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Annual Report for

31 December 2015

ABF Malaysia Bond Index Fund



Annual Report

31 December 2015


TRUST DIRECTORY

Manager

AmFunds Management Berhad

(formerly known as AmInvestment Services Berhad)

9th & 10

th Floor, Bangunan AmBank Group

55 Jalan Raja Chulan

50200 Kuala Lumpur

Board of Directors

Pushparani a/p Moothathamby

Mustafa Mohd Nor

Tai Terk Lin

Datin Maznah Mahbob

Sum Leng Kuang

Investment Committee

Sum Leng Kuang

Tai Terk Lin

Mustafa Mohd Nor

Dr. Frank Richard Ashe

Datin Maznah Mahbob

Trustee

HSBC (Malaysia) Trustee Berhad

Auditors and Reporting Accountants

Ernst & Young

Taxation Adviser

Deloitte Tax Services Sdn Bhd


CORPORATE DIRECTORY



Registered Office

22nd

Floor, Bangunan AmBank Group

55, Jalan Raja Chulan, 50200 Kuala Lumpur

Tel:03-2036 2633 Fax: 03-2032 1914

Head Office

9th & 10

th Floor, Bangunan AmBank Group


Tel:03-2036 2888 Fax: 03-2031 5210

Secretary

Koh Suet Peng (MAICSA 7019861)

Hafidzah Binti Zakaria (MAICSA 7052802)

22nd

Floor, Bangunan AmBank Group


HSBC (Malaysia) Trustee Berhad

Business/Registered Office/Head Office

Fund Services, Bangunan HSBC, 13th Floor, South Tower

No.2, Leboh Ampang, 50100 Kuala Lumpur

Tel: 03-2075 7800 Fax: 03-2026 1273


CONTENTS

1 Manager‟s Report

14 Additional Information

27 Independent Auditor‟s Report to the Unitholders

29 Statement of Financial Position

30 Statement of Comprehensive Income

31 Statement of Changes in Equity

32 Statement of Cash Flows

33 Notes to the Financial Statements

55 Statement by Manager

56 Trustee‟s Report

57 Directory

1

MANAGER’S REPORT

Dear Unitholders,

We are pleased to present you the Manager‟s report and the audited accounts of ABF Malaysia Bond

Index Fund (“Fund”) for the financial year ended 31 December 2015.

Salient Information of the Fund

Name ABF Malaysia Bond Index Fund (“Fund”)

Category/

Type

Fixed Income ETF/ Income

Objective A listed bond fund that is passively managed against the given benchmark and the

returns will be expected to correspond closely to the performance of the benchmark

index.

Note : Any material change to the Fund’s investment objective will require the

unitholders’ approval by way of special resolution.

Index

Component

Details of the index component as at 30 September 2015 are as follows:

Code Issuer

Coupon

%

Final

Maturity

Notional

Amount (RM)

UI120008

The Export-

Import Bank of

Korea

4.070 02 February 2017

500,000,000

UN070014

Asian

Development

Bank

4.000 08 February 2017

500,000,000

MN070002 Government of

Malaysia

3.814 15 February 2017

8,750,000,000

MG140002

Government of

Malaysia

3.394 15 March 2017

10,500,000,000

GN070008

Government of

Malaysia

3.941 15 June 2017

3,000,000,000

VJ110196 Pengurusan Air

SPV Berhad

3.980 16 June 2017

1,500,000,000

GJ120009 Government of

Malaysia

3.309 30 August 2017

9,500,000,000

ML100002

Government of

Malaysia

4.012 15 September 2017

14,000,000,000

UK100107 Cagamas Berhad 3.980 20 October 2017 1,000,000,000

MJ120005

Government of

Malaysia

3.314 31 October 2017

13,500,000,000

GH140001 Government of

Malaysia

3.678 23 November 2017

7,500,000,000

VK110024

GovCo Holdings

Berhad

4.070

23 February 2018

1,500,000,000

(Forward)

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Code Issuer

Coupon

%

Final

Maturity

Notional

Amount (RM)

MI130002 Government of

Malaysia 3.260 1 March 2018 8,786,560,000

UN080007 The Export-Import

Bank of Korea 4.500 12 March 2018 500,000,000

GG150005 Government of

Malaysia 3.508 15 May 2018 7,500,000,000

VK110197 Pengurusan Air

SPV Berhad 4.040 15 June 2018 1,500,000,000

GL110001 Government of

Malaysia 3.872 30 August 2018 6,500,000,000

MK110005 Government of

Malaysia 3.580 28 September 2018 11,440,000,000

GN080031 Government of

Malaysia 4.295 31 October 2018 7,500,000,000


Malaysia 3.399 30 November 2018 4,000,000,000

VI140030 Pengurusan Air

SPV Berhad 4.160 7 February 2019 1,000,000,000

VI140036 Syarikat Prasarana

Negara Berhad 4.080 12 March 2019 1,500,000,000

MH150005 Government of

Malaysia 3.759 15 March 2019 4,177,897,000


Malaysia 3.558 30 April 2019 10,000,000,000

MS04003H Government of

Malaysia 5.734 30 July 2019 7,315,545,000

GO090001 Government of

Malaysia 3.910 13 August 2019 3,500,000,000



MJ140004 Government of


MO090002 Government of


ML120006 Government of

Malaysia 3.492 31 March 2020 11,000,000,000


Malaysia 4.492 30 April 2020 3,500,000,000


Malaysia 3.576 15 May 2020 11,000,000,000


Malaysia 4.284 15 June 2020 5,500,000,000

MK130006 Government of

Malaysia 3.889 31 July 2020 7,973,060,000


Malaysia 3.799 27 August 2020 10,000,000,000

(Forward)

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Code Issuer

Coupon

%

Final

Maturity

Notional

Amount (RM)

VI150192 Pengurusan Air SPV

Berhad 4.280 28 September 2020 700,000,000

MJ150003 Government of




VK110023

GovCo Holdings

Berhad

4.450

23 February 2021

1,500,000,000

DK140001 Khazanah Nasional

Berhad - 24 February 2021 1,300,000,000


Malaysia 3.716 23 March 2021 9,500,000,000


Malaysia 4.170 30 April 2021 10,000,000,000


Malaysia 4.160 15 July 2021 10,500,000,000

VK140222 Bank Pembangunan

Malaysia Berhad 4.190 10 September 2021 700,000,000



VN120202 Perbadanan Tabung

Pendidikan Tinggi

Nasional 3.850 15 June 2022 2,500,000,000


Malaysia 4.194 15 July 2022 10,000,000,000


Malaysia 3.418 15 August 2022 10,500,000,000

DN120017 Khazanah Nasional

Berhad - 2 September 2022 1,500,000,000





VN130068 Turus Pesawat Sdn

Bhd 3.770 3 February 2023 500,000,000

MN130003 Government of

Malaysia 3.480 15 March 2023 11,420,000,000

DS081080 Khazanah Nasional

Berhad 0.000 14 August 2023 2,000,000,000



DS090052 Khazanah Nasional

Berhad - 20 March 2024 1,500,000,000


Pendidikan Tinggi

Nasional 4.670 28 March 2024 1,800,000,000

(Forward)

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Code Issuer

Coupon

%

Final

Maturity

Notional

Amount (RM)


Malaysia 4.444 22 May 2024 12,500,000,000


Malaysia 4.181 15 July 2024 11,020,000,000

VN140223 Bank Pembangunan



Pendidikan Tinggi

Nasional 4.550 20 December 2024 700,000,000

VN150103 Jambatan Kedua Sdn

Bhd 4.300 28 May 2025 1,300,000,000

MY050003 Government of

Malaysia 4.837 15 July 2025 3,000,000,000



VN150193 Pengurusan Air SPV

Berhad 4.630 26 September 2025 860,000,000



PZ00197S Bank Pembangunan

Malaysia Berhad 7.500 30 October 2025 500,000,000

MS110003 Government of

Malaysia 4.392 15 April 2026 10,574,330,000

VS110260 Syarikat Prasarana

Negara Berhad 4.350 4 August 2026 1,200,000,000

VP140207 Perbadanan Tabung

Pendidikan Tinggi

Nasional 4.530 27 August 2026 500,000,000

MX060002 Government of



Malaysia 3.892 15 March 2027 5,500,000,000


Malaysia 3.502 31 May 2027 6,000,000,000

GS120059 Government of

Malaysia 3.899 15 June 2027 5,000,000,000

PS120074 Syarikat Prasarana

Negara Berhad 4.000 6 September 2027 1,000,000,000


Malaysia 3.733 15 June 2028 5,000,000,000

GT130001

Government of

Malaysia 3.871 8 August 2028 3,000,000,000



GS130072 Government of

Malaysia 4.943 6 December 2028 5,000,000,000

VS140224 Bank Pembangunan


(Forward)

