GinsGlobal Index Funds is a supplier of index linked related products, including capital guaranteed index funds and regular index mutual funds, for both private and institutional investors around the world.

With operations in a number of countries including the United States of America, Canada, Taiwan, South Africa, Hong Kong and Israel, we also provide these structured products through our own private client group. For institutions, our products are most often used within their life insurance policies, annuities, bank fixed deposits (Certificates of Deposits) or as a "core investment" in their own mutual funds.


Our products are also often co-branded with leading investment banks and insurers including AIG, Royal Bank of Canada, Transamerica - AEGON Life, Merrill Lynch and Societe Generale.

GinsGlobal has contracted with State Street Global Advisors (the world's largest institutional asset manager with over $2 Trillion US Dollars under management) - to provide competitive index mutual fund pricing and performance - along with the broadest index choice.

In South Africa, GinsGlobal was the first unit trust company to offer a broad range of FSB approved global index fund products.

Capital Guaranteed Index Funds

These funds are generally underwritten by leading investment banks such as Merrill Lynch, JP Morgan, Societe Generale, Morgan Stanley and Royal Bank of Canada (S&P rated AA- or better). Currently these products are sold to both retail and institutional clients. Most recently, AIG the world's largest insurance corporation agreed to package the Guaranteed Hindsight Index product for sale across the US, via their agency and broker-dealer networks.

GinsGlobal has designed such products ranging in duration from 6 months through to 5 years. The principal is normally 100% protected and the client's return is linked to one or more well-known indexes. In the case of the Hindsight products, 3 indexes are offered and through a look-back feature, only the 2 best performing indexes are included in the client's ultimate return. These structured products are flexible for use within insurance policies, annuities, CDs or as bespoke private investments.

Philosophy of the Group

GinsGlobal has pioneered a common-sense investment approach that that has challenged the fund management industry by offering customers a transparent and cost sensitive way to invest in any asset class whether it be stocks, bonds, real estate or alternative (hedge) investments.

Clients seeking above average returns on their savings, without taking unnecessary risks with their money - are attracted to GinsGlobal. The GinsGlobal Index (Tracker) Fund range is designed to give them all the benefits of these various markets without the risk associated with selecting only a small sample of entities to hold.

Our approach is known as index tracking as one's money is invested in several hundred companies that make up a particular bond, hedge or equity index. This automatically provides clients with the most broadly diversified holdings in any asset class.

The continued success of index tracking consistently outperforming the vast majority of global fund managers has helped validate this approach. Not surprisingly index tracking products now account for close to 25% of the world's equity and bond assets under management.

Asia

In Asia, GinsGlobal's products are sold via financial advisors targeting high net worth individuals and via two financial institutions (a life insurer and a commercial bank). Taiwan remains our largest market in Asia at present. Guaranteed Index Funds have become increasingly popular in the region.

North America

With our main offices in Los Angeles, GinsGlobal is working with institutional clients including AIG, TRANSAMERICA CANADA, AEGON INSURANCE GROUP, ROYAL BANK OF CANADA and independent financial advisors across California and the US.

Our Los Angeles office offers onshore and offshore investments options to our high net worth individuals. Through our relationship with BDO Seidman a leading accounting firm, we also offer a complete financial and tax planning to our selected clients.

Europe and Middle East

GinsGlobal's products are included in the exclusive "select" offering of Scottish Life International and HSBC Bank (Suisse). Their primary markets are the Middle East and Europe. GinsGlobal also distributes thru select financial advisory groups and trust companies based in continental Europe and the Middle East.

South Africa

In South Africa, GinsGlobal remains the only FSB approved off shore index fund manager serving the retail and institutional market.

The GinsGlobal funds are distributed via a number of the largest financial institutions including ALLAN GRAY, ABSA, SANLAM, METROPOLITAN LIFE and the FIRSTRAND GROUP (the largest banking group in Africa). GinsGlobal currently manages a sizeable piece of the FirstRand Group's international portfolio.

Contact Information

Anthony Ginsberg, Managing Director
Tel: (310) 432-4374
Fax: (310) 289-8186
E-mail: ag@ginsglobal.com

Credentials at a Glance
GinsGlobal Index Funds (Mauritius) Limited has appointed State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) to serve as investment managers for the underlying offshore funds.

GinsGlobal Investment Management (Mauritius) Limited acts as investment manager to GinsGlobal Index Funds (Mauritius) Limited.

Barclays Bank Plc - Mauritius Offshore Banking Unit acts as Global Custodian.

Ranking of State Street Global Advisors:

• SSgA currently manages $1.9 trillion as at 30 June 2007 in assets
  
• SSgA has offices in 26 countries and 1800 employees
  
• #1 Worldwide Institutional Assets - (Pension & Investments - May 28, 2007)
  
• #1 U.S. Institutional Tax-Exempt Assets - (Pension & Investments - May 28, 2007)
  
• #1 Institutional Asia-Pacific Assets - (Asia Asset Managmeent - September 2006)
  
• #2 Overseas Manager - (Pensions & Investments - June 25, 2007)
  
• #4 Assets Under Management Worldwide - (Pensions & Investments/Watson Wyatt World 300 - December 25, 2006)
  

• GinsGlobal Investment Management (Mauritius) Ltd is led by Anthony
  Ginsberg, B.Bus.Sc (Hons) CPA (USA)
• He is one of the world's leading authorities on offshore
  investing and the author of three leading books on the subject including - International
  Tax Havens - (Butterworths).
• Mr. Ginsberg has served as a Director of Barclays Offshore Services
  and Gensec (Sanlam) Asset Management. He has served as a Trade Advisor to the Namibian Government and is the author of the recent book - South Africa's Future - (Macmillan).
  
• Lisa Segall is the Southern African Director of Ginsglobal Index Funds Mauritius Ltd. She holds a Bachelor of Social Science and is also a Certified Financial Planner.
  
• Lisa has worked for 5 years overseas in London and the US focusing primarily on international markets and specializing in trust and tax law, international banking and asset management.
  
• She was responsible for all the structuring and registration of the funds in Mauritius and South Africa and also serves as the in house legal counsel and compliance officer.