INDEX OF DEFINED TERMS - Banca di Legnano

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Risk Factors
Events which affect the value of a fund will affect the value of Fund Linked Notes. The
occurrence of any of the following events could materially and adversely affect the value of shares or units
in a Fund, and have a consequent material and adverse effect on the value of Fund Linked Notes:
• Valuation: The valuation of funds is generally controlled by the management company of the
fund. Valuations are performed in accordance the terms and conditions governing the fund.
Such valuations may be based upon the unaudited financial records of the fund and any
accounts pertaining thereto. Such valuations may be preliminary calculations of the net asset
values of the fund and accounts. The fund may hold a significant number of investments
which are illiquid or otherwise not actively traded and in respect of which reliable net asset
values may be difficult to obtain. In consequence, the management company may vary
certain quotations for such investments held by the fund in order to reflect its judgment as to
the fair value thereof. Therefore, valuations may be subject to subsequent adjustment upward
or downward. Uncertainties as to the valuation of fund assets and/or accounts may have an
adverse effect of the net asset value of the fund where such judgments regarding valuations
prove to be incorrect.
• Trading Charges: The performance of a fund will be affected by the charges incurred
thereby relating to the investments of such fund. The fund may engage in short-term trading
which may result in increased turnover and associated higher than normal brokerage
commissions and other expenses.
• Legal and regulatory changes: Future changes to applicable law or regulation may be
adverse to a fund.
• Investment risk: All investments risk the loss of capital and/or the diminution of investment
returns. A fund may utilize, inter alia, strategies such as short-selling, leverage, securities
lending and borrowing, investment in sub-investment grade or non-readily realizable
investments, uncovered options transactions, options and futures transactions, foreign
exchange transactions, and the use of concentrated portfolios, each of which could, in certain
circumstances, magnify adverse market developments and losses.
• Illiquidity: A fund may make investments in markets that are volatile and/or illiquid and it
may be difficult or costly for positions therein to be opened or liquidated.
• Performance Risk: No assurance can be given relating to the present or future performance
of a fund. The performance of a fund is dependent on the performance of the management
company thereof. Certain management companies may utilize analytical models upon which
investment decisions are based. No assurance can be given that these persons will succeed in
meeting the investment objectives of the fund, that any analytical model used thereby will
prove to be correct or that any assessments of the short-term or long-term prospects, volatility
and correlation of the types of investments in which the funds have invested or will invest
will prove accurate.
• Effect of exchange rates and exchange controls: The net asset value of a fund could be
adversely affected not only by hedging costs and changes in exchange rates, but also by local
exchange control regulations and other limitations, including currency exchange limitations
and political and economic developments in the relevant countries.
• Market risks: The markets in which a fund invests may prove to be highly volatile from time
to time as a result of, for example, sudden changes in government policies on taxation and
currency repatriation or changes in legislation relating to the value of foreign ownership in
companies, and this may affect the net asset value at which a fund may liquidate positions to
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