Benchmarks HSBC MIP - Savings Plan - Growth CRISIL MIP Blended Index (Scheme Benchmark) CRISIL 1 Year T-Bill Index (Standard Benchmark) CRISIL 10 Year Gilt Index (Standard Benchmark) R 10,000, if invested in HMIP - S, would have become R 10,000, if invested in CRISIL MIP Blended Index, would have become R 10,000, if invested in CRISIL 1 Year T-Bill Index, would have become R 10,000, if invested in CRISIL 10 Year Gilt Index, would have become
Since Inception 9.11% 6.97% 5.05% 4.02% R 20,259 R 17,254 R 14,904 R 13,767
Fund Managed by - SANJAY SHAH & RUCHIR PAREKH

HSBC Flexi Debt Fund Scheme Name & Benchmarks HSBC Flexi Debt Fund - Ret - Growth CRISIL Composite Bond Fund Index (Scheme Benchmark) CRISIL 10 Year Gilt Index (Standard Benchmark) R 10,000, if invested in HFDF, would have become R 10,000, if invested in CRISIL Composite Bond Fund Index, would have become R 10,000, if invested in CRISIL 10 Year Gilt Index, would have become
Date of Inception : 05 Oct 07 Apr 11 Apr 10 Apr 09 Mar 12 Mar 11 Mar 10 9.14% 5.77% 6.90% 7.66% 5.04% 5.41% 2.41% 4.59% 3.58% R 10,914 R 10,577 R 10,690 R 10,766 R 10,504 R 10,541 R 10,241 R 10,459 R 10,358
Funds Managed by SANJAY SHAH & KEDAR KARNIK

HSBC FRF - LTP - Regular Plan Scheme Name & Benchmarks HSBC FRF - LTP - Regular Plan - Growth CRISIL Liquid Fund Index (Scheme Benchmark) CRISIL 1 Year T-Bill Index (Standard Benchmark) R 10,000, if invested HFRF - LTP, would have become R 10,000, if invested in CRISIL Liquid Fund Index, would have become R 10,000, if invested in CRISIL 1 Year T-Bill Index, would have become
Date of Inception : 16 Nov 04 Apr 11 Apr 10 Apr 09 Mar 12 Mar 11 Mar 10 8.63% 5.74% 4.52% 8.42% 6.20% 3.69% 6.57% 3.84% 3.07% R 10,863 R 10,574 R 10,452 R 10,842 R 10,620 R 10,369 R 10,657 R 10,384 R 10,307
Date of Inception : 17 Oct 06 Apr 11 Apr 10 Apr 09 Mar 12 Mar 11 Mar 10 HSBC Ultra Short Term Bond Fund - Regular - Growth 7.34% 5.03% 3.74% Customised Benchmark Index Fund (Scheme Benchmark) 8.40% 6.09% 3.76% CRISIL 1 Year T-Bill Index (Standard Benchmark) 6.57% 3.84% 3.07% R 10,000, if invested in HUSTBF, would have become R 10,734 R 10,503 R 10,374 R 10,000, if invested in Customised Benchmark Index, would have become R 10,840 R 10,609 R 10,376 R 10,000, if invested in CRISIL 1 Year T-Bill Index, would have become R 10,657 R 10,384 R 10,307
HSBC Ultra Short Term Bond Fund Scheme Name & Benchmarks
Data for the period 01 April - 31 March has been considered in all cases, except for Since Inception returns. Since Inception (%) returns are compounded annualised, other % returns are simple annualised. Since inception returns are calculated on R 10 invested at inception. Standard benchmark is prescribed by SEBI and is used for comparison purposes. Returns on R 10,000 are point-to-point returns for the specic time period, invested at the start of the period.
Note :
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HSBC Income Fund - STP Scheme Name & Benchmarks HSBC Income Fund - STP - Reg - Growth CRISIL Short Term Bond Fund Index (Scheme Benchmark) CRISIL 1 Year T-Bill Index (Standard Benchmark) R 10,000, if invested in HIF -ST, would have become R 10,000, if invested in CRISIL Short Term Bond Fund Index, would have become R 10,000, if invested in CRISIL 1 Year T-Bill Index, would have become
Date of Inception : 10 Dec 02 Apr 11 Mar 12 8.38% 8.26% 6.57% R 10,838 R 10,826 R 10,657 Apr 10 Mar 11 5.85% 5.11% 3.84% R 10,585 R 10,511 R 10,384 Apr 09 Mar 10 5.10% 5.88% 3.07% R 10,510 R 10,588 R 10,307 Since nception 6.47% 6.15% 5.09% R 17,929 R 17,427 R 15,876
HSBC Income Fund - Investment Plan Scheme Name & Benchmarks HSBC Income Fund - Investment Plan - Reg - Growth CRISIL Composite Bond Fund Index (Scheme Benchmark) CRISIL 10 Year Gilt Index (Standard Benchmark) R 10,000, if invested in HIF - IP, would have become R 10,000, if invested in CRISIL Composite Bond Fund Index, would have become R 10,000, if invested in CRISIL 10 Year Gilt Index, would have become
Date of Inception : 10 Dec 02 Apr 11 Mar 12 8.84% 7.66% 2.41% R 10,884 R 10,766 R 10,241 Apr 10 Mar 11 5.57% 5.04% 4.59% R 10,557 R 10,504 R 10,459 Apr 09 Mar 10 7.39% 5.41% 3.58% R 10,739 R 10,541 R 10,358 Since Inception 6.72% 5.50% 5.05% R 18,314 R 16,454 R 15,818
Fund Managed by SANJAY SHAH

HSBC Gilt Fund Scheme Name & Benchmarks HSBC Gilt Fund - Growth I-Sec Composite Bond Fund Index (Scheme Benchmark) CRISIL 10 Year Gilt Index (Standard Benchmark) R 10,000, if invested in HGF, would have become R 10,000, if invested in I-Sec Composite Bond Fund Index, would have become R 10,000, if invested in CRISIL 10 Year Gilt Index, would have become
Date of Inception : 05 Dec 03 Apr 11 Mar 12 8.18% 6.77% 2.41% R 10,818 R 10,677 R 10,241 Apr 10 Mar 11 7.81% 6.38% 4.59% R 10,781 R 10,638 R 10,459 Apr 09 Mar 10 7.57% 4.42% 3.58% R 10,757 R 10,442 R 10,358 Since Inception 3.69% 6.20% 4.02% R 13,515 R 16,495 R 13,880
Fund Managed by RUCHIR PAREKH & KEDAR KARNIK

HSBC Cash Fund Scheme Name & Benchmarks Date of Inception : 04 Dec 02 Last 7 Days as Last 15 Days Last 30 Days on 30 March as on 30 March as on 30 March 2012 2012 2012 8.74% 9.75% 9.02% R 10,874 R 10,975 R 10,902 8.58% 9.78% 8.86% R 10,858 R 10,978 R 10,886 8.46% 9.56% 9.00% R 10,846 R 10,956 R 10,900 Apr 11 Mar 12 8.02% 8.42% 6.94% R 10,802 R 10,842 R 10,694 Apr 10 Mar 11 5.42% 6.20% 4.23% R 10,542 R 10,620 R 10,423 Apr 09 Mar 10 2.15% 3.69% 2.81% R 10,215 R 10,369 R 10,281 Since Inception 5.82% 5.99% 5.05% R 16,954 R 17,205 R 15,837
HSBC Cash Fund - Growth CRISIL Liquid Fund Index (Scheme Benchmark) CRISIL 91 Day T-Bill Index (Standard Benchmark) R 10,000, if invested in HCF, would have become R 10,000, if invested in CRISIL Liquid Fund Index, would have become R 10,000, if invested in CRISIL 91 Day T-Bill Index, would have become
Note : Data for the period 01 April - 31 March has been considered in all cases, except for Since Inception returns. Since Inception (%) returns are compounded annualised, other % returns are simple annualised. Since inception returns are calculated on R 10 invested at inception. Standard benchmark is prescribed by SEBI and is used for comparison purposes. Returns on R 10,000 are point-to-point returns for the specic time period, invested at the start of the period.
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SECTION III - UNITS AND OFFER

This section provides the details you need to know for investing in the Scheme(s). New Fund Offer, New Fund Offer Period, New Fund Offer Price, Extension / Pre-poning of the New Fund Offer Period, Minimum Amount for Application in the NFO, Minimum Target Amount, Maximum Amount to be raised, Allotment & Refund and Special Products / facilities available during the NFO These sections are not applicable as there is Continuous Offer of Units of the Scheme(s) at NAV based prices.
ONGOING OFFER DETAILS

1. Plans / Options / Sub-options offered under the Scheme(s)
The following table details the Plans / Options / Sub-options available in the respective Scheme(s) and their respective dividend frequencies: Name of Schemes and Plans, if any HSBC Equity Fund Options Growth Dividend Growth Dividend Growth Dividend Sub-Options Payout Reinvestment Payout Reinvestment Payout Reinvestment Payout Reinvestment Payout Payout Reinvestment Payout Reinvestment Growth Daily Dividend (Reinvestment) Weekly Dividend (Reinvestment) Growth Daily Dividend (Reinvestment) Weekly Dividend (Reinvestment) Monthly Dividend (Payout & Reinvestment) Growth Weekly Dividend (Reinvestment) Monthly Dividend (Payout & Reinvestment) Growth Quarterly Dividend (Payout & Re-investment) Monthly Dividend (Payout & Reinvestment) Quarterly Dividend (Payout & Reinvestment) Frequency of dividend declaration From time to time From time to time From time to time From time to time From time to time From time to time From time to time Daily Weekly Daily Weekly Monthly Weekly Monthly Quarterly Record Date As may be decided by Dividend Committee. As may be decided by Dividend Committee. As may be decided by Dividend Committee. As may be decided by Dividend Committee. As may be decided by Dividend Committee. As may be decided by Dividend Committee. As may be decided by Dividend Committee. Daily
the
HSBC India Opportunities Fund HSBC Midcap Equity Fund
the
the
HSBC Progressive Themes Growth Fund Dividend HSBC Tax Saver Equity Fund HSBC Dynamic Fund Growth Dividend Growth Dividend Growth Dividend Regular
the
the
the
HSBC Unique Opportunities Fund HSBC Cash Fund
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Institutional and Institutional Plus
HSBC Income Fund Short Term Plan
Regular, Institutional and Institutional Plus Regular & Institutional
HSBC Income Fund Investment Plan
HSBC MIP Regular & Savings Plan
Growth Dividend
Monthly Quarterly
Every Friday1 Daily Weekly Last working Friday1 of the month Every Friday1 Last working Friday1 of the month The working Friday1 closest to the 15th of the last month of the quarter Last working Friday1 of the month The working Friday1 closest to the 15th of the last month of the quarter
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Name of Schemes and Plans, if any HSBC Ultra Short Term Bond Fund
Options Regular
Sub-Options Growth Weekly Dividend (Reinvestment) Daily Dividend (Reinvestment) Growth Weekly Dividend (Reinvestment) Daily Dividend (Reinvestment) Monthly Dividend (Payout & Reinvestment) Growth Weekly Dividend (Reinvestment) Monthly Dividend (Payout & Reinvestment) Growth Weekly Dividend (Reinvestment) Monthly Dividend (Payout & Reinvestment) Growth Weekly Dividend (Payout only for dividend Rs. 1,00,000, else Reinvestment) Fortnightly Dividend (Reinvestment) Monthly Dividend (Payout & Reinvestment) Growth Fortnightly Dividend (Reinvestment) Monthly Dividend (Payout & Reinvestment) Quarterly Dividend (Payout & Reinvestment) Half Yearly Dividend (Payout & Reinvestment)
Institutional & Institutional Plus
Frequency of dividend declaration Weekly Daily Weekly Daily Monthly Weekly Monthly Weekly Monthly Weekly
Record Date Every Friday1 Daily Every Friday1 Daily Last working Friday1 of the month Every Friday1 Last working Friday1 of the month Every Friday1 Last working Friday1 of the month Every Friday1
HSBC Gilt Fund
HSBC Floating Rate Fund - Long Term Plan
Regular
Institutional
Fortnightly Monthly Fortnightly Monthly Quarterly
HSBC Flexi Debt Fund
Regular & Institutional
Half Yearly
HSBC Emerging Markets Fund HSBC Small Cap Fund
Growth Dividend Growth Dividend Growth Dividend
Payout & Reinvestment Payout Reinvestment Payout Reinvestment
From time to time From time to time From time to time
HSBC Brazil Fund
Every alternate Friday1 Last working Friday1 of the month Every alternate Friday1 Last working Friday1 of the month The working Friday1 closest to the 15th of the last month of the quarter Last working Friday1 closest to the 15th of the last month of the half year As may be decided by the Dividend Committee As may be decided by the Dividend Committee. As may be decided by the Dividend Committee.
Notes: 1 If Friday is a holiday, then the record date shall be the previous Business Day. Investors should indicate the Scheme / Plan and / or Option etc., wherever applicable, for which the subscription is made by indicating the choice in the appropriate box provided for this purpose in the Application Form. In case of valid applications received, without indicating/ incorrectly indicating the Scheme / Plan and / or Option etc. the following defaults will be agged off. If indication not made/incorrectly made Common to all Schemes Scheme Name Dividend / Growth Option / Sub-options Dividend Payout / Reinvestment Mode of holding (in cases where there are more than one applicants) Status of First Applicant (Individual, HUF, Company etc.) As indicated on the Cheque Growth Option / Sub-option Dividend Reinvestment* Joint Others # Default If indication not made/incorrectly made Scheme Specic HMIP Regular / Savings Plan Monthly / Quarterly sub-option HIF Long Term Plan / Short Term Plan Regular / Institutional/Institutional Plus Weekly and Monthly dividend sub-options in Short Term Plan Short Term Plan Based on amount threshold ## Weekly Sub-Option Regular Plan Quarterly sub-option Default
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If indication not made/incorrectly made HFRF Regular / Institutional Option Weekly, Fortnightly and Monthly dividend suboptions in Long Term Plan HCF HCF- Regular / Institutional / Institutional Plus Option Daily, Weekly and Monthly dividend suboptions HUSBF Regular / Institutional / Institutional Plus Option Daily, Weekly and Monthly dividend suboptions HGF Weekly and Monthly dividend sub-options HFDF Fortnightly, Monthly, Quarterly and Half yearly dividend sub-options
Default Based on amount threshold ## Weekly Sub-Option
subject to availability of distributable prots, as computed in accordance with SEBI Regulations. Investors in the Scheme(s) have the choice of opting for either payout or reinvestment of dividend, as stated above. Subsequent to the declaration of dividend, NAV of the Dividend Option and Growth Option will be different. Dividend Distribution Procedure In accordance with SEBI Circular no. SEBI/IMD/Cir. No. 1/64057/06 dated April 4, 2006, the procedure for Dividend Distribution would be as under: i) Quantum of dividend and the record date will be xed by the Trustee in their meeting. Dividend so decided shall be paid, subject to availability of distributable surplus. ii) Within one calendar day of decision by the Trustee, the AMC shall issue notice to the public communicating the decision about the dividend including the record date, in one English daily newspaper having nationwide circulation as well as in a newspaper published in the language of the region where the head ofce of the Mutual Fund is situated. iii) Record date shall be the date which will be considered for the purpose of determining the eligibility of investors whose names appear on the register of Unit holders for receiving dividends. (Please refer Dividend Option(s) under each of the Schemes). The Record Date will be 5 calendar days from the issue of notice. iv) The notice will, in font size 10, bold, categorically state that pursuant to payment of dividend, the NAV of the Scheme would fall to the extent of payout and statutory levy (if applicable). v) The NAV will be adjusted to the extent of dividend distribution and statutory levy, if any, at the close of business hours on record date. vi) Before the issue of such notice, no communication indicating the probable date of dividend declaration in any whatsoever, will be issued by Mutual Fund. In case of Liquid / Debt Scheme(s), the requirement of giving notice regarding the quantum and record date of the dividend in two newspapers shall not be compulsory for Scheme(s)/ Plan(s)/ Option(s) having frequency of dividend distribution from daily up to monthly dividend. The dividend proceeds may be paid by way of dividend warrants / direct credit / EFT / ECS Credit / SEFT / RTGS / Wired Transfer / any other manner through the investors bank account specied in the Registrars records. The AMC, at its discretion at a later date, may choose to alter or add other modes of payment. The AMC shall also appropriately intimate the Unitholders about the dividend announcements / payout / reinvestment within 30 days of the date of declaration of dividend.
Based on amount threshold ## Daily sub-option
Based on amount threshold ## Daily sub-option
Monthly sub-option Monthly sub-option
* In case of HTSF, only dividend payout option is available.

