Merchant West SCI Cautious Fund
MULTI ASSET FUNDS
Merchant West SCI Cautious Fund
This Fund is suitable for a conservative investor seeking long-term capital growth with limited exposure to higher risk assets and downside volatility. The Fund is managed in accordance with regulations governing pension funds (Regulation 28).
The Fund is a cautious managed portfolio. In selecting investments for the Fund, the Manager will seek to follow an investment policy which reflects a spread of investments aiming at income and capital growth associated with a cautious risk profile. The Fund has a maximum effective equity exposure limit of 40% and can invest locally as well as up to 45% offshore.
Portfolio Managers
Raymond Shapiro
Portfolio Manager
Raymond Shapiro
Portfolio Manager
Andrew Dowse
Portfolio Manager
Andrew Dowse
Portfolio Manager
FUND STRATEGY
The manager may invest across the full spectrum of securities, and includes equities, participatory interests in collective investment schemes in property, loan stock listed on exchanges, nonequity securities, preference shares, bonds, money market instruments and assets in liquid form. The manager may from time to time invest in participatory interests in portfolios of collective investment schemes registered in the Republic of South Africa and which are consistent with the portfolio’s primary objective. The equity limits will be aligned with that of the Asisa Fund Classification: SA – Multi Asset – Low Equity. The portfolio may invest in financial instruments, in accordance with the provisions of the Act, and the Regulations thereto, as amended from time to time, as well as in offshore investments as permitted by legislation, in order to achieve the portfolio’s investment objective.
ASISA FUND CATEGORY
South African - Multi Asset - Low Equity
BENCHMARK
ASISA Category Avg: SA Multi-Asset Low Equity
INCEPTION DATE
3 January 2012
REGULATION 28
Yes
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Frequently Asked Questions
Tax-free investing does not require payment of tax on interest and dividends earned, nor on capital gains. In a tax free investment, you may invest up to R36 000 per tax year and up to R500 000 over your lifetime.
Yes you may withdraw from a tax-free investment. After withdrawing a portion, you cannot reinvest more to your investment if you’ve already contributed to the maximum limit for that tax year.
The exact minimum investment amount is listed on the fund fact sheet however, the general minimum lump sum deposit is R10 000.00.
The exact minimum investment amount is listed on the fund fact sheet however, the general minimum monthly investment amount of R500.00
Yes, the exact minimum investment amount is listed on the fund fact sheet however, the general minimum lump sum deposit is R10 000.00 and a monthly investment minimum amount of R500.00
Yes, you are able to change your monthly recurring debit order – provided it’s not less than the minimum of the fund you are invested in. You’re also able to make additional investments and withdraw money at any time. You can do this online via Secure Services, rather than through Smart Invest itself.
Note: If a debit order collection date falls on a non-business day, we will collect it on the first available business day thereafter.
Once you commit to investing, you have the option of paying a lump sum amount once off or a lump sum payment as often as you would like. The minimum lump sum deposit is R10 000.00. You may invest monthly at a minimum of R500.00.
No notice is required to withdraw money from a unit trust investment. It takes 2 – 3 business days for a withdrawal instruction to be processed from the time the instruction is successfully submitted.
We don’t charge performance fees and the cost of our portfolios averages as the lowest in the market within active fund management. To view all the fees charged, read through the Fund Fact Sheet available on this site alongside the Fund.
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