The objective of the Fund is to provide a return in excess of the performance of emerging market small capitalisation equities. The investment policy of the Fund is to outperform the MSCI Emerging Markets Small Cap Index (or any other index determined by the Directors from time to time to track substantially the same market as the Index) over the medium and long term. The investment policy will also involve screening out securities based on an assessment of their adherence to ESG criteria (i.e. international norms in relation to environmental protection, human rights, labour standards, anticorruption and controversial weapons).