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1 Emerging Markets Equity UNIT TRUST FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2017

2 Manager St. James's Place Unit Trust Group Limited PO Box 9034, Chelmsford, CM99 2XA United Kingdom Freephone: (Authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority) Directors of the Manager D. C. Bellamy A. M. Croft I. S. Gascoigne D. J. Lamb Investment Adviser Wasatch Advisors Inc. 3rd Floor 505 Wakara Way Salt Lake City UT United States of America (Authorised and regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission) Trustee BNY Mellon Trust & Depositary (UK) Limited 160 Queen Victoria Street London, EC4V 4LA United Kingdom (Authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority) Registrar International Financial Data Services (UK) Limited IFDS House St. Nicholas Lane Basildon, SS15 5FS United Kingdom (Authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority) Independent Auditors PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Atria One 144 Morrison Street Edinburgh, EH3 8EX United Kingdom Prospectus and Manager's Reports Copies of the up to date Prospectus (Scheme Particulars) and latest Manager's Report and Financial Statements for the range of St. James's Place Unit Trusts can be requested from a member of the St. James's Place Partnership or, at any time during normal business hours, from the Administration Centre at PO Box 9034, Chelmsford CM99 2XA. Freephone:

3 Report of the Manager The Report of the Manager consists of The Trust, Investment Objectives & Policy, The Trust's Performance, Risk and Reward Profile, Investment Adviser's Comments and Portfolio Statement. The Trust St. James's Place Emerging Markets Equity Unit Trust is an authorised Unit Trust scheme under section 243 of the Financial Services and Markets Act (2000) and is constituted by a Trust Deed dated 8 April The Unit Trust is subject to the rules of the Financial Conduct Authority's Collective Investment Scheme Sourcebook and is classified as a UCITS Scheme. Investment Objectives & Policy The investment objective of the Scheme is to seek to achieve long-term capital appreciation. The Scheme aims to achieve this objective by primarily investing into a focused portfolio of the securities of companies which are either listed on the exchanges of countries in emerging markets or which are economically exposed to emerging markets. The Scheme is also permitted to invest in other types of transferable securities, UK and overseas fixed interest and index-linked securities, units and/or shares in collective investment schemes, money market instruments, deposits, cash and near cash, and derivatives and forward transactions for the purposes of efficient portfolio management (including hedging). It is the Manager's intention that the assets of the Unit Trust will be invested so that the Unit Trust will be eligible for inclusion in an ISA. The Trust's Performance The performance of the Trust since its launch in April 2014 and over the year under review is shown below, together with figures for the most commonly quoted indices in comparable markets where the major proportion of the Trust has been invested. St. James's Place Emerging Markets Equity Unit Trust L Income units (offer to offer) L Accumulation units (offer to offer) H Accumulation units (offer to offer)* Indices - actual MSCI Emerging Markets (Total Return) Source: Lipper for Fund returns 28/04/14 to 31/03/16 to 31/03/17 31/03/17 % change % change * Class H Accumulation units were made available on 1 December 2016 and the performance shown is from that date. REMEMBER THAT THE PRICE OF UNITS AND REVENUE FROM THEM MAY GO DOWN AS WELL AS UP. PLEASE BE AWARE THAT PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT INDICATIVE OF FUTURE PERFORMANCE. 2

4 Report of the Manager (continued) Risk and Reward Profile The synthetic risk and reward indicator for the St. James's Place Emerging Markets Equity Unit Trust, as disclosed in its most recent Key Investor Information Document (KIID), is a 6. It was calculated using indicative performance data for the type of investments held, as the Scheme itself was only launched on 28 April The risk category is recalculated weekly and during the year under review, the risk category did not change. Investment Adviser's Comments For the year ended March 31, 2017, the portfolio generated a sizable gain. Low interest rates and subdued inflation lent a positive tone to global equity markets during the period. Faster economic growth compared to developed countries made emerging markets attractive to investors seeking higher returns. India was the portfolio s strongest driver of performance, but overweight allocations to Mexico and the Philippines detracted. In several countries, investors sought the perceived safety of the large companies in the index. Stocks of the smaller, lesser-known companies held in the portfolio simply could not keep up, especially in Korea and Taiwan. Our strongest contributors to performance were MercadoLibre, Inc. (MELI) and Bajaj Finance Ltd. MercadoLibre hosts online commerce platforms in Latin America. Increased penetration of e- commerce throughout the region continued to fuel the company s growth. Bajaj is a lending company in India benefiting from secular growth in demand for housing and credit. Two of our greatest detractors from performance were Hanmi Pharm Co. Ltd. and Welspun India Ltd. A political scandal led investors to shun stocks of small and mid-size Korean companies such as Hanmi. We later liquidated our position on worsening fundamentals. Welspun, a global supplier of home-textile products, also was sold following controversy over its use of non-egyptian cotton in certain of its bed sheets. Recent purchases included Indian financials PNB Housing Finance Ltd. and ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Co. Ltd. Because growing consumer demand for financial services in India is a key portfolio investment theme. A rough proxy for the emerging-market universe, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index has made little headway over the past seven years even as earnings of its underlying companies have increased. As a result, emerging market stocks as a group have become more attractively valued, especially in relation to developed markets. We re excited about the future of emerging markets and their expanding role in the global economy. Wasatch Advisors Inc. 18 April

