Market Risk
Equity markets are volatile and the price of equities fluctuate based on a number of factors such as changes in the economic climate, general movements in interest rates and the political and social environment which will also affect the value of the securities held in the unit trust, thereby affecting the overall value of the unit trust.
Currency Risk / Foreign Exchange Risk
This risk is associated with investments that are denominated in foreign currencies. When the foreign currencies fluctuate against the South African Rand, the investments face currency gains or losses.
Concentration Risk
Unit Trusts pool the assets of many investors and use the proceeds to buy a portfolio of securities. There are regulations in place which limit the amount that a unit trust may invest in securities, thereby spreading the risk across securities, asset classes and companies.
Liquidity Risk
This relates to the ability of the unit trust to trade out of a security held in the portfolio at or near to its fair value. This may impact on liquidity and in the case of foreign securities, the repatriation of funds.
Credit Risk
Credit risk arises where an issuer of a non-equity security or a swap is unable to make interest payments or to repay capital. The Fund may be exposed to credit risk on the counterparties in relation to instruments such as cash, bonds and swaps that are not traded on a recognised exchange. The possibility of the insolvency, bankruptcy or default of a counterparty with which the Fund trades such instruments, could result in losses to the Fund.
Total Return Swaps Risk
This portfolio may invest in total return swaps. Total return swaps are unlisted instruments issued by a bank to provide the return of a specific index. Therefore, the equity exposure in this portfolio is derived through the total return swap and not by physically holding the equities in the portfolio. The value of the instrument is directly linked to the performance of the basket of assets per the index and will fluctuate in line with the daily market movements.
Inflation Risk
The risk of potential loss in the purchasing power of your investment due to a general increase of consumer prices.
Tax Risk
This risk relates to any change to tax laws or to the interpretation of existing tax laws which has an impact on the manner in which unit trusts are taxed.
Compliance Risk
This refers to the risk of not complying with the legislation, regulations, prescribed investment limits and internal policies and procedures by the manager or the portfolio manager.
Political Risk
The risk that investment returns could suffer as a result of a country’s political changes or instability in the country. Instability could come from changes in the country’s government, policy makers or military.
Average Weighted Costs
The average weighted cost of underlying funds is calculated using the latest available Total Investment Charges (TIC) of the underlying funds and their static weightings at month end on the selected Platform. This will vary daily as the actual weightings of the underlying funds fluctuate. The abovementioned fees include VAT but exclude Investment manager, Financial Advisor, Consulting and Platform fees.
*Returns are net of Total Investment Charges (TIC) and for periods greater than one year the returns have been annualised. Returns prior to launch of the portfolio are simulated based on the returns of the underlying funds at their weightings. Post launch returns are simulated based on the current weightings of the initial investment on the selected Platform, where applicable.
**Underlying TIC is calculated using the sum of the latest available Total Expense Ratio (TER) and Transaction Cost (TC) of each of the underlying funds and their static weightings at month end on a selected Platform. Underlying TIC varies daily as the actual weightings of the underlying funds fluctuate and is not an explicit cost to the investor. It includes VAT but excludes Investment Manager, Financial Advisor, Consulting and Platform fees. TIC is defined as the sum of the TER and TC. Total Expense Ratio (TER) represents the percentage of the value of each underlying fund which was incurred as expenses relating to the administration of that fund over a rolling 3 year period and annualised. Transaction Cost (TC) represents the percentage of the value of each underlying fund which was incurred as costs relating to the buying and selling of the assets in that fund over a rolling 3 year period and annualised.
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