The minimum initial subscription for any one fund is US$5,000 or the approximate equivalent in the relevant dealing currency. The minimum for additions to existing holdings is US$1,000.
There are up to ten different types of share class which include distributing and non-distributing shares available for most of the funds. The funds that are available in dividend paying share class are listed here.
Please read our Prospectus, Simplified Prospectus, and Money Laundering Prevention Form.
Payment by Telegraphic Transfer
Payment by SWIFT/bank transfer in the relevant currency should be made to one of the BGF bank accounts. The SWIFT/bank transfer instruction should contain the following information:
Bank Name
SWIFT Code or Bank Identifier
Account
Account Number
Account Reference - "BGF - Fund name subscribed into"
By order of [Shareholder name/agent name & Shareholder number/agent number]
Payment by cheque
As payment by cheque may delay dealing until cleared funds have been received, payment by telegraphic transfer is strongly recommended. Your cheque, made payable to "BlackRock (Channel Islands) Ltd" and drawn on a bank account in the country or countries of the relevant currency should accompany your application.
To make payment in a currency other than the relevant Fund's dealing currency, please advise the Investor Services Centre when you place the deal, who can organise foreign exchange.
Investors can normally buy, switch between Funds or redeem (sell) Shares on any Luxembourg business day before 12.00 noon Central European Time (11:00 London time). Deals received after 12.00 noon will be dealt forward to the following Luxembourg business day's valuation point.
BGF operates on a forward pricing basis - this means that deals are always placed at an unknown price. Prices are then calculated at the next valuation point, which is the deadline for receipt of dealing orders that are applied to each deal.
For Class A shares, from the day a deal has been placed, cleared funds should reach the relevant BGF bank account within 3 business days.
For those who acquire Class A shares of any fund, cleared funds need to be received within 2 business days of the relevant business day.
All initial subscriptions must be confirmed by completing and signing the Application Form. However, you can also place a deal by instructing the Investor Services Centre by telephone, fax, email or in writing.
Following a subscription you will receive a confirmation note which provides the transaction details, such as price, dealing and settlement dates and number of shares. Share certificates are not used. Ownership of registered shares is recorded on BGF share register. If you are a registered shareholder, we will send you a personal Statement of Account twice-yearly.
Switching
Investors may make conversions (switches) of their shareholdings between the same class of Shares of the various Funds. If you only switch part of your holding in a fund, a minimum amount of US$5,000 (or currency equivalent) must be left in the fund that you are switching from. Instructions to switch between funds should be given by completing the appropriate form, which accompanies confirmation notes and is available from the Investor Services Centre.
How to Invest
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