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Investec Asset Management to rebrand as Ninety One

Investec Asset Management has advised its new name and branding following its demerger from the Investec Group. The changes will take place during the first quarter of 2020.

Impacts on
these guided-architecture products

Impacts on
open architecture products including

  • PIMS
  • Choice
  • Select

As part of the firm’s listing and adopting a new name, Investec Asset Management is changing the names of the legal entities involved in managing its OEIC funds as set out below:

 

• The companies will change their names from Investec Funds Series i, Investec Funds Series ii, Investec Funds Series iii and Investec Funds Series iv to Ninety One Funds Series i, Ninety One Funds Series ii, Ninety One Funds Series iii and Ninety One Funds Series iv respectively on or around 27 April 2020.

 

• Investec Fund Managers Limited will change its name to Ninety One Fund Managers UK Limited on or around 27 April 2020.

 

• The investment manager of the Funds, Investec Asset Management Limited, will change its name to Ninety One UK Limited on 16 March 2020.

 

• The sub-investment managers appointed by Investec Asset Management Limited i.e. Investec Asset Management (PTY) Limited, Investec Asset Management North America, Inc., Investec Asset Management Hong Kong Limited will change their names to Ninety One SA Proprietary Limited, Ninety One North America, Inc. and Ninety One Hong Kong Limited respectively on 16 March 2020).

 

Please note that ISINS, SEDOLs LEI’s and Fund codes will not change. Further, these changes will not impact the way the funds are managed.

 

A copy of the Investec notification can be found opposite.

 

Please see the table below for affected funds in our Oracle, Paragon, Quantum, Quantum Malaysia, Regular Savings Plan, Regular Savings Plan Malaysia, LifePlan and Protected Lifestyle ranges.

 

Fund nameISINNew fund name
Investec UK Alpha A Acc GBPGB0031075228Ninety One UK Alpha A Acc GBP
Investec UK Smaller Companies A Acc GBPGB0031075558Ninety One UK Smaller Companies A Acc GBP

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