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AS FILED WITH SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON DECEMBER 7, 1999
Registration No. 333-9898
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO
FORM S-1
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REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
KENMAR GLOBAL TRUST
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 6793 06-642854
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(State of Organization) (Primary Standard Industrial (I.R.S. Employer
Classification Number) Identification Number)
C/O KENMAR ADVISORY CORP.
TWO AMERICAN LANE
P.O. BOX 5150
GREENWICH, CONNECTICUT 06831
203/861-1000
(Address, including zip code, and telephone
number, including area code, of registrant's
principal executive offices)
PHILLIP E. PASTREICH
C/O KENMAR ADVISORY GROUP
TWO AMERICAN LANE
P.O. BOX 5150
GREENWICH, CONNECTICUT 06831
203/861-1000
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of agent for service)
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COPIES TO:
DAVID R. SAWYIER MICHAEL J. SCHMIDTBERGER
SIDLEY & AUSTIN SIDLEY & AUSTIN
ONE FIRST NATIONAL PLAZA 875 THIRD AVENUE
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60603 NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10022
APPROXIMATE DATE OF COMMENCEMENT OF PROPOSED SALE
TO THE PUBLIC: AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE AFTER THE EFFECTIVE
DATE OF THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT.
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If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be
offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the
Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act") check the following box./X/
If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an
offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the
following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the
earlier effective registration statement for the same offering./ /
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to
Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the
Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective
registration statement for the same offering./ /
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to
Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the
Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective
registration statement for the same offering./ /
If delivery of the Prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to
Rule 434, please check the following box./ /
THE REGISTRANT HEREBY AMENDS THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON SUCH
DATE OR DATES AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO DELAY ITS EFFECTIVE DATE UNTIL THE
REGISTRANT SHALL FILE A FURTHER AMENDMENT WHICH SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT THIS
REGISTRATION STATEMENT SHALL THEREAFTER BECOME EFFECTIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH
SECTION 8(a) OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 OR UNTIL THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT
SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE ON SUCH DATE AS THE COMMISSION, ACTING PURSUANT TO SAID
SECTION 8(a), MAY DETERMINE.
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KENMAR GLOBAL TRUST
CROSS REFERENCE SHEET
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ITEM NO. PROSPECTUS HEADING
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1. Forepart of the Registration Statement
and Outside Front Cover Page of Cover Page
Prospectus..............................
2. Inside Front and Outside Back Cover
Pages of Prospectus..................... Inside Cover Page; Table of Contents
3. Summary Information, The Risks You
Face and Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Summary; The Fund and its Objectives; The Risks You
Charges................................. Face
4. Use of Proceeds......................... Use of Proceeds
5. Determination of Offering Price......... Inside Cover Page; Plan of Distribution
6. Dilution................................ Not Applicable
7. Selling Security Holders................ Not Applicable
8. Plan of Distribution.................... Inside Cover Page; Plan of Distribution
9. Description of Securities to be Cover Page; The Fund and Its Objectives;
Registered.............................. Redemptions; The Fund and the Trustee
10. Interests of Named Experts and Legal Matters; Experts
Counsel.................................
11. Information with Respect to the Summary; The Risks You Face; The Fund and Its
Registrant.............................. Objectives; Charges; Kenmar Advisory Corp.; Conflicts
of Interest; The Fund and the Trustee; Investment
Factors; Index to Financial Statements
12. Disclosure of Commission Position on
Indemnification for Securities Act Not Applicable
Liabilities.............................
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PART ONE - DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT
KENMAR GLOBAL TRUST
$72,000,000
UNITS OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST
THE OFFERING
Kenmar Global Trust trades speculatively in U.S. and international futures
and forward contracts, which are instruments designed to hedge or speculate
in various interest rates, commodities, currencies, stock indices and other
financial instruments.
Kenmar Advisory Corp. manages the Fund's trading by allocating its assets
among multiple commodity trading advisors using different trading strategies.
The Fund's objective is to achieve significant profits while controlling
performance volatility and the risk of loss.
Units of beneficial interest are available as of the last day of each month.
Units may be redeemed as of the last day of each month, beginning with the
6th month-end following their sale. Units redeemed on the 6th month-end
through the 12th month-end after sale are subject to a 3% redemption charge.
Units redeemed on the 13th month-end through the 18th month-end after sale
are subject to a 2% redemption charge. After the end of the 18th month, there
will be no charge for redemption.
The Selling Agents will use their best efforts to sell the Units
offered.
THE RISKS
THESE ARE SPECULATIVE SECURITIES. BEFORE YOU DECIDE WHETHER TO INVEST, READ THIS
ENTIRE PROSPECTUS CAREFULLY AND CONSIDER "THE RISKS YOU FACE" BEGINNING ON PAGE
8.
- THE FUND IS SPECULATIVE AND
LEVERAGED. THE FUND TYPICALLY
COMMITS BETWEEN 10% AND 20%
OF ITS ASSETS AS MARGIN FOR ITS
TRADING.
- PERFORMANCE CAN BE VOLATILE. THE
NET ASSET VALUE PER UNIT HAS
FLUCTUATED IN A SINGLE MONTH AS
MUCH AS 13.2%.
- YOU COULD LOSE ALL OR SUBSTANTIALLY
ALL OF YOUR INVESTMENT IN THE
FUND.
- CERTAIN GENERAL TYPES OF MARKET CONDITIONS -- IN PARTICULAR, TRENDLESS
PERIODS WITHOUT MAJOR PRICE MOVEMENTS -- SIGNIFICANTLy REDUCE THE POTENTIAL
FOR CERTAIN ADVISORS TO TRADE SUCCESSFULLY.
- NO SECONDARY MARKET EXISTS FOR
THE UNITS AND REDEMPTIONS ARE
LIMITED AND MAY RESULT IN
REDEMPTION CHARGES.
- SUBSTANTIAL EXPENSES MUST BE OFFSET BY TRADING PROFITS AND INTEREST INCOME.
THE FUND MUST GENERATE TRADING PROFITS OF 9.31% PER ANNUM, BEFORE ANY
APPLICABLE REDEMPTION CHARGE, TO BREAK EVEN.
- A SUBSTANTIAL PORTION OF THE TRADES EXECUTED FOR THE FUND TAKES PLACE ON
FOREIGN EXCHANGES. NO U.S. REGULATORY AUTHORITY OR EXCHANGE HAS THE POWER TO
COMPEL THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE RULES OF A FOREIGN BOARD OF TRADE OR ANY
APPLICABLE FOREIGN LAWS.
MINIMUM INVESTMENT
REGULAR ACCOUNTS: IRAS, OTHER TAX-EXEMPT ACCOUNTS, AND
EXISTING INVESTORS:
$5,000 $2,000
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Investors are required to make representations and warranties in connection
with their investments. Each investor is encouraged to discuss this investment
with his/her individual financial and tax advisers.
THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION NOR HAS THE SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE
ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS
A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
THIS PROSPECTUS IS IN TWO PARTS: A DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT AND A STATEMENT OF
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. THESE PARTS ARE BOUND TOGETHER, AND BOTH CONTAIN
IMPORTANT INFORMATION.
THE COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION HAS NOT PASSED UPON THE MERITS OF
PARTICIPATING IN THIS POOL NOR HAS THE COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE ADEQUACY OR
ACCURACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS.
KENMAR ADVISORY CORP.
MANAGING OWNER
DECEMBER 31, 1999
(NOT FOR USE AFTER SEPTEMBER 30, 2000)
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NOTES TO COVER PAGE
(1) The Units are being continuously offered on a "best efforts" basis
without any firm underwriting commitment through registered broker-dealers
("Selling Agents") selected by Kenmar.
Units are offered at the immediately following month-end Net Asset
Value per Unit, which reflects the amount that could be realized upon
redemption (before reduction for the redemption charge, if applicable).
All Units for which subscriptions are accepted during a month are
issued as of a single closing date as of the beginning of the immediately
following month. Units participate in the profits and losses of the Fund on
and after the date of such closing.
Kenmar must accept or reject subscriptions within five business days of
receipt. All investors will have the right to revoke their subscriptions and
receive a refund of their invested funds for a period of five business days
following receipt of this Prospectus. Rejected or revoked subscriptions will
be returned without interest.
Subscription documents must normally be received at least five calendar
days before the end of a month in order to participate as of the first day of
the immediately following month.
Subscribers whose subscriptions are accepted will be notified of when
their customer securities accounts will be debited in the amount of their
subscriptions or their subscription checks cashed. Subscribers whose
subscriptions are rejected will be notified of when their subscriptions will
be (promptly) returned to them.
There is no minimum number of Units which must be sold as of the
beginning of any month for any Units then to be sold.
(2) See "Plan of Distribution -- Selling Agents' Compensation" at page
39 for information relating to indemnification arrangements with respect to
the Selling Agents.
(3) No selling commissions will be paid from the proceeds of
subscriptions. Kenmar, not the Fund, will pay the Selling Agents upfront
selling commissions equal to 5% of the purchase price per Unit at the time of
sale. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Selling Agents will not receive upfront
selling commissions to the extent investors have acquired Units on the same
day as or within seventy-five (75) days after redeeming investments in
Kenmar-sponsored investment vehicles.
The Selling Agents will also receive ongoing "trailing commissions" or
installment selling commissions on Units sold by their registered
representatives. Trailing commissions will be paid to Selling Agents whose
registered representatives agree to perform certain ongoing services, are
registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the "CFTC") and have
satisfied all applicable proficiency requirements (I.E., have passed either
the Series 3 National Commodity Futures Examination or the Series 31 Futures
Managed Fund Examination). Such "trailing commissions" will equal 3.5% per
annum of the average beginning of month Net Asset Value per Unit SOLD,
beginning with the thirteenth month after the subscription proceeds of a
particular Unit are invested in the Fund (immediately to the extent investors
have acquired Units on the same day as or within seventy-five (75) days after
redeeming investments in Kenmar-sponsored investment vehicles) and continuing
for as long as such Unit remains outstanding. Installment selling commissions
will be paid to Selling Agents in respect of Units where there is no
CFTC-qualified registered representative to perform ongoing services.
Installment selling commissions will be calculated in the same manner as
above, but will be limited to 4.5% of the initial subscription price of such
Units (9.5% to the extent investors have acquired Units on the same day as or
within seventy-five (75) days after redeeming investments in Kenmar-sponsored
investment vehicles). Selling Agents will pass on to their registered
representatives a portion of the foregoing selling compensation and "trailing
commissions," after deduction of "due diligence" and administrative expenses
incurred in connection with this offering, in accordance with such Selling
Agents' standard compensation arrangements.
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REGULATORY NOTICES
THIS PROSPECTUS MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY: (1) THE PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT,
IF ANY, CONTAINING CERTAIN INFORMATION REGARDING THE CURRENT ADVISORS; AND (2)
SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION FOR THE FUND CURRENT WITHIN 60 CALENDAR DAYS.
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NO DEALER, SALESMAN OR ANY OTHER PERSON HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED TO GIVE ANY
INFORMATION OR TO MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION NOT CONTAINED IN THIS PROSPECTUS,
AND, IF GIVEN OR MADE, SUCH OTHER INFORMATION OR REPRESENTATION MUST NOT BE
RELIED UPON AS HAVING BEEN AUTHORIZED BY THE FUND, KENMAR, THE SELLING AGENTS,
THE ADVISORS OR ANY OTHER PERSON.
THIS PROSPECTUS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR A SOLICITATION
OF AN OFFER TO BUY THE SECURITIES OFFERED HEREBY TO ANY PERSON OR BY ANYONE IN
ANY JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH OFFER OR SOLICITATION MAY NOT LAWFULLY BE MADE.
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THE BOOKS AND RECORDS OF THE FUND WILL BE MAINTAINED AT ITS PRINCIPAL
OFFICE, TWO AMERICAN LANE, GREENWICH, CONNECTICUT 06831; TELEPHONE NUMBER
(203) 861-1000. UNITHOLDERS WILL HAVE THE RIGHT, DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS,
TO HAVE ACCESS TO AND COPY (UPON PAYMENT OF REASONABLE REPRODUCTION COSTS)
SUCH BOOKS AND RECORDS IN PERSON OR BY THEIR AUTHORIZED ATTORNEY OR AGENT.
EACH MONTH, KENMAR WILL DISTRIBUTE REPORTS TO ALL UNITHOLDERS SETTING FORTH
SUCH INFORMATION RELATING TO THE FUND AS THE CFTC AND THE NATIONAL FUTURES
ASSOCIATION (THE "NFA") MAY REQUIRE TO BE GIVEN TO THE PARTICIPANTS IN
COMMODITY POOLS SUCH AS THE FUND AND ANY SUCH OTHER INFORMATION AS KENMAR MAY
DEEM APPROPRIATE. THERE WILL SIMILARLY BE DISTRIBUTED TO UNITHOLDERS, NOT MORE
THAN 90 DAYS AFTER THE CLOSE OF EACH OF THE FUND'S FISCAL YEARS, AUDITED
CERTIFIED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND (IN NO EVENT LATER THAN MARCH 15 OF THE
IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING YEAR) THE TAX INFORMATION RELATING TO THE FUND NECESSARY
FOR THE PREPARATION OF UNITHOLDERS' ANNUAL FEDERAL INCOME TAX RETURNS.
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THE DIVISION OF INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION REQUIRES THAT THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT BE PROMINENTLY SET FORTH
HEREIN: "KENMAR GLOBAL TRUST IS NOT A MUTUAL FUND OR ANY OTHER TYPE OF
INVESTMENT COMPANY WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940,
AS AMENDED, AND IS NOT SUBJECT TO REGULATION THEREUNDER."
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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION
RISK DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
YOU SHOULD CAREFULLY CONSIDER WHETHER YOUR FINANCIAL CONDITION PERMITS
YOU TO PARTICIPATE IN A COMMODITY POOL. IN SO DOING, YOU SHOULD BE AWARE THAT
FUTURES AND OPTIONS TRADING CAN QUICKLY LEAD TO LARGE LOSSES AS WELL AS GAINS.
SUCH TRADING LOSSES CAN SHARPLY REDUCE THE NET ASSET VALUE OF THE POOL AND
CONSEQUENTLY THE VALUE OF YOUR INTEREST IN THE POOL. IN ADDITION, RESTRICTIONS
ON REDEMPTIONS MAY AFFECT YOUR ABILITY TO WITHDRAW YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THE
POOL.
FURTHER, COMMODITY POOLS MAY BE SUBJECT TO SUBSTANTIAL CHARGES FOR
MANAGEMENT, AND ADVISORY AND BROKERAGE FEES. IT MAY BE NECESSARY FOR THOSE
POOLS THAT ARE SUBJECT TO THESE CHARGES TO MAKE SUBSTANTIAL TRADING PROFITS TO
AVOID DEPLETION OR EXHAUSTION OF THEIR ASSETS. THIS DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT
CONTAINS A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF EACH EXPENSE TO BE CHARGED THIS POOL AT
PAGE 24 AND A STATEMENT OF THE PERCENTAGE RETURN NECESSARY TO BREAK EVEN,
THAT IS, TO RECOVER THE AMOUNT OF YOUR INITIAL INVESTMENT, AT PAGE 6.
THIS BRIEF STATEMENT CANNOT DISCLOSE ALL THE RISKS AND OTHER FACTORS
NECESSARY TO EVALUATE YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THIS COMMODITY POOL. THEREFORE,
BEFORE YOU DECIDE TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS COMMODITY POOL, YOU SHOULD CAREFULLY
STUDY THIS DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT, INCLUDING A DESCRIPTION OF THE PRINCIPAL RISK
FACTORS OF THIS INVESTMENT, AT PAGES 8 THROUGH 13.
YOU SHOULD ALSO BE AWARE THAT THIS COMMODITY POOL MAY TRADE FOREIGN
FUTURES OR OPTIONS CONTRACTS. TRANSACTIONS ON MARKETS LOCATED OUTSIDE THE
UNITED STATES, INCLUDING MARKETS FORMALLY LINKED TO A UNITED STATES MARKET,
MAY BE SUBJECT TO REGULATIONS WHICH OFFER DIFFERENT OR DIMINISHED PROTECTION
TO THE POOL AND ITS PARTICIPANTS. FURTHER, UNITED STATES REGULATORY
AUTHORITIES MAY BE UNABLE TO COMPEL THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE RULES OF REGULATORY
AUTHORITIES OR MARKETS IN NON-UNITED STATES JURISDICTIONS WHERE TRANSACTIONS
FOR THE POOL MAY BE EFFECTED.
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KENMAR GLOBAL TRUST
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PART ONE
DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT
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SUMMARY........................................ 4
OVERVIEW...................................... 4
RISK FACTORS.................................. 4
THE FUND AND ITS OBJECTIVES................... 4
"BREAKEVEN TABLE"............................. 5
SUITABILITY................................... 7
THE RISKS YOU FACE............................. 8
(1) INVESTORS MUST NOT RELY ON THE PAST
PERFORMANCE OF EITHER KENMAR OR THE
FUND IN DECIDING WHETHER TO BUY UNITS..... 8
(2) POSSIBLE TOTAL LOSS OF AN INVESTMENT IN
THE FUND.................................. 8
(3)SPECULATIVE AND VOLATILE MARKETS; HIGHLY
LEVERAGED TRADING......................... 8
(4) FEES AND COMMISSIONS ARE CHARGED
REGARDLESS OF PROFITABILITY AND ARE SUBJECT
TO CHANGE................................. 8
(5) IMPORTANCE OF MARKET CONDITIONS
TO PROFITABILITY.......................... 8
(6) DISCRETIONARY TRADING STRATEGIES
MAY INCUR SUBSTANTIAL LOSSES.............. 8
(7) DECISIONS BASED UPON FUNDAMENTAL
ANALYSIS MAY NOT RESULT IN
PROFITABLE TRADING........................ 9
(8) INCREASE IN ASSETS UNDER MANAGEMENT
MAY AFFECT TRADING DECISIONS.............. 9
(9) NO ASSURANCE OF ADVISORS' CONTINUED
SERVICES.................................. 9
(10)LIMITED ABILITY TO LIQUIDATE YOUR
INVESTMENT ............................... 9
(11)POSSIBLE ILLIQUID MARKETS................. 9
(12)THE FUND DOES NOT ACQUIRE ANY ASSET
WITH INTRINSIC VALUE...................... 10
(13)NON-CORRELATED, NOT NEGATIVELY
CORRELATED, PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE......... 10
(14)BROAD INDICES MAY PERFORM QUITE
DIFFERENTLY FROM INDIVIDUAL INVESTMENTS... 10
(15)DISTORTION IN PROFIT SHARE AND INCENTIVE
FEE CALCULATIONS.......................... 10
(16)ADVISORS TRADING INDEPENDENTLY
OF EACH OTHER MAY REDUCE
RISK CONTROL POTENTIAL.................... 10
(17)TRADING ON COMMODITY EXCHANGES
OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES IS NOT
SUBJECT TO U.S. REGULATION................ 10
(18)CONFLICTS OF INTEREST..................... 11
(19)UNITHOLDERS TAXED CURRENTLY............... 11
(20)LIMITATION ON DEDUCTIBILITY
OF "INVESTMENT ADVISORY FEES"............. 11
(21)TAXATION OF INTEREST INCOME
IRRESPECTIVE OF TRADING LOSSES............ 11
(22)POSSIBILITY OF A TAX AUDIT OF BOTH
THE FUND AND UNITHOLDERS.................. 12
(23)FAILURE OF BROKERAGE FIRMS; DEFAULT
BY CLEARING BROKER........................ 12
(24)REGULATORY MATTERS MAY ALTER THE NATURE
OF AN INVESTMENT IN THE FUND.............. 12
(25)FUND TRADING IS NOT TRANSPARENT
TO INVESTORS.............................. 12
(26)LACK OF INDEPENDENT EXPERTS
REPRESENTING INVESTORS.................... 12
(27)FORWARDS, SWAPS, HYBRIDS AND OTHER
DERIVATIVES ARE NOT SUBJECT TO CFTC
REGULATION................................ 13
(28)POSSIBILITY OF TERMINATION OF THE FUND
BEFORE EXPIRATION OF ITS STATED TERM...... 13
(29)POSSIBLE EFFECTS OF THE EUROPEAN
MONETARY UNION............................ 13
(30)YEAR 2000 ISSUES.......................... 13
THE FUND AND ITS OBJECTIVES.................... 14
OBJECTIVES.................................... 14
INVESTMENT PHILOSOPHY......................... 14
DIVERSIFICATION............................... 15
THE ADVISORS.................................. 18
ADVISOR SUMMARIES............................. 18
KENMAR ADVISORY CORP........................... 20
BACKGROUND AND PRINCIPALS..................... 20
MANAGEMENT OF TRADERS......................... 21
FIDUCIARY OBLIGATIONS OF KENMAR............... 21
FIDUCIARY AND REGULATORY DUTIES............... 22
INVESTMENT OF KENMAR IN THE FUND.............. 23
USE OF PROCEEDS................................ 23
CHARGES........................................ 24
CHARGES PAID BY THE FUND...................... 24
ORGANIZATIONAL AND INITIAL OFFERING
COSTS.................................. 25
BROKERAGE COMMISSIONS..................... 25
MISCELLANEOUS EXECUTION COSTS............. 25
"BID-ASK" SPREADS......................... 25
PROFIT SHARES AND INCENTIVE FEES.......... 25
ONGOING OPERATING, SELLING AND
ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS................... 27
EXTRAORDINARY EXPENSES.................... 27
REDEMPTION CHARGES............................ 27
CHARGES PAID BY KENMAR........................ 27
SELLING COMMISSIONS; "TRAILING
COMMISSIONS".............................. 28
CONSULTING FEES........................... 28
THE CLEARING BROKERS........................... 28
ING BARINGS................................... 28
PAINEWEBBER................................... 28
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CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.......................... 29
GENERAL....................................... 29
KENMAR........................................ 30
THE ADVISORS.................................. 30
THE CLEARING BROKERS AND
EXECUTING BROKERS.......................... 30
SELLING AGENTS................................ 30
PROPRIETARY TRADING/OTHER CLIENTS............. 31
REDEMPTIONS AND DISTRIBUTIONS.................. 31
THE FUND AND THE TRUSTEE....................... 32
PRINCIPAL OFFICE; LOCATION OF RECORDS......... 32
CERTAIN ASPECTS OF THE FUND................... 32
THE TRUSTEE................................... 32
MANAGEMENT OF FUND AFFAIRS; VOTING BY
UNITHOLDERS............................... 33
RECOGNITION OF THE FUND IN CERTAIN STATES..... 33
POSSIBLE REPAYMENT OF DISTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED
BY UNITHOLDERS; INDEMNIFICATION OF THE
FUND BY UNITHOLDERS........................ 34
TRANSFERS OF UNITS RESTRICTED ................ 34
REPORTS TO UNITHOLDERS........................ 34
GENERAL...................................... 34
FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES................ 35
PARTNERSHIP TAX STATUS OF THE FUND............ 35
TAXATION OF UNITHOLDERS ON PROFITS
OR LOSSES OF THE FUND....................... 35
LIMITED DEDUCTIBILITY FOR CERTAIN
EXPENSES................................... 35
YEAR-END MARK-TO-MARKET OF
OPEN POSITIONS............................. 35
TAX ON CAPITAL GAINS AND LOSSES;
INTEREST INCOME............................ 36
SYNDICATION EXPENSES.......................... 36
UNRELATED BUSINESS TAXABLE INCOME............. 36
IRS AUDITS OF THE FUND AND ITS UNITHOLDERS.... 36
STATE AND OTHER TAXES......................... 36
PURCHASES BY EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS............ 36
GENERAL....................................... 37
"PLAN ASSETS"................................. 37
INELIGIBLE PURCHASERS......................... 38
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION.......................... 38
SUBSCRIPTION PROCEDURE........................ 38
SUBSCRIBERS' REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES................................ 39
SELLING AGENTS' COMPENSATION.................. 39
LEGAL MATTERS................................. 40
EXPERTS........................................ 40
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION......................... 40
RECENT FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND ANNUAL
REPORTS....................................... 40
PERFORMANCE OF KENMAR GLOBAL TRUST............. 41
SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA ....................... 42
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS ................................ 43
OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW; ADVISOR SELECTIONS...... 43
LIQUIDITY..................................... 44
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS......................... 44
GENERAL................................... 44
PERFORMANCE SUMMARY....................... 45
CAPITAL RESOURCES............................. 45
INDEX OF DEFINED TERMS......................... 47
THE ADVISORS................................... 48
PERFORMANCE OF COMMODITY POOLS
OPERATED BY KENMAR......................... 95
INVESTMENT FACTORS............................. 99
INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS..................F-1
KENMAR GLOBAL TRUST STATEMENTS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AS OF SEPTEMBER 30,
1999 (UNAUDITED) AND
DECEMBER 31, 1998 (AUDITED).................F-2
KENMAR GLOBAL TRUST STATEMENTS OF
OPERATIONS FOR THE THREE
MONTHS AND NINE MONTHS ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, 1999 AND 1998 (UNAUDITED).....F-3
KENMAR GLOBAL TRUST STATEMENTS OF
CASH FLOWS FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, 1999 AND 1998 (UNAUDITED).....F-4
KENMAR GLOBAL TRUST STATEMENTS OF
CHANGES IN UNITHOLDERS' CAPITAL
(NET ASSET VALUE) FOR THE NINE MONTHS
ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1999 AND 1998
(UNAUDITED).................................F-5
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)......F-6
KENMAR GLOBAL TRUST INDEPENDENT
AUDITOR'S REPORT............................F-11
KENMAR GLOBAL TRUST STATEMENTS
OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AS OF
DECEMBER 31, 1998 AND 1997....................F-12
KENMAR GLOBAL TRUST STATEMENTS
OF OPERATIONS FOR THE YEARS ENDED
DECEMBER 31, 1998 AND 1997 AND FOR
THE PERIOD JULY 17, 1996 (INCEPTION) TO
DECEMBER 31, 1996.............................F-13
KENMAR GLOBAL TRUST STATEMENTS
OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEARS ENDED
DECEMBER 31, 1998 AND 1997 AND FOR
THE PERIOD JULY 17, 1996 (INCEPTION) TO
DECEMBER 31, 1996.............................F-14
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KENMAR GLOBAL TRUST STATEMENTS OF
CHANGES IN UNITHOLDERS' CAPITAL
(NET ASSET VALUE) FOR THE YEARS ENDED
DECEMBER 31, 1998 AND 1997 AND FOR
THE PERIOD JULY 17, 1996 (INCEPTION) TO
DECEMBER 31, 1996.............................F-15
KENMAR GLOBAL TRUST NOTES TO FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS....................................F-16
KENMAR ADVISORY CORP. INDEPENDENT
AUDITOR'S REPORT..............................F- 21
KENMAR ADVISORY CORP. STATEMENT
OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AS OF
SEPTEMBER 30, 1998 (AUDITED)..................F-22
KENMAR ADVISORY CORP. NOTES TO
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION.....................................F- 23
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PART TWO
STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION
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THE FUTURES AND FORWARD MARKETS.....................1
FUTURES AND FORWARD CONTRACTS......................1
HEDGERS AND SPECULATORS............................1
COMMODITY EXCHANGES................................2
SPECULATIVE POSITION AND DAILY
PRICE FLUCTUATION LIMITS...........................2
MARGINS............................................3
EXHIBIT A--AMENDED AND RESTATED
DECLARATION OF TRUST AND
TRUST AGREEMENT..................................TA-1
ANNEX--REQUEST FOR REDEMPTION
EXHIBIT B--SUBSCRIPTION REQUIREMENTS..............SR-1
EXHIBIT C--SUBSCRIPTION INSTRUCTIONS,
SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT AND
POWER OF ATTORNEY...............................SA-(i)
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SUMMARY
THE NATURE OF AN INVESTMENT IN THE FUND IS COMPLEX
AND MUST BE CAREFULLY REVIEWED BY ANY PERSON
CONSIDERING PURCHASING UNITS. THE FOLLOWING
SUMMARY IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY THE
INFORMATION SET FORTH ELSEWHERE IN
THIS PROSPECTUS.
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OVERVIEW
- - EXPERIENCED MANAGING OWNER AND ADVISORS. SEE "THE FUND AND ITS
OBJECTIVES -- THE ADVISORS" AT PAGE 18 AND "KENMAR ADVISORY CORP." AT
PAGE 20.
- - ACCESS TO A WIDE RANGE OF DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL MARKETS. SEE "THE
FUND AND ITS OBJECTIVES -- DIVERSIFICATION" AT PAGE 15.
- - DIVERSIFICATION AMONG TRADING STRATEGIES. SEE "THE FUND AND ITS
OBJECTIVES -- INVESTMENT PHILOSOPHY" AT PAGE 14.
- - INVESTING IN A MANAGED FUTURES FUND CAN BE AN EFFECTIVE WAY TO GLOBALLY
DIVERSIFY A PORTFOLIO. SEE "INVESTMENT FACTORS -- VALUE OF DIVERSIFYING
INTO MANAGED FUTURES" AT PAGE 100
- - OFFERING THE ADVANTAGES OF (I) LIMITED LIABILITY WHILE PARTICIPATING IN
HIGHLY LEVERAGED TRADING, (II) MONTHLY REDEMPTION RIGHTS (BEGINNING AT
THE END OF THE SIXTH MONTH AFTER PURCHASE), AND (III) ADMINISTRATIVE
CONVENIENCE IN A FUND IMPLEMENTING COMPLEX TRADING STRATEGIES IN
DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL MARKETS. SEE "INVESTMENT FACTORS--
ADDITIONAL ADVANTAGES OF MANAGED FUTURES INVESTMENTS" AT PAGE 104 AND
"REDEMPTIONS AND DISTRIBUTIONS" AT PAGE 31.
