The reasoning is that new assets obtained as a result of marketing would lower the overall operating expense as a percentage of a fund and that this savings would be passed on to all shareholders.

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Operating performance and overall expense will also be key focus, he said.

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Operating performance and overall expense will also be key focuses, he said.

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