Chapter 22:20
Sovereign Wealth Fund of Zimbabwe Act
10/2013
(2) Section 18 of the Public Finance Management Act [Chapter22:19] (No. 11 of 2009) applies to
any sub-Fund.
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Custodianship, holding and investment of Fund
(1) The Reserve Bank is, subject to subsection (2), hereby appointed as the primary custodian of
the Fund.
(2) The Board shall after consultation with the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe cause one or more
banking accounts to be opened, into which any part of the monies received on behalf of the Fund shall
be paid.
(3) The following principles apply to the investment of the Fund by the Board —
(a) the Fund must be invested in conformity with the Board’s investment mandate and in whatever
other way not inconsistent with the mandate that the Board considers most appropriate to
enable it to achieve the Fund’s objects; and
(b) investment must be in gold bullion, stockpiles of precious stones and other precious metals,
and foreign assets, otherwise than to the extent permitted by the investment mandate; and
(c) to the extent that the investment mandate permits investment in domestic assets, no such
investment may be made in Zimbabwe Government debt, lending domestically or providing
Government guarantees.
(4) The Board shall keep a schedule at its offices showing particulars of the Fund’s current
investments in sufficient detail to enable members of the public to assess the Fund’s financial
soundness, and the Board shall ensure that the schedule is available for inspection at all reasonable
times by such persons.
(5) The Board shall create and maintain up to date a website which, among other things, will enable
members of the publicto have access to the schedule referred to in subsection (4) and to the investment
mandate.
(6) At least once a year the Board shall review the size of the Fund and the manner in which the
money held in the Fund is invested, taking into account the Fund’s current and potential liabilities, and
in the light of that review the Board shall make any necessary adjustments in the holding of the Fund.
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Financial year of Fund
The financial year of the Fund shall be the period of twelve months ending on the 31st December
each year or on such other date as may be prescribed.
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Annual investment mandate and budget of Fund
(1) On or before such date prior to the beginning of the financial year as the Minister and the Board
may agree, the Board shall cause to be prepared, and submit to the Minister for his or her approval—
(a) a budget showing the expenditure which the Board proposes to incur during that financial year
for the purposes of section 19; and
(b) a written investment mandate in respect of the performance of its investment functions, which
shall be guided by the Santiago Principlesand shall include—
(i) indications of the classes of investments in which the Fund can be invested and the
selection criteria for investments within those classes; and
(ii) information on the acceptable balance between risk and return in the overall Fund
portfolio; and
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