5 Comparative Table as at 31 March 2017 Net Asset Value and Ongoing Charges Figure 31/03/17 31/03/16 31/03/15 L Income Change in net assets per unit (p) (p) (p) Opening net asset value per unit Return before operating charges* (9.81) 9.54 Operating charges (2.09) (1.87) (1.33) Return after operating charges* (11.68) 8.21 Distributions on income units Closing net asset value per unit *after direct transaction costs of: Performance Return after charges 20.20% (10.79%) 8.21% Other information Closing net asset value ( 000) 1,950 1, Closing number of units 1,680,046 1,059, ,315 Operating charges** 1.93% 2.01% 1.98% Direct transaction costs 0.24% 0.29% 0.86% Prices Highest unit price (p) Lowest unit price (p) /03/17 31/03/16 31/03/15 L Accumulation Change in net assets per unit (p) (p) (p) Opening net asset value per unit Return before operating charges* (9.79) 9.55 Operating charges (2.09) (1.88) (1.34) Return after operating charges* (11.67) 8.21 Distributions on accumulation units Retained distributions on accumulation units Closing net asset value per unit *after direct transaction costs of: Performance Return after charges 20.20% (10.78%) 8.21% Other information Closing net asset value ( 000) 464, , ,782 Closing number of units 400,205, ,690, ,257,849 Operating charges** 1.93% 2.01% 1.98% Direct transaction costs 0.24% 0.29% 0.85% Prices Highest unit price (p) Lowest unit price (p)

6 Comparative Table as at 31 March 2017 Net Asset Value and Ongoing Charges Figure (continued) H Accumulation Change in net assets per unit 31/03/17 Opening net asset value per unit Return before operating charges* Operating charges (0.87) Return after operating charges* Distributions on accumulation units - Retained distributions on accumulation units - Closing net asset value per unit *after direct transaction costs of: 0.26 Performance Return after charges 12.04% Other information Closing net asset value ( 000) 10 Closing number of units 8,827 Operating charges** 2.44% Direct transaction costs 0.24% Prices Highest unit price (p) Lowest unit price (p) Class L Income and Accumulation units were made available on 28 April Class H Accumulation units were made available on 1 December **Operating charges are prepared using the same methodology as the ongoing charges appearing in the KIID, based on the information in this report. This figure may differ from the performance figure quoted in the Investment Report. The Investment Report performance figure is calculated using the last available published price for a given unit class in the period compared to the equivalent for the prior period. The price per the financial statements values the fund on a bid-price basis. The financial statements unit class valuation is based on market prices on the last day of the period, which can differ from the intraday pricing point of the Trust. (p) 5

7 Portfolio Statement as at 31 March 2017 Security Holdings Market Value 000 % of Net Assets BRAZIL (5.93%) 28, BB Seguridade Participacoes 1,036,391 7, Raia Drogasil 966,867 14, WEG 1,495,554 6, CAYMAN ISLANDS (0.00%) 24, Ctrip.com International ADR 442,379 17, Tencent 300,400 6, COLOMBIA (0.00%) 11, Banco Davivienda Preference Shares 1,325,388 11, HONG KONG (1.75%) 7, Vitasoy International 4,676,858 7, INDIA (2.52%) 113, Asian Paints 641,178 8, Bajaj Finance 1,066,664 15, Berger Paints India 2,371,321 7, Britannia Industries 231,335 9, Glenmark Pharmaceuticals 1,031,992 10, Godrej Consumer Products 375,391 7, HDFC Bank 811,989 14, ICICI Prudential Life Insurance 3,273,057 15, PNB Housing Finance 1,024,231 15, UPL 1,015,681 9, INDONESIA (3.83%) 8, Bank Central Asia 8,657,607 8, MAURITIUS (0.00%) 12, MakeMyTrip 453,688 12, MEXICO (22.61%) 46, Alsea 3,160,000 8, Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico 1,159,090 9, Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste 656,830 9, Grupo Financiero Interacciones 2,921,018 10, Promotora y Operadora de Infraestructura 1,051,537 9, PHILIPPINES (8.06%) 28, GT Capital 712,344 13, International Container Terminal Services 6,347,491 9, Universal Robina 2,450,818 6, SOUTH AFRICA (2.98%) 28, Discovery 1,401,380 10, Naspers 128,400 17, SOUTH KOREA (6.94%) 46, BGF retail 211,568 15, LG Household & Health Care 17,632 10, Medy-Tox 61,890 20, TAIWAN (4.54%) 16, Nien Made Enterprise 1,087,000 8, President Chain Store 1,321,819 8, THAILAND (6.53%) 23, Bangkok Dusit Medical Services 23,101,623 10, Kasikornbank 'A' Shares 2,932,400 12,

