A Fund designed to seek long-term capital appreciation through investment primarily in equity related securities of companies in India that are run by efficient management, have a sustainable and robust business model and are available at reasonable valuations.
India Advantage Fund Ltd. is an open-ended Investment Company incorporated in Mauritius which has been investing in India since 1996.
About the Fund
About the Fund (Company)
The Company (India Advantage Fund Ltd.) was incorporated in Mauritius on 23rd May 1996, as an investment company with limited liability with registration number 16491/2635. The Company is a "company holding a category 1 global business license" according to the Mauritian Companies Act, 2001 and is resident in Mauritius. Application was made to the Commissioner of Income Tax in Mauritius for a certificate of Mauritian tax residence, which was issued to IAFL on 15th August 1996.The Company is registered with the Financial Services Commission, Mauritius.
Birla Sun Life Asset Management Company Limited (BSLAMC) was incorporated in India on 5th September 1994, BSLAMC previously owned by the Aditya V. Birla
Group and Capital International Group of USA in the ratio of 60:40 is now held by Aditya V. Birla group as to 50% and a subsidiary of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (Sun Life) namely, Sun Life (India) AMC Investments Inc. as to 50%.
Sun Life Financial is a leading international financial
services organization providing a diverse range of wealth accumulation and protection products and services to individuals and corporate customers. Tracing its roots back to 1865, Sun Life Financial and its partners today have operations in key markets worldwide, including Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Japan, Indonesia, India, China and Bermuda. As of June 30, 2007, the Sun Life Financial group of companies had total assets under management of CDN$ 435 billion.
The Aditya Birla Group is India's first truly multinational corporation. Global in vision, rooted in Indian values, the Group is driven by a performance ethic pegged on value creation for its multiple stakeholders. A US$ 24 billion conglomerate, with a market capitalisation of US$ 28 billion, it is anchored by an extraordinary force of 1,00,000 employees belonging to over 25 different nationalities. Over 50 per cent of its revenues flow from its operations across the world. The Group's products and services offer distinctive customer solutions. Its 85 state-of-the-art manufacturing units and sectoral services span India, Thailand, Laos, Indonesia, Philippines, Egypt, China, Canada, Australia, USA, UK, Germany, Hungary, Brazil, Italy, France, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Malaysia and Korea. A premium conglomerate, the Aditya Birla Group is a dominant player in all of the sectors in which it operates such as viscose staple fiber, metals, cement, viscose filament yarn, branded apparel, carbon black, chemicals, fertilisers, insulators and financial
services, telecom, BPO and IT services. The group has been adjudged the best employer in India and among the top 20 in Asia by Hewitt-Economic Times and Wall street Journal study 2007.
In December 1994, BGFL established a mutual fund, named "Birla Mutual Fund'', and appointed BSLAMC as its investments manager. The trustee of Birla Mutual Fund is Birla Sun Life Trustee Company Limited, an Indian company. The Sub-Fund has been established as a dedicated scheme of Birla Mutual Fund.
About the Fund (Management)
The Board The Board of Directors comprises six persons. The following are the directors of the Company:
1. Mr. Kumar Mangalam Birla 2. Mr. M. Amade Hajee Dawjee Vayid 3. Mr. B.N. Puranmalka 4. Mr. Couldip B. Lala 5. Mr. Subhas C. Lallah 6. Mr. Venkatesh Mysore
The International Investment Manager BSLAMC (Mauritius) has been appointed as investment manager of the Company, with responsibility for the general management of the Company subject to the supervision of the Directors. BSLAMC (Mauritius), was incorporated in Mauritius on 20th May,1996, and is registered with FSC, as “a Company holding a category 1 global business license “ under the Mauritian Companies Act, 2001. It has been authorized by FSC to conduct fund management business. The directors of BSLAMC (Mauritius) are:
1. Mr. Kishore Sunil Banymandhub 2. Mr. Kapil Dev Joory 3. Mr. Ajay Srinivasan 4. George Andre Robert 5. Mr. Venkatesh Mysore
The Sub-Fund Investment Manager BSLAMC has been appointed as investment manager and administrator of the Sub-Fund. It has discretion as to the investments, which it makes on behalf of the Sub-Fund, subject to the overall policies of the Directors and the requirements that the Sub-Fund’s investments and other assets and liabilities comply with the investment objectives, policies and restrictions applicable to the Company from time to time. The directors of BSLAMC, the Sub-Fund Investment Manager are:
1. Mr. Kumar Mangalam Birla - Chairman 2. Mr. Donald Stewart 3. Mr. N.C. Singhal 4. Mr. N.N. Jambusaria 5. Mr. S.S. Raman 6. Mr. Ajay Srinivasan 7. Mr. Ashok Goenka 8. Mr. Stephan Rajotte
Administrator of the Company International Financial Services Limited ("IFS"), a Mauritius company, acts as administrator, secretary and registrar of the Company.
