The Philippine Star

Sun Life Grepa launches new fund

- By MARY GRACE PADIN

Sun Life Grepa Financial Inc. has launched a new fund that will allow Filipinos to grow their money while managing risks.

Introduced as the SLG Opportunit­y Tracker Fund, the peso- denominate­d variable universal life (VUL) fund is available for holders of Sun Grepa Power Builder peso products which provide guaranteed life insurance coverage.

Sun Life Grepa said SLG Opportunit­y Tracker is a balanced fund designed to encourage more Filipinos to invest in the market even amid the ongoing global health crisis.

“What we offer is an effective risk-management tool that will help Filipinos pursue opportunit­ies even in times of market uncertaint­y, just like what we are experienci­ng now. Whether you’re a young profession­al eager to build your wealth, or an experience­d investor who is looking for options to diversify your portfolio, you can indeed benefit from this fund,” Sun Life Grepa president Richard Lim said.

“The SLG Opportunit­y Tracker Fund allows you to experience potentiall­y higher returns from equities along with the stability of a fixed income asset while managing volatility and risk through its systematic fund allocation approach and indexing strategy,” he added.

According to the company, what differenti­ates SLG Opportunit­y Tracker from other balanced funds in the market is that it utilizes an indexing strategy by tracking the performanc­e of the Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) and the portfolio duration of the Bloomberg Phil Sovereign Bond index AI (BPHILR).

“Fund management is also completely systematic, because it follows a rules-based asset allocation approach that aims to manage risk and return,” the company said.

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