Prince Street Capital Management LLC (“PSCM”), a Delaware limited liability company, is
an investment adviser with its principal place of business in New York, New York. On July
1, 2007, PSCM succeeded to the business of Prince Street Capital Management Inc., which
commenced operations as an investment adviser in January 2001 and had been registered
as an investment adviser with the SEC since April 1, 2004. PSCM was founded by David C.
Halpert. Substantially all of the equity of PSCM is owned by Mr. Halpert and other key
professionals of PSCM.
The Adviser (as defined below) provides investment advisory services on a discretionary
basis to clients, which are primarily commingled private investment funds intended for
institutional investors and other sophisticated investors and which are offered to
investors on a private placement basis pursuant to Rule 506(b) of Regulation D under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and to investors who are not
U.S. Persons, as defined by Regulation S under the Securities Act. The investment vehicles
are structured as limited partnerships or non‐U.S. corporations.
In connection with providing these investment advisory services, PSCM has been
appointed as the investment manager or investment adviser to four separate pooled
investment funds that invest primarily in Emerging and Frontier Markets (each, a “Prince
Street Fund” and collectively, the “Prince Street Funds”). The Prince Street Funds include
Prince Street International Ltd., Prince Street Opportunities Ltd., Prince Street
Institutional Ltd., and Prince Street Tamerlane Fund Ltd. each structured as a master‐
feeder structure, with the master funds and offshore feeders being Bermuda domiciled
entities, while the onshore feeders are Delaware limited partnerships.
Prince Street Capital Management Pte Ltd (“Prince Street Singapore”), a wholly owned
affiliate of PSCM, was granted a Capital Markets Service License on March 16, 2012 by the
Monetary Authority of Singapore pursuant to the Securities and Futures Act (CAP. 289) of
Singapore, as amended, to conduct the regulated activities of Fund Management, and
provides subadvisory services to PSCM. Prince Street Singapore, by virtue of relying on
the Adviser’s registration pursuant to the Advisers Act, is exempt from having to register
separately with the SEC.
PSCM acts as investment manager to each Prince Street Fund, while a related person of
PSCM acts as general partner or managing member to the onshore feeder fund of each
Prince Street Fund.
Unless otherwise indicated, references to “Prince Street” or the “Adviser” include PSCM,
Prince Street Singapore, and their affiliates. Each of the Prince Street Funds shall be
referred to as a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”. In addition, unless otherwise
indicated, references to “clients” shall refer to the Funds.
The Adviser or Prince Street Singapore may in the future provide advisory services, either
on a discretionary or non‐discretionary basis, to other commingled funds and/or managed
accounts on behalf of such institutional or sophisticated investors.
The Adviser tailors its advisory services in accordance with the investment objectives and
guidelines as set forth in the respective Governing Documents (as defined herein) of each
Fund. The Adviser has agreed in the investment management agreement with each Fund
to investment restrictions or guidelines with respect to the types or amounts of securities
or other financial instruments that may be purchased or sold to a particular client
account. The Adviser pursues different investment strategies for different client accounts.
In addition, certain client accounts may be subject to regulatory restrictions which affect
the portfolio.
The Adviser is generally granted broad investment authority with respect to the
management of its client accounts. The Adviser generally seeks to achieve the investment
objectives of the Funds primarily through investing in Emerging and Frontier Markets.
Investors and prospective investors in the Funds should refer to the appropriate
confidential memorandum, private placement memorandum or prospectus, limited
partnership agreement and other governing documents for each Fund (the “Governing
Documents”) for additional information on the investment objectives and guidelines with
respect to a particular Fund. There is no assurance that any of the Funds’ investment
objectives will be achieved.
The Adviser has in the past and may in the future enter into “side letters” or similar
agreements with certain investors in the Funds granting the investor different or more
favorable rights, including with respect to fees, redemption rights, access to information,
or other matters relating to the Fund.
As of January 31, 2019, the Adviser had approximately US $ 1,149,707,000 in client assets
under management, all of which was managed on a discretionary basis.
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Compensation and Fee Schedules
All investors should review the Governing Documents for the relevant Fund in conjunction
with this brochure for more complete information on the fees and compensation payable
with respect to a particular Fund.
The Adviser has executed either an investment management agreement or investment
advisory agreement with respect to each Fund that provides for the Adviser to receive a
management fee on the assets managed and/or an incentive allocation or fee based on
the performance of the Fund.
The basic fees charged to clients and investors in the Funds are currently a fixed annual
management fee generally equal to 0.9‐2.0% of net assets, payable monthly in arrears. In
addition, with respect to certain Funds, the Adviser receives an annual performance fee
or allocation up to a maximum of 20% of the amount by which the net value of each
account as of the end of each calendar year exceeds the net market value of the account
as of the beginning of the year or a high watermark, as applicable. In certain Funds, such
performance fee or allocation is subject to a hurdle, i.e., the Adviser may receive a
maximum of 20% of the amount the net value of such shares exceeds a pre‐determined
benchmark hurdle as of the end of each calendar year.
The management fee is usually deducted directly from the assets of each Prince Street
Fund account as such fees become payable, which is generally monthly in arrears. Upon
termination of any investor’s account, all management fees accrued as of the date of
termination will be payable. The performance fee or allocation, if any, is payable annually
in arrears, or upon termination of an investor’s account or withdrawal of capital from any
Prince Street Fund. Such amount will be deducted directly from the Prince Street Fund
and the relevant client’s account, if applicable.
In certain circumstances, the Adviser has agreed to advisory fees payable to the Adviser
by individual clients or investors in a Fund that are different than those stated in the
Governing Documents of the applicable Fund. In addition, the Adviser has waived fees for
investors that are principals, employees or affiliates of the Adviser. Investors in each Fund
should refer to the Governing Documents of the applicable Fund for additional
information on the advisory fees charged by the Adviser.
