This document provides an overview of the Threadneedle European Corporate Bond Fund managed by Columbia Threadneedle Investments. It discusses the firm's fixed income credentials, investment philosophy, team and process. Columbia Threadneedle has over €174 billion in fixed income assets under management across equities, fixed income, alternatives and asset allocation. It employs an active approach to investing and focuses on issuer and security selection to achieve strong risk-adjusted returns. The investment grade credit team utilizes rigorous fundamental research and a collaborative culture to generate ideas and construct high-quality, diversified portfolios.

1. Threadneedle European Corporate Bond Fund
Alasdair Ross
For Professional Investors
November 2016

2. Contents
Section 1
ColumbiaThreadneedle Investments Overview
Section 2
Strategy and Team
Section 3
Philosophyand Process
Section 4
2
Positioning and Performance
Appendix

3. Section 1
Columbia Threadneedle Investments Overview

4. Ameriprise Financial Inc.
Overview of business lines
4
Key facts
 Group AUM of €700 billion1
 A Fortune 500 company
 S&P rating of A; Moody’s A3
 No.31 largest global asset
manager2
 No.13 largest manager of long-
term U.S. mutual funds3
 No.4 largest retail manager in
the UK4
Financial AdvisoryInsurance & AnnuitiesAsset Management
Source: Ameriprise Financial Inc. as of 30 June 2016, unless otherw ise stated.
1 Group AUM represents totalassets under management and administration for all Ameriprise companies combined.
2 Source: IPE ‘The Top 400 Asset Managers’2016 listing, based on Columbia and Threadneedle assets as at 31 December 2015.
3 Source: Investment Company Institute (ICI). Based on Columbia Funds assets excluding money market funds as at 31 May 2016.
4 Source: UK Investment Association Ranking. Based on Threadneedle Funds assets as at 31 January 2016.

5. Columbia Threadneedle Investments
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All data is for the Columbia and Threadneedle group of companies as at 30 June 2016.
1 AUM includes externally managed funds under administration as w ellas all assets managed on a discretionary or non-discretionarybasis by the entities in the Columbia and Threadneedle group of
companies.
 An established globalasset managementgroup
 AUM of €415.2 billion
 Offices in 19 countries
 Over 450 investment professionals and over 2,000
people
 Focus is active management of client assets
 Offersa broad spectrum of capabilities
 Equities
 Fixed Income
 Alternatives
 Asset Allocation
 Investment Solutions
 Part of Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
Assets under management1
AUM – institutionalvs.wholesale
Alternatives
7%
Equities
51%
Fixed Income
42%
Wholesale
59%
Institutional
41%

6. Our fixed income credentials
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Fixed income sectors
Source: Columbia Threadneedle Investments, as at 30 June 2016, includes externally managed funds under administration.
 A leaderin fixed income
 €174.3 billion across all portfolios
 Product development focused on innovation and
client solutions
 Deep resource
 Team has complementary strengths covering all
major fixed income markets
 Supported by dedicated risk management team and
substantial operational resources
 Culture of collaborationand communication
 Entire team participates in idea generation,
discussion and debate to produce sharper insights
and trade ideas
 180 dedicated fixed income professionals working
closely together across the globe
Inv estment Grade
Corporates
18.5%
Core/
Core Plus
19.7%
High Yield
9.4%Bank Loans
4.1%
Municipal
12.5%
Short Duration/
Stable Value
6.1%
Liquidity /
Money Market
4.7%
Emerging Markets
0.8%
Liability Driv en
2.7%
Absolute Return
0.9%
Strategic Bonds
2.0%
Mortgages/
Structured Assets
9.5%
Gov ernment
8.0%
Other Owned
Assets
1.1%

7. Investment philosophy
We believe that we can deliver strong
risk-adjusted returns forour clients through:
 An active approachthat takes advantage of
market inefficiencies
 Our global perspective advantage – the
combinationof macro and micro insights
 The appropriate allocation of risk
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There is no guarantee that the investment objective w illbe achieved or that return expectations w illbe met.

8. Columbia Threadneedle Investments
‘Best performing fund group over the last decade’1
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Key findings
 Columbia Threadneedle Investments was the best
performing fund group in a recent study by FE Trustnet1
 Columbia Threadneedle Investments has the highest
proportion of outperforming active funds over 10 years
 Demonstrates the benefits of our truly active and team-
based approach
 Testifies to the skill of our investment professionals across
a wide range of market conditions
1 Source: Alex Paget, FE Trustnet, as at 13 November 2015. Past performance is not a guide to future returns. To read the full article, visit www.columbiathreadneedle.com/trustnet
The research conducted by FE Trustnet focused on actively managed funds w ithin the Investment Association (IA) universe w ith a 10-year performance trackrecord and measured outperformance of
the funds compared to their stated benchmark or an appropriate comparator. Where funds did not have a stated benchmark, the most comparable index w as used for equity funds and the relevant IA
sector average used for bond funds and funds w ithin the IA Mixed Investment Shares and IA Flexible sectors. Funds w ithin the IA Specialist and IA Unclassified sectors that do not have a benchmark
or an easily comparable index w ere excluded fromthe study, along w ith all funds in the IA Targeted Absolute Return sector and direct commercial property funds.
‘We fundamentally believe that markets are inefficient and an active approach can benefit investors over the long
term both in terms of risk and return, and our track record attests to this…
… in today’s low-growth, low-return world a truly active approach will be required to search out the opportunities
that can generate strong future performance.’
Mark Burgess, Chief Investment Officer, EMEA
Name % outperformers No. of funds
Columbia Threadneedle 79.06% 42
Jupiter 75.00% 24
Invesco Perpetual 71.42% 35
L&G 66.67% 18
Newton 66.67% 18
Schroder 64.51% 62
Baillie Gifford 63.16% 19
Fidelity 57.78% 45
M&G 54.83% 31
Aviva 50.00% 16
Henderson 50.00% 42
Source: FE Analytics, as at 13 November 2015.

