Itransact Fund Managers (RF)(Pty) Ltd (Reg No 1999/012170/07) (“IFM”) is an approved Manager in terms of the Collective Investments Schemes Control Act 45 of 2002. IFM is incorporated under the laws of South Africa and is supervised by the Financial Services Board. Portfolios are managed by Heiden Grimaud Asset Management (Pty) Ltd (HGAM), an authorized Financial Services Provider (FSP Reg No.:594). The custodian/trustee of the unit trusts is FirstRand Bank LTD acting as RMB Custody and Trustee Services, contactable on Tel: 011 282 8000, Email : [email protected].
This document and any other information supplied in connection with IFM is not “advice” as defined and/or contemplated in terms of the Financial Advisory and Intermediary Services Act, 37 of 2002 (“the FAIS Act”) and investors are encouraged to obtain their own independent advice prior to investing in any product issued by IFM. All information herein is deemed correct at the publication date.
Collective Investment Schemes in Securities (Unit Trusts) are generally medium- to long-term investments. The value of the participatory interests (units) may go down as well as up and past performance is not necessarily a guide to the future. Performance is calculated for the portfolio. Individual investor performance may differ as a result of the actual investment date, the date of re-investment and withholding taxes. Performance may be affected by changes in the market or economic conditions and legal, regulatory and tax requirements. IFM does not provide any guarantee either with respect to the capital or the performance return of the investment. Unit trusts are trading at ruling prices and can engage in borrowing. IFM does not engage in script lending. Commission and incentives may be paid and if so, this cost is not borne by the investor. A schedule of fees and charges is available on request. Distributions may be subject to mandatory withholding taxes. A fund of funds invests only in other Collective Investment Schemes, which may levy their own charges, which could result in a higher fee structure for these portfolios.
IFM is authorised to close the portfolio to new investors in order to manage the portfolio more efficiently in accordance with its mandate. This document is not an advertisement, but is provided exclusively for information purposes and should not be regarded as an offer or solicitation to purchase, sell or otherwise deal with any particular investment. A general investor report, prepared quarterly, is available on www.heidengrimaud.co.za. Forecasts and commentaries are provided for information purposes only and are not guaranteed to occur. While we have taken and will continue to take care that the information contained herein is true and correct, we request that you report any errors to IFM at [email protected]. The document is protected by copyright and may not be altered without prior written consent.
UNIT PRICE
Unit trust prices are calculated on a net asset value basis, which is the total value of all assets in the portfolio including any income accruals and less any permissible deductions from the portfolio. Forward pricing is used. Prices are determined at 15h00 each business day (9h00 the following business day for Fund of Funds) and are published daily in national newspapers. The cut-off time for instructions is 14h00 each business day.
TER
A TOTAL EXPENSE RATIO (TER) is a measure of a portfolio’s annual expenses, fees and charges, expressed as a percentage of the average daily value of the portfolio. These expenses include the annual management fees, VAT, audit fees, bank charges and costs incurred in any underlying funds. A higher TER ratio does not necessarily imply a poor return, nor does a low TER ratio imply a good return. The current TER ratio cannot be regarded as an indication of future TER ratios. Performance return information and prices are always stated net of the expenses, fees and charges included in the TER ratio.
FOREIGN INVESTMENT RISK
The portfolio may include underlying foreign investments (either direct or indirect). Fluctuations or movements in exchange rates may cause the value of underlying foreign investments to go up and down. The underlying foreign investments may be adversely affected by political instability as well as exchange controls, changes in taxation, foreign investment policies, restrictions on repatriation of investments and other restriction and controls that may be imposed by the relevant authorities in the relevant countries.