The Fund aims to provide an income higher than the income generated by the composite index over rolling 3-year periods and a total return higher than the index over the long term (5 years or more), after the deduction of charges. The Fund is actively managed and invests at least 80% in a range of collective investment schemes and closed ended funds in order to gain exposure to a diversified portfolio of shares, fixed interest securities and alternative income producing investments, for the purposes of achieving income for distribution. The collective investment schemes and closed ended funds in which the Fund invests may include schemes or funds managed by the ACD or an associate of the ACD.