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Tax rates (including the tax on dividend distribution) wherever applied on others by the Mutual Fund shall be the same as applicable to a Resident Indian Company. The minimum amount of subscription as specied for the respective Schemes / Plans / Options For e.g. in case of HSBC Cash Fund: if the amount of subscription is Rs. 5 crores or above Institutional Plus Option if the amount of subscription is equal to or more than Rs. 50 lacs but less than Rs. 5 crores Institutional Option if the amount of subscription is equal to or more than Rs. 1 lac but less than Rs. 50 lacs - Regular Option
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2. Dividend Distribution Policy

The Trustees propose to follow the following dividend distribution policy: Declaration of dividend is subject to the availability of distributable surplus. Such dividends if declared, will be paid under normal circumstances, only to those Unitholders who have opted for Dividend options with specied sub-options. Further, no entry / exit load shall be charged for units allotted under dividend reinvestment option. However, it must be distinctly understood that the actual declaration of dividends under the Scheme and the frequency thereof will, inter alia, depend upon the distributable surplus of the Scheme, as computed in accordance with SEBI Regulations. The Trustees reserve the right of dividend declaration and to change the frequency, date of declaration and the decision of the Trustees in this regard shall be nal. There is no assurance or guarantee to Unit holders as to the rate of dividend distribution nor that dividend will be regularly paid. The dividend that may be paid out of the net surplus of the Scheme will be paid only to those Unitholders whose names appear in the register of Unitholders on the notied record date. The dividend will be at such rate as may be decided by the AMC in consultation with the Trustees. Under the Growth Option, income earned on the Schemes corpus will remain invested in the Scheme and will be reected in the Net Asset Value (NAV). Unit holders who opt for this Option will not receive any dividend in normal circumstances. Under the Dividend Option, it is proposed to distribute dividends at regular intervals,
3. Who can invest?

This is an indicative list and you are requested to consult your nancial advisor to ascertain whether the scheme(s) are suitable to your risk prole. The following persons are eligible and may apply for subscription to the Units of the Scheme(s) (subject, wherever relevant, to purchase of units of mutual funds being permitted and duly authorised under their respective constitutions, charter documents, corporate / other authorisations and relevant statutory provisions etc): 1. Indian resident adult individuals, either singly or jointly. 2. Karta of Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) 3. Minor through parent / lawful guardian 4. Companies, bodies corporate, public sector undertakings, association of persons, bodies of individuals, societies registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860, mutual fund schemes (so long as the purchase of units is permitted under the respective constitutions) 5. Religious and Charitable Trusts, Wakfs or endowments of private trusts (subject to receipt of necessary approvals as required) and Private Trusts authorised to invest in mutual fund schemes under their trust deeds
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6. Partnership Firms 7. Banks (including Co-operative Banks and Regional Rural Banks) & Financial Institutions 8. Non-resident Indians (NRIs) / Persons of Indian Origin on full repatriation basis (subject to RBI approval, if required) or on non-repatriation basis 9. Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) registered with SEBI on full repatriation basis (subject to RBI approval, if required) 10. Army, Air Force, Navy and other para-military funds and eligible institutions 11. Scientic and Industrial Research Organisations 12. Provident / Pension / Gratuity and such other Funds as and when permitted to invest 13. International Multilateral Agencies approved by the Government of India / RBI 14. Other Schemes of the Fund subject to the conditions and limits prescribed in SEBI Regulations 15. Trustees, AMC or Sponsor or their associates (if eligible and permitted under prevailing laws), may subscribe to the Units under the Scheme. 16. Foreign investors (termed as Qualied Foreign Investors) who meet KYC requirement as per PMLA (Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002) and FATF (Financial Action Task Force) standards. Acceptance of subscriptions from Foreign investors will be subject to compliance with provisions under SEBI circular no. CIR/IMD/DF/14/2011 dated August 9, 2011 and any other applicable guidelines. Note: Since HSBC Tax Saver Equity Fund is a growth oriented investment avenue primarily in equity shares with the objective of long term capital appreciation, the following entities may also apply for subscription to the Units of HSBC Tax Saver Equity Fund, subject to where relevant, purchase of Units being permitted by the respective constitutions, relevant laws and regulations. These entities, will not, however, qualify for tax benets under Section 80C of Income Tax Act, 1961.
absolute discretion of the Trustee. The Trustee may inter-alia reject any application for the purchase of Units if the application is invalid or incomplete or if the Trustee for any other reason does not believe that it would be in the best interest of the Scheme or its Unit holders to accept such an application.
4. Where can you submit the filled up applications

Computer Age Management Services Private Limited (CAMS) with registered ofce at Rayala Towers, Tower I, III Floor, 158, Anna Salai, Chennai 600002 have been appointed as Registrar for the Schemes of the Fund. The Registrar is registered with SEBI under registration no: INR000002813. The applications duly lled up and signed by the applicants should be submitted at the ofce of the Collection Centres / ISCs / Ofcial Points of Acceptance. Details of ofcial points of acceptance of transactions are viewed from www. assetmanagement.hsbc.com/in and www.camsonline.com.
Bank Account Numbers

In order to protect the interest of investors from fraudulent encashment of cheques, cheques specify the name of the Unitholder and the bank name and account number where payments are to be credited. As per the directive issued by SEBI vide its letters IIMARP/MF/CIR/07/826/98 dated April 15, 1998, and IMD/CIR/ No. 6/4213/04 dated March 1, 2004, it is mandatory for applicants to mention their bank details in their applications for purchase or redemption of units. It is important for applicants to mention their bank name, bank account number, branch address, account type in their applications for subscription or repurchase of Units. Applications without this information shall be rejected. It may be noted that in case of those Unitholders who hold Units in demat form, the bank mandate available with respective DP will be treated as the valid bank mandate for the purpose of payout at the time of any corporate action.
5. How to apply?
Please refer to the Statement of Additional Information (SAI) and instructions under the Key Information Memorandum cum Application form of equity and debt schemes of the Fund. For Investors, who wish to opt for holding Units in demat mode, the applicants under the scheme (including a transferee) will be required to have a beneciary account with a DP of NSDL/CDSL and will be required to indicate in the application the DPs name, DP ID Number and its beneciary owner account number (BO ID) with DP. In the absence of the information (including incomplete/ incorrect information) in respect of DP ID/BO ID, the application will be processed with statement option as physical. Further, with effect from January 1, 2012, new investors who are not KYC compliant are requested to use the Common KYC Application form available on the website of the Fund and complete the KYC process including In-Person Verication (IPV), through any SEBI registered intermediary like Mutual Funds, Portfolio Managers, Depository Participants, Venture Capital Funds etc. The investor upon completing the KYC process through any SEBI registered intermediary, will not be required to undergo the KYC process again with other intermediaries including Mutual Funds. Further, IPV conducted for an investor by any SEBI registered intermediary can be replied upon by the Fund. With respect to Mutual Funds, IPV can be carried out by the AMC or by KYD (Know Your Distributor) compliant distributors who hold certications from NISM/AMFI, while for applications received directly from investors (i.e. not through any distributor), IPV conducted by scheduled commercial banks can be replied upon.
Who cannot invest?

The following persons / entities cannot invest in any schemes of the Fund: 1. United States Person as dened under the Laws of the United States of America; 2. Persons residing in Canada; 3. Persons residing in any Financial Action Task Force (FATF) declared non-compliant country or territory. 4. Overseas Corporate Bodies (OCBs), being rms and societies which are held directly / indirectly to the extent of at least 60% by NRIs and/or overseas trusts in which at least 60% of the benecial interest is similarly held irrevocably by such persons. Note: i) Investors are requested to note that if subsequent to the account opening, an investors status changes or is found to be of any category mentioned under Who cannot invest? as above, the AMC reserves the right to redeem such investors investments. ii) Non Resident Indian investors and Foreign Nationals must provide their complete overseas address, including the Country of residence, in the application form, to avoid rejection of the application. Investors are requested to note that information will be obtained from CVL/SEBI appointed KRA (KYC Registration Agency) database and information in the AMC records will be overwritten. In the event of any discrepancy in the application on account of address or residence status, the application will be rejected and the money will be refunded upon conrmation from CVL/KRA database. The Fund reserves the right to include or exclude new / existing categories of investors to invest in the Scheme from time to time, subject to SEBI Regulations and other prevailing statutory regulations, if any. Subject to the SEBI (MF) Regulations, any application for Units may be accepted or rejected in the sole and
6. Listing
Being open ended Scheme(s) under which sale and repurchase of Units will be made on continuous basis by the Mutual Fund, the Units of the Scheme are generally not proposed to be listed on any stock exchange. However, the AMC may at its sole discretion, list the Units under the Scheme on one or more stock exchanges at a later date, if deemed necessary.
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7. The policy regarding reissue of repurchased units, including the maximum extent, the manner of reissue, the entity (the scheme or the AMC) involved in the same:
Presently the AMC does not intend to reissue the repurchased units. The Trustee reserves the right to reissue the repurchased units at a later date after issuing adequate public notices and taking approvals, if any, from SEBI.
A person becoming entitled to hold the Units in consequence of the death, insolvency, or winding up of the sole holder or the survivors of joint holders, upon producing evidence and documentation to the satisfaction of the Fund and upon executing suitable indemnities in favour of the Fund and the AMC, shall be registered as a Unitholder. It may be noted that the nominee / legal heir is required to provide a copy of his / her PAN card as well as fulll the Know Your Customer (KYC) requirements which is a pre-requisite for the transmission process. In case of HTSF, unitholders should, however, note that in the event of death of the Unitholder, the legal heir, subject to production of requisite documentary evidence, will be able to redeem the investment only after the completion of one year or anytime thereafter, from the date of allotment of Units to the deceased Unitholder. Units issued under HTSF can be transferred, assigned or pledged after a period of 3 years from the date of allotment. Processing of Transmission-cum-transaction requests: If an investor submits either a nancial or non nancial transaction request along with transmission request, then only the transmission request will be processed after the units are transferred in the name of new unit holder, and only upon subsequent submission of fresh request from the new unit holder, will the nancial / non-nancial transaction request be processed. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will endeavour to process the transmission request within 10 business days, subject to receipt of complete documentation as applicable ii) Pledge/Lien If in conformity with the guidelines and notications issued by SEBI / Government of India / any other regulatory body from time to time, Units under the Scheme may be offered as security by way of a pledge / charge in favour of scheduled banks, nancial institutions, non-banking nance companies (NBFCs), or any other body. In case of HTSF, unitholders should, however, note that the Units issued under the Scheme can be transferred, assigned or pledged after a period of 3 years from the date of allotment. The AMC and / or the ISC will note and record such pledged/lien marked Units. A standard form for this purpose is available on request from any ISC. Disbursement of such loans will be at the entire discretion of the bank / nancial institution / NBFC or any other body concerned and the Mutual Fund assumes no responsibility thereof. The Pledgor/Lendor will not be able to redeem / switch Units that are pledged/lien marked until the entity to which the Units are pledged/lien marked provides written authorisation to the Mutual Fund that the pledge/lien charge may be removed. As long as Units are pledged/lien marked, the pledge/Lendor will have complete authority to redeem such Units. The distributions in the nature of dividends which are paid out on pledged/lien marked units shall be made in favour of the investor. iii) Fractional Units Since a request for redemption or purchase is generally made in rupee amounts and not in terms of number of Units of the Scheme, an investor may be left with fractional Units. Fractional Units will be computed and accounted for up to three decimal places for the Scheme. However, fractional Units will in no way affect the investors ability to redeem the Units, either in part or in full, standing to the Unitholders credit. iv) Right to Limit Redemptions The Trustees may, in the general interest of the Unitholders of the Scheme(s) offered under this Combined SID, and keeping in view the unforeseen circumstances / unusual market conditions, limit the total number of Units which may be redeemed on any Business Day to 5% of the total number of Units then in issue, under the Scheme(s) and Plan(s) thereof, or such other percentage as the Trustees may determine. Any Units, which by virtue of these limitations are not redeemed on a particular Business Day, will be carried forward for redemption to the next Business Day, in order of receipt. Redemptions so carried forward will be priced on the basis of the Applicable NAV (subject to the prevailing load) of the Business Day
8. Option to hold Units in dematerialized (Demat) form

