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1CAAM Funds Emerging Internal Demand A
domestic growth thematic fund
2Contents
- Summary p. 3
- Why focus on " Internal Demand " in Emerging
Countries now? p. 4 - 1.1 Historical overview of economic development
- 1.2 An important contributor to world growth
- 1.3 Strong macro-economic fundamentals
- 1.4 Decreasing sensitivity of emerging markets to
the US economy - The strong drivers of Internal Demand in Emerging
Countries p. 12 - 2.1 Household consumption the emergence of a
gigantic middle class - 2.2 Corporate investments strong support from
private investments, infrastructure spending and
urbanisation - CAAM Funds Emerging Internal Demand p. 20
- 3.1 CAAM Funds Emerging Internal demand concept
attractiveness - 3.2 Fund key features
- 3.3 Investment philosophy, robust process risk
monitoring - 3.4 Track- record of Global Emerging funds
managed by the team - 3.5 Strengths of CAAM expertise
3Summary
Emerging internal demand why now?
- A winning theme in the current market
environment - Growth engine of the world economy in the years
to come - Better economic health of emerging countries
should translate into more resilient internal
demand than in the past - A way to invest in Emerging Markets with a
targeted lower volatility - Some protection from the slowdown of developed
economies -
4- Why focus on Internal Demand
- in Emerging Countries now?
51.1 Historical overview of economic development
- Large Emerging countries are entering mass
consumption phase
Analysis of Rostow in 1960 (updated in 1990),
The Stages of Economic Growth , economica,3e
edition
Our vision
61.2 Internal Demand in Emerging countries
an important contributor to world growth (1/2)
- Growth in retail sales are already higher in
current dollars in China than in the United States
Source CAAM
71.2 Internal Demand in Emerging countries
an important contributor to world growth (2/2)
- GDP growth in emerging countries consistently
above the one of developed countries (except for
1998) - Growth looks set to remain strong due to
improvement in fundamentals
81.3 Strong macroeconomics fundamentals (1/2)
Current account - GDP
- Highly positive current accounts...
- net creditors vis-à-vis developed countries
91.3 Strong macroeconomics fundamentals (2/2)
- Difference in rating between emerging and
developed countries set to tighten further
Source CAAM
- 10 years of macroeconomic adjustment and budget
discipline - historically low and less volatile spreads
101.4 Decreasing sensitivity of emerging markets
to the US economy (1/2)
With GDP weighted at current exchange rates,
Emerging market account for more than half of
world GDP growth
Source CAAM, EIU
111.4 Decreasing sensitivity of emerging markets
to the US economy (2/2)
With GDP weighted at purchasing power parity,
Emerging market account for 80 of world GDP
growth
Source CAAM, EIU
12- 2. The strong drivers of Internal Demand
- in Emerging Countries
13An accelerator effect beyond a certain level of
development
2.1 Household consumption the emergence of a
gigantic middle class (1/3)
- lt 3000 low incomes, subsistence consumption
(strong share of food and clothing) - gt 3000 decent incomes allowing savings and
consumption (cars, white goods, education, etc.)
Distribution of urban Chinese income
Percentage of households with income higher than
3000 pa
Source Nomura, July 2007 China consumer The
great Leap Upwards
14Acceleration effect for example, the car
industry
2.1 Household consumption the emergence of a
gigantic middle class (2/3)
Private car penetration
Nb of cars per 1000 habitants
Germany
US
Brazil
Japan
Russia
Korea
China
India
Source Rostow, Goldman Sachs
15Massive middle-class population expansion in
highly-populated countries
2.1 Household consumption the emergence of a
gigantic middle class (3/3)
- Expansion of a middle-class population
- population size will considerably impact
emerging countries - In 10 years time, 800 million people will cross
the 3000 threshold, i.e. a greater population
compared to the US, Europe and Japan put together
Sources Goldman Sachs
162.2 Corporate investments strong support from
private investments
- High levels of capacity utilization
- Healthy balance sheets should translate into
higher capex
Source Merrill Lynch
172.2 Government spending strong support from
infrastructure
- Governments infrastructure spending plans for
2007 to 2009
Source Merrill Lynch, World Bank
18Example India
- Infrastructure needs are a major boost to
investment
- Golden Quadrilateral was a huge success more
roads built in India over the past 5 years than
there were over the previous 50 years combined - Road / Highways- Development is two-fold
- Expanding the 4 lane GQ network to 6 lanes
- North/South East/West corridors linking the
entire country
Source CAAM Hong Kong
192.2 Strong support from urbanisation