RISK FACTORS
AN INVESTMENT IN THE FUND IS SPECULATIVE
AND INVOLVES A HIGH DEGREE OF RISK.
- - PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS; ALL
OR SUBSTANTIALLY ALL OF AN INVESTMENT COULD BE LOST. SEE "COMMODITY
FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION--RISK DISCLOSURE STATEMENT" AT PAGE 1 AND
"THE RISKS YOU FACE--(1) INVESTORS MUST NOT RELY ON THE PAST
PERFORMANCE OF EITHER KENMAR OR THE FUND IN DECIDING WHETHER TO BUY
UNITS" AND "THE RISKS YOU FACE-- (2) POSSIBLE TOTAL LOSS OF AN
INVESTMENT IN THE FUND" AT PAGE 8.
- - THE FUND'S TRADING IS HIGHLY LEVERAGED AND TAKES PLACE IN VERY VOLATILE
MARKETS. SEE "THE FUND AND ITS OBJECTIVES" AT PAGE 14 AND "THE RISKS
YOU FACE -- (3) SPECULATIVE AND VOLATILE MARKETS; HIGHLY LEVERAGED
TRADING" AT PAGE 8.
- - THE FUND IS SUBJECT TO SUBSTANTIAL CHARGES AND WILL BE SUCCESSFUL ONLY
IF SIGNIFICANT PROFITS ARE ACHIEVED. THE FUND MUST GENERATE TRADING
PROFITS OF 9.31% PER ANNUM, BEFORE ANY APPLICABLE REDEMPTION
CHARGE, TO BREAKEVEN. ASSUMING THE INVESTOR REDEEMS IN THE FIRST YEAR
AND, THUS, IS ASSESSED A 3% REDEMPTION PENALTY, OVERALL TRADING PROFITS
OF APPROXIMATELY 12.41% OF THE FUND'S AVERAGE BEGINNING OF MONTH NET
ASSETS MUST BE EARNED DURING THE FIRST YEAR OF TRADING IN ORDER TO
BREAKEVEN. SEE "--BREAKEVEN TABLE," AT PAGE 6, "CHARGES" AT PAGE 24 AND
"THE RISKS YOU FACE -- (4) FEES AND COMMISSIONS ARE CHARGED REGARDLESS
OF PROFITABILITY AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE" AT PAGE 8.
- - CERTAIN GENERAL TYPES OF MARKET CONDITIONS -- IN PARTICULAR, TRENDLESS
PERIODS WITHOUt MAJOR PRICE MOVEMENTS -- SIGNIFICANTLy REDUCE THE
POTENTIAL FOR CERTAIN ADVISORS TO TRADE SUCCESSFULLY. SEE "THE RISKS
YOU FACE (5) -- IMPORTANCE OF MARKET CONDITIONS To PROFITABILITY" AT
PAGE 8.
THE FUND AND ITS OBJECTIVES
The Fund is a multi-advisor, multi-strategy managed futures investment
portfolio. The Fund trades under the management of multiple Advisors selected
from time to time by Kenmar.
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SUMMARY (CONT'D)
Kenmar has substantial experience in managing multi-advisor portfolios,
implementing both quantitative and qualitative methods of individual advisor
selection and asset allocation, as well as overall portfolio design. The
Advisors trade entirely independently of each other, implementing proprietary
strategies in the markets of their choice. The Fund has access to global
futures, forward and options trading with the ability rapidly to deploy and
redeploy its capital across different sectors of the global economy.
In addition to selecting, and allocating and reallocating Fund assets
among Advisors, Kenmar monitors and adjusts the overall leverage at which the
Fund trades; provided that the Fund's commitment to the Advisors will not
exceed 100% of total Fund equity. There are, and recur, periods in the markets
during which it is unlikely that any Advisor or group of Advisors will achieve
profitability. By having the ability to deleverage the Fund's market
commitment to below its actual equity during such periods, Kenmar could help
preserve capital while awaiting more favorable market cycles.
Under the Fund's Declaration of Trust, Wilmington Trust Company, the
Fund's Trustee, has delegated to Kenmar the exclusive management and control
of all aspects of the business of the Fund. The Trustee will have no duty or
liability to supervise or monitor the performance of Kenmar, nor will the
Trustee have any liability for the acts or omissions of Kenmar.
THERE CAN BE NO ASSURANCE THAT THE FUND WILL ACHIEVE ITS RATE OF RETURN
OR DIVERSIFICATION OBJECTIVE OR AVOID SUBSTANTIAL LOSSES.
KENMAR ADVISORY CORP.
Kenmar, a Connecticut corporation originally formed in 1983 as a New
York corporation, and its affiliates have been sponsoring and managing
single-and multi-advisor funds for over a decade. As of September 30, 1999,
Kenmar and its affiliates were acting as trading manager for commodity pools
and accounts with total capital (excluding "notional" funds) of approximately
$819 million, of which approximately $144 million was invested in
commodity pools operated by Kenmar.
The principal office of the Fund is c/o Kenmar Advisory Corp., Two
American Lane, Greenwich, Connecticut 06831. The telephone number of the Fund
and Kenmar is (203) 861-1000.
SEE "PERFORMANCE OF COMMODITY POOLS OPERATED BY KENMAR" FOR THE PERFORMANCE
OF OTHER COMMODITY POOLS MANAGED BY KENMAR.
THE ADVISORS
The Advisors are all well-established in the managed futures industry
and have, in the past, demonstrated the ability to make substantial profits in
a wide range of different market conditions. These Advisors, collectively,
represent a range of technical, systematic, fundamental and discretionary
methodologies, with extensive experience trading both proprietary and client
capital. PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS. THE
FACT THAT AN ADVISOR HAS TRADED SUCCESSFULLY IN THE PAST DOES NOT MEAN THAT
SUCH ADVISOR WILL DO SO IN THE FUTURE.
As of December 1, 1999, the Core Advisors were collectively managing
approximately $7.5 billion in managed futures accounts in which their
clients (and in certain cases the Core Advisors themselves) had invested
approximately $630 million in the trading programs being used for the Fund.
TAX STATUS OF THE FUND
In the opinion of counsel, the Fund is properly classified as a
partnership for federal income tax purposes. Unitholders will pay tax each
year on their allocable share of the Fund's taxable income, if any, whether or
not they receive any distributions from the Fund or redeem any Units.
Substantially all of the Fund's trading gains and losses will be treated as
capital gains or losses for tax purposes; interest income received by the Fund
will be treated as ordinary income. See "Federal Income Tax Consequences " at
page 35.
"BREAKEVEN TABLE"
The "Breakeven Table" below indicates the approximate percentage and
dollar returns required for the redemption value of an initial $5,000
investment in the Units to equal the amount originally invested twelve months
after issuance (assuming the Units are redeemed during months 7-12 and,
therefore, are subject to a 3% redemption charge). Redemptions during months
13-18 are subject to a 2% charge. Redemptions after the 18th month are
redeemed at Net Asset Value (no charge).
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THE "BREAKEVEN TABLE," AS PRESENTED, IS NOT AFFECTED BY THE SIZE OF THE
FUND. THE FUND'S CAPITALIZATION DOES NOT DIRECTLY AFFECT THE LEVEL OF ITS
CHARGES AS A PERCENTAGE OF NET ASSET VALUE, AS THE FUND HAS NO FIXED DOLLAR
AMOUNT, AS OPPOSED TO (I) PERCENTAGE OF ASSETS, (II) PERCENTAGE OF PROFITS OR
(III) PER-TRADE COSTS (EACH OF WHICH WILL, OR SHOULD, EQUAL APPROXIMATELY THE
SAME PERCENTAGE OF THE FUND'S EQUITY, WHATEVER ITS SIZE), OTHER THAN
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES (WHICH ARE ASSUMED IN THE "BREAKEVEN
TABLE"TO EQUAL THE MAXIMUM ESTIMATED PERCENTAGE OF THE FUND'S AVERAGE
BEGINNING OF MONTH NET ASSETS). IN ORDER FOR COLUMN II IN THE "BREAKEVEN
TABLE" TO PRESENT ABSOLUTE DOLLAR AMOUNT "BREAKEVEN" FIGURES, IT HAS BEEN
ASSUMED THAT THE AVERAGE BEGINNING OF MONTH NET ASSETS ATTRIBUTABLE TO AN
INITIAL INVESTMENT DURING THE TWELVE-MONTH "BREAKEVEN" PERIOD EQUALS THE
AMOUNT OF SUCH INITIAL INVESTMENT. THIS IS, IN FACT, UNLIKELY TO BE THE
CASE.
"BREAKEVEN TABLE"
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PERCENTAGE RETURN DOLLAR RETURN
EXPENSES (1) REQUIRED REQUIRED
WHICH MUST BE OFFSET FIRST TWELVE ($5,000 INITIAL INVESTMENT)
TO "BREAK EVEN" MONTHS FIRST TWELVE MONTHS
OF INVESTMENT OF INVESTMENT
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Brokerage Commissions (2) 11.00% $550.00
Administrative Expenses (3) 1.00% $50.00
Miscellaneous Execution Costs (4) 0.25% $12.50
Advisors' Profit Shares (5) 2.00% $100.00
Kenmar Incentive Fee (6) 0.15% $7.50
Redemption Charge (7) 3.10% $155.00
Interest Income (8) (5.09)% $(254.50)
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RETURN ON $5,000 INITIAL INVESTMENT REQUIRED FOR 12.41 % $620.50
"BREAK EVEN" IF UNITS ARE REDEEMED ON OR BEFORE THE ====== =======
12TH MONTH-END FOLLOWING SALE.
RETURN ON $5,000 INITIAL INVESTMENT REQUIRED FOR 11.35 % $567.50
"BREAK EVEN" IF UNITS ARE REDEEMED ON THE 13TH
MONTH-END THROUGH THE 18TH MONTH-END FOLLOWING SALE.
RETURN ON $5,000 INITIAL INVESTMENT REQUIRED FOR 9.31 % $465.50
"BREAK EVEN" IF UNITS ARE REDEEMED AFTER THE 18TH ===== =======
MONTH-END FOLLOWING SALE.
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NOTES TO "BREAKEVEN TABLE"
(1) See "Charges" at page 24 for an explanation of the expenses included in
the "Breakeven Table."
(2) Paid to Kenmar each month. Kenmar pays all floor brokerage, exchange,
clearing and NFA fees, selling compensation, trailing commissions and
Advisors' Consulting Fees from this amount.
(3) Administrative expenses are paid as incurred, but for this "Breakeven
Table" such expenses are assumed to be the maximum estimated amount.
(4) Estimated; paid on a per-transaction basis. "Bid-ask" spreads are not
included due to the difficulty of determining such spreads, which may
constitute a significant cost to the Fund.
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SUMMARY (CONT'D)
(5) Profit Shares are calculated quarterly on the basis of each Advisor's
individual performance, not the overall performance of the Fund.
Consequently, it is not possible to determine the amount of Profit
Shares, if any, that would be payable in a "breakeven" year. Kenmar
believes that 2.00% of average beginning of month Net Assets is a
reasonable estimate for such Profit Shares, but the actual Profit
Shares paid in a "breakeven" year could substantially exceed such
estimate.
(6) No Incentive Fee might, in fact, be due despite the approximately 3.1%
Net Asset Value gain necessary to offset the redemption charge of $155
(based on an initial $5,000 investment). See "Charges -- Profit Shares
and Incentive Fees" at page 25. However, for purposes of the
"Breakeven Table," the Incentive Fee has been estimated at 5% of such
3.1% gain.
(7) Redemption charges for purposes of this "breakeven" analysis equal
3.1% of the initial $5,000 investment because these charges would
equal 3% of the $5,155 Net Asset Value required so that after
subtraction of the 3% redemption charge, the investor would receive
net redemption proceeds of $5,000.
(8) Interest income is estimated based on current rates.
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SUITABILITY
THE FUND TRADES AT A HIGH DEGREE OF LEVERAGE IN HIGHLY VOLATILE
MARKETS. AN INVESTMENT IN THE UNITS IS SPECULATIVE AND INVOLVES A HIGH DEGREE
OF RISK. THERE CAN BE NO ASSURANCE THAT THE FUND WILL ACHIEVE ITS OBJECTIVES.
NO SUBSCRIBER MAY INVEST MORE THAN 10% OF HIS OR HER NET WORTH (IN ALL
CASES EXCLUSIVE OF HOME, FURNISHINGS AND AUTOMOBILES) IN THE FUND. SUBSCRIBERS
MUST BE PREPARED TO LOSE ALL OR SUBSTANTIALLY ALL OF THEIR INVESTMENT.
SEE EXHIBIT B OF THIS PROSPECTUS FOR A LISTING OF THE SPECIFIC
SUITABILITY REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO AN INVESTMENT IN THE UNITS.
THE UNITS ARE SPECULATIVE AND
INVOLVE A HIGH DEGREE OF RISK.
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THE RISKS YOU FACE
(1) INVESTORS MUST NOT RELY ON THE PAST PERFORMANCE OF EITHER KENMAR OR THE
FUND IN DECIDING WHETHER TO BUY UNITS
The future performance of the Fund is not predictable, and no assurance
can be given that the Fund will perform successfully in the future.
PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS SHOULD NOTE THAT KENMAR REPLACED MOST OF THE
ADVISORS AS OF DECEMBER 1, 1999 AND HAS ALTERED ITS ALLOCATION STRATEGY TO
INCLUDE A CORE GROUP OF ADVISORS AS WELL AS A NON-CORE GROUP OF ADVISORS.
KENMAR ANTICIPATES ACTIVELY REALLOCATING FUND ASSETS AMONG THE NON-CORE
ADVISORS.
Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results.
(2) POSSIBLE TOTAL LOSS OF AN INVESTMENT IN THE FUND
Futures and forward contracts have a high degree of price variability
and are subject to occasional rapid and substantial changes. Consequently, you
could lose all or substantially all of your investment in the Fund.
(3) SPECULATIVE AND VOLATILE MARKETS; HIGHLY LEVERAGED TRADING
The markets in which the Fund trades are speculative, highly leveraged
and involve a high degree of risk. Each Advisor's trading considered
individually involves a significant risk of incurring large losses, and there
can be no assurance that the Fund as a whole will not incur such losses.
Futures and forward prices are volatile. Volatility increases risk,
particularly when trading with leverage. Trading on a highly leveraged basis,
as does the Fund, even in stable markets involves risk; doing so in volatile
markets necessarily involves a substantial risk of sudden, significant losses.
MARKET VOLATILITY AND LEVERAGE MEAN THAT THE FUND COULD INCUR SUBSTANTIAL
LOSSES, POTENTIALLY IMPAIRING ITS EQUITY BASE AND ABILITY TO ACHIEVE ITS
LONG-TERM PROFIT OBJECTIVES EVEN IF FAVORABLE MARKET CONDITIONS SUBSEQUENTLY
DEVELOP.
(4) FEES AND COMMISSIONS ARE CHARGED REGARDLESS OF PROFITABILITY AND ARE
SUBJECT TO CHANGE
The Fund is subject to substantial charges payable irrespective of
profitability in addition to performance fees which are payable based on the
Fund's profitability. Included in these charges are brokerage fees and
operating expenses. On the Fund's forward trading, "bid-ask" spreads are
incorporated into the pricing of the Fund's forward contracts by its
counterparties in addition to the brokerage fees paid by the Fund. It is not
possible to quantify the "bid-ask" spreads paid by the Fund because the Fund
cannot determine the profit its counterparty is making on the forward trades
into which it enters. Consequently, the Fund's expenses could, over time,
result in significant losses to your investment.
(5) IMPORTANCE OF MARKET CONDITIONS TO PROFITABILITY
The trading systems used by certain Advisors for the Fund are
technical, trend-following methods. The profitability of trading under these
systems depends on, among other things, the occurrence of significant price
trends which are sustained movements, up or down, in futures and forward
prices. Such trends may not develop; there have been periods in the past
without price trends.
The likelihood of the Units being profitable could be materially
diminished during periods when events external to the markets themselves have
an important impact on prices. During such periods, Advisors historic price
analysis could establish positions on the wrong side of the price movements
caused by such events.
(6) DISCRETIONARY TRADING STRATEGIES MAY INCUR SUBSTANTIAL LOSSES
Traders that implement discretionary trading strategies may be more
prone to subjective judgments having potentially adverse effects on their
performance than systematic traders, which emphasize eliminating the effects
of "emotionalism" on their trading. See "The Advisors -- Futures Trading
Methods in General" for a description of this trading method. Reliance on
trading judgment may, over time, produce less consistent trading results than
implementing a systematic approach. Discretionary traders, like
trend-following traders, are unlikely to be profitable unless major price
movements occur. Discretionary traders are highly unpredictable, and can incur
substantial losses even in apparently favorable markets.
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(7) DECISIONS BASED UPON FUNDAMENTAL ANALYSIS MAY NOT RESULT IN PROFITABLE
TRADING
Traders that utilize fundamental trading strategies attempt to examine
factors external to the trading market that affect the supply and demand for a
particular futures and forward contracts in order to predict future prices.
See "The Advisors -- Futures Trading Methods in General" for a description of
this trading method. Such analysis may not result in profitable trading
because the analyst may not have knowledge of all factors affecting supply and
demand, prices may often be affected by unrelated factors, and purely
fundamental analysis may not enable the trader to determine quickly that
previous trading decisions were incorrect. In addition, because of the breadth
of fundamental data that exists, a fundamental trader may not be able to
follow developments in all such data, but instead may specialize in analyzing
a narrow set of data, requiring trading in fewer markets. Consequently, a
fundamental trader may have less flexibility in adverse markets to trade other
futures and forward markets than traders that do not limit the number of
markets traded as a result of a specialized focus.
(8) INCREASE IN ASSETS UNDER MANAGEMENT MAY AFFECT TRADING DECISIONS
Many of the Advisors' current equity under management is at or near its
all-time high. No Advisor has agreed to limit the amount of additional equity
which it may manage, and each is actively engaged in seeking major new
accounts. The more equity an Advisor manages, the more difficult it may be for
that Advisor to trade profitably because of the difficulty of trading larger
positions without adversely affecting prices and performance. Accordingly,
such increases in equity under management may require one or more of the
Advisors to modify trading decisions for the Fund which could have a
detrimental effect on your investment.
(9) NO ASSURANCE OF ADVISORS' CONTINUED SERVICES
There is no assurance that any Advisor will be willing or able to
continue to provide advisory services to the Fund for any length of time.
There is severe competition for the services of qualified Advisors, and the
Fund may not be able to retain satisfactory replacement or additional Advisors
on acceptable terms. For example, Kenmar has been required to replace an
Advisor that resigned from trading the Fund's account under the terms of its
Advisory Agreement. In addition, Kenmar must allocate Advisor availability
among its different funds, including the Fund, and may, accordingly, allocate
to the Fund less (and perhaps none) of an Advisor's available capacity than
Kenmar might otherwise consider to be in the best interests of the Fund. The
timing of Kenmar's Advisor selections and the amount of assets allocated to an
Advisor may also be affected from time to time by the procedural requirements
of maintaining an ongoing offering of the Units. See "Conflicts of Interest"
at page 29. Kenmar may not be able to obtain the services of the Advisor
group that Kenmar would otherwise consider to be most advantageous for the
Fund.
(10) LIMITED ABILITY TO LIQUIDATE YOUR INVESTMENT
There is no secondary market for the Units. While the Units have
redemption rights, there are restrictions, and possible fees assessed. For
example, Units may be redeemed only as of the close of business on the last
day of a calendar month and only beginning on or after the end of the sixth
month after sale. Through the end of the twelfth and eighteenth full months
after their sale, Units will be subject to redemption charges, payable to
Kenmar, equal to 3% and 2%, respectively, of the Net Asset Value per Unit as
of the date of redemption. Requests for redemption must be received at least
10 calendar days before the proposed date of redemption.
Transfers of Units are subject to limitations, such as 30 days advance
notice of any intent to transfer. Also, Kenmar may deny a request to transfer
if it determines that the transfer may result in adverse legal or tax
consequences for the Fund.
(11) POSSIBLE ILLIQUID MARKETS
Futures and forward positions cannot always be liquidated at the
desired price. It is difficult to execute a trade at a specific price when
there is a relatively small volume of buy and sell orders in a market. A
market disruption, such as when foreign governments may take or be subject to
political actions which disrupt the markets in their currency or major
exports, can also make it difficult to liquidate a position.
Unexpected market illiquidity has caused major losses in recent years
in such sectors as emerging markets and mortgage-backed securities. There can
be no assurance that market illiquidity will not cause losses for the Fund.
The large size of the positions which the Advisors acquire for the Fund
increases the risk of illiquidity by both making its positions more difficult
to liquidate and increasing the losses incurred while trying to do so.
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(12) THE FUND DOES NOT ACQUIRE ANY ASSET WITH INTRINSIC VALUE
Futures trading is risk transfer economic activity. For every gain
there is an equal and offsetting loss rather than an opportunity to
participate over time in general economic growth. Unlike most alternative
investments, an investment in the Fund does not involve acquiring any asset
with intrinsic value. Overall stock and bond prices could rise significantly
and the economy as a whole prosper while the Fund trades unprofitably.
(13) NON-CORRELATED, NOT NEGATIVELY CORRELATED, PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE
Historically, managed futures have been generally non-correlated to the
performance of other asset classes such as stocks and bonds. Non-correlation
means that there is no statistically valid relationship between the past
performance of futures and forward contracts on the one hand and stocks or
bonds on the other hand. Non-correlation should not be confused with negative
correlation, where the performance would be exactly opposite between two asset
classes. Because of this non-correlation, the Fund cannot be expected to be
automatically profitable during unfavorable periods for the stock market, or
VICE VERSA. The futures and forward markets are fundamentally different from
the securities markets in that for every gain in futures and forward trading,
there is an equal and off-setting loss. If the Fund does not perform in a
manner non-correlated with the general financial markets or does not perform
successfully, you will obtain no diversification benefits by investing in the
Units and the Fund may have no gains to offset your losses from other
investments.
(14) BROAD INDICES MAY PERFORM QUITE DIFFERENTLY FROM INDIVIDUAL INVESTMENTS
In the discussion under "Investment Factors," the concepts of overall
portfolio diversification and non-correlation of asset classes are discussed
and illustrated by the use of a generally accepted index that represents each
asset category. Stocks are represented by the S&P 500 Index and EAFE Index,
bonds by the Lehman Long-Term Government Bond Index, and futures funds by the
MAR Fund/Pool Qualified Universe Index. Because each index is a
dollar-weighted average of the returns of multiple underlying investments, the
overall index return may be quite different from the return of any individual
investment. For example, the "MAR Fund/Pool Qualified Universe" is a
dollar-weighted index which includes performance of current as well as retired
public futures funds, private pools and offshore funds. Accordingly, such
index reflects the volatility and risk of loss characteristics of a very
broadly diversified universe of advisors and not of a single fund or advisor.
Therefore, the Fund's performance will be different than that of the MAR
Fund/Pool Qualified Universe.
(15) DISTORTION IN PROFIT SHARE AND INCENTIVE FEE CALCULATIONS
The Advisors' Profit Shares and Kenmar's Incentive Fee are calculated
on the basis of New Trading Profit (as defined) and New Overall Appreciation
(as defined), determined respectively on the basis of the performance of each
Advisor's Fund account and of the Fund as a whole. Because Units are purchased
at different times, but Profit Shares and Incentive Fees are assessed equally
to all Units, disparities between a particular Unitholder's investment
experience in the Fund and the Profit Shares and Incentive Fees to which such
Unitholder's Units will be subject will develop as a result of the Profit
Shares and Incentive Fees being paid by the Fund's account managed by each
Advisor and by the Fund, respectively. See "Charges" at page 24. Certain
investors' Units could be subject to Profit Shares and Incentive Fees despite
having declined in Net Asset Value from their purchase price. The Fund's
allocations of Profit Shares and Incentive Fees are subject to distortions as
a result of the timing of subscriptions and redemptions. See "Charges - Profit
Shares and Incentive Fees."
(16) ADVISORS TRADING INDEPENDENTLY OF EACH OTHER MAY REDUCE RISK CONTROL
POTENTIAL
The Advisors trade entirely independently of each other. Consequently,
the Advisors may implement their strategies for their Fund accounts in ways
that could significantly reduce the risk control potential that Kenmar had
analyzed to be an important feature of a particular Advisor combination. Two
Advisors may, from time to time, take opposite positions for the Fund,
eliminating any possibility of the Fund profiting from these positions
considered as a whole. There are substantial opportunity costs to Kenmar's
multi-advisor strategy. Furthermore, the Fund's multi-advisor structure will
not necessarily control the risk of speculative futures trading. Multi-advisor
funds have in the past lost 5% or more of their equity in a single day.
(17) TRADING ON COMMODITY EXCHANGES OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES IS NOT SUBJECT
TO U.S. REGULATION
The Advisors may engage in a significant amount of trading on commodity
exchanges outside the
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United States on behalf of the Fund. Trading on such exchanges is not
regulated by any United States governmental agency and may involve certain
risks not applicable to trading on United States exchanges. In trading
contracts denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars, the Fund will be
subject to the risk of adverse exchange-rate movements between the dollar and
the functional currencies of such contracts. See the last paragraph of the
"Commodity Futures Trading Commission -- Risk Disclosure Statement" on page 1
of this Prospectus. INVESTORS COULD INCUR SUBSTANTIAL LOSSES FROM THE FUND'S
TRADING ON FOREIGN EXCHANGES TO WHICH THEY WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN SUBJECT HAD THE
ADVISORS LIMITED THEIR TRADING TO U.S. MARKETS.
(18) CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
Kenmar has a conflict of interest because it acts as the managing owner
for the Fund.
The fact that Kenmar will receive an annual Incentive Fee equal to 5%
of any New Overall Appreciation (as defined herein) may lead Kenmar to select
Advisors that trade in a more "risky" or speculative manner than those that
Kenmar might otherwise choose. Kenmar receives 5% as an incentive fee, of any
New Overall Appreciation of the Fund, but not 5% of its losses.
Selling Agents will be entitled to ongoing compensation as a result of
their clients remaining in the Fund, so a conflict exists between the agent's
interest in maximizing compensation and in advising their clients to make
investment decisions in such clients' best interests.
Other conflicts are also present in the operation
of the Fund. See "Conflicts of Interest."
(19) UNITHOLDERS TAXED CURRENTLY
Unitholders are subject to tax each year on their allocable share of
the Fund's income or gains (if any), despite the fact that Kenmar does not
intend to make any distributions to Unitholders. Consequently, Unitholders
will be required either to redeem Units or to make use of other sources of
funds to discharge their tax liabilities in respect of any profits earned by
the Fund. See "Federal Income Tax Consequences" at page 35.
In comparing the Fund's profit objectives with the performance of more
familiar securities in which one might invest, prospective investors must
recognize that if they purchased equity or debt, there probably would be no
tax due on the appreciation in the value of such holdings until disposition.
In the case of the Fund, on the other hand, a significant portion of any
appreciation in the Net Asset Value per Unit must be paid in taxes by the
Unitholders every year, resulting in a substantial cumulative reduction in
their net after-tax returns. Because Unitholders will be taxed currently on
their allocable share of the Fund's income or gains, the Fund may trade
successfully but investors nevertheless would have recognized significantly
greater gains on an after-tax basis had they invested in conventional stocks
with comparable performance.
THE PERFORMANCE INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THIS PROSPECTUS IS PRESENTED
EXCLUSIVELY ON A PRE-TAX BASIS.
(20) LIMITATION ON DEDUCTIBILITY OF "INVESTMENT ADVISORY FEES"
Non-corporate Unitholders may be required to treat the amount of any
Profit Shares, Incentive Fees, brokerage commissions and other expenses of the
Fund as "investment advisory fees" which may be subject to substantial
restrictions on deductibility for federal income tax purposes. In the absence
of further regulatory or statutory clarification, Kenmar is not classifying
these expenses as "investment advisory fees," but this is a position to which
the Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS") may object. IF A SUBSTANTIAL PORTION
OF THE FUND'S FEES AND OTHER EXPENSES WERE CHARACTERIZED AS "INVESTMENT
ADVISORY FEES," AN INVESTMENT IN THE FUND MIGHT NO LONGER BE ECONOMICALLY
VIABLE.
(21) TAXATION OF INTEREST INCOME IRRESPECTIVE OF TRADING LOSSES
The Net Asset Value per Unit reflects the trading profits and losses as
well as the interest income earned and expenses incurred by the Fund. However,
losses on the Fund's trading will be almost exclusively capital losses, and
capital losses are deductible against ordinary income only to the extent of
$3,000 per year in the case of non-corporate taxpayers. Consequently, if a
non-corporate Unitholder had, for example, an allocable trading (I.E.,
capital) loss of $10,000 in a given fiscal year and allocable interest income
(after reduction for expenses) of $5,000, the Unitholder would have incurred a
net loss in the Net Asset Value of his or her Units equal to $5,000 but would
recognize taxable income of $2,000. THE LIMITED DEDUCTIBILITY OF CAPITAL
LOSSES FOR NON-CORPORATE UNITHOLDERS COULD RESULT IN SUCH UNITHOLDERS HAVING A
TAX LIABILITY IN RESPECT OF
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THEIR INVESTMENT IN THE FUND DESPITE INCURRING A FINANCIAL LOSS ON THEIR
UNITS.
