Overview

Blue Ink Investments was established in 1993 as a private wealth asset management company. During the late 1990's volatility in equity markets increased to levels unacceptable for most clients, who sought consistent, positive, low volatility returns. Accordingly, Blue Ink modified its modus operandi to become a specialist alternative asset manager. Blue Ink continues to research and secure innovative investment solutions, with 2 principal targets in mind:

	Protection and preservation of clients' capital
	Production of consistent, risk-adjusted, positive returns

Group Structure

Blue Ink Investments' key institutional shareholders are Sanlam Investments and Ubuntu-Botho Investment Holdings (UBIH):

	Sanlam is a leading South African financial services group, listed on the JSE and the Namibian Stock Exchange.
	Ubuntu-Botho Holdings (UBH) owns 55% of UBIH and the shareholders of UBIH comprise of various broad based interest groups who represent shareholders in South Africa's nine provinces and includes women, church, trade unions, youth, traditional and community leaders and small and micro business owners. Sanlam Black Management employees are also part of UBH.

Management and Professional Support

	3rd party Administration / Maitland Fund Services.
	Auditors / PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Investment Philosophy

Blue Ink Investments is a specialist alternative assets manager committed to performance excellence. Our objectives are to:

	Produce consistent, risk-adjusted, positive investment returns with low correlation to the performance of investment markets and other asset classes.
	Deliver superior investment returns that outperform cash over any three year period.
	Protect and preserve investor capital over any 12 month period.

Vision

To be the leader on the African continent in providing innovative local and offshore investment solutions in the fund of hedge funds space.

Mission Statement

	Provide innovative and effective alternative investment solutions.
	Align all stakeholders' interests.
	Collaborate with clients in creating wealth.
	Consistently produce top quartile, risk-adjusted investment returns
	Constantly evolve technological developments relevant to Blue Ink's operations
	Achieve excellence in service delivery
	Act with the highest levels of integrity and ethics

Management Team

Directors

As a subsidiary of Sanlam, Blue Ink Investments fully endorses the principles of the South African Code of Corporate Practices and Conduct as recommended in the King Report on Corporate Governance (King II), and to the highest level of corporate governance and global best practice. We also subscribe to a governance system whereby ethics and integrity in particular set the standards for compliance. The directors of Blue Ink Investments are as follows:

	Non-Executive Director : Robert Roux
	Non-Executive Director : Nersan Naidoo
	Non-Executive Director : Aloysius Jacobs
	Executive Director : Thomas Schlebusch
	Company Secretary : Hank Pienaar