Blackrock Collective Investment Funds (BCIF)
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Annual report and audited financial statements BlackRock Collective Investment Funds • BlackRock Balanced Managed Fund • BlackRock Corporate Bond 1-10 Year Fund • iShares 100 UK Equity Index Fund (UK) • iShares 350 UK Equity Index Fund (UK) • iShares Continental European Equity Index Fund (UK) • iShares Corporate Bond Index Fund (UK) • iShares Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund (UK) • iShares Global Property Securities Equity Index Fund (UK) • iShares Index Linked Gilt Index Fund (UK) • iShares Japan Equity Index Fund (UK) • iShares Mid Cap UK Equity Index Fund (UK) • iShares North American Equity Index Fund (UK) • iShares Over 15 Years Corporate Bond Index Fund (UK) • iShares Over 15 Years Gilts Index Fund (UK) • iShares Overseas Corporate Bond Index Fund (UK) • iShares Overseas Government Bond Index Fund (UK) • iShares Pacific Ex Japan Equity Index Fund (UK) • iShares UK Equity Index Fund (UK) • iShares UK Gilts All Stocks Index Fund (UK) • iShares US Equity Index Fund (UK) For the financial year ended 29 February 2020 Contents General Information 3 About the Trust 4 Fund Managers 4 Significant Events 4 Subsequent Events 4 Investment Report 6 Report on Remuneration 13 Accounting and Distribution Policies 19 Financial Instruments and Risks 22 BlackRock Balanced Managed Fund 56 BlackRock Corporate Bond 1-10 Year Fund 75 iShares 100 UK Equity Index Fund (UK) 99 iShares 350 UK Equity Index Fund (UK) 119 iShares Continental European Equity Index Fund (UK) 143 iShares Corporate Bond Index Fund (UK) 166 iShares Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund (UK) 214 iShares Global Property Securities Equity Index Fund (UK) 250 iShares Index Linked Gilt Index Fund (UK) 275 iShares Japan Equity Index Fund (UK) 290 iShares Mid Cap UK Equity Index Fund (UK) 313 iShares North American Equity Index Fund (UK) 336 iShares Over 15 Years Corporate Bond Index Fund (UK) 362 iShares Over 15 Years Gilts Index Fund (UK) 383 iShares Overseas Corporate Bond Index Fund (UK) 396 iShares Overseas Government Bond Index Fund (UK) 532 iShares Pacific Ex Japan Equity Index Fund (UK) 565 iShares UK Equity Index Fund (UK) 588 iShares UK Gilts All Stocks Index Fund (UK) 618 iShares US Equity Index Fund (UK) 637 Statement of Manager’s Responsibilities 663 1 BlackRock Collective Investment Funds Contents Statement of the Trustee’s Responsibilities in Respect of the Fund and Report of the Trustee to the Unitholders of the Trust for the Year Ended 29 February 2020 664 Independent Auditor’s Report 665 Supplementary Information 669 BlackRock Collective Investment Funds 2 General Information Manager & Registrar BlackRock Fund Managers Limited 12 Throgmorton Avenue, London EC2N 2DL Member of The Investment Association and authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”). Directors of the Manager G D Bamping* C L Carter (resigned 17 May 2019) M B Cook W I Cullen* RARHayes AM Lawrence L E Watkins (resigned 1 March 2019 and reappointed 7 February 2020) M T Zemek* H N Mepham (appointed 26 November 2019) Trustee & Custodian The Bank of New York Mellon (International) Limited One Canada Square, London E14 5AL Authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the FCA and the Prudential Regulation Authority. Investment Manager BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited 12 Throgmorton Avenue, London EC2N 2DL Authorised and regulated by the FCA. Stock Lending Agent BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited 12 Throgmorton Avenue, London EC2N 2DL Authorised and regulated by the FCA Auditor Ernst & Young LLP 25 Churchill Place, Canary Wharf, London E14 5EY BlackRock’s proxy voting agent is ISS (Institutional Shareholder Services). This Report relates to the packaged products of and is issued by: BlackRock Fund Managers Limited 12 Throgmorton Avenue, London EC2N 2DL Telephone: 020 7743 3000 Dealing and Investor Services: 0800 44 55 22 blackrock.co.uk For your protection, telephone calls are usually recorded. * Non-executive Director. 3 BlackRock Collective Investment Funds About the Trust BlackRock Collective Investment Funds (the “Trust”) is organised as an umbrella unit trust scheme comprising separate funds with segregated liability (each referred to as a “Fund” and collectively the “Funds”). The Trust is an authorised unit trust scheme and each Fund qualifies as a UCITS scheme under the FCA’s Collective Investment Schemes Sourcebook (the “COLL Sourcebook”). Cross sub-fund holdings within the Trust As at 29 February 2020 and 28 February 2019 there were no cross sub-fund holdings within the Trust. Assessment of value: The Financial Conduct Authority has introduced new requirements for UK authorised fund managers to consider whether the charges taken from a fund it manages are justified