Investment Option Brochure July 2017
Important definitions Fee A1 Class This is an annual fee payable to financial advisors by Prescient for marketing and distribution services. This fee is included in the and will not reflect on investor statements. This is the fee charged by Prescient for managing or administering the Portfolio. This class includes the annual distribution fee. A2 (Clean Class) This is the fee charged by Prescient for managing or administering the Portfolio. Clean class fees are not used to pay an annual distribution fee to financial advisors ASISA ASISA Classification Benchmark Collective Investment Scheme ('CIS') Financial Advisor Fee Prescient Portfolio Regulation 28 Total Expense Ratio Association for Savings and Investments South Africa ASISA classifies portfolios that are registered with the FSB according to where they invest, either being locally or off-shore, and what they invest in (e.g. shares or bonds). An index or measure which is used to calculate the rate of return that a portfolio needs to achieve. A scheme which allows a number of investors to invest in a diversified portfolio of assets and in terms of which investors hold a participatory interest in such portfolio in the form of units, shares or other forms. Initial and/or ongoing fees negotiated with the investor that is payable to the duly appointed financial advisor in addition to the Fee and the. Prescient Management Company (RF) Limited, or Prescient Life (RF) Limited; Prescient Umbrella Provident ; Prescient Umbrella Pension, Prescient Retirement Annuity, Prescient Preservation Pension or Prescient Preservation Provident, whichever is relevant. A group of assets, including any amount in cash, in which investors may choose to invest. The portfolio may be offered under a CIS, or may be offered by a registered long-term insurer. Regulation 28 of the Pension s Act determines investment limits that are considered suitable for retirement savings purposes. Some Portfolios are managed to comply with these limits. The total expense ratio ('TER') is a measure of the expenses that are incurred in the administration of a portfolio such as audit fees, annual management fees (whether fixed or performance based), trustee fees, VAT, etc. Negotiable advisor fees are not reflected in the TER. A high TER does not imply a poor return, nor does a low TER imply a high return.
Important Notes 1 2 3 4 6 Prescient does not charge an initial fee. Should you agree to an initial advisor fee with your appointed financial advisor, the relevant fee, subject to the maximum limits herein, must be indicated on the application form and will be paid by the investor to the advisor before the contribution is invested. Contributions are invested net of this fee. Should you agree to an annual advisor fee being paid to your financial advisor for financial services rendered to you, the relevant fee, subject to the maximum limits herein, must be indicated on the application form and will be paid via a sale of units. This fee will reflect on the investor statement. All fees quoted herein are exclusive of VAT. s due from the Investment Options may be paid out or are automatically reinvested. Please refer to the Terms and Conditions of the relevant Prescient Product. Each Investment Option set out herein may have more than one class available. It is important for investors to understand that the class they select will determine whether the fees payable are fixed or are negotiable and how the fees are deducted. Certain fee classes will pay the Fee to financial advisors. Financial Advisor Fees agreed to by the investor will be in addition to the Fee. Your financial advisor must disclose all fees payable to him/her/it to you.
Portfolio Name ASISA Classification Objective Risk Rating Benchmark Reg 28 Compliant? Income Frequency A1 Class Fee A2 (Clean Class) Prescient Absolute Balanced Multi Asset - High Equity The aims to return CPI + % per annum over a full market cycle with less capital risk than the average balanced fund. 3 Headline CPI +% Yes March 1.00% 0.3% 0.6% Prescient Absolute Defensive Multi Asset - Low Equity 'The aims to return CPI + 4% per annum through a full market cycle while providing stability by aiming never to lose capital over any rolling 12 month period. 2 Stefi Call 110% 80% FTSE/JSE Africa Shareholder Weighted Index (SWIX) 20% Yes March n/a n/a 0.0% Prescient Africa Equity Feeder Regional - Equity - General The invests in listed equity markets across Africa, excluding South Africa. It aims to achieve returns above the Nedbank All Africa Top 100 ex South Africa Index by investing in shares that are showing value relative to their trading price. Nedbank All Africa Top 100 ex SA (Rand) No March 1.00% 0.1% 0.8% Prescient Balanced The aims to achieve significant real returns over the long term and to outperform the average South African South African Multi balanced unit trust fund over a full market cycle by Asset - High Equity maintaining meaningful exposure to growth assets like equities. 4 FTSE/JSE SWIX 40.2% JSE All Bond 17% SteFi Call 12.7% MSCI World Index 9.7% US 1 MonthTB.2% Yes March 0.4% n/a 0.30% Prescient Bond QuantPlus Interest Bearing - Variable Term The aims to generate returns above the JSE All Bond Index over time, utilising active bond management combined with strategies which aim to reduce risk over time. 2 JSE All Bond Index No March September 0.7% 0.2% 0.0% Prescient China Balanced Feeder Regional - Multi Asset - Flexible The aims to generate capital growth and to outperform Chinese inflation by 3% over the long-term. Returns can be volatile. China CPI + 3% No March (all income is reinvested) 0.0% n/a 0.0% Prescient Core Equity Equity - General The aims to deliver returns close to the FTSE/JSE Africa Shareholder Weighted Total Return Index SWIX at low cost. Although the is structured similarly to the SWIX, it can out / underperform by small amounts over time. FTSE/JSE Africa Shareholder Weighted Index (SWIX) No March n/a n/a 0.30% Page 1 of 3 www.prescient.co.za
