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Terms and Conditions of Use

This website is owned and operated by Hamon. Your use of this website confirms that you have read and agree to the following Terms and Conditions of Use of this website.

Please contact your financial advisors or independent professional advisors for specific information and documents (which comprises of the prospectus and product key facts statements), including but not limited to: financial reports, past performance information of share classes other than the representative share class as stated in the product key facts statements, dividend composition information, copies of the latest offering document, and dealing prices.

You are advised to exercise caution.  If you are in any doubt about any of the contents of this website, you should talk to your investment advisor or seek independent professional advice if you do not have an advisor. If you are a financial advisor or an institution, please contact Hamon for further information.

The investment strategies referred to in this website may not be suitable for all investors nor are they an endorsement of the suitability for any particular investor or class of investors. Any investments or investment products referred to are NOT FOR SALE IN THE U.S. OR TO U.S. PERSONS. By accessing this website you represent that you are permitted by the laws of your jurisdiction of residence to access this site and the information contained herein.

Nothing contained within this website should be construed as investment advice. The investment solutions through the investment strategies may not be suitable for all investors and should only be made on the basis of the relevant Offering Document (which may comprise of the prospectus, supplement and product key facts statements) or other related offering documents and their terms and conditions. The prices contained in this website are indicative only and should not be relied upon for dealing. Portfolio characteristics may vary from time to time from what is shown.  Investors should not base their investment decisions solely on information presented in the materials relating to Hamon portfolios (such as information contained in this website).

Copyright, Trademark, Logo, Patent, Intellectual and Other Property Rights

All copyright, trademark, logo, patent, intellectual and other property rights in the information contained herein is owned by Hamon or its affiliates. No rights of any kind are licensed or assigned or shall otherwise pass to persons accessing such information. Under no circumstances should information contained herein or any part of it be copied, reproduced or redistributed without Hamon’s express written consent.

You acknowledge that content on the website or otherwise available from Hamon (“Content”) is subject to copyright and possibly other intellectual property rights (“IPRs”). Unless expressly permitted by law, you shall not, and shall not permit any other person to, sell, modify, copy, reproduce, distribute, display or publish any Content which you do not own or hold under license or otherwise infringe the IPRs of any person in using this website or any Content.

The website may contain Content posted, emailed or otherwise submitted by you and/or, in the case of the website, by other users of the website (“User Content”). Hamon has the right to access and examine any User Content and may in its absolute discretion move, remove or disable access to User Content or cause the same to be done. You grant Hamon a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty free license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, incorporate in other works, distribute and display any information posted, emailed or otherwise submitted by you, in whole or in part.

Links to other websites

This website may have links to third party websites, which are not under the control of Hamon. Hamon will incur no liability for any content, service, product or material offered through any linked site. You access any third party linked websites at your own risk.

Timeliness of Content

All content on this website is presented only as at the date published or indicated, and may be superseded by subsequent market events or for other reasons. In addition, you are responsible for setting the cache settings on your browser to ensure you are receiving the most recent data.

Termination

The rights granted to you herein terminate immediately if you fail to comply with the Terms and Conditions of Use. Hamon, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to temporarily or permanently terminate your access to and use of this website at any time and for any reason whatsoever, without notice or liability. Hamon will not be liable to you or any third party for any termination of your access to or use of this website.

Integration and Severability

If any provision of these Terms and Conditions of Use is deemed unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision will be deemed severable from these Terms of Use and will not affect the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions.

Terms and Conditions of Use represent the entire agreement between Hamon and the user relating to the subject matter herein.

General Risk Factors
  • Investments involve risk.  Past performance is not indicative of or guarantee of future performance. Please note that the price of shares and the income from them can fall as well as rise and investors may not get back the amount originally invested.
  • Income receivable may vary from the amount of income projected at the time of making the investment.
  • Exchange rate fluctuations may affect the value of an investment and any income derived from it.
  • If you exercise any right to redeem, you may not get back the amount initially invested if the share price has fallen since you invested.
  • There can be no guarantee that the tax position or proposed tax position prevailing at the time of the investment will not change.
  • Dividends and capital gains on shares issued may be subject to withholding taxes imposed by the countries.

The list of risk factors is not exhaustive and you should refer to the Offering Document or other related offering documents for additional risk factors pertaining to the investments. You should not invest based on the information on this website alone and should read the Offering Document or other related offering documents for details including the risk factors before making any investment decisions.

Limitations of liability

We make no warranty or representation of any kind (whether, express, implied or statutory) regarding this website or the materials and information contained or referred to on each page associated with this website.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, we make no warranty or representation of any kind, expressed, implied or statutory that this website can be accessed at all times. This website may, without notice, be temporarily unavailable or restricted for administrative or other reasons.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, we disclaim any and all liability and will not be liable for any injury, loss, damage or expense (whether special, incidental or consequential) occasioned by or arising, directly or indirectly, from your operation or use of this website.

You will indemnify us (including all Hamon affiliated or associated companies) and our officers, directors, employees and agents in respect of any third-party claim for any injury, loss, damage or expense occasioned by or arising directly or indirectly from your operation or, use of this website or your supply of information to a third party provided in breach of any of your obligations under these Terms and Conditions of Use.

