Merger of two part assets of the Swisscanto (CH) Alternative Fund

Swisscanto (CH) Alternative Fund: "Market Neutral" part assets will be taken over by "Diversified" part asset

30.10.2009

Subject to the approval of the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA, Swisscanto Funds Management Ltd. is planning to merge the following part assets on 31 December 2009:

Merger Part assets Currency Class Securities No.
Transferring part assets Swisscanto (CH) Alternative Fund
–Market Neutral
CHF A 2300417
Accepting part assets Swisscanto (CH) Alternative Fund
–Diversified
CHF A 4869647

You will probably be informed of the approval of the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA at the end of December 2009 in the Schweizerisches Handelsamtsblatt (Swiss Official Gazette of Commerce, www.shab.ch) and at www.swissfunddata.ch.

Through the merger of the two part assets, you will profit from the better possibilities of diversification as well as from a more cost-efficient management of the accepting part assets as a result of the increase in volume. The investment strategy of the "Diversified" will remain unchanged by the merger.

The fees will be adjusted to the lower level of the "Swisscanto (CH) Alternative Fund – Diversified". No costs will arise for you, as investor, through the merger of the part assets.

If you have any questions, please contact one of your bank's customer service officers.

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