Portfolio Name ASISA Classification Objective Risk Rating Benchmark Reg 28 Compliant? Income Frequency A1 Class Fee Clean Class Prescient Equity Equity - General The aims to achieve returns above the FTSE/JSE Africa Shareholder Weighted Total Return Index (SWIX). The equity selection is done purely on a bottom-up basis and risk is actively managed in the portfolio construction process to eliminate undue stock specific risk. FTSE/JSE Africa Shareholder Weighted Index (SWIX) No March 1.00% 0.3% 0.6% Prescient Equity Defender Multi Asset - Flexible The aims to provide equity-like returns over the long term while aiming to have negative drawdowns that are much lower than the equity market over the shorter term. 3 80% FTSE/JSE Africa Top 40 Index 20% STeFi Call No March 1.00% 0.3% 0.6% Prescient Equity Income Equity - General The aims to provide an income from dividends that is greater than the FTSE/JSE Africa Shareholder Weighted Index by investing in shares that offer an attractive yield relative to the benchmark. It further aims to outperform the benchmark over the long-term. FTSE/JSE Africa Shareholder Weighted Index (SWIX) No March 1.00% 0.3% 0.6% Prescient Equity Top 40 The aims to outperform the FTSE/JSE Africa Top 40 index. Tracking error to the index is minimised in the Equity - Large Cap process. ALSI 40 Index No March 0.0% 0.20% 0.30% Prescient Flexible Fixed Interest Interest Bearing - Variable Term The aims to outperform both JSE All Bond Index and the STeFI Call Index over time, utilising active bond and cash management combined with strategies which aim to reduce risk over time. 1 JSE All Bond Index No March September n/a n/a 0.0% Prescient Global Equity Feeder Global - Equity General The is an actively managed global equity fund that aims to outperform MSCI World Index in rands over time. 4 MSCI World Index No March 0.0% (plus 1.00% in underlying fund) n/a 0.0% Prescient Global Income Provider Feeder Global - Multi Asset - Income The aims to generate real return in US dollars and is benchmarked to the US inflation rate, converted to Rands. 4 US 90 Day Treasury Bill No March 0.0% (plus 0.0% in underlying fund) n/a 0.0% Prescient Global Positive Return Feeder Global - Multi Asset - Medium The is priced in rands and aims to outperform G7 inflation in euro terms over time while aiming to limit capital losses. 4 EU Harmonised CPI + 1% No March 0.0% (plus 1.00% in underlying fund) n/a 0.0% Page 2 of 3 www.prescient.co.za
Portfolio Name ASISA Classification Objective Risk Rating Benchmark Reg 28 Compliant? Income Frequency A1 Class Fee Clean Class Prescient Income Provider Multi Asset - Income The aims to return inflation + 3% per annum through a full interest rate cycle while providing stability by aiming never to lose capital over any rolling 3 month period. 1 STeFI Call 110% Yes Monthly 0.7% 0.2% 0.0% Prescient Money Market Interest Bearing - Money Market The aims to achieve returns above the STefI Call Index, while minimising the risk of any underperformance. Importantly, the is managed conservatively and it aims to maintain capital stability and liquidity. 1 STeFI Call Deposit Index Yes Daily 0.3% 0.10% 0.2% Prescient Optimised Income Multi Asset - Flexible The aims to deliver returns that exceed the after-tax return of money market funds. It is managed conservatively and it aims to maintain capital stability and liquidity. 1 STeFi Call after statutory tax No Monthly 1.20% 0.2% n/a Prescient Positive Return QuantPlus Multi Asset - Medium The aims to outperform inflation +3% per annum over the medium term by generating consistent positive returns while protecting capital over rolling 12-month periods. 2 Headline CPI +3% Yes March 0.7% n/a 0.7% Prescient Property Equity Real Estate - General The offers efficient and cost effective exposure to listed property as represented by the FTSE/JSE SA Listed Property Index. Tracking error to the index is minimised in the process. FTSE/JSE Africa SA Listed Property Index No March 0.0% 0.10% 0.40% Prescient Yield QuantPlus Interest Bearing - Short Term The aims to achieve returns above the STefI Call Index and the average money market fund, while minimising the risk of any underperformance. Importantly, the is managed conservatively and it aims to maintain capital stability and liquidity. 1 STeFI Call Deposit Index Yes Monthly 0.0% 0.10% 0.40% Page 3 of 3 www.prescient.co.za
Disclaimer Collective Investment Schemes in Securities (CIS) should be considered as medium to long-term investments. The value may go up as well as down and past performance is not necessarily a guide to future performance. CIS s are traded at the ruling price and can engage in scrip lending and borrowing. The collective investment scheme may borrow up to 10% of the market value of the portfolio to bridge insufficient liquidity. A schedule of fees, charges and maximum commissions is available on request from the Manager. There is no guarantee in respect of capital or returns in a portfolio. A CIS may be closed to new investors in order for it to be managed more efficiently in accordance with its mandate. CIS prices are calculated on a net asset basis, which is the total value of all the assets in the portfolio including any income accruals and less any