Key Information
Key Information
Incorporation Data
23rd May 1996. Registration No. 16491/2635
Legal Structure
Company holding Category I Global Business License under Mauritian Companies Act, 2001
Domicile an Tax Residence
Mauritius - Certificate dated 15th August 1996
Launch Date
8th August 1996
Structure
Open-end
Fiscal Year End
31st December
Minimum Subscription
US$ 5,000 and in multiple of '000 thereafter
Benchmark Indices
(1) BSE Sensex & (2) MSCI (India)
Subscription Charge
4% Maximum
Redemption Charge
None
Net Asset Value Frequency
Every Business Day on which banks are open for business in Mauritius and Mumbai and on which a Stock Exchange is open for business in Mumbai
Subject as stated below, subscriptions may be made in the Company on any Business Day. A Business Day is any day (except Saturday and Sunday and such other day as the Directors may determine from to time to time) on which banks are open for business in Mauritius and Mumbai (other than during a suspension of normal dealing) and on which a stock exchange is open for business in the City of Mumbai, India. The Company is valued on a daily basis and priced on a forward basis. The subscription price and redemption price of the shares of `C' Class in the Fund is calculated on each Valuation Day and is made available on the following Valuation Day.
The Administrator shall process subscription requests on any Valuation Day subject to receipt of the following by 17.00 hours (Mauritius time) on the applicable Valuation Day:
The Application form by fax or scanned copy by e-mail.
Required KYC documents as specified in the Application form, by fax or scanned copy by e-mail.
Cleared funds in the Company's bank account. If cleared funds have not reached the Company's bank account, the application shall be processed only at the discretion of the directors.
The original application forms and KYC documents must be received by the Administrator at latest 5 Business days after the relevant Valuation Day. The Directors shall have the discretion to redeem the shares allotted if the above deadline is not adhered to or satisfactory KYC documents not submitted.
Redemptions
Subject as stated below, Class C Shares may be redeemed on each Valuation Day.
Any request for a redemption of shares must be received by the Administrator by fax or scanned copy by e-mail by 17.00 hrs (Mauritius time) (together with the relevant share certificates, if any). Redemption requests received after the cut-off time may either be accepted by the
Administrator with the consent of Investment Manager or held over until the
next occurring Valuation day.
In order to ensure that shareholders who do not seek to have
their shares redeemed are not disadvantaged by a reduction of liquidity of the
Company’s portfolio as a result of significant redemption applications received
over limited time frame, the Company may limit the number of shares redeemed on
any Valuation Day to 10 percent of the total number of shares in issue
immediately prior to that Valuation Day. Such limitation will apply pro rata so
that all shareholders who redeem their shares on that Valuation Day will be
permitted to redeem the same proportion of such shares. Class C shares not
redeemed, but which would otherwise have been redeemed, will, in priority, be
carried forward for redemption, subject to the same limitation, on the next
Valuation Day. If requests for redemption are so carried forward the Company
will inform Class C shareholders accordingly.
Redemptions will be made in dollars at a price calculated on
the relevant Valuation Day by: -
(i) Calculating the Net Asset Value of the Company on the
relevant Valuation Day as per the Constitution and
(ii) dividing by the number of Class C Shares then in issue
(and rounding the resultant amount downward to the nearest cent)
Confirmation of redemption
Each applicant for redemption of Class C Shares will be
notified within 3 Business Days after the relevant Valuation Day of the
applicable Redemption Price and the anticipated settlement date.
Payment of redemption proceeds
Redemption proceeds will be paid directly to the Class C shareholder’s bank
account.
Save as mentioned below, the proceeds of redemptions will
normally be transmitted within 10 Business Days of the Valuation Day on which
the redemption is effective.
Subject as stated below, subscriptions may be made in the
Company on any Business Day. A Business Day is any day (except Saturday and
Sunday and such other day as the Directors may determine from to time to time)
on which banks are open for business in Mauritius and Mumbai (other than during
a suspension of normal dealing) and on which a stock exchange is open for
business in the City of Mumbai, India. The Company is valued on a daily
basis and priced on a forward basis. The subscription price and redemption
price of the shares of `C' Class in the Fund is calculated on each Valuation
Day and is made available on the following Valuation Day.
The Administrator shall process subscription requests on any Valuation Day
subject to receipt of the following by 17.00 hours (Mauritius time) on the
applicable Valuation Day:
The Application form by fax or scanned copy by e-mail.
Required KYC documents as specified in the Application form,
by fax or scanned copy by e-mail.
Cleared funds in the Company's bank account. If cleared
funds have not reached the Company's bank account, the application shall be
processed only at the discretion of the directors.
The original application forms and KYC documents must be
received by the Administrator at latest 5 Business days after the relevant
Valuation Day. The Directors shall have the discretion to redeem the shares
allotted if the above deadline is not adhered to or satisfactory KYC documents
not submitted.
Awards
Birla Sun Life AMC(Mauritius) Limited India Advantage Fund
awarded 1st Place in the Standard & Poor's Five Years Offshore Funds Equity
India Sector out of 11 funds.
Birla Sun Life AMC(Mauritius) Limited India Advantage Fund
awarded 1st Place in the Standard & Poor's Five Years Offshore Funds Equity
India Sector out of 11 funds.