9. Section 2
Strategy and Team

10. Investment philosophy
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There is no guarantee that an investment objective w illbe achieved or that return expectations w illbe met. Diversification does not assure a profit or protect against loss.
Given solid fundamentalcreditinsights,a reasonable time horizon,and the ability to withstand short-term
volatility,we believe creditopportunitiesin the investmentgrade corporate bondmarketcan be exploitedto
achieveattractiverisk-adjusted returns.
Key tenets
High quality independent
credit research
We employ a bottom-up approach to investment grade credit research. A highly experienced staff of
credit research professionals utilizes a proprietary process which results in a deep understanding of
issuer and industry dynamics
Team based culture
We foster a collaborative and interactive environment that allows the Team’s best investment ideas to
emerge. Portfolio managers and credit analysts work together on investment decision-making and
portfolio construction, and are evaluated as a team based on client portfolio requirements
Downside risk
management
A framework of quantitative risk controls and qualitative risk assessments seeks to minimize portfolio
relative volatility. Strict issuer concentration limits minimize potential credit losses. Additionally, well-
diversified portfolios generate multiple sources of potential alpha granting us the confidence and
patience to allow credit ideas to come to fruition

11. Why Columbia Threadneedle Investments for
European Corporate?
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Source: Columbia Threadneedle Investments, 30 September 2016.
Past performance is not a guide to future performance. There is no guarantee that an investment objective w illbe achieved or that return expectations w illbe met. Diversification does not assure a
profit or protect against loss.
A deep and stable team of experiencedprofessionalsresponsible for over €32 billion equivalentin
investmentgradecorporate bond assets asof June 2016.
 Rigorous,independent,bottom-up
fundamental credit research and a constant
focus on downside risk management
 Returns profile dominated by Issuerand
Security selection
 Disciplined and repeatable scorecard based
investment process
 Risk positions sized to scorecard conviction
 Excellent long term track record

12. Investment Grade Credit Team
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Source: Columbia Threadneedle Investments, as at 30 September 2016.
Investment Grade
Portfolio Management Team
Investment Grade Research Team
Alasdair Ross, CFA, Head of IG, EMEA
Simon Bond, Senior Portfolio Manager
Tammie Chan, Senior Portfolio Manager
John Hampton, Senior Portfolio Manager
Ryan Staszewski, CFA, Portfolio Manager
Sarah Kendrick, Senior Trader
James Phillips, Senior Portfolio Manager
Assistant
………………………………………………………….
David Oliphant, Executive Director Fixed Income
Ben Myrtle, Client Portfolio Analyst
Jonathan Pitkanen, Head of Investment Grade
Credit Research, EMEA & Asia
Industrials, Insurance
Arabella Duckworth, Senior Analyst
Retail, Consumer
Guillaume Langellier, CFA, Senior Analyst
ABS & Property
Paul Smillie, Senior Analyst
Banks
Sharon Vieten, Senior Analyst
Utilities & Infrastructures
Yi Ming Oh, Analyst
Asian IG Corporates
Todd Czachor, CFA, Senior Analyst
Head of U.S. Investment Grade Research
Energy
Dori Aleksandrowicz, Senior Analyst
Financials
Ben Bassett, CFA, Senior Analyst
Metals and Mining, Chemicals
Jeff Cicirelli, CFA, Senior Analyst
Insurance, Healthcare/Pharmaceuticals
John Dawson, CFA, Senior Analyst
Retail, Consumer
Nate Liddle, Senior Analyst
Media, Technology, Cable, Telecom
David Morgan, CFA, Senior Analyst
Conglomerates, Transportation,
Aerospace/Defense
Willow Piersol, CFA, Senior Analyst
Financials
Mary Titler, CFA, Senior Analyst
Utilities
18 years average experience 16 years average experience
9 Professionals 15 Research Professionals

13. Global fixed income resources
Investment Grade U.S. High Yield Emerging Markets U.S. Investment Grade U.S. High Yield Rates & Currency Core/Core Plus U.S. Investment Grade
Todd Czachor, CFA Brett Kaufman, CFA Corporates Tom Murphy, CFA Jennifer Ponce de Leon Matt Cobon Carl Pappo, CFA Kevin Lema
Dori Aleksandrow icz Matthew Corbett, CFA Ryan Burke, CAIA Tim Doubek, CFA Brian Lavin, CFA Alex Batten, CFA Alan Erickson, CFA Gregory Meisenger
Ben Bassett, CFA Daniel DeYoung Patti McConachie Royce Wilson, CFA Mark Van Holland, CFA Dave Chappell Mary Werler, CFA Dylan Minert
Jeffrey Cicirelli, CFA Julie Grey, CFA, CPA Xiong Wei Poh Gregg Syverson, CFA, CPA Jason Sittko, CFA Adrian Hilton Stephen Sheehan, CFA William Peishoff
John Daw son, CFA Rich Gross, CFA Shannon Rinehart, CFA David Janssen Andrew Donnelly
Nathaniel Liddle Kris Keller, CFA Rates & Currency Matt Steiger European High Yield Matthew Rees, CFA Elena Rozina U.S. High Yield
David Morgan, CFA Jim MacMiller Ed Al-Hussainy Barrie Whitman Alessandro Tarello, CFA Liability Driven Investing David Greavu
Willow Piersol, CFA Brian New man, CFA, CPA Alexandre Christensen European Investment Michael Poole Frank Salem, CFA Michael Roberts, CFA
Mary Titler, CFA Spencer Sutcliffe Mindaugas Lepeska Grade David Backhouse Emerging Markets Karl Chang, CFA Andrea First
Jonathan Pitkanen Jason Weinberg, CFA Sabrina Wong Alasdair Ross, CFA Jim Carlen, CFA Timothy Brannon
Arabella Duckw orth Brandon Jankow ski Simon Bond Leveraged Debt Henry Stipp Jason Thinh Le U.S. Rates
Guillaume Langellier, CFA Ted Nerison, CFA Tammie Chan Lynn Hopton Clifford Lau, CFA Tom Egan William Finan
Sharon Vieten Tony Pederson U.S. Structured Assets Ryan Staszew ski, CFA Yvonne Stevens Chris Cooke
Paul Smillie Ryan Osborn, CFA Steve Staver, CPA Farid Kamarudin Inflation-Linked U.S. Structured Products
European High Yield Garritt Conover, CFA, CAIA U.S. Structured Assets Jerry How ard, CFA Zara Kazaryan Orhan Imer, Ph.D., CFA Luke Hagopian, CFA
Municipal Bonds Gianluca Consoli, CFA Mitch Helle-Morrissey, CFA Jason Callan Andrew Gruet Daniel Ruether
Chad Farrington, CFA* Harry Lister Michael Milosch, CFA Tom Heuer, CFA Municipal Bonds Short Duration &
Dan Belcher Gareth Simmons Shaw n Pierce, CFA Bill Lee, CFA James Dearborn Stable Value Strategic Income New Issues
Jeff Kovala Tom Southon Clinton Vilks Chad Farrington, CFA* Leonard Aplet, CFA Gene Tannuzzo, CFA Peter Apostolicas
Danielle Messler Jenny Wong, CFA Real Estate Loans Kimberly Campbell Jason Delanty Gordon Bow ers, CFA
Michael Roye John Dittrich Commodities Paul Fuchs, CFA John Dempsey, CFA Derivatives
Ty Schoback Leveraged Debt Brian Hennen David Donora Brian McGreevy Greg Liechty Client Portfolio Braj Agraw al
Matthew Stephan Steve Columbaro, CFA Jonathan Jablonsky William Amzand Catherine Stienstra John McColley Management Philip McKernan
Elizabeth Ware Angela Jarasunas John McCarthy Nicolas Robin Anders Myhran, CFA Jim McKay, CFA Chris Jorel, CFA
Ben Woo Ashraf Jilani, CFA Mark McMullen Julie Oman David Kennedy Global
Eric Johnson Julene Melquist Ron Stahl, CFA Kris Moreton, CFA Emma Photis
Ron Launsbach, CFA Ryan Krieg Ben Myrtle Mandy Coatsw orth
Matt Pielert Jeffrey Hibbeler, CFA Pamela Hunter Linda Solarek David Oliphant Gabriel Heskin
Mary Schaifer Adam Shakoor Michael Conerly, CFA James Waters Sarah Kendrick
Vessa Tontti, CFA Alexis Addrisi European Money Market Cindy Larke
Carri Dolin Paul Witchalls James Lavey
John Hayes III Mandy Coatsw orth Ian Neville
Allyson McCann Bill Tong
Kim Michalski Nathan Raduns
Brock Mumford Khang Wei Tai
Wendy Norman Paul Witchalls
Deb Vargo
Jennifer Wacker, CFA Municipals
Bruce Warren, CFA Anthony Purcell
Holly Withers, CFA Travis Bates
Philip Carty
Peter Fleming
Margaret Saltalamacchia
Ralph Vezina
Courtney Walsh
Colin Moore
Global Chief Investment Officer
Research Portfolio Management
Global Head of Fixed Income
Trading
Jim Cielinski, CFA
Steve Harasimow icz
Global Head of TradingColin Lundgren, CFA
Head of U.S. Fixed Income
Kirk Moore, CFA
Head of Global Fixed-Income Research
Information as of 8 August 2016. Leaders indicated in bold. Certain team members may be employees of affiliates. * Dual portfolio manager/analyst role.
68 Research Professionals 98 Professionals 32 Professionals
Private Portfolios –
Taxable
Private Portfolios –
Municipal