5

Code Issuer

Coupon

%

Final

Maturity

Notional

Amount (RM)

VX090825 Syarikat Prasarana

Negara Berhad 5.070 28 September 2029 1,500,000,000

VS150025 Perbadanan Tabung

Pendidikan Tinggi

Nasional 4.630 12 February 2030 500,000,000

VS150043 Syarikat Prasarana

Negara Berhad 4.640 22 March 2030 1,100,000,000

MX100003 Malaysia

Government Bond 4.498 15 April 2030 12,770,000,000

VS150043 Jambatan Kedua Sdn

Bhd 4.520 28 May 2030 700,000,000

MX110004 Malaysia

Government Bond 4.232 30 June 2031 3,750,000,000

MX120004 Malaysia


DX120016 Khazanah Nasional

Berhad - 3 September 2032 1,000,000,000

MX130004 Malaysia


GX130068 Malaysia

Government

Investment Issue 4.582 30 August 2033 4,000,000,000

VX130278 DanaInfra Nasional

Berhad 4.800 31 October 2033 900,000,000

VX140225 Bank Pembangunan


MY150004 Malaysia

Government Bond 4.254 31 May 2035 2,661,000,000

VZ090248 1Malaysia

Development Bhd 5.750 27 May 2039 650,000,000

VZ090241 1Malaysia


VZ090245 1Malaysia


VZ090246 1Malaysia


VZ090247 1Malaysia


VZ150047 DanaInfra Nasional

Berhad 4.950 6 April 2040 1,000,000,000


Berhad 5.040 12 November 2040 800,000,000

MZ130007 Malaysia

Government Bond 4.935 30 September 2043 6,500,000,000


Berhad 5.050 6 April 2045 1,000,000,000


Berhad 5.150 10 November 2045 800,000,000

(Source: Markit Indices Limited)

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Duration The Fund was established on 12 July 2005 and shall exist for as long as it appears to

the Manager and the Trustee that it is in the interests of the unitholders for it to

continue. In some circumstances, the unitholders can resolve at a meeting to terminate

the Fund.

Performance

Benchmark

iBoxx® ABF Malaysia Bond Index

Income

Distribution

Policy

Income distribution (if any) will be paid semi-annually.

Breakdown

of Unit

Holdings by

Size

For the financial year under review, the size of the Fund stood at 1,265,421,800 units.

Size of holding As at

31 December 2015

As at

31 December 2014

No of

units held

Number of

unitholders

No of

units held

Number of

unitholders

Less than 100 200 5 200 5

100 – 1,000 8,400 21 7,900 17

1,001 -10,000 43,100 11 32,200 8

10,001 – 100,000 38,500 3 27,000 2

100,001 to less than

5% of issue units 5,158,730 5 6,096,630 6

5% and above of

issue units 1,260,172,870 3 654,257,870 1

Fund Performance Data

Portfolio

Composition

Details of portfolio composition of the Fund for the financial years as at 31 December

are as follows:

FY

2015*

%

FY

2014*

%

FY

2013*

%

Corporate bonds 0.76 1.48 -

Malaysian Government

Securities

90.57 78.21 92.21

Quasi-Government bonds 6.46 20.77 8.49

Cash and others 2.21 (0.46) (0.70)

Total 100.00 100.00 100.00

Note:

*The abovementioned percentages are calculated based on total net asset value.

Previously, the percentages were calculated based on total investment market value

plus cash. In line with this change, the abovementioned percentages for FY2013 and

FY2014 have been restated accordingly.

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Performance

Details

Performance details of the Fund for the for the financial years ended 31 December are

as follows:

FY

2015

FY

2014

FY

2013

Net asset value

(RM)

1,341,876,193

685,894,438 684,340,987

Units in circulation 1,265,421,800 660,421,800 647,421,800

Net asset value per

unit (RM)

1.0604

1.0386 1.0570

Highest net asset

value per unit

(RM)

1.0655

1.0841

1.1136

Lowest net asset

value per unit

(RM)

1.0323

1.0355

1.0553

Closing quoted

price (RM/unit)

1.0520

1.0350

1.0970

Highest quoted

price (RM/unit)

1.0680

1.0840

1.1030

Lowest quoted

price (RM/unit)

1.0300 1.0350 1.0840

Benchmark

performance (%)

4.12 3.79 0.85

Total return (%)(1)

3.74 3.98 0.36

- Capital growth

(%)

2.12 -1.70 -2.86

- Income

distribution (%)

1.62 5.68 3.22

Gross distribution

(sen per unit)

1.68

6.00

3.50

Net distribution

(sen per unit)

1.68 6.00 3.50

Distribution yield

(%)(2)

1.60 5.80 3.19

Management

expense ratio

(%)(3)

0.16 0.18 0.19

Portfolio turnover

ratio (times)(4)

0.74 0.66 0.23

* Above price and net asset value per unit are not shown as ex-distribution.

Note:

(1) Total return is the actual/annualised return of the Fund for the respective financial years computed based on the net asset value per unit and net of all fees.

(2) Distribution yield is calculated based on the total distribution for the respective financial years divided by the closing quoted price.

(3) Management expense ratio (“MER”) is calculated based on the total fees and expenses incurred by the Fund divided by the average fund size calculated on a

daily basis. The MER decreased by 0.02% as compared to 0.18% per annum for

the financial year ended 31 December 2014 mainly due to decrease in expense.

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(4) Portfolio turnover ratio (“PTR”) is calculated based on the average of the total acquisitions and total disposals of investment securities of the Fund divided by the

average fund size calculated on a daily basis. The PTR increased by 0.08 times

(12.12%) as compared to 0.66 times for the financial year ended 31 December

2014 mainly due to increase in investing activities.

Average Total Return (as at 31 December 2015)

ABFMY1(a)

%

iBoxx Index(b)

%

One year 3.74 4.12

Three years 2.68 2.91

Five years 3.28 3.55

Ten years 3.63 3.83

Annual Total Return

Financial Years Ended

(31 December)

ABFMY1(a)

%

iBoxx Index(b)

%

2015 3.74 4.12

2014 3.98 3.79

2013 0.36 0.85

2012 3.80 4.18

2011 4.57 4.85

(a) Independently verified by Novagni Analytics and Advisory Sdn Bhd.

(b) iBoxx ABF Malaysia Index (“iBoxx Index”) (Obtainable from www.aminvest.com)

The Fund performance is calculated based on the net asset value per unit of the Fund.

Average total return of the Fund and its benchmark for a period is computed based on

the absolute return for that period annualised over one year.

Note: Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future performance and

that unit prices and investment returns may go down, as well as up.

Fund

Performance

For the financial year under review, the Fund registered a return of 3.74% comprising

of 2.12% capital growth and 1.62% income distribution.

Thus, the Fund‟s return of 3.74% has underperformed the benchmark‟s return of 4.12%

by 0.38%.

As compared with the financial year ended 31 December 2014, the net asset value

(“NAV”) per unit of the Fund increased by 2.10% from RM1.0386 to RM1.0604, while

units in circulation while units in circulations increased by 91.61% from 660,421,800

units to 1,265,421,800 units.

The closing price quoted at Bursa Malaysia of the Fund increased by 1.64% from

RM1.0350 to RM1.0520.

(Forward)

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The line chart below shows the comparison between the annual performance of

ABFMY1 and its benchmark, iBoxx® Index, for the financial years ended 31

December.

Note: Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future performance and

that unit prices and investment returns may go down, as well as up.

Has the Fund

achieved its

objective?

For the financial year under review, the Fund has met its objective of tracking the

performance of the given benchmark through passive management.

Strategies

and Policies

Employed

For the financial year under review, the Fund used a passive strategy whereby the

Manager aims, by way of representative sampling, to achieve a return on the Fund

Assets that closely tracks the returns of the benchmark index.

Portfolio

Structure

This table below is the asset allocation of the Fund for the financial years under review.

As at

31-12-2015

%

As at

31-12-2014

%

Changes

%

Corporate bonds (low risk asset as

accorded by Bank Negara Malaysia)

0.76 1.48 -0.72

Malaysian Government Securities 90.57 78.21 12.36

Quasi-Government bonds (low risk asset

as accorded by Bank Negara Malaysia)

6.46 20.77 -14.31

Cash and others 2.21 (0.46) 2.67

Total 100.00 100.00

For the financial year under review, the fund invested 97.79% in fixed income

securities while the balance of 2.21% was held in cash.