Some of the Prince Street Funds are permitted to charge investors a withdrawal fee of up
to 5% of the amount withdrawn within a certain period, which is paid to the fund as a
charge for early withdrawal or as a fee to cover the cost of the withdrawal.
Other Fees and Expenses
The Adviser’s clients are pooled investment vehicles (i.e., the Funds). Each Prince Street
Fund is responsible for its operating and other expenses relating to the Fund’s investment
program and operations, including: all accounting, tax, legal, compliance and regulatory
fees and expenses, including anti‐money laundering compliance and costs of preparing
some regulatory filings; organizational expenses; exchange fees; interest and other costs
in connection with margin accounts or other borrowings; borrowing charges on securities
sold short; custodial fees; trustee fees; brokerage commissions; bank service fees; interest
on loans and debit balances; taxes, if any (including without limitation, withholding or
capital gains taxes imposed by the United States and other countries, applicable to the
Prince Street Fund on account of its operations); insurance costs; and any other
reasonable expenses related to the management and operation of the Prince Street Fund
or the purchase, sale or transmittal of the Prince Street Fund’s assets as described in
greater detail in the Governing Documents for each Prince Street Fund. Each Prince Street
Fund also pays all other fees and expenses relating to the Fund’s directors, administrator,
corporate secretary, registrar and transfer agent. With respect to Prince Street Funds that
constitute a master‐feeder structure, each feeder fund bears a proportionate share of the
expenses associated with its related master fund. Prince Street Funds are also responsible
for the costs of research and data services (primarily through soft dollar arrangements as
further described in Item 12).
See “Brokerage Practices” below for more information on the factors the Adviser
considers in selecting or recommending broker‐dealers and determining the
reasonableness of their compensation.
The Adviser has in the past and may in the future invest the Funds in other pooled
investment vehicles, such as exchange traded funds. Such investment companies incur
their own expenses including investment management fees which are reflected in the
price at which the security is bought and sold. As such, the Adviser’s clients and investors
thereof incur two layers of fees – those directly borne by the private funds and those
borne by underlying pooled investment vehicle investments.
Transaction‐Based Compensation
Neither the Adviser nor its supervised persons receive any compensation with respect to
the purchase or sale of securities or other investment products by any Fund.
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Performance‐Based Fees
The Adviser ordinarily receives a performance‐based fee or a special allocation of profits
from each of its Funds as described above under “Fees and Compensation.” Different
client accounts are subject to different performance‐based compensation arrangements.
Please refer to the Governing Documents of each Fund for more complete information
on the “performance‐based fee” arrangements of each Fund.
The performance‐based allocation arrangements discussed above comply with Rule 205‐
3 under the Advisers Act. Performance‐based allocation arrangements received by the
Adviser may create an incentive for the Adviser to recommend investments that may be
riskier or more speculative than those that would be recommended under a different fee
arrangement.
The Adviser provides advisory services to client accounts with differing investment
philosophies, strategies and restrictions. As such, at times the Adviser makes apparently
conflicting investment decisions for its clients. Alternately, certain client accounts pursue
similar investment objectives, strategies and styles, and accordingly invest in the same or
similar securities. The Adviser has adopted and implemented policies and procedures
intended to address conflicts of interest relating to the management of multiple client
accounts, including the allocation of investment opportunities. It is the Adviser’s general
policy that all client accounts are treated fairly. The Adviser takes into consideration all
relevant factors potentially applicable to each client account. The Adviser considers some
or all of the following factors in allocating trades among client accounts: investment policies,
guidelines or restrictions applicable to each specific client account; the impact on trade
execution by (occasionally restrictive) market practices and settlement conventions of the
particular market in which a securities transaction occurs; tax considerations; cash
availability; liquidity requirements for payment of redemptions or other purposes; risk
tolerances; restrictions under ERISA or other applicable laws or regulations; available credit
lines; counterparty arrangements; account size; benchmark sector weightings; industry and
security weightings; and hedging objectives and activity. The Adviser’s procedures also
require the objective allocation of limited opportunities, such as initial public offerings. In
these situations, the securities available to the Adviser’s clients may be limited, or
deemed to be less liquid. While the Adviser endeavors to ensure fair and equitable
treatment of all clients, not all clients may participate in each limited opportunity, in order
to avoid unusually small allocations, or for other factors similar to those described above
with respect to allocations generally.
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Types of Clients
The Adviser provides advice to pooled investment vehicles. Investors in the Funds include,
from time to time, financial institutions, corporations, partnerships, endowments,
foundations, individuals, trusts, estates, pension or profit‐sharing plans and funds whose
securities are not publicly offered.
Although it does not currently do so, in the future the Adviser may also provide
investment management and supervisory services to separate account clients.
Minimum Investment Requirements
All investors in the Funds who are “U.S. Persons,” as defined under Regulation S under
the Securities Act must qualify as “accredited investors” as defined in Rule 501(a) of
Regulation D under the Securities Act, and “qualified purchasers” as defined in Section
2(a)(51) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company
Act”).
Generally, investors must invest a minimum of US $1,000,000 in order to invest in each
Prince Street Fund. The general partner or the directors of each Prince Street Fund, as
applicable, has waived the minimum investment amount for certain investors and may
do so in the future.
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Methods of Analysis
The Adviser utilizes a variety of methods and analysis and strategies to make investment
decisions in the course of managing the Funds. Specifically, the Adviser invests primarily
in Emerging and Frontier Markets on behalf of its clients. In order to achieve its
investment objective of capital appreciation on a long‐term compound basis, the Adviser
employs long and short investment strategies in this asset class. The Adviser also utilizes
an investment strategy that focuses on long term investments chosen with regard both
to growth prospects and valuation, with less concern for short term volatility in stock
prices, to achieve its absolute return investment objective.
