ADVISORY BUSINESS A. Describe your advisory firm, including how long you have been in business. Identify your
principal owner(s).
Coronation Fund Managers Limited (“CFM”), the group holding company and ultimate parent of the
Adviser, was formed on 1 July 1993 and is one of the largest independent asset managers in South Africa.
CFM is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, with no single investor owning more than 12%
of the shares in issue. The firm currently manages in excess of $39 billion in total AUM, however
only a small percentage of that is assets of US persons.
Staff own roughly 24% of the business and all staff are encouraged to view themselves as co-
owners and stakeholders. We accordingly regard ourselves as an owner-managed business with
the senior staff partners comprising of 8 individuals, 5 of whom actively manage money.
CFM has offices in South Africa, Ireland and the United Kingdom managing a significant portion of
South Africa’s long-term savings as well as assets on behalf of international institutional clients.
This Form ADV Part 2A discloses all required information with regard to the advisory services provided
by CIMI to US clients and investors and does not reflect the business of CIMI in total. CIMI also advises
a number of non-US clients and investors in additional strategies which are not available in the US.
B. Describe the types of advisory services you offer. If you hold yourself out as specializing in a particular
type of advisory service, such as financial planning, quantitative analysis, or market timing, explain the
nature of that service in greater detail. If you provide investment advice only with respect to limited types
of investments, explain the type of investment advice you offer, and disclose that your advice is limited to
those types of investments.
We are an independent asset management company offering traditional long-only strategies. We offer
institutional US investors a Global Emerging Markets Equity Strategy in the form of segregated mandates
and private funds, the Coronation Global Emerging Markets Equity Fund, which is registered as an
Alternative Investment Fund in Ireland and Coronation Global Emerging Markets Fund, which is
registered as a UCITS Fund in Ireland (the “Funds”). Portfolio management services are provided to
Coronation Global Fund Managers (Ireland) Limited (“CGFMIL”), an SEC registered affiliated
investment adviser, through a sub-advisory agreement with CIMI and to investors directly in terms of an
investment management agreement
C. Explain whether (and, if so, how) you tailor your advisory services to the individual needs of
clients. Explain whether clients may impose restrictions on investing in certain securities or types
of securities.
Apart from Separately Managed Accounts (“SMAs”), we do not tailor our advisory services, investment
objectives, or strategies for individual investors. Detailed information regarding the Fund’s restrictions is
contained in the relevant Fund’s prospectus.
With respect to SMAs the terms of such relationship, including any investment restrictions, are
individually agreed. We offer investment strategies that meet the various needs of our clients. We prefer
solutions that align our best investment view with the individual objectives of our clients. All portfolios
and investment products reflect the same basic investment views and leverage off our centralized
investment process.
Unlike investors in the private funds, SMA clients may impose reasonable mandates, guidelines, or
restrictions relating to investments. For example, SMA clients may impose limits on concentration, risk,
exposure, and liquidity that may be different from those in the Funds. An SMA client directly owns the
positions in its account, therefore, the client will typically have full, real-time transparency to all
transactions and holdings in such account, and may be better able to assess the future prospects of a
portfolio that is substantially similar to the portfolios of the CIMI private fund. The account owner in an
SMA typically has the right to withdraw all or a portion of their capital from such managed account on
shorter notice and/or with more frequency than the terms applicable to an investment in the private
funds. CIMI may advise other SMA clients in the future.
In addition, CIMI may provide certain investors information related to the portfolio (such as holdings)
with greater frequency than it generally provides to fund investors. Such requests are requested by
investors. CIMI will provide this information to other investors on request.
D. If you participate in wrap fee programs by providing portfolio management services, (1) describe the
differences, if any, between how you manage wrap fee accounts and how you manage other accounts, and (2)
explain that you receive a portion of the wrap fee for your services.
CIMI does not participate in wrap fee programs.
E. If you manage client assets, disclose the amount of client assets you manage on a discretionary basis and
the amount of client assets you manage on a non-discretionary basis. Disclose the date “as of” which you
calculated the amounts.
CIMI manages assets for US investors on a discretionary basis only. Total assets under management as
at 1 October 2019 is $7,799,025,028 and for our products offered to US investors is $3,083,234,435.
The assets of US investors in those products is $1,281,553,961 and separately managed US accounts
amount to $293,778,244.
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FEES AND COMPENSATION A. Describe how you are compensated for your advisory services. Provide your fee schedule. Disclose
whether the fees are negotiable.
Fees charged to the Fund investors are based on the size of individual client assets. A full
description of the fees is disclosed in the Fund’s prospectuses. A copy of the fee table is included
below, as at 1 October 2019. Fees are not negotiable for clients investing in the fund.
Coronation Global
Emerging Markets Fund (A Class)
Coronation Global Emerging Markets Equity Fund (B Class)
Benchmark
MSCI Emerging Markets
Index
MSCI Emerging Markets
Index
Hurdle rate
MSCI Emerging Markets
Index
MSCI Emerging Markets
Index
Management fee p.a. 1.40% 0.85%
Performance fee p.a. N/A N/A
Performance fee cap p.a. N/A N/A
Class Z is offered to institutional investors and is a zero fee-paying class of units. These clients contract their
fees outside of the fund by way of a side letter agreement and can choose between an option of a flat rate
fee or a performance related fee.