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Distribution/

unit splits

During the financial year under review, the Fund declared income distributions,

detailed as follows:

1.68 sen per

unit income

distribution

Change in the unit

price prior and

subsequent to the

income distribution

Before income

distribution on

15 June 2015

(RM)

After income

distribution on

15 June 2015

(RM)

Net asset value per unit 1.0616 1.0448

There was no unit split declared for the financial year under review.

State of

Affairs of

the Fund

There has been neither significant change to the state of affairs of the Fund nor any

circumstances that materially affect any interests of the unit holders during the

financial year under review.

Rebates

and Soft

Commission

It is our policy to pay all rebates to the Fund. Soft commission received from

brokers/dealers are retained by the Manager only if the goods and services provided are

of demonstrable benefit to unitholders of the Fund.

During the financial year under review, the Manager had received on behalf of the

Fund, soft commissions in the form of fundamental database, financial wire services,

technical analysis software and stock quotation system incidental to investment

management of the Fund. These soft commissions received by the Manager are deem

to be beneficial to the unitholders of the Fund.

Market

Review

In January 2015, despite lingering concerns over declining oil price, the MGS yield

curve bullish flattened during the month of January as MGS yields recovered to close

to pre-selloff levels in November. This was mainly driven by three factors, namely 1)

announcement of its own quantitative easing programme by the European Central

Bank, 2) reiteration by US FOMC on its stance to remain patient on hiking interest rate

and 3) negligible impact arising from wider fiscal deficit target. As at end January

2014, trading volume in the MGS/GII market jumped to RM84.8b from RM39.1b in

the previous month. Overall, the yields on the 3-year, 5-year, 7-year, 10-year, 15-year,

20-year and 30-year close at 3.42%, 3.68%, 3.77%, 3.82%, 4.11%, 4.34% and 4.65%.

In the primary market, the three government securities auctions held during the month

was well received by market participants with bid-to-cover ratios of above 2.0 times

and generally reflecting the overall bullish sentiment in the market.

In February, the MGS curve steepened slightly. With the exception of the 5-year MGS,

yields across the curve edged marginally higher. As of end February 2015, trading

volume in the MGS/GII market dropped to RM56.2b compared to RM84.8b in the

previous month. Overall, the yields on the 3-year, 5-year, 7-year, 10-year, 15-year and

20-year close at 3.44%, 3.65%, 3.79%, 3.91%, 4.13%, and 4.35% respectively while

the 30-year MGS yield closed higher at 4.63%. In the primary market, only two tenders

were offered, the RM2b 7-year SPK reopening which drew a strong bid-to-cover

(“BTC”) ratio of 2.4 times with an average yield of 4.103% and the new RM4b 5.5-

year GII 8/20 which drew a very strong BTC ratio of 3.01 times with an average yield

of 3.799%. The strong demand has been attributed to the inclusion of GII in Barclay's

Global Aggregate Bond Index as soon as March 2015 as well as the positive market

sentiment.

In March, the MGS yield curve continued its steepening stance as yields at short end of

the curve came down by up to 7bps compared to the long end which was relatively

stable. Trading volume in the MGS/GII market rose to RM79.3b compared to

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RM56.2b in the previous month. Overall, the yields on the 3-year, 5-year, 7-year, 10-

year, 15-year and 20-year close at 3.37%, 3.60%, 3.74%, 3.87%, 4.13%, and 4.34%

respectively while the 30-year MGS yield closed at 4.61%. In the primary market, a

total of RM9.5b government bond supply came to the market in March and was

generally well absorbed especially for the new MGS 9/25 and GII 9/30 tenders which

garnered bid-to-cover (“BTC”) ratios of 2.227 times and 3.433 times at average yield

of 3.955% and 4.245% respectively. Meanwhile, the MGS 9/22 tender drew BTC ratio

of 1.802 times at average yield of 3.795%.

In April, the MGS curve flattened, as yields across the curve rallied on the back of

dovish sentiments amid the still low inflation readings. As of end April 2015, trading

volume in the MGS/GII market held steady at RM72.0b compared to RM79.4b in the

previous month. Overall, the yields on the 3-year, 5-year, 7-year, 10-year, 15-year and

20-year close at 3.33%, 3.55%, 3.72%, 3.84%, 4.04%, and 4.22% respectively while

the 30-year MGS yield inched lower at 4.60% (Mar: 4.61%). In the primary market,

three tenders were offered, the new RM4b 10.5y GII 10/25 which drew a strong bid-to-

cover (“BTC”) ratio of 2.75 times with an average yield of 3.990%, the new RM4b 5.5-

year MGS 10/20 which drew a moderate BTC ratio of 1.78 times with an average yield

of 3.659% and finally the RM2b 7y SPK 7/22 which drew a decent BTC ratio of 2.315

times with an average yield of 4.038%. We note the strong demand for the new 10y

GII benchmark as investors continue to favor GII papers due to the inclusion of GII in

Barclay's Global Aggregate Bond Index back in March 2015.

In May, the MGS yield curve steepened, as yields inched up especially on the long end

on the back of the weakness seen in Ringgit. As of end May 2015, trading volume in

the MGS/GII market drop substantially to RM43.7b compared to RM73.0b in the

previous month. Overall, the yields on the 3-year, 5-year, 7-year, 10-year, 15-year, 20-

year and 30-year close at 3.40%, 3.57%, 3.79%, 3.90%, 4.14%, 4.27% and 4.71%

respectively. In the primary market, a total of RM9.0b government bond supply came

to market in May and was fairly well received with all tenders garnering bid-to-cover

(“BTC”) ratio of above 2 times. The new GII 05/18 and new MGS 5/35 tenders closed

at average yield of 3.508% and 4.254% with BTC ratio at 2.60 times and 2.724x

respectively while the GII 7/22 reopening tender closed at 2.914% at BTC of 2.087

times.

In June, the MGS yield curve bear steepened, with the 7Y and 10Y pressured by

persistent selling on the back of rising global volatility, Ringgit weakness and the

threat of a Fitch downgrade. As of end June 2015, trading volume in the MGS/GII

market rebounded to RM58.8b compared to RM43.7b in the previous month. Overall,

the yields on the 3-year, 5-year, 7-year, 10-year, 15-year, 20-year and 30-year close at

3.31%, 3.56%, 3.91%, 4.01%, 4.18%, 4.26% and 4.78% respectively. In the primary

market, three tenders were offered, the RM3b 10-year MGS 9/25 reopening which

drew a weak bid-to-cover (“BTC”) ratio of 1.67 times with an average yield of 4.037%,

the RM3.5b 7-year MGS 9/22 which drew a moderate BTC ratio of 1.95 times with an

average yield of 4.002% and finally the RM3b 5-year GII 8/20 which drew a stronger

BTC ratio of 2.207 times with an average yield of 3.743%. We note the lackluster

demand for the 10-year as well as 7-year MGS as investors stayed on the sidelines

amidst volatility in global rates as well as an impending decision by Fitch on

Malaysia‟s credit rating.

In July, the MGS yield curve bear steepened as short end (< 3 years) yields came down

by up to 15 bps while long end yields inched higher on the back of the continued

weakness seen in Ringgit. The demand on the short end of the curve was mainly

attributed to the short supply of BNM bills/notes. As of end July 2015, trading volume

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in the MGS/GII market rose to RM79.9b compared to RM58.8b in the previous month.

Overall, the yields on the 3-year, 5-year, 7-year, 10-year, 15-year, 20-year and 30-year

close at 3.31%, 3.60%, 3.94%, 4.06%, 4.28%, 4.34% and 4.75% respectively. In the

primary market, there was two tenders held namely the 30-year reopening of MGS

09/43 and 10-year reopening of GII 10/25 which drew lukewarm bid-to-cover ratio of

2.025 times and 1.854 times with an average yield of 4.725% and 4.105% respectively

as many investors stayed on the sideline and remain cautious.

In August, there was a clear spike in volatility as the MGS yield curve bear steepened

across the curve. Throughout the month, we saw persistent selling on the back of an

emerging market selloff across all asset classes and especially the Ringgit. As of end

August 2015, trading volume in the MGS/GII market plunged to RM56.8b compared

to RM79.2b in the previous month. Overall, the yields on the 3-year, 5-year, 7-year,

10-year, 15-year, 20-year and 30-year close at 3.49%, 3.91%, 4.31%, 4.35%, 4.66%,

4.72% and 5.00% respectively. In the primary market, two tenders were offered, the

new RM0.5b 5y SPK 2/19 which drew a healthy bid/cover of 4.3x (due to the small

issuance size) with an average yield of 4.119% and the RM3.0b 10y MGS 9/25

reopening which drew a better than expected bid/cover of 2.033x. Successful yields

average 4.453%, slightly higher than the pre-auction WI of around 4.44/42%.