The Adviser’s principal sources of information and analysis include quarterly and annual
reports, prospectuses, personal interviews with directors and officers of portfolio
companies, visits to portfolio companies, SEC and other public filings, financial
newspapers and magazines, research materials prepared by others, corporate rating
services, company press releases, general industry knowledge, contacts with other
participants in the relevant industry and financial markets, and general sources of
information about any broad macro‐economic or political considerations in any country.
The Adviser views country visits and meetings with company management as extremely
important sources of information and analysis that provide an essential foundation and
framework for making investment decisions on behalf of client accounts.
Material Risks
Although investments in Emerging and Frontier Markets may result in significant returns
for the Adviser’s clients, they also involve a substantial degree of risk. The Adviser
generally only accepts clients that it believes are able to bear the financial risk of the
investment strategy for an indefinite period of time and are able to sustain the loss of all
or a significant part of their investment.
Prospective clients and investors in the Funds should carefully review the risks described
in the Governing Documents for the relevant Fund, and should evaluate the merits and
risks of an investment in the context of their overall financial circumstances. The risk
factors below are not intended to be exhaustive and should be considered carefully by
prospective investors together with the full text of the applicable Governing Document
or client agreement.
Investment and Trading Risks in General
Investing in securities involves risk of loss of the entire amount invested which clients
should be prepared to bear. No guarantee or representation is made that any investment
program will be successful, and investment results may vary substantially over time. The
value of a client’s portfolio and the income (if any) derived from it, can go down as well
as going up. As noted previously, the Governing Documents of each Fund managed by the
Adviser provide a more detailed description of the risks associated with the Adviser’s
methods of analysis and investment strategies and techniques with respect to each Fund.
Investing in Emerging and Frontier Markets
Investing in Emerging and Frontier Markets involves additional risks when compared with
investments in developed markets. These risks include currency exchange rate
fluctuations, political and economic instability, foreign taxes and different regulatory,
auditing and reporting standards. The political, regulatory and economic risks inherent in
investments in Emerging and Frontier Markets are significant and may differ in kind and
degree from the risks presented by investments in all the world’s capital markets. These
may include greater price volatility, substantially less liquidity and controls on foreign
investment and limitations on repatriation of invested capital. Costs relating to
investment will also tend to be higher.
Risk Management
The Adviser is aware that while risk management is one of the most ambiguous terms in
portfolio management, the investment strategies employed by the Adviser on behalf of
its clients involve significant risks, such as the considerable and inherent political
uncertainty and instability of Emerging and Frontier Markets. It is in this context, that the
Adviser employs a combination of risk management guidelines, metrics and techniques
such as product diversification, concentration and liquidity analysis in an effort to address
and mitigate the impact of such investment risks. However, there can be no assurance
that any of the risk management techniques utilized by the Adviser on behalf of its client
accounts will be successful.
Leverage
Certain investment practices or trading strategies such as investment in financial and
commodity futures or derivative instruments may involve significant leverage. Leverage
can be employed in a variety of ways including direct borrowing, margining, short selling
and the use of futures, warrants, options and other derivative instruments. Generally,
leverage is used to increase the overall level of investment in a portfolio. Higher
investment levels may offer the potential for higher returns. However, this may expose
an investor to increased risk as leverage can increase a client account’s market exposure
and volatility. The risk posed by the use of leverage in futures contracts, options warrants
and other derivative instruments is that small movements in the price of the underlying
asset or index of a particular derivative instrument can result in large losses or profits.
Many derivatives are not traded on any exchange, and no assurance can be given that a
liquid market will exist for any particular futures contract or other derivative instrument
at any particular time. If assumptions made by the Adviser are wrong or if the financial
instruments do not work as anticipated, the relevant portfolio could lose more than if the
portfolio had not used such investment techniques.
Illiquid Assets
Certain investment positions may be or become illiquid. A portfolio may invest in
“restricted” or non‐publicly traded securities or thinly traded securities. It may not be
easy to dispose of such non‐publicly or thinly traded securities, and in some cases, there
may be contractual restrictions preventing the disposal of securities for a specified period
of time. An exchange or regulatory authority may suspend trading in a particular security
or contract, order immediate liquidation and settlement of a particular contract, or order
that trading in a particular contract be conducted for liquidation only. Such investments
may require a significant amount of time from the date of initial investment before
disposition.
The ability of an investor to redeem or withdraw its investment from a particular Fund or
for a Fund to pay redemption or withdrawal proceeds in respect of that particular
redemption request may be adversely affected by illiquidity of the underlying assets. If
redemption requests exceed the amount of cash or other liquid assets immediately
available to fund such redemptions, a Fund may need to liquidate additional assets, which
may in turn limit or otherwise affect investment positions and strategies within a
portfolio.
Currency Exposure
Client assets are generally invested in securities and other investments that are
denominated in currencies other than the US Dollar and in other financial instruments,
the price of which is determined with reference to currencies other than the US Dollar.
Accordingly, the value of such assets may be affected favorably or unfavorably by
fluctuations in currency rates. The Adviser may (but is not obligated to) seek to hedge the
exposure of client portfolios to currencies other than US Dollars. In addition, clients whose
assets and liabilities are held predominantly in other currencies should take into account
the potential risk of loss arising from fluctuations in value between US Dollars and such
other currencies.
Many developing markets have inflationary economies where the risks associated with
holding currency are significantly greater than in other, less inflationary markets.
Currency exchange rates are highly volatile and subject to severe event risks, as the
political situation with regard to the relevant foreign government may itself be volatile.
