AllianzGI’s China A-Shares investment capabilities recognised at Lipper Fund Awards Hong Kong 2016

Important Notice Allianz China A-Shares (“The Fund”) aims at long-term capital growth, investing primarily in the A-Shares in China. The Fund is exposed to various risks which include emerging market, company-specific, concentration, PRC tax and currency risks. The Fund utilizes the qualified foreign institutional investor (QFII) quota of Allianz Global Investors GmbH (the Management Company) to invest in the China A-Shares market. Repatriation of investments in the PRC is subject to limitation and restrictions imposed by relevant PRC laws and regulations and may expose the Fund to higher liquidity risk. Investors should note that dealing in the Fund is only available once a week. This investment may involve risks that could result in loss of part or entire amount of investors’ investment. In making investment decisions, investors should not rely solely on this material. Allianz Global Investors (“AllianzGI”) was recognised for its investment excellence at the Lipper Fund Awards Hong Kong 2016. Annually, the Thomson Reuters Lipper Fund Awards honour world-class performing funds and fund managers that deliver the highest standard of excellence across the globe.1 This year, Allianz China A-Shares Class AT USD claims the top honour as best fund over past 3 years in the Equity China category. Several of our MPF funds also won Lipper awards. Launched in 2009, Allianz China A-Shares is managed by Anthony Wong and Sunny Chung. The Fund aims to generate alpha primarily through disciplined stock selection. Research effort is focused on identifying A-shares with high potential earnings growth and which are better quality while trading at attractive valuations. The Fund achieved 22.47% cumulative returns over three years2 and also enjoys a four-star rating by Morningstar. Anthony Wong, Portfolio Manager of Allianz China A-Shares comments, “This award is an exemplary recognition of our investment capabilities in China A-Shares, as well as the fruits of our active investing strategy. Our team is honoured to receive the Lipper Fund Awards and will strive to offer investors a high-performing and reliable platform to capture the opportunities in the A-Shares market continuously.” “We believe that following the change of currency regime from August 2015, there will be more 2-way volatility than has historically been the case,” added Sunny Chung. “However, our long term investment approach has allowed us to adopt a strategic view towards managing volatility to benefit our clients.”