Collective Investment Schemes
We offer a wide range of investment funds under Collective Investment Schemes (CIS) to investors. Our investment policies are anchored on strategies to outperform set benchmarks and funds of similar strategies. Our clients can easily access a variety of investment solutions to achieve diversification through our portfolio allocations to Government treasuries, notes and bonds, high-grade corporate bonds and notes, other fixed income instruments, and listed equities.
With our CIS, clients can trust Ashfield to help them meet their investment goals of retirement income and planning, savings, educational expenditure, family welfare and healthcare, and many more.
Ashfield manages three (3) CIS’s Below:
Schemes
Our Collective Investment Schemes (CIS) provide a platform for investors to pool their resources together, enabling access to a diversified portfolio of assets. These schemes offer a cost-effective way to invest, as the collective pool can achieve economies of scale and greater investment opportunities. Managed by our skilled fund managers, our CIS products are structured to deliver consistent performance and long-term value for our investors.
Limitations on Investment
The fund manager observes the following restrictions in accordance with the scheme’s policies and in line with market conditions. Except with the prior approval of the SEC, Ashfield shall not for or on behalf of a Scheme:
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Invest in commodities, future, or options.
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Invest more than 10% of the net asset value of the scheme in any type of real estate companies or companies that have engaged in real estate investment activities.
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Invest more than 25% of the net asset value of the scheme in securities issued by a single issuer.
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Invest more than 10% of the net asset value of the scheme in any particular class of securities issued by a single issuer.
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Invest more than 10% of the net asset value of the scheme in other collective investment schemes.
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Invest more than 15% of the total net asset value of the scheme in securities not listed or quoted on an authorized stock exchange.
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Purchase securities on margin, except that may be necessary for the clearance of purchases and sales of securities constituting or to be included in the assets of the scheme.
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Make any investment that will result in the manager, trustee, or the scheme gaining management control of a company in which the investment has been made.
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Make short sales of securities or maintain a short position.
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Acquire any securities which are unpaid or partly paid for.
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Apply any part of the assets of the scheme in the acquisition of an investment that is likely to involve the scheme in any liability, contingent or otherwise.
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Enter underwriting or sub-underwriting contracts in relation to the subscription or purchase of any investment; or
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Invest in any securities of a class in a company or other body if any officer or collective officer of the manager of the scheme owns more than 5% of the total nominal amount of the securities of that class issued by the company or body.