Moreover, if the cash flow from investments is contingent or uncertain, it may be difficult
to quantify the attendant cross‐currency risk, compounding the risk of changes in
underlying currencies by the other risks in the portfolio. Correlations between these risks
are difficult to quantify and, therefore, difficult to hedge. An inaccurate estimation of the
correlation may lead to a faulty hedge, and a consequent loss in a client’s portfolio. In
highly volatile markets, predictions of correlation based on historical data can diverge
dramatically from observed market moves.
Concentration of Investments
A portfolio may at times hold relatively few investments. The result of such concentration
of investments is that a loss in any such position could materially reduce the value of the
client portfolio.
Equity Securities
Investments in long and short positions in equity securities may fluctuate in value and are
often based on factors unrelated to the value of the issuer of the securities. The market
price of equity securities may be affected by general economic and market conditions,
such as a broad decline in stock market prices, or by conditions affecting specific issuers,
such as changes in earnings forecasts.
Short Selling
Short selling transactions involve trading on margin and accordingly can involve greater
risk than investments based on a long position. A short sale of a security that the client
does not own involves the risk of a theoretically unlimited increase in the market price of
that particular security, which could result in an inability to cover the short position,
thereby exposing the client account to the risk of loss in an amount greater than the initial
investment, and whereby such losses can increase rapidly and without effective limit.
There can be no guarantee that securities or other financial instruments necessary to
cover a particular short position will be available for purchase.
Due to regulatory or legislative action taken by regulators around the world as a result of
volatility in the global financial markets, taking short positions on certain securities may
be restricted. The levels of restriction vary across different jurisdictions and are subject
to change in the short to medium term. These restrictions may make it difficult and in
some cases impossible for market participants either to continue to implement their
investment strategies or to control the risk of their open positions.
Hedging
Some investment strategies may employ hedging techniques, directed primarily toward
general market risks. If employed, hedging against a decline in the value of a portfolio
position does not eliminate fluctuations in the values of portfolio positions or prevent
losses if the values of such positions decline, but establishes other positions designed to
gain from those same developments. For a variety of reasons, it may not be possible to
establish a sufficiently accurate correlation between hedging financial instruments and
the portfolio holdings being hedged. Such imperfect correlation may prevent an investor
from achieving the intended hedge or expose the investor to risk of loss. In addition to
possible losses on the position sought to be hedged notwithstanding the attempted
hedge, an investor could incur losses on the hedging position itself.
All hedging strategies necessarily involve costs, which could be significant, whether or not
the hedge sought is successful. Some strategies may invest in markets or financial
instruments as to which hedging strategies are limited or unavailable. Hedging financial
instruments may involve costs or risks that are considered prohibitive in the context of
the relevant strategy.
Derivatives
The Adviser may utilize exchange‐traded and over‐the‐counter futures, swaps,
“synthetic” or derivative instruments, certain types of options and other customized
financial instruments issued by banks, brokerage firms or other financial institutions. A
swap is an agreement between an investor and a financial intermediary whereby cash
payments periodically are exchanged between the parties based upon changes in the
price of an underlying asset (such as an equity security, an index of securities, or another
asset or group of assets with a readily determinable value). Swaps and other derivatives
are subject to the risk of non‐performance by the counterparty, including risks relating to
the financial soundness and creditworthiness of the counterparty. Swaps and other forms
of derivative instruments may not be guaranteed by an exchange or clearing house or
regulated by any U.S. or foreign governmental authority. It may not be possible to dispose
of or close out a swap or other derivative position without the consent of the
counterparty, and the account may not be able to enter into an offsetting contract in
order to be able to cover its risk. New rules recently adopted in several major jurisdictions
may require that certain swaps be traded on exchanges, and may limit the availability of
certain types of swaps.
Debt Securities
Some of the Funds may invest in bonds and other fixed income securities that are subject
to credit, liquidity and interest rate risks. Debt securities may be unrated by a recognized
credit‐rating agency or rated below investment grade, and subject to greater risk of loss
of principal and interest than higher‐rated debt securities. Debt securities may also rank
junior to other outstanding securities and obligations of the issuer that may be secured
by substantially all of that issuer's assets. Investments in some debt securities may not be
protected by financial covenants or limitations on additional indebtedness. Investments
in distressed debt securities may be subject to a significant risk of the issuer’s inability to
meet principal and interest payments on the obligations (credit risk) and may also be
subject to price volatility due to such factors as interest rate sensitivity, market perception
of the creditworthiness of the issuer and general market liquidity risk (market risk).
Evaluating credit risk for debt securities involves uncertainty because credit rating
agencies throughout the world have different standards, making comparison across
countries difficult. Also, the market for credit spreads is often inefficient and illiquid,
which can make it difficult to accurately calculate discounting spreads for valuing financial
instruments.
Counterparty Risks
Investments in securities or other financial instruments may be subject to the risk of the
inability of any counterparty (including any prime broker or custodian) to perform with
respect to such transactions, whether due to insolvency, bankruptcy or other causes.
The Adviser may maintain trading relationships with counterparties that generally include
various non‐U.S. broker‐dealers and financial institutions. In general the Adviser will seek
to diversify its client portfolios’ counterparty risk and maintain relationships with highly
rated counterparties. However, these relationships could result in concentration of credit
risk. A client portfolio in particular could be exposed to credit risk if counterparties fail to
fulfill their obligations or the value of any collateral provided by a counterparty becomes
inadequate. When options or other derivative contracts are purchased over‐the‐counter,
a client account bears the risk that the counterparty to that derivative contract or option
will be unable or unwilling to perform its obligations. Such derivative contracts may also
be illiquid and, in such cases, an account may have difficulty closing out its position.
Forward Foreign Exchange Contracts
Certain investment strategies may invest in forward currency contracts with banks,
financial institutions or broker‐dealers acting as principal. Forward currency contracts
may not be liquid in all circumstances, so that in volatile markets, it may not be possible
for an investor to close out a position by taking another position equal and opposite to
such position on a timely basis or without incurring a sizeable loss. Closing transactions
with respect to forward currency contracts usually are effected with the currency trader
who is a party to the original forward contract and generally require the consent of such
trader.