8 Portfolio Statement (continued) as at 31 March 2017 Security Holdings Market Value 000 % of Net Assets TURKEY (2.24%) - - UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (1.33%) - - UNITED KINGDOM (9.24%) 31, NMC Health 477,037 8, St. James's Place Money Market Unit Trust L Acc 21,828,821 22, UNITED STATES (3.70%) 23, MercadoLibre 135,716 23, VIRGIN ISLANDS (0.00%) 8, Lenta 1,642,534 8, DERIVATIVES (1.72%) - - Investment Assets 461, Total other assets (net) 4, Net assets 466, Comparative figures shown in brackets relate to 31 March All investments held are listed, unless otherwise stated. Stocks shown as ADRs represent American Depositary Receipts. During the year under review the Manager decided to place some of the sterling cash held on deposit into the St. James s Place Money Market Unit Trust in order to spread risk across a number of institutions. The St. James s Place Money Market Unit Trust is highly liquid and is rated AAA by Standard & Poor's. This investment is a related party. 7

9 Material Portfolio Changes Cost Purchases 000 St. James's Place Money Market Unit Trust L Acc 105,067 Ctrip.com International ADR 16,438 Naspers 15,483 Bajaj Finance 15,445 ICICI Prudential Life Insurance 15,065 BGF retail 14,988 HDFC Bank 14,754 PNB Housing Finance 13,870 LG Household & Health Care 12,294 MakeMyTrip 12,002 Proceeds Sales 000 St. James's Place Money Market Unit Trust L Acc 105,975 Gentera 12,274 Eclat Textile 9,791 Tower Bersama Infrastructure 8,450 Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero 8,295 Axis Bank GDR 8,186 Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico 6,384 BIM Birlesik Magazalar 5,920 Promotora y Operadora de Infraestructura 4,974 National Bank of Ras Al-Khaimah 4,324 Stocks shown as ADRs and GDRs represent American Depositary Receipts and Global Depositary Receipts. This investment is a related party. 8

10 Statement of the Manager's Responsibilities in relation to the Financial Statements of the Trust The rules in the Financial Conduct Authority's Collective Investment Schemes Sourcebook ("the Rules") require the Manager to prepare Financial Statements for each annual accounting period which give a true and fair view of the financial position of the Trust as at the end of the year and of the net expenses and the net capital gains on the property of the Trust for the year then ended. In preparing the Financial Statements the Manager is required to: select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; comply with the requirements of the Statement of Recommended Practice relating to Authorised Funds and the Trust Deed; follow applicable UK Accounting Standards (UK Generally Accepted Accounting Practice); and prepare Financial Statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the Trust will continue in operation. The Manager is responsible for keeping proper accounting records and for the management of the Trust in accordance with its Trust Deed, Prospectus and the Rules. The Manager has a general responsibility for taking such steps as are reasonably open to it to prevent and detect fraud and other irregularities. Directors of the Manager's Certificate This report is certified in accordance with the requirements of the rules in the Financial Conduct Authority's Collective Investment Schemes Sourcebook. A. M. Croft D. J. Lamb London

11 Statement of the Depositary's Responsibilities in Respect of the Scheme and Report of the Depositary to the Unitholders of the St. James's Place Emerging Markets Equity Unit Trust for the year ended 31 March 2017 The Depositary in its capacity as Trustee of St. James's Place Emerging Markets Equity Unit Trust must ensure that the Trust is managed in accordance with the Financial Conduct Authority s Collective Investment Schemes Sourcebook, and, from 22 July 2014 the Investment Funds Sourcebook, the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, as amended, (together the Regulations ), the Trust Deed and Prospectus (together the Scheme documents ) as detailed below." The Depositary must in the context of its role act honestly, fairly, professionally, independently and in the interests of the Trust and its investors. The Depositary is responsible for the safekeeping all of custodial assets and maintaining a record of all other assets of the Trust in accordance with the Regulations. the Trust s cash flows are properly monitored and that cash of the Trust is booked in cash accounts in accordance with the Regulations; the sale, issue, repurchase and cancellation of units are carried out in accordance with the Regulations; the value of units of the Trust are calculated in accordance with the Regulations; any consideration relating to transactions in the Trust s assets is remitted to the Trust within the usual time limits; the Trust s income is applied in accordance with the Regulations; and the instructions of the Authorised Fund Manager ( the AFM ), which is the UCITS Management Company, are carried out (unless they conflict with the Regulations). The Depositary also has a duty to take reasonable care to ensure that the Trust is managed in accordance with the Regulations and the Scheme documents of the Trust in relation to the investment and borrowing powers applicable to the Trust. Having carried out such procedures as we considered necessary to discharge our responsibilities as Depositary of the Trust, it is our opinion, based on the information available to us and the explanations provided, that, in all material respects the Trust, acting through the AFM: (i) has carried out the issue, sale, redemption and cancellation, and calculation of the price of the Trust s units and the application of the Trust s income in accordance with the Regulations and the Scheme documents of the Trust; and (ii) has observed the investment and borrowing powers and restrictions applicable to the Trust in accordance with the Regulations and the Scheme documents of the Trust. For and on behalf of BNY Mellon Trust & Depositary (UK) Limited 160 Queen Victoria Street London EC4V 4LA Manager Date

