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India The surprising fixed income opportunity February 2016 Presentation only intended for professional investors as defined by MIFID..

Content Why invest in India fixed income? Attractive market characteristics Supportive macroeconomic environment Portfolio strategy and fund details 2

Why invest in India fixed income? Attractive market characteristics

Indian Bond Market Large, liquid domestic market The market has rapidly grown in the past few years A market still dominated by government issuance Corporate market is still underdeveloped, but likely to grow strongly in the coming years Bonds outstanding Ownership pattern of Indian government securities USDbn 1,000 900 800 % GDP 60% 50% 13% 4% 700 40% 600 500 30% 400 300 20% 200 10% 100 0 0% Sep-10 Sep-11 Sep-12 Sep-13 Sep-14 Sep-15 Govt Corp % GDP 1% 1% 7% 4% 3% 2% 21% 0% 43% Commercial Banks Non-Bank PDs Insurance Companies Mutual Funds Co-operative Banks Financial Institutions Corporates FIIs Provident Funds RBI Others Source: RBI and HSBC Research, LHS: data as of September 2015, RHS: data as of June 2015 4

South Africa Indonesia India Mexico Philippines Malaysia Hungary China Thailand US UK Spain Germany Indian Bond Market Attractive absolute and relative yields Indian government bond yields are attractive relative to emerging market peers, but especially so against developed markets Yield curve is flat, which means we don t give up yield irrespective of our duration view Selected 10 year government bond yields Yield (%) 10 Indian government yield curve Yield to Maturity (%) 9 9 8 7 6 5 4 7.8 8 7 6 5 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 1Y 2Y 3Y 5Y 7Y 8Y 9Y 10Y 11Y 12Y 13Y 15Y 30Y Years to Maturity Source: Bloomberg, data as of 28 January 2016. Past performance is not indicative of future performance. The commentary and analysis presented in this document reflect the opinion of HSBC Global Asset Management on the markets, according to the information available to date. They do not constitute any kind of commitment from HSBC Global Asset Management. Consequently, HSBC Global Asset Management will not be held responsible for any investment or disinvestment decision taken on the basis of the commentary and/or analysis in this document. 5

INR Appreciation potential over the long term Performance of Indian rupee % under/over valued versus USD on PPP 70 65 60 55 50 45 40 Dec-10 Dec-11 Dec-12 Dec-13 Dec-14 Dec-1 CHF GBP JPY EUR HKD KRW SGD CNY TWD PHP VND MYR THB INR IDR -120% -100% -80% -60% -40% -20% 0% 20% 40% 60% INR/USD exchange rate Indian rupee is among the most undervalued major currency on PPP in the world Source: IMF World Economic Database number as of October 2015. Spot rate as of 28 January 2016. Investment involves risks. Past performance is not indicative of future performance 6

Indian Bond Market Recent changes to FPI Investments Policy In the policy meeting on 29 September 2015, RBI announced significant changes to the FPI investments policy: Total FPI government securities limit has been adjusted to 5% of total outstanding bonds, implying an additional INR1.2trn in quota The limit was previously set in absolute dollar terms; the quota has also now been redenominated into INR The quota will be reviewed every 6 months and released every quarter, adding much more transparency to the system RBI introduced Masala bonds which are bonds issued by Indian companies offshore, denominated in INR and settled in USD Not subject to FPI license They do not face India s onshore capital gains tax Subject to 5% withholding tax 7

Why invest in India fixed income? Supportive macroeconomic environment

Fiscal deficit Heading in the right direction Central government fiscal deficit % of GDP 7.0 6.5 6.0 5.0 4.0 3.0 5.2 5.5 6.0 5.7 4.3 3.9 4.0 3.3 2.5 6.0 4.8 5.7 4.8 4.5 4.1 Govt s fiscal consolidation path 3.9 3.5 3.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 FY 00 FY 01 FY 02 FY 03 FY 04 FY 05 FY 06 FY 07 FY 08 FY 09 FY 10 FY 11 FY 12 FY 13 FY 14 FY 15 FY 16 FY 17 FY 18 Fiscal deficit (as per new consolidation path) Old fiscal consolidation path Note: Any forecasts, projections or targets contained in this presentation is for information purpose only and is not guaranteed in any way. HSBC accepts no liability for any failure to meet such forecasts, projections or targets. For illustrative purpose only Source: Budget documents, CEIC, HSBC, as of May 2015 9

