Sygnia Life Transnational Equity Fund

Investment objective and strategy
The Sygnia Life Transnational Equity Fund is a unique investment vehicle designed for South African investors who are limited by regulation from investing more than a specific amount offshore. The fund is actively managed and invests in JSE-listed equities with predominantly offshore revenue exposure, providing investors with exposure to diversified global growth opportunities. This can be a valuable asset for investors who are concerned about the potential for South African growth to stagnate.

Benchmark
FTSE / JSE All-Share Index (Code: J203T)

This fund has a 100% strategic allocation to South African equities but may include allocations to offshore equities. The risk of financial loss over the short term is therefore high. This risk is managed by spreading investments across sectors and individual shares. The high offshore revenue exposure diversifies the source of growth impacting the securities but also introduces currency risk.

Investors seeking to maximise their long-term returns while being able to withstand short-term market turbulence, and who are in their wealth-building phase in terms of capital accumulation. The fund is also suited to investors who wish to invest in a strategy that globally diversifies sources of revenue.

Sygnia charges an annual management fee, calculated and accrued daily and payable monthly in arrears. A higher TER does not necessarily imply a poor return, nor does a low TER imply a good return. The current TER may not necessarily be an accurate indication of future TERs. TCs are a necessary cost in administering the financial product and impact financial product returns. TCs should not be considered in isolation, as returns may be impacted by many other factors over time, including market returns, the type of financial product, the investment decisions of the investment manager and the TER.

Sygnia does not provide advice and therefore does not charge advice fees. If a financial planner is appointed, initial and ongoing advice fees may be payable as agreed upon between you and your financial advisor. The payments of these fees are facilitated by the linked investment service provider (LISP) and not directly by Sygnia.

Tax: Tax will be levied within the fund according to the relevant tax legislation. To view the tax implications, please review our Terms and Information document at www.sygnia.co.za.

Linked policies: The policy benefits of the linked policies are determined solely on the value of the assets or categories of assets to which the policies are linked. The value of investments may go down as well as up.

Performance: Past performance is not necessarily a guide to future performance. Performance is based on NAV-to-NAV calculations, with income reinvestments done on the ex- div date. Performance is calculated for the portfolio, and individual investor performance may differ as a result of initial fees, actual investment date, date of reinvestment and dividend withholding tax.

Guarantee: The Manager does not provide any guarantee with respect to either the capital or the return of the portfolio.

Other risks: The fund may from time to time invest in foreign countries and may therefore have risks regarding liquidity, the repatriation of funds, political and macroeconomic situations, foreign exchange, tax, settlement and the availability of information.

General: The Manager has the right to close any portfolios to new investors to manage the portfolios more efficiently in accordance with their mandates. The minimum disclosure document for this fund is available on our website: www.sygnia.co.za.

Product provider and manager: The Sygnia Group is a member of the Association for Savings and Investment SA. Sygnia Life Limited is an authorised financial services provider (FSP 2935) and licensed linked insurer (I197). Sygnia Asset Management (Pty) Limited is an authorised financial services provider (FSP 873) and is the appointed investment manager of the fund.