Summary
Life Settlements Wholesale Fund is a registered managed investment scheme (ARSN 110 346 695) operated as an open-ended unit trust under the regulatory control of the Australian Securities & Investments Commission. The responsible entity of Life Settlements Wholesale Fund is GI Asset Management Limited (AFSL 432510).
The fund's investment strategy is to generate attractive, risk-adjustment returns over time, by investing in the GIS General Fund, which will actively manage a large and diversified portfolio of life policies, through the life settlements transactions.
The fund is a feeder fund to the new open-ended fund, GIS General Fund, under the umbrella of Global Insurance Settlements Funds PLC.
To learn more about the Global Insurance Settlements Funds PLC, please go to the supportive website www.gisfunds.com
Alternatively, if you wish to know more about Life Settlements Wholesale Fund please contact the investment manager via the contact form.
Fund's Key Features
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Investment Manager |
GI Asset Management Limited (AFSL 432510) |
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Funds Legal Name |
Life Settlements Wholesale Fund (ARSN 110 346 695) |
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Domicile |
Australia |
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Responsible Entity |
GI Asset Management Limited (AFSL 432510) |
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Asset Category |
Insurance-Linked Securities |
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Structure |
Open Ended Unit Trust (currently non-liquid) |
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Launch Date |
May 2006 |
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Investment Horizon |
5 years + |
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Custodian |
Perpetual Trustee Company Limited |
| Minimum Investment |
$30,000 if direct, or if via platform then minimum dictated by that service |
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Product Name |
Life Settlements Wholesale Fund - AUD Ordinary Units |
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APIR Code |
LFS0001AU |
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ISIN |
AU60LFS00013 |
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Product Name |
Life Settlements Wholesale Fund - USD Ordinary Units *This no longer has a prospectus in issue |
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APIR Code |
LFS0003AU |
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ISIN |
AU60LFS00039 |
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Website |
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Contact Email |
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Contact Phone Number |
+61 7 5557 4700 |
Commentary
Investment in the secondary life insurance market remains subdued so our conservative valuation approach remains in place. However, the full face value of each policy, held by GIS General Fund, will be collected in due course.
Bear in mind that the Fund has ongoing premium payments to make on each policy until a claim has been lodged. It is the collection of these proceeds that drives the return and we anticipate an increased number of claims will be lodged over time.
April 2020
The LSWF has always benefited from a very low correlation to the traditional financial markets. This is clearly evident in the current tempestuous Equity and Bond markets worldwide.
Investors will recall that in June 2019 there was a large negative movement in the reporting value of the underlying GIS General Fund as we re-underwrote the entire portfolio of policies. This was necessary because of material changes in the revised underwriting tables adopted by our independent assessors at that time.
Since December however, The GIS General Fund portfolio has experienced several policy maturities which we are in the process of collecting. This has had strong positive uplift in the fund in USD terms. Additionally, investors in the AUD denominated LSWF units in the fund have also benefited from positive currency movements. This again demonstrates the benefits of diversified currency exposure.
Key Fund Statistics
| Net Asset Value (NAV) for AUD$ | AUD$ 13,742,610.06 |
| Net Asset Value (NAV) USD$ |
USD$ 9,151,204.04 |
| No. of Units on Issue |
16,732,363.1191 |
| AUD Ordinary Units (previously Ordinary Units) |
Effective 1st June 2020
Application price: AUD 0.9139 per unit |
| USD Ordinary Units (previously AP, Units, EA Units, SA Units) |
Effective 1st June 2020
Application price: USD 0.5012 per unit *Note: |
| Distributions/Dividends | There are distributions declared for FYE 30 June 2019. As a result, investors will not be receiving the Tax and Distribution Statement. |
| Withdrawal Status | Please refer to Life Settlements Wholesale Fund News |
| Financial Reports | Please refer to Life Settlements Wholesale Fund News |
| Continuous Disclosure | Please refer to the continuous disclosure section. |
Important Information: This information is intended for qualifying investors only and was correct at the time of preparation. It has been prepared to provide general information only and should not be considered as a “securities recommendation” or an “invitation to invest” in any jurisdiction. Potential investors should consider the relevance of this information to their particular circumstances. Before proceeding, investors must obtain the prospectus and take their own legal and taxation advice. If you acquire or hold one of our products we will receive fees and other benefits as disclosed in the prospectus and relevant offering documents.