12 Independent Auditors' Report to the Unitholders of St. James's Place Emerging Markets Equity Unit Trust Our opinion In our opinion, St. James's Place Emerging Markets Equity Unit Trust's financial statements, (the "financial statements"): give a true and fair view of the financial position of the Trust as at 31 March 2017 and of the net expenses and the net capital gains of its scheme property for the year then ended; and have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice, the Statement of Recommended Practice for UK Authorised Funds, the Collective Investment Schemes sourcebook and the Trust Deed. What we have audited The financial statements, included within the Long Report, which are prepared by St. James s Place Unit Trust Group Limited (the Authorised Fund Manager ), comprise: the balance sheet as at 31 March 2017; the statement of total return for the year then ended; the statement of change in net assets attributable to unitholders for the year then ended; and the notes to the financial statements, which include a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards, comprising FRS 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland and applicable law), the Statement of Recommended Practice Financial Statements of UK Authorised Funds issued by the Investment Management Association (the Statement of Recommended Practice for UK Authorised Funds ), the Collective Investment Schemes sourcebook and the Trust Deed. In applying the financial reporting framework, the Authorised Fund Manager has made a number of subjective judgements, for example in respect of significant accounting estimates. In making such estimates, they have made assumptions and considered future events. Opinions on matters prescribed by the Collective Investment Schemes sourcebook In our opinion: we have obtained all the information and explanations we consider necessary for the purposes of the audit; and the information given in the Authorised Fund Manager s Report for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements. Other matters on which we are required to report by exception Propriety of accounting records and information and explanations received Under the Collective Investment Schemes sourcebook we are required to report to you if, in our opinion: proper accounting records have not been kept; or the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns. We have no exceptions to report arising from this responsibility. 11

13 Independent Auditors' Report to the Unitholders of St. James's Place Emerging Markets Equity Unit Trust Responsibilities for the financial statements and the audit Our responsibilities and those of the Authorised Fund Manager (continued) As explained more fully in the Statement of the Manager's Responsibilities set out on page 9, the Authorised Fund Manager is responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view. Our responsibility is to audit and express an opinion on the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and ISAs (UK & Ireland). Those standards require us to comply with the Auditing Practices Board s Ethical Standards for Auditors. This report, including the opinions, has been prepared for and only for the Trust s unitholders as a body in accordance with paragraph of the Collective Investment Schemes sourcebook and for no other purpose. We do not, in giving these opinions, accept or assume responsibility for any other purpose or to any other person to whom this report is shown or into whose hands it may come save where expressly agreed by our prior consent in writing. What an audit of financial statements involves We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK and Ireland) ( ISAs (UK & Ireland) ). An audit involves obtaining evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements sufficient to give reasonable assurance that the financial statements are free from material misstatement, whether caused by fraud or error. This includes an assessment of: whether the accounting policies are appropriate to the Trust s circumstances and have been consistently applied and adequately disclosed; the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by the Authorised Fund Manager; and the overall presentation of the financial statements. We primarily focus our work in these areas by assessing the Authorised Fund Manager s judgements against available evidence, forming our own judgements, and evaluating the disclosures in the financial statements. We test and examine information, using sampling and other auditing techniques, to the extent we consider necessary to provide a reasonable basis for us to draw conclusions. We obtain audit evidence through testing the effectiveness of controls, substantive procedures or a combination of both. In addition, we read all the financial and non-financial information in the Long Report (the Annual Report ) to identify material inconsistencies with the audited financial statements and to identify any information that is apparently materially incorrect based on, or materially inconsistent with, the knowledge acquired by us in the course of performing the audit. If we become aware of any apparent material misstatements or inconsistencies we consider the PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditors Edinburgh 2017 The maintenance and integrity of the St. James s Place website is the responsibility of the Authorised Fund Manager; the work carried out by the auditors does not involve consideration of these matters and, accordingly, the auditors accept no responsibility for any changes that may have occurred to the financial statements since they were initially presented on the website. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions. 12

14 Statement of Total Return for the year ended 31 March /04/16 to 31/03/17 01/04/15 to 31/03/16 Note Income Net capital gains/(losses) 2 63,875 (12,636) Revenue 3 4,984 2,688 Expenses 4 (6,841) (3,683) Interest payable and similar charges - - Net expenses before taxation (1,857) (995) Taxation 5 (365) (190) Net expenses after taxation (2,222) (1,185) Total return before equalisation 61,653 (13,821) Equalisation Change in net assets attributable to unitholders from investment activities 61,713 (13,719) Statement of Change in Net Assets Attributable to Unitholders for the year ended 31 March /04/16 to 31/03/17 01/04/15 to 31/03/ Opening net assets attributable to unitholders 256, ,208 Movement due to creation and cancellation of units: Amounts receivable on creation of units* 163, ,231 Amounts payable on cancellation of units* (15,124) (1,174) 148, ,057 Change in net assets attributable to unitholders from investment activities (see above) 61,713 (13,719) Closing net assets attributable to unitholders 466, ,546 * Prior year creations and cancellations have been reclassified due to reallocations from income to accumulation units to make these comparable to current year. 13

