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This website (hereinafter the "Website") is published by AXA Investment Managers Australia Ltd ("AXA IM ") (ABN 47 107 346 841), Australia Financial Services Licence (AFSL 273320), with its registered address at Level 29, 255 George Street, Sydney NSW 2000,

This website is intended only for professional investors, sophisticated investors and wholesale clients as defined in the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).

AXA IM can be contacted in Australia as follows:

• by mail:  Level 29, 255 George Street, Sydney NSW 2000, or
• by e-mail: AXAIMAustralia@axa-im.com
• Head of publication: Michelle Lacey, Head of Client Group Core, Australia
• The Website is hosted by AXA Group Solutions

Terms of use of the website

These terms of use apply to your use of this Website and it is therefore important that you read them carefully.

Any person who accesses, views or otherwise uses this Website shall be deemed to agree to these terms of use effective from time to time. If you have any questions on these terms of use, please contact us (see contact details above).

The use of certain sections of this Website may be subject to further special terms of use, which are indicated on the pages concerned. These special terms are an integral part of the terms of use of this Website.

When you use this Website, you also accept that such use and any information on the Website will be governed by the laws in force in New South Wales, Australia.  You agree to submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of New South Wales in respect of any dispute arising out of or in connection with the access, viewing or otherwise use of this Website and/or the information on it.  

Information given for purely informative purposes

All information on this Website is provided by AXA IM for purely informative purposes intended for residents in Australia who are wholesale investors only. It does not take into account the specific personal circumstances, investment objectives, financial situation or particular needs of any particular person. It does not represent or constitute, or shall not be construed as representing, a public offer under any applicable legislation, or a solicitation, offer, or recommendation by AXA IM to buy or sell any investment or to take part in any other transaction in any jurisdiction. More particularly, they cannot be construed as an investment opinion or advice from AXA IM or any other affiliated companies and have no legal or contractual value. Investment involves risks; you should be aware that investments may increase or decrease in value and that past performance is no guarantee of future returns; you may not get back the amount originally invested. You should not make investment decisions solely base on the information in this Website. You should seek independent financial advice and read relevant disclosure documents prior to acquiring any financial product.

Some sections of this Website contain information, studies, analyses and/or comments on matters such as investment strategies, financial markets and economic trends. Such information, studies, analyses and/or comments are intended solely for wholesale investors and no other persons. 

All information on this Website has been obtained from reputably reliable sources and is published in good faith. 

More generally, despite all reasonable efforts and precautions made by AXA IM to gather and confirm all information, you should not rely on the accuracy or completeness of such information. The use of this Website is at your own risk. No representation, warranty or undertaking of any nature, whether express or implied, is made by AXA IM or by any person as to the accuracy, timeliness, completeness or (in general terms) the quality or reliability of the information available on the Website.

This information is presented only as of the date published or indicated and may be withdrawn or amended at any time without notice. 

Personal data protection

Personal data protection and cookies – Use of cookies by AXA Investment Managers

Personal data protection and cookies – Use of cookies by AXA Investment Managers

This website uses cookies to collect certain anonymous information when you visit our website (such as to measure and analyse information with respect to visits to our website, and use of our social media sharing tool). By pursuing your navigation on the website, you accept the use and installation of these cookies. We allow third-party companies, including LinkedIn, and Google Analytics, to collect certain anonymous information when you visit our website. This non personally identifiable information is stored for up to 1 year. We use this information to increase the efficiency of our website. To that effect we use your IP-address (and possibly other comparable numbers which are exchanged between computers during regular internet use) to collect, among others, traffic data and data regarding your browser type and computer. These companies may use non-personally identifiable information during your visits to this and other websites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services likely to be of greater interest to you. These companies typically use a cookie or a third party web beacon to collect this information. To learn more about this behavioral advertising practice, you can visit http://www.youronlinechoices.eu.

You can refuse installation of cookies by using the option « do not track » or configuring your browser as following:

Mozilla Firefox 54.0 and above

• Click on Tool menu, Options, Privacy; in Track, click on “manage the do not track Setting”. Do not check this box
• Search Cookie and choose your option

Microsoft Internet Explorer 11.0 and above

• Click on Tool icon then Internet Options: advanced options/ Security/ uncheck “Do Not Track” request
• Click on tool icon, internet options/ Confidentiality: Select appropriate level

Google Chrome 59.0 and above

• Click on Tool/ settings/ advanced/ Privacy and Security, un-check “Send do not track request”
• Click on Tool/ settings/ advanced, click on Content settings/ Cookies: “Allow sites to save and read cookie data

Safari 4.0 and above

• Click on Tool then Preferences
• Go to the tab Security

If you meet any issue, please contact our webmaster at the following address:

webmasters@axa-im.com and indicate your browser, computer or mobile device configuration.

Personal Data (the "Data")

When consulting this website, AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) collects your Data, specifically your IP address and, where applicable, your first name, surname and email address via forms. AXA IM, as data controller, undertakes that the collection and handling of this Data for information or external communication purposes shall comply with legal and regulatory provisions.

All the Data collected will be processed confidentially by AXA IM in accordance with applicable laws and regulations by:

• The authorised people of AXA IM's information and external communications department,
• The authorised people of subsidiaries, partners and service providers of AXA IM Group in order that they may complete the tasks entrusted to them.

