Once the application forms are complete, please send them through to clientservice@mazi.co.za
The Mazi Asset Management Equity Fund is a South Africa-only general equity fund that seeks to sustain high long-term capital growth.
The fund can invest in listed and unlisted equity securities, preference shares, property securities, financial instruments and assets in liquid form. The portfolio’s equity exposure will at all times exceed 80%.
This fund is suited to investors who seek specialist South African equity exposure as part of their overall investment strategy, believe long-term equity exposure adds value, and understand the nature of equity exposure in that there is a risk of market fluctuations.
Regulation 28: No
Benchmark: FTSE / JSE Capped SWIX All Share TR ZAR
Risk Profile: High
Launch Date: April 2017
Ideal Investment Timeframe: 5 years or more
The Mazi Asset Management Prime Global Equity Fund is a quality global equity portfolio that seeks to provide investors with long-term capital growth in excess of the benchmark.
The fund may hold global equity securities, government, corporate and inflation-linked bonds, debentures, non-equity securities, convertible debt instruments, preference shares, money market instruments and assets in liquid form. This portfolio has a high exposure to global equities and therefore tends to be more volatile than most other portfolios.
The fund is suitable for investors who seek specialist global equity exposure as part of their overall investment strategy, who believe long-term equity exposure adds value, and who understand the nature of equity exposure and the risk of market fluctuations.
Domicilium: Fund is registered as a UCITS in Ireland on the Prescient Ireland ManCo. The fund is denominated in US Dollars.
Regulation 28: No
Benchmark: MSCI All Country World Daily TR Net USD
Risk Profile: High
Launch Date: November 2023
Minimum Investment: $2,000 lump-sum
Ideal Investment Timeframe: 7 years or more
The objective of Prime NextGen Flexible Fund is to provide investors with superior long-term capital appreciation by using the next generation (NextGen) of investment strategies in a diversified range of local and foreign asset classes.
The manager’s investment philosophy is to invest in high probability investment opportunities given the prevailing market conditions. These investment opportunities will be identified by utilising sophisticated machine learning algorithms. Different machine learning algorithms enable the fund manager to develop unique investment strategies that draw from different risk factors. Optimisation algorithms will then be used to construct an optimal portfolio for the desired annualised volatility from the unique investment strategies and other uncorrelated asset classes.
The fund is suitable for South African institutional and private wealth clients who desire diversified asset allocation.
Regulation 28: No
Benchmark: FTSE/JSE Capped Shareholder Weighted Index
Risk Profile: Moderate
Launch Date: 19 October 2023
Minimum Investment: R50,000
Minimum Regular Investment: R1,000
Ideal Investment Timeframe: 3 years to 5 years
The Mazi BCI Balanced Fund aims to generate a moderate to high long-term total return by investing a diversified spread of investable asset classes.
The funds maximum equity exposure is capped at 75% and the maximum fixed income exposure is 30%. The fund may also allocate up to 45% in offshore investments. The fund’s volatility levels reflect a moderately aggressive risk profile (consistent with high-equity exposure), with a low level of income considerations. It aims to outperform CPI plus 5% per annum over a rolling 3-year period.
The portfolio is suitable for investors with a moderately aggressive investor profile, seeking a maximum capital growth over the long term with moderately high volatility over the short to medium term. It’s best for investors with a minimum 3-year investment horizon.
Regulation 28: Yes
Benchmark: ASISA SA Multi-Asset High Equity
Risk Profile: Moderate to High
Launch Date: 30 June 2025
Minimum Investment: None
Ideal Investment Timeframe: 5 years or more
The Mazi BCI Stable Fund aims to provide investors with a high level of income and stable capital growth.
The fund aims to provide stable, inflation-beating returns over the medium term by investing in a diversified mix of equities, bonds, property, and cash, with a strong emphasis on capital preservation and low volatility. The fund targets a return of CPI + 2% to 3% per annum over rolling 3-year periods, with lower risk than high-equity balanced funds.
This fund is suitable for investors who seek steady and consistent returns with lower risk profile. The fund will achieve some growth while remaining focused on income & capital preservation. The fund has a medium investment horizon (3 years) and a low to moderate risk appetite.
Regulation 28: Yes
Benchmark: ASISA SA Multi Asset Low Equity
Risk Profile: Low - Moderate
Launch Date: 30 June 2025
Minimum Investment: None
Ideal Investment Timeframe: 3 years or more
The Flexible Income fund seeks to provide stable income that exceeds the pace of inflation, with less principal fluctuation than an equity or multi-asset fund.
The fund typically includes a mix of fixed-term instruments across the entire yield curve, along with short-term money market instruments and shares in listed property companies. Investments included in the fund normally comprise a combination of fixed interest instruments along the full spectrum of the yield-curve as well as short-term dated money market instruments and listed property shares. Duration, curvature, credit, derivative and liquidity risks are actively managed to maximise returns. It aims to outperform the ALBI 1–3 Years Total Return Index over a rolling 3-year period.
Investors seeking a fundamentally driven and transparent investment process that concentrates on liquid, listed securities with broad exposure to domestic fixed income instruments and some global bond exposure. These investors should be prepared for a medium-term commitment, as the fund has a moderately conservative risk profile and may experience short-term volatility.
Regulation 28: No
Benchmark: ALBI 1–3 Years Total Return Index over a rolling 3-year period
Risk Profile: Low – Moderate
Launch Date: 11 July 2012
Ideal Investment Timeframe: 3 or more years
The Mazi Asset Management Prime Money Market Fund aims to offer investors with access to a diversified portfolio of money market instruments and liquid assets. Its primary goal is to achieve a high level of current income while prioritising capital preservation and liquidity, capital gains treated as incidental.
The fund will invest in money market instruments and assets in liquid form.
This fund is suited to investors who want a liquid investment that delivers a regular income and/or maximum capital protection, but who understand that their investment is unlikely to keep pace with inflation if held in the longer term.
Regulation 28: Yes
Benchmark: ASISA Category Average
Risk Profile: Low
Launch Date: 26 May 2009
Minimum Investment: R50,000
Ideal Investment Timeframe: Less than 1 year
The investment objective is to provide investors with a superior risk-adjusted return over medium- and long-term investment horizons.
The portfolio will seek to capitalise on all investment opportunities across all sectors and will have maximum flexibility to invest in a wide range of instruments including equities, scrip loans, debt instruments (both sovereign and corporate), derivatives, commodities, preference shares, money market instruments, unit trusts, closed end funds and ETF’s.
The portfolio objective is to provide investors with a superior risk-adjusted return over medium and long-term investment horizons using unbiased, unemotional systematic investment strategies.
Regulation 28: No
Benchmark: SteFI +2%
Risk Profile: Conservative
Launch Date: 6 October 2023
Minimum Investment: R1,000,000
Minimum Regular Investment: R1,000
Ideal Investment Timeframe: 3 years to 5 years
The fund’s aim is to provide investors long-term, positive, real returns comparable to equity returns at lower volatility by investing in a wide range of listed assets in South Africa and internationally.
An actively managed portfolio investing in shares, bonds, listed property and cash. The fund’s absolute equity exposure is limited to 400% (4x gearing) of the total net asset value. The fund may invest in derivative instruments.
The fund acts as a diversifier within a portfolio. Actively managed across asset classes and geographies with a focus on capital preservation.
Regulation 28: No
Benchmark: SteFI
Risk Profile: High
Launch Date: April 2014
Minimum Investment: R1,000,000
Ideal Investment Timeframe: 3 years to 5 years
Once the application forms are complete, please send them through to clientservice@mazi.co.za