There are no limitations on daily price moves in forward contracts. Banks and other
financial institutions may require a client to deposit margin with respect to such trading.
Banks are not required to continue to make markets in forward contracts. There have
been periods during which certain banks have refused to quote prices for such forward
contracts or have quoted prices with an unusually wide spread between the price at which
the bank is prepared to buy and that at which it is prepared to sell. The trading of forward
contracts through banks is not regulated by any U.S. governmental agency. A client
account will be subject to the risk of bank failure and the inability of, or refusal by, a bank
to perform with respect to such contracts.
Transaction Costs
Certain investment strategies employed by the Adviser may involve a high level of trading
of the client portfolio’s investments, which may be higher than the average level of
trading for other more traditional portfolios, and that accordingly may result in the client
account paying higher than average commissions and other associated transaction costs.
Operational and Cybersecurity Risks
The increasing reliance of the Adviser and third‐party vendors, service providers, and
counterparties on internet‐based programs and applications creates growing operational
and security risks. The Adviser’s business is highly dependent on its ability to process, on
a daily basis, large volumes of transactions across numerous and diverse markets. The
Adviser utilizes computer programs and systems for various purposes including, without
limitation, to trade, clear and settle transactions on behalf of its clients, to evaluate
certain financial instruments, to monitor its clients’ portfolios and net capital, to store
data, and to conduct other operational functions. Certain portions of the Adviser’s
operations are dependent upon systems operated by third parties, including prime
brokers, market counterparties, electronic exchanges, other execution platforms and
their various service providers.
Targeted cyber‐attacks, or accidental events, can lead to a breach in computer and data
systems security and subsequent unauthorized access to sensitive transactional or
personal information. Data taken in breaches may be used by criminals in committing
identity theft, obtaining loans or payments under false identities, and other crimes that
could affect the value of assets in which the Funds invest. Cybersecurity breaches at the
Adviser or its vendors, service providers or counterparties may also lead to theft, data
corruption, or overall disruption in operational systems. Cyber‐security risks can lead to
business disruption, cause direct financial loss or reputational damage, result in liability
to third parties, or lead to violations of applicable laws related to data and privacy
protection and consumer protection. Any of the foregoing could have a material adverse
effect on the Funds and investors.
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Neither the Adviser nor any of its partners, officers, directors, employees or other
management persons has been involved in any legal or disciplinary events that would
require disclosure in response to this Item.
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Registered Broker‐Dealers
The Adviser’s President and CEO, Lisa Diaz, maintains a representative registration with a
FINRA registered broker dealer. Ms. Diaz’s use of this license is limited to the activities
undertaken in her role with Turf Advisory as discussed below in Other Activities. Other
than Ms. Diaz, neither the Adviser nor any of its management persons is registered as a
broker‐dealer or a registered representative of a broker‐dealer or affiliated with any
broker‐dealer or bank.
Registered Futures Commission Merchants, Commodity Pool Operators and Commodity
Trading Advisors
Neither the Adviser nor any of its management persons is registered as a registered
futures commission merchant, commodity pool operator or commodity trading advisor.
Relationships with Related Persons
Affiliates of the Adviser act as general partner or managing member of the domestic
feeders to the Prince Street Funds.
Although they do not currently do so, employees of the Adviser and its affiliates are
permitted to serve as officers, advisors, and directors or in comparable management
functions for portfolio companies in which the Funds invest, or provide other services to
portfolio companies. Employees of the Adviser may also from time to time serve on the
board of directors or a creditors committee of a portfolio company, or be given access to
confidential information relating to companies in which the Funds invest. As a result, the
Funds may, under certain circumstances, be prohibited for a period of time from engaging
in transactions with respect to the debt or securities of such a portfolio company, which
prohibition may have an adverse effect on the Funds.
Prince Street Singapore, a wholly‐owned advisory affiliate of the Adviser, was granted a
Capital Markets Service License on March 16, 2012 by the Monetary Authority of
Singapore pursuant to the Securities and Futures Act (CAP. 289) of Singapore, as
amended, to conduct the regulated activities of Fund Management. Prince Street
Singapore, by virtue of relying on the Adviser’s registration pursuant to the Advisers Act,
is exempt from having to register separately with the SEC.
The Adviser also maintains a research office in Hong Kong. Prince Street Capital
Management (HK) Ltd., a wholly‐owned affiliate of PSCM, was incorporated in Hong Kong
in February 2014.
Other Activities
Certain principals and employees of the Adviser have established a private investment
vehicle, Battery Road Digital Holdings LLC (“Battery Road”), which focuses on early stage
venture capital investments in emerging markets that were not historically considered
appropriate for investment by any of the Adviser’s clients, but which may raise potential
conflicts of interest in the future. In particular, early stage growth companies in which
Battery Road has invested may in the future engage in initial public offerings or otherwise
become appropriate investments for clients of the Adviser, may be subject to co‐
investments by clients of the Adviser, and may be the subject of commercial transactions
with investors, portfolio companies or counterparties of the Adviser's clients, or their
affiliates. The Adviser will monitor all such transactions in order to identify and resolve in
an equitable manner any actual or potential conflicts of interest.
The Adviser’s President and CEO Lisa Diaz is also the Managing Partner and Founder of
Turf Advisory, a consulting and finance firm focused on the infrastructure sector. As
President and CEO of the Adviser, it is anticipated that Ms. Diaz will spend the majority of
her time working for the benefit of the Adviser and its clients. However, it is understood
that Ms. Diaz will also spend time pursing investment, finance, and project opportunities
for Turf Advisory.
