The investment objective of the Schroder Short Duration Bond is to achieve capital preservation and growth over the medium to long term by investing primarily (i.e. at least two-thirds of its assets) in a diversified portfolio of investment grade debt securities (i.e. at or greater than BBB- rated by Standard & Poor’s or Fitch Ratings or Baa3 by Moody’s) primarily denominated in USD issued by governments, government agencies, supra-national and corporate borrowers across Asia (ex Japan) debt markets.