We operate on a “Most Favored Nations” basis whereby clients investing a similar amount, with similar
investment objectives, restrictions and liquidity terms, should be charged a similar fee through the cycle
regardless of whether the fee is structured as a fee related to performance or not. All fees for segregated
mandates are negotiable on a client by client basis.
B. Describe whether you deduct fees from clients’ assets or bill clients for fees incurred. If clients may select
either method, disclose this fact. Explain how often you bill clients or deduct your fees.
Clients invested in separately managed accounts are given the choice between having fees deducted
directly from the managed assets or being billed separately. In addition, institutional clients of sufficiently
large size invested in the Fund are also offered the choice of having fees deducted directly from managed
assets or being billed separately. For smaller clients, management fees are paid from the managed assets
of the client with the frequency determined by the dealing frequency of the Fund.
Basic management fees are typically accrued on a monthly basis while performance fees accrue either
monthly, quarterly, bi-annually or annually. Basic management fees and monthly performance fees are
typically charged on the market value of the client’s assets. Periodic performance fees are charged on the
average market value of the performance measurement period.
C. Describe any other types of fees or expenses clients may pay in connection with your advisory services,
such as custodian fees or mutual fund expenses. Disclose that clients will incur brokerage and other
transaction costs, and direct clients to the section(s) of your brochure that discuss brokerage.
Clients pay all brokerage fees, taxes, levies, audit charges, administration charges, custodian charges, bank
charges and all other costs reasonably incurred in the management and administration of their portfolios.
D. If your clients either may or must pay your fees in advance, disclose this fact. Explain how a client may
obtain a refund of a pre-paid fee if the advisory contract is terminated before the end of the billing period.
Explain how you will determine the amount of the refund.
Clients are not required to pay fees in advance.
E. If you or any of your supervised persons accepts compensation for the sale of securities or other
investment products, including asset-based sales charges or service fees from the sale of mutual funds,
disclose this fact and respond to Items 5.E.1, 5.E.2, 5.E.3 and 5.E.4.
We focus solely on asset management and all fees received are as a result of the management of
investment portfolios. We receive no other compensation.
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PERFORMANCE-BASED FEES AND SIDE-BY-SIDE MANAGEMENT If you or any of your supervised persons accepts performance-based fees – that is, fees based on a share of
capital gains on or capital appreciation of the assets of a client (such as a client that is a hedge fund or other
pooled investment vehicle) – disclose this fact. If you or any of your supervised persons manage both
accounts that are charged a performance-based fee and accounts that are charged another type of fee, such as
an hourly or flat fee or an asset-based fee, disclose this fact. Explain the conflicts of interest that you or your
supervised persons face by managing these accounts at the same time, including that you or your supervised
persons have an incentive to favor accounts for which you or your supervised persons receive a performance-
based fee, and describe generally how you address these conflicts.
The Fund:
Management and performance fees are disclosed in the Fund’s prospectus. As of 1 October 2019, the funds
no longer charge performance-based fees.
Separately Managed Accounts:
Investors are offered a choice of either a flat fee or a performance-based fee. Both the flat fee and the
performance-based fees are structured such that they generate more or less the same fee over a 3 to 5-
year cycle, provided we meet our performance objectives.
Conflicts of interest:
There are apparent conflicts of interest when managing accounts with similar mandates that are subject to
different fee structures. CIMI mitigates these conflicts by managing portfolios in the same manner
irrespective of the fee and fee methodology. There is a dedicated Implementation Team that is responsible
for the fair allocation of investment opportunities across client accounts and fees or fee methodologies play
no part in the allocations.
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TYPES OF CLIENTS Describe the types of clients to whom you generally provide investment advice, such as individuals, trusts,
investment companies, or pension plans. If you have any requirements for opening or maintaining an
account, such as a minimum account size, disclose the requirements.
It is important to note that we do not have a retail (individual investor) strategy outside of South Africa. Outside
South Africa (including with respect to the United States) we only target sophisticated/institutional investors.
In the United States we only seek to take on clients/investors who satisfy the “accredited investor” and
“qualified purchaser” criteria. The vast majority of all international client/investor flows are obtained via
international asset consultants.
In South Africa, our institutional clients include pension funds.
The minimum investment amounts for the Global Emerging Markets Equity Strategy is $2 million and $15,000
for the Global Emerging Markets Fund (for an investment in the Funds) and $150 million for a segregated
mandate.
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METHODS OF ANALYSIS, INVESTMENT STRATEGIES AND RISK OF LOSS A. Describe the methods of analysis and investment strategies you use in formulating investment advice or
managing assets. Explain that investing in securities involves risk of loss that clients should be prepared to
bear.
As mentioned in Item 4, investment management services are provided by CIMI to clients of CGFMIL
via a sub-advisory agreement or may be provided to clients directly in terms of an investment management
agreement. This item describes the methods of analysis, investment strategies, and risk of loss surrounding
the services to be provided by CIMI. Investing in securities involves a risk of loss that clients should be
prepared to bear. CIMI has a single investment philosophy upon which all of our investment strategies
are managed, and which is deeply ingrained in the entire Investment Team and investment process.
This is the same philosophy by which we have been successfully managing money in South Africa for over
two decades.