Similar to the previous month, market volatility remain elevated in September as yields

across the board went up by around 5 – 15ps with the 10-year MGS yield hitting a high

of 4.41% as MYR reached new highs again (USDMYR at 4.46 at one point) before

window dressing activities towards the end of the month saw the MGS market being

supported resulting in the flattening of the yield curve. Overall, the yields on the 3-

year, 5-year, 7-year, 10-year, 15-year, 20-year and 30-year close at 3.65%, 3.79%,

4.10%, 4.15%, 4.59%, 4.65% and 4.76% respectively. In the primary market, the new

3.5-year MGS 03/19 tender garnered a bid-to-cover ratio of 1.528 times at an average

yield of 3.759% while the 7-year GII 07/22 garnered bid-to-cover ratio of 1.915 times

at an average yield of 4.222%. Meanwhile, the long dated 15-year MGS 04/30 auction

drew bid-to-cover ratio of 2.170 times at average yield of 4.791%.

After a period of heightened volatility in the previous two months, the MGS market

returned to some semblance of stability in October, as investors bargain hunted

throughout the month on the back of a firmer Ringgit as well as dovish data from the

US. As of end October 2015, trading volume in the MGS/GII market remained steady

at RM61.3b compared to RM59.1b in the previous month. Overall, the yields on the 3-

year, 5-year, 7-year, 10-year, 15-year, 20-year and 30-year closed at 3.51%, 3.74%,

4.08%, 4.12%, 4.39%, 4.51% and 4.75% respectively. In the primary market, three

tenders were offered; (1) RM3.0b 5y GII 8/20 reopening, which drew a bid/cover of

1.843x with an average yield of 3.989; (2) RM3.5b 7y MGS 9/22 reopening, which

drew a weaker than expected bid/cover of 1.667x with an average yield of 4.081% and;

(3) RM1.5b new GII 10/35 auction, which drew a good bid/cover of 2.441x with an

average yield of 4.786%.

In November, the MGS yield curve bearish steepened as yields on the long end rose by

around 9bps month-on-month while yields on the short end came down (more

specifically the 3-year MGS benchmark). Overall, bargain hunting activities continue

to be seen during the month on the back of the strengthening and stabilization of the

Ringgit against the US Dollar to around 4.22 at time of writing. As at end November

2015, trading volume in the MGS/GII market softened to RM 47.9b compared to RM

61.3b in the previous month. Overall, the yields on the 3-year, 5-year, 7-year, 10-year,

15-year, 20-year and 30-year closed at 3.35%, 3.73%, 4.11%, 4.21%, 4.47%, 4.56%

and 4.79% respectively. In the primary market, two tenders were held during the

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month. Both the 10-year MGS re-opening of MGS 9/25 and 3-year re-opening GII 5/18

drew relatively subdued demand with bid-to-cover ratio of 1.503 times and 1.860 times

at average yield of 4.363% and 3.584% respectively.

With the Fed rate hike out of the way, investor‟s focus was on the 2016 auction

calendar which denotes a shift to higher supply of duration, with less front-end

auctions but more long-end supply. In total, there will be 29 auctions: 15 MGSs and 14

GIIs. Unsurprisingly, the market‟s initial reaction was to sell duration, hence the

steepening at the long end. Overall, the yields on the 3-year, 5-year, 7-year, 10-year,

15-year, 20-year and 30-year close at 3.24%, 3.49%, 4.08%, 4.20%, 4.60%, 4.68% and

4.90% respectively. In the primary market, two tenders were offered; (1) RM4.0b 5y

MGS 10/20 reopening, which drew a bid/cover of 2.469x with an average yield of

3.873 and; (2) RM2.5b 10y GII 10/25 reopening, which drew a decent bid/cover of

1.822x with an average yield of 4.514. This last auction for the year brings gross MGS

and GII issuance in 2015 to a total of RM92.5b.

Market

Outlook

The financial market turbulence in the first two weeks of the year caused by the plunge

in China‟s equities market sent investors flocking to safe haven assets. Despite the US

Federal Reserve‟s (“Fed”) guidance of another 100 bps interest rate hike in 2016,

market participants are still largely taking the view that US growth will remain

relatively modest while inflation expectation is unlikely to reach the Fed‟s expectations

of 2.0%. Given as such, market is expecting the pace of US Fed interest rate tightening

to be slow and gradual, resulting in the strong performance of US Treasuries (“UST”)

with the 10-year UST closing at 1.92% as at end January.

Over in the domestic market, the announcement of the „recalibrated‟ budget for 2016

was relatively well received by both onshore and offshore investors as the fiscal deficit

target of 3.1% to GDP was maintained despite the incorporation of a lower oil price

assumption of USD30-35/bbl in the budget revision. Nevertheless, the downward

revision of the 2016 growth forecast to 4.0% - 4.5% continues to highlight the ongoing

challenges that the country is facing with the prospects of lower domestic demand and

tighter fiscal spending likely to weigh on growth outlook in the near term.

Amid the current economic headwinds, the recent cut in SRR by BNM has been

perceived by some research analysts as a change in monetary policy stance. This is

further supported by the relatively more dovish MPC statement compared to previous

statement in November 2015, with BNM highlighting increased downside risks in

terms of both global and domestic growth. With inflationary pressures widely expected

to be well contained this year coupled with a moderate growth outlook, BNM appeared

to have kept the door open for a rate cut sometime this year should the economy slows

down significantly especially if there is further moderation in both domestic demand

and deterioration in global economic outlook, especially in China and ASEAN.

With the festive holidays and short working week in February, we expect trading

activities to be softer in the coming weeks. Even though MGS yields have come down

significantly in January especially on the long end in response to the SRR cut and a

relatively stronger oil price which hovers above USD30/bbl at time of writing

(USD32.4/bbl) and its corresponding impact on Ringgit, volatility in bond yields is still

likely to persist in the coming months depending on investor sentiment.

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia



29 January 2016

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Board of Directors of the Manager

The Board of Directors, of which one-third are independent members, exercise ultimate control over

the operations of the Manager. For the financial year ended 31 December 2015 (1 January 2015 to 31

December 2015), there were five (5) Board of Directors meetings held by the Manager.

Details of the Directors of the Manager are set out as below:

Name : Harinder Pal Singh a/l Joga Singh

Age : 53 years old

Nationality : Malaysian

Qualification : Bachelor Degree in Accounting, University of Malaya

Executive/Non-Executive

Director

: Executive Director

Independent/Non-Independent

Director

: Non-Independent Director

Working Experience : i) Bank Negara Malaysia Senior Administrative Officer, Insurance Inspection

Department (1986 – 1993)

ii) Securities Commission Malaysia Assistant Manager, Market Surveillance Department

(1993 – 1995)

iii) Arab-Malaysian Securities Sdn Bhd Seconded to PT Arab-Malaysian Capital Indonesia as

Director of Operations (1995 – 1998)

iv) AmMerchant Bank Berhad Manager, Corporate Services (1998 – 2000)

v) AmFunds Management Berhad (formerly known as AmInvestment Services Berhad)

Manager, Client Service & Operations (July 2001 – June 2002)

Senior Manager, Client Service & Operations (July 2002 – 2003)

Head, Sales Services (2003-December 2006)

Principal Officer / Senior Vice President of Operations

Occupation : Senior Vice President, Operations of AmFunds Management

Berhad (formerly known as AmInvestment Services Berhad)

Date of appointment : 22 September 2008

Directorship of other public

companies

: Federation of Investment Managers Malaysia

Number of Board meeting

attended for the financial year

ended 31 December 2015

: Five (5)

Member of any other Board

Committee

: Investment Committee (Non-Independent)

15

Date of appointment to the


: 12 July 2005

Number of Investment

Committee meeting attended for

the financial year ended 31

December 2015

: Ten (10)

Family relationship with any

director

: None

Conflict of interest with the

Fund

: None

List of convictions for offences

within the past 10 years (if any)

: None

Name : Kok Tuck Cheong

Age : 59 years old


Qualification : i) Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Commerce and Accountancy

ii) Master of Science in Financial Managerial Controls, University of Southampton.