15 Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2017 Assets Investments Current assets Debtors Cash and bank balances Total assets Liabilities Investment liabilities Creditors Other creditors 10 Total liabilities Net assets attributable to unitholders 31/03/17 31/03/16 Note , , ,341 3, ,392 41, , ,654 - (1,033) (898) (4,075) (898) (5,108) 466, ,546 14

16 Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March Accounting and Distribution policies (a) Basis of accounting (b) (c) (d) (e) Foreign exchange Assets and liabilities have been translated into sterling at the exchange rates prevailing at the Balance Sheet date. (f) The Financial Statements have been prepared under the historical cost basis, as modified by the revaluation of investments, in compliance with the Financial Conduct Authority's Collective Investment Schemes Sourcebook. They have been prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 (The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland FRS 102) and in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) for Financial Statements of Authorised Funds issued by the Investment Management Association May 2014 (IMA SORP 2014). The financial statements are prepared on the going concern basis. Revenue Dividends receivable from equity investments are credited to the revenue account when the investments are first quoted ex-dividend. Interest on deposits is accounted for on an accruals basis. Revenue from other authorised collective investment schemes is recognised when the investments are quoted ex-dividend. Interest on capital distributions are recognised on an accruals basis. Management fee rebates from underlying funds will be taken to revenue or capital depending on the treatment adopted in the underlying funds. Management fee rebates received from the St. James's Place Money Market Unit Trust are recognised as revenue on an accruals basis and form part of the distribution. Returns on total return swap contracts with resets are split between capital and income at the reset dates, with the coupon element of the cash inflows and spread receipts recognised as Income. Expenses All expenses of the Trust are recognised on an accruals basis and are deducted from revenue with the exception of handling charges which are deducted from capital. Valuation of investments Listed investments have been valued at bid market value at midday on 31 March 2017 (31/03/16: bid market value at midday), net of any accrued interest which is included in the Balance Sheet as a revenue related item. Authorised unit trusts are valued at cancellation price for funds managed by the manager and a bid price for all other funds. Suspended, delisted, unquoted or manually priced securities are valued by the manager taking into account, where appropriate, latest dealing prices, financial performance and other relevant factors. Over the Counter (OTC) derivatives (including Interest Rate Swaps, Credit Default Swaps, Total Return Swaps, Inflation Swaps and Interest Rate Swaptions) are held at fair value. Data from a primary source (Markit) will initially be used in valuing derivatives. However tolerance checks are also performed between valuations derived from different sources in order to validate the calculated valuations, detect any potential discrepancies and, if appropriate, select a secondary or tertiary price for use in the valuation instead. Transactions involving foreign currencies are converted at the rate ruling on the date of the transaction. Taxation Provision is made for corporation tax at the current rate on the excess of taxable revenue over allowable expenses. UK dividend revenue is disclosed net of any related tax credit. Overseas dividends continue to be disclosed gross of any foreign tax suffered, the tax element being separately disclosed in the tax note. Deferred tax is provided for on the liability method on all timing differences. A deferred tax asset is only recognised to the extent that a timing difference will be of future benefit. 15

17 Notes to the Financial Statements (continued) for the year ended 31 March 2017 (g) Distribution policy There is no distribution for the current year. Where there is distributable income, the Manager may choose to pay all remaining revenue, less revenue expenses and taxation as a distribution at the end of the accounting period. In the case of income unitholders this will be paid as a distribution. In the case of accumulation unitholders the distribution will be reinvested. (h) Equalisation Equalisation applies only to units purchased during the distribution period. It is the accrued revenue element of the purchase price of all such units and is refunded to holders of these units as a return of capital. Being capital it is not liable to income tax, but must be deducted from the cost of units for capital gains tax purposes. (i) (j) Special dividends Special dividends are treated as revenue or a repayment of capital reflecting the facts of each particular case. Derivatives The Trust may enter into permitted transactions such as derivative contracts or forward foreign currency transactions. Where these transactions are used to protect or enhance revenue, and the circumstances support this, the returns are included within net revenue in the Statement of Total Return. Where the transactions are used to protect or enhance investments, and the circumstances support this, the returns are treated as capital and included within gains/losses on investments in the Statement of Total Return. Any open positions in these type of transactions at the year end are included in the Balance Sheet at their mark to market value. Net capital gains/(losses) Non-derivative securities Currency losses Handling charges Swap contracts Net capital gains/(losses) 01/04/16 to 31/03/17 01/04/15 to 31/03/ ,623 (7,507) (162) (192) (15) (90) 32,429 (4,847) 63,875 (12,636) Revenue 01/04/16 to 31/03/17 01/04/15 to 31/03/ Overseas dividends 4,117 2,173 Distributions from Regulated Collective Investment Schemes Interest distributions Bank interest Interest on capital Management charge rebate on underlying holdings Swap income Total revenue 4,984 2,688 16

