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Collective Investment Schemes Control Act, 2002 (Act No. 45 of 2002)

Board Notices

Determination on the requirements for hedge funds

Part 3 : Retail Hedge Fund

6. Liquidity and repurchases

 

(1) A manager may borrow up to ten per cent of the value of a portfolio for liquidity purposes in respect of the repurchase of participatory interests.

 

(2) A manager may not encumber any assets of a portfolio, except for investment purposes.

 

(3) A manager must have an appropriate framework to measure and manage the liquidity risk of each portfolio against its repurchase obligations.

 

(4) A manager must implement and maintain a repurchase policy, which policy must provide for—
(a) a level of liquidity for each portfolio that would enable the manager to repurchase participatory interests within one calendar month of receipt of an investor instruction to repurchase;
(b) subject to subparagraph (5), the circumstances under which the manager may suspend repurchase of participatory interests.

 

(5) A manager may only suspend the repurchase of participatory interests—
(a) in exceptional circumstances and when in the interest of investors; and
(b) in accordance with the Notice of Suspension of Repurchase of Participatory Interests by Manager of Collective Investment Scheme In Securities prescribed by the registrar under section 114(3)(f) of the Act.

 

(6) A manager must inform the registrar of any suspension of the repurchase of participatory interests without delay.

 

(7) Where the inclusion of a derivative results in an immediate or future commitment for a portfolio, the following liquidity requirements apply—
(a) for a derivative that may require settlement in cash, the portfolio must at all times hold sufficient assets in liquid form to effect the required settlement; and
(b) for a derivative that requires physical settlement, the portfolio must hold the physical asset or hold sufficient assets in liquid form to cover the full payment obligation for the physical asset.

 

(8) A manager must conduct a self-assessment exercise of each portfolio to determine its adequate exposure calculation (value-at-risk or commitment approach).