14. A consistent framework for idea sharing, debate and
research delivery
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For illustrative purposes only. The mention of any specific shares or bonds should not be taken as a recommendation to deal.
 Personto personcontact lies at the core of our
researchsharing, via video conferencing,phone
and face to face meetings
 Weeklyglobal analyst video conference
 Twice monthly industry sectorreviews
 Recommendations are captured through the
global creditgrids
 More detailed researchis disseminated through
our Bloomberg research-sharing portal (right) as
well as through direct correspondencewith the
firm’s global investment professionals
 For every issuer, users have access to a concise
thesis statement

15. Section 3
Philosophy and Process

16. Investment grade credit investment process
Entire investment floor contributes to idea generation
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Source: Columbia Threadneedle Investments, as at June 2016.
The fund characteristics described above are internalguidelines (rather than limits and controls).
They do not formpart of the fund’s objective and policy and are subject to change w ithout notice in the future.
Issuer & Security
Selection
Industry &
Quality Selection
Asset Allocation
Duration, Curve
& Currency
Idea generation ImplementationResearch / debate
Portfolio
Construction
&
Risk
Management
Credit Market Risk
Issuer & Security
Selection
Duration, Curve
& Currency
Asset Class
Allocation Team
Investment Grade Team
Macro Team
Industry & Quality
Selection
70%
Approximate % Risk
for EUR IG Credit
10%
minimal
20%
Investment Grade Team

17. Credit
Research
Process
Credit analysts
Management
Regulation
Capital
structure
Covenant
analysis
Credit
opinion
Credit
analysis
Fundamental credit research process – Issuer level
What our analysts consider at company level research
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Source: Columbia Threadneedle Investments, as at June 2016.
 Financial tests
 Covenants
 Management Intent
 Subordination
 Collateral
 HoldCo vs. OpCo
 Currency
 History, experience
 Incentives
 Track record
 Shareholder activism
 Analyst conviction
 Credit thesis
 Pricing
 Liquidity
 Relative Value
 Legal protection
 Legal burden
 Potential changes
 Model
 Transparency
 Industry
 Country
 Event risk
 ESG performance
Issuer & Security
Selection
Industry &
Quality Selection
Asset Allocation
Duration, Curve
& Currency

18. Fundamental credit research process – Issuer level
Proprietary risk rating system
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 Proprietary internal risk rating system allows analysts to efficientlycommunicate an issuer’s risk profile
 Ratings facilitate cross-industryrelative value discussions and help determine portfolio positionsizes
Source: Columbia Threadneedle Investments, as at January 2015.
Risk and relative value ratings reflect the Team's internal, proprietary ratings system. There is no guarantee that an investment objective w illbe achieved or that return expectations w illbe met.
Risk rating High-level interpretation Possible credit characteristics
Risk 1
 Solid credit quality
 Minimal risk of credit deterioration
 Stable free cash flow
 Industry leader
 Defendable niche player
 Ample cash flow relative to leverage
 Stable regulatory or industry environment
Risk 2
 Good credit quality
 Moderate risk of credit deterioration
 Adequate free cash flow
 Defendable market position
 Expectation of adequate free cash flow to leverage
 Stable regulatory or industry environment
Risk 3
 Transitory credit quality
 Deterioration or improvement likely
 Quality of free cash flow uncertain
 Free cash flow to leverage currently not appropriate
 Significant possibility of negative event risks
 Uncertain market position
 Uncertain regulatory or industry environment
Risk 4
 Weak credit quality
 Having or highly likely to achieve credit quality characteristics
consistent with a below investment grade credit profile
(stable or deteriorating)
 Poor quality or lack of free cash flow
 High leverage relative to free cash flow
 Extraordinary measures needed to maintain credit quality
 Limited or uncertain liquidity
 Difficult regulatory or industry environment
Issuer & Security
Selection
Industry &
Quality Selection
Asset Allocation
Duration, Curve
& Currency