If you transmit any communication through this website to us or our affiliates directly or through any third-party internet or other service provider, you shall be responsible and liable for any omissions or failures that may be made while transmitting or receiving communications using this website. This website is not designed for the transmission of time sensitive instructions or questions. Accordingly, if you use this website to transmit time sensitive instructions or questions, you will be liable for any loss that may arise, and any such information is transmitted at your own risk.

The information on this website is for informational purposes only and does not constitute as investment advice, an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any security that may be referenced on or through this website. Unless otherwise specified, it is not intended to be directed to any person(s) in particular. Information from this website must not be used in any jurisdiction where prohibited by law and must not be used in a way that would be contrary to local law or legislation. No investment advice, tax advice, or legal advice is provided through this website, and you agree that this website will not be used by you for these purposes. An investment mentioned on this website may not be suitable for all investors and if you are unclear about any of the information on this website, please consult your stockbroker, lawyer, accountant, bank manager or other professional advisor. No representation is given that shares, products, or services identified on, or accessible through, this website are suitable for any particular investor. Investment products referred to by Hamon may not be available to investors in all jurisdictions; it is not available to U.S. Persons.

Languages

In case of discrepancies between the English and other language versions of these Terms of Use and content of this website, the English version shall prevail.

Law and jurisdiction

These Terms and Conditions of Use shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of Hong Kong, SAR and the courts of Hong Kong, SAR shall have exclusive jurisdiction to hear all disputes arising in connection with these Terms and Conditions.

 

Hugh Simon

Chief Executive

Hugh Simon has over three decades of asset management and investment experience across multiple asset classes and strategies in Asia, Europe and the US. He started his career with Schroders in London, Australia and Hong Kong before joining Lazard in 1984 to establish their offices in the Far East (Hong Kong and Japan) where he was responsible for investment management and marketing for the Asian region.

Hugh founded the Hamon Investment Group in 1989 to initially focus on public markets investments for institutional clients looking for exposure to the higher growth Asian markets.  An entrepreneurial   visionary with deep conviction of Asia’s long term economic growth potential, Hugh has over 30 years of Asian regional investment experience and is a strong advocate of collaborative institutional partnerships. He strategically steered the group’s evolution into a multi-strategies platform by expanding expertise and product offering through acquisitions and strategic partnerships.

For 18 years while Hamon managed assets for BNY Mellon, Dreyfus funds and institutional clients looking for exposure in the Asian region, Hugh built and led a team that managed top performing relative and absolute return funds in Asia for the most part of that period. Under Hugh’s leadership, Hamon have deployed and managed in excess of USD 2.8 billion of capital across various strategies and asset classes since inception.

Ming Lam, CFA

Portfolio Manager

Ming Lam joined Hamon in 2010 and is responsible for Hamon’s Asia ex-Japan ESG product and global multi-asset portfolios. He graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara with a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, and is a Chartered Financial Analyst.

Wayne Zang, CFA

Portfolio Manager

Wayne Zang joined Hamon in 2018 and is responsible for equity research, company analysis, and idea generation across the China, Hong Kong, and US markets. He graduated from the Shanghai University of Finance and Economics with an Economics degree and holds a Masters in Financial Technology from HKUST.  Wayne is a Financial Risk Manager (FRM) and a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).

Anastasia Levashova, PHD

Portfolio Manager

Anastasia Levashova joined Blackfriars in 2014 and has over 15 years’ experience in GEM and frontier markets in London, Russia and New York. She started her career at Firebird Management in New York before joining Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s Russia and CIS office in Moscow. In 2011, Anastasia moved to London where she was Head of EMEA Sales at BNP Paribas.

Anastasia holds a PhD from Moscow Lomonosov State University in International Relations, and Masters in International Finance from Columbia University.

Jeffrey Lum, CFA

Portfolio Manager

Jeffrey Lum joined Hamon in 2019 as portfolio manager and is the founder and managing director of Infield Asset Management Pte Ltd which he set up in 2010 to provide investment advisory and management services to investors. Jeffrey has extensive investment experience in global financial markets, having held senior positions at ARN Investment Partners, HLG Asset Management, Invesco Asset management, LGT Asset Management and Cazenove & Co.  He graduated from the University of Hong Kong with a BSc and obtained his MBA (Finance) from the University of Sheffield, UK. Jeffrey is a Chartered Financial Analyst.

Allen Ng, CFA

Portfolio Manager

Allen Ng joined Hamon in 2019 as portfolio manager and serves as an independent director to Infield Asset Management Pte Ltd in its investment process.  He has an in depth knowledge of financial markets and investment strategies and is currently a Senior Teaching Fellow of the School of Accounting & Finance at the HK Polytechnic University. He graduated from the University of Hong Kong with a BSc and obtained his MBA from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and DBA from the University of Newcastle, UK. Allen is a Chartered Financial Analyst.

Karin Cheung

Marketing & Client Relations

Karin Cheung joined Hamon in 2008 and is a Marketing & Client Services Manager responsible for client servicing, marketing, fund administration and operational support of Hamon’s various funds and strategies.

She also works closely with the investment team on the ESG and sustainability aspects of the portfolios. Karin holds an Honors Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from the University of Toronto.