An option is available to investors to receive allotment of mutual fund Units in their demat account while subscribing to any scheme of the Fund. Unit holders opting to hold the Units in demat form must provide their demat account details in the specied section of the application form and should furnish Bank Account details linked with their demat account. (Kindly refer the application form for Demat available on the Funds website, www.assetmanagement. hsbc.com/in). Units will be credited to the investors demat account after due verication and conrmation from NSDL/CDSL of the demat account details. The bank mandate registered in the demat account will be treated as the valid bank mandate for the purpose of payout by the Fund. The option to subscribe/hold Units in demat form shall be in accordance with the guidelines/procedural requirements laid down by the Depositories (NSDL/CDSL) from time to time. The option to hold Units in demat mode also includes allotment of Units made through SIP transactions in any scheme of the Fund, which offers the SIP facility. For SIP transactions, Units will be allotted as per Applicable NAV for Sale of Units as mentioned under Section III Units and Offer and will be credited to the investors demat account on a weekly basis upon realization of funds. The demat facility is currently not available in plans/options where the dividend distribution frequency is less than 1 month.. In case the Unit holder desires to hold the Units in a dematerialized / rematerialized form at a later date, the request for conversion of Units held in physical form into demat (electronic) form or vice-versa should be submitted along with a Demat/Remat Request Form to the Depository Participant. Unitholders will be required to submit all non-nancial requests and redemption requests to their respective Depository Participant, for Units held in demat form. Such Units held in demat form will be transferable subject to the provisions laid down in the SID/SAI and/or KIM of the Fund and in accordance with provisions of Depositories Act, 1996 and the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Depositories and Participants) Regulations, 1996, as may be amended from time to time.
9. Restrictions, if any, on the right to freely retain or dispose of units being offered:
i) Transfer & Transmission of Units Units held in physical form : As the Scheme stands ready to redeem Units on a continuous basis as laid down herein, the transfer facility is found redundant. Units of the Scheme shall therefore be non transferable. However, if a transferee becomes a holder of Units by operation of law including upon enforcement of a pledge, then the Trustees shall, subject to production of such evidence, which in their opinion is sufcient, proceed to effect the transfer within 30 days from the date of lodgement if the intended transferee is otherwise eligible to hold the Units. Units in electronic (demat) form : Units of all Schemes of the Fund which are held in electronic (demat) form are, freely transferable and subject to the transmission facility in accordance with the provisions of SEBI (Depositories and Participants) Regulations, 1996 as may be amended from time to time. Such units will be transferable subject to the investor being eligible to hold the units as mentioned in this Combined SID. However, restriction on transfer of Units of HTSF (ELSS scheme) during the lock-in period will continue to be applicable as per ELSS guidelines.
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on which redemption is made. Under such circumstances, to the extent multiple redemption requests are received at the same time on a single Business Day, redemptions will be made on pro-rata basis, based on the size of each redemption request, the balance amount being carried forward for redemption to the next Business Day. In addition, the Trustees reserve the right in their sole discretion, to limit redemptions with respect to any single account to an amount of Rs. 1 crore (Rupees One Crore Only) in a single day. v) Suspension of Sale / Repurchase / Switch of Units The Mutual Fund at its sole discretion reserves the right to withdraw sale and / or repurchase and / or switch of the Units in the Scheme(s) (including any one of the Plan of any of the Scheme(s)) temporarily or indenitely, if in the opinion of the AMC, the general market conditions are not favourable and / or suitable investment opportunities are not available for deployment of funds. However, the suspension of sale / repurchase / switch either temporarily or indenitely will be with the approval of the Trustees. The sale / repurchase / switch of the Units may be suspended under the following conditions: When one or more stock exchanges or markets, which provide basis for valuation for a substantial portion of the assets of the Scheme(s) is closed otherwise than for ordinary holidays. When, as a result of political, economic or monetary events or any circumstances outside the control of the Trustees and the AMC, the disposal of the assets of the Scheme(s) is not reasonable, or would not reasonably be practicable without being detrimental to the interests of the Unitholders. In the event of breakdown in the means of communication used for the valuation of investments of the Scheme(s), without which the value of the securities of the Scheme(s) cannot be accurately calculated. During periods of extreme volatility of markets, which in the opinion of the AMC are prejudicial to the interests of the Unitholders of the Scheme(s). In case of natural calamities, strikes, riots and bandhs. In the event of any force majeure or disaster that affects the normal functioning of the AMC, ISC or the Registrar. If so directed by SEBI. In the above eventualities, the time limits indicated above, for processing of requests for purchase, switch and redemption of Units will not be applicable. Further, an order to purchase Units is not binding on and may be rejected by the Trustees, the AMC or their respective agents, until it has been conrmed in writing by the AMC or its agents and payment has been received. Suspension or restriction of repurchase / redemption facility under any Scheme(s) / Plans of the Mutual Fund shall be made applicable only after the approval from the Board of Directors of the AMC and the Trustees. The approval from the AMC Board and the Trustees giving details of circumstances and justication for the proposed action shall also be informed to SEBI in advance. HMEF: The Trustees / AMC reserve the right to temporarily suspend subscriptions, switches into the Scheme, if the assets under management of the Scheme exceeds Rs. 700 crores. However, as it may not be possible to ensure that the assets under management does not exceed Rs. 700 crores at the point of time of subscription, any excess amounts collected in the Scheme would be retained until the suspension of subscriptions, switches into the Scheme takes effect. The suspension will be for a minimum period of 1 month or until the assets under management fall below Rs. 700 crores, due to redemptions, market forces or for any other reason, whichever is later. The suspension will not however affect Dividend reinvestment options, Systematic Investment Plans, SIP Plus, Systematic Transfer Plans or other standing instructions which have been entered into by the investors at any time prior to the date from which the suspension takes effect. The Trustees / AMC also reserve the right to review the amount, frequency and methodology by which the suspension of further sale of units will be enforced. All decisions of the Trustees / AMC will take effect prospectively and be communicated to the investors from time to time by arranging to display a notice in the Investor Service Centres and issuing advertisements in 2
newspapers, at least 1 day prior to the decision taking effect. All decisions of the Trustees / AMC will be made in the interest of the investors and will be subject to the SEBI Regulations. HEMF and HBF: The AMC / Trustee reserves the right to temporarily suspend subscriptions in / switches into the relevant Schemes, or the subsequent instalments of HSBC SIP / HSBC STP into the Schemes will be stopped from the month in which the subscriptions exceed or are expected to exceed the maximum permissible limits prescribed by SEBI for overseas investments (currently the limit for all the Schemes of the Fund put together is equivalent to US$ 300 mn). HSCF : The maximum subscription that can be mobilized in HSCF will be Rs.500 crores. Once the maximum subscription amount is mobilized in the Scheme, subscriptions including SIP/STP into the Scheme may be suspended till further notice and a communication in this regard will be made to investors. vi) Freezing / Seizure of Accounts Investors may note that under the following circumstances the Trustee / AMC may at its sole discretion (and without being responsible and/or liable in any manner whatsoever) freeze / seize a Unit holders account (or deal with the same in the manner the Trustee / AMC is directed and/or ordered) under the Scheme(s): Under any requirement of any law or regulations for the time being in force. Under the direction and/or order (including interim orders) of any regulatory / statutory authority or any judicial authority or any quasi-judicial authority or such other competent authority having the powers to give direction and/or order.
10. Sale, Repurchase and Switch of Units on On-going Basis

The Units of the Scheme(s) are available for sale, repurchase and switch at applicable NAV based prices, subject to prevalent load provisions, if any, on every business day. i) Sale (Purchase) of Units The Units of the Scheme(s) will be available at the sale price, which is based on the Applicable NAV, subject to sales load and subject to the minimum application amount specications. Subscriptions on an ongoing basis will be made only by specifying the amount to be invested and not the number of Units to be subscribed. The total number of Units allotted will be determined with reference to the applicable sale price and fractional Units may be created. Fractional Units will be computed and accounted for up to three decimal places for all Scheme(s). Fractional Units will in no way affect the investors ability to redeem Units. The AMC reserves the right to review the terms of acceptance of subscription requests and reserves the right to change the basis for subscription from amount basis to any other basis, subject to the SEBI Regulations. Refer Section III.8 v) on Suspension of Sale/Repurchase/Switch of Units. ii) Repurchase (Redemption) of Units The repurchase request can be made on a pre-printed form or by such other method(s) as may be acceptable to the Fund / AMC from time to time. Such request should be submitted at any of the Investor Service Centres / Designated Collection Centres. HTSF: The Units can be redeemed at the applicable NAV after a lock in period of three years from the date of allotment. The Unit holders shall have the option to switch all or part of their investment from the Scheme on the expiry of the period of three years from the date of allotment to any of the other Scheme(s) offered by the Fund which is / are available for investment at that time. The repurchase would be permitted to the extent of credit balance in the Unitholders account. The repurchase request can be made by specifying the rupee amount or the number of Units to be repurchased. Repurchase requests can be made for a minimum amount of Rs. 1,000/- (Rupees One Thousand Only) and multiples of Re. 1/- (Rupee One Only) thereafter in case of all the Schemes of the Fund. However, in case of HCF this shall be applicable for Regular Options only. In case of Institutional & Institutional Plus Options, repurchase requests can be made for a minimum amount of Rs. 10,000 (Rs. Ten Thousand only) and in multiples of Re. 1/-
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(Rupee One Only) thereafter). Where a request for a repurchase is for both amount and number of Units, the amount requested for repurchase will be considered as the denitive request. If the balance in the Unitholders account does not cover the amount of repurchase request, then the Mutual Fund is authorised to close the account of the Unitholder and send the entire such (lesser) balance to the Unitholder. In case an investor has purchased Units on more than 1 Business Day (either under the NFO or through subsequent purchases), the Units purchased prior in time (i.e. those Units which have been held for the longest period of time), will be deemed to have been redeemed rst i.e. on a First-in-First-Out basis. Unitholders may also request for redemption of their entire holding and close the account by indicating the same to the Fund / AMC. Where however, the Unitholder wishes to redeem Units for a specied amount, then the amount to be paid on redemption will be divided by the redemption price, subject to exit load, if any, and the resultant number of Units will be redeemed. In case the Units are standing in the names of more than one Unitholder, where mode of holding is specied as Joint, redemption requests will have to be signed by ALL joint holders. However, in cases of holding specied as Anyone or Survivor, any one of the Unitholders will have the power to make redemption requests, without it being necessary for all the Unitholders to sign. However, in all cases, the proceeds of the redemption will be paid to the rst-named holder only. A fresh Account Statement / Transaction Conrmation will be sent to the redeeming investors, indicating the new balance to the credit in the Account. The redemption cheque will be issued in favour of the Sole / First Unitholders registered name and bank account number, and will be mailed to the registered address of the Sole / First holder as indicated in the original Application Form. The Fund may also directly credit the investors bank account with the redemption proceeds, in lieu of issue of redemption cheque. The redemption cheque will be payable at par at all the places where the Investor Service Centres are located. The bank charges for collection of cheques at all other places will be borne by the AMC. Further, as Units may not be held by any person in breach of the Regulations, law or requirements of any governmental, statutory authority including, without limitation, Exchange Control Regulations, the Mutual Fund may mandatorily redeem all the Units of any Unitholder where the Units are held by a Unitholder in breach of the same. The Trustees may mandatorily redeem Units of any Unitholder in the event it is found that the Unitholder has submitted information either in the application or otherwise that is false, misleading or incomplete. If a Unitholder makes a redemption request immediately after purchase of Units, the Fund shall have a right to withhold the redemption request till sufcient time has elapsed to ensure that the amount remitted by him (for purchase of Units) is realised and the proceeds have been credited to the concerned Schemes Account. However, this is only applicable if the value of redemption is such that some or all of the freshly purchased Units may have to be redeemed to effect the full redemption. iii) Switching Options On an on-going basis, the Unitholders have the option to switch all or part of their investment from one Scheme to any of the other Scheme(s) offered by the Fund, which is available for investment at that time, subject to prevailing load structure. The Unit holders shall have the option to switch all or part of their investment from HTSF on the expiry of the period of three years from the date of allotment to any of the other Scheme(s) offered by the Fund which is / are available for investment at that time. Where an investor seeks to move between the dividend and growth alternatives within an option of any open ended Scheme / Plan (except HTSF), this will not be construed as a switch. Consequently, no load will apply to such movements. Investors also have the option of switching between various Plans / Options of the same Scheme. To effect a switch, a Unitholder must provide clear instructions. A request for a switch may be specied either in terms of amount
or in terms of the number of Units of the Scheme from which the switch is sought. Where a request for switch is for both amount and number of Units, the amount requested will be considered as the denitive request. Such instructions may be provided in writing and lodged on any Business Day at any of the Investor Service Centres / Designated Collection Centres. An Account Statement / Transaction Conrmation reecting the new holding will be despatched to the Unitholders normally within 3 Business Days of completion of the switch transaction. The switch will be effected by redeeming units from the Scheme in which the units are held and investing the net proceeds in the other Scheme(s) / Plans / Options, subject to the minimum balance, minimum application amount and subscription / redemption criteria applicable for the respective Scheme(s). Valid requests for switch out shall be treated as redemptions and for switch in shall be treated as purchases, after considering any prevalent exit and entry loads or a combination thereof for switches. A switch by NRI / FII Unitholders will be subject to the compliance of procedures and / or nal approval of the Reserve Bank of India or and any other agency, as may be required. Investors can subscribe to units of HCF and give standing instructions in the same form to switch the funds on a specied future date to other eligible Scheme(s). The switch-in and switchout Scheme(s) may be enabled by the Mutual Fund / AMC from time to time. Unitholders can switch funds from HCF to any eligible NFOs of Scheme(s) of the Mutual Fund, as enabled by the Mutual Fund / AMC from time to time, by giving auto-switch instruction from HCF to such Scheme(s). For details of the above facility including switch-in / switch-out Scheme(s) enabled, please contact the nearest Investor Service Centre. In case of switch into Regular Option under HCF by an existing investor of any Scheme of the Mutual Fund, the minimum application amount shall be Rs. 25,000/- instead of Rs. 1,00,000/and the additional investments shall be in multiples of Re. 1/-. The AMC reserves the right to charge different (including zero) loads on Applicable NAV on switchover as compared to the sale/ repurchase as the case may be. In view of the individual nature of tax impact, each investor is advised to consult his or her own tax consultant with respect to the capital gains/loss and specic tax implications arising out of switches and redemptions.
11. Ongoing price for subscription (purchase)/ switch-in (from other Schemes / Plans of the Fund) by investors (Sale Price)
This is the price an investor needs to pay for purchase / switch-in. The sale price of the Units, on an ongoing basis, is based on the Applicable NAV. As per SEBI circular dated June 30, 2009, no entry load shall be charged for subscriptions made under the Plans / Options available under the Scheme(s). The AMC reserves the right to impose different entry loads under the various Plans / Options available under the Scheme(s), as permitted under the Regulations. In case of entry load, the Mutual Fund shall ensure that the Sale Price is not higher than 107% of the NAV, provided that the difference between the Repurchase Price and Sale Price of the Unit shall not exceed the permissible limit of 7% of the Sale Price, as provided for under the SEBI Regulations. Sale Price = Applicable NAV * (1 + Entry Load, if any) Example If the Applicable NAV is Rs.15 and the sales load, if applicable is 2%, the sales price is calculated as follows: Sales Price = 15 * (1+ 0.02) = 15 * 1.02 = 15.30 However, as stated above, in accordance with SEBI circular dated 30 June, 2009, no entry load will be charged for purchase / additional purchase / switch-in including registrations for HSBC SIP / HSBC STP, accepted by the Fund, with effect from August 01, 2009.
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12. Ongoing price for redemption (sale) / switch outs (to other Schemes / plans of the Mutual Fund) by investors. (Repurchase Price)
This is the price an investor will receive on redemptions/switch outs. Investors may submit their redemption / switch out request on any Business Day. The redemption will be processed as per the cut-off timing and desired amount/ units will be redeemed at the Applicable NAV on such date after charging applicable Exit Load, if any. While calculating the repurchase price, the Fund shall be at liberty to charge a load as permitted under SEBI Regulations. The Repurchase Price of the Units as per current SEBI Regulations shall not be lower than 93% of the Applicable NAV. The Fund also has the right to charge a different load and therefore a different repurchase price for investors who want to switch over to other eligible Schemes of the Fund. The repurchase price of the Units, on an ongoing basis, is based on the Applicable NAV. As per SEBI Regulations, an exit load upto a maximum of 7% may be charged for all redemptions under the Plans / Options available under the Scheme(s), provided that the difference between the repurchase price and the sale price of the Units shall not exceed the permissible limit of 7% calculated on the sale price. The AMC reserves the right to impose different exit loads under the various Plans / Options available under the Scheme(s). Repurchase Price = Applicable NAV * (1 - Exit Load, if any) Example If the Applicable NAV is Rs.15 and the exit load applicable is 0.5%, the repurchase price is calculated as follows: Repurchase Price = 15 * (1 - 0.005) = 15 * 0.995 = 14.925
13. Cut-off timings for subscriptions / redemptions / switch-ins / switch-outs

