2023-07-19
Issued by the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA), this communication provides Schedule IB, a standardized template and framework for calculating and reporting assets held in compliance with Regulation 28 of the Pension Funds Act. It specifies quantitative limits for domestic and foreign investments across categories such as cash, debt instruments, equities, immovable property, commodities, and hedge or private equity funds. The document also establishes breach thresholds for non-listed assets and outlines the exemption tracking process to ensure adherence to South African Reserve Bank counter-party exposure requirements.
ANNEXURE A SCHEDULE IB ASSETS HELD IN COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATION 28 As at… Fair value R A Total assets (Schedule IA -Total investments) B1 Less: Reg 28 compliant investments (certificate received from issuing entity):- B.1.1 Collective Investment Schemes (Reg 28(8)(b)(i)) B.1.2 Linked Policies (Reg 28(8)(b)(ii)) B.1.3 Non-Linked policies (Reg 28(8)(b)(iii)) B.1.4 Entity regulated by FSB (Reg 28(8)(b)(iv)) B2 Less: Reg 28 Excluded investments B.2.1 Insurance Policies ( Reg 28(3)(c)) C Less: Investments not disclosed /data not available for disclosure [Refer Schedule IAN] D TOTAL ASSETS for REGULATION 28 DISCLOSURE R % 1 CASH 100%
1.1 Notes, deposits, money market instruments issued by a South African Bank, margin accounts, settlement accounts with an exchange and Islamic liquidity management financial instruments 100%
(a) Notes and coins, any balance or deposit in an account held with a South African bank -per issuer/entity 25% (b) A money market instrument issued by a South African bank including an Islamic liquidity management financial instrument -per issuer/entity 25% (c) Any positive net balance in a margin account with an exchange -per issuer/entity 25% (d) Any positive net balance in a settlement account with an exchange, operated for the buying and selling of assets -per issuer/entity 25%
2 1.2 Balances or deposits, money market instruments issued by a foreign bank including Islamic liquidity management financial instruments SARB maximum limits
75%
50%
(d)(i) Listed on an exchange 50% -per issuer 10% (d)(ii) Not listed on an exchange 25%
3 -per issuer 5% (e) Other debt instruments:
SARB maximum limits (c)(i) Listed on an exchange with an issue market capitalisation of R20 billion or more, or an amount or conditions as prescribed SARB maximum limits -per issuer 25% (c)(ii) Listed on an exchange with an issuer market capitalisation of between R2 billion and R20 billion, or an amount or conditions as prescribed SARB maximum limits -per issuer 15% (c)(iii) Listed on an exchange with an issuer market capitalisation of less than R2 billion, or an amount or conditions as prescribed SARB maximum limits -per issuer 10% (c)(iv) Not listed on an exchange 25% - per issuer 5% (d) Debt instruments issued or guaranteed by an entity that has equity listed on an exchange SARB maximum limits
(d)(i) Listed on an exchange SARB maximum limits -per issuer 10% (d)(ii) Not listed on an exchange 25% -per issuer 5% (e) Other debt instruments:
75%
(a)(i) Issuer market capitalisation of R20 billion or more, or an amount or conditions as prescribed 75% -per issuer 15% (a)(ii) Issuer market capitalisation of between R2 billion and R20 billion, or an amount or conditions as prescribed 75% -per issuer 10% (a)(iii) Issuer market capitalisation of less than R2 billion, or an amount or conditions as prescribed 75% -per issuer 5%
SARB maximum limits (a)(i) Issuer market capitalisation of R20 billion or more, or an amount or conditions as prescribed SARB maximum limits -per issuer 15% (a)(ii) Issuer market capitalisation of between R2 billion and R20 billion, or an amount or conditions as prescribed SARB maximum limits -per issuer 10% (a)(iii) Issuer market capitalisation of less than R2 billion, or an amount or conditions as prescribed SARB maximum limits
