HSBC Mutual Fund has approved some changes in HSBC Gilt Fund – Short Term Plan. The name of the scheme, exit load structure and benchmark index of the HSBC Gilt Fund – Short Term Plan will be revised with effect from 12 March 2009.
Accordingly, the scheme will be renamed as HSBC Gilt Fund (HGF) from HSBC Gilt Fund – Short Term Plan.
The fund has proposed to charge an exit load of 0.5% (includes Systematic Investment Plan (SIP)/ Systematic Transfer Plan (STP)) if redeemed/switched out within 6 months from the date of investment. presently, it does not charge any exit load.
The benchmark of the scheme will be changed to I Sec Composite Index instead of I Sec Si-bex.
HSBC Gilt Fund -Short Term Plan is an open ended gilt scheme aims to generate reasonable returns through investments in Government Securities of various maturities.