Finance and Capital Management
Customer perspective
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Smoothing mechanism and Unit Price Adjustments ¹ in theory
In theory
Illustrative example
1 The smoothed unit
price increases each
day in line with the
EGR less Charges
2 Unsmoothed unit price is
below (above) the lower
(upper) smoothing limit
Smoothed unit price
Unsmoothed unit price²
Upper smoothing limit
3 Smoothed unit price
is adjusted to narrow
the gap
4 When exiting PruFund, the
difference between the
Smoothed and Unsmoothed
Price accrues to the With-
Profits Fund Estate
Lower smoothing limit
1. Smoothing mechanism can be temporarily suspended in exceptional circumstances to protect the With-Profits Fund; if it is suspended, the smoothed unit price of the affected fund is set equal to the unsmoothed price
2. The unsmoothed price increases or decreases each day in line with the performance for the underlying assets in the With-Profits Fund less the pro-rated Annual Charges
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