This is the time before which an investors application (complete in all respects) should reach the ofcial points of acceptance. The cut off timings for determining applicable NAVs for subscriptions/ redemptions / switch-ins / switch-outs to be made at the Investor Service Centres / Designated Collection Centres (designated as Ofcial Points of Acceptance from time to time) are as per the following table: Scheme / Plan HCF HEF, HIOF, HUOF, HMEF, HPTF, HMIP, HTSF, HDF, HEMF, HSCF, HIF, HFRF-LT, HUSBF, HGF, HBF & HFDF Subscription Redemption 2.00 p.m. 3.00 p.m. 3.00 p.m. 3.00 p.m. Switch In 2.00 p.m. 3.00 p.m. Switch Out 3.00 p.m. 3.00 p.m.
In respect of purchase of units in Income / Debt oriented schemes (other than liquid schemes and plans) with amount equal to or more than Rs. 1 crore, irrespective of the time of receipt of application, the closing NAV of the day on which the funds are available for utilisation shall be applicable. Where a request for redemption / switch is received after the cut-off time as mentioned above, the request will be deemed to have been received on the next Business Day.
i) Applicable NAV for sale of Units

a) Applicable NAV for HEF, HIOF, HMEF, HPTF, HMIP, HIF, HGF, HFRF-LT, HUSBF, HDF, HTSF, HUOF, HFDF, HEMF, HBF & HSCF : Applicable NAV
Particulars
where the application is received upto 3.00 pm with a local cheque or demand draft the closing NAV of the day of receipt of payable at par at the place where it is received application where the application is received after 3.00 pm with a local cheque or demand draft the closing NAV of the next Business Day payable at par at the place where it is received In respect of purchase of units in Income/ Debt oriented schemes (other than liquid fund schemes and plans) with amount equal to or more than Rs. 1 crore, irrespective of the time of receipt of application, the closing NAV of the day on which the funds are available for utilisation shall be applicable. b) Applicable NAV for HCF: Applicable NAV
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where the application is received upto 2.00 p.m. on a day and funds the closing NAV of the day immediately preceding the day of receipt are available for utilization before the cut-off time without availing of application any credit facility, whether, intra-day or otherwise where the application is received after 2.00 p.m. on a day and funds the closing NAV of the day immediately preceding the next business are available for utilization on the same day without availing any day credit facility, whether, intra-day or otherwise irrespective of the time of receipt of application, where the funds are the closing NAV of the day immediately preceding the day on which not available for utilization before the cut-off time without availing the funds are available for utilization any credit facility, whether intra-day or otherwise Allotment of Units in Liquid and Income / Debt Oriented Schemes For allotment of units in respect of any purchase in liquid schemes or purchase of Rs. 1 Crore or more in income/debt oriented schemes, it shall be ensured that: i. Application is received before the applicable cut-off time. ii. Funds for the entire amount of subscription / purchase as per the application are credited to the bank account of the respective schemes before the cut-off time. iii. The funds are available for utilization before the cut-off time without availing any credit facility whether intra-day or otherwise, by the respective schemes.
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For allotment of units in respect of any switch-in to liquid schemes or Rs. 1 crore and above switch-in to income/debt oriented schemes from other schemes, it shall be ensured that: i. Application for switch-in is received before the applicable cut-off time. ii. Funds for the entire amount of subscription/purchase as per the switch-in request are credited to the bank account of the respective switch-in schemes before the cut-off time. iii. The funds are available for utilization before the cut-off time without availing any credit facility whether intra-day or otherwise, by the respective switch-in schemes. The Mutual Fund shall calculate NAV for each calendar day in respect of the above scheme(s)/ plan(s). Explanation: Business Day does not include a day on which the money markets are closed or otherwise not accessible.
ii) Applicable NAV for Repurchase of Units