Birla Sun Life AMC(Mauritius) Limited India Advantage Fund
awarded 1st Place in the Standard & Poor's Five Years Offshore Funds Equity
India Sector out of 11 funds.
Standard & Poor's
www.micropal.com 1998 Awards
Present To
INDIA ADVANTAGE FUND
The award for standing first place in the Standard & Poor's Micropal one
year offshore Territories Equity India sector out of 36 funds.
BANCO
Emerging Markets Awards 2000
Present To
Birla Sunlife Asset Management Company Limited
For having secured the first place for its risk-adjusted performance over three
years with the India Advantage Fund in the Standard & Poor's fund Services, Asia excl, Japan Equity Sector.
Investing in India involves certain considerations in
addition to the risks normally associated with making investments in
securities. The value of shares and the income from them may go down as well as
up and there can be no assurance that on a redemption, or otherwise, investors,
will receive back the amount originally invested. Accordingly, the Fund is only
suitable for investment by investors who understand the risks involved and who
are able and willing to withstand the loss of their investment. In particular,
prospective investors should consider the following risks:-
(a) Currency Fluctuations: The Fund intends to invest mainly in
securities denominated in Rupees, whereas the Shares are denominated in US
dollars. The US dollar price at which shares are valued and may be redeemed is
therefore subject to fluctuations in the Rupee/ US dollar exchange rate. In the
case of redemptions of the shares, the Company will use all reasonable
endeavors to pay the net redemption proceeds within the periods stated under
"Redemptions" in the Section entitled "Subscriptions and
Redemptions" above, but there is no assurance that this will be achieved.
Since calculations of the Net Asset Value of the Fund will normally reflect the
Rupee/US dollar exchange rate prevailing on the day preceding the relevant
Valuation Day, the Fund (and Shareholders whose shares are not being redeemed )
will bear the risk of depreciation of the Rupee against the US dollar during
the period from the relevant Valuation Day to the date of payment. However, if,
such a depreciation shall have caused a material change in the Net Asset Value
of the Fund between a Valuation Day and the day when the net redemption
proceeds are available for payment to Shareholders whose Shares are being
redeemed on that day, the Directors or BSLAMC (Mauritius) may require a
recalculation of the applicable Redemption Price (See under 'Redemptions"
in the Section entitled "Subscriptions and Redemptions" above.) At
present, the Company is unable to hedge against currency exposure by means of
forward foreign exchange contracts.
(b) Potential Market Volatility and Limited Liquidity: The
Indian securities markets are smaller and more volatile than the securities
markets of the United Kingdom, the United States, and certain other OECD
countries. The Indian stock market has in the past experienced substantial
price volatility and no assurance can be given that such volatility will not
occur in the future. The above factors could negatively affect the Net Asset
Value of the Fund and the ability to redeem shares and the price at which the
shares trade or may be redeemed.
(c) Governmental Economic and Political Considerations: The
Fund and the redemption price and liquidity of the Shares may be affected
generally by exchange rates and controls, interest rates, changes in Indian or
Mauritian governmental policy, taxation, social and religious tensions and
political, economic or other developments in or affecting India or
Mauritius.
(d) Liquidity of Shares: Redemptions of Shares will be subject
to the restrictions on redemption which are described under
"Redemptions" in the Section entitled "Subscriptions and
Redemptions" above. In addition redemption of Shares may be subject to
suspension or limitation as described under "Suspension of Dealings" in
the Section entitled "Subscriptions and Redemptions " above.
(e) Taxation Considerations: The Directors believe that the
benefits of the India/Mauritius Double Tax Treaty are available and that the
tax treatment of the Fund should be as stated in the Section entitled
"Taxation", but there can be no assurance that the Indian tax
authorities will accept that this is the case.
For more complete information on the Fund, including investment objectives and
policies, sales charge, expenses, risks and other matters of importance to
prospective investors, refer to current offering document. The sale of shares
in the Fund may be restricted in certain jurisdictions. In particular, shares
may not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly in the United States or to
U.S. persons, as is more fully described in the Fund's offering document.
LEGAL DISCLAIMER
BSLAMC currently provides management and advisory services
to Birla Mutual Fund and may provide such services to other clients in the
future. BSLAMC and BSLAMC (Mauritius) and their respective affiliates may
promote manage, sponsor or be otherwise involved in further collective
investment vehicles. The Directors will endeavor to ensure that any conflict,
which may arise in relation to the Fund, is resolved fairly. In particular
BSLAMC and BSLAMC (Mauritius) will use their best endeavors to ensure that the
allocation of investment opportunities among the Fund and the accounts of any
other clients is carried out in a fair and equitable manner.
BSLAMC and BSLAMC (Mauritius) and their respective affiliates may provide
services to, or deal with, the Fund, as principal or agent, provided that the
terms on which such services are provided or upon which such transactions are
effected shall be no less favorable to the fund than could have been expected
had the service or transaction been effected with, by or through an independent
third party.