Ms. Diaz’s role with the Adviser is focused primarily on business development, investor
relations and marketing, and not on the generation of investment opportunities.
Therefore the Adviser does not foresee any material conflicts of interest inherent in these
activities. However, situations may arise which were not contemplated, and which do
pose a conflict of interest for the Adviser, given the activities being conducted by Ms. Diaz.
Furthermore, Ms. Diaz may use certain connections, relationships, or other information
that she obtains in the course of her work with the Adviser to contribute to the
advancement of Turf Advisory, including access to Prince Street’s investors. Investors may
opt out of any contacts from Ms. Diaz regarding the activities of Turf Advisory. Please
contact the Advisor’s Chief Compliance Officer Mike Wasserman via email at
[email protected] for additional information.
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Trading Code of Ethics
The Adviser strives to adhere to the highest industry standards of conduct based on
principles of professionalism, integrity, honesty and trust. In seeking to meet these
standards, the Adviser and its related persons (which term includes its advisory affiliates)
have adopted a single, uniform Code of Ethics (the “Code”) under Rule 204A‐1 of the
Advisers Act expressing the Adviser’s commitment to ethical conduct. The Code is
designed to address potential and actual conflicts of interest and applies to the Adviser’s
supervised persons and access persons (both of which terms include all Adviser
personnel) and sets forth a standard of business conduct that takes into account the
Adviser’s status as a fiduciary and obligates its employees to place the interests of the
Adviser’s clients above their own interests.
The Adviser and its related persons are expected to adhere to the highest standard of
professionalism and ethical conduct and should be sensitive to situations that may give
rise to an actual conflict or the appearance of a conflict with the client’s interests. To this
end, the Adviser and its related persons must act with integrity, honesty, and in a highly
ethical manner. All of the Adviser’s employees are also required to comply with applicable
securities laws. Clients or prospective clients may obtain a copy of the Code upon request.
See below for further description of material provisions of the Code.
The Adviser, in the course of its investment management and other activities, may come
into possession of confidential or material nonpublic information about issuers, including
issuers in which the Adviser or its related persons have invested or seek to invest on
behalf of clients. The Adviser is prohibited from improperly disclosing or using such
information for its own benefit or for the benefit of any other person, regardless of
whether such other person is a client. The Adviser maintains written policies and
procedures designed to prohibit the communication of such information to persons who
do not have a legitimate need to know such information and to assure that the Adviser is
meeting its obligations to clients and remains in compliance with applicable law. In certain
circumstances, the Adviser may possess certain confidential or material, nonpublic
information that, if disclosed, might be material to a decision to buy, sell or hold a
security, but the Adviser will be prohibited from communicating such information to the
client or using such information for the client’s benefit. In such circumstances, the Adviser
will have no responsibility or liability to the client for not disclosing such information to
the client (or the fact that the Adviser possesses such information), or not using such
information for the client’s benefit, as a result of following the Adviser’s
policies and procedures designed to provide reasonable assurances that it is complying
with applicable law.
The Code describes the Adviser’s fiduciary duties and responsibilities to its clients, and
provides written policies and procedures with respect to a variety of matters including,
without limitation, service on boards of directors, outside business activities, affiliations
with publicly‐traded companies, gifts and business entertainment, campaign
contributions, and the practice of monitoring the personal securities transactions of
employees with access to client investment recommendations. Under the Code, all
employees have a duty to act only in the best interests of the Adviser’s clients and all
potential conflicts and violations of the Code must be reported promptly to the CCO. All
employees must acknowledge the terms of the Code annually, or as amended. It is the
expressed policy of the Adviser that no person employed by the Adviser shall prefer his
or her own interest to that of an advisory client or make personal investment decisions
based on the investment decisions of advisory clients.
Personal Trading
The Adviser permits employees to engage in personal account trading subject to
adherence to written policies and procedures contained in the Code that are designed to
prevent, among other things, front‐running, scalping, the misuse of confidential or
material nonpublic information and other improper and prohibited activities. All
employees are required to pre‐clear personal securities transactions (unless such
transaction(s) is exempt from the pre‐clearance and reporting obligations of the Code)
prior to effecting them and to report transactions and holdings periodically. Generally,
employees of the Adviser are prohibited from buying or selling any security that a client
account owns or is in the process of buying or selling or which the Adviser is actively and
currently researching, analyzing or considering buying or selling for a client account (as
determined in the sole discretion of the Adviser and as described in more detail herein).
More specifically, the principals and employees of the Adviser are generally not permitted
to execute a personal securities transaction for 48 hours before or after any client of the
Adviser has a pending “buy” or “sell” order in the same security. Employees must obtain
the prior approval of the CCO to participate in private placements. The Adviser’s personal
account trading policies and procedures also extend to employees’ spouses, domestic
partners, minor children or other immediate family members residing in the same
household as the employee and persons to whom the employee provides material
financial support, as well as to any other accounts over which the employee has
discretion. The CCO (or a designee) monitors and enforces these policies through the
receipt of pre‐clearance requests, trade confirmations, quarterly brokerage account
statements, and internal reporting obligations of all employees. Any person employed by
the Adviser not in observance of the above may be subject to discipline or termination.
Participation or Interest in Client Transactions
On occasion, the Adviser and its principals and employees may buy and sell securities for
themselves that they also recommend to clients. The Code contains policies and
procedures designed to prevent improper practices with respect to such transactions, and
compliance with the Code by the Adviser, its principals and employees is the primary
method employed by the Adviser to address the conflicts of interest that arise with
respect to these transactions.
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Factors Considered in Selecting or Recommending Broker‐Dealers for Client Transactions
As noted previously, the Adviser has discretionary authority to manage the Funds,
including authority to make decisions with respect to which securities are bought and
sold, the amount and price of those securities, the brokers or dealers to be used for a
particular transaction, and commissions paid.