a) Applicable NAV for HEF, HIOF, HMEF, HPTF, HMIP, HIF, HGF, HFRF-LT, HDF, HUSBF, HTSF, HUOF, HFDF, HEMF & HSCF: Applicable NAV closing NAV of the day of receipt of application closing NAV of the next Business Day.
Particulars where the application is received upto 3.00 pm where the application is received after 3.00 pm b) Applicable NAV for HCF:
Particulars where the application is received upto 3.00 pm where the application is received after 3.00 pm
Applicable NAV closing NAV of the day immediately preceding the next business day closing NAV of the next Business Day
The Mutual Fund shall calculate NAV for each calendar day in respect of the above scheme(s) and their plans. Explanation: Business day does not include a day on which the money markets are closed or otherwise not accessible. If the underlying scheme(s) declare any day as a non-business day, AMC will also declare that day as a non business day for the Scheme(s) investing into such underlying scheme(s). However, if this information is received by the AMC from the underlying scheme(s) later in the day and the relevant scheme has already accepted transactions, such transactions will be processed on the next business day. Valid applications for switch-out shall be treated as applications for Redemption and valid applications for switch-in shall be treated as applications for Purchase, and the provisions of the Cut-off time, purchase/redemption price, minimum amounts for Purchase/Redemption and the Applicable NAV as applicable to Purchase and Redemption, as mentioned in above paragraph, shall be applied respectively to the switchin and switch-out applications.
14. Where can the applications for purchase / redemption / switches be submitted?
The applications, lled up and duly signed by the applicants may be submitted at the ofce of the Collection Centres / ISCs / Ofcial Points of Acceptance. Details of ofcial points of acceptance of CAMS, collecting bankers and Branches of AMC are provided on back cover page of this Combined SID.
15. Minimum Application / Purchase Amount / Minimum Additional Investment Amount / Minimum Amount for Redemption / Switches
The minimum application/purchase amount, the minimum additional investment amount and the minimum amount for Redemption / Switches under the Scheme(s) / Plan(s) / Option(s) shall be as under: Scheme HSBC Equity Fund HSBC India Opportunities Fund HSBC Midcap Equity Fund Minimum Application Amount Additional investment Minimum Redemption / Switch Amount
Rs.10,000/- per application and Rs.1,000/- per application and in Rs. 1,000/- and in multiples of in multiples of Re. 1/- thereafter multiples of Re. 1/- thereafter Re. 1/- thereafter Rs.10,000/- per application and Rs.1,000/- per application and in Rs. 1,000/- and in multiples of in multiples of Re. 1/- thereafter multiples of Re. 1/- thereafter Re. 1/- thereafter Rs.10,000/- per application and Rs.1,000/- per application and in Rs. 1,000/- and in multiples of in multiples of Re. 1/- thereafter multiples of Re. 1/- thereafter Re. 1/- thereafter
HSBC Progressive Themes Fund Rs.10,000/- per application and Rs.1,000/- per application and in Rs. 1,000/- and in multiples of in multiples of Re. 1/- thereafter multiples of Re. 1/- thereafter Re. 1/- thereafter HSBC Dynamic Fund HSBC Emerging Markets Fund HSBC Tax Saver Equity Fund HSBC Unique Opportunities Fund HSBC MIP (Growth Option) Rs.10,000/- per application and Rs.1,000/- per application and in Rs. 1,000/- and in multiples of in multiples of Re. 1/- thereafter multiples of Re. 1/- thereafter Re. 1/- thereafter Rs.10,000/- per application and Rs.1,000/- per application and in Rs. 1,000/- and in multiples of in multiples of Re. 1/- thereafter multiples of Re. 1/- thereafter Re. 1/- thereafter Rs. 500/- per application and in Rs. 500/- per application and in Rs. 500/- per application and in multiples of Rs. 500/- thereafter multiples of Rs. 500/- thereafter multiples of Rs. 500/- thereafter Rs.10,000/- per application and Rs.1,000/- per application and in Rs. 1,000/- and in multiples of in multiples of Re. 1/- thereafter multiples of Re. 1/- thereafter Re. 1/- thereafter Rs. 10,000/- per application and Rs. 1,000/- per application & in Rs. 1,000/- & in multiples of in multiples of Re. 1/- thereafter multiples of Re. 1/- thereafter Re. 1/- thereafter
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Scheme HSBC MIP (Monthly Dividend Option) Regular and Savings Plan HSBC MIP (Quarterly Dividend Option)
Minimum Application Amount Additional investment
Minimum Redemption / Switch Amount
Rs. 25,000/- per application and Rs. 1,000/- per application & in Rs. 1,000/- & in multiples of in multiples of Re. 1/- thereafter multiples of Re. 1/- thereafter Re. 1/- thereafter Rs. 10,000/- per application and Rs. 1,000/- per application & in Rs. 1,000/- & in multiples of in multiples of Re. 1/- thereafter multiples of Re. 1/- thereafter Re. 1/- thereafter
HSBC Income Fund Rs. 10,000/- per application and Rs. 1,000/- per application & Rs. 1,000/- & in multiples of Investment Plan -Regular Option in multiples of Re. 1/- thereafter multiples of Re. 1/- thereafter Re. 1/- thereafter HSBC Income Fund Investment Plan - Institutional Option HSBC Income Fund Short Term Plan - Regular Option HSBC Income Fund Short Term Plan - Institutional Option HSBC Income Fund Short Term Plan - Institutional Plus Option HSBC Floating Rate Fund - Long Term Plan Regular Option HSBC Floating Rate Fund Long Term Plan Institutional Option HSBC Ultra Short Term Bond Fund Regular Option HSBC Ultra Short Term Bond Fund Institutional Option HSBC Ultra Short Term Bond Fund Institutional Plus Option HSBC Cash Fund - Regular Option* HSBC Cash Fund - Institutional Option HSBC Cash Fund - Institutional Plus Option HSBC Gilt Fund HSBC Flexi Debt Fund Regular Option HSBC Flexi Debt Fund Institutional Option HSBC Small Cap Fund HSBC Brazil Fund Rs. 50,00,000/- per application Rs. 10,000/- per application & in Rs. 1,000/- & in multiples of and in multiples of Re. 1/- multiples of Re. 1/- thereafter Re. 1/- thereafter thereafter Rs. 1,00,000/- per application and Rs. 1,000/- per application & in Rs. 1,000/- & in multiples of in multiples of Re. 1/- thereafter multiples of Re. 1/- thereafter Re. 1/- thereafter Rs.1,00,00,000/- per application Rs. 10,000/- per application & in Rs. 1,000/- & in multiples of and in multiples of Re. 1/- multiples of Re. 1/- thereafter Re. 1/- thereafter thereafter Rs.5,00,00,000/- per application Rs. 10,000/- per application & in Rs. 1,000/- & in multiples of and in multiples of Re. 1/- multiples of Re. 1/- thereafter Re. 1/- thereafter thereafter Rs. 10,000/- per application & in Rs. 1,000/- per application & in Rs. 1,000/- & in multiples of multiples of Re. 1/- thereafter multiples of Re. 1/- thereafter Re. 1/- thereafter Rs. 50,00,000/- per application & Rs. 10,000/- per application & in Rs. 1,000/- & in multiples of in multiples of Re. 1/- thereafter multiples of Re. 1/- thereafter Re. 1/- thereafter Rs. 10,000/- per application & in Rs. 1,000/- per application & in Rs. 1,000 & in multiples of multiples of Re. 1/- thereafter multiples of Re. 1/- thereafter Re. 1/- thereafter Rs. 50,00,000/- per application & Rs. 10,000/- per application & in Rs. 1,000 & in multiples of in multiples of Re. 1/- thereafter multiples of Re. 1/- thereafter Re. 1/- thereafter Rs. 5,00,00,000/- per application Rs. 10,000/- per application & in Rs. 1,000 & in multiples of Re. 1/- thereafter & in multiples of Re. 1/- multiples of Re. 1/- thereafter thereafter Rs. 100,000/- per application & Rs. 1,000/- per application & in Rs. 1,000/- & in multiples of in multiples of Re. 1/- thereafter multiples of Re. 1/- thereafter Re. 1/- thereafter Rs. 50,00,000/- per application & Rs. 10,000/- per application & in Rs. 10,000/- & in multiples of in multiples of Re. 1/- thereafter multiples of Re. 1/- thereafter Re. 1/- thereafter Rs. 5,00,00,000/- per application Rs. 10,000/- per application & in Rs. 10,000/- & in multiples of & in multiples of Re. 1/- multiples of Re. 1/- thereafter Re. 1/- thereafter thereafter Rs. 10,000 per application & in Rs. 1,000 Rs & in multiples of Rs. 1,000 & multiples of Re. 1 multiples of Re. 1/- thereafter Re. 1/- thereafter thereafter Rs. 10,000/- per application & Rs. 1,000/- per application & Rs. 1,000 & in multiples of multiples of Re. 1 thereafter multiples of Re. 1 thereafter Re. 1/- thereafter Rs.50,00,000/- per application & Rs. 10,000/- per application & in Rs. 1,000 & in multiples of in multiples of Re. 1/- thereafter multiples of Re. 1/- thereafter Re. 1/- thereafter Rs. 10,000/- per application & in Rs. 1,000 per application & in Rs. 1,000 & in multiples of multiples of Re. 1/- thereafter multiples of Re. 1/- thereafter Re. 1/- thereafter Rs.10,000/- per application and Rs. 1,000/- per application and in Rs. 1,000/- and in multiples of in multiples of Re. 1/- thereafter multiples of Re. 1/- thereafter Re. 1/- thereafter, or 100 units
* In case of switch into Regular Option of HCF by an existing investor of a Scheme of the Mutual Fund, the minimum application amount shall be Rs. 25,000 instead of Rs. 1,00,000/- and the additional investments shall be in multiples of Re. 1/-. The AMC reserves the right to change the minimum application / purchase amount, the minimum additional investment amount and the minimum amount for Redemption / Switches under the Scheme(s) / Plan(s) / Option(s) from time to time.
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16. Minimum balance to be maintained consequences of non maintenance
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The Fund may close the Unitholders account if as a consequence of a redemption / repurchase, the balance falls below the minimum redemption amount as mentioned above for the respective scheme. In such a case, entire Units to the Unitholders account will be redeemed at the Applicable NAV with the applicable Load, if any, and the account will be closed. In case of HTSF, the Fund may close a Unitholders account if as a consequence of a redemption, the balance falls below Rs. 500/-.
17. Special Products / Facilities available/offered to the investors under the Scheme(s)
(1) HSBC Systematic Investment Plan (HSBC SIP) Unitholders of the Scheme(s) can benet by investing specic rupee amounts periodically, for a continuous period. SIP allows the investors to invest a xed amount every month or quarter for purchasing additional Units of the Scheme(s) at NAV based prices. The requirement of Minimum Amount for Application will not be applicable in case of SIPs. In case an investor wishes to invest on a monthly basis, the investor is required to provide: at least 12 (6 in case application is processed through non ECS locations) post-dated cheques of at least Rs. 1,000 (Rs. One Thousand) or one cheque for the rst instalment in addition to a mandate form to enable subsequent debits either through Electronic Clearing System (ECS) debit or such other facilities as may be provided by the AMC for a block of atleast 11 instalments. In case an investor wishes to invest on a quarterly basis, the investor is required to provide: at least 4 post-dated cheques of at least Rs. 3,000 (Rs. Three Thousand) each, or one cheque for the rst instalment in addition to a mandate form to enable subsequent debits either through Electronic Clearing System (ECS) debit or such other facilities as may be provided by the AMC for a block of at least 3 balance instalments. The Fund shall offer a Daily SIP facility in HCF and HFRF- LT. In case an investor wishes to invest through the Daily SIP facility, the investor is required to provide: One cheque for the rst instalment in addition to a mandate form to enable subsequent debits either through Electronic Clearing System (ECS) or such other facilities as may be provided by the AMC for a block of at least 20 instalments. The rst investment cheque while applying for Daily SIP should be either equal to or greater than the subsequent SIP instalment amounts. Notes: Investors are required to use only the Auto Debit Facility while applying for Daily SIP. No Post-Dated Cheques are allowed under this facility. Investors willing to opt for the Daily SIP facility cannot invest via Micro SIP. Under the Daily SIP facility, if 5 or more consecutive payment instructions provided by the investor are dishonoured for either insufciency of funds or as a result of a stop payment instruction issued by the investor, the AMC reserves the right to discontinue the SIP. Facility of trading through Stock Exchange mode is not offered for Daily SIP. HTSF : In the case of HTSF, Units allotted therein shall be lockedin for a period of three years, from the date of allotment. An investor can start an SIP by providing at least 6 post-dated cheques of Rs. 500 (Rs. Five Hundred) each, for a block of 6 months in advance, in case he wishes to invest monthly. Unitholders wishing to invest on a quarterly basis must provide at least 4 post-dated cheques, for a minimum of Rs. 500 (Rupees Five Hundred Only) per cheque for a block of 4 quarters.
Alternatively, the Auto Debit Facility can be used. The Auto Debit Facility enable direct debits from the account prescribed by the investor in select cities where the facility is available. The cities in the list may be modied / updated / changed / removed at any time entirely at the discretion of the AMC without assigning any reason or prior notice. The AMC reserves the right to withdraw the Auto Debit Facility at any time. The cheque for the rst SIP instalment can carry any date. The rst instalment of the SIP will be processed subject to applicable NAV & load, if any, on the date of receipt of the application form (post-dated cheque will not be accepted). The second instalment in case of monthly SIP will be processed on the available SIP date (currently 3rd, 10th, 17th, 26th or 30th of every month; however for the month of February, the SIP date will be last business day of month instead of 30th of every month) indicated by the investor, but immediately following the expiry of 25 business days from the date of processing the rst SIP. If the choice of date for the second instalment is not indicated by the investor, the second instalment of SIP will be processed on the earliest SIP date (3rd, 10th, 17th, 26th or 30th of every month; however for the month of February, the SIP date will be last business day of month instead of 30th of every month) immediately following the expiry of 25 business days from the date of processing the rst SIP instalment. In case of quarterly SIP, the date for next instalment will be 10th of the relevant month. If any of above dates falls on a holiday, the transaction will be taken as of the next Business Day. The cheques should be drawn in the name of the Scheme or its abbreviation e.g. HSBC Progressive Themes Fund or HPTF and crossed Account Payee only and must be payable at the locations where the applications are submitted at the Investor Service Centres. Outstation cheques will not be accepted and applications accompanied by such cheques are liable to be rejected. In case of investments under the SIP, if 2 or more consecutive post dated cheques/ payment instructions provided by the investor are dishonored for either insufciency of funds or as a result of a stop payment instruction issued by the investor, the AMC reserves the right to discontinue the SIP. The SIP may be discontinued on a written notice to the Registrar of at least 25 business days by a unit holder of the Scheme. The AMC reserves the right to introduce / discontinue SIP / variants of SIP from time to time. The Mutual Fund may have arrangements with organisations to accept group SIPs whereby the employees of such organisations can opt for a direct deduction from their salary and invest in the Scheme of the Mutual Fund in which the SIP facility is available. The Mutual Fund will decide the terms and conditions on which such group SIPs would be made available. In case of HEMF or HBF, the subsequent instalments of SIP into these Schemes will be stopped from the month in which the subscriptions exceed the SEBI permissible limits for overseas investments (currently the limit for all the Schemes of the Fund put together is equivalent to US$ 300mn). Systematic Investment Plans (SIPs) upto Rs. 50,000/- exempt from Permanent Account Number (PAN) In accordance with SEBI letter no. MRD/DoP/PAN/PM/166999/2009 dated June 19, 2009 issued to Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) and subsequent guidelines issued by AMFI vide its circular no. 35P/MEM-COR/4/09-10 dated July 14, 2009 in this regard, SIPs upto Rs. 50,000/- per year per investor i.e. aggregate of investments in a rolling 12 month period or in a nancial year i.e. April to March (hereinafter referred to as Micro SIP) shall be exempted from the requirement of PAN. This exemption shall be applicable only to investments by individuals (including NRIs but not PIOs), Minors and Sole proprietary rms including joint holders. HUFs and other categories of investors will not be eligible for this exemption. Micro SIP investors will require to be KYC compliant by submitting requisite documents and obtaining KYC compliance by undergoing the uniform KYC process applicable for securities markets. This exemption shall not be applicable to normal purchase transactions upto Rs. 50,000/- which will continue to be subject to the PAN requirement. Investors are advised to refer to the uniform KYC process and form to comply with the KYC requirement.
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While making subsequent Micro SIP applications with a mutual fund, investor can quote the existing folio number where a Micro SIP has been registered and therefore need not resubmit the supporting document. The Micro SIP application will be rejected by the AMC where it is found that the registration of the application will result in the aggregate of Micro SIP installments in a nancial year exceeding Rs 50,000 or where there are deciencies in the documents submitted by the investors in lieu of PAN as mentioned above. The rejected application will be sent back to the investor with a deciency memo. In case the rst Micro SIP installment is processed (as the cheque may be banked), and the application is found to be defective, the Micro SIP registration will be ceased for future installments. No refunds shall be made by the AMC for the units already allotted and a communication to this effect will be sent to the investors. However, investors shall be allowed to redeem their investments at applicable NAV. (2) Systematic Encashment Plan (SEP) Unitholders have the benet of enrolling themselves under the Systematic Encashment Plan. The SEP allows the Unitholder to withdraw sums of money each month / quarter from his investments in the Scheme. SEP is ideal for Unitholders seeking a regular inow of funds for their needs in a tax efcient manner. It is also suited to retired persons or individuals who wish to invest a lump sum and withdraw from the investment over a period of time. Investors can opt for either monthly or quarterly withdrawals. The Unitholder may avail of this Plan by sending a written request to the Registrar. The amount thus withdrawn by redemption will be converted into Units at the Applicable NAV based prices and the number of Units so arrived at will be subtracted from the Unit balance to the credit of that Unitholder. The SEP transaction will be on the rst Business Day of every month / quarter and the payout will be as per the payout schedule of the respective scheme(s). The Fund may close a Unitholders account if the balance falls below Rs. 1,000/- in the respective Options/sub-options within 30 days from the date on which a written intimation in this regard is sent to the Unitholder. A Unitholder in HTSF, may avail this facility only after completion of the lock-in Period of 3 years from the date of allotment. The SEP may be terminated or modied on a written notice to the Registrar of at least 14 days by a Unitholder of the Scheme and it will terminate automatically if all Units are liquidated or withdrawn from the account by the Unitholder. Under SEP, investors can opt for withdrawal of a Fixed Amount or the Capital Appreciation on their investment. Under the Fixed Amount Option, the investor species the xed amount that he would like to receive on a regular basis irrespective of the gain / loss on the Fund in the specied period. The minimum amount which the Unitholder can withdraw is Rs. 1,000/- (Rupees One Thousand Only) and in multiples of Re.1 (Rupee One Only) thereafter. The Capital Appreciation Option allows the automatic redemption of the incremental amount i.e. appreciation on the original investment. For example, if the appreciation on the initial investment in a period is Rs. 5000/- and Rs. 4500/- in the next period, then the investor would receive only the appreciation i.e. Rs. 5000/- and Rs. 4500/- in the respective periods. Unitholders should note that in the event of there being no capital appreciation, no withdrawal / payment would be effected. The AMC reserves the right to introduce / discontinue SEP from time to time. (3) Systematic Transfer Plan (STP) Unitholders of the Scheme can benet by transferring specic rupee amounts periodically, for a continuous period. STP allows the investors to transfer a xed amount every month to a particular Scheme at NAV based prices. Investors can opt for the Systematic Transfer Plan by investing a lump sum amount in the HSBC Income Fund, HSBC Cash Fund, HSBC MIP, HSBC Floating Rate Fund, HSBC Ultra Short Term Bond Fund, HSBC Gilt Fund & HSBC Flexi Debt Fund and providing a standing instruction to transfer sums at monthly intervals (for a minimum period of 3 months) into Equity Schemes of HSBC Mutual Fund. Investors could also opt for STP from an existing account by quoting their account / folio
number. Investors could choose to specify the xed sum to be transferred every month. Alternatively, in the Growth Sub-Options under the Regular, Institutional and Institutional Plus Options of HSBC Cash Fund, investors could opt to automatically transfer the capital appreciation (between the immediately preceding STP date and the present STP date) in the value of their investments to Equity Schemes of HSBC Mutual Fund. A Unitholder in HTSF, may avail this facility only after completion of the lock-in Period of 3 years from the date of allotment. Transfers would be effected on the available STP date (currently 3rd, 10th, 17th, 26th or 30th of every month however for the month of February, the STP date will be last business day of month instead of 30th of every month) indicated by the investor. If these dates fall on a holiday, the transaction will be effected as of the next Business Day. In case of STP if the choice of date for the instalment is not indicated by the investor, the instalment of STP will be processed on the next earliest STP date (3rd, 10th, 17th, 26th or 30th of every month however for the month of February, the STP date will be last business day of month instead of 30th of every month). Transfers must be for a minimum amount of Rs.1,000/- in case of STPs where a xed sum is specied to be transferred every month. Kindly note that STP will come into effect within 10 days from the date of receipt of application. The STP may be discontinued on a written notice to the Registrar of at least 14 days by a unit holder of the Scheme. The AMC reserves the right to introduce / discontinue STP / variants of STP from time to time. In case of HEMF and HBF, the subsequent installments of STPs into HEMF or HBF will be stopped from the month in which the subscriptions exceed the maximum permissible limit for overseas investments (currently the limit for all the Schemes of the Fund put together is equivalent to US$ 300mn). (4) Facility to purchase / redeem units of the Scheme(s) through Stock Exchange The Fund offers an alternate transaction platform for investors to buy/sell units of all schemes of the Fund through BSE StAR MF (BSE Stock Exchange Platform for Allotment and Repurchase of Mutual Funds), trading platform of Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE). This facility is offered to investors who wish to hold units in dematerialized form only. Such investors will be required to have a demat account with Central Depository Services (India) Ltd.(CDSL) / National Securities Depository Ltd. (NSDL). Investors who desire to convert their physical units into dematerialized form shall submit the dematerialization request to their Depository Participant (DP) / Registrar of the Fund (CAMS). The Units of the above Schemes will only be held in dematerialized form and not listed/traded on BSE. Only subscriptions (below Rs.1 crore per transaction), redemptions, switch and SIP applications will be accepted. Systematic Transfer Plans (STP) and Systematic Withdrawal/Encashment Plan (SWP/SEP) facilities are currently not available through this platform. Investors shall place redemption in Unit terms only and not in rupee terms. Investors shall place orders for subscriptions/redemptions with registered stock brokers and clearing members of recognized stock exchanges. Stock brokers, Clearing members and Depository Participants empanelled with the AMC shall be considered as empanelled distributors and as Ofcial Points of Acceptance of Transactions. Investors transacting in the Units of the Schemes will be subject to KYC formalities carried out by the DP. Applicable NAV shall be reckoned on the basis of the time stamping as evidenced by conrmation slip given by the stock exchange mechanism. The allotment and redemption of Units on any Business Day with respect to transactions carried out through this mechanism will depend upon the order processing/settlement by BSE and its respective clearing corporation. A Demat statement provided by the DP in such form and manner and at such time as agreed with the DP, shall be equivalent to an Account Statement. For any grievance with respect to transactions through BSE, the investors should approach the investor grievance cell of BSE or their DP.
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18. Account Statements