in the context of the overall service and value offered by that fund, and to report on those findings. BlackRock is preparing for the reporting requirement, including assessing relevant charges, and will be publishing the assessment of value statements no later than 31 October 2020 in a composite report for all funds managed by BlackRock subject to these requirements. Funds not yet launched Funds approved by the FCA but not yet launched are as follows: iShares Developed Asia Pacific Ex Japan Equity Index Fund (UK) iShares World Ex UK Equity Index Fund (UK) Fund Managers As at 29 February 2020, the Fund Managers of the Trust are Duncan Fergusson, Francis Rayner, Darren Wills, Kieran Doyle, David Curtin, Adam Ryan, Jason Byrom, Conan McKenzie and Matthew Jackson. Significant Events Changes in the Directors of the Manager L E Watkins resigned as a Director effective 1 March 2019 and was reappointed effective 7 February 2020. C L Carter resigned as a Director effective 17 May 2019. H N Mepham was appointed as a Director effective 26 November 2019. Subsequent Events Outbreak of COVID-19 An outbreak of an infectious respiratory illness caused by a novel coronavirus known as COVID-19 was first detected in China in December 2019 and has developed into a global pandemic. This coronavirus has resulted in travel restrictions, closed international borders, enhanced health screenings at ports of entry and elsewhere, disruption of and delays in healthcare service preparation and delivery, prolonged quarantines, cancellations, supply chain disruptions, and lower consumer demand, as well as general concern and uncertainty. The impact of COVID-19 has adversely affected the economies of many nations across the entire global economy, individual BlackRock Collective Investment Funds 4 Subsequent Events continued issuers and capital markets, and could continue with extents that cannot necessarily be foreseen. In addition, the impact of infectious illnesses in emerging market countries may be greater due to generally less established healthcare systems. Public health crises caused by the COVID-19 outbreak may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks in certain countries or globally. The duration of the COVID-19 outbreak and its effects cannot be determined with certainty. 5 BlackRock Collective Investment Funds Investment Report for the year ended 29 February 2020 Investment Objective The investment objective of the Funds is to provide investors with a total return, taking into account the capital and income returns, which reflect the total returns of the respective target/comparator benchmark listed below. Target/comparator Investment management Fund name benchmark approach Investment Association Mixed Investment BlackRock Balanced Managed Fund 40%-85% Shares# Active BlackRock Corporate Bond 1-10 Year Composite Index^ Non-replicating Fund iShares 100 UK Equity Index Fund (UK) FTSE 100 Index^ Replicating iShares 350 UK Equity Index Fund (UK) FTSE 350 Index^ Replicating iShares Continental European Equity Index FTSE World Europe ex UK Index^ Replicating Fund (UK) iShares Corporate Bond Index Fund (UK) Markit iBoxx GBP Non-Gilts Overall TR Non-replicating Index^ iShares Emerging Markets Equity Index FTSE Emerging Index^ Non-replicating Fund (UK) iShares Global Property Securities Equity FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Index^ Non-replicating Index Fund (UK) iShares Index Linked Gilt Index Fund (UK) FTSE Actuaries UK Index Linked Gilts Over Non-replicating 5 Years Index^ iShares Japan Equity Index Fund (UK) FTSE Japan Index^ Replicating iShares Mid Cap UK Equity Index Fund FTSE 250 Index^ Replicating (UK) iShares North American Equity Index Fund FTSE North America Index^ Replicating (UK) iShares Over 15 Years Corporate Bond Markit iBoxx GBP Non-Gilts Over 15 Years Non-replicating Index Fund (UK) Index^ iShares Over 15 Years Gilts Index Fund FTSE Actuaries UK Conventional Gilts Over Non-replicating (UK) 15 Years Index^ iShares Overseas Corporate Bond Index Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Non-replicating Fund (UK) Corporate ex GBP Index^ iShares Overseas Government Bond Index JP Morgan Global Government Bond Index Non-replicating Fund (UK) ex UK^ iShares Pacific Ex Japan Equity Index FTSE World Asia-Pacific ex-Japan Index^ Replicating Fund (UK) iShares UK Equity Index Fund (UK) FTSE All-Share Index^ Replicating iShares UK Gilts All Stocks Index Fund FTSE Actuaries UK Conventional Gilts All Non-replicating (UK) Stocks Index^ iShares US Equity Index Fund (UK) FTSE USA Index^ Replicating #Comparator benchmark^Target benchmark Performance Summary, Tracking Difference and Tracking Error The returns disclosed are the performance returns for the primary share class for each Fund, net of operating charges, which has been selected as a representative share class. The primary share class