19. Credit investment process
Credit grids: Industry and quality inputs
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Source: Columbia Threadneedle Investments, as at 1 January 2012. Scale: -2 (max underw eight) to +2 (max overweight).
Credit
Research
Grid
Structural
issues
Valuation
assessment
Fundamentals
and event risk
 Quantitative
 Counter-balance to analyst inputs
 Beta-adjusted score
 Macro economic background
 Industry environment
 Competitive position
 Management and strategy
 Financial analysis
 Mergers and acquisitions
 Supply of bonds
 Bond buybacks
 Refinancing existing and /
or bank debt
 Covenants
 Liquidity
Issuer & Security
Selection
Industry &
Quality Selection
Asset Allocation
Duration, Curve
& Currency
 Tangible link between creditresearch and portfolio constructionresulting in a repeatable process
 Comprehensive referencetoolfor analysts’ views on Issuerand Industry fundamentals and relative value
 Visual dashboard of Issuerand industry rankings
 Efficacycheckof current portfolio positioning relative to analysts views of fundamentals and valuations

20. Credit investment process
Credit grids: Industry and quality output
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Source: Columbia Threadneedle Investments, as at March 2015. For illustrative purposes.
This is Columbia Threadneedle Investments ow n internalresearch and should not be taken as investment advice. Scale: -2 (max underw eight) to +2 (max overweight).
Issuer & Security
Selection
Industry &
Quality Selection
Asset Allocation
Duration, Curve
& Currency
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Total
Banks 0 0 0 0 1 1
Financial services -1 0 0 0 1 0
Insurance -2 0 0 0 0 0
Total Financials -1 0 0 0 1 1
Basic Materials -2 -1 -1 2 0 0
Consumer Goods -2 -2 0 0 2 0
Consumer Services -2 0 0 0 -1 0
Health Care -2 -2 0 0 1 0
Industrials -1 -2 0 1 2 0
Oil & Gas -2 1 -1 0 -1 -2
Technology -2 0 0 2 1 -2
Telecommunications 0 -1 0 0 2 0
Utilities -1 -1 0 0 2 0
Total Corporate -1 -1 0 0 1 0

21. Asset allocation process
What we consider at asset allocation level
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Asset
allocation
process
Micro
fundamentals
Money
flows
PositioningValuation
Asset
allocation
opinion
Macro
fundamentals
 Spreads vs. GDP forecasts
 Long term spread history
 Implied defaults
 Spreads vs other markets
 Liquidity premia
 Cross asset class valuations
 Street positioning
 Investor positioning
 New issue hedging / effect on secondary
 Spread reaction to institutional news
 Micro fundamentals
 Balance sheet leverage
 Spread trend
 Credit cycle
 Fundamental asset classes
 Spread beta ranges
 Net supply balance
 Official sector, institutional, retail
 Macro data surprises
 PMI new orders
 Business confidence
 Credit creation / money supply
 Consumer confidence
 Macro event risk
Issuer & Security
Selection
Industry &
Quality Selection
Asset Allocation
Duration, Curve
& Currency

22. Asset Allocation Fundamental Structural Valuation
Overall
Score
Overall Fixed
Income
Spread Risk
+1 -0 +0 +1
Investment Grade
Credit
+1 0 -0 +1
High Yield Credit +1 -1 0 +1
Agency MBS +0 -1 -1 0
Non Agency MBS
& CMBS
+2 +1 +1 0
Emerging Markets
– Hard Currency
-0 0 +1 -1
Emerging Markets
– Local Currency
-1 0 +2 -1
Fixed income asset allocation process
Example output from the IG asset allocation decision
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Apply common scenarioframework
 Informs overall spread beta
 Identifyindividual assets
 Formulate scenarios (e.g. Eurozone crisis,
Middle East, globalQE tapering)
 Stress test widely varying assets to similar
scenarios
 Score assets by risk-adjusted returns
Source: Columbia Threadneedle Investments, as at December 2014.
Scale: -2 (max underw eight) to +2 (max overweight).
Issuer & Security
Selection
Industry &
Quality Selection
Asset Allocation
Duration, Curve
& Currency

23. Fixed income process
Formulating macro decisions
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The GovernmentScorecard
 A framework to develop ideas in
a consistentand robustmanner
 Takes into account fundamental,
market structure and valuation
aspects
 Covering duration, preferenceby
curve and preference by
currency
Source: Columbia Threadneedle Investments, as at December 2014. Scores range from+2 to -2 depending on scale of conviction, zero=neutral, +1 / -1 implies range trade, i.e. -1 = sell strength.
For illustrative purposes. This is Columbia Threadneedle Investments ow n internalresearch and should not be taken as investment advice.
Issuer & Security
Selection
Industry &
Quality Selection
Asset Allocation
Duration, Curve
& Currency
Example GovernmentBond Desk Global Summary
USD AUD Germany GBP Nordic JPY
Fundamentals
Scorecard
(3 months+)
Currency 2 -1 -1 -1 0 -1
STIRS 0 0 1 -1 1 -2
5Y -1 0 -1 -1 1 -2
10Y 0 1 -1 -1 1 -2
30Y 1 1 -1 -1 1 -2
Inflation-Linked -1 - -1 -1 - 0
Structural
Scorecard
(< 3 months)
Currency 1 0 0 0 0 2
STIRS -1 0 -1 1 -1 -1
5Y 1 -1 1 0 -1 -1
10Y 0 -1 1 0 -1 -1
30Y -1 -1 0 1 -1 -1
Inflation-Linked 0 - 0 1 - 0
Valuation
Scorecard
(1 – 4 weeks)
Currency -2 0 0 0 0 1
STIRS 1 0 -1 0 1 -1
5Y -1 1 -2 -1 1 -1
10Y 0 1 -2 -1 1 -1
30Y 1 1 1 -2 1 -1
Inflation-Linked 1 - 1 -1 - 0
Total
Scorecard
Currency 1 -1 -1 -1 0 2
STIRS 0 0 -1 0 1 -4
5Y -1 0 -2 -2 1 -4
10Y 0 1 -2 -2 1 -4
30Y 1 1 0 -2 1 -4
Inflation-Linked 0 - 0 -1 - 0

