Important notices

Important information about Momentum Wealth International Limited

Momentum Wealth International Limited is incorporated in Guernsey, registered no 30830, and is licensed by the Guernsey Financial Services Commission to conduct Investment Business. Momentum Wealth International is an authorised financial services provider pursuant to the Financial Advisory and Intermediary Services Act No. 37 of 2002 in South Africa. Momentum Wealth International Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of Momentum Metropolitan Life Ltd. The ultimate parent of Momentum Metropolitan Life Ltd is Momentum Group Limited, a company incorporated in South Africa and quoted on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. The information on this website relates exclusively to the services available from Momentum Wealth International Limited. Access to the website is governed by the terms and conditions and disclaimers set out in each of the Solutions tabs provided.

Global - (outside South Africa)

The website contains information about the Personal Portfolio Service and the FundShop Service. The following important notices apply.

    1. If you have entered into a contract with Momentum Wealth International Limited, the protections provided to you as an investor will be those applicable under the laws of the Island of Guernsey. Protections may or may not be provided by the rules on investor compensation that apply to the underlying investment funds in which you invest. For example, investors in specific collective investment schemes established in Guernsey that are Class A schemes are eligible for the payment of compensation under The Collective Investment Schemes (Compensation of Investors) Rules 1988 (as amended) made under The Protection of Investors (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law 1987. Similarly, investors in specific collective investment schemes established in Jersey that are recognised schemes are eligible for the payment of any compensation under The Collective Investment Funds (Jersey) Law 1988. Whether a collective investment scheme is subject to rules that provide investor compensation will be stated in the relevant collective investment scheme's prospectus, which you as an investor may wish to independently consult.

    2. Neither the Personal Portfolio Service nor the FundShop Service is available to residents, nationals or citizens of the United States of America or US Persons (as that term is defined in Regulation S of the US Securities Act of 1933 (as amended)) and additional restrictions may apply and are stated in the product terms and conditions.

    3. Neither the Personal Portfolio Service, the Strategic Portfolios (if any) offered within the Personal Portfolio Service, nor the FundShop Service are collective investment schemes. Each investor will hold a separate portfolio of units or shares in the underlying investment funds. Each portfolio constitutes a restricted range of investments to the extent that not all investment funds available in the market have been included for consideration.

    4. The investment funds in the Momentum Wealth International Fund List will be selected from:

      • open-ended investment companies that are authorised or regulated by the financial services authority in the jurisdiction of their establishment;

      • collective investment schemes that are authorised or regulated by the financial services authority in the jurisdiction of their establishment; and

      • closed-ended investment companies. Since some of the investment funds in the Momentum Wealth International Fund List may be unregulated collective investment schemes for the purposes of the United Kingdom's Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, the promotion of such investment funds is restricted and they are not available to the general public in the United Kingdom. An investor's choice of investment funds from the Momentum Wealth International Fund List may therefore be restricted.

    5. A fund manager may restrict the categories of people to whom any investment fund may be offered. Depending on the investor's personal circumstances, the investor may therefore be prohibited from applying for, or being provided with detailed information about certain investment funds. In addition, an investor's choice of investment funds may be restricted by the law that applies in either the investor’s location or the investor's country of citizenship, residence or domicile. If the investor has any doubt about whether or not a particular investment fund may be promoted to him/her/it or whether or not the investor may invest in a particular investment fund, the investor should seek advice from his/her/its professional advisor.

    6. You are reminded that:
      • Past performance of any investment is not necessarily a guide to the future.

      • Fluctuations in the value of the underlying securities and the income from them and changes in interest and exchange rates mean that the value of your investment and any income arising from it may fall as well as rise and is not guaranteed.

      • Deductions of charges and expenses mean that you may not get back the amount you invested.


    7. The fees charged by Momentum Wealth International Limited and the underlying fund managers are not guaranteed to remain at current levels and may change in the future.