(22) POSSIBILITY OF A TAX AUDIT OF BOTH THE FUND AND UNITHOLDERS
There can be no assurance that the Fund's tax returns will not be
audited by the IRS. If such an audit results in an adjustment, Unitholders
could themselves be audited as well as being required to pay additional taxes,
interest and possibly penalties.
PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS ARE STRONGLY URGED TO CONSULT THEIR OWN TAX
ADVISERS AND COUNSEL WITH RESPECT TO THE POSSIBLE TAX CONSEQUENCES TO THEM OF
AN INVESTMENT IN THE FUND; SUCH TAX CONSEQUENCES MAY DIFFER IN RESPECT OF
DIFFERENT INVESTORS. SEE "FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES" AT PAGE 35.
(23) FAILURE OF BROKERAGE FIRMS; DEFAULT BY CLEARING BROKER
The Commodity Exchange Act requires a clearing broker to segregate all
funds received from customers from such broker's proprietary assets. If the
Clearing Brokers fail to do so, the assets of the Fund might not be fully
protected in the event of their bankruptcy. Furthermore, in the event of a
Clearing Broker's bankruptcy, the Fund could be limited to recovering only a
PRO RATA share of all available funds segregated on behalf of the Clearing
Broker's combined customer accounts, even though certain property specifically
traceable to the Fund (for example, Treasury bills deposited by the Fund with
the Clearing Broker as margin) was held by the Clearing Broker. The Clearing
Brokers have been the subject of certain regulatory and private causes of
action. The material actions are described under "The Clearing Brokers."
Furthermore, dealers in forward contracts are not regulated by the
Commodity Exchange Act and are not obligated to segregate customer assets. As
a result, you do not have such basic protections with respect to the Fund's
trading in forward contracts.
(24) REGULATORY MATTERS MAY ALTER THE NATURE OF AN INVESTMENT IN THE FUND
Due to the publicly-offered character of the Fund, Kenmar will be more
restricted in its ability to allocate assets to certain prospective Advisors
than it would be in the context of a private fund. Other than the Fund, Kenmar
has operated only privately-offered pools and has generally allocated and
reallocated the assets of such pools aggressively. IT IS NOT ANTICIPATED THAT
KENMAR WILL MAKE FREQUENT ADJUSTMENTS TO THE GROUP OF ADVISORS FOR THE FUND.
Considerable regulatory attention has been focused on non-traditional
investment pools, in particular commodity pools such as the Fund, publicly
distributed in the United States. There has been significant international
governmental concern expressed regarding, for example, (i) the disruptive
effects of speculative trading on the central banks' attempts to influence
exchange rates and (ii) the need to regulate the derivatives markets in
general. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF FUTURE REGULATORY CHANGES ALTERING, PERHAPS
TO A MATERIAL EXTENT, THE NATURE OF AN INVESTMENT IN THE FUND.
The futures markets are subject to compre hensive statutes,
regulations, and margin requirements. In addition, the CFTC and the exchanges
are authorized to take extraordinary actions in the event of a market
emergency, including, for example, the retroactive implementation of
speculative position limits or higher margin requirements, the establishment
of daily price limits and the suspension of trading. The regulation of futures
and forward transactions in the United States is a rapidly changing area of
law and is subject to modification by government and judicial action. The
effect of any future regulatory change on the Fund is impossible to predict,
but could be substantial and adverse.
(25) FUND TRADING IS NOT TRANSPARENT TO INVESTORS
The Advisors make the Fund's trading decisions. While Kenmar receives
daily trade confirmations from the clearing broker and foreign exchange
dealers, the Fund's trading results are reported to the Unitholders monthly.
Accordingly, an investment in the Fund does not offer the Unitholders the same
transparency, I.E., an ability to review all investment positions daily, that
a personal trading account offers.
(26) LACK OF INDEPENDENT EXPERTS REPRESENTING INVESTORS
Kenmar has consulted with counsel, accountants and other experts
regarding the formation and operation of this Fund. No counsel has been
appointed to represent the Unitholders in connection with the offering of the
Units. Accordingly, each prospective investor
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should consult his own legal, tax and financial advisers
regarding the desirability of an investment in the Fund.
(27) FORWARDS, SWAPS, HYBRIDS AND OTHER DERIVATIVES ARE NOT SUBJECT TO
CFTC REGULATION
The Fund trades foreign exchange contracts in the interbank market. In
the future, the Fund may also trade swap agreements, hybrid instruments and
other off-exchange contracts. Swap agreements involve trading income streams
such as fixed rate or floating rate interest. Hybrids are instruments which
combine features of a security with those of a futures contract. The dealer
market for off-exchange instruments is becoming more liquid. There is no
exchange or clearing house for these contracts and they are not regulated by
the CFTC. The Fund will not receive the protections which are provided by the
CFTC's regulatory scheme.
(28) POSSIBILITY OF TERMINATION OF THE FUND BEFORE EXPIRATION OF ITS STATED
TERM
As managing owner, Kenmar may withdraw from the Fund upon 120 days'
notice, which would cause the Fund to terminate unless a substitute managing
owner were obtained. Other events, such as a long-term substantial loss
suffered by the Fund, could also cause the Fund to terminate before the
expiration of its stated term. This could cause you to liquidate your
investments and upset the overall maturity and timing of your investment
portfolio. If the registrations with the CFTC or memberships in the National
Futures Association of Kenmar or the clearing broker were revoked or
suspended, such entity would no longer be able to provide services to the
Fund.
(29) POSSIBLE EFFECTS OF THE EUROPEAN MONETARY UNION
The conversion of most major European currencies to a single
euro-currency, or market anticipation of, or reaction to, that conversion or
to any nation's withdrawal from the European Monetary Union, may adversely
affect the trading opportunities, or trading results generally, of currency
traders, including the Advisors.
The conversion to a single euro-currency is a very significant and
novel political and economic event and there can be no certainty about its
direct or indirect future effects on the currency markets. Investors should be
aware that a risk exists that unforeseen effects of the European Monetary
Union could result in trading losses.
(30) YEAR 2000 ISSUES
Many computer systems were designed using only two digits to designate
years. These systems may not be able to distinguish the Year 2000 from the
Year 1900 (commonly known as the "Year 2000 Problem"). Like other investment
funds and financial business organizations, the Fund could be adversely
affected if the computer systems used by Kenmar or the Fund's service
providers do not properly address this problem prior to January 1, 2000.
Currently, Kenmar does not anticipate that the transition to the 21st century
will have any material effect on the Fund.
Kenmar has established a "Y2K Task Force" consisting of representatives
of its information technology, research, accounting, compliance and trading
departments to specifically address all Year 2000 issues in a timely manner.
Actions taken have included an analysis of all in-house software and hardware
to determine Year 2000 compliance. Kenmar is currently in the process of
requesting confirmation from all third parties with which it and the Fund have
a material relationship that said parties have taken the same actions.
In-house compliance for all mission-critical software is complete.
Testing of corrected software has already begun. Contingency plans are being
established for all non-mission critical systems. No direct costs have been or
are expected to be incurred in addressing the Year 2000 Problem. Kenmar has
addressed all of the issues as a part of their ongoing operations, so the Fund
will not be required to reimburse Kenmar for any expenses incurred.
Despite the corrective measures that Kenmar has implemented, no
assurance can be given that the Fund's service providers have anticipated
every step necessary to avoid any adverse effect on the Fund attributable to
the Year 2000 Problem. A most likely worst case scenario would be one in which
trading of contracts on behalf of the Fund becomes impossible as a result of
the Year 2000 Problem. Kenmar would be able to assess such a situation in
advance of the December 31, 1999 deadline and either liquidate all positions
prior to that date and/or establish relationships with additional
counterparties. Further, prospective Investors should understand that the
failure of third parties, such as futures exchanges, clearing organizations or
regulators, to resolve the Year 2000 Problem in a timely manner could result
in a material financial risk to the Fund.
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THE FUND AND ITS OBJECTIVES
OBJECTIVES
- - SIGNIFICANT PROFITS OVER TIME
- - CONTROLLED PERFORMANCE VOLATILITY
- - CONTROLLED RISK OF LOSS
- - A MEANS OF DIVERSIFYING A TRADITIONAL PORTFOLIO OUT OF ITS TYPICAL "ALL
LONG" EQUITY AND DEBT BIAS AND DEPENDENCE ON A SINGLE NATION'S ECONOMY BY
ACCESSING GLOBAL FINANCIAL AND NON-FINANCIAL FUTURES MARKETS.
The Fund's potential for aggressive capital growth arises from
the profit possibilities offered by the global futures, forward and options
markets and the skills of the professional trading organizations selected to
manage the assets of the Fund. The fact that the Fund can profit from both
rising and falling markets adds an element of profit potential that long-only
strategies cannot access. In addition to its profit potential, the Fund could
also help reduce the overall volatility, or risk, of a portfolio. By investing
in markets that operate independently from United States stock and bond markets,
the Fund may provide positive returns even when United States stock and bond
markets are experiencing flat to negative performance.
The Fund is structured to substantially eliminate the
administrative burden that would otherwise be involved in Unitholders engaging
directly in futures transactions. Unitholders, among other things, will receive
directly from Kenmar monthly unaudited financial reports and annual audited
financial statements (setting forth, in addition to certain other information,
the Net Asset Value per Unit, the Fund's trading profits or losses and the
Fund's expenses for the period) as well as all tax information relating to the
Fund necessary for Unitholders to complete their federal income tax returns. The
approximate Net Asset Value per Unit will be available from Kenmar upon request.
INVESTMENT PHILOSOPHY
The Fund is managed by Kenmar Advisory Corp. Kenmar: (i)
selects the Fund's Clearing Brokers and Selling Agents and selects and monitors
the Advisors; (ii) allocates and/or reallocates Fund assets among the Advisors;
(iii) determines if an Advisor should be removed or replaced; (iv) negotiates
advisory fees; and (v) performs such other services as Kenmar believes that the
Fund may from time to time require.
Kenmar believes that the most effective means of controlling
the risks of the Fund's futures, forward and options trading is through a
diversified portfolio of Advisors. An important part of this strategy focuses on
controlling risk by combining Advisors who employ diverse trading methodologies
- -- such as technical, fundamental, systematic, trend-following, discretionary or
mathematical -- and who exhibit diverse performance characteristics. The
objective of this strategy is to construct a portfolio of Advisors whose
combined performance best meets the investment aim of the Fund to achieve
superior returns within appropriately defined parameters of risk.
The process of selecting Advisors is an ongoing one -- Kenmar
continuously analyzes qualitatively and quantitatively the performance and
trading characteristics of the current and prospective Advisors in an effort to
determine which Advisors are best suited to the current market environment.
Based upon such continuing analysis, Kenmar will reallocate assets among the
Advisors or change the portfolio of Advisors when Kenmar's perception of the
trading environment or an Advisor's individual performance indicates to Kenmar
that such change or changes are appropriate.
Kenmar's ability to manage successfully the risks of futures
and related investments is dependent upon a willingness to act decisively and a
management style that identifies shifting market trends. Therefore, when
Kenmar's perception of market conditions and/or individual Advisor performance
suggests that an alternative trading style or methodology might be better suited
to Kenmar's perception of the current market environment, Kenmar may alter the
portfolio of Advisors or the allocation of assets among the Advisors without
prior notice to, or the approval of, the Unitholders. See "The Risks You Face --
(24) Regulatory Matters May Alter the Nature of an Investment in the Fund" at
page 12.
The Fund's assets will be allocated to a core group of
Advisors (currently comprising Bridgewater Associates, Inc., Grinham Managed
Futures Pty. Ltd.; Sunrise Capital Partners, L.L.C., and Transtrend B.V.) and a
non-core group. Each non-core Advisor will be allocated less than 10% of the
Fund's assets. The percentage of Fund assets allocated to each core Advisor may
change over time as a result of differing performance results or due to
allocation and reallocation decisions by Kenmar. It is not anticipated, however,
that these adjustments will be frequent. In addition, Kenmar will attempt to
enhance the performance of the Fund by dynamically allocating and reallocating
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Fund assets among the non-core Advisors. Such allocation decisions will be based
on a variety of considerations which may include, but are not limited to, focus
on a particular market or sector; cyclical performance analysis; or strategy
diversification. For example, changes in the trading environment may require a
greater emphasis on shorter-term trend-following strategies over longer term
or on fundamental strategies over technical. This methodology is intended to
augment the ongoing portfolio performance and risk management of the Fund.
As noted above, Kenmar may, from time to time, withdraw
Fund's assets allocated to non-core Advisors in part or entirely. Kenmar may
also allocate Fund assets to replacement or additional non-core Advisors.
PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS MUST RECOGNIZE THAT ADVISOR SELECTIONS
AND ALLOCATIONS REQUIRE THE EXERCISE OF JUDGMENT AND DISCRETION AND ARE NOT
DETERMINED IN ANY PRECISE OR SYSTEMATIC MANNER. THERE CAN BE NO ASSURANCE THAT
KENMAR'S SELECTION AND MONITORING OF A LIMITED GROUP OF ADVISORS FOR THE FUND
WILL, IN THE FUTURE, PRODUCE MORE SUCCESSFUL RESULTS (IN TERMS OF EITHER RISK
CONTROL OR PROFITABILITY) THAN WOULD THE SELECTION OF A SINGLE ADVISOR, A FIXED
COMBINATION OF ADVISORS OR A SMALLER OR LARGER GROUP OF ADVISORS.
DIVERSIFICATION
Trader Diversification
The Fund utilizes a number of Advisors who are allocated
varying amounts of capital. These allocations will vary continually. Multiple
Advisors provide multiple timing parameters and different sector focuses. This
produces a portfolio that is quite different from that of a single-trader fund.
See "The Risks You Face -- (16) Advisors Trading Independently of Each Other May
Reduce Risk Control Potential" at page 10.
Market Diversification
As global markets and investing become more complex,
professionally managed futures may increasingly continue to be included in
traditional portfolios of stocks and bonds managed by advisors seeking improved
balance and diversification. The globalization of the world's economy has the
potential to offer significant investment opportunities, as major political and
economic events continue to have an influence, in some cases a dramatic
influence, on the world's markets, creating risk but also providing the
potential for profitable trading opportunities. By allocating a portion of the
risk segment of their portfolios to selected advisors specializing in futures,
forward and options trading, investors have the potential, if their futures
investment is successful, to enhance their prospects for improved performance as
well as to reduce the volatility of their portfolios over time and the
dependence of such portfolios on any single nation's economy.
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Through Kenmar's Advisor selections, the Fund will have the
flexibility to access world markets, including but not limited to:
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CURRENCIES
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Australian Dollar Euro Currency Mexican Peso
Belgian Franc European Currency Unit New Zealand Dollar
British Pound Finnish Markka Norwegian Krone
Canadian Dollar French Franc Singapore Dollar
Danish Krone Irish Punt Spanish Peseta
Deutsche Mark Italian Lira Swedish Krona
Dutch Guilder Japanese Yen Swiss Franc
Malaysian Ringgit S. African Rand - FNX
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
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Australian Treasury Bills Major Market Stock Index (U.S.)
Australian Treasury Bonds MEFF&S Stock Index (Spain)
MIB-30
Belgian Government Bond MIBOR
MSCI Taiwan Stock Index
CAC 40 Stock Index (France) Nasdaq 100
Canadian Bonds Nikkei Stock Average (Japan)
DAX Stock Index (Germany) Nikkei Stock Index 300 (Japan)
OMX Stock Index
Dow Jones Industrial Average PIBOR
Russell 2000
Euribor S&P 500 Stock Index (U.S.)
Eurodollars Spanish Bonds
Euromarks Swedish Government Bond
Euroswiss Tokyo Stock Price Index (Japan)
Toronto-35 Stock Index
Eurotop 100 Index (Europe) U.K. Bonds
Euroyen U.K. Short Sterling
Financial Times 100 Stock Index (U.K.) U.S. Treasury Bills
Financial Times 250 Stock Index (U.K.) U.S. Treasury Bonds
French Bonds U.S. Treasury Notes
German Bonds Value Line Stock Index (U.S.)
Hang Seng Index
Italian Bonds
Japanese Bonds
Swiss Bonds - Eurex
METALS
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Aluminum Lead Platinum Tin
Copper Nickel Silver Zinc
Gold Palladium
ENERGY PRODUCTS
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Crude Oil Heavy Fuel Oil No. 2 Heating Oil Residual Fuel Oil
Electricity Natural Gas Propane Unleaded Gasoline
Gas Oil
Agricultural Products
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Cocoa Feeder Cattle Orange Juice Soybean Oil
Coffee Live Cattle Pork Bellies Sugar
Corn Live Hogs Soybeans Wheat
Cotton Oats Soymeal Lumber-CME
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THE FUND WILL TRADE IN MANY, BUT NOT ALL, OF THE FOREGOING MARKETS AS WELL AS
ADDITIONAL MARKETS. THERE CAN BE NO ASSURANCE AS TO WHICH MARKETS THE FUND WILL,
IN FACT, TRADE OVER TIME OR AT ANY GIVEN TIME. THE ADVISORS DO NOT EACH TRADE IN
ALL OF THE FOREGOING MARKETS. THE FUND'S PORTFOLIO EXPOSURE MAY, FROM TIME TO
TIME, BE CONCENTRATED IN A LIMITED NUMBER OF MARKETS.
The chart below represents a snapshot allocation of the Fund's assets as of
September 30, 1999. The percentage exposure to markets will vary substantially
over time as Advisors assess the various sectors.
KENMAR GLOBAL TRUST
MARKET SECTOR PARTICIPATION
AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 1999
[GRAPHIC]
THE ADVISORS
All direct investment decisions for the Fund will be made by
commodity trading advisors selected and monitored by Kenmar. See "The Risks You
Face -- (24) Regulatory Matters May Alter the Nature of an Investment in the
Fund" at page 12. Each current Advisor is, and it is anticipated that any
subsequent Advisor, if any, will be, registered with and regulated by the CFTC.
THE REGISTRATION OF THE ADVISORS WITH THE CFTC AND THEIR MEMBERSHIP IN THE NFA
MUST NOT BE TAKEN AS AN INDICATION THAT ANY SUCH AGENCY OR SELF-REGULATORY BODY
HAS RECOMMENDED OR APPROVED THE ADVISORS OR THE FUND.
Subject to the restrictions inherent in or imposed on publicly-offered managed
futures funds, Kenmar anticipates varying Advisors from time to time and, with
them, the Fund's market emphasis as Kenmar believes performance and market
conditions indicate that such a change could be advantageous for the Fund.
However, Kenmar also believes that it is necessary to maintain an account with
an Advisor for some length of time (at least unless aberrational trading
patterns or apparent deviations from announced strategy or risk control policies
develop) to give such Advisor a reasonable opportunity to achieve its
objectives. The following are the Advisors and current asset allocations for the
Fund.
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CORE ADVISOR AND APPROXIMATE ASSETS
CURRENT GENERAL UNDER MANAGEMENT
% ALLOCATION* STRATEGY TYPE DECEMBER 1, 1999**
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Bridgewater Associates, Inc. Fundamental (Non-Technical) $6,600 million
(__%)
Grinham Managed Futures Pty Ltd. Shorter-Term Technical, $212.7 million
(__%) Trend Following
Sunrise Capital Partners, LLC Longer-Term Technical, $593.1 million (total)
(__%) Trend Following $373.4 million
(Expanded Diversified Program)
Transtrend B.V. Longer-Term Technical, $122 million
(__%) Trend Following
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* The Advisors and asset allocations for the Fund in effect as of December
1, 1999 are more specifically described under "Management's Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations." The allocations set
forth above are approximate, and will be affected by (i) the profit and loss
generated by each Advisor in relation to the performance of the other Advisors
for the Fund, and (ii) any subsequent reallocation decision by Kenmar. The
initial allocations to the Advisors at the commencement of the Fund's trading
operations, allocations and reallocations of subsequent subscription amounts are
described under "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations."
** Excluding "notional" funds. "Notional" funds represent the difference
between the level at which a trader is instructed to trade an account and the
capital actually committed to the account. "Notional" funds do not represent
assets under management, but they do indicate the level of equity which a trader
has been instructed to consider itself to be managing in determining the
magnitude of positions taken.
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ADVISOR SUMMARIES
MORE COMPLETE DESCRIPTIONS AND PERFORMANCE SUMMARIES FOR THE CORE ADVISORS
DESCRIBED IN THIS SECTION OF THE PROSPECTUS ARE INCLUDED UNDER "THE ADVISORS" AT
PAGE 48. READ THAT SECTION OF THE PROSPECTUS CAREFULLY BEFORE DECIDING WHETHER
TO INVEST IN THE FUND. SEE "THE RISKS YOU FACE -- (1) INVESTORS MUST NOT RELY ON
THE PAST PERFORMANCE OF EITHER KENMAR OR THE FUND IN DECIDING WHETHER TO BUY
UNITS" AND " -- (2) POSSIBLE TOTAL LOSS OF AN INVESTMENT IN THE FUND" AT PAGE 8.
BRIDGEWATER ASSOCIATES, INC.
Bridgewater Associates believes that both the fundamental and technical
systems quantitatively express the pressures on prices. Fundamental analysis
uses the theory that prices are primarily determined by macroeconomic,
supply/demand influences. Technical analysis uses the theory that a study of
the markets themselves will provide a means of anticipating future price
trends. Bridgewater has developed technical systems to be used in conjunction
with its fundamental systems. The signals generated by the technical system
are used to confirm or rebut the buy and sell signals generated by the
fundamental system and to determine market timing. However, Bridgewater
Associates weighs the fundamental readings more heavily than the technical
readings in determining the sizes of its positions.
SEE PAGES 53 THROUGH 66 FOR PERFORMANCE INFORMATION RELATING TO BRIDGEWATER
ASSOCIATES, INC.
GRINHAM MANAGED FUTURES PTY. LTD.
Grinham Managed Futures Pty. Ltd. is an Australian
commodity trading advisor utilizing an automated,
technical trading system. The basic premise of the system
is that markets incorporate a random and non-random
component. The Grinham Managed Futures Pty. Ltd.
system is designed to identify when markets begin to move
in a non-random fashion and to generate orders to profit
from non-random price movements.
Grinham Managed Futures Pty. Ltd. trades 37 markets
across 7 countries, incorporating most of the major stock
indices, interests rate, currency and commodities markets.
Risk control is a major fundamental of the system, utilizing
diversification to limit the risk of any single trade to less
than 1% of the assets under management. SEE PAGES 67
THROUGH 73 FOR PERFORMANCE INFORMATION RELATING TO
GRINHAM MANAGED FUTURES PTY. LTD.
SUNRISE CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC
Sunrise Capital Partners, LLC trades its Expanded Diversified Program on
behalf of the Fund. Sunrise Capital Partners, LLC utilizes technical
trend-following systems trading a wide continuum of time windows. Relying on
technical analysis, Sunrise Capital Partners, LLC believes that future price
movements in all markets may be more accurately
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anticipated by analyzing historical price movements within a quantitative
framework rather than attempting to predict or forecast changes in price through
fundamental economic analysis. The trading methodologies employed by Sunrise
Capital Partners, LLC are based on programs analyzing a large number of
interrelated mathematical and statistical formulas and techniques which are
quantitative, proprietary in nature and which have been either learned or
developed by principals of Sunrise Capital Partners, LLC. Sunrise Capital
Partners, LLC's trading system consists of multiple, independent and parallel
systems, each designed and tested to seek out and extract different market
inefficiencies on different time horizons. SEE PAGES 74 THROUGH 83 FOR
PERFORMANCE INFORMATION RELATING TO SUNRISE CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC.
TRANSTREND B.V.
In its Diversified Program, Transtrend B.V. applies a combination of
well researched trading systems. Each trading system has a demonstrated
profit expectancy over the course of time. In particular, the trading systems
attempt to exploit non-random price behaviors based on quantitative analysis
of (typical) price patterns. The trading systems are consistent, systematic
and applied with skill and discipline.
The systems can be applied to well over a hundred different
product-market-combinations traded on approximately exchanges in
approximatley twenty-five countries. Diversified portfolios consist of a
variety of futures broadly spread over interest instruments, stock indices,
tangible commodities and Foreign Exchange pairs.
Correlation analysis contributes to a desired portfolio balance. Volatility
analysis plays a prominent role in the assessment of risk. Compatibility between
trading systems and the markets they are applied to is monitored closely.
Multiple entries and exits contribute to the desired stability of returns.
SEE PAGES 84 THROUGH 94 FOR PERFORMANCE INFORMATION RELATING TO TRANSTREND
B.V.
THE ADVISORY AGREEMENTS
Sunrise Capital Partners, LLC serves as an Advisor to the Fund pursuant
to an Advisory Agreement which has been renewed for an additional one-year
term through December 31, 2000. Grinham Managed Futures Pty. Ltd. and
Transtrend B.V. serve as Advisors to the Fund pursuant to Advisory Agreements
which have an initial term through November 31, 2000. The Advisory Agreement
pursuant to which Bridgewater Associates, Inc. serves an Advisor to the Fund
has an initial term through December 31, 2000. Each Advisory Agreement may be
renewed on the same terms at Kenmar's option for up to two additional one
year terms.
Each Advisory Agreement provides that the Fund will indemnify the Advisor
and its affiliates, as well as their respective officers, shareholders,
directors, employees, partners and controlling persons for conduct taken as an
Advisor or in connection with the Advisory Agreement, provided that such conduct
does not constitute negligence, misconduct or breach of the Advisory Agreement
or of any fiduciary obligation to the Fund and was done in good faith and in a
manner reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of
the Fund. Each Advisory Agreement further provides that this indemnity provision
will not increase the liability of any Unitholder to the Fund beyond the amount
of such Unitholder's capital and profits, if any, in the Fund (exclusive of
previously received distributions or other returns of capital, including
redemptions).
Under the exculpatory provisions of the Advisory Agreements, none of the
Advisors, their affiliates nor their respective officers, directors, employees,
partners, controlling persons or shareholders will be liable to the Fund or to
any of the Unitholders in connection with their management of assets of the Fund
except by reason of acts or omissions in contravention of the Advisory
Agreement, or due to their misconduct or negligence, or by reason of not having
acted in good faith and in the reasonable belief that such actions or omissions
were in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Fund.
When it considers doing so to be in the best interests of the Fund,
Kenmar will generally attempt to negotiate advisory agreements with
comparable terms for all of the Advisors chosen for the Fund. Kenmar retains
the right to terminate any Advisory Agreement at will and upon short notice
to the Advisors. Kenmar also retains the
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right to withdraw funds from any Advisor's trading account at any time,
including immediately.
Hyman Beck & Company, Inc. and Willowbridge Associates, Inc. redeemed
their Units on December 1, 1999. Bridgewater Associates, Inc., Grinham
Managed Futures Pty. Ltd., Transtrend B.V., and Sunrise Capital Partners, LLC
do not currently intend to purchase Units but may do so in the future.
KENMAR ADVISORY CORP.
BACKGROUND AND PRINCIPALS
Kenmar Advisory Corp. is a Connecticut corporation originally incorporated
as a New York corporation in September 1983 and subsequently reorganized as a
Connecticut corporation in January 1996. Kenneth A. Shewer is its Chairman and
Marc S. Goodman is its President. Messrs. Shewer and Goodman are Kenmar's sole
directors and are the only persons responsible for the selection and retention
of Advisors. All of Kenmar's stock is owned, indirectly and equally, by Messrs.
Shewer and Goodman. Kenmar has been registered with the CFTC as a commodity pool
operator since February 7, 1984 and is a member in good standing of the NFA in
such capacity. Its principal place of business is Two American Lane, P.O. Box
5150, Greenwich, CT 06831, telephone number: (203) 861-1000. Kenmar and its
affiliates focus on the design and management of leading-edge investment
programs in the managed futures sector. THE REGISTRATION OF KENMAR WITH THE CFTC
AND ITS MEMBERSHIP IN THE NFA MUST NOT BE TAKEN AS AN INDICATION THAT ANY SUCH
AGENCY OR SELF-REGULATORY BODY HAS RECOMMENDED OR APPROVED EITHER KENMAR OR THE
FUND.
No administrative, civil, or criminal action has ever been brought against
Kenmar, any of its principals or the Fund.
Mr. Kenneth A. Shewer (born 1953), Chairman, was employed by Pasternak, Baum
and Co., Inc. ("Pasternak, Baum"), an international cash commodity firm, from
June 1976 until September 1983. Mr. Shewer created and managed Pasternak, Baum's
Grain Logistics and Administration Department and created its Domestic Corn and
Soybean Trading Department. In 1982, Mr. Shewer became co-manager of Pasternak,
Baum's F.O.B. Corn Department. In 1983, Mr. Shewer was made Vice President and
Director of Pasternak, Baum. Mr. Shewer graduated from Syracuse University with
a B.S. degree in 1975.
Mr. Marc S. Goodman (born 1948), President, joined Pasternak, Baum in
September 1974 and was a Vice President and Director from July 1981 until
September 1983. While at Pasternak, Baum, Mr. Goodman was largely responsible
for business development outside of the United States, for investment of its
corporate retirement funds, and for selecting trading personnel. Mr. Goodman has
conducted extensive business in South America, Europe and the Far East. Mr.
Goodman graduated from the Bernard M. Baruch School of Business of the City
University of New York with a B.B.A. in 1969 and an M.B.A. in 1971 in Finance
and Investments, where he was awarded an Economics and Finance Department
Fellowship from September 1969 through June 1971.