-per issuer 5% (b) Preference and ordinary shares in companies, excluding shares in property companies, not listed on an exchange 10% -per issuer 2.5% 4 IMMOVABLE PROPERTY 25% 4.1 Inside the Republic 25% (a) Preference shares, ordinary shares and linked units comprising shares linked to debentures in property companies, or units in a Collective Investment Scheme in Property, listed on an exchange 25%
(a)(i) Issuer market capitalisation of R10 billion or more, or an amount or conditions as prescribed 25% -per issuer 15%
5 (a)(ii) Issuer market capitalisation of between R3 billion and R10 billion, or an amount or conditions as prescribed 25% -per issuer 10% (a)(iii) Issuer market capitalisation of less than R3 billion or an amount or conditions as prescribed 25% -per issuer 5%
(b) Immovable property, preference and ordinary shares in property companies, and linked units comprising shares linked to debentures in property companies, not listed on an exchange 15%
(a) Preference shares, ordinary shares and linked units comprising shares linked to debentures in property companies, or units in a Collective Investment Scheme in Property, listed on an exchange 25%
(a)(i) Issuer market capitalisation of R10 billion or more, or an amount or conditions as prescribed 25% -per issuer 15% (a)(ii) Issuer market capitalisation of between R3 billion and R10 billion, or an amount or conditions as prescribed 25% -per issuer 10% (a)(iii) Issuer market capitalisation of less than R3 billion or an amount or conditions as prescribed 25% -per issuer 5% (b) Immovable property, preference and ordinary shares in property companies, and linked units comprising shares linked to debentures in property companies, not listed on an exchange 15%
(a)(i) Gold (including Kruger Rands) 10% (a)(ii) Other commodities 5% -each other commodity 5% 5.2 Foreign 10% (a) Gold and other commodities on an exchange, including exchange traded commodities 10%
(a)(i) Gold 10% (a)(ii) Other commodities 5% -each commodity 5%
10% (a) Section 19(4) of the Pension Funds Act 5% (b) To the extent it has been allowed by an exemption in terms of section 19(4A) of the Pension Funds Act 10% 7 HOUSING LOANS GRANTED TO MEMBERS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVSIONS OF SECTION 19(5) 95%65%
8 HEDGE FUNDS, PRIVATE EQUITY FUNDS AND ANY OTHER ASSET NOT REFERRED TO IN THIS SCHEDULE 15% 8.1 Inside the Republic 15% (a) Hedge fund 10% (a)(i) Funds of hedge funds 10% - per issuer 5% (a)(ii) Hedge funds 10% - per issuer 2.5% (b) Private equity funds 10% 15% (b)(i) Funds of private equity funds 10% - per issuer 5% 10% (b)(ii) Private equity funds 10 %
7 SCHEDULE IB – CONTINUED ASSETS HELD IN COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATION 28 As at……….. INVESTMENT SUMMARY (REGULATION 28) Local Percentage of Fair value Foreign (Excluding Africa) Percentage of Fair value Africa Percentage of Fair value Total R % R % R % R 1 Balances or deposits, money market instruments issued by a bank including Islamic liquidity management financial instruments n/a 2 Debt instruments including Islamic debt instruments 3 Equities 4 Immovable property 5 Commodities 6 Investment in the business of a participating employer 7 Housing loans granted to members - section 19(5) 8 Hedge Funds, private equity funds and any other assets not referred to in this schedule 9 Fair value of assets to be excluded in terms of sub-regulations3(c ) and (8)(b) of Regulation 28 10 Investments not disclosed/data not available for disclosure TOTAL (equal to the fair value of assets) Note: Maximum Foreign limits and disclosure in terms of South African Reserve Bank requirements
Hedge funds , Private Equity funds and other assets
TOTAL 25% NOTES:
9 ……………………………………… …………………… ……… ……… ……. ……………. ……………………………………… …………………… ……… ……… ……. ……………. ……………………………………… …………………… ……… ……… ……. ……………. 3. EXEMPTIONS GRANTED BY THE AUTHORITY Item Max % Date of letter Expiry Date ……………………………………… …………………… ……… ……… ……. ……………. ……………………………………… …………………… ……… ……… ……. …………….