24. Portfolio construction process
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 Monthly meeting attended by
InvestmentGrade Portfolio
Managers to ensure portfolio
positions aligned with investment
views across eachAlpha Source,
and to ensure consistency
across IG deskportfolios
 Takes output/scorecard views of
key processmeetings,
Government,AssetAllocation
and ResearchScorecards
meeting
 Build portfoliosto reflectthe best
views of these processeswhilst
reflecting risk considerations and
client guidelines
Source: Columbia Threadneedle Investments, December 2013.
For illustrative purposes. This is Columbia Threadneedle Investments ow n internalresearch and should not be taken as investment advice.
Alpha source Primary input Example strategy
Issuer and Security
Selection
Credit Research Scorecard
Overweights: top picks from each
‘box’ on the Credit Scorecard
Industry sector Credit Research Scorecard
Overweight: Insurance,
Consumers, Basic Materials
Underweight: Telcos, Utilities and
Healthcare
Credit quality Credit Research Scorecard
Overweight: singleA
Underweight AA and BBB
Asset allocation
Asset class allocation
scorecard
Modest overweight in credit beta
(DTS), modest allocation to HY
Fund duration Government scorecard
Neutral duration relative to
benchmark
Yield curve Government scorecard
Bullet position (overweight middle
of yield curve)
Currency No active currency risk No active currency risk

25. Risk management philosophy
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 We believe that risk assessmentshould focus on the probability of losing money
 We monitor a variety of risk measures which include tracking error, VAR and beta as well as duration, curve
and sectorallocation measured by percentage contribution to duration
 Stress testing and scenario analysis are key tools as risk cannot be defined by a single figure
 Our proprietary system (IRIS)enable the portfolio manager to review funds against each of the sourcesof
opportunity
 Monthly portfolio constructionmeeting to ensure directional risk against each source of opportunity is aligned
with fixed income team views and to ensure the size of directional views is reasonable given portfolio objective
 The team leadermeets,on a quarterly basis, with the risk department and the head of fixed income to ensure
the risks taken with in portfolios are appropriate for the funds being managed and their guidelines

26. Portfolio construction
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Sizing risk positions
 Risk positions in any source of opportunity will be sized in relation to scorecardconviction
 Issuer and Industry ranges move with conviction of Sectorand Issuerview from Credit Strategy Grids
 Managed on both a relative % CTD and relative % DTS (duration * spread) measure
 Typically strongest outperform / lowest risk / highest liquidity Issuer ideas approximately +3-5% relative
 Typically Industry overlay ±20% range
 Overall portfolio spread beta moves with conviction of asset allocation view from asset allocation scorecard
 Managed on a relative portfolio DTS measure
 Range dependent on performance objective of fund and spread duration of the benchmark, for example between 0.70x
and 1.40x
Managing risk positions
 Correlations betweensources ofopportunitymust be managed
 Aim to build appropriate marketbeta positions without exposure to tail risk instruments
 Simple % weights (absolute and relative) supplementabove methodology

27. Position size management
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0.15 – 0.25
0.05 – 0.15
0.00 – 0.05
Relative Contribution to
Spread Duration (CTSD)
High return potential with modestrisk
 Minimal event risk
 High liquidity
 Shorter time horizon to realize upside
Underlying portfolio
Highestreturn potential with greatestrisk
 Difficulty adjusting position,so smaller portfolio impact
 Higher event risk
 Lower confidence in outcome
 More subjectto macro risks
Lower return potential with modestrisk
 “Fair value” issuers typicallyreside here
 Facilitates overall portfolio management,liquidityneeds and diversification requirements
High return potential with greater risk
 Lower liquidity
 Longer time horizon to realize upside
Fundamentals Valuation Market dynamics
 Risk assessment(risk ratings 1-4)
 Confidence in creditthesis
 Catalysts for improvement
 Deterioration risk (execution,operations)
 Tail risk,surprise potential
 Ability to adjustposition size/exit
 Liquidity
 Number ofdealers involved
 Market familiarityof issuer
 Frequency of issuance
 Spread volatility
 Relative valuation
 Expected tightening potential
 Downside ifwrong

28. Section 4
Positioning and Performance

29. Threadneedle European Corporate Bond Fund
29
Source: Columbia Threadneedle Investments, as at 30 September 2016. Characteristics shown above such as ‘Effective Duration’and ‘Yield to maturity’ are indicative of the fund as at the time of
w riting and are not fixed. These can change w ith prevailing market conditions and the management of the fund. Figures in brackets correspond to the Reference Index.
Strategies
 Fundamental, bottom-up, research driven
approach
 Returns expected to come primarily from issuer
and security selection. Incremental contribution
from actively controlling portfolio credit spread
beta
 Seek to exploit relative pricing inconsistencies
across markets
Portfolio
construction
 Scorecard based approach
 Positions sized relative to risk and conviction
 IG Strategy Grids provide tangible link between
analysts and PMs on sector/security selection
Risk
management
 Variety of risk measures utilised
 In combination with stress testing and scenario
analysis
 Focus on identifying risk that precedes volatility
and weakness
Lead Fund Manager Alasdair Ross (Since October 2007)
Reference index iBoxx European Corporate
Peer group
GIFS Offshore – EUR Corporate
Bond
Fund size €215 million
Launch date November 2002
Effective duration 4.91 years (5.27 years)
Yield to maturity 1.05% (0.71%)
Average credit rating BBB+ (A-)
Portfolio issuers 167 (490)
Distinguishingfeatures

30. Threadneedle European Corporate Bond Fund
Portfolio positioning
30
Source: Columbia Threadneedle Investments, as at 30 September 2016.
The mention of any specific shares or bonds should not be taken as a recommendation to deal.
Top 10 issuer underweights % CTDTop 10 issuer overweights% CTD
Fund
(%)
Active
(%)
Germany 6.9 6.9
Tennet 3.3 2.9
National Grid 2.2 2.1
Kinder Morgan 2.0 1.8
Eurogrid 2.0 1.8
Wellcome Trust 1.8 1.8
Liberty Mutual 1.8 1.8
Ab-InBev 3.9 1.8
Grand City Properties 1.6 1.6
NV Luchthaven Schiphol 1.4 1.4
Fund
(%)
Active
(%)
BNP Paribas - -1.9
EDF - -1.9
Rabobank - -1.9
Volkswagen - -1.3
GE Capital - -1.1
Credit Agricole 0.2 -1.1
Deutsche Telekom - -0.9
Daimler - -0.9
Deutsche Bank - -0.9
Eni - -0.9