Messrs. Shewer and Goodman left Pasternak, Baum in September 1983 to form
Kenmar and they have occupied their present positions with Kenmar since that
time.
Ms. Esther Eckerling Goodman (born 1952), Chief Operating Officer and Senior
Executive Vice President, joined Kenmar in July 1986 and has been involved in
the futures industry since 1974. From 1974 through 1976, she was employed by
Conti-Commodity Services, Inc. and ACLI Commodity Services, Inc., in the areas
of hedging, speculative trading and tax arbitrage. In 1976, Ms. Goodman joined
Loeb Rhoades and Company, Inc. where she was responsible for developing and
managing a managed futures program which, in 1979, became the trading system for
Westchester Commodity Management, an independent commodity trading advisor of
which Ms. Goodman was a founder and principal. From 1983 through mid-1986, Ms.
Goodman was employed as a marketing executive at Commodities Corp. (USA) of
Princeton, New Jersey. Ms. Goodman was a Director of the Managed Futures Trade
Association from 1987 to 1991 and a Director of its successor organization, the
Managed Futures Association, from 1991 to 1995. She has written several articles
and has spoken before various professional groups and organizations on the
subject of managed futures. Ms. Goodman graduated from Stanford University in
1974 with a B.A. degree.
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Mr. Robert L. Cruikshank (born 1936), Executive Vice President, joined
Kenmar in March 1991. Mr. Cruikshank spent 20 years (1958-1978) at Blyth Eastman
Dillon in New York and was its Executive Vice President in charge of the
Securities Division, which included all domestic and international sales and
branch office activities, all trading departments, and the research areas. In
1979, Mr. Cruikshank jointly formed Neild, Cruikshank & Co., an independent
market-maker on the Chicago Board of Options Exchange ("CBOE"), where he
remained until 1984 when he formed his own market-making firm, Nassau
Corporation. From 1982 to 1984, Mr. Cruikshank also served as Director and Vice
Chairman of the Board of the CBOE, during which time he was instrumental in the
development of the S&P 100 (OEX) option contract. From 1985 until March 1991, he
served as President and CEO of First Capital Financial Corporation, a national
real estate syndication firm owned by Sam Zell. Mr. Cruikshank graduated cum
laude from Princeton University with a B.A. degree in Economics in 1958.
Mr. Thomas J. DiVuolo (born 1960), Senior Vice President responsible for
fund accounting, administration, risk management and account oversight, joined
Kenmar in March 1989. From 1982 through 1984, Mr. DiVuolo was employed by
Balfour Maclaine International Ltd. working in the commodity accounting and
compliance areas. From 1984 through 1986 he was employed at E. F. Hutton and
Company, Inc. as a manager of commodity regulatory reporting. From 1986 until he
joined Kenmar in 1989, Mr. DiVuolo worked for Lloyds International Trading, a
commodity trading division of Lloyds Bank. Mr. DiVuolo graduated from Wagner
College in 1990 with an M.B.A. degree in Finance and from Pace University with a
B.B.A. degree in Public Accounting in 1982.
Mr. Gary J. Yannazzo (born 1953), Senior Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer, joined Kenmar in August 1997. From March 1992 to July 1995, he was
Senior Vice President and Controller of Metallgesellschaft Corp., a diversified
commodity marketing and trading company, with thirty worldwide subsidiaries and
$5 billion in annual revenues. From January 1990 through February 1992, Mr.
Yannazzo was President, Chief Executive Officer and part owner of Holland
Mortgage Corporation. From December 1982 through November 1989, Mr. Yannazzo was
First Vice President of Security Capital Corporation, a publicly traded
financial services company and affiliate of Smith Barney, Inc. From June 1975
through November 1982, Mr. Yannazzo was with Arthur Andersen & Co., serving as
an Audit Manager from June 1980. From August 1995 until he joined Kenmar, Mr.
Yannazzo was a private consultant, engaged primarily in projects and ventures in
the commodity and derivative areas. Mr. Yannazzo received his B.S. in Business
Administration from Seton Hall University in 1975 and his CPA certification in
1977.
Mr. Jeffrey S. Rothstein (born 1957), Senior Vice President and Chief
Information Officer, joined Kenmar in May 1996. From August 1991 to April
1996, Mr. Rothstein was Vice President in charge of Commodity Trading Systems
Development and Support at AIG Trading Group, American International Group
Inc.'s commodity trading subsidiary. From January 1986 through July 1991, he
worked for Bankers Trust Company, building equity trading systems, and
marketing and implementing foreign exchange trading systems at international
merchant banks. From September 1981 through June 1985, Mr. Rothstein was
employed as a programmer, project leader and manager by Digital Equipment
Corporation. He was with Hewlett Packard Company from July 1979 through
September 1981. Mr. Rothstein graduated from Columbia University with an
M.B.A. degree in December 1985 and from Cornell University with a B.S. in
Computer Science in 1979.
Ms. Joanne D. Rosenthal (born 1965), Vice President and Director of
Research, joined Kenmar in October 1999. Prior to joining Kenmar, Ms. Rosenthal
spent 9 years at the Chase Manhattan Bank, in various positions of increasing
responsibility. From July 1991 through April 1994, she managed the Trade
Execution Desk and from May 1994 through September 1999, she was a Vice
President and Senior Portfolio Manager of Chase Alternative Asset Management,
Inc. Ms. Rosenthal received a Masters of Business Administration in Finance from
Cornell University and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Concordia University
in Montreal, Canada. Ms. Rosenthal's registration as a principal of the General
Partner is pending with the NFA.
MANAGEMENT OF TRADERS
Kenmar's hallmark is its emphasis on vigilant management of its portfolios
of traders. Kenmar analyzes trading performance on a daily basis for each trader
it retains. This detailed analysis identifies sources of profits and losses for
each trader each day, enabling management to make highly informed decisions
regarding the performance of each such trader (including the Fund's Advisors).
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Based on Kenmar's perception of market conditions, Advisor performance and
other factors, Kenmar will reallocate assets among Advisors in an effort to
place such assets optimally. Kenmar also will add Advisors when situations
warrant, and remove or replace Advisors if profitability, risk assumptions or
other significant factors indicate that replacement is advisable. See "The Fund
and Its Objectives -- Investment Philosophy" at page 14 and "The Risks You Face
- -- (24) Regulatory Matters May Alter the Nature of an Investment in the Fund" at
page 12.
Naturally, these activities require a strong emphasis on trading and market
research. Kenmar operates and updates continuously a database that tracks over
600 different trading programs offered by traders around the globe. Added to
these quantitative data are qualitative assessments based on detailed trader
interviews and analysis of trades, trading performance and trading strategies.
FIDUCIARY OBLIGATIONS OF KENMAR
NATURE OF FIDUCIARY OBLIGATIONS; CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
As managing owner of the Fund, Kenmar is effectively subject to the same
restrictions imposed on "fiduciaries" under both statutory and common law.
Kenmar has a fiduciary responsibility to the Unitholders to exercise good faith,
fairness and loyalty in all dealings affecting the Fund, consistent with the
terms of the Fund's Declaration of Trust and its Amended and Restated
Declaration of Trust and Trust Agreement dated as of December 17, 1996 (the
"Declaration of Trust"). The Fund is referred to as the "Trust" in the
Declaration of Trust which is attached hereto as Exhibit A. The general
fiduciary duties which would otherwise be imposed on Kenmar (which would make
the operation of the Fund as described herein impracticable due to the strict
prohibition imposed by such duties on, for example, conflicts of interest on
behalf of a fiduciary in its dealings with its beneficiaries), are defined and
limited in scope by the disclosure of the business terms of the Fund, as set
forth herein and in the Declaration of Trust (to which terms all Unitholders, by
subscribing to the Units, are deemed to consent).
The Fund, as a publicly-offered "commodity pool," is subject to the
Statement of Policy of the North American Securities Administrators Association,
Inc. relating to the registration, for public offering, of commodity pool
interests (the "NASAA Guidelines"). The NASAA Guidelines explicitly prohibit a
managing owner of a commodity pool from "contracting away the fiduciary
obligation owed to investors under the common law." Consequently, once the terms
of a given commodity pool, such as the Fund, are established, the managing owner
is effectively precluded from changing such terms in a manner that
disproportionately benefits the managing owner, as any such change could
constitute self-dealing under common law fiduciary standards, and it is
virtually impossible to obtain the consent of existing investors to such
self-dealing (whereas, given adequate disclosure, new investors subscribing to a
pool should be deemed to evidence their consent to the business terms thereof by
the act of subscribing).
The Declaration of Trust provides that Kenmar and its affiliates shall have
no liability to the Fund or to any Unitholder for any loss suffered by the Fund
arising out of any action or inaction of Kenmar or its affiliates or their
directors, officers, shareholders, partners, members or employees (the "Kenmar
Related Parties") if the Kenmar Related Parties, in good faith, determined that
such course of conduct was in the best interests of the Fund, and such course of
conduct did not constitute negligence or misconduct by the Kenmar Related
Parties. The Fund has agreed to indemnify the Kenmar Related Parties against
claims, losses or liabilities based on their conduct relating to the Fund,
provided that the conduct resulting in the claims, losses or liabilities for
which indemnity is sought did not constitute negligence or misconduct and was
done in good faith and in a manner reasonably believed to be in the best
interests of the Fund. The NASAA Guidelines prescribe the maximum permissible
extent to which the Fund can indemnify the Kenmar Related Parties and prohibit
the Fund from purchasing insurance to cover indemnification which the Fund
itself could not undertake directly.
FIDUCIARY AND REGULATORY DUTIES
An investor should be aware that Kenmar has a fiduciary responsibility to
the Unitholders to exercise good faith and fairness in all dealings affecting
the Fund.
Under Delaware law, a beneficial owner of a business trust (such as a
Unitholder of the Fund) may, under certain circumstances, institute legal action
on behalf of himself and all other similarly situated beneficial owners (a
"class action") to recover damages from a managing owner of such business trust
for violations of fiduciary duties, or on behalf of a business trust (a
"derivative action") to recover damages from a third party where a managing
owner has failed or refused to institute proceedings to recover such damages. In
addition, beneficial owners may have the right, subject to applicable procedural
and jurisdictional
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requirements, to bring class actions in federal court to enforce their rights
under the federal securities laws and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder by the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). Beneficial owners
who have suffered losses in connection with the purchase or sale of their
beneficial interests may be able to recover such losses from a managing owner
where the losses result from a violation by the managing owner of the anti-fraud
provisions of the federal securities laws.
Under certain circumstances, Unitholders also have the right to institute a
reparations proceeding before the CFTC against Kenmar (a registered commodity
pool operator), the Clearing Brokers (registered futures commission merchants)
and the Advisors (registered commodity trading advisors), as well as those of
their respective employees who are required to be registered under the Commodity
Exchange Act, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Private rights of action are conferred by the Commodity Exchange Act, as
amended. Investors in commodities and in commodity pools may, therefore, invoke
the protections provided by such legislation.
There are substantial and inherent conflicts of interest in the structure of
the Fund which are, on their face, inconsistent with Kenmar's fiduciary duties.
One of the purposes underlying the disclosures set forth in this Prospectus is
to disclose to all prospective Unitholders these conflicts of interest so that
Kenmar may have the opportunity to obtain investors' informed consent to such
conflicts. Prospective investors who are not willing to consent to the various
conflicts of interest described under "Conflicts of Interest" and elsewhere are
ineligible to invest in the Fund. Kenmar presently intends to raise such
disclosures and consent as a defense in any proceeding brought seeking relief
based on the existence of such conflicts of interest. See "Conflicts of
Interest" at page 29.
The foregoing summary describing in general terms the remedies available to
Unitholders under federal and state law is based on statutes, rules and
decisions as of the date of this Prospectus. This is a rapidly developing and
changing area of the law. Therefore, Unitholders who believe that they may have
a legal cause of action against any of the foregoing parties should consult
their own counsel as to their evaluation of the status of the applicable law at
such time.
INVESTMENT OF KENMAR IN THE FUND
Kenmar has purchased and will maintain a 1% interest in the Fund in its
capacity as managing owner. Robert L. Cruikshank, a principal of Kenmar, has
a __% interest (__ Units) in the Fund. Marc S. Goodman, the President of
Kenmar, has a __% interest (__ Units) in the Fund through an individual
retirement account, and Kenneth A. Shewer, the Chairman of Kenmar, has a __%
interest (__ Units) in the Fund through an individual retirement account. In
addition, [______] [Address], an investor not affiliated with Kenmar, has a
__% interest (__ Units) in the Fund.
USE OF PROCEEDS
The proceeds of the offering of the Units are used by the Fund to engage in
the speculative trading on futures, forward, options and related markets through
allocating such proceeds to the Advisors.
To the extent the Fund trades in futures contracts on U.S. exchanges, the
assets deposited by the Fund with its Clearing Brokers as margin must be
segregated pursuant to the regulations of the CFTC. Such segregated funds may be
invested only in a limited range of instruments --principally U.S. government
obligations.
To the extent that the Fund trades in futures, forward, options and related
contracts on markets other than regulated U.S. futures exchanges, funds
deposited to margin positions held on such exchanges are invested in bank
deposits or in instruments of a credit standing generally comparable to those
authorized by the CFTC for investment of "customer segregated funds," although
applicable CFTC rules prohibit funds employed in trading on foreign exchanges
from being deposited in "customer segregated fund accounts."
Although the percentages set forth below may vary substantially over time,
as of September 30, 1999 the Fund estimates:
(i) up to approximately 49% of the Net Asset Value of the Fund is placed
with the Clearing Brokers in the form of cash or U.S. Treasury bills to margin
positions of all commodities combined. Such funds will be segregated pursuant to
CFTC rules;
(ii) approximately 51% of the Net Asset Value of the Fund is maintained in
bank deposits.
Fund assets maintained in bank deposits are currently maintained with Brown
Brothers Harriman & Co. in New York, New York and Georgetown, Grand Cayman
Island.
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In addition, assets of the Fund not required to margin positions may be
maintained in United States bank accounts opened in the name of the Fund and may
be held in United States Treasury bills (or other securities approved by the
CFTC for investment of customer funds).
The Fund receives all of the interest income earned on its assets.
CHARGES
CHARGES PAID BY THE FUND
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RECIPIENT NATURE OF PAYMENT AMOUNT OF PAYMENT
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Kenmar Brokerage commissions Flat-rate monthly commissions of 0.917% of the Fund's beginning of
month Net Assets (an 11% annual rate). Such commissions cover all
floor brokerage, exchange, clearing and NFA fees incurred in the
Fund's trading.
Third Parties Miscellaneous execution costs Paid as incurred; not anticipated to exceed 0.25% of average beginning
of month Net Assets per year.
Counterparties "Bid-ask" spreads Each counterparty with which the Fund trades receives "bid-ask"
spreads on the forward trades executed on behalf of the Fund.
Advisors Profit Shares Paid by the Fund on a quarterly basis (although accrued against Net
Asset Value per Unit monthly). Each Advisor's Profit Share is
determined based on any New Trading Profit (as defined) generated by
such Advisor. New Trading Profit in respect of each Advisor's account
is calculated after reduction for brokerage commissions at an annual
rate of 4.5% -- 7.0%, rather than at an 11% annual rate, and execution
costs actually incurred (other than floor brokerage, exchange,
clearing and NFA fees). New Trading Profit is not reduced by any
Incentive Fee, administrative expenses or organizational and initial
offering costs (or extraordinary expenses). THE PROFIT SHARES ARE
PAYABLE SEPARATELY TO EACH ADVISOR BASED ON ITS INDIVIDUAL
PERFORMANCE, NOT OVERALL PROFITS OF THE FUND. UNITS MAY BE SUBJECT TO
REDUCTION FOR PROFIT SHARES ATTRIBUTABLE TO A PARTICULAR ADVISOR EVEN
THOUGH THE NET ASSET VALUE PER UNIT HAS DECLINED FROM THE PURCHASE
PRICE OF SUCH UNITS.
Kenmar Incentive Fee Paid by the Fund as a whole on an annual basis (although accrued
against Net Asset Value per Unit monthly). The Incentive Fee equals 5%
of any New Overall Appreciation (as defined). AN INCENTIVE FEE MAY BE
ALLOCATED EVEN THOUGH THE NET ASSET VALUE PER UNIT HAS DECLINED FROM
THE PURCHASE PRICE OF SUCH UNITS.
Third Parties Operating, Selling and Paid as incurred; not anticipated to exceed 1% of the Fund's average
Administrative costs beginning of month Net Assets per year.
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BROKERAGE COMMISSIONS
Commodity brokerage commissions for futures trades are typically paid on the
completion or liquidation of a trade and are referred to as "round-turn
commissions," which cover both the purchase (or sale) of a commodity futures
contract and the subsequent offsetting sale (or purchase). However, the Fund
does not pay commodity brokerage commissions to Kenmar on a per-trade basis but
rather at the flat monthly rate of 0.917% of the Fund's beginning of month Net
Assets (an 11.00% annual rate). Kenmar receives such brokerage commissions,
irrespective of the number of trades executed on the Fund's behalf, and pays
floor brokerage, exchange, clearing and NFA fees with respect to executing the
Fund's trades. NFA transaction fees are assessed on the Fund's futures trading
on U.S. exchanges. Such NFA fees currently equal $0.20 per round-turn trade of a
futures contract and $0.10 for each trade of a commodity option (a $0.10 fee is
charged upon the purchase and upon the exercise of an option; if an option is
exercised, an additional $0.20 fee is payable upon the liquidation of the
futures position acquired upon such exercise; no fee is assessed upon the
expiration of an option).
State securities administrators require Kenmar to represent that the
brokerage commissions paid by the Fund will not be increased during the period
in which early redemption charges are in effect. Due to the ongoing offering of
the Units, this representation entails that Kenmar will likely never be able to
raise brokerage commissions unless Kenmar waives such charges.
As of September 30, 1999, the Fund's 11% per annum flat-rate brokerage
commissions (such 11% includes execution, advisory fees, trails and fees to
Kenmar) equated to round-turn commissions of $84. The round-turn equivalent of
the Fund's flat-rate commissions will vary with the frequency with which the
Advisors place orders for the Fund's account managed by each of them. Kenmar
reports, in the annual reports distributed by Kenmar to Unitholders, the
approximate round-turn equivalent rate paid by the Fund on its trading during
the previous year.
MISCELLANEOUS EXECUTION COSTS
Kenmar pays all floor brokerage, exchange, NFA and clearing fees relating to
the execution of the Fund's trades (other than "bid-ask" spreads). However,
certain incidental costs may be incurred in the course of such trading -- for
example, "give-up" charges when a trade is executed and cleared by brokers other
than the Clearing Broker and subsequently transferred to the Clearing Broker for
carrying or the service fees assessed by certain forward dealing desks -- which
the Fund will pay as incurred. There may, in fact, be virtually no such costs
incurred during certain periods and Kenmar does not anticipate that such costs
will, in any event, exceed 0.25% of the Fund's average beginning of month Net
Assets in any fiscal year.
"BID-ASK" SPREADS
Some of the Fund's currency trades are executed in the forward markets, in
which participants include a spread between the prices at which they are
prepared to buy and sell a particular currency. The fact that the Fund pays such
"spreads" does not result in a reduction in the flat-rate brokerage commissions
paid by the Fund (however, forward trades were not included in the number of
round-turns executed by the Fund in determining the approximate round-turn
equivalent of the Fund's flat-rate commissions).
PROFIT SHARES AND INCENTIVE FEES
CALCULATION OF NEW TRADING PROFIT AND NEW OVERALL
APPRECIATION
Each Advisor will receive Profit Share equal to 20% of the New Trading
Profit generated by such Advisor.
New Trading Profit is calculated with respect to each Advisor's Trust
account and New Overall Appreciation is calculated with respect to the Fund as a
whole on the basis of the cumulative performance of such account or the Fund,
respectively, and not on a Unit-by-Unit basis. For example, if the Fund loses
$500,000 in its first month of trading and gains $750,000 in the next, accrued
New Overall Appreciation would equal $250,000 as of the end of such second month
- -- irrespective of whether the Net Asset Value per Unit were greater or less
than the initial $100 at such time. (If a substantial number of Units were
either redeemed or issued as of the end of the first month, the cumulative gain
through the end of the second month would not be directly reflected in the Net
Asset Value per Unit.)
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Both New Trading Profit and New Overall Appreciation are calculated on a
high water mark basis, as described below. Each Advisor will be allocated from
the Fund its Profit Share equal to the percentage described above of any
cumulative New Trading Profit generated by such Advisor, as of the calendar
quarter-end of determination, in excess of: (i) the highest level of cumulative
Trading Profit as of any previous calendar quarter-end generated by such
Advisor, or (ii) $0, if higher (the "high water mark"). "Trading Profit" (i)
includes gross realized gains and losses on closed positions and the change in
unrealized gains and losses on open positions from the preceding period, (ii)
does not include interest income, (iii) is reduced by annual brokerage
commissions of 4.5% -- 7.0%, not 11%, of average beginning of month Net Assets,
plus execution costs other than floor brokerage, exchange, clearing and NFA
fees, and (iv) is not reduced by Incentive Fees, administrative expenses,
organizational and initial offering cost reimbursements or extraordinary costs
(such as taxes or litigation costs). "Overall Appreciation" is calculated, not
on a per-Unit basis, but on the basis of the overall trading profits and losses
of the Fund, net of all fees and expenses (including Profit Shares) paid or
accrued other than the Incentive Fee itself and after subtraction of all
interest income received by the Fund. "New Trading Profit" is the excess, if
any, as of any quarter-end by which cumulative Trading Profit exceeds the
highest level of cumulative Trading Profit as of any previous quarter-end and
adjusted as provided below. "New Overall Appreciation" is the excess, if any, as
of any December 31 by which cumulative Overall Appreciation exceeds the highest
level of cumulative Overall Appreciation as of any previous December 31 and
adjusted as provided below.
In the event that losses have been incurred since the currently effective
"high water mark" was reached and assets are withdrawn from an Advisor's account
or from the Fund as a whole (other than to pay expenses), the shortfall (the
"Loss Carryforward") between such "high water mark" and the level of cumulative
Trading Profits or Overall Appreciation at the time of such withdrawal shall be
proportionately reduced (and the "high water mark" lowered accordingly) for
purposes of calculating subsequent Profit Shares or Incentive Fees. Loss
Carryforward reductions, in respect of a particular Advisor's account, can
result from Kenmar reallocating capital away from an Advisor, as well as from a
redemption of Units. Loss Carryforward reductions will not be restored as a
result of subsequent additions of capital offsetting the withdrawals which
resulted in such reductions.
If Kenmar withdraws assets from an Advisor's account at a time when there is
accrued New Trading Profit in respect of Advisor's account, the Profit Share
attributable to the amount of capital withdrawn (net of the proceeds of any
additional Units issued as of the date of such withdrawal) will be paid out to
such Advisor. If there are net redemptions of Units at a time when there is
accrued New Overall Appreciation in respect of the Fund as a whole, the
Incentive Fee attributable to the amount of capital withdrawn (net of the
proceeds of any additional Units issued as of the date of such withdrawal) will
be paid out to Kenmar.
For example, assume that the Fund began trading June 1, 1998 and as of
December 31, 1998 had recognized cumulative Overall Appreciation of $200,000. An
Incentive Fee of 5% of $200,000 or $10,000 would be paid to Kenmar. If through
June 30, 1999, the Fund had incurred a loss of $100,000 for 1999, at which point
25% of the Units were redeemed (and assuming that no additional Units were
issued as of such date of withdrawal), prior to such redemption there would have
existed a Loss Carryforward, for Incentive Fee calculation purposes, of $100,000
which would be reduced to $75,000 upon redemption of 25% of the Units. If during
the second six months of 1999, Overall Appreciation of $100,000 were recognized,
New Overall Appreciation as of December 31, 1999 would equal $25,000, and an
Incentive Fee of $1,250 would be paid.
Profit Shares do not reduce Trading Profit and Incentive Fees do not reduce
Overall Appreciation. Consequently, the Advisors and Kenmar need not "earn back"
their respective Profit Shares and Incentive Fees before generating New Trading
Profits or New Overall Appreciation, as applicable, potentially subject to
additional Profit Shares and Incentive Fees. (Overall Appreciation is calculated
after reduction for all Profit Shares, but not for Incentive Fees, paid or
accrued.)
Interest income is not included in either Trading Profits or Overall
Appreciation.
ALLOCATIONS OF PROFIT SHARES AND INCENTIVE FEE AMONG
UNITHOLDERS
Because Profit Shares and Incentive Fees are calculated on the basis of the
Trading Profit, if any, attributable to an Advisor's account and the Fund as a
whole, respectively, these costs are subject to equal allocation among investors
even though such persons may have purchased their Units at different times. Such
costs, therefore, are not reflective of each investor's individual investment
experience, but of the performance of the Fund as a whole. For example,
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assume that 100,000 Units were initially sold as of June 1, 1998 and through
December 31, 1998 the Fund incurred a $1,000,000 loss. If 100,000 more Units
were purchased as of January 1, 1999 (at a Net Asset Value of $90 per Unit), and
the Fund earns $1,000,000 during 1999, as of December 31, 1999 no Incentive Fee
would be due, even though the second tranche of Units had increased in Net Asset
Value from $90 to $95. Moreover, were $1,500,000 to have been earned, the Units
initially sold would be subject to paying their allocable share of the Incentive
Fee of $25,000 (5% of $500,000) which would be due as of December 31, 1999,
despite the Net Asset Value of such Units being below their $100 purchase price.
Profit Shares and Incentive Fee accruals are also subject to distortions
similar to those described above when reversed due to subsequent losses prior to
the date that these costs are finally determined. When Units are purchased at a
Net Asset Value per Unit reduced by accrued Profit Shares and/or Incentive Fees,
such Units effectively receive "full credit" for the amount of such accruals
through the reduction in their purchase price. Consequently, if the accrual is
subsequently reversed, the benefit of the reversal should be allocated entirely
to the Units outstanding when such Profit Share or Incentive Fees accrued,
rather than being evenly divided between such Units and the newly-purchased
Units. However, such reversals are allocated equally among all outstanding Units
in the interests of maintaining a uniform Net Asset Value per Unit.
THE DISTORTIONS DESCRIBED ABOVE ARE THE PRODUCT OF CALCULATING AND
ALLOCATING INCENTIVE COMPENSATION IN OPEN-END FUNDS AMONG PERSONS INVESTING AT
DIFFERENT TIMES WHILE STILL MAINTAINING A UNIFORM NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE OR
UNIT. THIS METHOD IS THE MOST COMMON METHOD USED IN RETAIL MANAGED FUTURES FUNDS
IN WHICH THE LARGE NUMBER OF INVESTORS MAKES IT IMPRACTICABLE TO INDIVIDUALLY
TRACK CAPITAL ACCOUNTS FOR EACH INVESTOR, BUT CAN RESULT IN ALLOCATIONS OF
PROFIT SHARES AND INCENTIVE FEES THAT ARE NOT REFLECTIVE OF PARTICULAR
INVESTORS' INDIVIDUAL INVESTMENT EXPERIENCE.
ONGOING OPERATING, SELLING AND ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS
The Fund is responsible for actual payments to third parties, estimated at
no more than 1% of the Fund's average beginning of month Net Assets per year.
EXTRAORDINARY EXPENSES
The Fund is responsible for any extraordinary charges (such as taxes)
incidental to its trading. In Kenmar's experience such charges have been
negligible.
REDEMPTION CHARGES
Units redeemed on or prior to the end of the eighteenth month after such
Units are issued are subject to redemption charges of 3% (for Units redeemed on
or after the end of the sixth and on or before the end of the twelfth month
after purchase) and 2% (for Units redeemed from the beginning of the thirteenth
and on or before the end of the eighteenth month after purchase) of the Net
Asset Value per Unit at which they are redeemed. Such charges are paid to
Kenmar. Investors acquiring Units on the same day as or within seventy-five (75)
days after redeeming investments in Kenmar-sponsored investment vehicles will be
deemed to have held such Units for the duration of their participation in such
Kenmar-sponsored investment vehicles for purposes of calculating the required
six-month holding period following purchases of such Units. Any such investor
will not be subject to a Kenmar Global Trust redemption charge but will remain
subject to the redemption charge, if any, of the Kenmar-sponsored investment
vehicle from which he redeemed.
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Kenmar sends each Unitholder a monthly statement that includes a description
of performance during the prior month and sets forth, among other things, the
brokerage commissions, Incentive Fee and Profit Share accruals during such month
and on a year-to-date basis.
CHARGES PAID BY KENMAR
THE FOLLOWING COSTS RELATING TO THE SALE OF THE UNITS AND THE OPERATION OF
THE FUND ARE PAID BY KENMAR.
SELLING COMMISSIONS AND "TRAILING COMMISSIONS"
Kenmar pays, from its own funds, the 5% selling commissions due in respect
of the Units. Furthermore, Kenmar pays significant "trailing commissions" to
eligible Selling Agents who sell Units which remain outstanding for more than
twelve months (immediately to the extent investors have acquired Units on the
same day as or within seventy-five (75) days after redeeming investments in
Kenmar-sponsored investment vehicles). Such "trailing commissions" will be
payable quarterly and will be accrued monthly at
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0.2917 of 1% (a 3.5% annual rate) of the beginning of month Net Asset Value of
such Units for as long as they remain outstanding. Selling Agents will pass on
to their registered representatives a portion of the foregoing selling
compensation and "trailing commissions," after deduction of "due diligence" and
administrative expenses incurred in connection with this offering, in accordance
with such Selling Agents' standard compensation arrangements. See "Plan of
Distribution --Selling Agents' Compensation" at 40.