Fiscal deficit Bond supply favourable in the medium term FY 12 FY 13 FY 14 FY 15 FY 16 (budgeted) Fiscal Deficit (% to GDP) -5.7-4.8-4.6-4.1-3.9 Fiscal Deficit (INRbn) 5,160 4,902 5,245 5,311 5,556 Gross Borrowings (INRbn) 5,085 5,571 5,486 5,857 6,000 Net Borrowings (INRbn) 4,364 4,670 4,536 4,469 4,564 % financed by market borrowings 84.5 95.2 86.4 84.1 82.1 Favourable technical backdrop in Jan-Mar FY 16 FY 15 (INRbn) Gross issuance Net issuance Gross issuance Net issuance October 750 676 450 310 November 450 450 580 121 December 440 440 420 420 Q3 1,640 1,566 1,450 851 January 560 560 690 690 February 140 140 260 222 March Q4 700 700 950 912 H2 2,340 2,266 2,400 1,763 Note: Any forecasts, projections or targets contained in this presentation is for information purpose only and is not guaranteed in any way. HSBC accepts no liability for any failure to meet such forecasts, projections or targets. For illustrative purpose only Source: RBI, Bloomberg and HSBC Research, as of October 2015 10

Decline in oil prices Potential savings of USD70bn How is the reduction in oil burden distributed? 12-month trailing peak net oil imports as of Dec-12 USD108bn 12-month trailing net oil imports as of Nov-15 USD61bn If oil prices stay at USD40/bbl til Dec-16, net oil imports would fall to ~USD38bn Current reduction in oil burden USD47bn Further reduction in oil burden ~USD23bn Government budget USD27bn Lower oil subsidy USD14bn Household sector USD8bn Higher tax revenue USD14bn Corporate sector USD12bn State Govt. lower oil sales tax USD1bn Source: CEIC, Morgan Stanley Research as of December 2015. Any forecast, projection or target contained in this presentation is for information purposes only and is not guaranteed in any way. HSBC accepts no liability for any failure to meet such forecasts, projections or targets. For illustrative purpose only 11

Inflation Down from historical highs RBI s inflation target is achievable % y-o-y 25.0 Core inflation trends lower % y-o-y 10.0 20.0 8.0 RBI target: 4% +/- 2% 15.0 6.0 10.0 4.0 5.0 2.0 0.0 0.0-5.0-2.0-10.0 Jan-02 Sep-03 May-05 Jan-07 Sep-08 May-10 Jan-12 Sep-13 May-15-4.0 Dec-13 Mar-14 Jun-14 Sep-14 Dec-14 Mar-15 Jun-15 Sep-15 Dec-15 CPI WPI Core WPI Core CPI Source: CEIC, Bloomberg, HSBC, December 2015 12

Interest rate view RBI has front loaded rate cuts, with a larger-than-expected 50 bps cut on 29 September Room to cut further dependent on inflation going below 6% Reduction in fiscal deficit implies steady to lower supply of government bonds Statutory demand from insurers, pensioners and retirement funds to drive demand for yield Slow credit growth leads to demand from banking system Expect 10Y government bonds to trade between 7.25-8.0% with softening bias to yields (current yields at 7.8%) Improvement in banking liquidity to support demand for government securities Note: Any forecasts, projections or targets contained in this presentation is for information purpose only and is not guaranteed in any way. HSBC accepts no liability for any failure to meet such forecasts, projections or targets. For illustrative purpose only. The commentary and analysis presented in this document reflect the opinion of HSBC Global Asset Management on the markets, according to the information available to date. They do not constitute any kind of commitment from HSBC Global Asset Management. Consequently, HSBC Global Asset Management will not be held responsible for any investment or disinvestment decision taken on the basis of the commentary and/or analysis in this document. Source: HSBC Global Asset Management; Latest available data as of 28 January 2016 13

Current Account Deficit (CAD) Improving and structurally resilient CAD structurally sustainable CAD (% of GDP) 0 Lower oil and gold imports supportive of CAD Oil imports decline to 2.5% of GDP -1-2 Expected -3 Oil and Gold Imports (y-o-y%) -4-5 Gold imports contracted on YoY basis for third consecutive month -6 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Note: Any forecast, projection or target contained in this presentation is for information purposes only and is not guaranteed in any way. HSBC accepts no liability for any failure to meet such forecasts, projections or targets. For illustrative purpose only Source: IMF, CEIC, Bloomberg, HSBC Global Asset Management, data as of 31 December 2015 14

CAD FX reserves provide a reasonable cushion FX reserves RBI on the bid 68 USDbn 370 FX reserves to imports and short term external debt 9 66 64 350 8 7 62 330 6 60 58 310 5 4 56 290 3 54 52 270 2 1 50 Apr-12 Oct-12 Apr-13 Oct-13 May-14 Nov-14 May-15 Nov-15 250 0 Q1 11 Q3 11 Q1 12 Q3 12 Q1 13 Q3 13 Q1 14 Q3 14 1Q 15 INR/USD exchange rate (LHS) FX Reserves (RHS) Import cover (months of imports of goods and services) FX reserves over short-term external debt (times) Source: IMF, CEIC, Bloomberg, HSBC Global Asset Management; LHS: data as of 15 January 2016; RHS: data as of 30 June 2015. The commentary and analysis presented in this document reflect the opinion of HSBC Global Asset Management on the markets, according to the information available to date. They do not constitute any kind of commitment from HSBC Global Asset Management. Consequently, HSBC Global Asset Management will not be held responsible for any investment or disinvestment decision taken on the basis of the commentary and/or analysis in this document. 15

