Futuregrowth Asset Management (Pty) Ltd Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA) Manual

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1 Futuregrowth Asset Management (Pty) Ltd Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA) Manual Page No 1. Introduction 2 2. Contact details 3 3. The section 10 guide on how use the act 4 4. Records available in terms of other legislation 5 5. Subjects and categories of records held by the company 5 6. Request procedures 6 7. Other information Availability of the manual 15

2 1. Introduction Scope and main business of Futuregrowth Asset Management (Pty) Limited ( Futuregrowth ) Futuregrowth is an FSB approved Discretionary Financial Services Provider and is a separate asset management company within the Old Mutual Investment Group (SA) (OMIGSA). Futuregrowth s fixed interest investment objective is to maximise long-term investment returns by identifying, measuring and managing all value adding areas of fixed interest investments. This can be broadly broken down into two main areas: market timing (such as interest rates and yield curves), and asset selection (yield enhancement from credit and liquidity pricing, relative value analysis and asset trading). Futuregrowth s interest rate process is a key value-adding area of fixed interest fund management. Market timing is used to construct and manage fixed income portfolios. Futuregrowth is well-positioned to take advantage of the opportunities provided by the emergence of the corporate bond market, particularly in the unlisted debt space, to deliver additional yield for investors. Apart from delivering enhanced returns, investing in the corporate bond market creates better diversification of portfolios and hence a better risk/ return profile. Creating diversified portfolios with substantial yield enhancement allows our fund managers to take relatively small interest rate views and yield curve plays, thereby reducing volatility in producing long-term, stable outperformance. The firm is also a pioneer of socially responsible investments (SRI) in South Africa, and enjoys a long track record of investing in SRI instruments across most asset classes. 2

3 2. Contact details Postal address Private Bag X6 Newlands 7725 Street address 3 rd floor, Great Westerford, 240 Main Road, Rondebosch, 7700 Information officer Glynnis Jeffries Tel Fax glynnisj@futuregrowth.co.za Telephone number Fax number address paia@futuregrowth.co.za Website 3

4 3. The section 10 guide on how to use the act The Human Rights Commission has compiled a guide containing such information as may be reasonably required by anyone wishing to exercise their rights as contemplated in the Promotion of Access to Information Act. This guide is available in the Government Gazette, via the Government Printers in Pretoria, or at the offices of the Human Rights Commission and on the website of the South African Human Rights Commission ( The contact details of the South African Human Rights Commission are: PAIA Unit The Research and Documentation Department Private Bag 2700 Houghton 2041 Tel: Fax: paia@sahrc.org.za 4

5 4. Records available in terms of other legislation and regulation ASISA Standard and Guidelines; List of Representatives and Key Individuals in terms of the Financial Advisory and Intermediary Services Act; Annual Report; Quarterly Reports; and Fund Fact Sheets 5. Subjects and categories of records held by the company Futuregrowth holds the following records: investments, financial and personal information of corporates and private individuals who are investors/clients; personnel records; client-related records; private records of the company s own affairs; and records in the possession of or pertaining to other parties ie, records re contractors, suppliers, subsidiary/ holding / sister companies, service providers, etc. 5

6 6. Request procedures Any request for information must: a) identify the record(s) requested; b) identify the requestor; c) specify a postal address or fax number of the requestor within the Republic of South Africa; d) identify the right the requestor is seeking to exercise or protect and provide an explanation of why the information requested is required for exercise or protection of such right; e) state the manner in which the requestor wishes to be informed of the decision on the request, if other than or in addition to a written reply; f) indicate which form of access is required; and g) submit proof of the capacity in which the requestor is making the request to the reasonable satisfaction of the head of Futuregrowth if the request is being made on behalf of a person. The requestor shall be obliged to pay the prescribed request fee before Futuregrowth processes a request. The Company may withhold a record until the request fee and the deposit (if applicable) have been paid. Requestor other than personal requestor The information officer must give written notice to a requestor other than a personal requestor of the request fee and amount to be paid before the request may be further processed. If in the information officer s opinion the search for a record, or preparation of the record for disclosure will require more than the prescribed hours, the information officer may require the requestor to pay a deposit, not being more than one third of the access fee that would be payable if the request is granted. If the request is declined, the deposit must be repaid to the requestor. 6

