Acorn Life Limited

Established in 1989, Acorn Life Limited is licensed under the Insurance Act 1936 and authorised under the European Communities (Life Assurance) Framework Regulations 1994 to transact life assurance business in the Republic of Ireland. Acorn Life Limited is regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland and is a member of the Irish Insurance Federation (www.iif.ie). It is an independent Irish owned company with its Head Office based in Galway. Acorn Life provides a wide range of financial services and is dedicated to excellence through advanced administration systems and quality customer service. It distributes its products through a nationwide team of over 200 sales associates.

At the end of 2009, Acorn Life had assets of €379 million and premium income was €99 million. Since inception investment performance has consistently been among the market leaders.

Acorn Life Limited is registered in Ireland, No 128945.
Registered Office: St Augustine Street, Galway.

HSBC Global Asset Management

Acorn Life's Managed Fund, Managed Growth Fund and Cautiously Managed Fund are managed by HSBC Global Asset Management (UK), the global investments solutions provider of the HSBC Group, one of the world's largest financial services organisations. HSBC Global Asset Management (UK) have over $416 billion of assets under management (as at January 2010) and has a network of offices in over 20 countries around the world.

For more information, please go to www.assetmanagement.hsbc.com/uk/

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