An allotment conrmation specifying the number of Units allotted will be sent to the Unitholder by way of email and/or SMS to the registered e-mail address and/or mobile number, within 5 Business Days from the date of closure of the initial subscription list and/ or from the date of receipt of the request from the Unitholder. In case of any specic request received from the Unit holder, the AMC/ Fund will provide the account statement to the Unitholder within 5 Business Days from the receipt of such request. A Consolidated Account Statement (CAS) for each calendar month shall be sent by email on or before 10th of the succeeding month to those Unitholders in whose folio(s) transactions have taken place during the month. In the event that the registered email address of the Unitholder is not available with the Fund, the CAS will be sent as a physical statement. CAS shall contain details relating to all transactions* carried out by the Unitholder across schemes of all mutual funds during the month, holdings at the end of the month and transaction charges paid to the distributor, if any. * The word transaction includes purchase, redemption, switch, dividend payout, dividend reinvestment, SIP, STP, SWP, and bonus transactions. For the purpose of sending CAS, common Unitholders across mutual funds shall be identied by their PAN. In the event that the folio has more than one registered Unitholder, the rst named holder will receive the CAS. The CAS shall not be received by those Unitholders whose folio(s) are not updated with PAN details. Unitholders are therefore requested to ensure that each of their folio(s) are updated with their PAN details. In case a specic request is received from the Unitholder, the AMC/Fund will provide the account statement to the unit holder(s) within 5 Business Days from the receipt of such request. Further, the CAS detailing the holdings across schemes of all mutual funds at the end of every six months (i.e. September/ March), shall be sent on or before 10th day of succeeding month, to all such Unit holders in whose folios no transaction has taken place during that period. The half yearly CAS will be sent by e-mail to the Unitholders whose e-mail address is available, unless a specic request is made to receive in physical. The Fund reserves the right to reverse the transaction of crediting Units in the Unitholders account, in the event of non-realisation of any cheque or other instrument remitted by the investor. The Unit balance shown on the account statement is subject to realisation of cheque, fullment of regulatory requirements, fullment of requirements of the SID / Addendum(s) and furnishing necessary information to the satisfaction of the Fund. For those Unitholders who have provided an e-mail address, the AMC will send the account statement by e-mail at the e-mail address provided by the Unitholder. The Unitholder may request for a physical account statement by writing/calling the AMC/ISC/R&T. Further please refer Receiving Account Statement / Correspondence by e-mail mentioned below. The statement of holding of the beneciary account holder for Units held in demat form will be sent by the respective Depository Participant. As Units of the Scheme will be non-transferable, the Account Statements shall be non-transferable. If the Unitholder so desires, non-transferable unit certicates will be issued within 5 Business Days of the receipt of request for the certicate. The Account Statement shall not be construed as a proof of title and is only a computer-printed statement indicating the details of transactions under the scheme. The Account Statement is a record of the transaction in the schemes of the Fund. Investors are requested to review the account statement carefully and contact their nearest Investor Service Centre in case of any discrepancy. All Units will rank pari passu among Units within the same Option / Sub-Option, i.e. either the Dividend Sub-Option or the Growth SubOption, as to assets, earnings and the receipt of dividend distributions, if any, as may be declared by the Trustees. Allotment of Units and despatch of Account Statements to NRIs / FIIs will be subject to RBIs general permission dated 30 March, 1999 to mutual funds, in terms of Notication no. FERA.195/99-RB or such other notications, guidelines issued by RBI from time to time.
Receiving Account Statement / Correspondence by e-mail The Mutual Fund will encourage the investors to provide their e-mail addresses for all correspondence. The Mutual Funds website may facilitate request for Account Statement by Unitholders. The Mutual Fund will endeavour to send Account Statements and any other correspondence including Annual Reports using e-mail as the mode for communication as may be decided from time to time. The Unitholder will be required to download and print the Account Statement after receiving the e-mail from the Mutual Fund. Should the Unitholder experience any difculty in accessing the electronically delivered Account Statement, the Unitholder shall promptly advise the Mutual Fund to enable the Mutual Fund to make the delivery through alternate means. Failure to advise the Mutual Fund of such difculty within 24 hours after receiving the e-mail will serve as an afrmation regarding the acceptance by the Unitholder of the Account Statement. In case an investor who has provided an e-mail address and opted for electronic mode of receipt of account statements and other updates wishes to change over to the physical mode, he would need to provide a written request to any of our ofcial points of acceptance. Please note that such a request will be treated as a non nancial transaction and processed within 3 - 5 business days from the date of submission. It is deemed that the Unitholder is aware of all security risks including possible third party interception of the Account Statements and content of the Account Statements becoming known to third parties. Under no circumstances, including negligence, shall the Mutual Fund or anyone involved in creating, producing, delivering or managing the Account Statements of the Unitholders, be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages that may result from the use of or inability to use the service or out of the breach of any warranty. The use and storage of any information including, without limitation, the password, account information, transaction activity, account balances and any other information available on the Unitholders personal computer is at the risk and sole responsibility of the Unitholder.
19. Dividends and Distributions

The dividend warrants shall be dispatched to the unitholders within 30 days of the date of declaration of the dividend.The dividend proceeds may be paid by way of dividend warrants / direct credit / EFT / ECS Credit/ SEFT / RTGS / Wired Transfer / any other manner through the investors bank account specied in the Registrars records. The AMC, at its discretion at a later date, may choose to alter or add other modes of payment. The AMC shall also appropriately intimate the Unitholders about the dividend announcements / payout / reinvestment within 30 days of the date of declaration of dividend.
20. Redemption/ Repurchase proceeds

As per the Regulations, the Fund shall despatch the redemption/ repurchase proceeds within 10 Business Days from the date of acceptance of redemption request at any of the Investor Service Centres. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will endeavour to despatch the redemption proceeds within 3 business days (in case of equity/ELSS Scheme(s)), 7 business days (in case of HEMF and HBF) & 1 Business Day (in case of income/debt Schemes) from the date of receiving a valid redemption request.
21. NRIs / FIIs

The Foreign Exchange Management (Transfer or Issue of Security by a Person Resident Outside India) Regulations, 2000 (the FEMA Regulations) permit a NRI to purchase on repatriation or nonrepatriation basis, without limit, units of domestic mutual funds. Payment for such units must be made either by: (i) inward remittance through normal banking channels; or (ii) out of funds held in the NRE / FCNR account, in the case of purchases on a repatriation basis or out of funds held in the NRE / FCNR / NRO account, in the case of purchases on a non-repatriation basis. The FEMA Regulations also permit a registered FII to purchase, on repatriation basis, units of domestic mutual funds provided the FII restricts allocation of its total investment between equity and debt
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instruments in the ratio as applicable at the time of investments. Payment by the FII must be made either by inward remittance through normal banking channels or out of funds held in foreign currency account or non resident rupee account maintained by the FII with a designated branch of an authorised dealer with the approval of the RBI in terms of paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 to the FEMA Regulations. Redemption by NRIs / FIIs Units held by an NRI investor and FIIs may be redeemed by such investor by tendering Units to the Mutual Fund or for payment of maturity proceeds, subject to any procedures laid down by RBI from time to time. The Fund will not be liable for any delays or for any loss on account of any exchange uctuations, while converting the rupee amount in foreign exchange in the case of transactions with NRIs / FIIs. Provisions with respect to NRIs/ FIIs stated above, is as per the AMCs understanding of the laws currently prevalent in India.
the Regulations in respect of disclosures of half-yearly reports and annual reports shall continue to be applicable, until winding up is completed or the Scheme cease to exist. After the receipt of the report referred to above, if SEBI is satised that all measures for winding up of the Scheme have been complied with, the Scheme shall cease to exist.
B. PERIODIC DISCLOSURES
1. Net Asset Value
This is the value per unit of the Scheme(s) on a particular day. You can ascertain the value of your investments by multiplying the NAV with your unit balance. The NAVs of the respective Scheme(s)/ Plan(s)/ Option(s) will be calculated and published by the Fund for every Business Day. The Unitholders may obtain the information on NAVs of any day by calling the ofce of the AMC or any of the Investor Service Centres or on the website of the AMC at www.assetmanagement.hsbc.com/in. The Fund will publish the NAVs, Purchase Price and Redemption Price of the Scheme in at least two daily newspapers on all Business Days. The AMC shall update the NAVs on the website of Association of Mutual Funds in India - AMFI (www.amindia.com) and the Funds website (www.assetmanagement.hsbc.com/in)by 9.00 p.m. on every Business Day. However, the AMC will endeavour to update the NAVs on the above websites daily by 9:00 p.m. on every Business Day. In case of any delay, the reasons for such delay would be explained to AMFI by the next day. If the NAVs are not available before commencement of business hours on the following day due to any reason, the Fund shall issue a press release providing reasons and explaining when the Fund would be able to publish the NAVs. In case of HEMF and HBF, the AMC shall update the NAVs on the websites of AMFI and the Funds website latest by by 10.00 am on the next Business Day, due to differences in the time zones. The NAVs will be determined on every Business Day except under special circumstances specied in this Combined SID. Impact of overseas investment in the fund for NAV Calculations (Applicable for HEMF and HBF) HEMF intends to invest its assets into overseas securities/ units issued by overseas mutual funds or unit trusts, while HBF intends to invest its assets in HGIF Brazil Equity Fund or other similar overseas mutual fund schemes. For instance, if HEMF/HBF invest into their underlying schemes (HSBC GEM Fund / HGIF Brazil Equity Fund), the impact on the NAV of the relevant Scheme is illustrated below. It also demonstrates the inclusion of the NAV of the underlying scheme into the Scheme. Example Collections at Day Zero Purchase Price per unit Units allotted to domestic investors Collection Invested overseas Exchange Rate (Rs/USD) Amount in USD NAV per unit of Overseas Fund (USD) Units allotted in the overseas fund Amount invested locally in Money market fund Yield on domestic investment Expense ratio (excluding expenses of underlying schemes) AUM after one month Domestic Component NAV per unit of the Overseas Fund Exchange Rate (Rs/USD) I + Interest in I L M N 10,050,000 11.97 48 F/G AD D/E A/B A B C D E F G H I J K 100,000,000 10 10,000,000.00 90,000,000 48 1,875,000 11.75 159,574.47 10,000,000 6% 1.65%
22. Delay in payment of redemption / repurchase proceeds

In the event of failure to despatch the redemption proceeds within the above time, the Asset Management Company shall be liable to pay interest to the unitholders at such rate as may be specied by SEBI for the period of such delay (presently @ 15% per annum).
23. Duration of the Scheme / Winding up

The AMC, the Fund and the Trustees reserve the right to make such changes / alterations to all or any of the Scheme (including the charging of fees and expenses) offered under this Combined SID to the extent permitted by the applicable Regulations. However, in terms of the Regulations a scheme may be wound up after repaying the amount due to the Unitholders: On the happening of any event, which in the opinion of the Trustees, requires the Scheme to be wound up i.e. if the underlying scheme(s) are not available for investment by the Scheme, then the Scheme may be wound up. If seventy ve per cent (75%) of the Unitholders of the Scheme pass a resolution that the Scheme be wound up If SEBI so directs in the interest of the Unitholders. Where the Scheme is so wound up, the Trustees shall give notice of the circumstances leading to the winding up of the Scheme to: a) SEBI and b) In two daily newspapers having a circulation all over India and in one vernacular newspaper with circulation in Mumbai. On and from the date of the publication of notice of winding up, the Trustees or the AMC, as the case may be, shall: a) Cease to carry on any business activities in respect of the Scheme so wound up b) Cease to create or cancel Units in the Scheme c) Cease to issue or redeem Units in the Scheme Procedure and Manner of Winding up The Trustees shall call a meeting of the Unitholders of the Scheme to approve by simple majority of the Unitholders present and voting at the meeting, resolution for authorising the Trustees or any other person to take steps for the winding up of the Scheme. The Trustees or the person authorised as above, shall dispose off the assets of the Scheme concerned in the best interest of the Unitholders of the Scheme. The proceeds of sale realised in pursuance of the above, shall be rst utilised towards discharge of such liabilities as are due and payable under the Scheme, and after meeting the expenses connected with such winding up, the balance shall be paid to the Unitholders in proportion to their respective interest in the assets of the Scheme, as on the date the decision for winding up was taken. On completion of the winding up, the Trustees shall forward to SEBI and the Unitholders, a report on the winding up, detailing the circumstances leading to the winding up, the steps taken for disposal of the assets of the Scheme before winding up, expenses of the Scheme for winding up, net assets available for distribution to the Unitholders and a certicate from the auditors of the Fund. Notwithstanding anything contained herein above, the provisions of
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Overseas Component Expenses (for one month) (INR)-approximated at average of opening and closing AUM AUM after one month NAV per unit
HxMxN [(A+L+O) / 2 *K / 12] L+O-P Q/C
O P
91,685,106 138,693
is advised to consult his or her own tax advisors/authorised dealers with respect to the specic amount of tax and other implications arising out of his or her participation in the Schemes. Particulars Resident Investors Nil Mutual Fund Equity Fund : NIL Debt Fund : For Individuals and HUF - 12.50% plus surcharge and Education cess; For others - 30% plus surcharge and Education cess. Liquid Fund: For Individuals and HUF - 25% plus surcharge and Education cess; For others - 30% plus surcharge and Education cess. Capital Gains: Debt Fund / Liquid Fund : 1) Long Term 10%** without Cost Nil Ination Index benet or 20%** with Cost Ination Index benet Income tax rate Nil applicable to the Unit holders as per their income slabs** Nil 15%** Nil Nil
Q R
101,596,413 10.1596
* All expenses charged by the underlying scheme are included in its NAV
Tax on Dividend Debt/Equity/ Liquid Fund
2. Half yearly Disclosures: Portfolio/Financial Results