CIMI is a long-term, valuation-driven investment house. Its aim is to identify mispriced assets trading at
discounts to their long term business value (fair value). Its focus is on through-the-cycle normalized
earnings or cash flow.
CIMI is an active, bottom-up stock picker with a disciplined evaluation of company fair value based on
extensive fundamental research. We do our own detailed proprietary research.
CIMI does not equate risk with tracking error or divergence to a benchmark but rather as a permanent
loss of capital.
Investment thesis:
Its investment thesis is that markets are inefficient (largely driven by different investor time horizons) and
hence frequently misprice assets, and CIMI’s job is to identify those assets that have been mispriced by
the market. This is very much the Shiller (2003)1 point of view on the behavior of markets. Hence, CIMI
determines the long term value of a company - this valuation of a company overrides everything
(including quality of company) and will dictate CIMI’s buy and sell decisions.
The framework it uses to implement this investment thesis is the foundation of CIMI’s investment
approach:
• It values businesses by calculating their long term earnings stream
• It applies, what it believes to be an appropriate rating to these earnings to account for risk and
opportunity as we aim to capitalize this earnings stream into perpetuity
• It then buys and sells shares around this assessment of long term fair value, based on the risk
adjusted expected return of the share
It buys shares at significant discounts to CIMI’s assessment of their long term fair value and sells them
as they approach, what it believes to be, their fair value. As CIMI is truly focused on the value of a
company driven by long term earnings, it does not take cognizance of, or react to, short term news flow
or other short term market events.
1 Shiller, R.J., 2003, “From Efficient Markets Theory to Behavioral Finance”,
Journal of Economic Perspectives, Volume 17,
Number 1, Winter, 83-104.
CIMI’s investment thesis is consistently applied across all the products it manages. The philosophy was
first introduced by the founding members of CFM (two of which are still actively managing money within
the team, namely, Louis Stassen and Anthony Gibson).
Alpha generation:
CIMI’s alpha is driven by bottom-up stock selection. This has worked well for it because:
• It applies a long term view in the determination of a company’s fair value. Here it focuses
significantly on normalized earnings or profits – going out on average 5 years (and not on
the next 6 months earnings or news flow).
• It sees itself as a disciplined buyer and seller of shares around the long term fair value.
Valuation overrides everything.
• CIMI’s experience in an emerging market has taught it key lessons in understanding how
to value businesses appropriately and focus on the most relevant information and risks. It
has also provided CIMI with some of the best training grounds for being disciplined
bottom-up investors in highly volatile macro and economic environments. It believes that
this has been invaluable in providing relevant experience in managing global emerging
market money.
• CIMI uses absolute, long term assessment of risk within each company valuation.
• CIMI is prepared to run concentrated portfolios with high conviction positions where
conviction exists.
• It is prepared to allocate the largest amount of portfolio to the highest conviction ideas
(it believes this adds the most value over time).
• It is selective about its universe and it strives to ensure that it understands the shares that
it owns in CIMI strategy particularly well.
B. For each significant investment strategy or method of analysis you use, explain the material risks involved.
If the method of analysis or strategy involves significant or unusual risks, discuss these risks in detail. If your
primary strategy involves frequent trading of securities, explain how frequent trading can affect investment
performance, particularly through increased brokerage and other transaction costs and taxes.
Coronation Global Emerging Markets
The investment strategy is relatively defensive because of CIMI’s valuation bias and insistence on
investing in good quality businesses. The portfolios are predominantly invested in large market
capitalization shares and hence liquidity risk is not of great concern. The investment criteria, which
consider company balance sheet, earnings and cash flow, market position and industry dynamics, will
form the strongest part of the investment risk controls.
Portfolio managers have the primary responsibility to oversee and manage risk within their portfolios
guidelines and limitations. There are clear limits on maximum stock sizes and country exposures. It does,
however, ensure that the portfolio risk metrics are monitored on a continuous basis by the Investment
Risk and Performance (“IRAP”) Team. They monitor exposure to macro variables, including currency
risk, and will provide feedback to the portfolio manager of any such risks. The portfolio manager will
then use this information as he or she deems appropriate.
The first level of risk management within the Fund involves the following agreement on limits such as those
set out below but in accordance with the agreement of the client for Segregated Mandates and in accordance
with the Fund Prospectus.
Concentration limits:
o
Individual position limit is 10%
o
Country limit is 40%
o
Maximum developed market exposure is 25%
Concentration limits are monitored by the Implementation and IRAP Teams as they form part of the
investment restriction monitoring process.
Other risks:
• Political and regulatory risk
o
Regular assessment of non-quantitative risks such as political and regulatory risks built into
discount rate
o
Different discount rates used for different emerging market countries
Political and regulatory risk is discussed and monitored within the GEM Investment Team and research
process. Gavin Joubert, as lead portfolio manager, is ultimately responsible for ensuring that these elements
are properly captured within the valuation of the country and company.
• Liquidity risk
o
Monitored daily
o
Bias towards large market capitalization shares
Investment restriction compliance is monitored by the Implementation and IRAP Teams on a daily basis.
CIMI is truly a long-term investor and take a 5 year view. It does not base investment decisions on short-
term news flow.
C. If you recommend primarily a particular type of security, explain the material risks involved. If the type of
security involves significant or unusual risks, discuss these risks in detail.
