The fund combines a portfolio of domestic and foreign equity securities,
including emerging markets securities, with the use of alternative investment strategies to provide growth with lower volatility.
In a difficult year
for emerging markets securities, DBS raised $ 4.2 billion in 48 bonds, a higher value than any other bank in Singapore, and raised another $ 1.3 billion in 14 equity deals last year.
The Magna Emerging Markets Dividend Fund seeks to achieve a combination of long - term capital growth and income by investing in a diversified portfolio of higher yielding
Global Emerging Market Securities.
At one end of the spectrum, trading benchmark US Treasury notes costs little per notional; at the other, moving a large portion of small -
cap emerging market securities in the after - market is very expensive.
MFS Institutional International Equity Fund Investment Option invests in MFS Institutional Equity International Fund, which invests primarily in equity securities of foreign companies,
including emerging markets securities.
Investments in international and
emerging markets securities and ADRs include exposure to risks including currency fluctuations, foreign taxes and regulations, and the potential for illiquid markets and political instability.
In addition, the risks of investing in
emerging market securities are greater than those of investing in securities of developed foreign countries.