CONSULTING FEES
Each Advisor receives a Consulting Fee, monthly in arrears, payable by
Kenmar not the Fund, equal to 0.167% of the beginning of month Net Assets of the
Fund allocated to such Advisor's management (a 2% annual rate).
THE CLEARING BROKERS
The Fund's clearing brokers are ING (U.S.) Securities Futures & Options
Clearing Services ("ING BARINGS") and PaineWebber Incorporated ("PaineWebber")
(each, a "Clearing Broker" or together, the "Clearing Brokers"). Neither ING
BARINGS nor PaineWebber has been involved in the organization of the Fund and
neither takes any part in the Fund's ongoing management. Neither ING BARINGS nor
PaineWebber is affiliated with Kenmar, and neither is responsible for the
activities of Kenmar.
ING BARINGS
ING BARINGS is a duly registered futures commission merchant and a member of
the NFA. ING BARINGS is also registered as a broker dealer and is a member of
the National Association of Securities Dealers. ING BARINGS is a clearing firm
of each of the principal U.S. futures exchanges and the Chicago Board of Options
Exchange. ING BARINGS is a wholly-owned subsidiary of ING Bank N.V. in
Amsterdam, one of the largest financial institutions in the world. ING BARINGS
is an Illinois corporation with a principal place of business at 233 South
Wacker Drive, Suite 5200, Chicago, Illinois 60606 and a telephone number of
(312) 496-7000.
At any given time, ING BARINGS may be involved in legal actions, some of
which may seek significant damages.
With the exception of the action noted below, during the past five years
preceding the date hereof, there have been no administrative, civil or criminal
actions against ING BARINGS or any of its principals -- whether pending, on
appeal or concluded -- which is material in light of all circumstances.
In 1998, a former client filed a demand for arbitration at the NFA seeking a
significant award. It is alleged that the claimants' liquidation of positions on
a foreign futures exchange in the volatile period of October 1997 resulted in
losses. ING BARINGS is vigorously defending the claim, which it believes to be
baseless.
PAINEWEBBER
PaineWebber's principal office is located at 1000 Harbor Boulevard,
Weehawken, New Jersey 07087; telephone: (201) 902-3000. Paine Webber is a
clearing member of all principal U.S. futures exchanges. It is registered
with the CFTC as a futures commission merchant and is a member of the NFA in
such capacity.
PaineWebber did not sponsor the Trust and is not responsible for the
activities of Kenmar. It will act as the commodity broker and one of the
selling agents.
Except as set forth below, neither PaineWebber nor any of its principals
have been involved in any administrative, civil or criminal proceeding --
whether pending, on appeal or concluded -- within the past five years that is
material to a decision whether to invest in the Fund in light of all the
circumstances.
On July 16, 1996, PaineWebber entered into a Stipulation and Order resolving
a civil complaint filed by the United States Department of Justice, alleging
that it and other NASDAQ market makers violated Section 1 of the Sherman Act in
connection with certain market making practices. In entering into the
Stipulation and Order, without admitting the allegations, the parties agreed
that the defendants would not engage in certain types of market making
activities and the defendants undertook specified steps to assure compliance
with their agreement. On April 24, 1997, the United States District Court for
the Southern District of New York approved the Stipulation and Order. The
district court's approval was appealed by certain private parties in May 1997
and was affirmed in August 1998.
IN THE MATTER OF CERTAIN MARKET MAKING ACTIVITIES ON NASDAQ was an sec
administrative action instituted and settled without a hearing or an admission
of or denial of findings on January 11, 1999. The administrative action found
that on certain occasions in 1994 PaineWebber traders and a PaineWebber
registered representative engaged in certain improper trading activities in
connection with specified NASDAQ securities, failed to maintain certain required
books and records and
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failed reasonably to supervise in connection with the above activities.
PaineWebber agreed to pay a civil penalty of $6.3 million and disgorgement of
$381,685; to an administrative cease and desist order prohibiting the firm from
violating certain provisions of the federal securities laws; and to submit
certain of its policies and procedures relating to the matters alleged in the
order to review by an SEC-appointed consultant. Twenty-seven other market makers
and fifty-one traders at the firm settled related SEC administrative actions at
the same time.
On or about January 18, 1996, PaineWebber consented, without admitting or
denying the findings therein, to the entry of an Order by the SEC which imposed
a censure, a cease and desist order, a $5 million civil penalty and various
remedial sanctions. The SEC alleged that PaineWebber violated the antifraud and
recordkeeping provisions of the federal securities laws in connection with the
offer and sale of certain limited partnership interests between 1986 and 1992
and failed reasonably to supervise certain registered representatives and other
employees involved in the sale of those interests. PaineWebber must comply with
its representation that it had paid and will pay a total of $292.5 million to
investors, including a payment of $40 million for a claims fund.
PaineWebber has also entered into settlement agreements with all the
states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia.
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Additional or replacement clearing brokers may be appointed in respect of
the Fund's account in the future.
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
GENERAL
KENMAR HAS NOT ESTABLISHED ANY FORMAL PROCEDURE TO RESOLVE CONFLICTS OF
INTEREST. CONSEQUENTLY, INVESTORS WILL BE DEPENDENT ON THE GOOD FAITH OF THE
RESPECTIVE PARTIES SUBJECT TO SUCH CONFLICTS TO RESOLVE THEM EQUITABLY. ALTHOUGH
KENMAR ATTEMPTS TO MONITOR THESE CONFLICTS, IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT, IF NOT
IMPOSSIBLE, FOR KENMAR TO ENSURE THAT THESE CONFLICTS DO NOT, IN FACT, RESULT IN
ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES TO THE FUND.
PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT KENMAR PRESENTLY INTENDS TO
ASSERT THAT UNITHOLDERS HAVE, BY SUBSCRIBING TO THE FUND, CONSENTED TO THE
FOLLOWING CONFLICTS OF INTEREST IN THE EVENT OF ANY PROCEEDING ALLEGING THAT
SUCH CONFLICTS VIOLATED ANY DUTY OWED BY KENMAR TO INVESTORS.
KENMAR
OTHER MANAGED FUTURES PRODUCTS SPONSORED BY KENMAR
AND ITS AFFILIATES
Kenmar sponsors and operates a number of commodity pools, and affiliates of
Kenmar operate, manage and/or sponsor a number of other commodity pools and
alternative investment products. Kenmar and its principals and affiliates have
substantial investments in certain of such products. Kenmar may have a conflict
of interest in selecting Advisors for the Fund and for other accounts sponsored
by Kenmar or its affiliates, particularly in cases where an Advisor is willing
to manage only a limited number of additional accounts or where Kenmar or a
principal or an affiliate has financial incentives to favor another product over
the Fund. Kenmar also has a conflict of interest in allocating its own resources
among different clients.
Kenmar has a conflict of interest in allocating assets among the Advisors in
that Kenmar will receive more net benefit from the brokerage commissions paid by
the Fund the less frequently an Advisor trades in the futures markets (Kenmar
being required to pay substantially all of the Fund's futures trading costs from
the flat-rate brokerage commissions received by Kenmar from the Fund). Kenmar
retains any excess fees generated if the actual brokerage commissions paid by
the Fund are less than the flat rate paid to Kenmar and Kenmar is responsible to
the Clearing Brokers for any deficit if the actual commissions incurred are
greater than the flat rate paid to Kenmar. Kenmar also has a conflict of
interest in selecting Advisors due to different advisory fee structures being
more likely than others to result in a greater net benefit being received by
Kenmar from the Fund, and certain Advisors, which it might otherwise be in the
best interests of the Fund to retain, being willing to accept only certain fee
arrangements.
Kenmar has a conflict of interest in "deleveraging" the Fund's market
commitment; I.E., Kenmar has an incentive to "deleverage" the Fund's market
commitment as its brokerage commissions will be calculated on the basis of the
Fund's equity and not on the amount of any reduced commitment.
KENMAR'S INCENTIVE TO SELECT MORE SPECULATIVE ADVISORS
Because of Kenmar's potential receipt of the Incentive Fee, Kenmar may have
an incentive to select
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Advisors that trade in a more "risky" or speculative manner than Kenmar would
otherwise consider to be desirable. Kenmar's Incentive Fee is based on annual
New Overall Appreciation (if any) and could comprise a significant component of
Kenmar's net overall return from the Fund. Accordingly, Kenmar has a potential
incentive to select Advisors that trade in a more speculative manner because
high risk trading strategies have the potential to lead to high returns. The
Incentive Fee permits Kenmar to share in any New Overall Appreciation but
without having to participate in the same manner in any losses of the Fund.
ONGOING OFFERING OF THE UNITS
Certain material changes in the Advisor group used for the Fund could result
in regulatory delay. Kenmar may have a conflict of interest from time to time
between Kenmar's interest in not delaying the continuous offering of the Units
and in selecting those Advisors that Kenmar believes to be most advantageous for
the Fund.
THE ADVISORS
OTHER CLIENTS AND BUSINESS ACTIVITIES OF THE ADVISORS
The Advisors and their principals each devote their business time to
ventures in addition to managing the Fund's accounts.
The Advisors may have a conflict of interest in rendering advice to the Fund
because of other accounts managed or traded by them or their affiliates,
including accounts owned by their principals, which may be traded differently
from the Fund's account. The Advisors may have financial incentives to favor
certain accounts over the Fund.
BROKERS AND DEALERS SELECTED BY ADVISORS
Certain of the Advisors have required, as a condition of their participation
in the Fund, that their Fund accounts trade through specific executing brokers
with which such Advisors have ongoing business dealings. Such Advisors may have
a conflict of interest between insisting on the use of such brokers and using
the brokers most advantageous for the Fund.
Certain of the Advisors may execute a number of the trades for their Fund
accounts through affiliated floor brokers or foreign exchange dealers, which
will be compensated for their trading services.
THE CLEARING BROKERS AND EXECUTING BROKERS
Any clearing broker, including the Clearing Brokers, and any executing
broker selected by an Advisor may act from time to time as a commodity broker
for other accounts with which it is affiliated or in which it or one of its
affiliates has a financial interest. The compensation received by the Clearing
Brokers and executing brokers from such accounts may be more or less than the
compensation received for brokerage and forward trading services provided to the
Fund. In addition, various accounts traded through the Clearing Brokers and
executing brokers (and over which their personnel may have discretionary trading
authority) may take positions in the futures markets opposite to those of the
Fund or may compete with the Fund for the same positions. The Clearing Brokers
and executing brokers may have a conflict of interest in their execution of
trades for the Fund and for other customers. Kenmar will, however, not retain
any clearing broker for the Fund which Kenmar has reason to believe would
knowingly or deliberately favor any other customer over the Fund with respect to
the execution of commodity trades.
THE CLEARING BROKERS AND EXECUTING BROKERS WILL BENEFIT FROM EXECUTING
ORDERS FOR OTHER CLIENTS, WHEREAS THE FUND MAY BE HARMED TO THE EXTENT THAT THE
CLEARING BROKERS AND EXECUTING BROKERS HAVE FEWER RESOURCES TO ALLOCATE TO THE
FUND'S ACCOUNT DUE TO THE EXISTENCE OF SUCH OTHER CLIENTS.
Certain officers or employees of the Clearing Brokers and executing brokers
may be members of United States commodities exchanges and/or serve on the
governing bodies and standing committees of such exchanges, their clearinghouses
and/or various other industry organizations. In such capacities, these officers
or employees may have a fiduciary duty to the exchanges, their clearinghouses
and/or such various other industry organizations which could compel such
employees to act in the best interests of these entities, perhaps to the
detriment of the Fund.
SELLING AGENTS
The Selling Agents to be selected for the Fund will receive substantial
initial, and may also receive substantial ongoing, "trailing commissions" in
respect of Units sold by them. The individual registered representatives of the
Selling Agents will themselves receive a significant portion of the compensation
paid to the Selling Agents. Consequently, they will have a conflict of interest
both in recommending the purchase of Units by their clients and in counseling
clients as to whether to redeem.
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PROPRIETARY TRADING/OTHER CLIENTS
Kenmar, the Advisors, the Clearing Brokers and their respective principals
and affiliates may trade in the commodity markets for their own accounts and for
the accounts of their clients, and in doing so may take positions opposite to
those held by the Fund or may compete with the Fund for positions in the
marketplace. Such trading may create conflicts of interest on behalf of one or
more such persons in respect of their obligations to the Fund. Records of
proprietary trading and trading on behalf of other clients will not be available
for inspection by Unitholders.
Because Kenmar, the Advisors, the Clearing Brokers and their respective
principals and affiliates may trade for their own accounts at the same time that
they are managing the Fund's account, prospective investors should be aware that
- -- as a result of a neutral allocation system, testing a new trading system,
trading their proprietary accounts more aggressively or other activities not
constituting a breach of fiduciary duty -- such persons may from time to time
take positions in their proprietary accounts which are opposite, or ahead of,
the positions taken for the Fund.
REDEMPTIONS AND DISTRIBUTIONS
THE FUND IS INTENDED AS A MEDIUM- TO LONG-TERM "BUY AND HOLD" INVESTMENT.
THE FUND'S OBJECTIVE IS TO ACHIEVE SIGNIFICANT PROFITS OVER TIME WHILE
CONTROLLING THE RISK OF LOSS. HOWEVER, THERE CAN BE NO ASSURANCE THAT THE FUND
WILL MEET ITS OBJECTIVES, AND UNITHOLDERS MAY EXACERBATE THEIR LOSSES BY "BUYING
AND HOLDING" AN INVESTMENT IN THE UNITS IN THE EVENT THAT THE FUND SUSTAINS A
PROLONGED PERIOD OF LOSSES.
A Unitholder may cause the Fund to redeem any or all of his Units as of the
close of business on the last business day of any calendar month -- beginning
with the end of the sixth month following his purchase of such Units -- at Net
Asset Value upon ten (10) days' notice to his Selling Agent's representative.
Only whole Units may be redeemed except upon redemption of an investor's entire
holding in the Fund. Redemptions may be requested for a minimum of the lesser of
$1,000 or ten (10) Units; provided that, for investors redeeming less than all
their Units, such investors' remaining Units must have an aggregate Net Asset
Value of at least $500. Fractional Units may be redeemed only upon the
redemption of an investor's entire interest in the Fund. The Net Assets of the
Fund are its assets less its liabilities determined in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles. Net Asset Value per Unit is equal to the Net
Assets of the Fund divided by the number of Units outstanding as of the date of
determination.
A Unit that is redeemed on or after the end of the sixth month after such
Unit is sold and on or before the twelfth month after sale will be assessed a
redemption charge of 3% of the Net Asset Value per Unit as of the date of
redemption; a Unit that is redeemed after the beginning of the thirteenth
calendar month and on or before the end of the eighteenth calendar month after
sale will be assessed a redemption charge of 2% of the Net Asset Value per Unit
as of the date of redemption. Such charge is subtracted from the redemption
price of the Unit and paid to Kenmar. For example, Units subscribed for during
October 1997 and purchased as of November 1, 1997 were first redeemable as of
April 30, 1998 and are subject to a redemption charge through April 30, 1999.
Investors acquiring Units on the same day as or within seventy-five (75)
days after redeeming investments in Kenmar-sponsored investment vehicles will be
deemed to have held such Units for the duration of their participation in such
Kenmar-sponsored investment vehicles for purposes of calculating the required
six-month holding period following purchases of such Units. Such investor will
not be subject to a Kenmar Global Trust redemption charge but will remain
subject to the redemption charge, if any, of the Kenmar-sponsored investment
vehicle from which he redeemed.
In the event that an investor acquires Units at more than one time, his or
her Units are treated on a "first-in, first-out" basis for purposes of
determining whether such Units are redeemable as well as whether redemption
charges apply.
To redeem Units, Unitholders may contact their respective Selling Agents (in
writing if required by such Selling Agent). Selling Agents must notify the Fund
in writing in order to effectuate redemptions of the Units. However, a
Unitholder who no longer has a Selling Agent account must request redemption in
writing (signature guaranteed unless waived by Kenmar) by corresponding with
Kenmar.
Kenmar may declare additional redemption dates, including Special Redemption
Dates which involve a suspension of trading, upon notice to the Unitholders. See
Section 12 of the Declaration of Trust attached hereto as Exhibit A for a
description of Special Redemption Dates.
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Redemption proceeds generally will be paid out within fifteen business days
of redemption. However, in special circumstances, including, but not limited to,
default or delay in payments due to the Fund from banks or other persons, the
Fund may in turn delay payment to persons requesting redemption of Units of the
proportionate part of the redemption value of their Units equal to the
proportionate part of the Net Assets of the Fund represented by the sums that
are the subject of such default or delay. No such delays have been imposed to
date by any Kenmar-sponsored fund.
The Net Asset Value per Unit as of the date of redemption may differ
substantially from the Net Asset Value per Unit as of the date by which
irrevocable notice of redemption must be submitted.
Kenmar has not made, and has no intention of making, any distribution from
the Fund's profits or capital to Unitholders.
UNITHOLDERS NEED NOT REDEEM ALL THEIR UNITS IN ORDER TO REDEEM SOME OF THEIR
UNITS.
THE FUND AND THE TRUSTEE
THE FOLLOWING SUMMARY DESCRIBES IN BRIEF CERTAIN ASPECTS OF THE OPERATION OF
THE FUND, AND THE TRUSTEE'S AND KENMAR'S RESPECTIVE RESPONSIBILITIES CONCERNING
THE FUND. PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS SHOULD CAREFULLY REVIEW THE DECLARATION OF TRUST
ATTACHED HERETO AS EXHIBIT A AND CONSULT WITH THEIR OWN ADVISERS CONCERNING THE
IMPLICATIONS TO SUCH PROSPECTIVE SUBSCRIBERS OF INVESTING IN A DELAWARE BUSINESS
TRUST. THE SECTION REFERENCES BELOW ARE TO SECTIONS IN THE DECLARATION OF TRUST.
PRINCIPAL OFFICE; LOCATION OF RECORDS
The Fund is organized under the Delaware Business Trust Act. The Fund is
administered by Kenmar, whose office is located Two American Lane, Greenwich,
Connecticut 06831 (telephone: (203) 861-1000). The records of the Fund,
including a list of the Unitholders and their addresses, are located at the
foregoing address, and available for inspection and copying (upon payment of
reasonable reproduction costs) by Unitholders or their representatives for any
purposes reasonably related to a Unitholder's interest as a beneficial owner of
the Fund during regular business hours as provided in the Declaration of Trust.
(Section 10). Kenmar will maintain and preserve the books and records of the
Fund for a period of not less than six years.
CERTAIN ASPECTS OF THE FUND
THE FUND IS THE FUNCTIONAL EQUIVALENT OF A LIMITED
PARTNERSHIP; PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS SHOULD NOT ANTICIPATE
ANY LEGAL OR PRACTICAL PROTECTIONS UNDER THE DELAWARE
BUSINESS TRUST ACT GREATER THAN THOSE AVAILABLE TO LIMITED
PARTNERS OF A LIMITED PARTNERSHIP.
No special custody arrangements are applicable to the Fund that would not be
applicable to a limited partnership, and the existence of a trustee should not
be taken as an indication of any additional level of management or supervision
over the Fund. To the greatest extent permissible under Delaware law, the
Trustee acts in an entirely passive role, delegating all authority over the
operation of the Fund to Kenmar. Kenmar is the functional equivalent of a sole
general partner in a limited partnership. (Sections 5(a), 9 and 18).
Although units of beneficial interest in a trust need not carry any voting
rights, the Declaration of Trust gives Unitholders voting rights comparable to
those typically extended to limited partners in publicly-offered futures funds.
(Section 18).
THE TRUSTEE
Wilmington Trust Company, a Delaware banking corporation, is the sole
Trustee of the Fund. The Trustee's principal offices are located at Rodney
Square North, 1100 North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19890-0001. The
Trustee is unaffiliated with Kenmar or the Selling Agents. The Trustee's duties
and liabilities with respect to the offering of the Units and the administration
of the Fund are limited to its express obligations under the Declaration of
Trust. See "Exhibit A -- Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust."
The rights and duties of the Trustee, Kenmar and the
Unitholders are governed by the provisions of the
Delaware Business Trust Act and by the Declaration of
Trust. See "Exhibit A -- Amended and Restated
Declaration of Trust."
The Trustee serves as the Fund's sole trustee in the State of Delaware. The
Trustee will accept service of legal process on the Fund in the State of
Delaware and will make certain filings under the Delaware Business Trust Act.
The Trustee does not owe any other duties to the Fund, Kenmar or the
Unitholders. The Trustee is permitted to resign upon at least 60 days' notice to
the Fund, provided, that any such resignation will not be effective until a
successor Trustee is appointed by Kenmar. The Declaration of Trust provides that
the Trustee is compensated by the Fund,
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and is indemnified by the Fund against any expenses it incurs relating to or
arising out of the formation, operation or termination of the Fund or the
performance of its duties pursuant to the Declaration of Trust, except to the
extent that such expenses result from the gross negligence or willful misconduct
of the Trustee. Kenmar has the discretion to replace the Trustee.
Only Kenmar has signed the Registration Statement of which this Prospectus
is a part, and only the assets of the Fund and Kenmar are subject to issuer
liability under the federal securities laws for the information contained in
this Prospectus and under federal and state laws with respect to the issuance
and sale of the Units. Under such laws, neither the Trustee, either in its
capacity as Trustee or in its individual capacity, nor any director, officer or
controlling person of the Trustee is, or has any liability as, the issuer or a
director, officer or controlling person of the issuer of the Units. The
Trustee's liability in connection with the issuance and sale of the Units is
limited solely to the express obligations of the Trustee set forth in the
Declaration of Trust.
Under the Declaration of Trust, the Trustee has delegated to Kenmar the
exclusive management and control of all aspects of the business of the Fund. The
Trustee will have no duty or liability to supervise or monitor the performance
of Kenmar, nor will the Trustee have any liability for the acts or omissions of
Kenmar. In addition, Kenmar has been designated as the "tax matters partner" of
the Fund for purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the
"Code"). The Unitholders have no voice in the operations of the Fund, other than
certain limited voting rights as set forth in the Declaration of Trust. In the
course of its management, Kenmar may, in its sole and absolute discretion,
appoint an affiliate or affiliates of Kenmar as additional managing owners
(except where Kenmar has been notified by the Unitholders that it is to be
replaced as the managing owner) and retain such persons, including affiliates of
Kenmar, as it deems necessary for the efficient operation of the Fund. (Section
2).
Because the Trustee has delegated substantially all of its authority over
the operation of the Fund to Kenmar, the Trustee itself is not registered in any
capacity with the CFTC.
MANAGEMENT OF FUND AFFAIRS; VOTING BY UNITHOLDERS
The Unitholders take no part in the management or control, and have no voice
in the operations of the Fund or its business. (Section 9). Unitholders may,
however, remove and replace Kenmar as the managing owner of the Fund, and may
amend the Declaration of Trust, except in certain limited respects, by the
affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding Units then owned by
Unitholders (as opposed to by Kenmar and its affiliates). The owners of a
majority of the outstanding Units then owned by Unitholders may also compel
dissolution of the Fund. (Section 18(b)). The owners of 10% of the outstanding
Units then owned by Unitholders have the right to bring a matter before a vote
of the Unitholders. (Section 18(c)). Kenmar has no power under the Declaration
of Trust to restrict any of the Unitholders' voting rights. (Section 18(c)). Any
Units purchased by Kenmar or its affiliates, as well as Kenmar's general
liability interest in the Fund, are non-voting. (Section 7).
Kenmar has the right unilaterally to amend the Declaration of Trust provided
that any such amendment is for the benefit of and not adverse to the Unitholders
or the Trustee and also in certain unusual circumstances -- for example, if
doing so is necessary to effect the intent of the Fund's tax allocations or to
comply with certain regulatory requirements. (Section 18(a)).
In the event that Kenmar or the Unitholders vote to amend the Declaration of
Trust in any material respect, the amendment will not become effective prior to
all Unitholders having an opportunity to redeem their Units. (Section 18(c)).
RECOGNITION OF THE FUND IN CERTAIN STATES
A number of states do not have "business trust" statutes such as that under
which the Fund has been formed in the State of Delaware. It is possible,
although unlikely, that a court in such a state could hold that, due to the
absence of any statutory provision to the contrary in such jurisdiction, the
Unitholders, although entitled under Delaware law to the same limitation on
personal liability as stockholders in a private corporation for profit organized
under the laws of the State of Delaware, are not so entitled in such state. To
protect Unitholders against any loss of limited liability, the Declaration of
Trust provides that no written obligation may be undertaken by the Fund unless
such obligation is explicitly limited so as not to be enforceable against any
Unitholder personally. Furthermore, the Fund itself indemnifies all Unitholders
against any liability that such Unitholders might incur in addition to that of a
beneficial owner. Kenmar is itself generally liable for all obligations of the
Fund and would use its assets to satisfy any such liability before such
liability would be enforced against any Unitholder individually.
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POSSIBLE REPAYMENT OF DISTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED BY UNITHOLDERS; INDEMNIFICATION OF
THE FUND BY UNITHOLDERS
The Units are limited liability investments; investors may not lose more
than the amount that they invest plus any profits recognized on their
investment. (Section 8(e)). However, Unitholders could be required, as a matter
of bankruptcy law, to return to the Fund's estate any distribution they received
at a time when the Fund was in fact insolvent or in violation of the Declaration
of Trust. In addition, although Kenmar is not aware of this provision ever
having been invoked in the case of any public futures fund, Unitholders agree in
the Declaration of Trust that they will indemnify the Fund for any harm suffered
by it as a result of (i) Unitholders' actions unrelated to the business of the
Fund, (ii) transfers of their Units in violation of the Declaration of Trust, or
(iii) taxes imposed on the Fund by the states or municipalities in which such
investors reside (Sections 8(d) and 17(c)).
The foregoing repayment of distributions and indemnity provisions (other
than the provision for Unitholders indemnifying the Fund for taxes imposed upon
it by the state or municipality in which particular Unitholders reside, which is
included only as a formality due to the fact that many states do not have
business trust statutes so that the tax status of the Fund in such states might,
theoretically, be challenged -- although Kenmar is unaware of any instance in
which this has actually occurred) are commonplace in publicly-offered commodity
pools as well as other trusts and limited partnerships.
TRANSFERS OF UNITS RESTRICTED
A Unitholder may, subject to compliance with applicable federal and state
securities laws, assign his Units upon notice to the Fund and Kenmar. No
assignment will be effective in respect of the Fund or Kenmar until the first
day of the month succeeding the month in which such notice is received. No
assignee may become a substituted Unitholder except with the consent of Kenmar
and upon execution and delivery of an instrument of transfer in form and
substance satisfactory to Kenmar. No Units may be transferred where, after the
transfer, either the transferee or the transferor would hold less than the
minimum number of Units equivalent to an initial minimum purchase, except for
transfers by gift, inheritance, intrafamily transfers, family dissolutions, and
transfers to affiliates (Section 11).
There are, and will be, no certificates for the Units. Any transfers of
Units will be reflected on the books and records of the Fund. Transferors and
transferees of Units will each receive notification from Kenmar to the effect
that such transfers have been duly reflected as notified to Kenmar. (Section
11).
REPORTS TO UNITHOLDERS
Each month Kenmar reports such information as the CFTC may require to be
given to the participants in "commodity pools" such as the Fund, and any such
other information as Kenmar may deem appropriate. There are similarly
distributed to Unitholders, not later than March 30 of each year, certified
financial statements and, not later than March 15 of each year, the tax
information related to the Fund necessary for the preparation of their annual
federal income tax returns. (Section 10).
Kenmar will notify Unitholders of any change in the fees paid by the Fund or
of any material changes in the basic investment policies or structure of the
Fund. Any such notification shall include a description of Unitholders' voting
rights. (Section 10).
GENERAL
In compliance with the Statement of Policy of the North American Securities
Administrators Association, Inc. relating to the registration of commodity pool
programs under state securities or "Blue Sky" laws, the Declaration of Trust
provides that: (i) the executing and clearing commissions paid by the Fund shall
be reasonable (Section 9), and Kenmar shall include in the annual reports
containing the Fund's certified financial statements distributed to Unitholders
each year the approximate round-turn equivalent rate paid on the Fund's trades
during the preceding year, as well as the actual amounts paid by Kenmar for the
Fund's execution and clearing costs (Section 10); (ii) no rebates or give-ups,
among other things, may be received from the Fund by any of the Selling Agents
in respect of sales of the Units, and such restriction may not be circumvented
by any reciprocal business arrangements among any Selling Agents or any of their
respective affiliates and the Fund (Section 9); (iii) no trading advisor of the
Fund (including Kenmar) may participate directly or indirectly in any per-trade
commodity brokerage commissions generated by the Fund (Section 9); (iv) any
agreement between the Fund and Kenmar or any affiliates of Kenmar must be
terminable by the Fund upon no more than 60 days' written notice (Section 9);
(v) the Fund may make no loans, and the funds of the Fund will not be commingled
with the funds of any other person (deposit of Fund assets with a commodity
broker, clearinghouse or currency dealer does not constitute commingling for
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these purposes) (Section 9); and (vi) the Fund will not employ the trading
technique commonly known as "pyramiding."
FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES
THE FOLLOWING CONSTITUTES THE OPINION OF SIDLEY & AUSTIN AND SUMMARIZES THE
MATERIAL FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES TO UNITED STATES TAXPAYERS WHO ARE
INDIVIDUALS.