Director

: Non-Executive Director


Director


Working Experience : He started his career with AmMerchant Bank Berhad in the

Treasury Department before joining the Banking and

Corporate Finance Department and later the Investment

Department where he served in various positions. He was

appointed as General Manager, Banking in January 1989 and

later served as Senior General Manager until his appointment

as Executive Director in September 2000.

Occupation : Chief Executive Officer of AmInvestment Bank Berhad

Date of appointment : 9 November 2001


companies

: None




: Third (3)

[Resigned as Director with effect from 2 November 2015]


Committee

: Audit Committee of Directors



: Not applicable


Committee meetings attended

for the financial year ended 31

December 2015

: Not applicable


director

: None

16


Fund

: None



: None

Name : Pushparani a/p A Moothathamby

Age : 57 years old


Qualification : i) Fellow Member of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants, United Kingdom

ii) Member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants, Malaysia


Director



Director


Working Experience : i) Sri Alam Group Group Accountant (Dec 1983 – Apr 1986)

ii) Coopers & Lybrand (now known as PricewaterhouseCoopers Malaysia)

Consultant (May 1986 – Apr 1989)

iii) AmMerchant Bank Berhad (now known as AmInvestment Bank Berhad)

Last post as the Head of Corporate Finance

(May 1989 – Dec 2004)

iv) AmMerchant Bank Berhad (now known as AmInvestment Bank Berhad)

Executive Director (Jan 2005 – July 2008)

v) AmInvestment Bank Berhad Managing Director, Relationship Banking & Regional

Business

(July 2008 – Oct 2009)

vi) AmInvestment Bank Berhad Managing Director, Corporate & Institutional Banking

(Oct 2009 – Oct 2013)

vii) AmInvestment Bank Berhad Managing Director, Wholesale Banking Coverage

(Oct 2013 – May 2014)

viii) AmBank (M) Berhad Managing Director, Wholesale Banking Coverage

(May 2014 – Present)

Occupation : Acting Chief Executive Officer of AmInvestment Bank

Berhad

Date of appointment : 2 November 2015


companies

: i) AmTrustee Berhad

ii) FIDE FORUM

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: One (1)


Committee

: Audit Committee of Directors



: Not applicable




December 2015

: Not applicable


director

: None


Fund

: None



: None

Name : Datin Maznah binti Mahbob

Age : 56 years old


Qualification : i) Degree, The Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (UK)

ii) Capital Markets Services Representative‟s Licence holder


Director

: Executive Director


Director


Working Experience : She has been in the funds management industry since Year

1987, in a fund management role, before assuming the

responsibility as the Chief Executive Officer of Funds

Management Divison, AmInvestment Bank Group in Year

2002. Prior to this, she was in the Corporate Finance

Department of AmFunds Management Berhad (formerly

known as AmInvestment Services Berhad) for 3 years.

Occupation : Chief Executive Officer of Funds Management Division and

Chief Executive Officer/Executive Director of AmFunds

Management Berhad (formerly known as AmInvestment

Services Berhad)

Date of appointment : 29 December 2005


companies

: None




: Five (5)


Committee

: Investment Committee (Non-Independent)



: 17 August 2015

18




December 2015

: Four (4)


director

: None


Fund

: None



: None

Name : Mustafa bin Mohd Nor

Age : 64 years old


Qualification : Masters of Arts (Economic Policy), Boston University

Bachelor of Economics (Analytical), University of Malaya


Director



Director

: Independent Director

Working Experience : i) 1975-1988 : Ministry of Finance-various positions, last as Head, Macroeconomic Section, Economic and International

Division

ii) 1988-1990 : Manager, Treasury Department, Development & Commercial Bank Berhad.

iii) March 1990-August 1992 : Chief Economist, Arab Malaysian Securities Sdn Bhd

iv) September 1992-December 2001 : Executive Director/Chief Economist, AmSecurities Sdn Bhd

v) January 2002-December 2005 : Managing Director, AmSecurities Sdn Bhd

vi) January 2006-May 2009 (Retirement) : Economic Advisor, AmInvestment Bank Berhad Group

vii) September 2009-August 2012 (Contract) : Senior Vice President/Head, Research Division of Permodalan Nasional

Berhad

Occupation : Director

Date of appointment : 3 March 2014


companies

: KUISAS Berhad




: Five (5)


Committee

: Investment Committee and Audit Committee of Directors

(Independent)

19



: 3 March 2014




December 2015

: Ten (10)


director

: None


Fund

: None


within the past 10 years (if

any)

: None

Name : Mohd Fauzi bin Mohd Tahir

Age : 48 years old


Qualification : i) The Chartered Association of Certified Accountants, Emile Woolf College of Accountancy, England.

ii) Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Accounting & Finance, Leeds Metropolitan University, England.

iii) General Certificate of Education Examination – Advanced Level of University of London, MARA Institute of

Technology

iv) Capital Markets Services Representative‟s Licence holder


Director


Independent/Non-

Independent Director


Working Experience : i) March 2009 – Present Senior Vice President, Islamic Equities, AmIslamic Funds

Management Sdn Bhd

ii) August 2005 – February 2009 Head of Islamic Equities, AmInvestment Management

Sdn Bhd

iii) February 2004 – August 2005 Senior Manager, Investment – Fund Management,

American International Assurance Company, Limited

iv) December 1996 – January 2004 Assistant Vice President, Investment – Equities, Great

Eastern Life Assurance (Malaysia) Berhad

v) October 1994 – November 1996 Investment Executive, Aseanbankers Malaysia Berhad

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vi) April 1993 – September 1994 Internal Audit Executive, Oriental Bank Berhad

Occupation : Executive Director/Senior Vice President, Islamic Equities,

AmIslamic Funds Management Sdn Bhd



companies

: Nil




: Five (5)


Committee

: Nil



: Not applicable


Committee meeting attended


December 2015

: Not applicable


director

: None


Fund

: None

List of convictions for

offences within the past 10

years (if any)

: None

Name : Tai Terk Lin

Age : 55 years old


Qualification : i) Master of Business Administration (School of Management), Cranfield Institute of Technology, United

Kingdom.

ii) Bachelor of Science with Education, Mathematics & Physics, University of Malaya, Malaysia.

iii) Certified Financial Planner Board of Standard, Inc, USA Certified Financial Planner

iv) Financial Industry Certified Professional, FICP, Institute of Banking & Finance (IBF), Singapore


Director


Independent/Non-

Independent Director

: Independent Director

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Working Experience : i) October 2009 – September 2012 (Oct 2012 with ICB Indonesia)

Group Chief Executive Officer of ICB Financial Group

Holdings AG, ICB Banking Group

ii) January 2009 – August 2009 Executive Director/Head of Business Development (Asia)

of Platinum Capital Management (Asia) Pte Ltd,

Singapore

iii) January 2007 – November 2008 Senior Vice President/Head – Malaysia Coverage, Private

Banking of DBS Bank, Singapore

iv) March 2002 – December 2006 Director/Head, Private Banking, of AmInvestment Bank

Berhad

v) April 1995 – December 2001 Chief Executive Officer, of HLB Unit Trust Management

Bhd

vi) April 1994 – March 1995 Chief Project Manager/Credit Manager of Hong Leong

Bank Berhad (Ex-Hong Leong Finance)

vii) January 1994 – April 1994 Special Assistant to Executive Chairman, United

Merchant Finance Berhad

viii) June 1992 – December 1993 Senior Analyst (Executive Chairman‟s Office), Hong

Leong Management Company Sdn Bhd

ix) January 1991 – June 1992 Consulting Manager, Corporate Care Division of

PricewaterhouseCoopers

Occupation : Director



companies

: Nil




: Five (5)


Committee

: Investment Committee and Audit Committee of Directors

(Independent)



: 15 December 2014




December 2015

: Ten (10)


director

: None

22


Fund

: None



any)

: None


The Investment Committee, of which one-third are independent members, exercise ultimate select

appropriate strategies and efficiently implemented to achieve the proper performance, actively

monitor, measure and evaluate the fund management performance of the Manager. For the financial

year ended 31 December 2015 (from 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2015), there were eleven (11)

Investment Committee meetings held by the Manager.

