Trade Finance Fund

Trade Finance Fund is an open-ended AIF incorporated in Ireland (“the Fund”). The Fund offers no capital guarantee. Its objective is to provide an investment return which exceeds the applicable benchmark rate by a predefined value. Participation titles can be purchased in the following currencies: USD, EUR, GBP and PLN.

The Fund strives to achieve its objective by investing in assets coming from trade finance transactions arising from the cooperation of Citibank N.A. with its Clients. Citibank N.A. Clients that qualify for the cooperation with the Fund must be assigned a credit rating of an investment grade by Citibank N.A. The Fund itself has been assigned a credit rating of ‘AAf’ by Fitch Ratings (also investment-grade).

Fund highlights

• higher return on investment than with deposits,
• high investment security,
• flexible terms,
• the Fund does not guarantee a rate of return, the investment does not guarantee return of capital,
• the Fund invests only in the assets purchased from entities that are members of Citigroup.

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