OP-Corporate Bond

In OP's range of bond funds, OP-Corporate Bond is between OP-Fixed Income Portfolio and OP-High Yield in terms of risk level. Since the fund mainly invests its assets in fixed-rate bonds with a long maturity issued by euro-area companies, the fund's interest rate risk exposure is high. Market risk is heightened by the fund's dependency on interest rate trends in the euro area.

Fixed-income investments are considered a valid method to lower a portfolio's total risk. OP-Corporate Bond offers reasonable yield potential for investors able to tolerate moderate risk. This fund is mainly recommended to an investor who intends to redeem his/her units after two years at the earliest.

OP-Corporate Bond (Fund) is a long-term bond fund which mainly invests its assets in euro-denominated bonds issued by European companies with a high credit rating. Fund assets may also be invested to a limited extent in bonds issued by companies in OECD member countries or domiciled in an OECD member country.

The Fund invests a majority of its assets in securities of issuers whose long-term credit rating is at least Moody's Baa3 or S&P's BBB-. A maximum of 10% of the Fund's value may be invested in securities of non-rated issuers.

The Fund's investments are mainly direct fixed-income investments. The Fund may use derivative instruments in order to hedge against adverse market movements, to replace direct investments and to otherwise promote effective portfolio management. The Fund may also invest in derivative contracts intended for credit risk transfer. Derivatives are chiefly used to manage interest rate and credit risks.

The Fund’s benchmark is Barclays Euro Aggregate Corporate. With active investing, the Fund seeks to outperform its benchmark index in the long term. The Fund mainly takes notable active risk and it may differ significantly from the composition, weights and risk level of the benchmark index.

The Fund promotes environmental and social characteristics and, to ensure it, uses environmental, social and governance (ESG) analysis and excludes certain investments. 

Exclusion: The Fund excludes from its active direct investments controversial weapon manufacturers, mining companies producing thermal coal, power companies using thermal coal, tobacco companies, and companies that have breached international standards and where engagement has been unsuccessful.  The list of exclusions is public. In addition to general exclusion rules, the Fund does not invest in companies whose principal business is in unconventional oil and gas extraction.

Use of ESG data in the investment analysis: ESG factors are considered in the investment process with the help of data by an external ESG service provider and the ESG tool developed internally by OP Asset Management. Considering ESG factors in the investment process means, for example, that the risks and opportunities related to the environment, society and governance are made transparent using selected indicators from each area. 

Violations of international standards: The Fund is screened regularly for non-compliances with international standards. In the event that a non-compliance is detected, an influencing process is begun with the company in question. The aim is to make non-compliant companies change their practices and begin to comply with international standards in their operations. If influencing proves fruitless, the company may be removed from the Fund portfolio and placed on the exclusion list.

Minimum share of sustainable investments: In accordance with the minimum amount stated below, the Fund allocates investments into companies whose business promotes one or more UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) without harming other sustainability factors or objectives. Sustainable investments are determined using OP Asset Management’s analysis model which is based on an external service provider’s SDG and sustainability data.

Assessing good governance practices: Analysing the target company’s governance is an important part of the investment process. To us, good governance is a key foundation for any company’s financial success, regardless of sector. When assessing governance, some of the areas considered include the appropriateness of the target company’s administrative organisation, the target company’s actions in relation to its personnel, and the target company’s rewarding and taxation practices. In assessing good governance, we use the analysis of third-party service providers and our own qualitative analysis if no external data is available. We screen the funds regularly to check them against the criteria of good governance. Minimum limits apply for these criteria. 

As our owner-customer, saving and investing is especially worthwhile thanks to the excellent benefits you receive.

Your benefits when investing in funds or through insurance:

• Buy and sell almost all OP mutual funds with no fees.*
• You earn 0.35% OP bonuses from mutual fund and insurance assets.** 
• Begin saving through insurance free of charge. 
• Switch between investments, invest additional funds and change your payment and investment plan for OP Unit-linked Insurance and OP Capital Redemption Contract free of charge in our digital services.  

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• Open an equity savings account or book-entry account free of charge.
• You get a discount on equity trading and a 1% fee ceiling when trading in Finnish listed companies through a book-entry account The discounts apply in digital services.
• Get access to free stock picks and analysis.
• Get a discount on the service packages for savers and investors:
  Equity savings account: 
  Saver: €0/month (normally €2.99/month)
  Investor: €9.99/month (normally €14.99/month)
  Book-entry account: 
  Saver: €0/month (normally €2.99/month)
  Investor: €0/month (normally €5.39/month)

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• Only owner-customers can invest in Profit Shares.

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Income unit generating annual cash flow, suitable for foundations

The fund’s unit class III A with a minimum subscription of 1 000,000 euros