PARTNERSHIP TAX STATUS OF THE FUND
The Fund is a partnership for federal income tax purposes and, based on the
type of income expected to be earned by the Fund, it will not be treated as a
"publicly-traded partnership." Therefore, the Fund will not pay federal income
tax.
TAXATION OF UNITHOLDERS ON PROFITS OR LOSSES OF THE FUND
Each Unitholder must pay tax on his share of the Fund's income and gains.
Such share must be included each year in a Unitholder's taxable income whether
or not such Unitholder has redeemed Units. In addition, a Unitholder may be
subject to payment of taxes on the Fund's interest income even though the Net
Asset Value per Unit has decreased due to trading losses. See "-- Tax on Capital
Gains and Losses; Interest Income," below.
The Fund provides each Unitholder with an annual schedule of his share of
tax items. The Fund generally allocates these items equally to each Unit.
However, when a Unitholder redeems Units, the Fund allocates capital gains or
losses so as to reduce or eliminate any difference between the redemption
proceeds and the tax accounts of such Units.
LIMITED DEDUCTIBILITY OF FUND LOSSES AND DEDUCTIONS
A Unitholder may not deduct Fund losses or deductions in excess of his tax
basis in his Units as of year-end. Generally, a Unitholder's tax basis in his
Units is the amount paid for such Units reduced (but not below zero) by his
share of any Fund distributions, losses and deductions and increased by his
share of the Fund's income and gains.
LIMITED DEDUCTIBILITY FOR CERTAIN EXPENSES
Individual taxpayers are subject to material limitations on their ability to
deduct investment advisory fees, unreimbursed expenses of an employee, and
certain other expenses of producing income not resulting from the conduct of a
trade or business. For tax reporting purposes, the Managing Owner currently
intends to treat the ordinary expenses of the Fund as ordinary business expenses
not subject to the limitations described below. However, the IRS might contend
that the Consulting Fees, the Profit Shares, the Incentive Fee and other
expenses of the Fund constitute "investment advisory fees" subject to the
limitations.
For individuals who itemize deductions, the expenses of producing income,
including "investment advisory fees," are to be aggregated with unreimbursed
employee business expenses and certain other expenses of producing income
(collectively, the "Aggregate Investment Expenses"), and such Aggregate
Investment Expenses are deductible only to the extent in excess of 2% of the
individual's adjusted gross income. In addition, Aggregate Investment Expenses
in excess of the 2% threshold, when combined with certain other itemized
deductions, are subject to a reduction generally equal to 3% of the individual's
adjusted gross income in excess of a certain threshold amount. Moreover, such
Aggregate Investment Expenses are miscellaneous itemized deductions, which are
not deductible by an individual in calculating his or her alternative minimum
tax liability.
If the Consulting Fees, the Profit Shares, the Incentive Fee and other
expenses of the Fund were determined to constitute "investment advisory fees,"
an individual Unitholder's PRO RATA share of the amounts so characterized would
be included in Aggregate Investment Expenses potentially subject to the
deduction limitations described above. In addition, each individual Unitholder's
share of income from the Fund would be increased (solely for tax purposes) by
such Unitholder's pro rata share of the amounts so characterized. Any such
characterization by the IRS could require Unitholders to file amended tax
returns and pay additional taxes, plus interest. It is unlikely that tax
penalties would be imposed on account of such an IRS characterization.
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YEAR-END MARK-TO-MARKET OF OPEN POSITIONS
Section 1256 Contracts are futures, options on futures and stock index
options traded on U.S. exchanges . Section 1256 Contracts that remain open at
the end of a tax year are treated for tax purposes as if such positions had
been sold and any gain or loss recognized. The gain or loss on Section 1256
Contracts is characterized as 40% short-term capital gain or loss and 60%
long-term capital gain or loss regardless of how long any given position has
been held. Non-U.S. exchange-traded futures are generally non-Section 1256
Contracts. Gain or loss on any non-Section 1256 Contracts are recognized when
sold by the Fund and are primarily short-term gain or loss. Certain of the
foreign currency contracts generate ordinary income or loss.
TAX ON CAPITAL GAINS AND LOSSES; INTEREST INCOME
As described under "-- Year-End Mark-to-Market of Open Positions," the
Fund's trading, not including its cash management which generates primarily
ordinary income, generates 60% long-term capital gains or losses and 40%
short-term capital gains or losses from its Section 1256 Contracts and primarily
short-term capital gain or loss from any non-Section 1256 Contracts. Individuals
pay tax on long-term capital gains at a maximum rate of 20%. Short-term capital
gains are subject to tax at the same rates as ordinary income, with a maximum
rate of 39.6% for individuals.
Individual taxpayers may deduct capital losses only to the extent of their
capital gains plus $3,000. Accordingly, the Fund could incur significant losses
but a Unitholder could be required to pay taxes on his share of the Fund's
interest income.
If an individual taxpayer incurs a net capital loss for a year, he may elect
to carry back (up to three years) the portion of such loss which consists of a
net loss on Section 1256 Contracts. A taxpayer may deduct such losses only
against net capital gain for a carryback year to the extent that such gain
includes gains on Section 1256 Contracts. To the extent that a taxpayer could
not use such losses to offset gains on Section 1256 Contracts in a carryback
year, the taxpayer may carry forward such losses indefinitely as losses on
Section 1256 Contracts.
SYNDICATION EXPENSES
Neither the Fund nor any Unitholder will be entitled to any deduction for
the Fund's syndication expenses, including the one-time upfront organizational
charge paid to the Managing Owner and any amount paid by the Managing Owner to
any additional Selling Agents, nor can such expenses be amortized by the Fund or
any Unitholder.
UNRELATED BUSINESS TAXABLE INCOME
Tax-exempt Unitholders will not be required to pay tax on their share of
income or gains of the Fund, provided that such Unitholders do not purchase
Units with borrowed funds.
IRS AUDITS OF THE FUND AND ITS UNITHOLDERS
The IRS is required to audit Fund-related items at the Fund level rather
than the Unitholder level. The Managing Owner is the Fund's "tax matters
partner" with general authority to determine the Fund's responses to a tax
audit. If an audit of the Fund results in an adjustment, all Unitholders may be
required to pay additional taxes plus interest as well as penalties.
STATE AND OTHER TAXES
In addition to the federal income tax consequences described above, the Fund
and its Unitholders may be subject to various state and other taxes.
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PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS ARE URGED TO CONSULT THEIR TAX ADVISERS BEFORE
DECIDING WHETHER TO INVEST.
PURCHASES BY EMPLOYEE
BENEFIT PLANS
ALTHOUGH THERE CAN BE NO ASSURANCE THAT AN INVESTMENT IN THE FUND, OR ANY
OTHER MANAGED FUTURES PRODUCT, WILL ACHIEVE THE INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES OF AN
EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN IN MAKING SUCH INVESTMENT, FUTURES INVESTMENTS HAVE
CERTAIN FEATURES WHICH MAY BE OF INTEREST TO SUCH A PLAN. FOR EXAMPLE, THE
FUTURES MARKETS ARE ONE OF THE FEW INVESTMENT FIELDS IN WHICH EMPLOYEE BENEFIT
PLANS CAN PARTICIPATE IN LEVERAGED STRATEGIES WITHOUT BEING REQUIRED TO PAY TAX
ON "UNRELATED BUSINESS TAXABLE INCOME." SEE "FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES
- --'UNRELATED BUSINESS TAXABLE INCOME'" AT PAGE 36. IN ADDITION, BECAUSE THEY ARE
NOT TAXPAYING ENTITIES, EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS ARE NOT SUBJECT TO PAYING ANNUAL
TAX ON PROFITS (IF ANY) OF THE FUND.
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AS A MATTER OF POLICY, KENMAR WILL ATTEMPT TO LIMIT SUBSCRIPTIONS TO THE
FUND FROM ANY EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN TO NO MORE THAN 10% OF THE VALUE OF THE
READILY MARKETABLE ASSETS OF SUCH PLAN (IRRESPECTIVE OF THE NET WORTH OF THE
BENEFICIARY OR BENEFICIARIES OF SUCH PLAN).
GENERAL
The following section sets forth certain consequences under the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"), and the Code,
which a fiduciary of an "employee benefit plan" as defined in and subject to
ERISA or of a "plan" as defined in Section 4975 of the Code who has investment
discretion should consider before deciding to invest the plan's assets in the
Fund (such "employee benefit plans" and "plans" being referred to herein as
"Plans," and such fiduciaries with investment discretion being referred to
herein as "Plan Fiduciaries"). The following summary is not intended to be
complete, but only to address certain questions under ERISA and the Code which
are likely to be raised by the Plan Fiduciary's own counsel.
In general, the terms "employee benefit plan" as defined in ERISA and "plan"
as defined in Section 4975 of the Code together refer to any plan or account of
various types which provide retirement benefits or welfare benefits to an
individual or to an employer's employees and their beneficiaries. Such plans and
accounts include, but are not limited to, corporate pension and profit sharing
plans, "simplified employee pension plans," KEOGH plans for self-employed
individuals (including partners), individual retirement accounts described in
Section 408 of the Code and medical plans.
Each Plan Fiduciary must give appropriate consideration to the facts and
circumstances that are relevant to an investment in the Fund, including the role
that an investment in the Fund would play in the Plan's overall investment
portfolio. Each Plan Fiduciary, before deciding to invest in the Fund, must be
satisfied that such investment is prudent for the Plan, that the investments of
the Plan, including the investment in the Fund, are diversified so as to
minimize the risk of large losses and that an investment in the Fund complies
with the Plan and related trust.
EACH PLAN FIDUCIARY CONSIDERING ACQUIRING UNITS MUST CONSULT WITH ITS OWN LEGAL
AND TAX ADVISERS BEFORE DOING SO. AN INVESTMENT IN THE FUND IS SPECULATIVE AND
INVOLVES A HIGH DEGREE OF RISK. THE FUND IS NOT INTENDED AS A COMPLETE
INVESTMENT PROGRAM.
"PLAN ASSETS"
A regulation issued under ERISA (the "ERISA Regulation") contains rules for
determining when an investment by a Plan in an equity interest of an entity will
result in the underlying assets of such entity being considered to constitute
assets of the Plan for purposes of ERISA and Section 4975 of the Code (I.E.,
"plan assets"). Those rules provide that assets of an entity will not be
considered assets of a Plan which purchases an equity interest in the entity if
certain exceptions apply, including an exception applicable if the equity
interest purchased is a "publicly-offered security" (the "Publicly-Offered
Security Exception").
The Publicly-Offered Security Exception applies if the equity interest is a
security that is (1) "freely transferable," (2) part of a class of securities
that is "widely held" and (3) either (a) part of a class of securities
registered under Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
or (b) sold to the Plan as part of a public offering pursuant to an effective
registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933 and the class of which
such security is a part is registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
within 120 days (or such later time as may be allowed by the SEC) after the end
of the fiscal year of the issuer in which the offering of such security
occurred. The ERISA Regulation states that the determination of whether a
security is "freely transferable" is to be made based on all relevant facts and
circumstances. The ERISA Regulation specifies that, in the case of a security
that is part of an offering in which the minimum investment is $10,000 or less,
the following requirements, alone or in combination, ordinarily will not affect
a finding that the security is freely transferable: (i) a requirement that no
transfer or assignment of the security or rights in respect thereof be made that
would violate any federal or state law; (ii) a requirement that no transfer or
assignment be made without advance written notice given to the entity that
issued the security; and (iii) any restriction on substitution of an assignee as
"a limited partner of a partnership, including a general partner consent
requirement, provided that the economic benefits of ownership of the assignor
may be transferred or assigned without regard to such restriction or consent"
(other than compliance with any of the foregoing restrictions). Under the ERISA
Regulation, a class of securities is "widely held" only if it is of a class of
securities owned by 100 or more investors independent of the issuer and of each
other. A class of securities will not fail to be widely held solely because
subsequent to the initial offering the number of independent investors falls
below 100 as a result of events beyond the issuer's control.
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Kenmar expects that the Publicly Offered Security Exception will apply with
respect to the Units. First, the Units are being sold only as part of a public
offering pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities
Act of 1933, and the Units will be registered under the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 within 120 days (or such later time as may be allowed by the SEC after
the end of the fiscal year of the Fund in which the offering of Units occurred.
Second, it appears that the Units are freely transferable because the
minimum investment is not more than $5,000 and Unitholders may assign their
economic interests in the Fund by giving written notice to Kenmar, provided such
assignment would not violate any federal or state securities laws and would not
adversely affect the tax status of the Fund. As described in the second
preceding paragraph, the ERISA Regulation provides that if a security is part of
an offering in which the minimum investment is $10,000 or less, a restriction on
substitution of a limited partner of a partnership, including a general partner
consent requirement, will not prevent a finding that the security is freely
transferable, provided that the economic benefits of ownership can be
transferred without such consent. Although this provision, read literally,
applies only to partnerships, Kenmar believes that because the determination as
to whether a security is freely transferable is based on the facts and
circumstances, the fact that the Units, which are issued by a trust rather than
a partnership, have an identical restriction should not affect a finding that
the Units are freely transferable.
Third, Kenmar expects that the Units will be owned by at least 100 investors
independent of the Fund and of each other.
INELIGIBLE PURCHASERS
Units may not be purchased with the assets of a Plan if Kenmar, any of
the Advisors, the Selling Agents, any Clearing Broker, any of the brokers
through which any Advisor requires the Fund to trade, the Fund or any of
their respective affiliates, any of their respective employees or any
employees of their respective affiliates: (a) has investment discretion with
respect to the investment of such Plan assets; (b) has authority or
responsibility to give or regularly gives investment advice with respect to
such Plan assets, for a fee, and pursuant to an agreement or understanding
that such advice will serve as a primary basis for investment decisions with
respect to such Plan assets and that such advice will be based on the
particular investment needs of the Plan; or (c) is an employer maintaining or
contributing to such Plan. A party that is described in clause (a) or (b) of
the preceding sentence is a fiduciary under ERISA and the Code with respect
to the Plan, and any such purchase might result in a "prohibited transaction"
under ERISA and the Code.
Except as otherwise set forth, the foregoing statements regarding the
consequences under ERISA and the Code of an investment in the Fund are based on
the provisions of the Code and ERISA as currently in effect, and the existing
administrative and judicial interpretations thereunder. No assurance can be
given that administrative, judicial or legislative changes will not occur that
will not make the foregoing statements incorrect or incomplete.
ACCEPTANCE OF SUBSCRIPTIONS ON BEHALF OF PLANS IS IN NO RESPECT A
REPRESENTATION BY THE FUND, KENMAR, ANY ADVISOR, ANY CLEARING BROKERS, THE
SELLING AGENTS OR ANY OTHER PARTY THAT THIS INVESTMENT MEETS SOME OR ALL OF THE
RELEVANT LEGAL REQUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT TO INVESTMENTS BY ANY PARTICULAR PLAN
OR THAT THIS INVESTMENT IS APPROPRIATE FOR ANY PARTICULAR PLAN. THE PERSON WITH
INVESTMENT DISCRETION SHOULD CONSULT WITH HIS OR HER ATTORNEY AND FINANCIAL
ADVISERS AS TO THE PROPRIETY OF AN INVESTMENT IN THE UNITS IN LIGHT OF THE
CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE PARTICULAR PLAN AND CURRENT TAX LAW.
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
SUBSCRIPTION PROCEDURE
Units are continuously being offered to the public -- on a "best-efforts"
basis -- at their month-end Net Asset Value per Unit. The minimum investment is
$5,000 except for (i) trustees or custodians of eligible employee benefit plans
and individual retirement accounts and (ii) existing Unitholders subscribing for
additional Units, where the minimum investment is $2,000.
To purchase Units, an investor must complete, execute and deliver a copy of
the Subscription Agreement and Power of Attorney Signature Pages. EXISTING
INVESTORS IN THE FUND MUST EXECUTE NEW SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT AND POWER OF
ATTORNEY SIGNATURE PAGES AND VERIFY THEIR CONTINUED SUITABILITY TO MAKE
ADDITIONAL INVESTMENTS AND MUST HAVE RECEIVED A CURRENT PROSPECTUS FOR THE FUND.
Subscription payments may be made either by check or by
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authorizing a Selling Agent to debit a subscriber's customer securities account
for the amount of his or her subscription. When a subscriber authorizes such a
debit (which authorization is given in the Subscription Agreement and Power of
Attorney), the subscriber is required to have the amount of his or her
subscription payment on deposit in his or her account as of the settlement date
specified by the relevant Selling Agent -- generally, the fifth business day
after the date of purchase (the first day of the month immediately following the
month during which a subscription is accepted) if the Subscription Agreement and
Power of Attorney is executed and delivered at least five business days prior to
the end of such month.
The Units are sold when, as and if subscriptions therefor are accepted by
Kenmar, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions set forth in the
Selling Agreement and to the approval by counsel of certain legal matters.
There is no minimum number of Units which must be sold as of the beginning
of a given month for any Units to be sold at such time.
SUBSCRIBERS' REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
By executing a Subscription Agreement and Power of Attorney Signature Page,
each subscriber is representing and warranting, among other things, that: (i)
the subscriber is of legal age to execute and deliver such Subscription
Agreement and Power of Attorney and has full power and authority to do so; (ii)
the subscriber has read and understands Exhibit B to this Prospectus
("Subscription Requirements") and meets or exceeds the applicable suitability
criteria of net worth and annual income set forth therein; and (iii) the
subscriber has received a copy of this Prospectus. These representations and
warranties might be used by Kenmar or others against a subscriber in the event
that the subscriber were to take a position inconsistent therewith.
While the foregoing representations and warranties are binding on
subscribers, Kenmar believes that to a large extent such representations and
warranties would be implied from the fact that an investor has subscribed for
Units. ANY SUBSCRIBER WHO IS NOT PREPARED TO GIVE SUCH REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES, AND TO BE BOUND BY THEM, SHOULD NOT INVEST IN THE UNITS.
SELLING AGENTS' COMPENSATION
PaineWebber has been selected as a Selling Agent for the Fund. PaineWebber
and the Fund's other Selling Agents (collectively, the "Selling Agents") will
receive an upfront selling commission equal to 5% of the purchase price per Unit
at the time that such Unit is sold, and their representatives who sell Units
shall receive a portion of such 5% commission. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no
Selling Agent shall receive upfront selling commissions to the extent investors
have acquired Units on the same day as or within seventy-five (75) days after
redeeming investments in Kenmar-sponsored limited partnerships. Beginning with
the thirteenth month (immediately to the extent investors have acquired Units on
the same day as or within seventy-five (75) days after redeeming investments in
Kenmar-sponsored investment vehicles) after the subscription proceeds of a
particular Unit are invested in the Fund (I.E., the first day of the month
immediately following the month during which the subscription for such Unit is
accepted), the Selling Agent who sold such Unit will begin to receive ongoing
"trailing commissions" (payable quarterly) to be accrued monthly at 0.2917 of 1%
(a 3.5% annual rate) of the beginning of month Net Asset Value of such Unit --
PROVIDED, that CFTC-qualified registered representatives of the Selling Agent
have satisfied applicable proficiency requirements and agree to perform certain
ongoing services with respect to such Units. Such ongoing "trailing
commissions," once begun, will continue for as long as such Unit remains
outstanding. If there is no CFTC-qualified registered representative to perform
ongoing services, then the Selling Agent will be paid installment selling
commissions that may not exceed a lifetime total of 4.5% of the initial
subscription price of the Units in question (9.5% to the extent investors have
acquired Units on the same day as or within seventy-five (75) days after
redeeming investments in Kenmar-sponsored investment vehicles). Selling Agents
will pay a portion of such commissions to their eligible representatives. No
Selling Agent will receive upfront selling commissions, trailing commissions or
on-going selling commissions which exceed the amounts set forth above.
Kenmar, not the Fund, pays all upfront selling compensation and "trailing"
commissions. Selling Agents will pass on to their registered representatives a
portion of the foregoing upfront selling compensation and "trailing
commissions," after deduction of "due diligence" and administrative expenses
incurred in connection with this offering, in accordance with such Selling
Agents' standard compensation arrangements.
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In the Selling Agreement, each Advisor and Kenmar have agreed to indemnify
the Selling Agents against certain liabilities that the Selling Agents may incur
in connection with the offering and sale of the Units, including liabilities
under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Commodity Exchange Act.
LEGAL MATTERS
Sidley & Austin has passed upon legal matters for Kenmar in connection with
the Units being offered hereby. In doing so, Sidley & Austin has relied as to
matters of Delaware law upon the opinion of Richards, Layton & Finger,
Wilmington, Delaware. Sidley & Austin also advises Kenmar with respect to its
responsibilities as managing owner of, and with respect to matters relating to,
the Fund. Sidley & Austin has prepared the section "Federal Income Tax
Consequences" and "Purchases By Employee Benefit Plans" with respect to ERISA.
Sidley & Austin has not represented, nor will it represent, either the Fund or
the Unitholders in matters relating to the Fund.
EXPERTS
Arthur F. Bell, Jr. & Associates, L.L.C. have been selected as the Fund's
independent auditors. The statements of financial condition of the Fund as of
December 31, 1998 and 1997 and the related statements of operations, cash flows
and changes in Unitholders' capital (net asset value) for the years ended
December 31, 1998 and 1997 and for the period July 17, 1996 (inception) to
December 31, 1996 included in this Prospectus have been audited by Arthur F.
Bell, Jr. & Associates, L.L.C., independent auditors, as stated in their report
appearing herein, and have been so included in reliance upon such report given
upon the authority of that firm as experts in auditing and accounting.
Arthur F. Bell, Jr. & Associates, L.L.C., independent auditors, have audited
the statement of financial condition of Kenmar Advisory Corp. as of September
30, 1998 included in this Prospectus. Such financial statement is included
herein in reliance on the report of Arthur F. Bell, Jr. & Associates, L.L.C.,
independent auditors, given upon the authority of that firm as experts in
accounting and auditing.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
This Prospectus constitutes part of the Registration Statement filed by the
Fund with the SEC in Washington, D.C. This Prospectus does not contain all of
the information set forth in such Registration Statement, certain portions of
which have been omitted pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC,
including, without limitation, certain exhibits thereto (for example, the forms
of the Selling Agreement, the Advisory Agreements, and the Customer Agreements).
The descriptions contained herein of agreements included as exhibits to the
Registration Statement are necessarily summaries; the exhibits themselves may be
inspected without charge at the public reference facilities maintained by the
SEC in Washington, D.C., and copies of all or part thereof may be obtained from
the Commission upon payment of the prescribed fees. The SEC maintains a Web site
that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information
regarding registrants that file electronically with the SEC. The address of such
site is http://www.sec.gov.
RECENT FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND
ANNUAL REPORTS
Pursuant to applicable CFTC regulations, prospective subscribers must
receive recent financial information (current within 60 calendar days) relating
to the Fund, as well as its most recent Annual Report (due by March 30 of each
year, in respect of the prior year), together with this Prospectus, unless the
material that would otherwise be included in such Report or information has been
otherwise included herein.
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PERFORMANCE OF KENMAR GLOBAL TRUST
The performance of the Fund is dependent upon the performance of its
Advisors. The Advisors' results are affected by general market conditions as
well as numerous other factors. Because the Advisors' strategies are proprietary
and confidential, it is difficult to provide any meaningful description of the
Fund's operations since the inception of trading operations (May 22, 1997) other
than simply by presenting its performance record. PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT
NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS. The performance information set forth
below is current as of November 30, 1999.
SUMMARY PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
TYPE OF FUND: multi-advisor; publicly-offered
INCEPTION OF TRADING: May 1997
AGGREGATE SUBSCRIPTIONS: $34,678,179
CURRENT CAPITALIZATION: $26,780,391
CURRENT NET ASSET VALUE PER UNIT: $ 100.36
LARGEST MONTHLY DRAWDOWN: (8.96)% (10/99)
LARGEST PEAK-TO-VALLEY DRAWDOWN: (18.48)% (9/98-10/99)
MONTHLY/ANNUAL PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
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Month 1999(%) 1998(%) 1997(%)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
January (4.46) 3.29 --
February 4.59 0.38 --
March (8.46) 0.30 --
April 5.24 (6.18) --
May (7.53) 1.20 (0.30)
June 3.95 2.22 (2.30)
July (3.34) (0.88) 7.11
August 1.68 13.22 (4.79)
September 2.98 4.40 0.52
October (8.96) (2.09) (2.18)
November 4.00 (4.96) (0.74)
December 2.76 3.25
Compound Rate of Return (11.33) 13.08 0.10
(11 months) (8 months)
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NOTES TO PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
In reviewing the foregoing description of the Fund's performance,
prospective investors should understand that such performance is "net" of all
fees and charges and includes interest income. The Fund's fees and charges are
more fully described under "Charges."
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In addition, the following terms used in describing the Fund's performance
efined as follows:
"Drawdown" means losses experienced by the Fund over a specified period.
"Largest peak-to-valley drawdown" means the greatest percentage decline
from any month-end Net Asset Value per Unit, due to overall loss
sustained by the Fund during any period, which occurs without such
month-end Net Asset Value per Unit being equaled or exceeded as of a
subsequent month-end. In dollar terms, for example, if the Net Asset
Value per Unit declined by $1 in each of January and February, increased
by $1 in March and declined again by $2 in April, a "peak-to-valley
drawdown" analysis conducted as of the end of April would consider that
"drawdown" to be still continuing and to be $3 in amount, whereas if the
Net Asset Value of a Unit had increased by $2 in March, the
January-February drawdown would have ended as of the end of February at
the $2 level.
"Compound Rate of Return" is calculated by multiplying on a compound basis
each of the monthly rates of return set forth in the chart above and not by
adding or averaging such monthly rates of return. For periods of less than
one year, the results are year-to-date. For example, the compound rate of
return of (0.10)% for the partial year 1997 in the Fund's performance record
was calculated by multiplying 100 by the quantity
[[(1-.0030)(1-.0230)(1+.0711)(1-.0479)(1+.0052) (1-.0218)(1-.0074)(1+.0325)]
minus 1].
SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
The following Selected Financial Data is derived from the unaudited
financial statements of the Fund as of September 30, 1999, and the audited
financial statements of the Fund as of December 31, 1998 and 1997 and for the
period July 17, 1996 (inception) to December 31, 1996. The Fund commenced
trading operations on May 22, 1997. See "Index to Financial Statements" at page
F-1.
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Period ended Year Ended Year Ended Period Ended
September 30, 1999 December 31, 1998 December 31, 1997 December 31, 1996
(unaudited) (audited) (audited) (audited)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Total Assets $29,420,854 $26,091,157 $12,782,763 $2,000
Total Unitholder's Capital 28,805,332 25,363,098 12,377,321 2,000
Gains from Trading 140,275 4,824,825 675,878
Interest Income 781,267 750,290 293,033
Total Expenses 2,402,390 2,963,014 842,501
Net Income (Loss) (1,480,848) 2,612,101 126,410
Net Income (Loss) Per Unit (6.06) 16.96 1.24
(Based on weighted average
number of units outstanding)
Increase (Decrease) in Net (7.19) 13.09 0.10
Asset Value Per Unit
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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW; ADVISOR SELECTIONS
The Fund's results of operations depend on Kenmar's ability to select
Advisors and the Advisors' ability to trade profitably. See "The Fund and Its
Objectives -- Investment Philosophy" at page 14 Because of the speculative
nature of its trading, the Fund's past performance is not necessarily indicative
of its future results.
The Advisors and asset allocations for the Fund in effect as of December 1,
1999 are set forth below. These allocations are approximate, and will be
affected by (i) the profit and loss generated by each Advisor in relation to the
performance of the other Advisors for the Fund and (ii) any subsequent
reallocation decision by Kenmar.
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5/22/97 1/1/98 1/1/99 12/1/99
ADVISOR (INCEPTION)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Beacon Management Corporation 0% 0% 0% ___%
Bridgewater Associates Inc. 0% 0% 0% ___%
Chesapeake Capital Corporation 25% 24% 0% 0%
Computer Trading Corporation 0% 0% 0% ___%
Dreiss Research Corporation 15% 23% 19% ___%
Grinham Managed Futures Pty. Ltd. 0% 0% 0% ___%
Hirst Investment Management Inc. 0% 0% 23% 0%
Hyman Beck & Company, Inc. 25% 23% 25% 0%
Red Oak Advisors, Inc. 0% 0% 0% ___%
Sunrise Capital Partners, LLC 0% 0% 21% ___%
Transtrend B.V 0% 0% 0% ___%
Willowbridge Associates Inc. 25% 22% 12% 0%
Winton Capital Management Ltd. 0% 0% 0% ___%
Witter & Lester, Inc. 10% 8% 0% 0%
Total 100% 100% 100% 100%
=== === === ===
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Two of the Fund's initial Advisors, Chesapeake Capital Corporation and
Witter & Lester, were replaced as of June 30, 1998. Such replacement resulted
from a reallocation decision by Kenmar with respect to assets previously
allocated to Witter & Lester and a decision by Chesapeake Capital Corporation to
resign from trading the Fund's account under the terms of its Advisory
Agreement. Hirst Investment Management Inc., Hyman Beck & Company, Inc. and
Willowbridge Associates, Inc., were replaced as of December 1, 1999. Each
replacement resulted from a reallocation decision by Kenmar. As of the date of
this Prospectus, 100% of the Fund's equity is allocated to the Advisors.
However, as described herein, Kenmar has the discretion to allocate less than
100% of the Fund's total equity.
