Investing in India’s decade

This is a marketing communication intended for professional investors only. It does not constitute investment advice or any offer to buy or sell any financial instruments.

The value of investments and any income from them can go down as well as up. Investors may not get back the amount originally invested.

The fund is subject to a high level of volatility.

Main risks include:

• Capital loss risk: It is important to remember that the value of investments and any income from them can go down as well as up and is not guaranteed
• Equity risk: Funds that invest in securities listed on a stock exchange or market could be affected by general changes in the stock market. The value of investments can go down as well as up due to equity markets movements
• Discretionary management risk: Discretionary management is based on anticipating the evolution of different markets and securities. There is a risk that the fund will not be invested at any time in the most efficient markets and securities
• Foreign Exchange risk: Where overseas investments are held, the rate of exchange of the currency may cause the value to go down as well as up. Variations in exchange rates between currencies can have a significant impact on the performance of the products presented
• Small caps risk: Please note that the fund is invested in securities issued by companies which, due to their small market capitalization, are less liquid and may present higher risks

Summary Risk and Reward Indicator (SRRI): 6 out of 7- indicating high risk.
Do not run any unnecessary risk. Please refer to the Key Investor Information Document (KID), Prospectus, and offering documents before making any investment decision.

This material/presentation/document is exclusively intended for professional investors as defined in Article 4(3)(a-g) of the Swiss Financial Services Act (FinSA, FIDLEG).

It is not intended for:

• Professional clients who are not institutional clients under Article 4(4) FinSA and who wish to opt-in for treatment as retail clients under Article 5(5) FinSA
• High-net-worth (HNW) retail clients and private investment structures created for them, who may declare themselves as professional investors (opting out)

There are further possibilities for opting-in and opting-out under FinSA. For details, please refer to our website: https://www.assetmanagement.hsbc.ch/. If you wish to change your client categorization, please inform us.

Regulatory and Documentation Notice

For HSBC GIF sub-funds that are authorized for offering in Switzerland, please refer to the list of collective investment schemes authorized for offering in Switzerland under Article 120 of the Federal Act on Collective Investment Schemes (CISA, KAG), as published by FINMA under Approved Institutes, People, and Products.

Potential investors are kindly requested to consult the latest:

• Key Information Document (KID),
• Prospectus,
• Articles of Incorporation,
• (Semi-)Annual Report of the Fund

These documents can be obtained free of charge at the head office of the representative:

• HSBC Global Asset Management (Switzerland) AG, Gartenstrasse 26, P.O. Box, CH-8002 Zurich
• Paying Agent: HSBC Private Bank (Suisse) S.A., Quai des Bergues 9-17, P. O. Box 2888, CH-1211 Geneva

Risk Factors and Investment Warnings

1. Investors and potential investors must read and acknowledge the risk warnings in the Prospectus and KID. Before subscribing, investors should refer to
   • the Prospectus for general risk factors,
   • the KID for specific risk factors associated with the fund
2. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Future returns may vary significantly
3. Performance data does not include issue and redemption costs or commissions, which may affect actual returns
4. The presented fund is a sub-fund of Z GIF, an investment company constituted as a Société d'Investissement à Capital Variable (SICAV) domiciled in Luxembourg
5. The shares in HSBC GIF have not been and will not be registered under the US Securities Act of 1933. They may not be sold or offered in the United States, its territories, possessions, or areas under its jurisdiction, nor to US persons

The fund presented in this document is a sub-fund of HSBC Global Investment Funds, an investment company constituted as a société à capital variable domiciled in Luxemburg. The shares in HSBC Global Investment Funds have not been and will not be registered under the US Securities Act of 1933 and will not be sold or offered in the United States of America, its territories or possessions and all areas subject to its jurisdiction, or to United States Persons.

Past performance is no indication to future results of a fund. The performance data do not take account of the commissions and costs incurred on the issue and redemption of units.