The Fund seeks long-term total returns with a focus on regular income by primarily investing in companies domiciled in or that conduct significant business in the Asia ex-Japan region. The Fund will be actively managed, seeking to achieve the objective by allocating its assets across a broadly diversified portfolio of publicly traded equity instruments. The investment universe will primarily comprise companies domiciled in, or that conduct significant business in, markets across the Asia ex-Japan region. The Fund may also invest up to 20% in companies either domiciled in, or that conduct significant business in, the broader Asia Pacific ex-Japan region, which includes Australia and New Zealand. This Fund seeks to provide investors with exposure to a diversified portfolio of high-quality companies that create value and distribute dividends to shareholders. In pursuit of high-quality companies, the Investment Manager looks for those with a sustainable competitive advantage versus peers, a strong and sustainable management team, a strong governance track record and/or undervaluation versus regional or global peers and versus country-specific parameters.