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The allocation of less than 100% of Fund equity to the Advisors represents
a deleveraging of the Fund's trading, which may have the effect of preserving
equity during unfavorable market cycles (but which also reduces the upside
potential of the Fund during favorable conditions). Kenmar receives brokerage
commissions based on the total Fund equity, not allocated equity. See
"Conflicts of Interest--Kenmar." Any decision to terminate or reallocate
assets among Trading Advisors is based on a combination of numerous factors,
as described under "The Fund and Its Objectives -- The Advisors" at page 18.
Kenmar's Advisor selection procedures are described under "Kenmar Advisory
Corp. -- Management of Traders" at page 21. The core Advisors' trading
methods are described under "The Fund and Its Objectives -- The Advisors" at
page 18.
Kenmar has no timetable or schedule for making Advisor changes or
reallocations, and generally makes a medium- to long-term commitment to all
Advisors selected. Kenmar is not required to allocate the proceeds resulting
from subscriptions as any month-end during the continuing offering (over any
amounts redeemed as of such date) on a PRO RATA basis; rather, such allocations
will be based on the factors described under "The Fund and Its Objectives --
The Advisors." Kenmar will notify investors monthly as to month-end allocations.
LIQUIDITY
The Fund's investments in the futures, forwards, options and related
markets may, from time to time, be illiquid. See "The Risks You Face -- (11)
"Possible Illiquid Markets" at page 11. Most United States exchanges limit
fluctuations in certain futures interest prices during a single day by
regulations referred to as "daily price fluctuations limits" or "daily limits."
Pursuant to such regulations, during a single trading day no trades may be
executed at prices beyond the daily limit in such futures interests. If the
price for a particular contract has increased or decreased by an amount equal to
the "daily limit," positions in such futures contract can neither be taken nor
liquidated unless traders are willing to effect trades at or within the limit.
Futures contract prices have occasionally moved the daily limit for several
consecutive days with little or no trading. While the occurrence of such an
event may reduce or effectively eliminate the liquidity of a particular market,
it will not limit ultimate losses and may in fact substantially increase losses
because of this inability to liquidate unfavorable positions. In addition, if
there is little or no trading in a particular futures or forward contract that
the Fund is trading, whether such illiquidity is caused by any of the above
reasons or otherwise, the Fund may be unable to execute trades at favorable
prices and/or may be unable or unwilling to liquidate its position prior to its
expiration date, thereby requiring the Fund to make or take delivery of the
underlying commodity. In addition, certain Advisors trade on futures markets
outside the United States on behalf of the Fund. Certain foreign exchanges may
be substantially more prone to periods of illiquidity than United States
exchanges. Further, certain Advisors trade forward contracts which are not
traded on exchanges; rather banks and dealers act as principals in these
markets. The CFTC does not regulate trading on non-U.S. futures markets or in
forward contracts. Illiquid market conditions could result in restrictions on
redemptions.
With respect to the Fund's trading, in general, the Fund's Advisors will
endeavor to trade only futures, forwards and options that have sufficient
liquidity to enable them to enter and close out positions without causing major
price movements. Furthermore, commencement of trading by the Fund, there has
never been a time when illiquidity has affected a material portion of any Fund
assets. See "Redemptions and Distributions" at page 31.
Units may be redeemed, at a Unitholder's option, as of the close of
business on the last day of any month beginning with the end of the sixth month
after their sale. Units are redeemed at Net Asset Value, subject to redemption
charges of 3% and 2%, respectively, for Units redeemed on and after the end of
the sixth month through the end of the twelfth month after sale and from the end
of the twelfth month through the end of the eighteenth month after sale.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
GENERAL
Kenmar believes that multi-advisor futures funds should be regarded as
medium- to long-term (I.E., three to five year) investments, but it is difficult
to identify trends in the Fund's operations and virtually impossible to make any
predictions regarding future results based on the limited results to date.
Kenmar has not made, and has no intention of making, any distributions of
the Fund's profits or capital to Unitholders.
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The Fund incurs substantial charges from the payment of Consulting Fees and
Profit Shares to the Advisors, Incentive Fees to Kenmar, brokerage commissions
and miscellaneous execution costs and administrative expenses. Brokerage
commissions and Consulting Fees are payable based upon the Net Asset Value of
the Fund and are payable without regard to the profitability of the Fund. As a
result, it is possible that the Fund may incur a net loss when trading profits
are not substantial enough to avoid depletion of the Fund's assets from such
fees and expenses. Thus, due to the nature of the Fund's business, the success
of the Fund is dependent upon the ability of the Advisors to generate trading
profits through the speculative trading of futures, forwards and options
sufficient to produce capital appreciation after payment of all fees and
expenses.
It is important to note, however, that (i) the Advisors trade in various
markets at different times and that prior activity in a particular market does
not mean that such markets will be actively traded by an Advisor or will be
profitable in the future and (ii) the Advisors trade independently of each other
using different trading systems and may trade different markets with various
concentrations at various times. Consequently, the results of operations of the
Fund can only be discussed in the context of the overall trading activities of
the Fund, the Advisors' trading activities on behalf of the Fund as a whole and
how the Fund has performed in the past.
The Fund commenced trading operations on May 22, 1997. Set forth below are
the results of operations of the Fund for the periods from December 31, 1998
through September 30, 1999, and from December 31, 1997 through December 31,
1998.
As of the period ending September 30, 1999, the Net Asset Value of the Fund
was $28,805,332, an increase of approximately 13.57% from its Net Asset Value of
$25,363,098 at December 31, 1998. The Fund's subscriptions and redemptions for
the nine months ended September 30, 1999 totaled $8,110,024 and $3,078,841,
respectively. The Net Asset Value per Unit decreased 6.35% from $113.19 at
December 31, 1998 to $106.00 at September 30, 1999. The Fund's negative
performance for the nine months ended September 30, 1999 resulted primarily from
losses in global stock indices, pacific rim interest rates, grains and
tropicals.
As of the year ending December 31, 1998, the Net Asset Value of the Fund
was $25,363,098, an increase of approximately 104.92% from its Net Asset Value
of $12,377,321 at December 31, 1997. The Fund's subscriptions and redemptions
for the year ended December 31, 1998 totaled $13,497,520 and $2,401,065,
respectively. The Net Asset Value per Unit increased 13.08% from $100.10 at
December 31, 1997 to $113.19 at December 31, 1998. The Fund's positive
performance for the year ended December 31, 1998 resulted primarily from gains
in currencies, global interest rates, grains and meats.
PERFORMANCE SUMMARY
The most directly relevant information relating to the results of
operations of a managed futures fund, such as the Fund, is the actual
performance record. During the period May 22, 1997 (inception) through November
30, 1999, the Fund's Net Asset Value per Unit increased from $100.00 to $100.36,
and the Compound Rate of Return for 1999, through November, is approximately
(11.33)%, as set forth on page 41.
CAPITAL RESOURCES
The Fund does not have, nor does it expect to have, any capital assets.
Redemptions and sales of the Units in the future will affect the amount of funds
available for trading futures, forwards and options in subsequent periods.
There are three primary factors that affect the Fund's capital resources:
(i) the trading profit or loss generated by the Advisors (interest income); (ii)
the capital invested or redeemed by Unitholders; and (iii) the capital invested
or redeemed by the Fund's managing owner, Kenmar. Kenmar has maintained, and has
agreed to maintain, at all times a one percent (1%) interest in the Fund. All
capital contributions by Kenmar necessary to maintain such capital account
balance are evidenced by units of beneficial interest, each of which have an
initial value equal to the Net Asset Value per Unit (as defined below) at the
time of such contribution. Kenmar, in its sole discretion, may withdraw any
excess above its required capital contribution without notice to the
Unitholders. Kenmar, in its sole discretion, may also contribute any greater
amount to the Fund, for which it shall receive, at its option, additional Units
at their then-current Net Asset Value (as defined below).
"Net Assets" are defined as total assets of the Fund less total liabilities
as determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles as
described in the Fund's Declaration of Trust Agreement. The term "Net Asset
Value Per Unit" is defined in the
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Declaration of Trust to mean the Net Assets of the Fund divided by the number of
Units outstanding as of the date of determination.
The amount of capital raised for the Fund should not, except at extremely
high levels of capitalization, have a significant impact on its operations. The
Fund's costs are generally proportional to its asset base and, within broad
ranges of capitalization, the Advisors' trading positions (and the resulting
gains and losses) should increase or decrease in approximate proportion to the
size of the Fund's account managed by each of them.
The Fund raises additional capital only through the continuous offering of
its Units. The Fund does not borrow, and sells no securities other than the
Units. Kenmar Securities, Inc. acts as a Selling Agent respect of the Fund's
Units.
The discussion above contains certain forward-looking statements (as such
term is defined in the rules promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934) that are based on the beliefs of Kenmar, as well as assumptions made by,
and information currently available to Kenmar. A number of important factors may
cause the Fund's actual results, performance or achievements for 1999 and beyond
to differ materially from the results, performance or achievements expressed in,
or implied by, such forward-looking statements. These factors include, without
limitation, the factors described above.
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INDEX OF DEFINED TERMS
A NUMBER OF DEFINED TERMS ARE USED IN THIS PROSPECTUS. THE RESPECTIVE
DEFINITIONS OR DESCRIPTIONS OF SUCH TERMS MAY BE FOUND ON THE FOLLOWING PAGES OF
THIS PROSPECTUS.
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Page(s)
<S> <C>
Aggregate Investment Expenses ................................................................. 35
CBOE .......................................................................................... 21
CFTC .......................................................................................... - i-
Clearing Brokers .............................................................................. 28
Code .......................................................................................... 33
Declaration of Trust .......................................................................... 22
Employee benefit plan ......................................................................... 36
ERISA ......................................................................................... 36
Fund .......................................................................................... Cover page
high water mark ............................................................................... 26
ING BARINGS ................................................................................... 28
IRS ........................................................................................... 11
Kenmar ........................................................................................ Cover page
Kenmar Related Parties ........................................................................ 22
Loss Carryforward ............................................................................. 26
NASAA Guidelines .............................................................................. 22
Net Asset Value ............................................................................... 45
Net Assets .................................................................................... 45
New Overall Appreciation ...................................................................... 26
New Trading Profits ........................................................................... 26
NFA ........................................................................................... -ii-
PaineWebber ................................................................................... 27
SEC ........................................................................................... 22
Selling Agents ................................................................................ -i-
Subscription Requirements ..................................................................... 39
Trading Profit ................................................................................ 26
Units ......................................................................................... Cover page
Year 2000 Problem ............................................................................. 13
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THE ADVISORS
GENERAL
THE FOLLOWING DESCRIPTION OF THE CORE ADVISORS AND THEIR TRADING METHODS
AND STRATEGIES IS GENERAL AND IS NOT INTENDED TO BE EXHAUSTIVE. TRADING METHODS
ARE PROPRIETARY AND COMPLEX, SO ONLY THE MOST GENERAL DESCRIPTIONS ARE POSSIBLE.
FURTHERMORE, CERTAIN CORE ADVISORS MAY HAVE CHOSEN TO REFER TO SPECIFIC ASPECTS
OF THEIR TRADING SYSTEMS, METHODS AND STRATEGIES, WHICH ASPECTS MAY ALSO BE
APPLICABLE TO OTHER ADVISORS WHICH DID NOT CHOOSE TO MAKE EXPLICIT REFERENCE TO
THESE ASPECTS OF THEIR OWN STRATEGIES. AS A RESULT, CONTRASTS IN THE
DESCRIPTIONS SET FORTH HEREIN MAY NOT, IN FACT, INDICATE A SUBSTANTIVE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TRADING METHODS AND STRATEGIES INVOLVED. WHILE KENMAR
BELIEVES THAT THE DESCRIPTION OF THE CORE ADVISORS' METHODS AND STRATEGIES
INCLUDED HEREIN MAY BE OF INTEREST TO PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS, SUCH PERSONS MUST
BE AWARE OF THE INHERENT LIMITATIONS OF SUCH DESCRIPTION.
This section contains brief biographical outlines and performance
summaries of the Fund's core Advisors. The success of the Fund is dependent upon
the success of the Advisors retained by or on behalf of the Fund from time to
time to trade for its account. In terms of attempting to reach an investment
decision regarding the Units, however, it is difficult to know how to assess
Advisor descriptions and performance summaries, as trading methods are
proprietary and confidential and past performance is not necessarily indicative
of future results. Furthermore, the performance summaries provide only a brief
overview of the core Advisors' performance histories and have not been audited.
CFTC rules require the disclosure of performance information for the last
five full calendar years and year to date, and consider older performance
information less material to an investment decision. Accordingly, Advisor
performance prior to January 1, 1994 has not been included in the performance
summaries set forth in this Prospectus.
CERTAIN ADVISORS TRADE "NOTIONAL" EQUITY FOR CLIENTS --I.E., TRADING SUCH
CLIENTS' ACCOUNTS AS IF MORE EQUITY WERE COMMITTED TO SUCH ACCOUNTS THAN IS, IN
FACT, THE CASE. THE FUND'S ACCOUNTS WILL NOT INCLUDE ANY NOTIONAL EQUITY.
PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS. FURTHER MORE,
THE RATES OF RETURN EARNED WHEN AN ADVISOR IS MANAGING A LIMITED AMOUNT OF
EQUITY MAY HAVE LITTLE RELATIONSHIP TO THE RATES OF RETURN THAT SUCH ADVISOR MAY
BE ABLE TO ACHIEVE MANAGING LARGER AMOUNTS OF EQUITY.
THE FOLLOWING FIGURES HAVE IN NO RESPECT BEEN ADJUSTED TO REFLECT THE
CHARGES TO THE FUND. CERTAIN OF THE ACCOUNTS INCLUDED IN THE FOLLOWING
PERFORMANCE SUMMARIES PAID FEES MATERIALLY DIFFERENT FROM, AND IN SOME CASES
MATERIALLY LOWER THAN, THOSE CHARGED TO THE FUND.
TRADING OF FUTURES AND FORWARD CONTRACTS AND RELATED INSTRUMENTS IS
SPECULATIVE AND INVOLVES A HIGH DEGREE OF RISK. THERE CAN BE NO ASSURANCE THAT
THE ADVISORS WILL TRADE PROFITABLY OR AVOID INCURRING SUBSTANTIAL LOSSES.
FUTURES TRADING METHODS IN GENERAL
SYSTEMATIC AND DISCRETIONARY TRADING APPROACHES
Futures traders may generally be classified as either systematic or
discretionary.
A systematic trader will generally rely to some degree on judgmental
decisions concerning, for example, what markets to follow and commodities to
trade, when to liquidate a position in a contract which is about to expire and
how large a position to take in a particular commodity. However, although these
judgmental decisions may have a substantial effect on a systematic trader's
performance, his primary reliance is on trading programs or models that generate
trading signals. The systems utilized to generate trading signals are changed
from time to time (although generally infrequently), but the trading
instructions generated by the systems being used are followed without
significant additional analysis or interpretation. Discretionary traders, on the
other hand, while they may utilize market charts, computer programs and
compilations of quantifiable fundamental information to assist them in making
trading decisions, make such decisions on the basis of their own judgment and
"trading instinct," not on the basis of trading signals generated by any program
or model.
Each approach involves certain inherent risks. Systematic traders may fail
to capitalize on market trends that their systems would otherwise have exploited
due to judgmental decisions made by them in the context of applying their
generally mechanical trading systems.
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Discretionary traders, on the other hand, may decide to make trades which would
not have been signaled by a trading system and which result in substantial
losses. Furthermore, any trading system or trader may suffer substantial losses
by misjudging the market. Systematic traders tend to rely more on computerized
programs than do discretionary traders, and some consider the prospect of
disciplined trading, which largely removes the emotion of the individual trader
from the trading process, advantageous. In addition, due to their use of
computers, systematic traders are generally able to incorporate more data into a
particular trading decision than are discretionary traders. However, when
fundamental factors dominate the market, trading systems may suffer rapid and
severe losses due to their inability to respond to such factors until such
factors have had a sufficient effect on the market to create a trend of enough
magnitude to generate a reversal of trading signals, by which time a precipitous
price change may already be in progress, preventing liquidation at anything but
substantial losses.
TECHNICAL AND FUNDAMENTAL ANALYSIS
In addition to being distinguished from one another by the criterion of
whether they trade systematically or on the basis of their discretionary
evaluations of the markets, commodity trading advisors are also distinguished as
relying on either "technical" or "fundamental" analysis, or on a combination of
the two. Systematic traders tend to rely on technical analysis, because the data
relevant to such analysis is more susceptible to being isolated and quantified
to the extent necessary to be successfully incorporated into a program or
mathematical model than is most "fundamental" information, but there is no
inconsistency in attempting to trade systematically on the basis of fundamental
analysis. The fundamental information which can be evaluated by a formalized
trading system is, however, limited to some extent in that it generally must be
quantifiable in order to be processed by such a system.
Technical analysis is not based on anticipated supply and demand factors;
instead, it is based on the theory that the study of the commodities markets
themselves will provide a means of anticipating future prices. Technical
analysis operates on the theory that market prices at any given point in time
reflect all known factors affecting the supply and demand for a particular
commodity. Consequently, technical analysis focuses not on evaluating those
factors directly but on an analysis of market prices themselves, theorizing that
a detailed analysis of, among other things, actual daily, weekly and monthly
price fluctuations, volume variations and changes in open interest is the most
effective means of attempting to predict the future course of price movements.
Fundamental analysis, in contrast, is based on the study of factors
external to the trading markets that affect the supply and demand of a
particular commodity in an attempt to predict future price levels. Such factors
might include weather, the economy of a particular country, government policies,
domestic and foreign political and economic events, and changing trade
prospects. Fundamental analysis theorizes that by monitoring relevant supply and
demand factors for a particular commodity, a state of current or potential
disequilibrium of market conditions may be identified that has yet to be
reflected in the price level of that commodity. Fundamental analysis assumes
that markets are imperfect, that information is not instantaneously assimilated
or disseminated and that econometric models can be constructed that generate
equilibrium prices that may indicate that current prices are inconsistent with
underlying economic conditions and will, accordingly, change in the future.
TREND-FOLLOWING
"Trend-following" traders gear their trading approaches towards
positioning themselves to take advantage of major price movements, as opposed to
traders who seek to achieve overall profitability by making numerous small
profits on short-term trades, or through arbitrage techniques. "Trend-following"
traders assume that most of their trades will be unprofitable. Their objective
is to make a few large profits, more than offsetting their more numerous but
smaller losses, from capitalizing on major trends. Consequently, during periods
when no major price trends develop in a market, a "trend-following" trader is
likely to incur substantial losses.
RISK CONTROL TECHNIQUES
As will be apparent from the following descriptions of the respective
Advisors' trading approaches, an important aspect of any speculative futures
strategy relates to the control of losses, not only the ability to identify
profitable trades. Unless it is possible to avoid major drawdowns, it is very
difficult to achieve long-term profitability.
Traders often adopt fairly rigid "risk management" or "money management"
principles. Such principles typically restrict the size of positions which will
be taken as well as establishing "stop-loss" points at which losing positions
must be liquidated. It is important for prospective investors to recognize in
reading the
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descriptions of the Advisors' various risk control techniques that none is "fail
safe," and none can, in fact, assure that major drawdowns will be avoided. Not
only do estimates of market volatility themselves require judgmental input, but
also market illiquidity can make it impossible for an account to liquidate a
position against which the market is moving strongly, whatever risk management
principles are utilized. Similarly, irrespective of how small the initial
"probing" positions taken by an Advisor are, unless it trades profitably,
innumerable small losses incurred in the course of such "probing" can quickly
accumulate into a major drawdown. The Advisors' risk management principles
should, accordingly, be seen more as a discipline applied to their trading in
highly speculative markets than as an effective protection against loss.
Not only are trading methods typically "'black boxes," but they often are
also continually evolving. Prospective investors and Unitholders will generally
not be informed of a change in an Advisor's trading approach, unless Kenmar is
informed of such change and considers such change to be material.
In addition to the continually changing character of trading methods, the
commodity markets themselves are continually changing. Each Advisor may, in its
sole discretion, elect to trade any available futures or forward contract,
option or related instrument -- both on United States markets and abroad -- even
if such Advisor has never previously traded in that particular contract or
market.
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WORST/BEST ASSETS
MONTHLY RATE OF UNDER
RETURN; MONTHLY WORST MANAGEMENT
STANDARD PEAK-TO-VALLEY IN FUND GENERAL STRATEGY
DEVIATION(1) DRAWDOWN(2) PROGRAM(3) CLASSIFICATION
--------------- -------------- ---------- ----------------
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CORE ADVISORS
Bridgewater Associates, Inc.
Aggressive Pure Alpha - (1.91)%/10.18% (2.59)% (3/99-4/99) $17 million Fundamental (Non-Technical)
Futures Only Program 5.55%
Grinham Managed Futures Pty. Ltd.
Diversified Managed Accounts (9.66)%/17.55% (24.73)% (8/97-4/99) $213 million Shorter-Term Technical
Program 4.57% Trend-Following
Sunrise Capital Partners LLC
Expanded Diversified Program (11.00)%/19.10% (29.82)% (8/93-4/94) $373 million Longer-Term Technical
4.30% Trend-Following
Transtrend B.V.
Diversified Program (Enhanced (8.58)%/19.57% (9.72)% (3/97-5/97) $23 million Longer-Term Technical
Risk Profile) 5.65% Trend-Following
NON-CORE ADVISORS(4)
Beacon Management Corporation
Meka Program (19.70)%/21.70% (39.8)% (5/99-9/99) $112 million Longer-Term Technical
2.72% Trend-Following
Computer Trading Corporation
RBI Program (13.78)%/24.22% (20.38) (7/99-9/99) $116 million Longer-Term Technical
9.15%
Dreiss Research Corporation
Global Diversified Program (21.29)%/19.34% (41.00)% (2/97-8/97) $17 million Longer-Term Technical
8.07%
Red Oak Advisors
Fundamental Trading Program (23.720)%/21.57% (38.6)% (5/96-7/96) $20 million Fundamental (Non-Technical)
5.55%
Winton Capital Management (12.97)%/13.00% (12.97)% (10/97) $62 million Longer-Term Technical
Diversified Program 6.54%
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(1) The Worst/Best Monthly Rate of Return represents the lowest and the
highest monthly rate of return for the program traded for the Fund.
Performance information is presented for the period from January 1, 1994
(or inception, if later) through September 30, 1999. Standard Deviation
is a widely-accepted measure of risk, as standard deviation indicates
the variability of returns. In general, the more variable an Advisor's
historical returns, the greater risk that substantial losses have been
included within the historical range of returns.
(2) The greatest cumulative percentage decline in month-end net assets value
due to lossess sustained by any account during any period in which the
initial month-end net asset value is not equaled or exceeded by a
subsequent month-end net asset value.
(3) Assets under management in the program traded for the Fund ("notional"
funds excluded).
(4) Summary description of the performance history of non-core advisors is
included pursuant to CFTC Rule 4.25.
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LEVERAGING
Futures trading is highly leveraged, as is each Advisor's trading
program. The Fund typically between 10% and 20% of its assets as margin for
its trading. In considering the volatility of different-advisors performance,
prospective investors should recognize that due to the limited percentage of
the Fund's trading assets allocated to each of them, none of the non-core
Advisors, individually, is likely to have a material effect, over the
short-term, on either the overall return or the overall performance
volatility of the Fund. The non-core Advisors as a group can have a
significant effect on performance. However, the likely performance
non-correlation among at least certain of these Advisors reduces the
likelihood of any major short-term effect.
Any change by Kenmar in the leverage of the Fund is noted in the Fund's
monthly reports.
NOTES TO PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
In reviewing the descriptions of the Advisors' performance, prospective
investors should understand that such performance is "net" of all fees and
charges, and includes interest income applicable to the accounts comprising each
composite performance summary. Such composite performance is not necessarily
indicative of any individual account. In addition, particular conventions
adopted by certain Advisors with respect to the calculation of the performance
information set forth herein are described under the "Past Performance
Information" section with respect to each Advisor.
1. NAME OF CTA is the name of the Advisor which directed the accounts
included in the performance summary.
2. NAME OF PROGRAM is the name of the trading program used by the Advisor in
directing the accounts included in the performance summary.
3. INCEPTION OF CLIENT ACCOUNT TRADING BY CTA is the date on which the
relevant Advisor began directing client accounts.
4. INCEPTION OF CLIENT ACCOUNT TRADING IN PROGRAM is the date on which the
relevant Advisor began directing client accounts pursuant to the program
shown in the performance summary.
5. NUMBER OF OPEN ACCOUNTS is the number of accounts directed by the relevant
Advisor pursuant to the program shown in the performance summary through
September 30, 1999.
6. AGGREGATE ASSETS (EXCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) OVERALL is the aggregate
amount of actual assets under the management of the relevant Advisor in
all programs operated by such Advisor through September 30, 1999.
7. AGGREGATE ASSETS (INCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) OVERALL is the aggregate
amount of total equity, including "notional" equity, under the management
of the relevant Advisor in all programs operated by such Advisor through
September 30, 1999.
8. AGGREGATE ASSETS (EXCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) IN PROGRAM is the aggregate
amount of actual assets under the management of the relevant Advisor in
the program shown in the performance summary through September 30, 1999.
9. AGGREGATE ASSETS (INCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) IN PROGRAM is the aggregate
amount of total equity, including "notional" equity, under the management
of the relevant Advisor in the program shown in the performance summary
through September 30, 1999.
10. LARGEST MONTHLY DRAWDOWN is the largest monthly percentage loss
experienced by any account of the Advisor in the relevant program in any
calendar month covered by the performance summary. "Loss" for these
purposes is calculated on the basis of the loss experienced by each such
account, expressed as a percentage of the total equity (including
"notional" equity) of such account. Largest monthly drawdown information
includes the month and year of such drawdown, and is through September 30,
1999.
11. LARGEST PEAK-TO-VALLEY DRAWDOWN is the largest percentage decline (after
eliminating the effect of additions and withdrawals)
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experienced by any account of the Advisor in the relevant program during
the period covered by the performance summary from any month-end net asset
value, without such month-end net asset value being equaled or exceeded as
of a subsequent month-end. Largest peak-to-valley drawdown is calculated
on the basis of the loss experienced by each such account in the relevant
program, expressed as a percentage of the total equity (including
"notional" equity) in such account, and is through September 30, 1999.
12. MONTHLY RATE OF RETURN for any month in the Advisors' performance
summaries is, in general, the net performance of the relevant program
divided by the beginning of the month net assets in such program.
Monthly rates of return, in accordance with CFTC rules, are shown only for
the specific programs to be traded by the Advisors for the Fund. In the
accompanying performance descriptions, certain Advisors have adopted a
method of computing rate of return and performance disclosure, referred to
as the "Fully-Funded Subset" method, pursuant to an Advisory (the
"Fully-Funded Subset Advisory") published in February 1993 by the CFTC. To
qualify for the use of the Fully-Funded Subset method, the Fully-Funded
Subset Advisory requires that certain computations be made in order to
arrive at the Fully-Funded Subset and that the accounts for which
performance is so reported meet two tests which are designed to provide
assurance that the Fully-Funded Subset and the resultant rates of return
are representative of the particular trading program.
The monthly rates of return for each Advisor, in certain cases, are
calculated on the basis of assets under management including proprietary
capital. However, the Advisors believe that the inclusion of such capital
has had no material effect on their monthly rates of return.
13. COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN is calculated by multiplying on a compound basis
each of the monthly rates of return and not by adding or averaging such
monthly rates of return. For periods of less than one year, the results
are for the period indicated.
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BRIDGEWATER ASSOCIATES
Bridgewater Associates, Inc. ("Bridgewater") is member of a group of
entities (collectively referred to as the "Bridgewater Group"). The Bridgewater
Group's principal investment management clients are institutional investors,
most importantly large U.S. pension funds. The Bridgewater Group manages
approximately $20 billion in investment assets. Trading performance for
Bridgewater, its affiliates, and principals is presented beginning on Page 7.
The initial Bridgewater Group company was Bridgewater Management Inc., a
Connecticut (formerly New York) corporation formed in April 1973. Bridgewater,
provides investment management and research services to corporations and
institutional investors. The Bridgewater Group employs 75 people. Other entities
in the Bridgewater Group include Bridgewater S.A., a Connecticut corporation
formed in March 1987, which is a commodity trading advisor and commodity pool
operator registered with the CFTC that manages client speculative funds on a
discretionary basis; S.G. Bridgewater Ltd., registered with the Hong Kong
Securities and Futures Commission, which provides client liaison services in
Asia; and BWF, Inc., an introducing broker registered in January 1991.
Bridgewater manages institutional investors funds on a discretionary basis
pursuant to its trading systems and methodologies as described below.
Bridgewater has been registered as a registered investment advisor with the SEC
since November 1989 and a commodity trading advisor registered with the CFTC
since May 1992, and is a member of the NFA. Executive offices are located at 1
Glendinning Place, Westport, Connecticut 06880. Phone: (203) 226-3030 Fax: (203)
291-7300. All books and records are kept at this address.
BIOGRAPHIES OF PRINCIPALS AND KEY STAFF
RAYMOND T. DALIO has been the President of Bridgewater since its founding
and is a Principal of the firm. Since receiving his M.B.A. in finance from
Harvard Business School in 1973, Mr. Dalio has been involved in analyzing the
world's major markets by identifying the economic conditions that affect the
directions of markets. From May 1973 until January 1974 he was Director of
Commodities at Dominick and Dominick, a Wall Street-based brokerage house. Mr.