Encik Mustafa bin Mohd Nor (profile as mentioned above)

Mr Tai Terk Lin (profile as mentioned above)

Dr Frank Richard Ashe (profile as mentioned below)

Y Bhg Datin Maznah binti Mahbob (profile as mentioned above)

Mr Harinder Pal Singh a/l Joga Singh (profile as mentioned above)

Y Bhg Dato‟ Mohd Effendi bin Abdullah (profile as mentioned below)

Name : Dato‟ Mohd Effendi bin Abdullah

Age : 54


Qualification : Bachelor of Economics (major in Accounting and Financial

Management), Macquarie University, Australia


Director

: Not applicable


Director

: Not applicable

Working Experience : AmInvestment Bank Berhad

Corporate Banking (1985 – 1993)

Islamic Markets (1993 - present)

Occupation

: Senior Vice President, Islamic Markets of AmInvestment Bank

Berhad


companies

: Islamic Banking and Finance Institute Malaysia (IBFIM)


Committee

: None



: 2 September 2013




December 2015

: Seven (7)


director

: None


Fund

: None



any)

: None

23

Name : Dr. Frank Richard Ashe

Age : 62 years old

Nationality : Australian

Qualification : i) Doctor of Philosophy in Operations Research, University of New South Wales, Australia

ii) Bachelor of Arts, (First Class Honours), majoring in Actuarial Studies, Statistics, Pure Mathematics and

Applied Mathematics, Macquarie University, Australia

AIMR (now the CFA Institute) Investment Management

Workshop (Princeton University)


Director

: Not applicable


Director

: Not applicable

Working Experience : i) Independent Consultant January 2007 – ongoing

ii) Executive Education

iii) Macquarie University Associate Professor – Applied Finance Centre

(Full Time : January 2002 – December 2006)

(Part Time : January 2007 – December 2014)

iv) Manulife Financial - Elliott & Page Asset Management Senior Advisor, Market Risk Management

September 1999 – December 2001

v) Freelance Consulting May 1999 – September 1999

vi) Structured Investments Group Portfolio Manager, County Investment Management

August 1996 – May 1999

vii) Macquarie University Visiting Fellow, Macquarie Applied Finance Centre

1997 – 2001

viii) University of Technology, Sydney : School of Economics Visiting Lecturer, Master of Business in Finance

1997

ix) Condell Vann & Co. Executive Director

April 1995 – July 1996

x) Quantitative Strategist Legal & General Asset Management, Australia

Executive Director (October 1993 – 1995)

July 1989 – April 1995

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xi) IFTC and related subsidiary companies : Equity Systems Limited (ESL), Giltnet, (software

companies)

Australian Gilt Options, (futures option market makers)

Australian Gilt Securities (now Rand Merchant Bank,

fixed interest dealers),

Australian Gilt Funds Management

September 1986 – June 1989

xii) Mercer Campbell Cook and Knight, formerly E.S. Knight & Co.

Consultant and earlier as technical assistant

1980 – 1986

xiii) Macquarie and New South Wales Universities Part time tutor in Statistics, Mathematics, and Mechanical

Engineering

1975 – 1980

Occupation : Independent Consultant


companies

: None


Committee

: None



: 16 February 2015




December 2015

: Nine (9)


director

: None


Fund

: None



any)

: None

25

Material Litigation

For the financial period under review, neither the Directors of the management company nor the

Manager of the Fund were engaged in any material litigation and arbitration, including those pending

or threatened, and any facts likely to give any proceedings, which might materially affect the

business/financial position of the Manager and of its delegates. The Fund has also not engaged in any

material litigation and arbitration, including those pending or threatened, and any facts likely to give

any proceedings, which might materially affect the Fund.

Manager

Previously, AmInvestment Management Sdn Bhd (“AIM”) was appointed to implement the Fund‟s

investment strategy on behalf of the Manager to achieve the objectives of the Fund. However,

following the consolidation of business of AmFunds Management Berhad (formerly known as

AmInvestment Services Berhad) (“AFM”) AIM into on 1 December 2014, AFM had

acquired/assumed the obligations, undertaking, commitments and contingencies of AIM. Effective 1

December 2014, AFM is a licensed fund manager approved by Securities Commission Malaysia to

manage the Fund.


The Investment Committee reviews the Fund‟s investment objective and guidelines; and to ensure

that the Fund is invested appropriately. For the financial year ended 31 December 2015, there were

eleven (11) Investment Committee meetings held by the Manager.

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Unitholders

List of the unit holders having the largest number of units:

NAME

Number of Unit Held

Unit Held (%)

HSBC NOMINEES (ASING) SDN BHD 689257870 54.46863%

HSBC NOMINEES (ASING) SDN BHD 391198500 30.91447%

AMSEC NOMINEES (TEMPATAN) SDN BHD 179716000 14.20206%

DB (MALAYSIA) NOMINEE (ASING) SDN BHD 2300000 0.18176%

AMINVESTMENT BANK BERHAD 2104230 0.16629%

CITIGROUP NOMINEES (ASING) SDN BHD 400000 0.03161%

AFFIN HWANG NOMINEES (ASING) SDN. BHD. 215000 0.01699%

CITIGROUP NOMINEES (ASING) SDN BHD 140000 0.01106%

PUBLIC NOMINEES (TEMPATAN) SDN BHD 15000 0.00119%

MAYBANK NOMINEES (ASING) SDN BHD 13000 0.00103%

TEE KAR YONG 10500 0.00083%

JAY SURIAR A/L RAJASURIAR 9600 0.00076%

MALACCA EQUITY NOMINEES (TEMPATAN) SDN BHD 6000 0.00047%

MELVIN WON SOON LOONG 5000 0.00040%

WONG SOOK YEE 3600 0.00028%

JOHN MELVILLE KAYES NEWMAN 3500 0.00028%

WONG SOOK KENG 3100 0.00024%

CHA KAR HUEI 3000 0.00024%

LAU KAI CHONG 3000 0.00024%

GRACE CHRYSTAL GOH YEE HING 2300 0.00018%

AFFIN HWANG NOMINEES (ASING) SDN. BHD. 2000 0.00016%

HO YEEN FEY 2000 0.00016%

CHONG YAM SONG 1000 0.00008%

CIMSEC NOMINEES (TEMPATAN) SDN BHD 1000 0.00008%

K.VIJAYAN A/L G.KERISNAN 1000 0.00008%

KOH AH KOW @ KOH BOON KWEE 1000 0.00008%

MAYBANK NOMINEES (TEMPATAN) SDN BHD 1000 0.00008%

GARY CHEW KIEW SENG 700 0.00006%

CHOK SIEW KWONG 500 0.00004%

MAYBANK NOMINEES (TEMPATAN) SDN BHD 300 0.00002%

Independent auditors’ report to the unitholders of


Report on the financial statements

Manager’s and Trustee’s responsibilities for the financial statements

Auditors’ responsibility

We have audited the financial statements of ABF Malaysia Bond Index Fund (“the Fund”), which

comprise the statement of financial position as at 31 December 2015, the statement of

comprehensive income, statement of changes in equity and statement of cash flows for the financial

year then ended, and a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory notes, as

set out on pages 29 to 54.

The Manager of the Fund is responsible for the preparation of these financial statements that give a

true and fair view in accordance with Malaysian Financial Reporting Standards and International

Financial Reporting Standards. The Manager is also responsible for such internal control as the

Manager determines is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from

material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. The Trustee is responsible for ensuring that the

Manager maintains proper accounting and other records as are necessary to enable true and fair

presentation of these financial statements.

An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and

disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on our judgment, including

the assessment of risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or

error. In making those risk assessments, we consider internal control relevant to the Fund‟s

preparation of the financial statements that give a true and fair view in order to design audit

procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an

opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund‟s internal control. An audit also includes evaluating the

appropriateness of the accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates

made by the Manager, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements.

Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. We

conducted our audit in accordance with approved standards on auditing in Malaysia. Those

standards require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain

reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement.

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis

for our audit opinion.

27

Independent auditors’ report to the unitholders of

Opinion

Other matters

Ernst & Young Wan Daneena Liza Bt Wan Abdul Rahman

AF: 0039 No. 2978/03/16(J)

Chartered Accountants Chartered Accountant

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

29 January 2016

In our opinion, the financial statements give a true and fair view of the financial position of the

Fund as at 31 December 2015 and of its financial performance and cash flows for the financial year

then ended in accordance with Malaysian Financial Reporting Standards and International Financial

Reporting Standards.

This report is made solely to the unitholders of the Fund, as a body, and for no other purpose. We do

not assume responsibility to any other person for the content of this report.

ABF Malaysia Bond Index Fund (cont’d.)