    8. The risks inherent in investments which are higher-risk investments are greater than for other investments. Such higher-risk investments may be subject to sudden and large or possibly complete falls in value. You could get back nothing at all. Higher risk investments include, but are not limited to, investments in smaller companies (even in developed markets), investments in emerging markets or investments in single country debt, investments in equity investment funds and investments in high yield or non-investment grade debt.

    9. Your investment portfolio may contain shares or units in funds that invest internationally. Changes in the rates of exchange between currencies may cause your investment and the income arising from it to go down or up.

    10. There can be no assurance that the performance of the investment funds that you invest in will achieve your stated objectives.

    11. If an investment fund within your portfolio suspends dealings, your investment may be difficult to realise and it may be difficult to obtain reliable information about the value of your investment or the extent of the risks to which your portfolio may be exposed. Whilst the investment fund may be listed on an exchange, you should be aware that this may not provide an effective trading market for such an investment.

    12. If an investment fund within your portfolio is a non-daily dealing investment fund, your investment may be difficult to realise other than on one of the investment fund's dealing days and it will not be possible to obtain reliable information about the value of your investment other than as at the valuation points associated with the fund's dealing days.

    13. If an investment fund within your portfolio is an investment fund that is an unregulated collective investment scheme, the relevant investment fund may not be subject to the same regulatory regime, in some or in all respects, including any compensation arrangements, as is applicable to investment funds that are available to the general public in the United Kingdom. Certain unregulated collective investment schemes may permit a greater degree of leverage than is permitted with investment funds that are available to the general public in the United Kingdom. Accordingly, the underlying volatility of the investment fund will be significantly greater than would have been the case without the permitted leverage. Whilst this leverage gives the investment fund the ability to participate in high returns associated with greater exposure, it also gives increased exposure to the risk of loss.
  1. Momentum Wealth International Limited provides certain administration services to Cell 2 of Momentum International Insurance PCC Limited ("MIIP"). These services include the use of the website to make available certain information concerning the International Portfolio Bond product offered by Cell 2 of MIIP.

  2. MIIP is a Guernsey company, registration no 31586, that is licensed by the Guernsey Financial Services Commission to conduct long term insurance business. MIIP is a protected cell company and all International Portfolio Bonds shall be issued within Cell 2 of MIIP. Zedra Trust Company (Guernsey) Limited is the trustee of the policy funds received by MIIP in connection with the International Portfolio Bonds. BWCI Insurance Management Limited, a company that is licensed by the Guernsey Financial Services Commission to act as an insurance manager, is MIIP's general representative in Guernsey.

  3. The website is not a solicitation for business in connection with the International Portfolio Bond. Momentum Wealth International Limited is not authorised to advise others on their insurance requirements or arrange contracts of insurance between insurers and clients.

  4. The owners of International Portfolio Bonds that have been issued by MIIP may use the website to access day old valuations relating to their International Portfolio Bond.

  5. The International Portfolio Bond offered by MIIP is only available from authorised independent brokers who have entered into terms of business with MIIP. If such a broker is located in Guernsey they must have a licence from the Guernsey Financial Services Commission. The Guernsey Financial Services Commission has published a code of market conduct that sets out common business guidelines for such brokers who operate outside Guernsey.

  6. Warnings that explain the risks that are associated with the International Portfolio Bond are set out in MIIP's International Portfolio Bond brochure.

  7. Further information concerning MIIP's business is available direct from MIIP's general representative, BWCI Insurance Management Limited, PO Box 68, Albert House, South Esplanade, St Peter Port, Guernsey GY1 3BY.

South Africa - (within South Africa)

The website contains information about the Personal Portfolio Service, FundShop Service and the International Investment Option Service. The following important notices apply.

    1. If you have entered into a contract with Momentum Wealth International Limited, the protections provided to you as an investor will be those applicable under the laws of the Island of Guernsey. Protections may or may not be provided by the rules on investor compensation that apply to the underlying investment funds in which you invest. For example, investors in specific collective investment schemes established in Guernsey that are Class A schemes are eligible for the payment of compensation under The Collective Investment Schemes (Compensation of Investors) Rules 1988 (as amended) made under The Protection of Investors (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law 1987. Similarly, investors in specific collective investment schemes established in Jersey that are recognised schemes are eligible for the payment of any compensation under The Collective Investment Funds (Jersey) Law 1988. Whether a collective investment scheme is subject to rules that provide investor compensation will be stated in the relevant collective investment scheme's prospectus, which you as an investor may wish to independently consult.

