Compliance

Our World-Class Compliance Approach

Overberg Asset Management (Pty) Ltd is a registered investment manager, licensed and regulated by the Financial Services Conduct Authority of South Africa as a Category 1 and 2 Financial Services Provider (FSP) in terms of the Financial Advisory and Intermediary Services (FAIS) Act (License No: 783).

OAM strives to continuously improve its level and standard of compliance, which with the assistance of Compli-Serve*, it is confident of maintaining at a world-class level.

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*Why Compli-Serve?

Overberg Asset Management (OAM) has appointed Compli-Serve SA Pty Ltd (Compli-Serve) to provide compliance officer services. Compli-Serve was authorised by the Financial Services Conduct Authority (formerly Financial Services Board) as a compliance practice in 2003 (license number CO194) and provides compliance related services across a wide spectrum of the financial services sector, including asset managers. Compli-Serve has a team of compliance professionals located in Cape Town, Johannesburg, Pretoria, Durban and Bloemfontein. OAM chose Compli-Serve for its excellent reputation, its specialisation in category 2 and 1 asset managers, and its presence across South Africa’s infrastructure. Support includes Compli-Serve’s compliance documentation library, its online FAIS/FICA testing programs, online compliance news portal, regulatory exam training, as well as seminars and workshops.

Key Individuals

Mr. Nick Downing

Mr. Gideon Fourie

Mr. Mark Diuga

Conflict of interest

In terms of Board Notice no. 58 of 2010, published on 19 April 2010 every Provider must adopt, maintain and implement a conflict of interest management policy that complies with the provisions of FAIS. For your convenience, we include a link to our Conflict of Interest Policy.

This website is intended for information purposes only. Whilst every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information provided, past performance is not necessarily a guide to the future.

Investing in securities traded on stock exchanges, in unit trusts and bonds carries an inherent risk. This means that the value of any investment may fall or rise and the full amount originally invested may not be recovered. Foreign investments will be denominated in an offshore currency and as such carry a currency risk.

Weekly Market Report
Information and opinions presented in our Weekly Report are obtained or derived from public sources that Overberg Asset Management believes are reliable but makes no representations as to their accuracy or completeness. Any opinions, forecasts or estimates herein constitute a judgement as at the date of this Report and should not be relied upon.

There can be no assurance that future results or events will be consistent with any such opinions, forecasts or estimates. Furthermore, Overberg Asset Management accepts no responsibility or liability for any loss arising from the use of or reliance placed upon the material presented in this regular Report.

Portfolios are directly managed by Nick Downing and Gielie Fourie, major shareholders of Overberg Asset Management with over forty years combined international experience.

The fund management team also comprises Werner Erasmus, Carel La Cock and Kirk Swart, who provide research and analytical support.

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Please note that e-mails are susceptible to unauthorized amendment. Overberg Asset Management shall not be liable for the improper or incomplete transmission of the information contained in the communication nor for any delay in its receipt or damage to your system.

Overberg Asset Management does not guarantee that the integrity of the communication has been maintained nor that the communication is free of viruses, interceptions or interference. We cannot be held liable for any harm or loss resulting from malicious software code or viruses in any message or attachments, including data corruption resulting there from.

None of our employees or representatives are permitted to send unsolicited messages (“spam”) and our company cannot be held liable therefore. If you regard any message as spam, please inform us immediately by sending an email to info@overberg.biz.

This disclaimer applies to any original message, any attachments and all subsequent messages or attachments we may send. If you have any questions on the above disclaimer, please contact Overberg Asset Management offices between 8.30am and 17:00pm Monday to Friday.

Board of Directors

Nick Downing

Gemma Downing

Gideon Fourie

Carel la Cock

Werner Erasmus

POPIA & PAIA

Data privacy and data protection is important to Overberg Asset Management (Pty) Ltd, and this Policy sets out the POPIA principles in line with existing FAIS
requirements to ensure the safekeeping of all data by Overberg and Employees/ Parties. This Policy applies to all data obtained via products, services, websites and events operated by Overberg or by any other means. For your convenience, we include a link to our POPIA, Privacy and Data Protection Policy, and our PAIA and POPIA Manual. The Information Regulator’s PAIA Guide is available on request in English, Afrikaans, Xhosa, Zulu and Sotho. Email informationofficer@overberg.biz to request a copy in your preferred language.