31. Threadneedle European Corporate Bond Fund
Portfolio sector and credit rating breakdown
31
Source: Columbia Threadneedle Investments, as at 30 September 2016. Figures are relative to iBoxx European Corporate Bond Index.
For illustrative purposes only and should not be taken as investment advice.
Relative % CTD by sector Relative % CTD by creditrating
-10%
-5%
0%
5%
10%
15%
AAA AA A BBB BB & Below Not Rated
%CTD
-15%
-10%
-5%
0%
5%
10%
15%
Sovereign&Sub-Sovereign
Utilities(Non-Collateralised)
OtherFinancials
Industrials
SecuritisedAndCollateralised
BasicMaterials
Insurance
Telecommunications
Unclassified
Oil&Gas
HealthCare
ConsumerServices
Technology
ConsumerGoods
<Unassigned>
Banks
%CTD

32. Threadneedle European Corporate Bond Fund
Gross performance in EUR
32
Source: Columbia Threadneedle Investments, as at 30 September 2016.
Past performance is not a guide to future performance.
7.39
8.18
6.01
7.73
4.97
6.05
7.36
4.78
6.05
4.65
YTD 1 Year annualised 3 Years annualised 5 Years annualised 10 Years annualised
European Corporate Bond Fund (Gross, EUR), % iBoxx Euro Corporate, %
Performance % YTD
1 Year
annualised
3 Years
annualised
5 Years
annualised
10 Years
Annualised
European Corporate
Bond Fund (Gross, EUR)
7.39 8.18 6.01 7.73 4.97
iBoxx Euro Corporate 6.05 7.36 4.78 6.05 4.65
Excess Return 1.27 0.77 1.17 1.58 0.30
Information Ratio - 1.04 2.04 2.48 0.13

33. Threadneedle European Corporate Bond Fund
Performance attribution
33
Source: Columbia Threadneedle Investments, as at 30 September 2016.
Past performance is not a guide to future performance.
1 year annualised (%) 2 years annualised (%) 3 years annualised (%) 4 years annualised (%) 5 years annualised (%)
Interest rates 0.17 0.30 0.17 0.01 0.14
Currency 0.12 0.03 0.05 0.04 0.02
Asset class allocation -0.14 -0.14 -0.04 0.06 0.31
Industry selection 0.39 0.16 0.06 -0.01 0.01
Security selection 0.23 0.84 0.94 1.12 1.09
Total 0.77 1.19 1.17 1.22 1.58
Representativeaccount – Gross relative returns
Contribution to performanceattribution(relative to Index)
0.77%
1.19% 1.17% 1.22%
1.58%
0.0%
0.5%
1.0%
1.5%
2.0%
1 year 2 years (annualised) 3 years (annualised) 4 years (annualised) 5 years (annualised)

34. Threadneedle European Corporate Bond Fund
Performance attribution by sector
34
Source: Columbia Threadneedle Investments, as at 30 September 2016, Figures are relative to iBoxx European Corporate Bond Index,
Past performance is not a guide to futureperformance.
2016 YTD performance attribution byindustry sector
-1.0 -0.8 -0.6 -0.4 -0.2 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8
Cash
Government Guaranteed
Telecommunications
Media
Covered Bonds
Consumer Non-Cyclical
Technology & Electronics
Asset Backed
Consumer Cyclical
Derivative
Leisure
Automotive
Commercial MortgageBacked
Financial Services
Foreign Sovereign
Agency
Healthcare
Retail
CapitalGoods
Services
Consumer Goods
Transportation
Real Estate
CDS
BasicIndustry
Insurance
Sovereign
Energy
Utility
Banking

35. Threadneedle European Corporate Bond Fund
Performance attribution
35
Source: Columbia Threadneedle Investments, as at 30 September 2016, Figures are relative to iBoxx European Corporate Bond Index.
Past performance is not a guide to futureperformance.
European Corporate Bond Fundvs iBoxx Euro Corporatesin EUR (%)
3 yr (ann) 5 yr (ann) 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 YTD 2016
Portfolio 6.01 7.73 2.22 16.67 3.72 9.01 0.30 7.39
Benchmark 4.78 6.05 1.73 13.57 2.24 8.24 -0.66 6.05
Excess return 1.17 1.58 0.48 2.72 1.45 0.72 0.97 1.27
Interestrates 0.17 0.14 0.44 0.67 -0.60 0.32 0.20 0.06
Currency 0.05 0.02 0.07 -0.04 -0.01 0.06 0.01 0.08
Assetallocation -0.04 0.31 -1.58 1.15 0.64 -0.27 0.08 -0.20
Sector allocation 0.06 0.01 0.09 -0.11 -0.13 -0.15 -0.33 0.75
Security selection 0.94 1.09 1.46 1.05 1.55 0.75 1.01 0.57
Excess return 1.17 1.58 0.48 2.72 1.45 0.72 0.97 1.27

36. Appendix

37. Key Indicators Flag Trend
1. Tight policy
conditions Flat
2. A deteriorating
economic backdrop
Marginal
Deterioration
3. Expensive
valuations Worsening
4. Worsening
corporate health Worsening
5. Abnormally low
but rising volatility Flat
Investment Grade outlook
Key corporate market triggers review
37
Left Source: Columbia Threadneedle Investments, September 2016.
Right Source: Bloomberg, Merrill Lynch, September 2016.
FOR INVESTMENT PROFESSIONALS ONLY
Spreads are pricing in pain but not a recession
EUR & GlobalCorporateBond Spreads
Avg Global
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
450
500
1996 1998 2000 2001 2003 2004 2006 2008 2009 2011 2012 2014 2015
Spread(bps)
EUR IG (ER00) Global IG (G0BC)
Avg Europe

38. What is driving European credit markets?
Very low base rates result in search for yield
38
Source: Columbia Threadneedle Investments, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Bloomberg, September 2016.
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Dec 96 Dec 99 Dec 02 Dec 05 Dec 08 Dec 11 Dec 14
Yield(%)
Corporate yield ECB refinancing rate
Average Ave +1 SD
Ave +2 SD Ave - 1 SD
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
450
500
Dec 96 Dec 99 Dec 02 Dec 05 Dec 08 Dec 11 Dec 14
OASspread(bps)
Corporate spread Average
2007 2016
Rating A+ A-
Sub 24% 13%
Europe:ECB refinancingrate and IG yield Europe:InvestmentGrade OAS spread to bunds

39. Investment grade corporate bond spreads (US 5-10y)
IG spreads are wider than many previous crises
39
Source: Bloomberg, C6A0 index, September 2016.
0
5
10
15
20
25
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
1971 1973 1975 1977 1979 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015
US IG spread (LHS, bps) Average +1 Stdev +2 Stdev +3 Stdev -1 Stdev Fed funds rate (RHS, %)
Eurozone Sovereign
debt crisis
Recession /
Bank Failure
Recession
(Double-dip)
Corporate
Raiders
Recession /
RTC
Russia /
LTCM
Fraud / Corp
Governance
Credit Crisis
IG bond spreads (5-10y,bps)

40. Investment Grade opportunities
Cross-currency market and curve point selection
40
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
3y 5y 7.5y 10y 15y 25y
IG ML Index ASW (unswapped) - 30 Sep 2016
USD Index EUR Index GBP Index
50
100
150
200
250
3y 5y 7.5y 10y 15y 25y
IG ML Index OAS (vs Govt) – 30 Sep 2016
USD Index EUR Index GBP Index
USD spread curves steep compared to history and compared to Euro and Sterling
Source: Bloomberg, Columbia Threadneedle Investments, September 2016.