The Adviser considers a number of factors in selecting broker‐dealers to execute
securities transactions (or series of transactions) and determining the reasonableness of
the broker‐dealer’s compensation. Such factors include, among other things: execution
quality, net price, reputation, financial strength and stability, commission rates, the level
of service offered, reliability, special expertise or capacities of a particular broker‐dealer,
the ability to effect the transactions, the operational efficiency and facilities of the brokers
and/or dealers involved, special execution capabilities and availability of instruments,
block trading and block positioning capabilities, willingness to execute related or
unrelated difficult transactions in the future, efficiency of execution and error resolution,
quotation services, the availability of stocks to borrow for short trades, custody,
recordkeeping and similar services, and any research or investment management‐related
services provided by such brokers or dealers. In selecting a broker‐dealer to execute
transactions (or series of transactions) and determining the reasonableness of the broker‐
dealer’s compensation, the Adviser need not solicit competitive bids and does not have
an obligation to seek the lowest available commission cost.
The Adviser may cause a higher commission to be paid to a broker or dealer that furnishes
research, or services than might be charged by another broker or dealer for effecting the
same transaction, provided that the Adviser determines in good faith that the amount of
commissions charged is reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and research
or investment management‐related services provided by such broker or dealer.
Research and Other Soft Dollar Benefits
The Adviser receives research or other products or services other than execution from a
broker‐dealer and/or a third party in connection with client securities transactions. This
is known as a “soft dollar” relationship. The adviser will limit the use of “soft dollars” to
obtain research and brokerage services that constitute research and brokerage within the
meaning of Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
“Exchange Act”, and specifically, “Section 28(e)”). Research services within Section 28(e)
may include, but are not limited to, research reports (including market research)
containing written information and analyses concerning specific securities, companies or
sectors (whether produced by the broker‐dealer or a third party); market, financial and
economic studies and forecasts (whether produced by the broker‐dealer or a third party);
statistics and pricing services; discussions with research personnel; access to portfolio
company management; attendance at industry conferences; data services; and other
news (including certain financial newsletters and trade journals). Brokerage services
within Section 28(e) may include, but are not limited to, services related to the execution
of securities transactions and functions incidental thereto (i.e., connectivity services
between an adviser and a broker‐dealer and other relevant parties such as custodians);
trading software operated by a broker‐dealer to route orders; software that provides
trade analytics and trading strategies; software to transmit orders; electronic
communication of allocation instructions; routing settlement instructions; post trade
matching of trade information; and services required by the SEC or a self‐regulatory
organization such as comparison services, electronic confirms or trade affirmations.
Research and brokerage services provided by broker‐dealers are used for the benefit of
all clients of the Adviser.
When the Adviser uses client commissions to obtain Section 28(e) eligible research and
brokerage products and services, the relevant personnel of the Adviser (including the CCO
and the Chief Financial Officer) meet periodically to review and evaluate its soft dollar
practices and to determine in good faith, whether, with respect to any research or other
products or services received from a broker‐dealer, the commissions used to obtain those
products and services were reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage, research
or other products or services provided by the broker‐dealer. This determination will be
viewed in terms of either the specific transaction or the Adviser’s overall responsibilities
to the accounts or portfolios over which the Adviser exercises investment discretion. The
Adviser’s current policy is to make a reasonable, good faith allocation of the commissions
used to obtain research or other products or services that provide both Section 28(e)
eligible research and brokerage products and services and non‐eligible research and
brokerage products and services (“mixed use” products or services).
The Adviser’s use of client commissions to obtain research and brokerage products and
services raises conflicts of interest. For example, the Adviser does not have to produce or
pay for the products and services itself. This may create an incentive for the Adviser to
select or recommend a broker‐dealer based, in part, on its interest in receiving those
products and services.
The Adviser may cause clients to pay commissions higher than those charged by other
broker‐dealers in return for soft dollar benefits, resulting in higher transaction costs for
clients. Additionally, research and brokerage services obtained by the use of commissions
arising from a client’s portfolio transactions may be used by the Adviser in its other
investment activities, including, for the benefit of other client accounts. The Adviser does
not seek to allocate soft dollar benefits to client accounts proportionately to the soft
dollar credits the accounts generate. Specifically, certain Funds may benefit from the use
of soft dollar credits that have been generated by the accounts of other Funds.
The Adviser and its affiliates may have other business arrangements with brokers and
dealers used to execute transactions for clients. Brokerage firms and their affiliates and
representatives may invest in Funds managed by the Adviser, and may provide financing
or other services to the Adviser or other accounts managed by the Adviser.
Brokerage for Client Referrals
Subject to the Adviser’s obligation to seek best execution of all transactions for its clients,
the Adviser may, from time to time, consider referrals of clients or investors in
determining its selection of broker‐dealers. The Adviser may have an incentive to select
or recommend a broker‐dealer based on its interest in receiving investor referrals, rather
than on its clients’ interest in receiving the most favorable execution.
Directed Brokerage
The Adviser generally does not permit clients or investors to direct brokerage.
Trade Aggregation
The Adviser has established an aggregation of orders policy regarding portfolio
investment transactions on behalf of the Funds. The Adviser may, but is not required to,
aggregate orders for the purchases or sales of securities on behalf of client accounts. The
Adviser will make aggregated trade orders in a manner that it considers to be fair and
consistent with its fiduciary duties to clients. Participating accounts do not always pay (or
receive) average share price with respect to securities transactions. In the event that
purchase or sale orders are placed at the same time with the same order instructions (i.e.,
position amounts, price limits, etc.), client accounts will generally participate on an
average share price basis. However, given the independent and distinct nature of each
client account, in circumstances where trade orders contain different instructions or
limitations, or are placed at different times, client accounts will generally pay (or receive)
prices corresponding to the executed transactions based on order instructions and timing
of trades. The Adviser’s personnel responsible for trading securities on behalf of client
accounts periodically monitor the markets in which the Adviser trades in an effort to
increase flexibility and efficiency of the Adviser’s trading practices in order to maximize
benefits for client accounts.