This contains a list of securities where the corpus of the Scheme is invested. The market value of these investments is also stated in portfolio disclosures. As presently required by the SEBI Regulations, the Fund shall before the expiry of 1 month from the close of each half year, that is as on 31 March and 30 September, publish its unaudited nancial results in one English daily newspaper circulating in the whole of India and in a newspaper published in the language of the region where the Head Ofce of the Fund is situated and update the same on the Funds website at www.assetmanagement.hsbc.com/in and on AMFIs website at www.amindia.com, within 1 month from the close of each half year, in the formats as prescribed by SEBI. The Fund shall before the expiry of 1 month from the close of each half year (31 March and 30 September) send to the Unitholders, a complete statement of the Schemes portfolios or if such statement is not sent to the Unitholders, it will be published by way of an advertisement in one English daily newspaper circulating in the whole of India and in a newspaper published in the language of the region where the Head Ofce of the Mutual Fund is situated. The Schemes portfolios shall also be displayed on the Funds website at www.assetmanagement.hsbc.com/in, within 1 month from the close of each half year. The statement shall be in the format as prescribed by SEBI.
2) Short Term
3. Annual Report
A schemewise Annual Report of the Fund or an abridged summary thereof shall be mailed to all Unitholders as soon as may be but not later than 4 months from the date of closure of the relevant accounting year (i.e. 31st March of each year). The abridged annual report shall contain such details as are required under the Regulations. The Fund shall, from the nancial year 2011-12 onwards, send the Scheme wise annual report/abridged summary thereof as under: (i) By e-mail, to those Unit holders whose e-mail address is available with the Fund; (ii) In physical form, to those Unit holders whose e-mail address is not available with the Fund and/or to those Unit holders who have specically opted/requested for physical report. Unit holders are therefore requested to update their e-mail address with the Fund to receive annual reports through e-mail. The physical copy of the scheme wise annual report/abridged summary thereof shall be made available to the investors at the registered ofce of the AMC. A link of the scheme annual report or abridged summary shall be displayed prominently on the website of the Fund and on the website of Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI).
Equity Fund: 1) Long Term 2) Short Term
**Plus surcharge and education cess as applicable. Investors in HTSF are entitled to deductions of the amount invested in Units of the Scheme, subject to a maximum of Rs. 1,00,000, under and in terms of Section 80C (2) (xiii) of the Income Tax Act, 1961. The Scheme(s) shall bear the dividend distribution tax as per section 115R of Income Tax Act 1961. As per extant Income Tax regulations, dividends distributed by mutual funds are tax free in the hands of the investor. Any additional tax liability due to demand raised on the fund by the IT authorities and deemed payable would be borne by the scheme. Any additional tax liability due to demand raised on the Investor by the IT authorities and deemed payable would be borne by the respective investor. For further details on taxation, Investors are requested to refer to the section on Taxation in the Statement of Additional Information (SAI).
6. Investor Services
The Fund will follow-up with the Investor Service Centres and the Registrar on complaints and enquiries received from investors with an endeavour to resolve them promptly. For this purpose, Ms. Rheitu Bansal is currently designated as the Investor Relations Ofcer. Her contact details are as follows : 16, V. N. Road, Fort, Mumbai 400 001. Tel. : 1800 00 2434 Fax : (91) (22) 40029600 E-mail: hsbcmf@hsbc.co.in
4. Associate Transactions
For details of Associate transactions including dealing with associate companies, Investors are advised to please refer Statement of Additional Information (SAI).
5. Taxation
The information is provided for general information only. However, in view of the individual nature of the implications, each investor
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C. COMPUTATION OF NAV
The NAV of Units under the Scheme(s)/Plan(s)/Option(s) shall be calculated as shown below: Market or Fair Value of Schemes investments (+) Current Assets (-) Current Liabilities and Provisions NAV (Rs.) = _________________________________________ No. of Units outstanding under the Scheme The NAVs of the Scheme(s)/Plan(s)/Option(s) will be calculated and disclosed as of the close of every Business Day. The NAVs of the Scheme shall be disclosed up to 4 decimal places. The valuation of the Scheme assets and calculation of the Scheme NAV shall be subject to audit on an annual basis and such regulations as may be prescribed by SEBI from time to time.
communication from the R&T agent of the underlying scheme, investment managers of the scheme, Bloomberg/Reuters, website of the funds/ website of the R&T of the underlying scheme or other generally accepted public sources of information, for computation of the NAV of HBF. RBC Dexia (RBCD) is the appointed R&T agent for HGIF Brazil Equity Fund and is responsible for declaring NAVs on a daily basis. The following is the brief process for NAV declaration of the underlying scheme : NAV publication of this underlying scheme is currently 20:30 Central European Time on daily basis for the NAV of the same day. RBCD, through a system generated le provides all NAVs to their agents who has link with data providers, such as Bloomberg, Telekurs etc. for updating of information on their platforms. RBCD shall also declare NAVs simulataneously, through email, using the same system to various recipients including investors of HGIF Brazil Equity Fund. RBCD has a BCP & DR Plan in case of exigency at the primary site.
Fractional Units
Since a request for redemption or purchase is generally made in rupee amounts and not in terms of number of Units of the Scheme, an investor may be left with fractional Units. Fractional Units will be computed and accounted for up to three decimal places for the Scheme. However, fractional Units will in no way affect the investors ability to redeem the Units, either in part or in full, standing to the Unitholders credit.
Policy on computation of NAV in case of investment in foreign securities

In case of investment in foreign securities the last available traded price at 6 p.m IST and forex conversion rate at close of Indian forex market shall be taken from a reliable source for NAV computation purposes. In case of non availability of price for a period upto or less than 30 days the AMC shall fair value such securities supported by quotes from brokers/market makers, wherever possible. The latest NAV of HGIF Brazil Equity Fund, (underlying scheme to HBF) shall be obtained from reliable sources like direct
Forex rates for conversion : The NAV of the underlying scheme(s) which is denominated in foreign currency shall be converted to INR, using the conversion rate available on RBI/Reuters/Bloomberg reference rate. The AMC reserves the right to change the source for determining the exchange rate. The AMC shall compute the NAVs of the Scheme and update the same on the website of the Fund (www.assetmanagement.hsbc. com/in) and AMFI (www.amindia.com), latest by 10.00 a.m. on the next Business Day, due to differences in the time zones. In case of unforeseen events like system breakdown, natural calamities etc. delaying the NAV of the underlying scheme, the NAV of HBF may also be delayed and the AMC shall suitably intimate AMFI/SEBI in this regard.
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SECTION IV - FEES AND EXPENSES

This section outlines the expenses that will be charged to the Scheme(s)/Plan(s)/Option(s). The information provided under this Section seeks to assist the investor in understanding the expense structure of the Scheme(s)/Plan(s)/Option(s) and types of different fees / expenses and the percentage the investor is likely to incur on purchasing and selling the Units of the respective Plan(s) under the Scheme(s)/Plan(s)/Option(s). (A) management fees for the Scheme not exceeding 0.75% of the daily average net assets; (B) other expenses relating to administration of the Scheme; and (C) charges levied by the underlying scheme Provided that the sum total of (A), (B) and the weighted average of the total expense ratio of the underlying scheme shall not exceed 2.50% of the daily average net assets of the Scheme. Any other expenses which are directly attributable to the Scheme(s), may be charged with approval of the Trustee within the overall limits as specied in the Regulations except those expenses which are specically prohibited. The purpose of the above table is to assist the Investor in understanding the various costs and expenses that an investor in the respective Scheme(s)/Plan(s)/Option(s) will bear directly or indirectly. These estimates have been made in good faith as per the information available to the Investment Manager based on past experience and are subject to change inter-se. The above expenses are subject to change and may increase / decrease as per actual and / or any change in the Regulations but the total recurring expenses that can be charged to the Scheme(s) will be subject to limits prescribed from time to time under the SEBI (MF) Regulations. Expenses over and above the permitted limits will be borne by the AMC. Currently, as per the Regulations, the maximum recurring expenses that can be charged to Scheme(s) shall be subject to a percentage limit of daily average net assets in the table below: i) Equity Schemes (HEF, HIOP, HMEF, HPTF, HUOF, HTSF, HDF & HSCF) First Rs. 100 crore 2.50% Next Rs. 300 crore 2.25% Next Rs. 300 crore 2.00% Balance 1.75%
A. NEW FUND OFFER (NFO) EXPENSES

These expenses are incurred for the purpose of various activities related to the NFO like sales and distribution fees paid marketing and advertising, registrar expenses, printing and stationery, bank charges etc. This section is not applicable as there is Continuous Offer of Units of the Scheme (s) at NAV based prices.
B. ANNUAL SCHEME RECURRING EXPENSES

These are the fees and expenses for operating the scheme. These expenses include Investment Management and Advisory Fee charged by the AMC, Registrar and Transfer Agents fee, marketing and selling costs etc as is given in the table below: The AMC has estimated that upto 2.25% of the daily average net assets of the non equity schemes and upto 2.50% of the daily average net assets of the equity schemes and upto 2.50% (including expenses of underlying schemes) of the daily or weekly average net assets of the fund of funds scheme will be charged to the respective Scheme(s)/Plan(s)/Option(s) as expenses. Please refer to the table below for details. For the actual current expenses being charged, the investor should refer to the Fact Sheet on website of the Fund. Particulars % of Net Assets Equity HEMF Schemes except HEMF and HBF Investment Management & Advisory Fee Custodial Fees Registrar & Transfer Agent Fees including cost related to providing accounts statement, dividend/redemption cheques/ warrants etc. 1.25% 0.15% 0.12% 0.75% 0.03% 0.15% HBF HIF, HFDF HFRF, HMIP, HCF, HGF & HUSBF 1.25% 0.20% 0.15% 1.25% 0.12% 0.17%
ii) Non Equity Schemes (HMIP, HFRF, HUSBF, HGF, HIF, HCF & HFDF) First Rs. 100 crore 2.25% Next Rs. 300 crore 2.00% Next Rs. 300 crore 1.75% Balance 1.50%
0.75% 0.03% 0.15%
Marketing & Selling Expenses 0.70% including Agents Commission and statutory advertisement Brokerage & Transaction Cost pertaining to the distribution of units Audit Fees / Fees and expenses of trustees Costs related to investor communications Costs of fund transfer from location to location Other Expenses*
0.12%
0.12%
0.40%
0.55%
As per SEBI regulations, the AMC is entitled to an investment management and advisory fee at the rate of 1.25% per annum of the daily average net assets outstanding in each accounting year for equity and income Schemes, as long as the net assets do not exceed Rs. 100 crores (rupees one hundred crores only) and 1.00% of the excess amount over Rs. 100 crores (rupees one hundred crores only), where net assets so calculated exceed Rs. 100 crores (rupees one hundred crores only). iii) HEMF and HBF HSBC GEM Fund, underlying scheme to HEMF and HGIF Brazil Equity Fund, underlying scheme to HBF have various share classes and different expenses for each such share class. The expenses charged by HSBC GEM Fund and HGIF Brazil Equity Fund into which HEMF and HBF invest respectively, will be upto 0.85% of the net assets of HSBC GEM Fund. HGIF could change the expenses for the various share classes from time to time. However the total expenses shall be as per the limits prescribed under subregulation 6 of Regulation 52 of the SEBI Regulations and shall not exceed the limits prescribed thereunder. The recurring expenses of HSBC GEM Fund/HGIF Brazil Equity Fund or equivalent shall be as per the limits prescribed under sub-regulation 6 of Regulation 52 of the SEBI Regulations and shall not exceed the limits prescribed thereunder. Subject to Regulations and this Combined SID, expenses over and above the prescribed ceiling will be borne by the AMC. The AMC reserves the right to vary the expense ratios charged to all Schemes of the Mutual Fund, at such frequencies as the AMC may decide, subject to the maximum SEBI permissible limits. The AMC would make adequate disclosures to keep investors informed of the
0.55%
0.55%
0.05%
0.02%
0.06% 0.17% 0.05%
0.02% 0.03% 0.85%
0.02% 0.03% 0.85%
0.06% 0.04% 0.05% 0.05%
0.05% 0.01% 0.02% 0.06%
Total Recurring Expenses 2.50% 2.50% ** 2.50%** 2.25% 2.25% * Other expenses will include the expenses charged by the underlying scheme or any other administrative expenses charged by the Fund. ** In accordance with SEBI notication No.LAD-NRO/GN/201011/13/13945 dated July 29, 2010, the total expenses of the Scheme including the management fees shall consist of
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changes from time to time by various channels of communication viz. web site disclosures, factsheet, etc.
C. LOAD STRUCTURE
Load is an amount which is paid by the investor to subscribe to the units or to redeem the units from the scheme. This amount is used by the AMC to pay commissions to the distributor and to take care of other marketing and selling expenses. Load amounts are variable and are subject to change from time to time. For the current applicable structure, please refer to the website of the AMC at www.assetmanagement.hsbc.com/in or may call at ISC or your distributor. Sale of Units under any Scheme(s)/Plan(s)/Option(s) could attract an entry load (as a % of the invested amount). Repurchases could attract an exit load (as a % of the Applicable NAV for redemptions). Unitholders should note that the AMC retains the right to change / impose an entry / exit load as per the provisions below: Particulars Maximum Entry/Sales load imposed on purchases* (as % of NAV) 7%
* In terms of SEBI circular no. SEBI/IMD/CIR No.4/168230/09 dated June 30, 2009, no entry load will be charged by the Scheme to the investor effective August 1, 2009. Upfront commission shall be paid directly by the investor to the AMFI registered Distributors based on the investors assessment of various factors including the service rendered by the distributors. ** Pursuant to SEBI circular no. SEBI / IMD / CIR No. 6 /172445/ 2009 dated August 7, 2009 and SEBI circular no. SEBI / IMD / CIR No. 7 /173650 / 2009 dated August 17, 2009, in order to have parity among all classes of Unit holders, no distinction among Unit holders shall be made based on the amount of subscription while charging exit load and further such parity shall be made applicable at the portfolio level respectively. Bonus Units and Units issued on reinvestment of dividends shall not be subject to exit load for existing as well as prospective investors. The exit load set forth above is subject to change at the discretion of the AMC and such changes shall be implemented prospectively. The above mentioned load structure shall be equally applicable to the special products such as HSBC SIP, HSBC SEP and HSBC STP, etc. offered by the AMC. The applicable exit loads (if any) at the time of allotment of the Schemes of Mutual Fund shall also be charged on investments made by all investors including Fund of Funds scheme(s). The entry / exit loads set forth above are subject to change at the discretion of the AMC and such changes shall be implemented prospectively. Bonus units and units issued on reinvestment of dividends shall not be subject to entry and exit load. All loads including Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (CDSC) for the Scheme shall be maintained in a separate account and may be utilised towards meeting the selling and distribution expenses. Any surplus in this account may be credited to the respective Scheme(s)/ Plan(s)/Option(s), whenever felt appropriate by the AMC. The investor is requested to check the prevailing load structure of the Scheme before investing. For any change in load structure AMC will issue an addendum and display it on the website/Investor Service Centres. Subject to the Regulations, the Trustees reserve the right to modify / alter the load structure and may decide to introduce a differential load structure on the Units redeemed on any Business Day. Such changes will be applicable prospectively. The changes may also be disclosed in the Statements of Account issued after the introduction of such load. Any imposition or enhancement of Load in future shall be applicable on prospective investments only. At the time of changing the Load Structure: (i) The addendum detailing the changes will be attached to the Combined SID and Key Information Memorandum. The addendum will be circulated to all the distributors / brokers so that the same can be attached to all the Combined SIDs and Key Information Memorandum already in stock. Arrangements will be made to display the changes / modications in the Combined SID in the form of a notice in all the Investor Service Centres and distributors / brokers ofce. The introduction of the Exit Load alongwith the details will be stamped in the acknowledgement slip issued to the investors on submission of the application form and will also be disclosed in the Account Statement or in the covering letter issued to the Unit holders after the introduction of such Load. A public notice shall be given in respect of such changes in one English daily newspaper having nationwide circulation as well as in a newspaper published in the language of region where the Head Ofce of the Mutual Fund is situated. Any other measures which the mutual fund may feel necessary.
Maximum load on issue of units in Nil lieu of dividends/ bonus Maximum Repurchase load Maximum Switchover Fee 7% No load in case of switches between equity Schemes of the Mutual Fund. *However, as per SEBI circular dated 30 June 2009, no entry load will be charged for purchase/additional purchase/switch-in including registrations for HSBC SIP/HSBC STP, accepted by the Fund, with effect from August 01, 2009. The repurchase price however, will not be lower than 93% of the NAV and the sales price will not be higher than 107% of the NAV, provided that the difference between the repurchase price and the sales price at any point in time shall not exceed the permitted limit as prescribed by SEBI from time to time, which is presently 7% calculated on the sales price. Load Structure (Including SIP/STP, wherever applicable) Name of the Scheme/ Plan/Option HEF, HIOF, HMEF, HPTF, HDF, HUOF, HSCF, HEMF, HMIP Regular & Savings Plan and HBF HIF-IP (both options), HGF Load chargeable (as %age of NAV) Entry Load* Exit Load** 1%, if redeemed / switched out within 1 year from date of investment, otherwise NIL. 0.5%, if redeemed / switched out within 6 months from date of investment. NIL NIL 0.50%, if redeemed / switched out within 6 months from date of investment. 0.50%, if redeemed / switched out within 6 months from date of investment. 0.25%, if redeemed / switched out within 15 days from the date of investment
HFRF, HCF, HTSF HIF-ST (all options)
(ii)
(iii)
HFDF (both options)
(iv)
HUSBF
(v)
No load in case of switches between equity Schemes of the Mutual Fund.
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D. DEDUCTION OF TRANSACTION CHARGE FOR INVESTMENTS THROUGH DISTRIBUTORS / AGENTS