7 The notice given by the information officer must advise the requestor that s/he has a right to apply to court against the payment of the request fee or deposit, and also advise of the procedure of the application. Personal requestor A personal requestor is described in terms of the Act as a requestor seeking access to a record containing information about the requestor. A personal requestor is not liable to pay a request fee, is liable for payment of access fees in the event of a request being granted, but may not be required to pay a deposit before the granting of the record. Grounds for refusal of a request Notwithstanding compliance with section 50, the request may be declined in accordance with one of the prescribed grounds in terms of the Act, namely: Section 63 prohibits the unreasonable disclosure of the personal information of natural person third parties to requestors. This includes the personal information of deceased persons. Section 63(2) does provide exceptions to this, details of these exceptions need not be included in the manual, but must be borne in mind by an information officer considering such a request. Section 64 mandates that a request must be refused if it relates to records containing third party information pertaining to: trade secrets; financial, commercial, scientific or technical information where disclosure would be likely to cause harm to the commercial or financial interests of that third party; or information supplied in confidence by the third party, the disclosure of which could reasonably be expected to put the third party at a disadvantage in contractual or other negotiations, or prejudice the third party in commercial competition. The information must, however, be released if it pertains to the results of product or environmental testing, the disclosure of which would reveal a serious public safety or environmental risk. Section 65 prohibits disclosure of information if such disclosure would constitute a breach of any duty of confidentiality owed to a third party in terms of an agreement. 7

8 In terms of Section 66, a private body must refuse a request if disclosure could reasonably be expect to: endanger the life or physical safety of an individual; prejudice or impair the security of a building, structure or system, means of transport, or other property; or methods, systems, plans or procedures for the protection of an individual in accordance with a witness protection scheme or safety of the public. Section 67 mandates the refusal of a request if the record is privileged from production in legal proceedings, unless the person entitled to the privilege has waived the privilege. Section 68 pertains to records containing information about the private body itself and unlike the other provisions pertaining to decline of a request, is not mandatory, but rather discretionary. The private body may refuse access to a record if the record: contains trade secrets of the private body; contains financial, commercial, scientific or technical information, the disclosure of which would be likely to cause harm to the commercial or financial interests of the private body; contains information which, if disclosed, could reasonably be expected to put the private body at a disadvantage in contractual or other negotiations, or prejudice the private body in commercial competition; or consists of a computer program owned by the private body. Notwithstanding the above, the information must be released if it pertains to the results of products or environmental testing, the disclosure of which would reveal a serious public safety or environmental risk. Section 69 prohibits the disclosure of information about research where disclosure is likely to expose the third party, the person conducting the research on behalf of the third party, or the subject matter of the research to serious disadvantage. Disclosure is discretionary if such research pertains to the private body itself. 8

9 Notwithstanding any of the abovementioned provisions, section 70 provides that a record must be disclosed if its disclosures would: reveal evidence of a substantial contravention of or failure to comply with the law, or imminent and serious public safety or environmental risk; and the public interest in the disclosure clearly outweighs the harm. Fees 1. The fee for a copy of the manual as contemplated in regulation 9(2)(c) is R1,10 for every black and white photocopy of an A4 size page or part thereof. 2. The fees for reproduction referred to in regulation 11(1) are as follows; a) For every photocopy of an A4 size page or part thereof R1,10 b) For every printed copy of an A4 size page or part thereof held on a computer or in electronic or machine readable form R0,75 c) For a copy in a computer readable form on compact disc or DVD R70,00 d) (i) For a transcription of visual images for an A4 size page or part thereof R40,00 (ii) For a copy of visual images R60,00 e) (i) For a transcription of an audio record, for an A4 size page or part thereof R20,00 (ii) For a copy of an audio record R30,00 3. The request fee payable by a requestor, other than a personal requestor, referred to in regulation 11(2) is R50, The access fees payable by a requestor referred to in regulation 11(3) are as follows: 1) a) For every photocopy of an A4 size page or part thereof R1,10 b) For every printed copy of an A4 size page or part thereof held on a computer or an electronic or machine readable form R0,75 c) For a copy in a computer readable form on: (i) DVD R70.00 (ii) compact disc R70,00 d) (i) For a transcription of visual images, for an A4 size page or part thereof R40,00 (ii) For a copy of visual images R60,00 e) (i) For a transcription of an audio record, for an A4 size page or part thereof R20,00 (ii) For a copy of an audio records R30,00 9

