A unit trust is a professionally managed investment fund which pools your money with that of many other investors with similar investment objectives. The aggregate sum is then used by the fund to build a diversified investment portfolio which comprises stocks, bonds and other assets in accordance with the investment objective of the fund.
The price of a unit reflects its total Net Asset Value, commonly referred to as NAV (the fund’s assets less its liabilities, divided by the number of units in issue). Unlike stocks, whose prices are subject to change at each trade, the fund’s NAV is calculated only at the close of each day’s trading. Hence the fund’s unit price is quoted in major newspapers on the following Business Day.
To protect your rights and interests as investors, an independent Trustee is appointed to ensure compliance of the Manager with the requirements of the Trust Deed, Securities Commission Guidelines on Unit Trust Funds and Securities Commission (Unit Trust Scheme) Regulations 1996. The manager is also required to appoint an approved Company Auditor (within the meaning of the Companies Act 1965) for the purpose of conducting annual audits of the Fund’s accounts which must be included in the fund’s annual report.
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