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THE COST OF I GNORING ESG I SSUES
What is the rand equivalent of 233 Boeing 737 jets? Or 290,000 Porsche 911 sportscars….
Source: AWC
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THE COST OF I GNORING ESG I SSUES
This is the value destroyed when Steinhoff collapsed…
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Steinhoff Share Price (R's)
-98% decline in share price, R350bn of value lost…
Source: AWC Calculations
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THE COST OF I GNORING ESG I SSUES
The market capitalization decline in British American Tobacco….
Source: AWC Calculations
The value of the decline in MTN after Nigerian licensing fiasco…
10 000 Clifton mansions: 2.5m Rolex watches:
Or 6m Apple iPads, one for every schoolchild in SA
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THE COST OF I GNORING ESG I SSUES CAN BE MASSIVE…
Va l ue dest roy ed: R 7 5 0 bn i n v a l ue l ost i n on l y 5 s ha r es . . .
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0Steinhoff British American Tobacco MTN Resilient Group EOH Holdings
ZAR Bns Percentage Drawdown
Source: AWC Calculations
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THE COST OF I GNORING ESG I SSUES
C a p p e d S W I X P e r f o r m a n c e r e l a t i v e t o a b e n c h m a r k e x c l u d i n g f i v e c o m p a n i e s w i t h c r i t i c a l E S G i s s u e s :
S t e i n h o f f , B r i t i s h A m e r i c a n T o b a c c o , E O H , M T N , R e s i l i e n t
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Capped SWIX Capped SWIX excl-ESG Critical
5.2%
Source: AWC Calculations
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G E N E R AT I N G A P L H A T H R O U G H R E S P O N S I B L E I N V E S T I N G
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ALL WEATHER CAPITAL ARE LEADERS I N RESPONSIBLE I NVESTING I N SOUTH AFRICA
Award winning Black controlled asset manager
%70% of
the professional staff and directors
are black
Multi-decade fund management
experience
Approx R10bn AUM with
prestigious clients
Systematic stock selection and
portfolio construction process
Signatory to the UNPRI.
ESG incorporated into the process. Dedicated
ESG Analyst
5 years of outperformance
against benchmark
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AWC SWIX EQUITY STRATEGY PERFORMANCE
A l l W e a t h e r C a p i t a l S W I X E q u i t y S t r a t e g y ’ s C o n s i s t e n t O u t p e r f o r m a n c e o f t h e B e n c h m a r k
AWC SWIX EQUITY STRATEGY PERFORMANCE
BENCHMARK ALPHAAWC EQUITY STRATEGY
1 Month (April 19) 5.99% 5.72% +0.27%
3 Year Return 18.90% 15.79% +3.11%
Since inception 43.20% 30.21% +12.99%
Annualized since inception 7.45% 5.42% +2.02%
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AWC SWIX EQUITY STRATEGY PERFORMANCE
A l l W e a t h e r C a p i t a l S W I X E q u i t y S t r a t e g y ’ s C o n s i s t e n t O u t p e r f o r m a n c e o f t h e B e n c h m a r k
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All Weather Swix Strategy vs Swix Benchmark
All Weather SWIX Equity Strategy SWIX Equity Benchmark
WHAT MAKES ALL WEATHER’S I NVESTMENT PROCESS UNI QUE?
Low risk systematic process (compound gains, not losses)
Incorporates an ESG review of each company
An activist mentality that challenges company management
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COMPOUNDING I NCREMENTAL GAINS AND AVOIDING DI SASTROUS LOSSES
1.01365 = 37.8
0.99365 = 0.03
Compounding gains or compounding losses leads to a very different outcome…
Source: AWC Calculations
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A BRI EF H I STORY OF ESG
Started as “values” based investing (exclusionary mindset: alcohol, tobacco, gaming)
ESG Integration into the entire investment process
Impact Investing: having financial and non financial goals
I N V ESTORS & S U S TAI NAB I L I T Y…
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HOW DOES HAVING A RESPONSIBLE OR SUSTAINABLE PHI LOSOPHY I N YOUR PROCESS ADD VALUE?
Environment
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Social
Governance
ADDRESSING ESG R I SKS
A r e t h e r e i d e n t i f i a b l e E S G r i s k s ?
E n v i r o n m e n t S o c i a l G o v e r n a n c e
Resilient GroupEOH Holdings
MTN Steinhoff
British American TobaccoLonmin
Gold Miners (Silicosis)
SasolExxaro
ArcelorMittal
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A r e t h e r i s k s i d e n t i f i e d r e f l e c t e d i n t h e s h a r e p r i c e ?
