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Fortis Sustainable Development Converted into Open Ended

Fortis Mutual Fund has announced the conversion of Fortis Sustainable Development into an open ended

Fortis Mutual Fund has announced the conversion of Fortis Sustainable Development into an open ended scheme, effective April 23, 2010.

The details of the scheme are as follows:

Investment Strategy: The scheme will invest in companies comprising the S&P CNX 500 Index and chosen on the basis of scores arrived from the Governance Template developed by S&P, New York and an Environmental and Social Template developed internally by CRISIL. Earlier S&P CNX 500 Index Companies is used as index by CRISIL.

Load:
Entry load: Nil
Exit load: 1 per cent if redeemed with in 1 year from the date of subscription.

Facilities Offered: SIP, STP, SWP.
STP: Investors can opt to transfer a fixed amount or capital appreciation amount from debt schemes at regular interval. STP facility is also available from Fortis Sustainable Development Fund to Fortis MIP.

SWF: Facilities under SWF are as follows:
1. Fixed Systematic Withdrawal Facility at Monthly/Quarterly intervals.
2. Capital Appreciation Systematic Withdrawal Facility offers withdrawal of the entire capital appreciation from the scheme at Monthly/Quarterly intervals.

The changes being fundamental in nature, existing investors are given an option to exit the scheme between March 23, 2010 and April 22, 2010 without any load.



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