10 f) To search for and prepare the record for disclosure, R30,00 for each hour or part of an hour reasonably prepare the record for disclosure, R30,00 for each hour or part of an hour reasonably required for such search and preparation. 2) For purposes of section 54(2) of the Act, the following applies: a) six hours as the hours to be exceeded before a deposit is payable; and b) one third of the access fee is payable as a deposit by the requestor. 3) The actual postage is payable when a copy of a record must be posted to a requestor. 10

11 Prescribed form Please fill in the form below in order to request information. Request for access to record of private body (Section 53(1) of the Promotion of Access to Information Act, 2000 (Act No. 2 of 2000)) [Regulation 10] A. Particulars of private body The Head: B. Particulars of person requesting access to the record (a) The particulars of the person who requests access to the record must be given below. (b) The address and/or fax number in the Republic to which the information is to be sent must be given. (c) Proof of the capacity in which the request is made, if applicable, must be attached. Full names and surname: Identity number: Postal address: Telephone number: address: Fax number: Capacity in which request is made, when made on behalf of another person: C. Particulars of person on whose behalf request is made This section must be completed ONLY if a request for information is made on behalf of another person. Full names and surname: Identity number: 11

12 D. Particulars of record (a) Provide full particulars of the record to which access is requested, including the reference number if that is known to you, to enable the record to be located. (b) If the provided space is inadequate, please continue on a separate folio and attach it to this form. The requestor must sign all the additional folios. 1. Description of record or relevant part of the record: 2. Reference number, if available: 3. Any further particulars of record E. Fees (a) A request for access to a record, other than a record containing personal information about yourself, will be processed only after a request fee has been paid. (b) You will be notified of the amount required to be paid as the request fee. (c) The fee payable for access to a record depends on the form in which access is required and the reasonable time required to search for and prepare a record. (d) If you qualify for exemption of the payment of any fee, please state the reason for exemption. Reason for exemption from payment of fees: F. Form of access to record If you are prevented by a disability to read, view or listen to the record in the form of access provided for in 1 to 4 hereunder, state your disability and indicate in which form the record is required. Form in which record Disability: is required: Mark the appropriate box with an X. NOTES: (a) Compliance with your request in the specified form may depend on the form in which the record is available. (b) Access in the form requested may be refused in certain circumstances. In such a case you will be informed if access will be granted in another form. (c) The fee payable for access to the record, if any, will be determined partly by the form in which access is requested. 12

13 If the record is in written or printed form: copy of record* inspection of record If record consists of visual images (this includes photographs, slides, video recordings, computer-generated images, sketches, etc.): transcription of view the images copy of the images* the images* If record consists of recorded words or information which can be reproduced in sound: listen to the soundtrack (audio cassette) transcription of soundtrack* (written or printed document) If record is held on computer or in an electronic or machine-readable form: printed copy of record* printed copy of information derived from the record* *If you requested a copy or transcription of a record (above), do you wish the copy or transcription to be posted to you? Postage is payable. G. Particulars of right to be exercised or protected copy in computer readable form* (stiffy or compact disc) YES NO If the provided space is inadequate, please continue on a separate folio and attach it to this form. The requestor must sign all the additional folios. 1. Indicate which right is to be exercised or protected: 2. Explain why the record requested is required for the exercise or protection of the aforementioned right: 13

14 H. Notice of decision regarding request for access You will be notified in writing whether your request has been approved/denied. If you wish to be informed in another manner, please specify the manner and provide the necessary particulars to enable compliance with your request. How would you prefer to be informed of the decision regarding your request for access to the record? Signed at this day of 20 Signature of requestor/ Person on whose behalf request is made 14

15 7. Other information 6.1 Directors of Futuregrowth Asset Management (Pty) Limited D Radley (Chairman) PE Rackstraw (Managing Director) AC Canter H Beets ME Seeiso K Land M Patel 6.2 Assets under management Futuregrowth Asset Management (Pty) Limited Assets under management as at 31 August 2012 were R119.3 bn. 8. Availability of the manual This manual is also available for inspection at the offices of the company free of charge. Copies are available at the South African Human Rights Commission, in the Government Gazette and on the company s website: 15