SEBI has with effect from November 1, 2011 allowed Mutual Funds to deduct following transaction charge on per subscription of Rs. 10,000 and above, where such subscriptions are received through distributors/agents who have opted to receive the transaction charge.
(iii) Transaction charges shall not be deducted for

(a) Purchases/subscriptions for an amount less than Rs. 10,000; (b) Transactions other than purchases/subscriptions relating to new inows such as Switch/STP/SWP etc.; (c) Purchases/subscriptions made directly with the Fund without any ARN code i.e. not through any distributor/ agent. (d) Purchases/subscriptions carried out through the Stock Exchange Platform. The statement of account to unit holders will clearly provide details of the net investments as gross subscription amount less transaction charge and the number of units allotted against the net investment.
(i) First Time Investor in Mutual Fund (across all Mutual Funds)
Transaction charge of Rs. 150/- per subscription of Rs. 10,000 and above will be deducted from the subscription amount and paid to the distributor/agent of the rst time investor and the balance shall be invested in the relevant scheme opted by the investor.
E. PROCEDURE FOR DIRECT APPLICATIONS

(ii) Existing Investor in Mutual Fund
Transaction charge of Rs. 100/- per subscription of Rs.10,000 and above will be deducted by the Fund from the subscription amount and paid to the distributor/agent of the investor and the balance shall be invested in the relevant scheme opted by the investor. However, transaction charges in case of investments through SIP under (i) and (ii) above shall be deducted only if the total commitment (i.e. amount per SIP instalment x No. of instalments) amounts to Rs. 10,000/- or more. The transaction charge shall be deducted in 4 equal instalments, starting from the 2nd instalment to the 5th instalment. Pursuant to SEBI Circular No. SEBI/IMD/CIR No. 4/168230/09 dated June 30, 2009, no Entry Load will be charged for all Mutual Fund Schemes. Therefore, the procedure for Waiver of Load for Direct Applications is no longer applicable.
SECTION V - RIGHTS OF UNITHOLDERS

For details of Rights of Unitholders, please refer Statement of Additional Information (SAI).
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SECTION VI - PENALTIES, PENDING LITIGATION OR PROCEEDINGS, FINDINGS OF INSPECTIONS OR INVESTIGATIONS FOR WHICH ACTION MAY HAVE BEEN TAKEN OR IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING TAKEN BY ANY REGULATORY AUTHORITY
1. All disclosures regarding penalties and action(s) taken against foreign Sponsor(s) may be limited to the jurisdiction of the country where the principal activities (in terms of income / revenue) of the Sponsor(s) are carried out or where the headquarters of the Sponsor(s) is situated. Further, only top 10 monetary penalties during the last three years shall be disclosed. The Sponsor of the Mutual Fund is HSBC Securities and Capital Markets (India) Private Limited, a company incorporated under the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956. Hence, this section is not applicable to an Indian Sponsor 2. In case of Indian Sponsor(s), details of all monetary penalties imposed and / or action taken during the last three years or pending with any nancial regulatory body or governmental authority, against Sponsor(s) and / or the AMC and/ or the Board of Trustees /Trustee Company; for irregularities or for violations in the nancial services sector, or for defaults with respect to share holders or debenture holders and depositors, or for economic offences, or for violation of securities law. Details of settlement, if any, arrived at with the aforesaid authorities during the last three years shall also be disclosed. a. Penalties imposed by a nancial regulatory body or government authority against the Sponsor and / or the AMC and/ or the Board of the Trustees, for irregularities / violations in the nancial services sector, or for defaults with respect to share holders or debenture holders and depositors, or for economic offences, or for violation of securities law, during the last three years: - Bombay Stock Exchange levied penalty of Rs. 10,000 for single Member Client Agreement across two exchanges on the Sponsor. National Stock Exchange levied monetary ne of Rs. 2000/- in November 2009 for operation of trading terminals without valid NCFM certication. b. For irregularities or for violations in the nancial services sector, or for defaults with respect to share holders or debenture holders and depositors, or for economic offences, or for violation of securities law. - Against the SEBI Order dated April 23, 2010 (as detailed in point 3 below), two appeals were led with the Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) by certain aggrieved investors of HSBC Gilt Fund. - In case of the rst appeal, SAT issued an Order dated May 03, 2011 to the Mutual Fund, Trustees of the Mutual Fund, AMC and CEO of the AMC pertaining to the change effected in modied duration in HSBC Gilt Fund during January 2009. SAT held that the changes brought about in the scheme altered the fundamental attributes of the same affecting the interest of unitholders. SAT therefore directed the AMC and related parties to comply with regulation 18(15A) of the SEBI Regulations and provide an exit option to the appellants of the case. An appeal has been led by the AMC against this Order before the Supreme Court and the same has been admitted on legal grounds. With regard to the second appeal, the matter is currently under litigation before SAT. 3. Details of all enforcement actions taken by SEBI in the last three years and / or pending with SEBI for the violation of SEBI Act, 1992 and Rules and Regulations framed there under including debarment and / or suspension and / or cancellation and / or imposition of monetary penalty/adjudication/enquiry proceedings, if any, to which the Sponsor(s) and / or the AMC and/ or the Board of Trustees /Trustee Company and/ or any of the directors and / or key personnel (especially the fund managers) of the AMC and Trustee Company were/ are a party. The details of the violation shall also be disclosed. - SEBI issued a Show Cause notice dated August 7, 2009 to the Trustees of the Mutual Fund, Mutual Fund, AMC & CEO pertaining to the changes made in the Scheme Information Document of HSBC Gilt Fund via an Addendum. SEBI stated in the said Show Cause notice that the change made to the name, benchmark index and duration of the Scheme would be construed as a change in the fundamental attribute of the Scheme and hence the applicable provisions of the SEBI (Mutual Funds) Regulations, 1996 with respect to the same should have been complied with. The AMC has on behalf of the Trustees of the Mutual Fund, the Mutual Fund and CEO led its response with relevant supporting documents with SEBI. Subsequently, the personal hearing took place before the Whole Time Member, SEBI. After considering the submissions made by the AMC, Whole Time Member, SEBI vide its order dated April 23, 2010 disposed off the show cause notice dated August 7, 2009 and warned the Board of Trustees of the Mutual Fund, the Mutual Fund, AMC and its CEO that they should strictly comply with the law governing the conduct and business of mutual fund in securities market. - SEBI had initiated an enquiry against HSBC Securities and Capital Markets (India) Private Limited (HSCI) and accordingly issued a Show Cause Notice dated July 30, 2008 calling upon HSCI to show cause as to why further action should not be taken against HSCI for the violations alleged to the have been committed by HSCI under Regulations 25 and 38 of the SEBI (Intermediaries) Regulations, 2008. HSCI had led a detailed response in this regard on September 10, 2008 and had sought a personal hearing in the matter. Accordingly, submissions were made by HSCIs counsel at the hearing held on October 06, 2008. Pursuant to the said hearing, SEBI has vide its letter dated March 4, 2009, informed HSCI of the enquiry ofcers recommendation i.e. the matter is not a t case to levy any penalty. 4. Any pending material civil or criminal litigation incidental to the business of the Mutual Fund to which the Sponsor(s) and / or the AMC and / or the Board of Trustees /Trustee Company and / or any of the directors and/ or key personnel are a party should also be disclosed separately. The Fund led a Writ Petition before the High Court against 7 Recovery Notices dated February 29, 2012 received from Income Tax Authorities (ITA). The Notices stated that the Fund was a beneciary of certain IL & FS Trusts (Trusts) through which certain Pass Through Certicates (PTCs) were issued to the public and as the recovery action by the ITA against these Trusts didnt result into recovery, hence the Fund being a beneciary was liable to the same. The High Court while disposing off the Writ Petition vide its Orders dated March 14, 2012 and March 15, 2012 in favour of the Fund has directed that pending hearing and nal disposal of an appeal led by the Trusts before the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals), no coercive action shall be taken against the Fund for recovery of demand and such directions of the High Court shall continue to be applicable for a further period of 6 weeks thereafter to enable the Fund to seek recourse to its remedies against the Order with the Appellate Authorities, if required 5. Any deciency in the systems and operations of the Sponsor(s) and/ or the AMC and/ or the Board of Trustees/Trustee Company which SEBI has specically advised to be disclosed in the SID, or which has been notied by any other regulatory agency, shall be disclosed. There are no deciencies in the systems and operations of the Sponsor of the Mutual Fund and/ or the AMC and/or the Board of Trustees which SEBI has specically advised to be disclosed in the SID, or which has been notied by any other regulatory agency to be disclosed in SID. The above information has been disclosed in good faith as per the information available to the AMC. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Combined SID, the provisions of the SEBI (Mutual Funds) Regulations, 1996 and the guidelines thereunder shall be applicable. Notes: Any amendments / replacement / re-enactment of SEBI (MF) Regulations subsequent to the date of this Combined SID shall prevail over those specied in this Combined SID. For and on behalf of the Board of Directors of HSBC Asset Management (India) Private Limited Sd/Denny Thomas Chief Compliance Ofcer Place: Mumbai Date: May 01, 2012
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OFFICIAL POINTS OF ACCEPTANCE OF TRANSACTION REQUESTS

HSBC MUTUAL FUND :
Bengaluru : No. 7, HSBC Center, M.G. Road, Bengaluru 560 001 Chennai : 96, Radhakrishnan Salai, 2nd Floor, Mylapore, Chennai 600 004 Kolkata : Jasmine Tower, 1st Floor, 31, Shakespeare Sarani, Kolkata 700 017 Mumbai : 314, D. N. Road, Fort, Mumbai 400 001 New Delhi : 3rd Floor, East Tower, Birla Tower, 25, Barakhamba Road, New Delhi 110 001.
CAMS SERVICE CENTRES / CAMS LIMITED TRANSACTION POINTS / CAMS COLLECTION CENTRES For details on CAMS Service Centres, CAMS Limited Transaction Points and CAMS Collection Centres, please visit www.camsonline.com or call us on 1800 200 2434. CAMS Limited Transaction Points and CAMS Collection Centres have limited operating hours from12:00 p.m. to 3 p.m. Collection Centres only accept application forms and service requests. For any enquiries, customers transacting at these locations are requested to call the nearest CAMS Service Center or the National Toll Free Customer Support number. Toll Free Number : 1800 200 2434 (can be dialled from all phones) For more details on visit : www.camsonline.com Please check our website www.assetmanagement.hsbc.com/in for an updated list of Official Points of Acceptance of HSBC Mutual Fund.
HSBC Mutual Fund
HSBC Asset Management (India) Private Limited

Registered Ofce 16, V. N. Road, Fort, Mumbai 400 001. Tel.: (91) (22) 66668819. Fax : (91) (22) 40029600 E-mail : hsbcmf@hsbc.co.in Website : (www.assetmanagement.hsbc.com/in)
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Combined Scheme Information Document

HSBC Equity Fund (HEF)

Continuous offer of Units of the Scheme(s) at NAV based prices

HSBC India Opportunities Fund (HIOF)

HSBC Midcap Equity Fund (HMEF)

HSBC Progressive Themes Fund (HPTF)

HSBC Tax Saver Equity Fund (HTSF)

HSBC Unique Opportunities Fund (HUOF)

HSBC MIP (HMIP)

HSBC Income Fund (HIF)

HSBC Floating Rate Fund (HFRF)

HSBC Ultra Short Term Bond Fund (HUSBF)

HSBC Gilt Fund (HGF)

HSBC Cash Fund (HCF)

HSBC Dynamic Fund (HDF)

HSBC Flexi Debt Fund (HFDF)

HSBC Emerging Markets Fund (HEMF)

HSBC Small Cap Fund (HSCF)

HSBC Brazil Fund (HBF)

SMS INVEST to 56767

HIGHLIGHTS / SUMMARY OF THE SCHEMES

HSBC EQUITY FUND (HEF)

HSBC INDIA OPPORTUNITIES FUND (HIOF)

Benchmark Index Transparency / NAV Disclosure

Loads (including SIP / STP where applicable)

Minimum Application Amount (Lump sum) Minimum Application Amount (SIP)

HSBC Mutual Fund

Name of the Scheme Type of Scheme

HSBC MIDCAP EQUITY FUND (HMEF)

HSBC PROGRESSIVE THEMES FUND (HPTF)

Benchmark Index Transparency / NAV Disclosure

Loads (including SIP/STP where applicable)

Minimum Application Amount (Lump sum) Minimum Application Amount (SIP)

Combined Scheme Information Document (SID)

Name of the Scheme Type of Scheme

HSBC DYNAMIC FUND (HDF)

HSBC EMERGING MARKETS FUND (HEMF)

Benchmark Index Transparency / NAV Disclosure

Loads (including SIP / STP where applicable)

Minimum Application Amount (Lump sum) Minimum Application Amount (SIP)

HSBC Mutual Fund

Name of the Scheme Type of Scheme

HSBC TAX SAVER EQUITY FUND (HTSF)

HSBC UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES FUND (HUOF)

Benchmark Index Transparency / NAV Disclosure

Loads (Including SIP / STP where applicable)

Minimum Application Amount (Lump sum)

Rs. 500/- per application

Combined Scheme Information Document (SID)

Name of the Scheme Minimum Application Amount (SIP)

HSBC TAX SAVER EQUITY FUND (HTSF)

HSBC UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES FUND (HUOF)

Name of the Scheme Type of Scheme

HSBC MIP (HMIP)

HSBC INCOME FUND

HSBC Mutual Fund

Name of the Scheme

HSBC MIP (HMIP)

HSBC INCOME FUND

REGULAR PLAN & SAVINGS PLAN INVESTMENT PLAN (HIF-IP)

Minimum Redemption Amount Plan / Options

Combined Scheme Information Document (SID)

Name of the Scheme Type of Scheme