Lazard Global Listed Infrastructure Fund
About this Fund
Fund Detail
PDS | https://informedinvestor.com.au/view/pds/100151-2024-05-02-02:31.pdf |
FUND MANAGER | Lazard Asset Management |
ASX Code | LGLIF* |
APIR | LAZ0014AU |
ASSET CLASS | INFRASTRUCTURE |
INVESTMENT STYLE | The Fund will invest in listed companies that own physical infrastructure (including concessions or long-term contracts to this effect); have assets predominantly invested in member countries of the OECD; and meet a minimum market capitalisation hurdle at the time of purchase. |
INVESTMENT PROFILE | The Fund seeks to achieve total returns (comprising income and capital appreciation and before the deduction of fees and taxes) that outperform its Benchmark by 5% p.a. over rolling five-year periods. |
CURRENCY MANAGEMENT | Hedged |
INCEPTION DATE | 05-10-2005 |
BENCHMARK | Consumer Price Index |
FUND SIZE | Consumer Price Index |
DISTRIBUTION FREQUENCY | Quarterly |
NO. OF HOLDINGS | 25-50 |
FEES | 0.98% p.a. of the Net Asset Value (NAV) |
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Benefits
Benefits | Benefits of investing in the Lazard Global Listed Infrastructure FundLazard believes some of the significant benefits of investing in the Fund are:
Risk Level of the Fund
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RISK LEVEL | High |
INVESTOR SUITABILITY | Investors seeking an investmentreturn objective similar to the Fund and are comfortable with the risks of |
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Key Features
The significant features of the Fund are that it has a professionally managed active investment strategy and it gives investors access to the returns from global listed infrastructure equities. Investment PhilosophyLazard believes that emotions move share prices away from their intrinsic value. We also believe that in time, supply and demand tend toward balance, encouraging reversion towards the mean in a range of variables such as interest rates, currencies, economic growth, profit margins, returns on capital and valuations. Lazard uses the principles of mean reversion in establishing its assessment of the intrinsic value of shares. We seek to exploit opportunities through objective, independent research and disciplined execution in order to reward investors willing to take the longer view. Why Infrastructure?Infrastructure is the basic facilities, services and installations needed for the functioning of a community or society. Lazard believes that infrastructure assets have a number of investment characteristics that make them attractive for investors. These include the long life of the assets, lower risk of capital loss and inflation-linked returns. All Infrastructure is not EqualIn searching for the desired investment returns that infrastructure investing can offer, Lazard believes that not all infrastructure companies are equal. Hence, we have developed a sub-set of the wider infrastructure sector. We have called this "preferred infrastructure, which is characterised by the following:
Investment PowersLazard has broad investment powers under the constitution of the Fund. Lazard will exercise these powers in accordance with its duties as Responsible Entity and the Fund's investment objective as stated in the PDS for the Fund. Although the constitution of the Fund permits Lazard to borrow, it does not intend to borrow other than to meet short-term cash needs. From time to time the Fund may also enter into underwriting or sub underwriting of equities of companies that are otherwise permitted for investment by the Fund. |
Mandate
How we invest your moneyAsset Classes and Range
Forward foreign currency contracts: Lazard will substantially hedge the foreign currency exposures back to the Australian dollar. We do not include the unrealised gains or losses from the forward foreign currency contracts in the cash range. However, when the forward foreign currency contracts mature, these gains or losses become realised. Cash in the Fund may move above the 5% limit around the maturity date if we are selling securities to raise cash to pay for the losses due on maturity or if the Fund receives the gain from these contracts. |