- High demand for goods services
- Accommodation
- Public facilities water treatment,
- transport, schools etc
- Electricity, energy
- Consumer goods
- Leisure
- Driving force for many of the economic domestic
sectors
Source IMF
20- 3. CAAM Funds Emerging Internal Demand
213.1 CAAM Funds Emerging Internal demand concept
attractiveness
Internal Demand an economic concept
Government spending
Household consumption
Corporate investments
Internal Demand in emerging countries an
opportunity for investors
- An important contributor to world growth
- Strong fundamentals supportive of a high and
stable growth - Increasing purchasing power and demographics
supportive of an increase in consumption - Huge investments requirements compared to
developed countries - Should provide investors with some protection
from slowing developed economies
CAAM Funds Emerging Internal Demand
- Focus on companies exposed to emerging domestic
demand - Using tested investment philosophy and process
223.2 CAAM Funds Emerging Internal Demand key
features (1/2)
- Fund objective
- Outperform the MSCI Emerging Markets by
benefiting from the growth potential of emerging
countries' growing domestic demand - Focus on companies that sell most of their goods
and services to Emerging Countries - Favor sectors catering to Internal Demand
- Consumer Discretionary, Consumer Staples,
Finance, Industry, Telecom and Public Utilities - Sectors most likely to be underweight are those
most linked to developed economies - Technology, Healthcare, Energy, Materials
233.2 CAAM Funds Emerging Internal Demand key
features (2/2)
- CAAM Funds Emerging Internal Demand should be
less volatile than other GEM funds
Source CAAM
243.3 Tested investment philosophy
Our convictions
- Fundamental analysis and judgemental decisions
- Anticipating changes
- Arbitraging prospects vs. valuations vs. risks
- 3 sources of alpha generation country selection,
sector allocation stock picking - Exposure to small/mid cap stocks
- Risk diversification
- Medium term investments
- Average 18 months holding
253.4 Track- record of Global Emerging funds
managed by the team
Composite World Emerging Markets gross annualized performance MSCI Emerging Markets annualized performance Excess return Tracking-error Information ratio
1 year 35 26 9.2 2.3 4.0
3 years 41 33 8.6 3.4 2.5
5 years 35 28 6.9 4.1 1.7
Source CAAM December 2007 Currency EUR
Source Lipper (Funds sold in Europe December
2007) Category Equities Emerging markets
Past performance doesnt guarantee futur returns.
263.5 Strengths of CAAM expertise
- A team of 7 investment professionnals dedicated
to emerging equity management with complementary
skills - Latin America managers Patrice Lemonnier (CFA)
and Lionel Bernard - Emerging Asia Philippe Guigny and Mickaël Tricot
(CFA) - Emerging Europe, Middle East and Africa Nina de
Martinis (CFA) - Analysts Hélène Ecalle and Qian Jang
- Recognised for its expertise and good
track-record - Lipper Funds Awards (2008)
- Award Trophy for CAAM Funds Latin America
Equities C Cap (USD)-Equity Emerging Markets
Latin America, over 3, 5 and 10 years in
Switzerland / Best fund in Spain over 3 years for
Equity Emerging Markets Latin America CAAM
Funds Latin America Equities C Cap (USD). - Lipper Funds Awards (2007)
- Best fund over 10 years in the category Equity
Emerging Latin America in Italy, Spain, France,
Austria, North Countries, Germany and Switzerland
for CAAM Latin America Equities C Cap - La Tribune-StandardPoors (march 2007)
- 1st place over 1 year and the 2nd place over 3
and 5 years in the category emerging countries
equities for a french domiciled fund. - Mieux VivreVotre Argent (march 2007)
- Excellence Label for a french domiciled fund and
Regularity Label for a french domiciled Global
Emerging Equity fund. - With a large product range
- Global emerging equity funds
More than 2 billion under management (as at
31/12/2007)
Past performance doesnt guarantee future
returns.
27CAAM Funds Emerging Internal Demand Fund
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Management company Crédit Agricole Asset Management Luxembourg S.A. Crédit Agricole Asset Management Luxembourg S.A. Crédit Agricole Asset Management Luxembourg S.A.
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Reference currency USD USD USD
Minimum recommended period 5 years 5 years 5 years
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Isin Code Accumulation LU0319685854 Distribution LU0319686076 Accumulation LU0319685342 Distribution LU00319685425 LU0319686159
Minimum initial subscription None USD 500 000 None
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Frequency of NAV calculation Daily Daily Daily
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Maximum annual management fee 1.60 1.00 2.00
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