18 Notes to the Financial Statements (continued) for the year ended 31 March Expenses 01/04/16 to 01/04/15 to 31/03/17 31/03/ Payable to the Manager Management charge 4,849 2,503 Payable to the Trustee Trustee's fee - 10 Other expenses Audit fee - 6 Investment administration fee - 8 Safe custody fee - 44 ADR Issuance fee - 2 Investment adviser's fees 1,992 1,105 Deloitte fees - 5 1,992 1,170 Total expenses 6,841 3, (a) (b) (c) (d) With effect from 26 October 2015 all expenses are now paid by the Manager out of the Annual Management Charge with exception of the Investment Adviser fees. This includes current year Audit Fee of 10,740 ( : 10,740). For presentation purposes in the table above, all expenses other than Investment Adviser fees have been shown as part of the Annual Management Charges for the full year from 1 April Taxation Corporation Tax at 20% (2016: 20%) Effects of: Non taxable foreign dividends Movement in excess management expenses Irrecoverable overseas tax Foreign tax expensed Total tax charge for year (note 5a) Deferred taxation: There is no provision required for deferred taxation at the balance sheet date. 01/04/16 to 01/04/15 to 31/03/17 31/03/ Analysis of charge in year: Irrecoverable overseas tax Factors affecting total tax charge for the year: The tax assessed for the year is higher than the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK for an authorised unit trust of 20% (2016: 20%). The differences are explained below: Net expenses before taxation (1,857) (995) (371) (199) (824) (435) 1, (3) (3) Factors that may affect future tax charges At the year end, after offset against revenue taxable on receipt, there is a potential deferred tax asset of 2,028,191 (31/03/16: 830,497) relating to surplus management expenses. No deferred tax asset was recognised in the current or prior year as it was considered unlikely the Trust would generate sufficient taxable profits in the future to utilise these amounts. 17

19 Notes to the Financial Statements (continued) for the year ended 31 March Equalisation The equalisation takes account of revenue received on the creation of units and revenue deducted on the cancellation of units and comprises: 01/04/16 to 31/03/17 01/04/15 to 31/03/ Final distribution - - Add: Revenue deducted on cancellation of units 2 - Deduct: Revenue received on creation of units (62) (102) Net equalisation for the year (60) (102) Movement between net expenses and net distribution 01/04/16 to 31/03/17 01/04/15 to 31/03/ Net expense after taxation (2,222) (1,185) Deficit transferred to capital 2,162 1,083 Net equalisation for the year (60) (102) Debtors 31/03/17 31/03/ Sales awaiting settlement - 1,407 Amounts receivable for creation of units 2,712 1,797 Accrued revenue* Rebate receivable on underlying holdings* 11 7 Income tax recoverable 3 5 Total debtors 3,341 3,472 *There has been a reallocation of 7k from Accrued revenue to Rebate receivable on underlying holdings for the prior year but the total Net Assets Value remain unchanged Cash and bank balances Cash and bank balances: Sterling Cash and bank balances: Overseas Total cash and bank balances Other creditors Purchases awaiting settlement Accrued expenses Total other creditors Units in issue Reconciliation of the unit movement in the year: 31/03/17 31/03/ ,305 41, ,392 41,865 31/03/17 31/03/ , ,075 Opening units in issue Units converted Creations Cancellations Closing units in issue L Income 1,059,139-1,046,248 (425,341) 1,680,046 L Accumulation 264,690, ,900,247 (13,385,267) 400,205,542 H Accumulation - - 9,719 (892) 8,827 18

20 Notes to the Financial Statements (continued) for the year ended 31 March Related party transactions St. James's Place Unit Trust Group Limited together with the subsidiaries including associates are related parties and regarded as controlling parties by virtue of having the ability to act in respect of operations of the Trust. The Manager's service charge paid to St. James's Place Unit Trust Group Limited is shown in note 4 and details of the value of units created and cancelled by St. James's Place Unit Trust Group Limited are shown in the Statement of Change in Net Assets Attributable to Unitholders. The net balances due from St. James's Place Unit Trust Group Limited at the year end in respect of these transactions was 2,203,982 (31/03/16: 1,518,477). The Manager, St. James's Place Unit Trust Group Limited, is a subsidiary of St. James's Place Wealth Management Group plc ('SJPWMG'). Two fellow subsidiaries of SJPWMG, St. James's Place International plc and St. James's Place UK plc, invest some of their life and pension policyholders' funds into the St. James's Place Emerging Markets Equity Unit Trust. The value of these investments at the year end was 308,176,528 (31/03/16: 168,978,802). Included in the investment portfolio is a holding of 21,828,821 units (31/03/16: 22,700,699) in St. James's Place Money Market Unit Trust (St. James's Place Unit Trust Group Limited fund) with a market value of 22,797,300 (31/03/16: 23,698,100). Revenue and management charge rebates from this holding are shown in note 3 as interest distributions and management charge rebates on the underlying holdings. As at 31/03/17 total revenue earned amounts to 131,764 (31/03/16: 83,670). Any transactions with related parties (connnected persons) have been entered into in the ordinary course of business and on normal commercial terms. 13. Capital commitments and contingent liabilities On 31 March 2017, the Trust had no capital commitments (31/03/16: nil) and no contingent liabilities (31/03/16: nil). 14. Derivatives and other financial instruments In accordance with the investment objectives, as stated on page 2, the Trust held certain financial instruments. These comprise: Equity shares; interest bearing assets and units in collective investment schemes. Cash (including overdrafts) and short-term debtors and creditors that arise directly from its operations; and Derivatives which the Trust may enter into (principally futures contracts, options and contracts for difference) for the purpose of which is to manage the market risk arising from the Trust's investment activities (and related financing). The rules in the Scheme Documents set out the financial instruments in which the Trust may invest. The Trust's use of financial instruments during the year satisfies these requirements. 15. Risk management The Manager s objectives in managing investment risk are to ensure that the investment profile of the Trust is consistent with its stated investment objectives and risk profile, and to ensure appropriate liquidity. Day to day responsibility for managing investment risk is delegated to the Investment Adviser, who is required to manage the Trust in accordance with FCA regulations, the Prospectus and the terms of their Investment Management Agreement with the Manager. The Manager monitors the activities of the Investment Adviser, through a variety of mechanisms including the following: Initial and ongoing due diligence of Investment Adviser investment and risk management procedures including on site reviews; Periodic reviews of the investments held by the Trust and their compliance with investment objectives and liquidity requirements; and Ongoing review of the investment performance of the Trust against appropriate benchmarks. 19

