• Investment Options
  • Member Investment Customisation
  • Sanlam Umbrella Fund Investment Feedback Sessions

Fund Investment Strategies

We offer fund features that were previously not available anywhere in the industry.

Under the Sanlam Umbrella Fund employers can choose between a number of suitable investment options.

Investment Options

Standard OptionThe employer selects one of the four trustee approved investment strategies for all assets to be invested in:
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Sanlam Lifestage
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Sanlam Lifestage
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Optimal Option

Members may opt out and invest all or part of their savings in the Sanlam Monthly Bonus Fund. Qualifying members will also have access to the Glacier Platform.

Comprehensive Option
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Sanlam Wealth Creation Strategy
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Sanlam Wealth Creation Strategy

The employer also selects from the four trustee approved investment strategies (above).

Members, however, have the option to opt out of the default and to make an individual member investment choice from a range of suitable investment portfolios; members can choose between a maximum of 4 of the following portfolios available:

Multi-manager Range
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SMM 70 Portfolio
SMM 50 Portfolio
SMM 30 Portfolio
SMM Moderate Absolute Fund
SMM NUR Balanced Fund
SMM Select Balanced Fund
Sanlam Accumulation Portfolio
Sanlam The Most Aggressive Portfolio
Sanlam Wealth Creation
Sanlam Living Planet Fund
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SMM 70 Portfolio
SMM 50 Portfolio
SMM 30 Portfolio
SMM Moderate Absolute Fund
SMM NUR Balanced Fund
SMM Select Balanced Fund
Sanlam Accumulation Portfolio
Sanlam The Most Aggressive Portfolio
Sanlam Wealth Creation
Sanlam Living Planet Fund
Sanlam Investment Management Single Manager Range
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SIM Balanced Fund
SIM Moderate Absolute Fund
SIM Cash Fund
SIM Temperance Balanced Fund
SPW Balanced Fund
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SIM Balanced Fund
SIM Moderate Absolute Fund
SIM Cash Fund
SIM Temperance Balanced Fund
SPW Balanced Fund
External Single Manager Range
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Allan Gray Global Balanced Portfolio
Foord Balanced Fund
M&G Balanced Portfolio
Ninety One Balanced Fund
Coronation Houseview Portfolio
PSG Balanced Fund
Truffle Balanced Fund
Camissa Balanced Fund
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Allan Gray Global Balanced Portfolio
Foord Balanced Fund
M&G Balanced Portfolio
Ninety One Balanced Fund
Coronation Houseview Portfolio
PSG Balanced Fund
Truffle Balanced Fund
Camissa Balanced Fund
Smoothed Bonus Range
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Sanlam Monthly Bonus Fund
Sanlam Stable Bonus Fund
Sanlam Progressive Smooth Bonus Fund
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Sanlam Monthly Bonus Fund
Sanlam Stable Bonus Fund
Sanlam Progressive Smooth Bonus Fund
Index tracking Range
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Satrix Enhanced Balanced Tracker Fund
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Satrix Enhanced Balanced Tracker Fund

Member Investment Customisation

Under the comprehensive and optimal options, more than 1 000 retail collective investment (schemes CIS) are available on Sanlam’s Glacier investment administration platform.

As part of this offering, members can also choose to invest the equity component of their investments in their own personalised share portfolio via Sanlam Private Wealth.

Sanlam Umbrella Fund Investment Feedback Sessions

At our Sanlam Umbrella Fund Investment Feedback Sessions, our team of experts evaluate the performance of the Fund’s underlying portfolios, and how we are empowering our clients to be confident about their investment decisions.

Sanlam Umbrella Fund Investment Feedback Session | 16 May 2023 | Watch

Sanlam Umbrella Fund Investment Feedback Session | 16 May 2023 | Download

Sanlam Umbrella Fund Investment Feedback Session | 16 May 2023 | Q&A Document | Download

Sanlam Umbrella Fund Investment Feedback Session | 20 October 2022 | Investment Feedback Session

Sanlam Umbrella Fund Investment Feedback Session | 20 October 2022 | Watch