Currency view Expect a rangebound rupee in the medium term Macroeconomic factors supportive of INR: Accommodative monetary policy positive in medium term Investment reform to be positive for FDI/divestment programme/equity capital flows Current account deficit to improve and sustainable Capital flows to cover current account deficit adequately Higher real rates imply move from gold to financial assets Expect INR to move in line with USD vs Asian currencies, but with greater resilience given: Healthy FX reserves INR tends to be less correlated with the RMB Foreign investor flows and appetite for Indian assets appear to remain healthy Note: Any forecasts, projections or targets contained in this presentation is for information purpose only and is not guaranteed in any way. HSBC accepts no liability for any failure to meet such forecasts, projections or targets. For illustrative purpose only 16

Portfolio strategy and fund details

HSBC GIF India fixed income Portfolio strategy Overweight duration through INR government bonds Marginally shifted towards the belly of the curve (5-10Y) Will add to 5-10Y segment on inflows Increased supply of State Government bonds and the potential increase in gross issuance of bonds next year due to fiscal deficit slippage could put pressure on long end Underweight INR corporate credit Apart from liquid corporate bonds in 5Y/10Y segment as a duration proxy Would evaluate vs State Government bonds based on spread Selectively add to 3Y non-banking financial names to supplement yield accrual Underweight USD corporate bonds Still an attractive spread in the offshore IG BBB space Overlay with 6m NDF (carry 6.3%) Attractive on a total yield basis Notes: 1. Any forecasts, projections or targets contained in this presentation is for information purpose only and is not guaranteed in any way 2. Allocations is as at the date indicated, may not represent current or future allocation and is subject to change without prior notice. 3. HSBC accepts no liability for any failure to meet such forecasts, projections or targets 4. For illustrative purpose only 5. As at end of December 2015 18

HSBC GIF India fixed income Supplemental information as of 31 December 2015 Key features The Fund seeks access to the Indian fixed income market by investing in investment and non-investment grade, as well as unrated Indian domestic fixed income securities denominated in Indian Rupee (INR). The Fund will also invest in fixed income securities denominated in other currencies The Fund gives investors access to high yields and an undervalued currency through an innovative approach to a market which is difficult to access Launched in 20 August 2012 AUM as of 31 December 2015: USD333.85m Gross Returns % 4.0 3.7 3.7 3.0 2.7 2.0 1.0 0.0 1.2 0.9 0.2 1 Months 3 Months 6 Months YTD 1 Year 3 Year Fund Portfolio characteristics Fund Average Modified Duration 5.82 Average Yield to Maturity (%) 7.86 Source: HSBC Global Asset Management and Bloomberg, data as of 31 December 2015. Returns are gross of fees in USD terms. Fund inception date: 20 August 2012 Returns will be reduced after fees deduction. Investment involves risks. Past performance is not indicative of future performance 19

HSBC GIF India fixed income Supplemental information as of 31 December 2015 (cont d) Breakdown by currency SGD 0.02% USD 0.63% GBP 0.01% Portfolio breakdown % of portfolio Duration Yield INR Corp 10.34% 2.98 7.14% INR Quasi 16.16% 5.69 8.13% INR Sov 52.74% 7.30 7.96% INR 99.34% USD Corp 12.08% 4.11 3.47% USD Quasi 5.78% 5.04 3.57% Credit rating breakdown Sector allocation Weight (%) 80 70 70.6 Sovereign 52.7 60 Quasi-Sovereign 21.9 50 40 30 26.5 Financial Bank 10.3 9.8 20 Oil & Gas 2.2 10 0 BBB NR Cash 2.9 Cash 2.9 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 Source: HSBC Global Asset Management 31 December 2015; Investment involves risks. Past performance is not indicative of future performance 20

Conclusion A high yield opportunity in a low yielding world Strong macro tailwinds for one of the world s fastest growing economies Flexible strategy taking advantage of a full opportunity set of Indian bonds The commentary and analysis presented in this document reflect the opinion of HSBC Global Asset Management on the markets, according to the information available to date. They do not constitute any kind of commitment from HSBC Global Asset Management. Consequently, HSBC Global Asset Management will not be held responsible for any investment or disinvestment decision taken on the basis of the commentary and/or analysis in this document. 21

Appendix

India fixed income GIPS report Investment involves risks. Past performance is not indicative of future performance 23

India fixed income Disclosures 24

India fixed income Supplemental GIPS report Note: This report is supplemental to the full presentation produced at the last calendar quarter-end 25

India fixed income Disclosures 26

Key risks and disclosures

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