Global Emerging Markets
Securities are selected from the broader emerging market universe. This includes all shares listed on the
exchanges of emerging markets as well as shares that are listed on developed market exchanges, but
derive at least 40% of their revenue or earnings from emerging economies. Companies with a market
capitalization of over $250 million are looked at, with the portfolio typically focusing on medium to larger
capitalized securities.
Given the large opportunity set in emerging markets, we tend to focus on businesses that we believe are
of average quality and above (in terms of quality of management, long-term franchise value, macro risks,
stability and predictability of cash flow and earnings). There are two exceptions to this above average
preference - resources and banks. These are lower quality businesses but are included in our investment
universe because we have expertise in analyzing them in South Africa stretching back 25 years (in the case
of resources) and we believe the runway for growth is very long term in nature (in the case of banks) due to
very low financial services penetration
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DISCIPLINARY INFORMATION If there are legal or disciplinary events that are material to a client’s or prospective client’s evaluation of your
advisory business or the integrity of your management, disclose all material facts regarding those events.
A. A criminal or civil action in a domestic, foreign or military court of competent jurisdiction in which your
firm or a management person
1. was convicted of, or pled guilty or nolo contendere (“no contest”) to (a) any felony; (b) a misdemeanor
that involved investments or an investment-related business, fraud, false statements or omissions,
wrongful taking of property, bribery, perjury, forgery, counterfeiting, or extortion; or (c) a conspiracy to
commit any of these offenses;
2. is the named subject of a pending criminal proceeding that involves an investment-related business,
fraud, false statements or omissions, wrongful taking of property, bribery, perjury, forgery, counterfeiting,
extortion, or a conspiracy to commit any of these offenses;
3. was found to have been involved in a violation of an investment-related statute or regulation; or
4. was the subject of any order, judgment, or decree permanently or temporarily enjoining, or otherwise
limiting, your firm or a management person from engaging in any investment-related activity, or from
violating any investment-related statute, rule, or order.
Neither CIMI nor a management person has been or is currently involved in legal or disciplinary events
regarding criminal or civil action that is material to a client’s or prospective client’s evaluation of our
business.
B. An administrative proceeding before the SEC, any other federal regulatory agency, any state regulatory
agency, or any foreign financial regulatory authority in which your firm or a management person
1. was found to have caused an investment-related business to lose its authorization to do business; or
2. was found to have been involved in a violation of an investment-related statute or regulation and was
the subject of an order by the agency or authority
(a) denying, suspending, or revoking the authorization of your firm or a management person to act in
an investment-related business;
(b) barring or suspending your firm’s or a management person's association with an investment-
related business;
(c) otherwise significantly limiting your firm’s or a management person's investment-related activities;
or
(d) imposing a civil money penalty of more than $2,500 on your firm or a management person.
Neither CIMI nor a management person has been or is currently involved in legal or disciplinary events
before any regulatory agency that is material to a client’s or prospective client’s evaluation of our
business.
C. A self-regulatory organization (SRO) proceeding in which your firm or a management person
1. was found to have caused an investment-related business to lose its authorization to do business;
or
2. was found to have been involved in a violation of the SRO’s rules and was: (i) barred or
suspended from membership or from association with other members, or was expelled from
membership; (ii) otherwise significantly limited from investment-related activities; or (iii) fined more
than $2,500.
Neither CIMI nor a management person has been or is currently involved in legal or disciplinary events
before a self-regulatory organization that is material to a client’s or prospective client’s evaluation of our
business.
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OTHER FINANCIAL INDUSTRY ACTIVITIES AND AFFILIATIONS A. If you or any of your management persons are registered, or have an application pending to register, as a
broker-dealer or a registered representative of a broker-dealer, disclose this fact.
Neither CIMI nor a management person have an application pending to register or is registered as a
broker-dealer.
B. If you or any of your management persons are registered, or have an application pending to register, as a
futures commission merchant, commodity pool operator, a commodity trading advisor, or an associated
person of the foregoing entities, disclose this fact.
Neither CIMI nor a management person have an application pending to register or is registered as a
futures commission merchant, commodity pool operator or commodity trading advisor.
C. Describe any relationship or arrangement that is material to your advisory business or to your clients that
you or any of your management persons have with any related person listed below. Identify the related person
and if the relationship or arrangement creates a material conflict of interest with clients, describe the nature of
the conflict and how you address it.
1. broker-dealer, municipal securities dealer, or government securities dealer or broker
2. investment company or other pooled investment vehicle (including a mutual fund, closed-end
investment company, unit investment trust, private investment company or “hedge fund,” and offshore
fund)
3. other investment adviser or financial planner
4. futures commission merchant, commodity pool operator, or commodity trading advisor
5. banking or thrift institution
6. accountant or accounting firm
7. lawyer or law firm
8. insurance company or agency
9. pension consultant
10. real estate broker or dealer
11. sponsor or syndicator of limited partnerships.
As mentioned in Item 4 above, CFM is our holding company. We have material relationships with the
following companies which are also subsidiaries of CFM:
• Coronation Global Fund Managers (Ireland) Limited (“CGFMIL”), a limited liability company
incorporated in Ireland and regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland, which is the sponsor of a
number of Irish unit trusts whose management is delegated to CIMI pursuant to an investment
management agreement. CGFMIL is registered with the SEC as an investment advisor.
