Taurus Dynamic Income Fund March 2013

2. Taurus Dynamic Income Fund March 2013

4. Key Events: Indian Fixed Income Markets – Mar’13 India’s current account deficit (CAD) widened from 5.4% in the July-September quarter to a record high of 6.7% of GDP in the October-December quarter, driven mainly by huge trade deficit. Core Inflation was sharply lower at 3.79%. CPI came at 10.91% in Feb-13 as against 10.79% in the previous month. IIP for the month of January-13 rose by 2.4% as against -0.5% in December-12. The 10 year benchmark yield drifted upwards from 7.87% to 7.96% as RBI guided limited room for further easing. Liquidity continued to remain in the negative zone in March similar to previous month. LAF average for the month was negative of INR 957 billion as compared to negative of INR 1098 billion in previous month. Money market rates eased during the month. The 3 months PSU CDs fell from 9.52% to 8.82%. One year segment was quite volatile and touched a high of 9.35% and closed the month at 8.80%. RBI, in the mid-quarter monetary policy, reduced the Repo rate by 25bps to 7.50% from 7.75%. CRR was kept unchanged at 4%.

5. Looking Ahead Liquidity deficit will likely stabilize at the current levels • Benchmark 10 Yr G-Sec rate will take cues from IIP, CPI and WPI data The money markets rates has eased in the new quarter and will likely stay at the current levels

6. Interest Rate Movement • Mid Quarter monetary policy review March 2013 : Repo rate is at 7.50%, Reverse Repo at 6.50% and Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) at 4.00%. RBI has cut interest rate in consecutive quarters by cutting Repo & Reverse repo by 25 basis points. Source: Bloomberg

8. Taurus Dynamic Income Fund Taurus Dynamic Income Fund aims to generate optimal returns with healthy liquidity through active management of the portfolio. The scheme endeavors to optimize returns for the investors by re-balancing the portfolio which dynamically tracks interest rate movements. The fund plays on the shift/shape of yield curve to generate superior returns The scheme philosophy is to achieve a consistent and steady return, with low volatility, for investors.

9. Investment Strategy The duration of the portfolio has been decreased as compared to the previous month as we bought down the exposure of high duration government securities. Continuing the strategy of trading in gilts as opportunity arises with the judicious mix of corporate bonds to enhance . Will play on the shift/structure of the yield curve and the credit spread. Increased allocation to corporate bonds during the month with a view to play the anticipated spread compression

10. Distinctive features of Taurus Dynamic Income Fund Has the flexibility to mimic a Short Term Income Fund in a rising interest rate scenario & thereby aiming to preserve capital. Has the ability to generate superior returns of a Long term Income Fund in a declining interest rate scenario by increasing the duration of the portfolio. Fund Manager may take advantages of shift of the yield curve / credit spreads by initiating trading strategies.

11. Why Invest in Taurus Dynamic Income Fund? Benign interest rate environment As a tactical allocation in an investor’s debt portfolio to take advantage of benign/falling interest rates The scheme will be a pure rate play theme, focusing on liquid securities and trading on them

12. Who should invest in Taurus Dynamic Income Fund? Suitable for investors with moderate risk profile and investment horizon of over 6 months Suitable for investors seeking higher returns than those offered by Short Term Bond Funds and are prepared for some short-term fluctuations. Want to be part of high quality debt portfolio at the current attractive yields Concerned about Stock Market volatility – looking to de-risk the portfolio with a bond fund

13. Portfolio (as on 31st Mar’13)

14. Key Features

15. Performance of Other Schemes Managed by the Fund Manager

16. About Taurus Mutual Fund About Taurus Mutual Fund 16

17. Why Taurus Mutual Fund?It's a fund house on the move… • Product basket comprises of 7 Equity Funds, 1 ELSS, 5 Fixed Income Funds and 1 Monthly Income Plan besides FMPs’. • Taurus Liquid Fund and Taurus Ultra Short Term Bond Fund rated as AAAmfs by CRISIL for credit quality of the portfolio***. • Taurus Dynamic Income Fund is rated as AAAmfs by CARE Ratings for credit quality of the portfolio ****. • Taurus MIP Advantage has been ranked as Five Star Fund by ICRA Online in the category of ‘Open Ended Marginal Equity’ schemes for its 1 year performance till December 31, 2011**. • Taurus Mutual Fund has been rated 4th Best Fund House in the Country by Business Today, dated April 01, 2012.* • Professional Service Providers: • Registrar & Transfer Agent : Karvy Computershare Pvt Limited • Custodian: HDFC Bank Limited • Fund Accountant : Deutsche Investor Services Pvt Limited

18. Our Schemes Our Schemes DEBT EQUITY • Taurus Starshare • Taurus Bonanza Fund • Taurus Discovery Fund • Taurus Infrastructure Fund • Taurus Ethical Fund • Taurus Tax Shield (ELSS) • Taurus Nifty Index Fund • Taurus Banking & Financial Services Fund • Taurus Short Term Income Fund • Taurus Ultra Short Term Bond Fund • Taurus Dynamic Income Fund • Taurus Liquid Fund • Taurus Gilt Fund • Taurus MIP Advantage • Taurus FMP Schemes