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Review of Client Accounts
All client accounts are generally reviewed by either David C. Halpert or Roman Fuzaylov,
as applicable, the Portfolio Managers for the Funds, or Stoddard “Tad” Sennott, the Head
Trader for the Adviser. In addition, the Adviser utilizes an automated order management
system to monitor certain investment and regulatory limits. Investments are reviewed in
the context of each Fund’s adherence and consistency to the investment objectives and
guidelines as set forth in the Governing Documents of each Fund, which include, among
other things, the size and number of positions, country and sector exposures, the
performance of each client account, and significant market, economic, regulatory and
political events.
Reports to Clients
The Adviser generally provides an annual report that includes audited financial
statements to the investors in each Prince Street Fund within 120 days of the applicable
Fund’s fiscal year. Each investor in a Prince Street Fund will also receive monthly
statements from the Administrator of that Prince Street Fund pursuant to the Fund’s
Governing Documents which contain unaudited performance results of the Fund for the
applicable fiscal period.
Investors are requested to refer to the Governing Documents of each Fund for further
information on the reports provided by a particular Fund to its investors.
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Third Party Compensation for Client Referrals
From time to time, the Adviser may enter into solicitation agreements under which it pays
marketing fees for client referrals as permitted under Rule 206(4)‐3 of the Advisers Act.
The Adviser does not currently pay marketing fees for such client referrals.
The Adviser may enter into solicitation agreements with solicitors that are not affiliated
with the Adviser, and these solicitation agreements require that the solicitor perform its
duties in accordance with the Advisers Act and appropriate state regulations. Unaffiliated
solicitors are additionally required to provide each client with the Adviser’s written
disclosure document (i.e., Part 2A of Form ADV) and the solicitor’s written disclosure
document providing: (i) the name of the solicitor and the Adviser; (ii) the nature of the
relationship between the solicitor and the Adviser; (iii) a statement that the solicitor will
be compensated for its solicitation services by the Adviser; and (iv) the terms of the
compensation arrangement. From time to time, the Adviser participates in capital
introduction events or programs sponsored by prime brokerage firms. The Adviser does
not compensate the prime brokerage firms for such participation or for any introductions
made as such events.
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Although the Adviser will not maintain physical custody of any client funds or securities,
under Rule 206(4)‐2 of the Advisers Act (the “Custody Rule”), a registered investment
adviser is deemed to have custody of client assets if it has the authority to obtain or acts
in a capacity that gives it legal ownership of or access to client funds or securities. Hence,
the Adviser is deemed to have custody of client funds and securities because it or its
affiliate acts as the general partner or controls the board of directors of a Fund with the
authority to obtain client funds and securities, for example, by deducting advisory fees
from a client’s account or otherwise withdrawing funds from a client’s account. The
Adviser maintains Fund assets at prime brokers, or a custodian, all of whom act in the
capacity of “qualified custodians”, as that term is defined under the Custody Rule
pursuant to the Advisers Act.
Rule 206(4)‐2 under the Advisers Act imposes certain requirements on registered
investment advisers who have actual or deemed custody of client assets. However, the
Adviser is not required to comply (or is deemed to have complied) with certain
requirements of the Custody Rule because it complies with the provisions of the so‐called
“Pooled Vehicle Annual Audit Exception”, which, among other things, requires that: (i)
each Fund be audited in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles
on an annual basis; (ii) the independent public accountant conducting the audit is
registered with, and subject to regular inspection by, the Public Company Accounting
Oversight Board; and (iii) audited financial statements will be distributed to each investor
in the Funds within 120 days of the end of each Fund’s fiscal year.
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Subject to the investment objectives, policies and restrictions of each Fund as set forth in
the Governing Documents of such Fund, the Adviser has complete discretionary authority
to determine the type, amount and price of securities and investments to be bought and
sold on behalf of each Fund and client account, including the selection of, and
commissions paid to, broker‐dealers.
Unless otherwise agreed to between the Adviser and each client, the Adviser will not
ordinarily be responsible for losses in client accounts, whether caused by the actions of
the Adviser or unrelated third parties, unless caused by the gross negligence, fraud or
willful misconduct of the Adviser. Accordingly, the Adviser will not ordinarily be
responsible for the consequences of ordinary trade errors, unless caused by the gross
negligence, fraud or willful misconduct of the Adviser.
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Where clients have delegated to the Adviser the authority to vote securities held by the
client, it is the Adviser’s policy to do so. Therefore, the Adviser has adopted policies and
procedures (the “Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures”) that have been designed to
ensure that the Adviser complies with the requirements of Rule 206(4)‐6 and Rule 204‐
2(c)(2) under the Advisers Act, and reflect the Adviser’s commitment to vote all client
securities for which it exercises voting authority and for which it is qualified and able to
vote in a manner consistent with the best interests of the client.
The Adviser has retained Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (“ISS”), a third‐party proxy
voting service, to assist with the review and voting of proxies with respect to the Prince
Street Funds. The Adviser has provided ISS with instructions and guidelines for reviewing
and voting proxies. ISS reviews all relevant information, evaluates other issues that could
have an impact on the value of the security, and recommends votes to the Adviser. In the
event such a recommendation differs from the standing instructions and guidelines
provided by the Adviser, the Adviser will review the proxy de novo and make an
independent determination with respect to such proxy.
The Adviser will deliver to each client upon request a copy of its Proxy Voting Policies and
Procedures and/or information on how it voted proxies for the applicable Fund.
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