21 Notes to the Financial Statements (continued) for the year ended 31 March 2017 The main risks arising from the Trust's financial instruments are market price risk, foreign currency risk, interest rate risk, credit risk and liquidity risk. The Manager's policies for managing these risks are summarised below. These policies have remained unchanged since the beginning of the year to which these financial statements relate (same for 2016). (a) Market price risk Market price risk represents the potential loss the Trust might suffer through holding market positions in the face of price movements. The Manager has delegated the investment management of the portfolio to an external Investment Adviser who determines the asset allocation and minimises the risk associated with particular countries or industry sectors, whilst continuing to follow the Trust s investment objectives. The Manager has the responsibility for monitoring the portfolio to ensure compliance with the investment objectives and that an acceptable risk and reward profile is maintained. The sensitivity of the fund to market risk is calculated using the Value-at-Risk (VaR) approach. VaR is a mathematical-statistical concept and is commonly used as a standard measure of risk in the financial sector. The maximum potential loss that a fund could suffer under normal market conditions within a given time horizon and a certain degree of confidence is estimated. An absolute VaR is calculated using the historic return series of each fund. Using the Historical VaR approach, a 1% 20-day VaR using 10 years of historical daily data is calculated. An annualised VaR limit of 20% is considered for the fund. The actual VaR is summarised in the table below: 01/04/16 to 31/03/17 01/04/15 to 31/03/16 % % Lowest monthly VaR Highest monthly VaR Average monthly VaR (b) Foreign currency risk The revenue and capital value of the Trust s investments can be significantly affected by currency translation movements as a proportion of the Trust s assets and revenue are denominated in currencies other than sterling, which is the Trust s functional currency. The overall currency exposure for this fund is reduced by the open forwards exposure. The Manager has identified three principal areas where foreign currency risk could impact the Trust: Movements in exchange rates affect the value of investments; Movements in exchange rates affect short term timing differences; and Movements in exchange rates affect revenue received. The Trust may be subject to short term exposure to exchange rate movements, for instance where there is a difference between the date an investment purchase or sale is entered into and the date when settlement of the proceeds occurs. When the Trust enters into such a transaction which will involve the buying or selling of foreign currency in order to complete, a foreign exchange contract is entered into as soon as possible after the initial transaction in order to minimise the exchange rate risk. The Trust receives revenue in currencies other than sterling and movements in exchange rates can affect the sterling values of this revenue. The Trust converts all receipts of revenue into sterling on or near the date of receipt, it does not however hedge or otherwise seek to avoid exchange rate risk on revenue accrued but not received. 20