28


STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2015

2015 2014

Note RM RM

ASSETS

Investments 4 1,312,223,284 689,082,951

Deposits with financial institutions 5 29,527,721 23,528,449

Amount due from Manager 6 358,332 -

Cash at banks 1,340 2,212

TOTAL ASSETS 1,342,110,677 712,613,612

LIABILITIES

Amount due to Manager 6 - 63,008

Amount due to Trustee 7 46,389 31,504

Amount due to index provider 8 91,581 62,568

Distribution payable - 26,416,872

Sundry payables and accrued expenses 96,514 145,222

TOTAL LIABILITIES 234,484 26,719,174

EQUITY

Unitholders‟ capital 11(a) 1,325,924,353 693,348,293

Retained earnings/(accumulated loss) 11(b)(c) 15,951,840 (7,453,855)

TOTAL EQUITY 11 1,341,876,193 685,894,438

TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES 1,342,110,677 712,613,612

UNITS IN CIRCULATION 11(a) 1,265,421,800 660,421,800

NET ASSET VALUE PER UNIT

− EX DISTRIBUTION 106.04 sen 103.86 sen

The accompanying notes form an integral part of the financial statements.

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STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2015

2015 2014Note RM RM

INVESTMENT INCOME

Interest income 29,282,421 24,418,984

Net gain from investments:

− Financial assets at fair value through profit or

loss (“FVTPL”) 9 1,004,959 3,759,693

Gross Income 30,287,380 28,178,677

EXPENDITURE

Manager‟s fee 6 774,837 693,742

Trustee‟s fee 7 387,419 450,393

Licence fee 108,582 102,757

Auditors‟ remuneration − current financial year 7,700 7,700

Auditors‟ remuneration - over provision in prior financial year (3,300) -

Tax agent‟s fee 3,000 4,000

Other expenses − current financial year 10 61,923 8,192

Other expenses − over provision in prior financial year (55,372) -

Total Expenditure 1,284,789 1,266,784

NET INCOME BEFORE TAX 29,002,591 26,911,893

LESS: INCOME TAX 13 - -

NET INCOME AFTER TAX 29,002,591 26,911,893

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME - -

TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 29,002,591 26,911,893

Total comprehensive income comprises the following:

Realised income 27,006,629 18,851,602

Unrealised gain 1,995,962 8,060,291

29,002,591 26,911,893

Distributions for the financial year:

Net distributions 14 11,557,086 39,365,308

Gross/net distributions per unit (sen) 14 1.68 6.00


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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY


Retained

earnings/

Unitholders’ (accumulated Total

capital loss) equityNote RM RM RM

At 1 January 2014 680,157,976 4,183,011 684,340,987Total comprehensive income

for the financial year - 26,911,893 26,911,893

Creation/adjustment 11(a) 14,006,866 - 14,006,866Distributions 14 (816,549) (38,548,759) (39,365,308)

Balance at 31 December 2014 693,348,293 (7,453,855) 685,894,438

At 1 January 2015 693,348,293 (7,453,855) 685,894,438

Total comprehensive income

for the financial year - 29,002,591 29,002,591 Creation of units 11(a) 638,536,250 - 638,536,250 Distributions 14 (5,960,190) (5,596,896) (11,557,086)

Balance at 31 December 2015 1,325,924,353 15,951,840 1,341,876,193


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STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS


2015 2014

Note RM RM

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING AND

INVESTING ACTIVITIES

Proceeds from sale of investments 259,991,838 451,367,902

Interest received 23,498,459 28,202,212

Manager‟s fee paid (745,067) (691,549)

Trustee‟s fee paid (372,534) (461,459)

Licence fee paid (79,569) (99,217)

Tax agent‟s fee paid (4,000) (4,000)

Payments for other expenses (58,659) (17,605)

Purchase of investments (876,343,250) (451,374,948)

Net cash (used in)/generated from operating and

investing activities (594,112,782) 26,921,336

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

Proceeds from creation/adjustment 638,085,140 14,006,866

Distributions paid (37,973,958) (24,278,318)

Net cash generated from/(used in) financing

activities 600,111,182 (10,271,452)

NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH

EQUIVALENTS 5,998,400 16,649,884

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT

BEGINNING OF FINANCIAL YEAR 23,530,661 6,880,777

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT

END OF FINANCIAL YEAR 29,529,061 23,530,661

Cash and cash equivalents comprise:

Deposits with financial institutions 5 29,527,721 23,528,449

Cash at banks 1,340 2,212

29,529,061 23,530,661


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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1. GENERAL INFORMATION

2. BASIS OF PREPARATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Standards effective during the financial year

Standards issued but not yet effective

Effective for

financial periods

beginning on or after

Annual Improvements to MFRSs 2012 – 2014 Cycle

Amendments to MFRS 10 and MFRS 128: Sale or Contribution

of Assets between an Investor and its Associate or Joint Venture

Amendments to MFRS 10, MFRS 12 and MFRS 128: Investment

Entities: Applying the Consolidation Exception

MFRS 9: Financial Instruments

MFRS 15: Revenue from contracts with Customers

Amendments to MFRS 101: Disclosure Initiatives

1 January 2016

1 January 2016

1 January 2016

1 January 2018

1 January 2018

1 January 2016

As at the date of authorisation of these financial statements, the following Standards and

Amendments have been issued by MASB but are not yet effective and have not been adopted by

the Fund.

The financial statements of the Fund have been prepared in accordance with Malaysian Financial

Reporting Standards (“MFRS”) as issued by the Malaysian Accounting Standards Board (“MASB”)

and are in compliance with International Financial Reporting Standards.

ABF Malaysia Bond Index Fund (“the Fund”) was established pursuant to a Deed dated 12 July

2005 as amended by Deeds Supplemental thereto (“the Deed”), between AmFunds Management

Berhad (formerly known as AmInvestment Services Berhad) as the Manager, HSBC (Malaysia)

Trustee Berhad as the Trustee and all unitholders.

The Fund was set up with the objective for investors who seek an “index-based” approach to

investing in a portfolio of Ringgit Malaysia denominated Government and quasi-Government debt

securities. As provided in the Deeds, the “accrual period” or financial year shall end on 31

December and the units in the Fund were first offered for sale on 13 July 2005.

The financial statements of the Fund have been prepared under the historical cost convention, unless

otherwise stated in the accounting policies.

The adoption of MFRS which have been effective during the financial year did not have any

material financial impact to the financial statements.

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MFRS 9 Financial Instruments

Goods and Services Tax

3. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Income recognition

Income tax

Functional and presentation currency

The Fund plans to adopt the above pronouncements when they become effective in the respective

financial periods. These pronouncements are expected to have no significant impact to the financial

statements of the Fund upon their initial application except as described below:

The Goods and Services Tax (“GST”) was implemented in Malaysia effective 1 April 2015. The

Fund is classified under “Exempt Supply” and is therefore not required to register for GST.

Effective from 1 April 2015, fees and expenses incurred by the Fund, where relevant, are recognised

in the Statement of Comprehensive Income excluding 6% GST charged by the respective suppliers

of services. The 6% GST incurred will be recognised as other expenses in the Statement of

Comprehensive Income.

Income is recognised to the extent that it is probable that the economic benefits will flow to the

Fund and the income can be reliably measured. Income is measured at the fair value of

consideration received or receivable.

Current taxes are recognised in profit or loss except to the extent that the tax relates to items

recognised outside profit or loss, either in other comprehensive income or directly in equity.

Functional currency is the currency of the primary economic environment in which the Fund

operates that most faithfully represents the economic effects of the underlying transactions. The

functional currency of the Fund is Ringgit Malaysia which reflects the currency in which the Fund

competes for funds, issues and redeems units. The Fund has also adopted Ringgit Malaysia as its

presentation currency.

MFRS 9 reflects International Accounting Standards Board‟s (“IASB”) work on the replacement of

MFRS 139 Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement (“MFRS 139”). MFRS 9 has a

mandatory effective date of 1 January 2018 and early adoption is allowed. The Fund is in the

process of quantifying the impact of the first adoption of MFRS 9.

Interest income on fixed income securities and short-term deposits are recognised on an accrual

basis using the effective interest method, which includes the accretion of discounts and amortisation

of premiums.

Current tax assets and liabilities are measured at the amount expected to be recovered from or paid

to the tax authorities. The tax rates and tax laws used to compute the amount are those that are

enacted or substantively enacted at the reporting date.

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Statement of cash flows

Distribution

Unitholders’ capital

Distribution/loss equalisation

Financial assets

(i) Financial assets at FVTPL

Distribution/loss equalisation represents the average distributable amount included in the creation

and cancellation prices of units. This amount is either refunded to unitholders by way of distribution

and/or adjusted accordingly when units are cancelled.

Financial assets are recognised in the statement of financial position when, and only when, the Fund

becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the financial instrument.

