Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund has launched a new fund named as Birla Sun Life Fixed Term Plan – Series LR (368 days), a close ended income scheme. The new fund offer (NFO) price for the scheme is Rs 10 per unit. The new issue will be open for subscription from 07 July and close on 10 July 2014.
The investment objective of the scheme is to seek to generate income by investing in a portfolio of fixed income securities maturing on or before the duration of the scheme.
The scheme offers two options viz. growth and dividend option with Normal Dividend sub-option (Payout Facility) and Quarterly Dividend sub-option (Payout Facility).
The scheme would invest upto 100% of assets in debt securities and money market instruments with low to medium risk profile.
The minimum application amount is Rs 5000 and in multiples of Rs 10 thereafter.
The fund seeks to collect a minimum subscription (minimum target) amount of Rs 20 crore under the scheme during the NFO period.
Entry and exit load charge will be nil.
Benchmark Index for the scheme is CRISIL Short Term Bond Fund Index.
The fund manager of the scheme will be Kaustubh Gupta.