The fund seeks to achieve growth in capital (net of fees), ahead of inflation (UK Retail Prices Index), over the longer term (5 to 7 years). The Sub-fund has flexibility to invest globally in the following asset classes: government and public securities (such as sovereign debt and treasury bills), corporate bonds, equities and equity-related securities (being instruments whose return is determined by the performance of a single underlying equity or a basket of equities), private equity, precious metals, cash, cash equivalents (including money-market instruments) and deposits.