Financial assets are classified as financial assets at FVTPL if they are held for trading or are

designated as such upon initial recognition. Financial assets held for trading by the Fund include

fixed income securities acquired principally for the purpose of selling in the near term.

The Fund determines the classification of its financial assets at initial recognition, and the categories

applicable to the Fund include financial assets at fair value through profit or loss (“FVTPL”) and

loans and receivables.

Subsequent to initial recognition, financial assets at FVTPL are measured at fair value. Changes

in the fair value of those financial instruments are recorded in „Net gain or loss on financial

assets at fair value through profit or loss‟. Interest earned element of such instrument is recorded

separately in „Interest income‟.

Cash equivalents are short-term, highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to cash with

insignificant risk of changes in value.

Distributions are at the discretion of the Fund. A distribution to the Fund‟s unitholders is accounted

for as a deduction from realised reserves except where distribution is sourced out of

distribution/loss equalisation which is accounted for as a deduction from/addition to unitholders‟

capital. A proposed distribution is recognised as a liability in the period in which it is approved.

The unitholders‟ capital of the Fund meets the definition of puttable instruments and is classified as

equity instruments under MFRS 132 Financial Instruments: Presentation (“MFRS 132”).

When financial assets are recognised initially, they are measured at fair value, plus, in the case of

financial assets not at fair value through profit or loss, directly attributable transaction costs.

The Fund adopts the direct method in the preparation of the statement of cash flows.

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(ii) Loans and receivables

Impairment of financial assets

(i) Loans and receivables carried at amortised cost

The Fund assesses at each reporting date whether there is any objective evidence that a financial

asset is impaired.

To determine whether there is objective evidence that an impairment loss on financial assets has

been incurred, the Fund considers factors such as the probability of insolvency or significant

financial difficulties of the debtor and default or significant delay in payments.

If any such evidence exists, the amount of impairment loss is measured as the difference

between the asset‟s carrying amount and the present value of estimated future cash flows

discounted at the financial asset‟s original effective interest rate. The impairment loss is

recognised in profit or loss.

The carrying amount of the financial asset is reduced through the use of an allowance account.

When loans and receivables become uncollectible, they are written off against the allowance

account.

If in a subsequent period, the amount of the impairment loss decreases and the decrease can be

related objectively to an event occurring after the impairment was recognised, the previously

recognised impairment loss is reversed to the extent that the carrying amount of the asset does

not exceed its amortised cost at the reversal date. The amount of reversal is recognised in profit

or loss.

Investments are stated at fair value on a portfolio basis in accordance with the provisions of the

Deed, fair value is determined based on prices provided by the index provider, Markit Indices

Limited, plus accrued interest. Adjusted cost of investments relates to the purchase cost plus

accrued interest, adjusted for amortisation of premium and accretion of discount, if any,

calculated over the period from the date of acquisition to the date of maturity of the respective

securities as approved by the Manager and the Trustee. Unrealised gain or loss recognised in

profit or loss is not distributable in nature.

On disposal of investments, the net realised gain or loss on disposal is measured as the

difference between the net disposal proceeds and the carrying amount of the investments. The

net realised gain or loss is recognised in profit or loss.

Subsequent to initial recognition, loans and receivables are measured at amortised cost using the

effective interest method. Gains and losses are recognised in profit or loss when the loans and

receivables are derecognised or impaired, and through the amortisation process.

Financial assets with fixed or determinable payments that are not quoted in an active market are

classified as loans and receivables.

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Financial liabilities

Classification of realised and unrealised gains and losses

Significant accounting estimates and judgments

The Fund‟s financial liabilities are recognised initially at fair value plus directly attributable

transaction costs and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

Realised gains and losses on disposals of financial instruments classified at fair value through profit

or loss are calculated using the weighted average method. They represent the difference between an

instrument‟s initial carrying amount and disposal amount.

The preparation of the Fund‟s financial statements requires the Manager to make judgments,

estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of revenues, expenses, assets and

liabilities, and the disclosure of contingent liabilities at the reporting date. However, uncertainty

about these assumptions and estimates could result in outcomes that could require a material

adjustment to the carrying amount of the asset or liability in the future.

Unrealised gains and losses comprise changes in the fair value of financial instruments for the

period and from reversal of prior period‟s unrealised gains and losses for financial instruments

which were realised (i.e. sold, redeemed or matured) during the reporting period.

The Fund classifies its investments as financial assets at FVTPL as the Fund may sell its

investments in the short-term for profit-taking or to meet unitholders‟ cancellation of units.

No major judgments have been made by the Manager in applying the Fund‟s accounting policies.

There are no key assumptions concerning the future and other key sources of estimation uncertainty

at the reporting date, that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying

amounts of assets and liabilities within the next financial year.

A financial liability is derecognised when the obligation under the liability is extinguished. Gains

and losses are recognised in profit or loss when the liabilities are derecognised, and through the

amortisation process.

Financial liabilities, within the scope of MFRS 139, are recognised in the statement of financial

position when, and only when, the Fund becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the

financial instrument.

Financial liabilities are classified according to the substance of the contractual arrangements entered

into and the definitions of a financial liability.

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4. INVESTMENTS

2015 2014

RM RM

Financial assets at FVTPL

At nominal value:

Corporate bonds (low risk asset as accorded by Bank

Negara Malaysia) 10,000,000 10,000,000

Quasi-Government Bonds (low risk asset as accorded

by Bank Negara Malaysia) 85,000,000 140,000,000

Malaysian Government Securities 777,500,000 390,800,000

Government Investment Issues 435,000,000 148,460,000

1,307,500,000 689,260,000

At fair value:

Corporate bonds (low risk asset as accorded by Bank

Negara Malaysia) 10,175,375 10,165,260

Quasi-Government Bonds (low risk asset as accorded 86,703,608 142,470,529

Malaysian Government Securities 781,786,072 390,131,162

Government Investment Issues 433,558,229 146,316,000

1,312,223,284 689,082,951

Details of investments as at 31 December 2015 are as follows:

Fair

value as a

percentage of

Maturity Credit Nominal Fair Adjusted net asset

date Issuer rating value value cost value

RM RM RM %

Corporate bond (low risk asset as accorded by Bank Negara Malaysia)

02.02.2017

Import

Bank of

Korea AAA 10,000,000 10,175,375 10,177,464 0.76

Quasi-Government Bonds (low risk asset as accorded by Bank Negara Malaysia)

14.06.2022 Johor

Corporation NR 50,000,000 48,369,685 50,364,732 3.60

27.05.2039 1Malaysia

Development

Berhad NR 35,000,000 38,333,923 38,912,590 2.86

85,000,000 86,703,608 89,277,322 6.46

(Forward)

The Export -

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Fair

value as a

percentage of



RM RM RM %

Malaysian Government Securities

15.02.2017 Government

of Malaysia NR 20,000,000 20,533,977 20,311,383 1.53

Government

of Malaysia NR 40,000,000 40,666,804 40,407,990 3.03


of Malaysia NR 20,000,000 20,310,656 20,119,810 1.51


of Malaysia NR 40,000,000 40,517,055 40,178,724 3.02


of Malaysia NR 65,000,000 66,667,450 66,537,400 4.97


of Malaysia NR 10,000,000 10,990,639 10,918,682 0.82


of Malaysia NR 50,000,000 50,629,508 50,228,366 3.77


of Malaysia NR 20,000,000 20,722,976 20,653,498 1.54


of Malaysia NR 40,000,000 40,194,925 40,719,292 3.00


of Malaysia NR 10,000,000 10,261,996 10,306,445 0.76


of Malaysia NR 95,000,000 96,576,798 95,953,457 7.20


of Malaysia NR 30,000,000 30,365,577 30,595,361 2.26


of Malaysia NR 52,500,000 52,203,009 52,452,857 3.89


of Malaysia NR 70,000,000 71,009,008 71,698,643 5.29


of Malaysia NR 72,500,000 72,053,010 71,943,546 5.37


of Malaysia NR 25,000,000 25,264,000 26,383,841 1.88


of Malaysia NR 10,000,000 9,593,477 10,266,340 0.72


of Malaysia NR 45,000,000 41,613,026 42,194,424 3.10


of Malaysia NR 52,500,000 52,520,260 52,900,019 3.92


of Malaysia NR 10,000,000 9,091,921 9,930,911 0.68

777,500,000 781,786,072 784,700,989 58.26

(Forward)

15.03.2017

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Fair

value as a

percentage of



RM RM RM %

Government Investment Issues


of Malaysia NR 5,000,000 5,064,153 5,020,499 0.38


of Malaysia NR 30,000,000 30,379,556 30,250,367 2.26


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