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

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Advertising, marketing and information disclosure requirements for collective investment schemes

Part V : Information Disclosure

15. General requirements for information disclosure

 

(1) A manager must ensure that disclosure of any information in respect of a collective investment scheme is fair, consistent, transparent and accurate.

 

(2) In order to achieve the objective of fair treatment of investors, a manager must ensure that disclosure of any information is provided in plain language which is concise, clear and not misleading.

 

(3) Subject to the requirement being provided for in the supplemental deed of a respective portfolio, a manager must disclose in all marketing material that the manager has a right to close the portfolio to new investors in order to manage it more efficiently in accordance with its mandate.

 

(4) A manager must disclose quarterly to an investor by way of an investor statement, the following minimum information—
(a) the series or class of assets invested in;
(b) the net asset value and participatory interest price multiplied by the number of notional participatory interests held in the portfolio;
(c) equalisation credit (where applicable);
(d) return for the quarter;
(e) transactions processed;
(f) subscriptions (new investments) and number of participatory interests;
(g) management fees; and
(h) performance fee / incentive fee.

 

(5) A manager must publish on its website quarterly, a general investor report, which must also be available to investors on request, that details—
(a) the number of participatory interests;
(b) net asset value per participatory interest;
(c) an analysis of the portfolio with reference to the extent to which it has or has not adhered to its policy objective;
(d) total expense ratio applicable to the portfolio;
(e) a statement of changes in the composition of the portfolio during the reporting period; and
(f) any additional information relevant for the portfolio, taking account of the requirements for the MDD.