• Coronation International Limited, a UK based investment manager, authorized and regulated by the
UK Financial Conduct Authority with which we have entered into a sub-advisory agreement with
respect to some of the funds they manage.
• Coronation Asset Management (Pty) Ltd (“CAM”), a South African discretionary investment manager
regulated by the Financial Sector Conduct Authority. CAM is registered with the SEC as an investment
advisor.
• Coronation Management Company (RF) (Pty) Ltd, a South African collective investment schemes
company which is the sponsor of South African unit trusts whose management is delegated to CAM
pursuant to an investment management agreement.
• Coronation Alternative Investment Managers (Pty) Ltd. is a South African discretionary investment
manager, regulated by the Financial Sector Conduct Authority, formed for the purposes of managing
hedge fund strategies.
• Coronation Life Assurance Company Ltd, a registered long-term insurance company regulated by the
Prudential Authority.
CIMI is affiliated with another asset manager acting in Africa through a 40% strategic investment, namely
Namibia Asset Management Ltd, regulated by the Namibia Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority.
D. If you recommend or select other investment advisers for your clients and you receive compensation
directly or indirectly from those advisers that creates a material conflict of interest, or if you have other
business relationships with those advisers that create a material conflict of interest, describe these practices
and discuss the material conflicts of interest these practices create and how you address them.
As an independent asset management business, we do not recommend or select other investment advisers
for our clients, including our affiliates.
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CODE OF ETHICS A. If you are an SEC-registered adviser, briefly describe your code of ethics adopted pursuant to SEC rule
204A-1 or similar state rules. Explain that you will provide a copy of your code of ethics to any client or
prospective client upon request.
Description of “Code of Ethics”:
Introduction
We strive to be leaders in promoting the highest standards of ethics and professional excellence. High
ethical standards are critical to maintaining stakeholder trust in us, the financial markets and the
investment profession. By “stakeholders” we include the public, regulators, clients, prospective clients,
shareholders, employees, colleagues in the investment profession, and other participants in the global
capital markets.
Our Philosophy, Values and Culture
At the heart of CIMI’s philosophy and behavior is our commitment to clients. We are conscious that it
can take decades to build a track record and a reputation, and only minutes to destroy it. In all that we do,
we bear this in mind and the knowledge that client satisfaction is key to the sustainability of our business.
In recognition of this, we have developed a Client Charter. The Client Charter, together with our Six
Values, set out below, defines our philosophy, values and culture, and drives our behavior:
Client Charter
• We strive to always put our clients first
• We have an unwavering commitment to the long term
• We focus on producing top performance over all meaningful periods
• We are uncompromising about ethics
Six Values
• Ownership
• Always put clients first
• Long-term thinking
• Team-based organisation
• Always act with integrity
• Strong performance culture
All staff are required to conduct themselves in accordance with the Client Charter and the Six Values.
Other important information contained in the Code of Ethics:
(i) Reference to protection of confidential information.
(ii) Reference to related policies such as: Conflicts of Interest, Gifts and Inducements, Outside
Interests and Personal Account Investing, Insider Trading, Order Execution,
Transaction Costs Disclosure, Whistleblowing, Anti-Money Laundering and Financial
Crime, Fraud Prevention and Anti-Bribery and Treating Customers Fairly.
(iii) Annual Declaration
All staff are required to complete an Annual Declaration which includes, inter alia, the provision of
information and/or declarations in relation to:
• outside interests;
• broker statements;
• conflicts of interest;
• having understood and complied with the requirements of Coronation's Compliance
Policies, to the extent relevant to their roles and responsibilities;
• confidential information; and
• treating customers fairly.
The Compliance Department manages the Annual Declaration process, and reviews the information and
declarations for anomalies or inconsistencies.
(iv) Political Contributions: Coronation does not engage in any form of political or government
contributions.
To obtain a copy of our “Code of Ethics” or the “Personal Account Trading Policy”, contact us at +27
21 680 2000.
B. If you or a related person recommends to clients, or buys or sells for client accounts, securities in which
you or a related person has a material financial interest, describe your practice and discuss the conflicts of
interest it presents. Describe generally how you address conflicts that arise.
CIMI and its related persons do not recommend to clients, or buy or sell for client accounts, securities in
which it or its related persons have a material financial interest. Investment in CFM shares will be guided
by the investment management agreement or prospectus, as the case may be. We ensure that any such
investment is in line with our best investment view, and is impartial to any self-interest.
C. If you or a related person invests in the same securities (or related securities, e.g., warrants, options or
futures) that you or a related person recommends to clients, describe your practice and discuss the conflicts
of interest this presents and generally how you address the conflicts that arise in connection with personal
trading.
We have an “Outside Interests and Personal Account Investing Policy” to which all employees are
required to adhere, which includes the following:
• All employees must avoid any position in which their personal interests conflict with the interests of
CIMI or a CIMI client. The interests of CIMI’s clients will be given first priority at all times and
clients will not be disadvantaged by the Personal Account Investing of employees. On no occasion
will Personal Account Investing be permitted to adversely affect an employee’s ability to efficiently
perform and discharge his / her duties to CIMI or CIMI’s clients;
• Minimum 12 month holding period;
• Maintenance of an embargo list of securities in which no transactions are permitted due to inside
information;
• Restrictions on trading in CFM shares during closed periods or at other times considered to be
appropriate;
• Restrictions on employees applying for an IPO/private placement allocation when CIMI intends to
apply on behalf of client portfolios;
• Required processes to be followed, including pre-trade authorization and the use of prescribed
brokers;
• Measures to prevent front-running;
• Submission of investment confirmations and statements to the Compliance Department;
• Compliance administers the Personal Account Investing process and tests adherence to the Policy.