41. Investment Grade opportunities
Cross-currency issuer selection – example of USD preference
41
Source: (left) Bloomberg, Columbia Threadneedle Investments, September 2016.
Source: (right) Bloomberg, Columbia Threadneedle Investments, September 2016.
The positions discussed here are merely for commentary purposes and should not be view ed as investment advice, nor as a recommendation to trade.
AB InBev (Euro vs USD/Sterling) AT&T (Euro vs USD/Sterling)
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
0 5 10 15 20 25 30
Zspread(bps) Years to Maturity
$ € £ Log. ($) Log. (€) Log. (£)
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
0 5 10 15 20 25 30
Zspread(bps)
Years to Maturity
$ € £ Log. ($) Log. (€)

42. Investment Grade opportunities
Cross-currency issuer selection – example of Euro preference
42
Source: (left) Bloomberg, Columbia Threadneedle Investments, September 2016.
Source: (right) Bloomberg, Columbia Threadneedle Investments, September 2016.
The positions discussed here are merely for commentary purposes and should not be view ed as investment advice, nor as a recommendation to trade.
BerkshireHathaway(Euro vs USD) Liberty Mutual(Euro vs USD)
0
40
80
120
160
200
0 5 10 15 20 25 30
Zspread(bps)
Years to Maturity
$ € Log. ($) Log. (€)
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
0 5 10 15 20 25 30
Zspread(bps)
Years to Maturity
$ € Log. (€)

43. Global Investment Grade opportunities
Utility and Midstream sector spreads
43
0.60x
0.80x
1.00x
1.20x
1.40x
1.60x
1.80x
2.00x
2.20x
2.40x
2.60x
Dec-96 Dec-99 Dec-02 Dec-05 Dec-08 Dec-11 Dec-14
Midstreamspread/utilitiesspread
Spread Average +1 STDEV -1 STDEV
Source: Bank of America ML; Bloomberg, Columbia Threadneedle Investments; September 2016.
Security Analyst Rec
% fee
based
Spread Yield
EPD 4.9% 46 BBB+/R2/Mkt 85% +282 4.5%
PAA 4.9% 45 BBB/R2/Out 75% +373 5.4%
CPGX 5.8% 45 BBB-/R2/Out 95% +283 4.6%
KMI 5.55% 45 BBB-/R2/Out 82% +359 5.3%
WPZ 4.9% 45 BBB/R2/Mkt 80% +347 5.2%
1.5 stdev cheap
to history
UTILITY & MIDSTREAM SECTORCHARACTERISTICS
Stable CF driven by regulation or fee-based contracts
Minimal direct commodity price exposure
Capital intensive industries require debt market access
State Utility regulators & creditor goals are closely aligned:
reliability, affordability and IG ratings to finance growth
Midstream regulation is lighter: FERC regulation more
focussed on quality/safety than financial strength
Commodity price falls and corporate restructurings have
weighed on midstream pipeline spreads

44. Investment grade opportunities
Spread widening has also run concurrent with the return of some
idiosyncratic risk
44
.
Volkswagen: Emissions scandalGlencore: Commodities price slump
Deutsche Bank: Business model & litigation RWE: Corporate restructuring
Source: Bloomberg, September 2016.
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200
400
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800
1000
1200
Jan-13
Apr-13
Jul-13
Oct-13
Jan-14
Apr-14
Jul-14
Oct-14
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Apr-15
Jul-15
Oct-15
Jan-16
Apr-16
Jul-16
Oct-16
ITRX Main Glencore CDS
0
50
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250
300
350
Jan-13
Apr-13
Jul-13
Oct-13
Jan-14
Apr-14
Jul-14
Oct-14
Jan-15
Apr-15
Jul-15
Oct-15
Jan-16
Apr-16
Jul-16
Oct-16
ITRX Main VW CDS
0
50
100
150
200
250
Jan-13
Apr-13
Jul-13
Oct-13
Jan-14
Apr-14
Jul-14
Oct-14
Jan-15
Apr-15
Jul-15
Oct-15
Jan-16
Apr-16
Jul-16
Oct-16
ITRX Main DB CDS
0
50
100
150
200
Jan-13
Apr-13
Jul-13
Oct-13
Jan-14
Apr-14
Jul-14
Oct-14
Jan-15
Apr-15
Jul-15
Oct-15
Jan-16
Apr-16
Jul-16
Oct-16
ITRX Main RWE CDS

45. Relative credit quality
BB High Yield flat to BBB IG. Idiosyncratic rising star stories exist
45
Source: Bloomberg, Merrill Lynch, September 2016.
Past performance is not a guide to future performance.
European Corporate Credit
BB / BBB Spreadper unit of Duration
0.0
1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
5.0
6.0
7.0
8.0
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
OAS/EffDurMultiple
OAS/EffDur
Euro Corp OAS / Eff Dur BB/BBB OAS / Eff Dur (RHS) BB/BBB OAS / Eff Dur Average (RHS)
BBs cheap vs. BBBs
BBs rich vs. BBBs

46. Industry: Banks: Senior vs Sub
Opportunities remain across bank capital structure
46
Source: Columbia Threadneedle Investments as at September 2016. This is Columbia Threadneedle Investments’ ow n internalresearch and should not be taken as investment advice.