PLUS THERE I S A LEGAL REQUI REMENT TO EVALUATE ESG R I SKS BEFORE I NVESTING…
Preamble to Reg. 28:
“A fund has a fiduciary duty to act in the best interest of its members whose benefits depend on the responsible management of fund assets. This duty supports the adoption of a responsible investment approach to deploying capital into markets that will earn adequate risk adjusted returns suitable for the fund’s specific member profile, liquidity needs and liabilities. Prudent investing should give appropriate consideration to any factor which may materially affect the sustainable long-term performance of a fund’s assets, including factors of an environmental, social and governance character. The concept applies across all assets and categories of assets and should promote the interests of a fund in a stable and transparent environment.”
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ENVIRONMENTAL I SSUE: ATMOSPHERIC CO2 VS . SURFACE TEMPERATURE
Source: AWC
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ENVIRONMENTAL I SSUES: THE I NCREASING COST OF ENVIRONMENTAL DI SASTERS CAUSED BY CL IMATE CHANGE
Source: WSJ, 02 May 2019
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SOCIAL I SSUES: LONMIN LABOUR DI SPUTE AND THE SUBSEQUENT MARI KANA MASSACRE
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Lonmin Share Price (R's)
LONMIN SHARE PRI CE BEFORE AND AFTER MARIKANA
The stakeholder problems at Lonmin mines pre-dated the
incident in August 2012…
Marikana Massacre
Source: AWC Calculations
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GOVERNANCE I SSUES: BARCLAYS L I BOR
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GOVERNANCE I SSUES: MULTIPLE RED FLAGS AT STE INHOFF HENCE ALL WEATHER HAD ZERO EXPOSURE
Multiple unnecessary poor acquisitions
Disposals of underperforming assets and accounting as discontinued operations
Poor cash flows resulting in a need for…
Multiple capital raisings in ZAR, EUR and USD
High levels of debt in numerous currencies
Unnecessary and unexplained changes in year end
Tax rate less than 50% of the statutory rate
Transfer of main listing from JSE to Frankfurt
Poor operational decisions by management
The IPO of SA assets (STAR) where SNH retained 75% seemed to us to be a capital raise in disguise
Excessively influential CEO with aggressive and opulent lifestyle
Lack of independent Board
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EVALUATION OF SA F I NANCIALS: ESG I SSUES
Best performing ESG issuesBig 4 Banks (FSR, NED, SBK, ABG)• Social case (FSR, NED, SBK)• Governance of remuneration (FSR, NED)• Responsible lending/investment (NED, SBK)
HNWI wealth managers (INL, LBH)• Exec rem (LBH)• Responsible lending/investment (INL)• Customer treatment (LBH)
Unsecured lending (CPI)• Social case • Product suitability and treatment of customers• Access to products
Insurers (DSY, SLM, SNT, OMU, LBH, MMI)• Social case (DSY, SNT)• Product suitability and treatment of customers (DSY, SNT)• External society/environmental risks (SNT• IT Governance and data security• Responsible investing (OMU, MMI)
SOE’s (Banks, Utilities, Services)• To be assessed (Nov/Dec 2018)
Worst performing ESG issuesBig 4 Banks (FSR, NED, SBK, ABG)• Talent (FSR) • Board (NED, FSR, ABG (especially remuneration))• Theft, fraud corruption (NED)• TCF (FSR, SBK, ABG (especially consumer financial health)• Data protection (FSR, NED, SBK, ABG)
HNWI wealth managers (INL, LBH)• Board (INL,• Conflict of interest (INL)• IT governance (LBH on auto-pilot)
Unsecured lending (CPI)• Board governance
Insurers (DSY, SLM, SNT, OMU, LBH, MMI)• Governance (DSY, SLM)• Product suitability & customer treatment (SLM, OMU, MMI)• Employee engagement (DSY)• Society (DSY)
SOE’s (Banks, Utilities, Services)• To be assessed (Nov/Dec 2018)
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EVALUATION OF SA RETAILERS: ESG I SSUESBest performing ESG issues
FMCG retailers (largely cash) (SHP, PIK, SPP, MSM)
• Moral DNA (SHP, SPP)
• Industry equity - Supply chain responsibility (SHP)
Clothing/credit retailers (TFG, WHL, MRP, TRU)
• Board governance (TFG)
• Product suitability (affordability regs) (TFG, TRU)
• Fair labour & talent (MRP)
• Industry equity - Supply chain responsibility (MRP)
General retail (SNH)
Worst performing ESG issuesFMCG retailers (largely cash) (SHP, PIK, SPP, MSM)
• Board governance compliance (SHP, SPP, MSM)
• Succession & executive remuneration (SHP)
• Fair labour (SHP, PIK)
• Product suitability (obesity epidemic)(SHP, PIK, SPP, MSM)
• Treatment of customer (PIK, SPP, WHL)
• Moral DNA (PIK, WHL both tend to hypocrisy)
Clothing/credit retailers (TFG, WHL, MRP, TRU)• Board governance (MRP)• Treatment of customers (TRU, MSM)• Fair labour & talent (TFG, MSM)• Industry equity - Supply chain responsibility (TFG, TRU)
