The investment objective of the Fund is to achieve capital growth over a period of at least five years. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing, either directly or indirectly through collective investment schemes that it holds, in shares of companies that have their registered office, conduct the majority of their business, or have business development prospects in the European Union, or Turkey and Russia. There is no particular emphasis on business sector. The Fund will typically invest between 80% – 95% in shares, however, on rare occasions, such as when the markets are experiencing heavy turmoil, the Fund may decrease its exposure to company shares to no less than 51% and invest a greater proportion (up to 40%) in debt instruments.