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Product Disclosure Statement (PDS) As the Features of the Fund, Is Subject to Change from Time to Time BlackRock Multi Opportunity Absolute Return Fund Product Disclosure Statement Dated: 4 December 2020 BlackRock Multi Opportunity Absolute Return Fund ARSN 153 183 665 BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited ABN 13 006 165 975 Australian Financial Services Licence No 230523 BlackRock Multi Opportunity Absolute Return Fund 1. Before you start 3 3.9 What are the significant benefits of investing in the Fund? 1.1 Important information 3 13 1.2 About this product disclosure statement 3 4. Fund risks 14 1.3 Changes to this product disclosure statement and access 4.1 What are the risks of investing? 14 to additional information 3 4.2 General risks 14 1.4 Need help? 3 4.3 Specific risks of this Fund? 14 1.5 About managed funds 3 4.4 General risks of investing in the Fund 15 1.6 Investing through an IDPS, superannuation fund or master 4.5 Risk management 16 trust 3 5. Management of the Fund 17 1.7 Incorporation by reference 3 5.1 About the investment manager 17 1.8 Disclosure principles 4 5.2 Other key service providers 18 1.9 Benchmark 1: Valuation of assets 4 6. Fees and other costs 19 1.10 Benchmark 2: Periodic reporting 4 6.1 Fund fees overview 19 2. Fund features at a glance 5 6.2 Example of annual fees and costs of the Fund 21 3. About the Fund 7 6.3 Additional explanation of fees and costs 21 3.1 What is the investment objective of the Fund? 7 7. Investing in and redeeming from the Fund 23 3.2 What is the Fund’s investment strategy? 7 7.1 How to invest 23 3.3 Key dependencies underlying the Fund’s investment 7.2 How you receive income from your investment 23 strategy 9 7.3 Redeeming your investment 23 3.4 Changes to the Fund’s investment strategy 9 7.4 Do you have “cooling off” rights? 24 3.5 What does the Fund invest in? 9 8. Additional information 24 10 8.1 How managed investment schemes are taxed 24 3.6 Use of derivatives 11 8.2 Enquiries and complaints 24 3.7 Use of leverage 11 3.8 Liquidity 12 Responsible Entity contact details BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited Level 37, Chifley Tower 2 Chifley Square Sydney New South Wales 2000 Telephone: 1300 366 100 Facsimile: 1300 366 107 Email: [email protected] Website: www.blackrock.com/au 1. Before you start 1.3 Changes to this product disclosure statement and access to additional information 1.1 Important information Information contained in this PDS is current as at the date of this Investment in the BlackRock Multi Opportunity Absolute Return PDS. Certain information in this PDS, as well as the terms and Fund (referred to in this Product Disclosure Statement (PDS) as the features of the Fund, is subject to change from time to time. We Fund) is offered and managed by BlackRock Investment will notify you of any material changes or other significant events Management (Australia) Limited, ABN 13 006 165 975 (referred to that affect the information in this PDS in accordance with our in this PDS as BlackRock, the Responsible Entity, the Manager, we, obligations under the Corporations Act. our or us). BlackRock is the manager of the Fund and acts as the responsible entity under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) (the Updated information that is not materially adverse can be obtained Corporations Act). We are the issuer of this PDS and of units in the from our website at www.blackrock.com/au. A paper copy of any Fund. updated information will be given, or an electronic copy made available, free of charge upon request. BlackRock is a wholly owned subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc.® (BlackRock Inc) but is not guaranteed by BlackRock Inc or any Where the Fund is subject to the continuous disclosure BlackRock Inc subsidiary or affiliated entity (collectively the requirements of the Corporations Act, we will satisfy our BlackRock Group). Neither BlackRock nor any member of the obligations by disclosing material information regarding the Fund BlackRock Group guarantees the success of the Fund, the on our website at www.blackrock.com/au. A paper copy of this achievement of the investment objective, or the repayment of material is available free of charge upon request. capital or particular rates of return on investment or capital. An 1.4 Need help? investor in the Fund could lose all or a substantial part of their investment. In particular, the performance of the Fund will depend If you have questions about or need help investing, we recommend on the performance and market value of the assets held by the you speak to a licensed financial adviser. The Australian Securities Fund. and Investments Commission (ASIC) can help you check if a financial adviser is licensed. They have a website at We reserve the right to outsource any or all investment, www.asic.gov.au as well as a help line you can call on 1300 300 630. management and administration functions, including to related parties, without notice to investors. If you have questions about the Fund and have invested indirectly through an IDPS, superannuation fund or master trust you should 1.2 About this product disclosure statement contact the operator of that service. This PDS describes the main features of the Fund and is dated 30 If you are an investor in the Fund you can contact our Client Service November 2020. Centre (refer to page 2 of this PDS for contact details) or visit our This PDS can only be used by investors receiving it (electronically or website at www.blackrock.com/au. otherwise) in Australia. It is not available in any other country. Units 1.5 About managed funds in the Fund have not been, and will not be, registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 or the securities laws of any of the states Managed funds are designed to give investors access to a range of of the United States of America (U.S.). The Fund is not and will not investments by pooling your money with that of other investors, be registered as an investment company under the U.S. Investment giving you the opportunity to access markets that you may not be Company Act of 1940. Investment in units of the Fund by or on able to invest in on your own. behalf of U.S. persons is not permitted. Units in the Fund may not There are many types of managed funds available, enabling you the at any time be offered, sold, transferred or delivered within the U.S. opportunity to diversify your portfolio with a view to achieving an or to, or for the account or benefit of, a U.S. person. Any issue, sale appropriate balance of investments and asset classes to suit your or transfer in violation of this restriction will not be binding upon investment objectives and risk profile. the Fund and may constitute a violation of U.S. law. When you invest in a managed fund you are issued with a number The information provided in this PDS is general information only of “units” based on the application unit price at the time you invest. and does not take into account your individual objectives, financial Your units represent the value of your investment, which will situation, needs or circumstances. You should therefore assess change over time as the market value of the assets fluctuates. whether the information is appropriate for you and obtain financial advice tailored to you having regard to your individual objectives, 1.6 Investing through an IDPS, superannuation fund financial situation, needs and circumstances. or master trust If any part of this PDS is established to be invalid or unenforceable If you have invested through an IDPS, superannuation fund or under the law, it is excluded so that it does not in any way affect master trust, you can use this PDS for information purposes; the validity or enforceability of the remaining parts. however, if you wish to make any change to your investment you The offer or invitation to subscribe for Units in the Fund under this should contact the operator of such service and complete their PDS is subject to the terms and conditions described in this PDS. We required documentation. The operator of such service may process reserve the right to accept or decline Unit application requests in unitholder transactions and requests in accordance with processes full or in part and reserve the right to change these terms and that are different to those set out in this document. conditions. 1.7 Incorporation by reference If you have received this PDS electronically, we can provide you The Corporations Act allows us to provide certain information to with a paper copy free of charge upon request by contacting our you separately to this PDS. Client Service Centre (refer to page 2 of this PDS for contact details). Where you see references to “Additional information has been incorporated by reference” this means that additional information 4 BlackRock Multi Opportunity Absolute Return Fund concerning the topic has been incorporated by reference and forms financial adviser or your IDPS, superannuation fund or master trust part of the PDS. operator. Additional information is incorporated by reference into the On a monthly basis the following Fund information will also be following documents: made available free of charge from our website at www.blackrock.com/au. Where required, information will also be ► BlackRock Multi Opportunity Absolute Return Fund – Strategy provided with regard to the underlying funds into which the Fund Funds; and invests either directly or indirectly ► BlackRock Additional Fund Information No.
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