D. If you or a related person recommends securities to clients, or buys or sells securities for client accounts,
at or about the same time that you or a related person buys or sells the same securities for your own (or the
related person's own) account, describe your practice and discuss the conflicts of interest it presents. Describe
generally how you address conflicts that arise.
All CIMI employees will be required to complete the Personal Account Investment Form (“PAIF”) and submit
it to the Dealing, Implementation and Compliance Departments for authorisation and processing, as required
and in the prescribed manner. No Personal Account investing is permitted until all client orders are executed,
irrespective of limits in place.
Upon receipt of a PAIF, the Dealing Desk will email details of all proposed PA Investments to the entire
Investment Team and the Executive Committee prior to trade execution. We operate with complete
transparency in this regard. Should a member of the Investment Team or the Executive Committee raise any
relevant concern in relation to a proposed PA Investment (either because the house is contemplating a trade
or otherwise), the execution of the PA Investment will be put on hold until such time as any potential conflict
is no longer present. In this way, trade conflicts and front-running is avoided.
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BROKERAGE PRACTICES A. Describe the factors that you consider in selecting or recommending broker-dealers for client
transactions and determining the reasonableness of their compensation (e.g., commissions).
The brokerage process is overseen by CIMI but undertaken in the first instance by CAM, which provides
certain services to CIMI. CAM’s Risk Officer is responsible for managing our counterparty due diligence and
approval process. The Head of Dealing is responsible for proposing new brokers, and any proposed broker
is subject to the due diligence and approval process contained in the Counterparty and Credit Risk Policy.
CAM has established criteria that determine how it selects brokers. It identifies preferred brokers which
CAM believes are most likely to facilitate its goal of Best Execution. CAM ensures that brokers owe us a duty
of Best Execution, and have execution arrangements in place which satisfy its requirements to take all
reasonable steps to obtain, on a consistent basis, the best possible result for its clients.
Once a broker is approved, CAM’s Risk Officer conducts periodic reviews to ensure that brokers
continue to meet the approval criteria.
1. Research and Other Soft Dollar Benefits. If you receive research or other products or services other
than execution from a broker-dealer or a third party in connection with client securities transactions (“soft
dollar benefits”), disclose your practices and discuss the conflicts of interest they create.
Detailed qualitative research on companies around the world drives the investment decision making
process and forms the core of CIMI’s long term investment approach. Internal proprietary research is
the most important contributor to CIMI’s performance. It does however consume research from
executing brokers as well as research provided by third parties (“third party research”). Bundled research
is research that is generally made available in the investment management industry to all institutional
investors who conduct meaningful business with such brokers and third party research is generally
made available to institutional investors who are willing to pay an appropriate fee.
CIMI believes external research complements its internal research process as follows:
• Although proprietary research is CIMI’s most significant asset, it needs to be constantly
challenged to ensure it is robust and relevant in dynamic market conditions. This is, in part, done
through the consumption of research from third parties, enabling CIMI to continue delivering
the best possible results for its clients,
• External research can be used very effectively as a filter to screen companies or sectors that are
not likely to be attractive investments. This aids CIMI’s analysts so they spend more time
focusing on those opportunities that have the potential or most likely will generate excess
returns (alpha),
• Whether it is new investment techniques or research into new technologies, it is impossible for
one firm to cover every base. Ad hoc bespoke research on particular areas or subjects provided
by brokers is used to add enormous value to the investment process and therefore CIMI’s clients.
Comparing its proprietary research to external research helps CIMI to know when its views are
contrary to the market. Its detailed and transparent broker allocation and payment process ensures that
CIMI’s clients have access to quality research and that the needs of clients and external research providers
are matched.
CIMI pays for all external research costs in relation to its directly managed international strategies (including
its Global Emerging Markets strategy). CIMI does not consider research when directing brokerage for client
transactions.
a. Explain that when you use client brokerage commissions (or markups or markdowns) to obtain
research or other products or services, you receive a benefit because you do not have to produce or pay
for the research, products or services.
Please see our answer under 1) above.
b. Disclose that you may have an incentive to select or recommend a broker-dealer based on your
interest in receiving the research or other products or services, rather than on your clients’ interest in
receiving most favorable execution.
Please see our answer under 1) above.
c. If you may cause clients to pay commissions (or markups or markdowns) higher than those charged
by other broker-dealers in return for soft dollar benefits (known as paying-up), disclose this fact.
We do not engage in this practice. Please see our answer under 1) above.
d. Disclose whether you use soft dollar benefits to service all of your clients’ accounts or only those that
paid for the benefits. Disclose whether you seek to allocate soft dollar benefits to client accounts
proportionately to the soft dollar credits the accounts generate.
Please see our answer under 1) above.
e. Describe the types of products and services you or any of your related persons acquired with client
brokerage commissions (or markups or markdowns) within your last fiscal year.
