The investment objective of the fund is total return by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of higher yielding; lower rated fixed income securities primarily in the US and emerging markets. The Sub-Fund may also purchase US dollar and non-US dollar government and corporate debt securities, including bonds, notes, debentures, convertible securities, warrants, bank debt obligations, private placements, short-term paper, mortgage and other asset-backed securities, preferred stock, loan participations securitised and traded on a regulated market, and assignments and interests issued by entities organised and operated for the purpose of restructuring the investment characteristics of instruments issued by emerging market country issuers.