    2. Neither the Personal Portfolio Service nor the FundShop Service nor the International Investment Option Service is available to residents, nationals or citizens of the United States of America or US Persons (as that term is defined in Regulation S of the US Securities Act of 1933 (as amended)) and additional restrictions may apply and are stated in the product terms and conditions.

    3. Neither the Personal Portfolio Service nor the International Investment Option Service, nor the Strategic Portfolios (if any) offered within these Services, nor the FundShop Service are collective investment schemes. Each investor will hold a separate portfolio of units or shares in the underlying investment funds. Each portfolio constitutes a restricted range of investments to the extent that not all investment funds available in the market have been included for consideration.

    4. The investment funds in the Momentum Wealth International Fund List will be selected from:

      • open-ended investment companies that are authorised or regulated by the financial services authority in the jurisdiction of their establishment;

      • collective investment schemes that are authorised or regulated by the financial services authority in the jurisdiction of their establishment; and

      • closed-ended investment companies. Since some of the investment funds in the Momentum Wealth International Fund List may not be approved in terms of South Africa’s Collective Investment Scheme Control Act 2002, and hence such investment funds are not available for promotion to the general public in South Africa. An investor's choice of investment funds from the Momentum Wealth International Fund List may therefore be restricted.

    5. A fund manager may restrict the categories of people to whom any investment fund may be offered. Depending on the investor's personal circumstances, the investor may therefore be prohibited from applying for, or being provided with detailed information about certain investment funds. In addition, an investor's choice of investment funds may be restricted by the law that applies in either the investor’s location or the investor's country of citizenship, residence or domicile. If the investor has any doubt about whether or not a particular investment fund may be promoted to him/her/it or whether or not the investor may invest in a particular investment fund, the investor should seek advice from his/her/its financial advisor.

    6. You are reminded that:
      • Past performance of any investment is not necessarily a guide to the future.

      • Fluctuations in the value of the underlying securities and the income from them and changes in interest and exchange rates mean that the value of your investment and any income arising from it may fall as well as rise and is not guaranteed.

      • Deductions of charges and expenses mean that you may not get back the amount you invested.


    7. The fees charged by Momentum Wealth International Limited and the underlying fund managers are not guaranteed to remain at current levels and may change in the future.

    8. The risks inherent in investments which are higher-risk investments are greater than for other investments. Such higher-risk investments may be subject to sudden and large or possibly complete falls in value. You could get back nothing at all. Higher risk investments include, but are not limited to, investments in smaller companies (even in developed markets), investments in emerging markets or investments in single country debt, investments in equity investment funds and investments in high yield or non-investment grade debt.

    9. Your investment portfolio may contain shares or units in funds that invest internationally. Changes in the rates of exchange between currencies may cause your investment and the income arising from it to go down or up.

    10. There can be no assurance that the performance of the investment funds that you invest in will achieve your stated objectives.

    11. If an investment fund within your portfolio suspends dealings, your investment may be difficult to realise and it may be difficult to obtain reliable information about the value of your investment or the extent of the risks to which your portfolio may be exposed. Whilst the investment fund may be listed on an exchange, you should be aware that this may not provide an effective trading market for such an investment.

    12. If an investment fund within your portfolio is a non-daily dealing investment fund, your investment may be difficult to realise other than on one of the investment fund's dealing days and it will not be possible to obtain reliable information about the value of your investment other than as at the valuation points associated with the fund's dealing days.