permissible deductions (brokerage, STT, VAT, auditor s fees, bank charges, trustee and custodian fees and the annual management fee) from the portfolio divided by the number of participatory interests (units) in issue. Forward pricing is used. The 's Total Expense Ratio (TER) reflects the percentage of the average Net Asset Value (NAV) of the portfolio that was incurred as charges, levies and fees related to the management of the portfolio. A higher TER does not necessarily imply a poor return, nor does a low TER imply a good return. The current TER cannot be regarded as an indication of future TER's. During the phase in period TER s do not include information gathered over a full year. Transaction Costs (TC) is the percentage of the value of the incurred as costs relating to the buying and selling of the 's underlying assets. Transaction Cost are a necessary cost in administering the and impacts the returns. It should not be considered in isolation as returns may be impacted by many other factors over time including market returns, the type of, investment decisions of the investment manager and the TER. A Money Market portfolio is not a bank deposit account and the price is targeted at a constant value. The total return is made up of interest received and any gain or loss made on any particular instrument; and in most cases the return will have the effect of increasing or decreasing the daily yield, but in the case of abnormal losses it can have the effect of reducing the capital value of the portfolio. The yield is calculated as a weighted average yield of each underlying instrument in the portfolio. Excessive withdrawals from the portfolio may place the portfolio under liquidity pressures and a process of ring-fencing of withdrawal instructions and managed pay-outs over time may be followed. A Feeder is a portfolio that invests in a single portfolio of a collective investment scheme which levies its own charges and which could result in a higher fee structure for the Where a current yield has been included for s that derive its income primarily from interest bearing income, the yield is a weighted average yield of all underlying interest bearing instruments as at the last day of the month. This yield is subject to change as market rates and underlying investments change. China Balanced Performance Fee: The charges a base and performance fee. Performance fees are payable on outperformance of the benchmark using a participation rate of 1%. A permanent high watermark is applied, which ensure that performance fees will only be charged on new performance. There is no cap on the performance fee. The Manager retains full legal responsibility for any third-party-named portfolio. Where foreign securities are included in a portfolio there may be potential constraints on liquidity and the repatriation of funds, macroeconomic risks, political risks, foreign exchange risks, tax risks, settlement risks; and potential limitations on the availability of market information. investor acknowledges the inherent risk associated with the selected investments and that there are no guarantees. Please note that all documents, notifications of deposit, investment, redemption and switch applications must be received by Prescient by or before 13:00 (SA), to be transacted at the net asset value price for that day. Where all required documentation is not received before the stated cut off time Prescient shall not be obliged to transact at the net asset value price as agreed to. Money market s are priced at 1pm all other s are priced at either 3pm or pm depending on the nature of the. Prices are published daily and are available on the Prescient website. Performance has been calculated using net NAV to NAV numbers with income reinvested. The performance for each period shown reflects the return for investors who have been fully invested for that period. Individual investor performance may differ as a result of initial fees, the actual investment date, the date of reinvestments and dividend withholding tax. Full performance calculations are available from the manager on request. For any additional information such as fund prices, brochures and application forms please go to www.prescient.co.za June 2017
Contact Details Management Company: Prescient Management Company (RF) (Pty) Ltd, Registration number: 2002/02260/07 Physical address: Prescient House, Westlake Business Park, Otto Close, Westlake, 794 Postal address: PO Box 31142, Tokai, 7966. Telephone number: 0800 111 899. E-mail address: info@prescient.co.za Website: www.prescient.co.za Trustee: Nedbank Investor Services Physical address: 2nd Floor, 16 Constantia Boulevard, Constantia Kloof, Roodepoort, 1709 Telephone number: +27 11 34 67 Website: www.nedbank.co.za. The Management Company and Trustee are registered and approved under the Collective Investment Schemes Control Act (No.4 of 2002). Prescient is a member of the Association for Savings and Investments SA. Investment Manager: Prescient Investment Management (Pty) Ltd, Registration number: 1998/023640/07 is an authorised Financial Services Provider (FSP 612) under the Financial Advisory and Intermediary Services Act (No.37 of 2002), to act in the capacity as investment manager. This information is not advice, as defined in the Financial Advisory and Intermediary Services Act (N0.37 of 2002). Please be advised that there may be representatives acting under supervision. Physical address: Prescient House, Westlake Business Park, 04 Otto Close, Westlake 794 Postal address: PO Box 31142, Tokai 7966 Telephone number: 021 700 3600 Website: www.prescient.co.za Signatory to the UN PRI