19. Board of Directors of Taurus AMC Mr. J. P. Kundra - Former MD, State Bank of India Mr. M.G. Gupta - Former Addl Controller General of Accounts, Govt. of India Maharaja Jai Singh – From the Royal family of Jaipur / Hotelier Mr. Lalit Bhasin - Promoter Director Mr. Vijay Sood – Former Chief Executive –India, Credit Agricole Indosuez Mr. R K Gupta- MD, Former MD-PNB Mutual Fund

20. Senior Management Personnel Mr.Waqar Naqvi:Chief Executive (AICWA, MBA, 20 years exp)‏ Mr. Sanjay Parikh: Chief Operations Officer(CA, CFA, 21 years exp)‏ Mr. SadanandShetty: Sr. Fund Manager-Equity(M.Com, PGDFA, 18 yrs exp)‏ Mr. Rahul Pal: Head- Fixed Income (B.Com, C.A., 11 years exp)‏ Mr. Jude Abraham: Head Institutional Sales (B.A., PGDBM, 13 years exp) Mr. RameshKabra: Head- Product Development & Marketing (B.Sc., M.A. (Eco), 32 yrs exp)‏

21. Fund Manager's Profile Mr. Rahul Pal - VP & Head (Fixed Income) -B.Com & C.A. Worked with Sundaram BNP Paribas Mutual Fund as Fund. Manager (Fixed Income) for 6 years and with IDBI in Fixed Income for 3 years. Total work ex of over 10 years. Manages Taurus Short Term Income Fund, Taurus Dynamic Income Fund, Taurus Gilt Fund, Taurus MIP Advantage and is Co-Fund Manager for Taurus Liquid Fund & Taurus Ultra Short Term Bond Fund Mr. Kapil Punjabi – Fund Manager (Fixed Income) – MBA & BBA in Finance from Mumbai University He has worked with Edelweiss Asset Management Company Limited as Fixed Income Fund Manager for 2 years and 6 months. Total work experience of more than 6 years. Manages Taurus Liquid Fund, Taurus Ultra Short Term Bond Fund and is the Co-Fund Manager for Taurus Short Term Income Fund, Taurus Dynamic Income Fund, Taurus Gilt Fund & Taurus MIP Advantage

22. Risk Factors & Disclaimer Mutual Fund Investments are subject to market risk, read all scheme related documents carefully. Any information contained in this presentation does not constitute and shall be deemed not to constitute an advice, an offer to sell / purchase or as an invitation or solicitation to do so for any security of any entity and further, Taurus AMC / sponsors / employees / directors shall not be liable for any loss, damage, liability whatsoever for any direct or indirect loss arising from the use or access of any information that may be displayed in this presentation from time to time. Recipients of the information contained herein should exercise due care and caution and read the offer document (including if necessary, obtaining the advice of tax / legal / accounting / financial / other professionals) prior to taking of any decision, acting or omitting to act, on the basis of the information contained herein. Editorial opinions expressed in this presentation are not necessarily those of Taurus AMC or any of their officers, employees, personnel, directors and the above-said do not accept responsibility for the editorial content and make no representation as to the accuracy, completeness or reliability of the editorial content and hereby disclaim any liability with regard to the same. The material contained in this presentation cannot be reproduced or quoted anywhere without express written consent of Taurus AMC. **ICRA Online Rating Methodology: The rank is an outcome of an objective and comparative analysis against various parameters, including: risk adjusted return, fund size, sector concentration, average maturity, credit indicator and liquidity analysis. The ranking methodology did not take into account loads imposed by the Fund. There were 41 schemes considered in ‘Open Ended Marginal Equity’ category for the ranking exercise. The rank is neither a certificate of statutory compliance nor any guarantee on the future performance of Taurus MIP Advantage Fund. Ranking Source & Publisher: ICRA Online Limited ***Detailed methodology of CRISIL credit quality rating is available at www.crisil.com **** Detailed methodology of CARE Rating credit quality is available at www.careratings.com *Business Today Rating Methodology: The universe of mainstream funds were only considered. This meant exclusion of niche and peripheral categories and fund categories which are fairly commoditized by their very design. The Universe: Equity: Large & Mid Cap, Equity: Large Cap, Equity: Mid & Small Cap, Equity: Multi Cap, Equity: Tax Planning, Equity: Infrastructure, Hybrid: Equity-oriented, Hybrid: Debt-oriented Conservative, Hybrid: Debt-oriented Aggressive, Hybrid: Arbitrage, Hybrid: Asset Allocation, Debt: Income, Debt: Short Term, Excluded Categories: Debt: FMP, Debt: Gilt Medium & Long Term, Debt: Gilt Short Term, Debt: Liquid, Debt: Ultra Short Term, Equity: Banking, Equity: FMCG, Equity: International, Equity: Others, Equity: Pharma, Equity: Technology, Gold: Funds, Hybrid: Others. The exercise was based on the quarterly performance over the past 5-years (20 quarters). Each quarterly performance of a fund was assigned a quartile rank in their respective categories. Best Fund House - The fund house with relatively highest top quartile performance was adjudged the best. Fund companies with less than Rs 500 crore asset under management and companies which started in the past five-year were not considered.

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