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EVALUATION OF SA MINING AND I NDUSTRIAL : ESG I SSUESBest performing ESG issues
Precious metals (LON, GFI, ANG, AMS, HAR, SGL, RBP, NHM, IMP)• Fair labour, health and safety• Community relations and Local industry development• Energy
Food (AVI, OCE, RCL, TBS, TON, PFG, RFG)• Bio-impact (fishing industry only, re resource management)
Hospitals (NTC, MDC, LHC)• Treatment of customers • Talent (LHC and NTC)
Pharmaceutical manufacturers (APN, AIP, ASC, NVO)• Product responsibility (NVO)
Pharmaceutical retailers (CLS, DCP)• Talent (DCP)
Worst performing ESG issuesPrecious metals (LON, GFI, ANG, AMS, HAR, SGL, RBP, NHM, IMP)• Governance
Food (AVI, OCE, RCL, TBS, TON, PFG, RFG)• Anti-competitive behaviour• Product responsibility (health impact)• Supply chain responsibility (social & environmental)
Hospitals (NTC, MDC, LHC)• Talent (MDC)
Pharmaceutical manufacturers (APN, AIP, ASC, NVO)• Product responsibility (except NVO)• Access to products (especially APN)• Anti-competitive behaviour (especially APN)
Pharmaceutical retailers (CLS, DCP)• Product suitability (CLS)• Treatment of customers (CLS)
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AWC ’S FOUR- STEP ESG PROCESS
IDENTIFY:
We identify the ESG risks within each sector and company through
research and staying up to
date with current affairs
and society trends.
INCORPORATE:
We incorporate our findings into our investment
processes by factoring in the
necessary discounts into
company valuations.
ENGAGE:
We engage with management
on ESG matters and assess their
responses to them and how they intend to
mitigate the risks identified.
INFLUENCE:
We follow up with management to
measure progress and escalate where
management responses are not
satisfactory or when they fail to
follow through with initial
mitigation strategy.
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I MPACT I NVESTING – USE YOUR SAVINGS TO EFFECT POSI T IVE CHANGE…
Impact investing: “effecting changes in company behavior”.
We aim to be agents to change and to give shareholders, whom are members of the funds we manage, a meaningful voice.
We will engage with both companies where we are invested as well as companies where we are not invested where ESG issues are identified.
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I MPACT I NVESTING BY ALL WEATHER CAPITAL
Source: Business Day
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Opposing the Naspers involvement with Gupta’s29 November 2017 by Shane Watkins
ALL WEATHER CAPITAL : “HAVING AN I MPACT WI TH YOUR MONEY ”
Consistent 5 year outperformance driven by:
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Having an Impact : Using your money to reflect your beliefs about what is good for our society and the world we all live in
Environmental, Social and Governance assessment embedded in our process so we avoid the landmines
Low risk philosophy (compound small gains, not losses)
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All Weather Capital (Pty) Ltd (“All Weather”) is a registered Investment Manager of the All Weather BCI Equity Fund, approved in terms of the Collective Investments Schemes Control Act, No 45 of 2002. Collective
Investment Schemes in securities are generally medium to long term investments. The value of participatory interests may go up or down and past performance is not necessarily an indication of future performance.
The Manager does not guarantee the capital or the return of a portfolio. Collective Investments are traded at ruling prices and can engage in borrowing and scrip lending. A schedule of fees, charges and maximum
commissions is available on request. All Weather reserves the right to close and reopen certain portfolios from time to time in order to manage them more efficiently. Additional information, including application
forms, annual or quarterly reports can be obtained from All Weather, free of charge. Performance fees are calculated and accrued on a daily basis based upon the daily outperformance, in excess of the benchmark,
multiplied by the share rate and paid over to the manager monthly. Performance figures quoted are internally generated, as at the date of this report for a lump sum investment, using NAV-NAV with income
reinvested and do not take any upfront manager’s charge into account. Income distributions are declared on the ex-dividend date. Actual investment performance will differ based on the initial fees charge applicable,
the actual investment date, the date of reinvestment and dividend withholding tax. Investments in foreign securities may include additional risks such as potential constraints on liquidity and repatriation of funds,
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