Types of products and services include the following:
• Advice on order execution, execution strategies, market color and availability of buyers and
sellers.
f. Explain the procedures you used during your last fiscal year to direct client transactions to a
particular broker-dealer in return for soft dollar benefits you received.
CIMI does not have any soft dollar agreements in place for any of the international Strategies.
2. Brokerage for Client Referrals. If you consider, in selecting or recommending broker-dealers, whether you
or a related person receives client referrals from a broker-dealer or third party, disclose this practice and discuss
the conflicts of interest it creates.
We do not select brokers to derive any benefit from client referrals. Our brokerage selection process is
described above.
a. Disclose that you may have an incentive to select or recommend a broker-dealer based on your
interest in receiving client referrals, rather than on your clients’ interest in receiving most favorable
execution.
Not applicable, since we do not rely on broker-dealers to obtain client referrals.
b. Explain the procedures you used during your last fiscal year to direct client transactions to a
particular broker-dealer in return for client referrals.
We do not direct clients to a particular broker-dealer in return for client referrals.
3. Directed Brokerage.
a. If you routinely recommend, request or require that a client direct you to execute transactions through
a specified broker-dealer, describe your practice or policy. Explain that not all advisers require their
clients to direct brokerage. If you and the broker-dealer are affiliates or have another economic
relationship that creates a material conflict of interest, describe the relationship and discuss the conflicts
of interest it presents. Explain that by directing brokerage you may be unable to achieve most favorable
execution of client transactions, and that this practice may cost clients more money.
We do not request, recommend or require clients to direct us on execution of transactions. We do
not have any economic relationships with broker-dealers that create conflicts of interest. Directed
brokerage, in our experience hampers best execution.
b. If you permit a client to direct brokerage, describe your practice. If applicable, explain that you
may be unable to achieve most favorable execution of client transactions. Explain that directing
brokerage may cost clients more money. For example, in a directed brokerage account, the client may
pay higher brokerage commissions because you may not be able to aggregate orders to reduce
transaction costs, or the client may receive less favorable prices.
If a client provides us with specific instructions this may prevent us from taking the steps to obtain
the best possible result for the execution of client orders in respect of the elements covered by those
instructions.
CIMI does not participate in client directed allocation. Where clients direct brokerage, the resultant costs
might be much higher than it would have been had the client participated in the aggregation of orders.
B. Discuss whether and under what conditions you aggregate the purchase or sale of securities for various client
accounts. If you do not aggregate orders when you have the opportunity to do so, explain your practice and
describe the costs to clients of not aggregating.
“Aggregation of Orders” refers to the aggregation of multiple orders from different clients, for the same
traded securities and on the same terms (such as pricing or timing) for submission as a single order for
execution. CAM may aggregate CIMI client orders with other clients at such times as we consider appropriate,
taking into account our obligations to act in the interests of clients and to avoid conflicts of interest.
Instructions to trade on behalf of a client are passed to CAM’s trading desk by CIMI’s Portfolio Manager.
Client orders that are partially executed prior to a decision to aggregate such client orders with other client
orders get the full benefit of such partial execution. Furthermore, if, after a client order has been aggregated
with other client orders and such aggregated order has been partially executed, the trading desk is instructed
to either withdraw or change the balance of the order, then such withdrawal or change will not affect any
allocations to that order up to the time of instruction. A client’s participation in any further executions of the
aggregated order will simply be increased or reduced or terminated to reflect the CIMI Portfolio Manager’s
revised instruction.
Exceptions to the above principles may be warranted in particular circumstances. Significant exceptions will
be discussed with senior management and must be approved by senior management and documented.
Aggregation may delay the execution of a transaction, and may operate to the advantage or disadvantage of
clients on some occasions.
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REVIEW OF ACCOUNTS A. Indicate whether you periodically review client accounts or financial plans. If you do, describe the
frequency and nature of the review, and the titles of the supervised persons who conduct the review.
Funds and separately managed accounts are reviewed periodically by our investment professionals. We
monitor and analyze transactions, positions, investment levels and whether the portfolios are adhering to
investment mandates.
B. If you review client accounts on other than a periodic basis, describe the factors that trigger a review.
Accounts are reviewed on a periodic basis. In addition, a review of a client account may be triggered by
unusual activity or special circumstances. Client reports are sent on a monthly basis and are standard for
all clients, unless supplemented as agreed with a particular client / investor.
C. Describe the content and indicate the frequency of regular reports you provide to clients regarding their
accounts. State whether these reports are written.
Monthly investment statements are sent to individual investors in the Funds by the independent third
party administrator. Investors also receive a monthly report detailing investment performance data and
market information to investors and prospective investors. SMA client reports are sent on a monthly basis
and contain investment performance data and market information.
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CLIENT REFERRALS AND OTHER COMPENSATION A. If someone who is not a client provides an economic benefit to you for providing investment advice or
other advisory services to your clients, generally describe the arrangement, explain the conflicts of interest,
and describe how you address the conflicts of interest. For purposes of this Item, economic benefits include
any sales awards or other prizes.
We do not derive any economic benefit from persons who are not our clients for providing investment
advice or other advisory services.
B. If you or a related person directly or indirectly compensates any person who is not your supervised person
for client referrals, describe the arrangement and the compensation.
CIMI does not compensate any person for client referrals.