The international nature of AXA IM Group therefore implies that the communication of nominative information may involve the transfer of this information between countries that are not members of the European Economic Area (Area), with these countries applying different Data protection legislation to countries within the European Union.

AXA IM may also assign certain services to providers located outside the European Economic Area (Canada, Hong Kong) for the performance of limited IT services (IT support and maintenance for reading and entering data). A framework agreement shall define the performance and security conditions incumbent upon service providers and standard contractual clauses, as per the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which shall govern the transfer of Data to an AXA Group subsidiary in Hong Kong.

To ensure that personal data is protected, European Model Clauses and Binding Corporate Rules (BCR) are used in all agreements with AXA entities located outside the European Economic Area. You can obtain a copy of them by sending a request to the Local Data Protection Officer (DPO) of AXA IM at the following address: sgcompliance@axa-im.com.  

AXA IM shall only keep your Data for the time period required to complete the operations for the reasons for which the Data was collected, and this in accordance with the legal regulations in force, i.e. for one year.

In accordance with applicable laws and regulations, you have the right to access, to rectify, to erase, to restrict the processing, to oppose on legitimate grounds relate to your personal data. You may exercise these rights by addressing an email to the Local DPO of AXA IM at the following address: sgcompliance@axa-im.com.

You also have the right to give directives regarding the retention, deletion and communication of these personal data in the event of your death.

We take your request very seriously and we do our best to provide you with a satisfactory answer. If for any reason, we failed to respond to the above request, be informed that you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Supervisory Authority.

Hypertext links/use of links

No hypertext link to this Website may be set up without the prior written consent of AXA IM. This condition applies regardless of the type of link used.

AXA IM may authorise some links to exist between this Website and other third party sites that are beyond its control. AXA IM has not examined any of these webpages or websites. By permitting such links, AXA IM makes no representation as to the accuracy, completeness, timeliness or suitability of the information on such third party sites and does not accept any responsibility with regards to the content, services, products and/or materials offered on these sites. 

Intellectual property/copyright and trademarks

This Website is protected by law and international agreements on intellectual property.

All intellectual and other property information contained in this Website shall continue to be held by AXA IM (or, as the case may be, by any of its affiliated companies) and no rights of any kind in it shall pass to any user of this website.

The reproduction, representation, distribution (by electronic or any other means), amendment, or use of all or part of the form or content of this Website, through any medium, for public or commercial use, is therefore strictly forbidden, unless AXA IM has given its prior written consent.

You may however copy pages and/or sections of this Website for your own private use only, provided that you do not remove any copyright or other notices relating to intellectual property. None of these elements or information may be resold or redistributed in any way.

The name "AXA Investment Managers" and all associated logos are trademarks that have been registered by AXA IM or its affiliated companies. The reproduction, removal, reuse or modification of the distinctive signs found on the pages of this Website in any way is forbidden.

By linking to other sites, AXA IM is not authorizing the reproduction of any materials on the other sites, as such materials may also be the subject of intellectual property rights.

Non-liability of AXA IM Asia for usage of the Website

You must accept that any access to or otherwise use of this Website and/or its contents is carried out under your sole responsibility. It is also your responsibility to be aware of and to observe all applicable laws and regulations in any relevant jurisdiction.

As a consequence, to the extent legally permitted and subject to contrary provisions in applicable law, AXA IM, its affiliates, directors, officers and employees do not accept any liability for any direct or indirect loss or damage (including without limitation, any loss of profit) suffered by any person arising out of or in connection with the access or use of this Website, the operation or non-operation of this Website or any errors or omissions in it or any data transmission delay, in each case whether caused by negligence, breach of contract or otherwise (including but not limited to any loss or damage caused by the interruption, withdrawal or malfunctions of the Website,  maintenance or restoration of the servers, technical fault of the servers, overloading of the network, cut in the telephone line, error, negligence or fault of the internet access providers, third parties or clients, or an internet-borne virus).

In addition, users of this Website acknowledge and agree that the Internet is not a secure medium for communication of information and that AXA IM will not be responsible for any loss or damage that could result from interception by third parties of any information made available through this Website.

AXA IM may, at its sole discretion, vary or modify the information above without notice. Any subsequent access to, view or use of this Website will constitute an acceptance of those modifications.

Disclaimer

AXA Investment Managers Australia Ltd ("AXA IM ") (ABN 47 107 346 841). AXA IM offers financial services in Australia only to residents who are “wholesale clients" within the meaning of Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).

This publication is for informational purposes only and does not constitute investment research or financial analysis relating to transactions in financial instruments, nor does it constitute on the part of AXA Investment Managers or its affiliated companies an offer to buy or sell any investments, products or services, and should not be considered as solicitation or investment, legal or tax advice, a recommendation for an investment strategy or a personalized recommendation to buy or sell securities.

Due to its simplification, this publication is partial and opinions, estimates and forecasts herein are subjective and subject to change without notice. There is no guarantee forecasts made will come to pass. Data, figures, declarations, analysis, predictions and other information in this publication is provided based on our state of knowledge at the time of creation of this publication. Whilst every care is taken, no representation or warranty (including liability towards third parties), express or implied, is made as to the accuracy, reliability or completeness of the information contained herein. Reliance upon information in this material is at the sole discretion of the recipient. This material does not contain sufficient information to support an investment decision.

All investment involves risk , including the loss of capital. The value of investments and the income from them can fluctuate and investors may not get back the amount originally invested.