22 Notes to the Financial Statements (continued) for the year ended 31 March 2017 An analysis for all currencies at the year end is shown below: Net foreign currency assets 31/03/17 31/03/16 Currency Total Total GBP 35,398 71,354 AED - 3,416 BRL 29,025 15,280 COP 11,354 - HKD 14,370 4,488 IDR 8,609 9,838 INR 113,368 - KRW 46,905 16,258 MXN 46,967 58,006 PHP 28,704 20,765 THB 23,897 16,135 TRY - 5,736 TWD 16,830 11,647 USD 62,126 15,977 ZAR 28,816 7,646 Total 466, ,546 (c) Interest rate risk Interest receivable on bank deposits or payable on bank overdraft positions will be affected by fluctuations in interest rates. (d) Credit risk Credit risk occurs where there is a risk associated with the uncertainty of a counterparty s ability to meet its obligations. This risk is managed by reviewing the counterparty s credit rating, at the time of purchase and on an ongoing basis, and ensuring that the portfolio is sufficiently diversified. The impact of movements in credit rating and spread, and their effect on market prices, is considered to be part of market price risk, which is discussed above. The Trust s investments and cash are held on its behalf by State Street Bank and Trust Company (acting as agent), the custodian to the Trust, and its appointed sub custodians. Bankruptcy or insolvency of the custodian or its sub custodians may cause the Trust s rights with respect to securities to be delayed. This risk is managed through ongoing monitoring of the custodian and periodic reviews of its procedures for selecting and monitoring sub custodians, together with ad hoc reviews of custodian and sub custodian credit ratings. Certain transactions in securities that the Trust enters into expose it to the risk that the counterparty will not deliver the investment (purchase) or cash (sale) after the fund has fulfilled its responsibilities. (e) The external Investment Adviser selects acceptable counterparties through which investments are bought and sold. The Manager has responsibility for monitoring the process by which these counterparties are selected to minimise risk. Liquidity risk Liquidity risk arises where liabilities cannot be met when they fall due or can only be met at an uneconomic price. For instance, this could arise if the Trust faces significant redemptions in a short period of time. In order to manage this risk the manager monitors the Trust with the aim of ensuring that it contains diversified liquid assets, that the Trust possesses sufficient liquidity for the purpose of meeting the redemption of units, and that the Trust has sources of borrowing available to it. 21

23 Notes to the Financial Statements (continued) for the year ended 31 March 2017 (f) Derivative risk The Manager may use derivative instruments to hedge the value of the investment portfolio against market, currency and stock specific risk through investment in warrants, options, forwards and futures. The purpose of the financial instruments is efficient portfolio management. In particular futures may be used to implement the investment policy in a timely manner and to manage market risk arising from the time lag between funds being receivable or payable by the Trust and investment and disinvestment in underlying securities. As the trust is not considered a sophisticated fund, the manager uses the commitment approach to measure the global exposure to derivatives. (g) (h) Efficient Portfolio Management No table is disclosed for 2017 due to no derivatives held by the Trust at the year end. The efficient portfolio management techniques permitted in the fund as at 31 March 2016 comprise of: Technique Counterparty Exposure ( ) Swaps Macquarie Securities Hong Kong Ltd 4,397,801 The collateral was placed in the form of cash, nil, counterparties listed above (31/03/16: 14,425,332). Maturity profile of financial liabilities All financial liabilities of the Trust at the year end are due to settle in one year or less, or on demand. Fair value of financial assets and liabilities There is no material difference between the value of the financial assets and liabilities, as shown in the Balance Sheet, and their fair values. 22

24 Notes to the Financial Statements (continued) for the year ended 31 March Portfolio transaction costs Analysis of total trade costs. Collective Investment Schemes Equities Trades in the year before transaction costs Commissions Collective Investment Schemes Equities Total commissions Taxes Collective Investment Schemes Equities Purchases Sales 01/04/16 to 31/03/17 01/04/15 to 31/03/16 01/04/16 to 31/03/17 01/04/15 to 31/03/ ,067 35, ,974 24, , ,760 95,453 59, , , ,427 83, (173) (114) (173) (114) (105) (88) (105) (88) (278) (202) Total taxes Total costs Trades in the year after transaction costs 415, , ,149 83,393 Total transaction cost expressed as a percentage of asset type cost. Purchases Sales 01/04/16 to 31/03/17 01/04/15 to 31/03/16 01/04/16 to 31/03/17 01/04/15 to 31/03/16 % % % % Commissions Collective Investment Schemes Equities Taxes Collective Investment Schemes Equities Total transaction cost expressed as a percentage of net asset value. 01/04/16 to 31/03/17 01/04/15 to 31/03/16 % % Commissions Taxes Total costs Average portfolio dealing spread The average portfolio dealing spread at the balance sheet date was 0.30% (31/03/16: 0.37%). There have been no soft commission arrangements relating to dealings in the property of the scheme during the year (31/03/16: nil). 23

25 Notes to the Financial Statements (continued) for the year ended 31 March Fair value The intention of a fair value measurement is to estimate the price at which an asset or a liability could be exchanged in the market conditions prevailing at the measurement date. The measurement assumes the exchange is an orderly transaction (that is, it is not a forced transaction, involuntary liquidation or distress sale) between knowledgeable, willing participants on an independent basis. The purpose of the fair value hierarchy is to prioritise the inputs that should be used to measure the fair value of assets and liabilities. The highest priority is given to quoted prices at which a transaction can be entered into and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs. The fund has early adopted the March 2016 amendment to section 34 of FRS102 (Fair Value Hierarchy disclosures that simplify preparation of financial instrument disclosure), which is applicable to accounting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2017 with earlier application permitted. In accordance with FRS102 the fund classifies fair value measurement under the following levels: 31/03/17 31/03/16 Assets Liabilities Assets Liabilities Valuation technique Level 1 438, ,188 - Level 2 22,797-29,129 (1,033) Level Total fair value 461, ,317 (1,033) Level 1: The unadjusted quoted price in an active market for identical assets or liabilities that the entity can access at the measurement date. Level 2: Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable (i.e. developed using market data) for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. Level 3: Inputs are unobservable (i.e. for which market data is unavailable) for the asset or liability. 24