47. Industry: Banks: TLAC
47
Source: Barclays, Morgan Stanley, January 2015.
TLAC
 Equity + Hybrids + loss absorbing debt
 21-25% of rwa’s for large banks
 Enough debt to convert to equity so that the bank can restart over
the weekend
 Assumes most or all of the equity and hybrids absorb losses
 The TLAC bondholders end up owning the company (like HY
bondholders)
What qualifies?
 Senior debt from a holding company (currently rare in European
context)
 Opco senior debt with explicit TLAC language (current stock gets
replaced)
 Current style opco senior with no TLAC language (but only up to
2.5% of rwa)
 Tier 1 and Tier 2 (old instruments too)
 Equity (unlikely due to WACC implications)

48. Industry: Banks: TLAC – supply implications
48
Source: Bloomberg, CreditSights, ECB, Company Reports, Columbia Threadneedle Investments, January 2015.
 There is already a large enough stock of debt so there is no need for net issuance
 Most banks have enough TLAC already (deposit funded banks penalised – HSBC)
 Roughly €300bn rolling off over next 2 years (total stock c.2.5tr)
 Euro market has a 4.3yr average life, sterling is 8.3yrs
 Transition from current opco senior to holdco or TLAC senior can be made within 5 years

49. Contribution to Duration (CTD) figures explained
49
Duration is a sensitivity measure widely used in Fixed Income investment products. It indicates how sensitive a portfolio is to changes in yields.
Generally speaking, a bond with a larger duration measure implies a greater interest rate risk or reward for the price of the bond.
Contribution to Duration is a way of splitting out the amount of duration each asset in the portfolio carries, to assess which investments are
adding or reducing to the interest rate sensitivity/risk of the portfolio.
Complex calculations and formulae are involved to calculate the sensitivities, but our risk systems produce CTD reports, similar to the below.
In a very simplified example, imagine with have a portfolio with 2 holdings:
Asset 1: Contribution to duration = 3 years
Asset 2: Contribution to duration = 5 years
Portfolio duration = 8 years
You will notice these sum nicely. From this we could extrapolate that if we were to reduce exposure to Asset 2, we would be reducing the duration
of the fund and thus reducing the interest rate risk of the fund.
% Contribution to Duration is then simply the proportion of the assets’ contribution to duration to the total amount of duration in the portfolio.
So back to the example above, we would have:
Asset 1: Contribution to duration = 3 years %CTD = 3/8 = 37.5%
Asset 2: Contribution to duration = 5 years %CTD = 5/8 = 62.5%
Portfolio duration = 8 years (and of course, these sum to 100%)

50. Biography
ALASDAIR ROSS
Head of Investment Grade Portfolio Management, EMEA
Alasdair Ross joined the company in 2003 and is currently Head of Investment Grade Portfolio Management,
EMEA, with responsibility for our UK and European investment grade corporate credit teams in London. He is also
lead portfolio manager for UK, Euro and Global credit portfolios which include the Threadneedle European
Corporate Bond Fund, the Threadneedle (Lux) Global Corporate Bond Fund and the Threadneedle Pensions
Corporate Bond Fund.
Alasdair’s investment background is as a relative value focused, bottom-up investment grade credit analyst.
Between joining the company in 2003 and becoming a portfolio manager in 2007, he had responsibility for covering
the TMT, utility and energy sectors, as well as the sterling whole business securitisation sector.
Prior to joining the company, Alasdair worked at BP plc in a rotation of commercial roles.
Alasdair has a first class honours degree in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from the University of Oxford. He
also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
Company start date: 2003
Industry start date: 2003
50

51. Threadneedle European Corporate Bond Fund
Key Risks and Objective
51
InvestmentRisk:The value of investments can fall as well as rise and investors mightnotget back the sum originallyinvested.
Currency Risk:Where investments are made in assets thatare denominated in multiple currencies,changes in exchange rates mayaffect the value of the investments.
Derivatives for EPM / Hedging:The investmentpolicy of the fund allows itto invest in derivatives for the purposes ofreducing risk or minimising the costoftransactions.
Issuer Risk:The fund invests in securities whose value would be significantlyaffected if the issuer either refused to pay o r was unable to pay or perceived to be unable to pay.
LiquidityRisk:The fund may hold assets thatare not always readily saleable withoutsuffering a discountto fair value. The fund may have to lower the selling price,sell other
investments or forego another,more appealing investmentopportunity.
Inflation Risk:Most bond and cash funds offer limited capital growth potential and an income thatis not linked to inflation .Inflation is likely to affect the value of capital and income
over time.
InterestRate Risk:Changes in interestrates are likelyto affect the fund’s value. In general,as interestrates rise,the price of a fixed rate bond will fall, and vice versa.
Objective: The Fund aims to achieve total return.
The ACD’s investmentpolicy is to invest the assets ofthe Fund in a managed portfolio offixed interestsecurities which are primarilyEuro denominated.The portfolio will consist
primarilyof a broad range of investmentgrade corporate fixed interestinvestments in companies domiciled in Europe or which have significantEuropean operations.From time to
time,it may also investin securities issued byinvestmentgrade sovereign and supranational borrowers.However,it is intended that the portfolio will not be more than 25%
invested in securities rated AAA (Standard & Poor’s) or equivalentrating by another leading rating agency.A maximum of10% of the portfolio can be invested in below investment
grade securities.Where securities are non-Euro denominated itis intended thatthey will typically be hedged into Euro.

52. Important Information
52
For internal use and for Professionaland/or Qualified Investors only (not to be used w ith or passed on to retail clients).
Past performance is not a guide to future performance. The value of investments and any income is not guaranteed and can go dow n as w ellas up and may be affected by exchange rate fluctuations.
This means that an investor may not get back the amount invested.
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Income may fluctuate in accordance with market conditions and taxation arrangements. The difference at any one time betw een the sale and repurchase price of units in the scheme means that the
investment should be view ed as a medium to long term investment. Investments may be subject to sudden and large falls in value, and the investor could lose the total value of the initial investment.
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Subscriptions to a Fund may only be made on the basis of the current Prospectus and the Key Investor Information Document, as w ellas the latest annual or interim reports and the applicable terms &
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- in France: BNP Paribas Securities Services, 66 rue de la Victoire, 75009 Paris;

53. Important Information (cont.)
53
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- in Ireland: J.P. Morgan Bank Administration Services (Ireland) Limited, J.P. Morgan House International Financial Services Centre, Dublin 1
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The mention of any specific shares or bonds should not be taken as a recommendation to deal.
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54. Important Information (cont.)
54
These materials may only be used in one-on-one presentations w ith institutionalinvestors.
Past performance is not a guide to future performance.
The value of investments and any income is not guaranteed and can go dow n as wellas up and may be affected by exchange rate fluctuations. This means that an investor may not get backthe
amount invested.
Where references are made to portfolio guidelines and features, these are at the discretion of the portfolio manager and may be subject to change over time and prevailing market conditions. Actual
investment parameters w illbe agreed and set out in the prospectus or formalinvestment management agreement.
Please note that the performance target may not be attained.
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