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CUSTODY If you have custody of client funds or securities and a qualified custodian sends quarterly, or more frequent,
account statements directly to your clients, explain that clients will receive account statements from the
broker-dealer, bank or other qualified custodian and that clients should carefully review those statements. If
your clients also receive account statements from you, your explanation must include a statement urging
clients to compare the account statements they receive from the qualified custodian with those they receive
from you.
CIMI does not custody cash or securities in separately managed accounts. All assets are held by qualified
un-affiliated custodians. In the event that CIMI has the authority to deduct fees from a particular US
client account, CIMI will seek to ensure that the qualified custodian holding the client’s assets sends
quarterly statements to the client (although in any event this occurs in the ordinary course of business).
In such cases, Clients should compare statements received from CIMI to statements received from their
custodian.
Further, pursuant to SEC guidance, the Custody Rule of Section 206(4)-2 of the Advisers Act does not
apply to non-US private funds managed by a non-US registered investment adviser.
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INVESTMENT DISCRETION If you accept discretionary authority to manage securities accounts on behalf of clients, disclose this fact and
describe any limitations clients may (or customarily do) place on this authority. Describe the procedures you
follow before you assume this authority (e.g., execution of a power of attorney).
All client portfolios that are managed on a discretionary basis are managed in accordance with investment
policies and restrictions detailed in the Funds’ prospectuses or, where the client has a separately managed
account, the client’s investment mandate.
Client take-on is governed by the Client Take On Policy and detailed operational onboarding procedures.
Included in the process are items like market openings, appropriate authorizations and legal agreements,
and satisfying client identification and verification requirements.
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VOTING CLIENT SECURITIES A. If you have, or will accept, authority to vote client securities, briefly describe your voting policies and
procedures, including those adopted pursuant to SEC rule 206(4)-6. Describe whether (and, if so, how) your
clients can direct your vote in a particular solicitation. Describe how you address conflicts of interest between
you and your clients with respect to voting their securities. Describe how clients may obtain information from
you about how you voted their securities. Explain to clients that they may obtain a copy of your proxy voting
policies and procedures upon request.
Clients may request a copy of our policy incorporating our Proxy Voting Guidelines and/or the manner
in which we voted their proxies by contacting us at +27 21 680 2000. We also publish our voting record
on our website.
In summary, CIMI’s fiduciary duty to clients requires us to examine each resolution offered and the
context in which it applies. Therefore, we consider, on a case-by-case basis, those factors that are in the
best interest of the client and may affect the value of the clients’ investments. For this reason, there may
be instances in which shares may not be voted in strict adherence to the Proxy Voting Guidelines. Any
decision to vote against management or abstain would usually be followed up by a letter or telephone call
to management explaining the reasons for doing so.
Unusual or contentious issues such as hostile takeovers or proposals are discussed with the Chief
Investment Officer and other senior investment managers. In addition, client and regulatory specific
reporting requirements must be adhered to.
CIMI has a Conflicts of Interest Management policy which would be applied to any conflict that may arise
in relation to voting on a client’s securities.
B. If you do not have authority to vote client securities, disclose this fact. Explain whether clients will receive
their proxies or other solicitations directly from their custodian or a transfer agent or from you, and discuss
whether (and, if so, how) clients can contact you with questions about a particular solicitation.
We have some clients who have elected to do their own proxy voting. In such cases, the client may
either elect to manage the proxy voting directly with their custodian or a transfer agent and we would
have no involvement in the voting process. Alternatively, the client may request that we obtain their
instructions and vote in accordance with their instructions. In these instances, we have implemented a
process in order to track and obtain instructions from the client. Client instructions are usually directed
to the fund manager or the client relationship manager who then requests/communicates the decisions
internally to the relevant people responsible for administering the proxy voting process.
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FINANCIAL INFORMATION A. If you require or solicit prepayment of more than $1,200 in fees per client, six months or more in advance,
include a balance sheet for your most recent fiscal year.
1. The balance sheet must be prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles,
audited by an independent public accountant, and accompanied by a note stating the principles used
to prepare it, the basis of securities included, and any other explanations required for clarity.
2. Show parenthetically the market or fair value of securities included at cost.
3. Qualifications of the independent public accountant and any accompanying independent
public accountant’s report must conform to Article 2 of SEC Regulation S-X.
Exception: You are not required to respond to Item 18.A of Part 2A if you also are: (i) a qualified custodian
as defined in SEC rule 206(4)-2 or similar state rules; or (ii) an insurance company.
A balance sheet is not required to be provided because we do not receive any payments in advance
.
B. If you have discretionary authority or custody of client funds or securities, or you require or solicit
prepayment of more than $1,200 in fees per client, six months or more in advance, disclose any financial
condition that is reasonably likely to impair your ability to meet contractual commitments to clients.
A balance sheet is not required to be provided because we do not serve as a custodian for client funds or
securities, and do not require any prepayment of fees from clients.
C. If you have been the subject of a bankruptcy petition at any time during the past ten years, disclose this
fact, the date the petition was first brought, and the current status.
If you are registering or are registered with one or more state securities authorities, you must respond to the
following additional Item.
We have not been subject to a bankruptcy petition.
ITEM 19 REQUIREMENTS FOR STATE-REGISTERED ADVISERS Not Applicable, CIMI is not state registered.
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