    13. If an investment fund within your portfolio is an investment fund that is not an approved collective investment scheme in South Africa, the relevant investment fund may not be subject to the same regulatory regime, in some or in all respects, including any compensation arrangements, as is applicable to investment funds that are available to the general public in South Africa. Certain non-approved collective investment schemes may permit a greater degree of leverage than is permitted with investment funds that are available to the general public in South Africa. Accordingly, the underlying volatility of the investment fund will be significantly greater than would have been the case without the permitted leverage. Whilst this leverage gives the investment fund the ability to participate in high returns associated with greater exposure, it also gives increased exposure to the risk of loss.
  1. Momentum Wealth International Limited provides certain administration services to Momentum Metropolitan Life Ltd, Guernsey Branch ("Momentum"). These services include the use of the website to make available certain information concerning the Momentum Portfolio Bond product and the Momentum International Endowment Option issued by Momentum.

  2. Momentum is licensed by the Guernsey Financial Services Commission to conduct long term insurance business. Zedra Trust Company (Guernsey) Limited is the trustee of the policy funds received by Momentum in connection with the Momentum Portfolio Bonds and the Momentum International Endowment Options. BWCI Insurance Management Limited, a company that is licensed by the Guernsey Financial Services Commission to act as an insurance manager, is Momentum’s general representative in Guernsey.

  3. The website is not a solicitation for business in connection with the Momentum Portfolio Bond or the Momentum International Endowment Option. Momentum Wealth International Limited is not authorised to advise others on their insurance requirements or arrange contracts of insurance between insurers and clients.

  4. The Momentum Portfolio Bond, the Momentum International Endowment Option and the other long-term insurance contracts offered by Momentum are only available from authorised independent intermediaries who have entered into terms of business with Momentum. If such an intermediary is located in Guernsey they must have a licence from the Guernsey Financial Services Commission. The Guernsey Financial Services Commission has published a code of market conduct that sets out common business guidelines for such intermediaries who operate outside Guernsey.

  5. Warnings that explain the risks that are associated with the Momentum Portfolio Bond Momentum International Endowment Option are set out in Momentum's Momentum Portfolio Bond and International Endowment Option brochure.

  6. The owners of Momentum Portfolio Bonds and Momentum International Endowment Options that have been issued by Momentum may use the website to access day old valuations relating to their insurance contracts.

Momentum Mutual Fund ICC Limited

The website contains information about Momentum Mutual Fund ICC Limited and its incorporated cells. Momentum Mutual Fund ICC Limited is an incorporated cell company registered with limited liability in Guernsey on 20 February 2006 with registration number 44370 and governed by the provisions of the Companies (Guernsey) Law, 2008 as amended. Under Guernsey law, an incorporated cell company may form several cells with each cell having its own separate legal personality and representing a distinct portfolio of assets and liabilities. The cell structure permits the segregation and protection of assets of each cell from other liabilities of the Company and other cells.

The Guernsey Financial Services Commission has authorised the Company and the Cells as an authorised open-ended collective investment scheme of Class B under the Protection of Investors (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 1987 as amended and the Authorised Collective Investment Schemes (Class B) Rules 2013.

The law in certain jurisdictions may restrict the distribution of this Momentum Mutual Fund ICC Limited Prospectus and the Supplements of each incorporated cell and the offer and sale of Participating Shares. Prospective investors should inform themselves as to the legal requirements and tax consequences within the countries of their citizenship, residence, domicile and place of business with respect to the acquisition, holding or disposal of Participating Shares, and any foreign exchange restrictions that may be relevant thereto. The Momentum Mutual Fund ICC Limited scheme particulars provided on this website do not constitute, and may not be used for the purposes of, an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any Participating Shares in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful or to any person to whom it is unlawful to make such offer in such jurisdiction. The distribution of these Momentum Mutual Fund ICC Limited scheme particulars and the offering of Participating Shares in respect of any Cell in certain jurisdictions may be restricted and accordingly persons into whose possession such documents come are required to inform themselves about and to observe such restrictions. These Momentum Mutual Fund ICC Limited scheme particulars do not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any Participating Shares in any jurisdiction or to any person which would require the Company, the Cells and/or the Participating Shares to be registered in a jurisdiction for which such registration has not been made.

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