Dalio then joined Shearson-Hayden Stone (now Salomon Smith Barney, Inc.) where
he was in charge of institutional futures business. In 1975 he left
Shearson-Hayden Stone to devote his full time and efforts to trading his own
account and operating Bridgewater Group entities.
ROBERT P. PRINCE became a Certified Public Accountant in 1984 and received
his M.B.A. from the University of Tulsa in 1985. Prior to joining Bridgewater in
August of 1986, he spent three years as the Vice President and Manager of the
Treasury Division of the First National Bank of Tulsa, where he gained
experience using interest rate futures, swaps, and options in hedging and risk
management. At Bridgewater, Mr. Prince, a Vice President and Principal,
supervises all the trading activities and analyzes the systems' performances on
a daily basis.
GISELLE F. WAGNER received her B.A. in economics from Smith College in
1976, her M.B.A. in finance from Columbia University in 1978, and her CFA in
1992. From 1978 to 1984, she worked for Chemical Bank (now Chase Manhattan Bank)
as Vice President in the Treasury Division. From 1984 to 1988, she worked for
Morgan Stanley (now Morgan Stanley Dean Witter) as a fixed income salesperson.
In 1988, Ms. Wagner joined Bridgewater. She is a Vice President and Chief
Operating Officer. Ms. Wagner is a Principal of the firm.
PETER R. LA TRONICA joined Merrill Lynch & Co. after graduating from
Northeastern University in 1979. During his tenure at Merrill Lynch & Co. and
certain of its affiliates, he served in various capacities including Assistant
Director Commodity Compliance and Operations Manager. From May of 1984 to August
1985 Mr. La Tronica was Assistant Vice President and Assistant Manager of the
New York Institutional Futures Office for Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc. From August
1985 to June 1987 he served as Assistant Vice President of Rudolf Wolff Futures
Inc. (acquired 1986 by Elders Finance Inc.) in charge of Operations and
Compliance. In June of 1987 Mr. La Tronica joined Donaldson, Lufken and Jenrette
as Vice President of Option and Arbitrage Operations in the Equities Division.
In March of 1988, Mr. La Tronica joined Benefit Concepts N.Y. Inc., an insurance
marketing firm, as Associate in charge of product development. Mr. La Tronica
joined Bridgewater in April of 1989 as Vice
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President and Controller of Bridgewater. Mr. La Tronica is a Principal of the
firm.
All of the companies mentioned in this section not otherwise identified
were registered futures commission merchants (FCM).
Bridgewater and its principals and employees may trade securities, futures
and related contracts for proprietary accounts. The records of trading in such
accounts will not be made available to clients for inspection.
BRIDGEWATER'S INVESTMENT/HEDGING PROGRAM
Bridgewater applies its systems to clients' specific needs. For example,
clients specify different benchmarks against which the strategy will be measured
and permit varying means of implementation. In creating and applying its
techniques, Bridgewater is guided by the following philosophy.
BRIDGEWATER'S TRADING PHILOSOPHY
The following description of Bridgewater, its trading systems, methods,
models, and strategies are general and not intended to be exhaustive.
Bridgewater's investment philosophy is based on the following tenets:
THE PRICE STRUCTURE OF ALL INVESTMENT ASSETS AND THE ECONOMIC OUTLOOK ARE
INEXTRICABLY LINKED; AS ECONOMIC EXPECTATIONS CHANGE, SO DOES THE PRICE
STRUCTURE. For example, knowing that bond yields have normally run about 3% over
the inflation rate, one could say that 20-year T-bond yields of 8% are
discounting roughly a 5% average inflation rate over the next twenty years. One
could also look at the relationship between bond yields and stock yields to see
the rate of economic growth that is implied. Since earnings and dividends grow
at a rate that is equal to the rate of nominal economic growth over the long
run, one could calculate that rate of growth that would have to occur in order
for the risk-adjusted returns of stocks and bonds to be the same. By looking at
the price structure of stocks, bonds and currencies globally, one can see a very
vivid picture of the economic environment as it is being discounted in the
marketplace. For example, suppose it began to appear that inflation will be
lower than 5%, let's say 2%. Then interest rates would fall and bond prices
would rise. The extent of their rise would primarily depend on their duration
(e.g., a 10-year duration bond would rise by roughly 30% while a 20-year
duration bond would rise by twice as much, without considering convexity).
Similarly, this lower inflation rate would cause earnings and dividends growth
projections to be revised downward which would have a negative effect on stocks
that would be roughly offset by the lower interest rates that would be used to
capitalize these returns. Therefore, this shift downward in inflation
expectations would impact bond and stock prices differently and in logical and
readily measurable ways.
WHILE IT IS DIFFICULT, IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE, TO MAKE RELIABLE ECONOMIC
FORECASTS, IT IS POSSIBLE TO USE ECONOMIC STATISTICS AS LEADING INDICATORS OF
MARKET MOVEMENTS. Markets respond to economic shifts; this implies that economic
shifts precede market movements.
MARKET REACTIONS TO ECONOMIC STATISTICS ARE GENERALLY IMPRECISE AND
INEFFICIENT. As a result, Bridgewater feels there is an opportunity to exploit
these inefficiencies by having a deeper understanding of the relationships
between economic statistics and market movements than the competition.
THE INVESTMENT DECISION MAKING PROCESS SHOULD BE SYSTEMATIC. Large numbers
of influences interact in very complex ways to cause price changes. It is
difficult to spontaneously weigh the large number of economic influences on
price changes. For example, changes in bond prices are caused by changes in (i)
money and credit growth, (ii) economic growth, (iii) inflation, and (iv) central
bank policy. Each one of these four influences can be measured via numerous
economic statistics. Unless one has a very systematic method of gauging the
relative importance and interrelationships existing between these statistics, it
is virtually impossible to respond optimally to changing economic conditions.
THE USE OF SYSTEMS IN BRIDGEWATER'S TRADING POLICIES
THE FUNDAMENTAL SYSTEMS: Fundamental analysis uses the theory that prices
are primarily determined by macroeconomic, supply/demand influences. Bridgewater
has developed precise rules for identifying shifts in the economic/market
environment as they effect the price structure of investment assets. They
express quantitatively the net strength of the pressures of fundamental
influences on prices based on the leading relationships between economic
statistics and
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market movements. They are programmed into computerized trading systems that are
used interactively to identify the relative attractiveness of alternative
markets.
THE TECHNICAL SYSTEMS: Technical analysis uses the theory that a study of
the markets themselves will provide a means of anticipating future price trends.
Such analysis includes, among other things, study of the actual daily, weekly,
and monthly price fluctuations, volume variations, and changes in open interest.
Bridgewater has developed technical systems to be used in conjunction with its
fundamental systems. The signals generated by the technical system are used to
confirm or rebut the buy and sell signals generated by the fundamental system
and to determine market timing.
THE INTERACTION BETWEEN THE FUNDAMENTAL AND TECHNICAL SYSTEMS: Both the
fundamental and technical systems quantitatively express the pressures on
prices. Bridgewater weighs the fundamental readings more heavily than the
technical readings in determining the sizes of its positions.
Bridgewater will follow the policies outlined above as the basis for
trading a client's account as closely as possible. However, Bridgewater has the
discretion to, at any time, completely alter, abandon, reject, or override, or
otherwise modify the tactics as outlined above if doing so in Bridgewater's
opinion will reduce the risks to the clients' managed accounts.
Pursuant to its trading methodologies, Bridgewater typically uses its
trading systems in a manner which is tailored to the clients' unique
circumstances. Therefore, while Bridgewater's market views (based on its
systems) are the same for all clients, its positions will vary greatly,
according to each client's mandate. Generally speaking, Bridgewater will use
futures, options and or forwards in conjunction with cash securities, to hedge
or change the nature of the client's net exposure to markets. Therefore, futures
trading activities are typically a part, rather than the whole means of
implementing an investment strategy. Some of the items which Bridgewater trades
include without limitation: futures, forwards and options on a) debt instruments
issued or guaranteed by the Governments of, the United States, the United
Kingdom, Australia, France, Japan, Italy and West Germany; b) short term debt
instruments (euros) denominated in U.S. dollars and foreign currencies such
eurodollars and short sterling; c) currencies, such as Australian dollars,
British pounds, Canadian dollars, Euros, Japanese yen, and Swiss francs; d)
stock market indices, such as the Standard & Poor's 500 Stock Index, the New
York Stock Exchange Composite, the Nikkei Stock Average (225), the Toronto Stock
Exchange 300 Composite Index, and the Value Line Stock Index; and metals, such
as copper, gold and silver. Bridgewater follows numerous markets worldwide and
may take a position for a client in all, some, or none of these markets at any
point in time. As applicable regulatory authorities approve instruments or
additional items, such as other stock market indices and sovereign debt
instruments, Bridgewater expects to trade such instruments for its client
accounts. The commission-to-equity ratio and margin-to-equity ratio of trading
conducted by Bridgewater will vary and are dependent upon the size and mandate
of the account.
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AGGRESSIVE PURE ALPHA-FUTURES ONLY
The following summary performance information presents the composite
performance results of Bridgewater's Pure Alpha Futures Only trading program for
the period from August 1998, the inception of trading, through September 1999.
NAME OF CTA: Bridgewater Associates, Inc.
NAME OF PROGRAM: Aggressive Pure Alpha Futures Only
INCEPTION OF CLIENT ACCOUNT TRADING BY CTA: June 1985
INCEPTION OF CLIENT ACCOUNT TRADING IN PROGRAM: August 1998
NUMBER OF OPEN ACCOUNTS: 1
AGGREGATE ASSETS (EXCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) OVERALL: $
AGGREGATE ASSETS (INCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) OVERALL: $
AGGREGATE ASSETS (EXCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) IN PROGRAM: $
AGGREGATE ASSETS (INCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) IN PROGRAM: $
LARGEST MONTHLY DRAWDOWN: ( )% ( )
LARGEST PEAK-TO-VALLEY DRAWDOWN: ( )% ( )
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MONTHLY/ANNUAL PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
MONTH 1999 1998
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JANUARY 0.69 --
FEBRUARY 3.79 --
MARCH (1.91) --
APRIL (0.66) --
MAY 2.13 --
JUNE 0.57 --
JULY --
AUGUST (0.56)
SEPTEMBER 2.78
OCTOBER 10.18
NOVEMBER 2.19
DECEMBER 5.83
COMPOUND ANNUAL 21.77
RATE OF RETURN (9 MOS.) (5 MOS.)
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PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS
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PURE ALPHA
The following summary performance information presents the composite
performance results of Bridgewater's Pure Alpha trading program for the period
from January 1994 through September 1999.
NAME OF CTA: Bridgewater Associates, Inc.
NAME OF PROGRAM: Pure Alpha
INCEPTION OF CLIENT ACCOUNT TRADING BY CTA: June 1985
INCEPTION OF CLIENT ACCOUNT TRADING IN PROGRAM: December 1991
NUMBER OF OPEN ACCOUNTS:
AGGREGATE ASSETS (EXCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) OVERALL: $
AGGREGATE ASSETS (INCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) OVERALL: $
AGGREGATE ASSETS (EXCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) IN PROGRAM: $
AGGREGATE ASSETS (INCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) IN PROGRAM: $
LARGEST MONTHLY DRAWDOWN: ( )% ( )
LARGEST PEAK-TO-VALLEY DRAWDOWN: ( )% ( )
NUMBER OF PROFITABLE CLOSED ACCOUNTS:
NUMBER OF UNPROFITABLE CLOSED ACCOUNTS:
1999 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: ( )% (9 months)
1998 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: 25.88%
1997 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: 15.07%
1996 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: 24.37%
1995 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: (4.55)%
1994 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: 3.43%
AGGRESSIVE PURE ALPHA
The following summary performance information presents the composite
performance results of Bridgewater's Aggressive Pure Alpha trading program for
the period from January 1994 through September 1999.
NAME OF CTA: Bridgewater Associates, Inc.
NAME OF PROGRAM: Aggressive Pure Alpha
INCEPTION OF CLIENT ACCOUNT TRADING BY CTA: June 1985
INCEPTION OF CLIENT ACCOUNT TRADING IN PROGRAM: July 1997
NUMBER OF OPEN ACCOUNTS:
AGGREGATE ASSETS (EXCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) OVERALL: $
AGGREGATE ASSETS (INCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) OVERALL: $
AGGREGATE ASSETS (EXCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) IN PROGRAM: $
AGGREGATE ASSETS (INCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) IN PROGRAM: $
LARGEST MONTHLY DRAWDOWN: ( )% ( )
LARGEST PEAK-TO-VALLEY DRAWDOWN: ( )% ( )
NUMBER OF PROFITABLE CLOSED ACCOUNTS:
NUMBER OF UNPROFITABLE CLOSED ACCOUNTS:
1999 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: ( )% (9 months)
1998 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: 66.67%
1997 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: 14.58 (6 months)
1996 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: N/A
1995 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: N/A
1994 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: N/A
PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS. THE
FUND'S ACCOUNT WILL NOT BE TRADED PURSUANT TO THE FOREGOING PROGRAM.
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PURE ALPHA FUTURES ONLY - A
The following summary performance information presents the composite
performance results of Bridgewater's Aggressive Pure Alpha Futures Only trading
program for the period from January 1994 through September 1999.
NAME OF CTA: Bridgewater Associates, Inc.
NAME OF PROGRAM: Pure Alpha Futures Only - A
INCEPTION OF CLIENT ACCOUNT TRADING BY CTA: June 1985
INCEPTION OF CLIENT ACCOUNT TRADING IN PROGRAM: January 1998
NUMBER OF OPEN ACCOUNTS:
AGGREGATE ASSETS (EXCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) OVERALL: $
AGGREGATE ASSETS (INCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) OVERALL: $
AGGREGATE ASSETS (EXCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) IN PROGRAM: Actual $
AGGREGATE ASSETS (INCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) IN PROGRAM: $
LARGEST MONTHLY DRAW-DOWN: (2.01)% (7/98)
LARGEST PEAK-TO-VALLEY DRAW-DOWN: (5.13)% (4/98-7/98)
NUMBER OF PROFITABLE CLOSED ACCOUNTS:
NUMBER OF UNPROFITABLE CLOSED ACCOUNTS:
1999 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: ( )% (9 months)
1998 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: 19.71%
1997 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: N/A
1996 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: N/A
1995 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: N/A
1994 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: N/A
PURE ALPHA BOND & CURRENCY ONLY
The following summary performance information presents the composite
performance results of Bridgewater's Pure Alpha Bond & Currency Only trading
program for the period from January 1994 through September 1999.
NAME OF CTA: Bridgewater Associates, Inc.
NAME OF PROGRAM: Pure Alpha Bond & Currency Only
INCEPTION OF CLIENT ACCOUNT TRADING BY CTA: June 1985
INCEPTION OF CLIENT ACCOUNT TRADING IN PROGRAM: July 1997
NUMBER OF OPEN ACCOUNTS:
AGGREGATE ASSETS (EXCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) OVERALL: $
AGGREGATE ASSETS (INCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) OVERALL: $
AGGREGATE ASSETS (EXCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) IN PROGRAM: $
AGGREGATE ASSETS (INCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) IN PROGRAM: $
LARGEST MONTHLY DRAWDOWN: ( )% ( )
LARGEST PEAK-TO-VALLEY DRAWDOWN: ( )% ( )
NUMBER OF PROFITABLE CLOSED ACCOUNTS:
NUMBER OF UNPROFITABLE CLOSED ACCOUNTS:
1999 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: ( )% (9 months)
1998 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: 9.04%
1997 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: 1.94% (6 months)
1996 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: N/A
1995 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: N/A
1994 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: N/A
PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS. THE FUND'S
ACCOUNT WILL NOT BE TRADED PURSUANT TO THE FOREGOING PROGRAM.
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CONSTRAINED PURE ALPHA
The following summary performance information presents the composite
performance results of Bridgewater's Constrained Pure Alpha trading program for
the period from January 1994 through September 1999.
NAME OF CTA: Bridgewater Associates, Inc.
NAME OF PROGRAM: Constrained Pure Alpha
INCEPTION OF CLIENT ACCOUNT TRADING BY CTA: June 1985
INCEPTION OF CLIENT ACCOUNT TRADING IN PROGRAM: January 1989
NUMBER OF OPEN ACCOUNTS:
AGGREGATE ASSETS (EXCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) OVERALL: $
AGGREGATE ASSETS (INCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) OVERALL: $
AGGREGATE ASSETS (EXCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) IN PROGRAM: $
AGGREGATE ASSETS (INCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) IN PROGRAM: $
LARGEST MONTHLY DRAWDOWN: ( )% ( )
LARGEST PEAK-TO-VALLEY DRAWDOWN: ( )% ( )
NUMBER OF PROFITABLE CLOSED ACCOUNTS:
NUMBER OF UNPROFITABLE CLOSED ACCOUNTS:
1999 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: ( )% (9 months)
1998 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: 8.90%
1997 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: 5.41%
1996 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: 4.21%
1995 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: 5.05%
1994 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: (5.88)%
GLOBAL TACTICAL ASSET ALLOCATION
The following summary performance information presents the composite
performance results of Bridgewater's Global Tactical Asset Allocation trading
program for the period from January 1994 through September 1999.
NAME OF CTA: Bridgewater Associates, Inc.
NAME OF PROGRAM: Global Tactical Asset Allocation
INCEPTION OF CLIENT ACCOUNT TRADING BY CTA: June 1985
INCEPTION OF CLIENT ACCOUNT TRADING IN PROGRAM: June 1999
NUMBER OF OPEN ACCOUNTS:
AGGREGATE ASSETS (EXCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) OVERALL: $
AGGREGATE ASSETS (INCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) OVERALL: $
AGGREGATE ASSETS (EXCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) IN PROGRAM: $
AGGREGATE ASSETS (INCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) IN PROGRAM: $
LARGEST MONTHLY DRAWDOWN: ( )% ( )
LARGEST PEAK-TO-VALLEY DRAWDOWN: ( )% ( )
NUMBER OF PROFITABLE CLOSED ACCOUNTS:
NUMBER OF UNPROFITABLE CLOSED ACCOUNTS:
1999 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: ( )% (5 months)
1998 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: N/A
1997 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: N/A
1996 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: N/A
1995 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: N/A
1994 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: N/A
PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS. THE FUND'S
ACCOUNT WILL NOT BE TRADED PURSUANT TO THE FOREGOING PROGRAM.
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INSTITUTIONAL ACCOUNT WITH GLOBAL BOND AND EQUITY BENCHMARK
The following summary performance information presents the composite
performance results of dridgewater's Institutional Account with Global Bond and
Equity Benchmark for the period from January 1994 through September 1999.
NAME OF CTA: Bridgewater Associates, Inc.
NAME OF PROGRAM: Institutional Account with Global Bond and Equity Benchmark
INCEPTION OF CLIENT ACCOUNT TRADING BY CTA: June 1985
INCEPTION OF CLIENT ACCOUNT TRADING IN PROGRAM: March 1994
NUMBER OF OPEN ACCOUNTS:
AGGREGATE ASSETS (EXCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) OVERALL: $
AGGREGATE ASSETS (INCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) OVERALL: $
AGGREGATE ASSETS (EXCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) IN PROGRAM: $
AGGREGATE ASSETS (INCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) IN PROGRAM: $
LARGEST MONTHLY DRAWDOWN: ( )% ( )
LARGEST PEAK-TO-VALLEY DRAWDOWN: ( )% ( )
NUMBER OF PROFITABLE CLOSED ACCOUNTS:
NUMBER OF UNPROFITABLE CLOSED ACCOUNTS:
1999 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: ( )% (9 months)
1998 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: 54.74%
1997 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: 32.43%
1996 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: 35.98%
1995 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: 12.36%
1994 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: 5.82% (10 months)
GLOBAL BOND AND CURRENCY
The following summary performance information presents the composite
performance results of Bridgewater's Global Bond and Currency trading program
for the period from January 1994 through September 1999.
NAME OF CTA: Bridgewater Associates, Inc.
NAME OF PROGRAM: Global Bond and Currency
INCEPTION OF CLIENT ACCOUNT TRADING BY CTA: June 1985
INCEPTION OF CLIENT ACCOUNT TRADING IN PROGRAM: February 1990
NUMBER OF OPEN ACCOUNTS:
AGGREGATE ASSETS (EXCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) OVERALL: $
AGGREGATE ASSETS (INCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) OVERALL: $
AGGREGATE ASSETS (EXCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) IN PROGRAM: $
AGGREGATE ASSETS (INCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) IN PROGRAM: $
LARGEST MONTHLY DRAWDOWN: ( )% ( )
LARGEST PEAK-TO-VALLEY DRAWDOWN: ( )% ( )
NUMBER OF PROFITABLE CLOSED ACCOUNTS:
NUMBER OF UNPROFITABLE CLOSED ACCOUNTS:
1999 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: ( )% (9 months)
1998 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: 17.35%
1997 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: 8.94%
1996 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: 12.02%
1995 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: 19.23%
1994 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: (17.83)%
PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS. THE FUND'S
ACCOUNT WILL NOT BE TRADED PURSUANT TO THE FOREGOING PROGRAM.
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DIVERSIFIED GLOBAL BOND
The following summary performance information presents the composite
performance results of Bridgewater's Diversified Global Bond trading program for
the period from January 1994 through September 1999.
NAME OF CTA: Bridgewater Associates, Inc.
NAME OF PROGRAM: Diversified Global Bond
INCEPTION OF CLIENT ACCOUNT TRADING BY CTA: June 1985
INCEPTION OF CLIENT ACCOUNT TRADING IN PROGRAM: March 1996
NUMBER OF OPEN ACCOUNTS:
AGGREGATE ASSETS (EXCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) OVERALL: $
AGGREGATE ASSETS (INCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) OVERALL: $
AGGREGATE ASSETS (EXCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) IN PROGRAM: $
AGGREGATE ASSETS (INCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) IN PROGRAM: $
LARGEST MONTHLY DRAWDOWN: ( )% ( )
LARGEST PEAK-TO-VALLEY DRAWDOWN: ( )% ( )
NUMBER OF PROFITABLE CLOSED ACCOUNTS:
NUMBER OF UNPROFITABLE CLOSED ACCOUNTS:
1999 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: ( )% (9 months)
1998 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: 10.68%
1997 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: 14.77%
1996 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: 18.52% (10 months)
1995 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: N/A
1994 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: N/A
LONG DURATION GLOBAL BOND
The following summary performance information presents the composite
performance results of Bridgewater's Long Duration Global Bond trading program
for the period from January 1994 through September 1999.
NAME OF CTA: Bridgewater Associates, Inc.
NAME OF PROGRAM: Long Duration Global Bond
INCEPTION OF CLIENT ACCOUNT TRADING BY CTA: June 1985
INCEPTION OF CLIENT ACCOUNT TRADING IN PROGRAM: August 1995
NUMBER OF OPEN ACCOUNTS:
AGGREGATE ASSETS (EXCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) OVERALL: $
AGGREGATE ASSETS (INCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) OVERALL: $
AGGREGATE ASSETS (EXCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) IN PROGRAM: $
AGGREGATE ASSETS (INCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) IN PROGRAM: $
LARGEST MONTHLY DRAWDOWN: ( )% ( )
LARGEST PEAK-TO-VALLEY DRAWDOWN: ( )% ( )
NUMBER OF PROFITABLE CLOSED ACCOUNTS:
NUMBER OF UNPROFITABLE CLOSED ACCOUNTS:
1999 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: ( )% (9 months)
1998 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: 50.31%
1997 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: 34.74%
1996 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: 11.85%
1995 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: 34.03% (5 months)
1994 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: N/A
PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS. THE FUND'S
ACCOUNT WILL NOT BE TRADED PURSUANT TO THE FOREGOING PROGRAM.
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GLOBAL BOND OVERLAY
The following summary performance information presents the composite
performance results of Bridgewater's Global Bond Overlay trading program for the
period from January 1994 through its cessation of trading in January 1998.
NAME OF CTA: Bridgewater Associates, Inc.
NAME OF PROGRAM: Global Bond Overlay
INCEPTION OF CLIENT ACCOUNT TRADING BY CTA: June 1985
INCEPTION OF CLIENT ACCOUNT TRADING IN PROGRAM: May 1995
NUMBER OF OPEN ACCOUNTS: 0
AGGREGATE ASSETS (EXCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) OVERALL: $
AGGREGATE ASSETS (INCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) OVERALL: $
AGGREGATE ASSETS (EXCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) IN PROGRAM: $0
AGGREGATE ASSETS (INCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) IN PROGRAM: $0
LARGEST MONTHLY DRAWDOWN: (1.68)% (3/97)
LARGEST PEAK-TO-VALLEY DRAWDOWN: (2.44)% (12/96-03/97)
NUMBER OF PROFITABLE CLOSED ACCOUNTS: 1
NUMBER OF UNPROFITABLE CLOSED ACCOUNTS: 0
1999 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: N/A
1998 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: 0.50% (1 month)
1997 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: 0.40%
1996 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: 4.87%
1995 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: 1.07% (8 months)
1994 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: N/A
LONG-TERM EMERGING MARKETS
The following summary performance information presents the composite
performance results of Bridgewater's Long-Term Emerging Markets trading program
for the period from January 1994 through September 1999.
NAME OF CTA: Bridgewater Associates, Inc.
NAME OF PROGRAM: Long-Term Emerging Markets
INCEPTION OF CLIENT ACCOUNT TRADING BY CTA: June 1985
INCEPTION OF CLIENT ACCOUNT TRADING IN PROGRAM: May 1996
NUMBER OF OPEN ACCOUNTS:
AGGREGATE ASSETS (EXCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) OVERALL: $
AGGREGATE ASSETS (INCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) OVERALL: $
AGGREGATE ASSETS (EXCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) IN PROGRAM: $
AGGREGATE ASSETS (INCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) IN PROGRAM: $
LARGEST MONTHLY DRAWDOWN: ( )% ( )
LARGEST PEAK-TO-VALLEY DRAWDOWN: ( )% ( )
NUMBER OF PROFITABLE CLOSED ACCOUNTS:
NUMBER OF UNPROFITABLE CLOSED ACCOUNTS:
1999 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: ( )% (9 months)
1998 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: (0.13)%
1997 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: 17.41%
1996 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: 21.77% (8 months)
1995 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: N/A
1994 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: N/A
PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS. THE FUND'S
ACCOUNT WILL NOT BE TRADED PURSUANT TO THE FOREGOING PROGRAM.
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SHORT-TERM EMERGING MARKETS
The following summary performance information presents the composite
performance results of Bridgewater's Short-Term Emerging Markets trading program
for the period from January 1994 through its cessation of trading in July 1998.
NAME OF CTA: Bridgewater Associates, Inc.
NAME OF PROGRAM: Short-Term Emerging Markets
INCEPTION OF CLIENT ACCOUNT TRADING BY CTA: June 1985
INCEPTION OF CLIENT ACCOUNT TRADING IN PROGRAM: April 1997
NUMBER OF OPEN ACCOUNTS:
AGGREGATE ASSETS (EXCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) OVERALL: $
AGGREGATE ASSETS (INCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) OVERALL: $
AGGREGATE ASSETS (EXCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) IN PROGRAM: $
AGGREGATE ASSETS (INCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) IN PROGRAM: $
LARGEST MONTHLY DRAWDOWN: ( )% ( )
LARGEST PEAK-TO-VALLEY DRAWDOWN: ( )% ( )
NUMBER OF PROFITABLE CLOSED ACCOUNTS:
NUMBER OF UNPROFITABLE CLOSED ACCOUNTS:
1999 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: N/A
1998 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: 4.61% (6 months)
1997 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: (11.55)% (9 months)
1996 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: N/A
1995 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: N/A
1994 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: N/A
INFLATION INDEXED LINKED BOND ACCOUNTS -- LEVERAGED
The following summary performance information presents the composite
performance results of Bridgewater's inflation indexed linked bond accounts --
leveraged trading program for the period from January 1994 through its cessation
of trading in March 1998.
NAME OF CTA: BRIDGEWATER ASSOCIATES, INC.
NAME OF PROGRAM: INFLATION INDEXED LINKED BOND ACCOUNTS -- LEVERAGEd
INCEPTION OF CLIENT ACCOUNT TRADING BY CTA: JUNE 1985
INCEPTION OF CLIENT ACCOUNT TRADING IN PROGRAM: APRIL 1994
NUMBER OF OPEN ACCOUNTS: 0
AGGREGATE ASSETS (EXCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) OVERALL: $
AGGREGATE ASSETS (INCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) OVERALL: $
AGGREGATE ASSETS (EXCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) IN PROGRAM: $0
AGGREGATE ASSETS (INCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) IN PROGRAM: $0
LARGEST MONTHLY DRAWDOWN: (7.15)% (2/96)
LARGEST PEAK-TO-VALLEY DRAWDOWN: (13.21)% (4/94-9/94)
NUMBER OF PROFITABLE CLOSED ACCOUNTS: 3
NUMBER OF UNPROFITABLE CLOSED ACCOUNTS: 0
1999 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: N/A
1998 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: 4.00% (3 MONTHS)
1997 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: 11.84%
1996 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: 15.21%
1995 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: 23.09%
1994 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: (8.74)% (9 MONTHS)
PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS. THE FUND'S
ACCOUNT WILL NOT BE TRADED PURSUANT TO THE FOREGOING PROGRAM.
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INFLATION LINKED BONDS
The following summary performance information presents the composite
performance results of Bridgewater's Inflation Linked bonds trading program for
the period from january 1994 through its cessation of trading in November 1998.
NAME OF CTA: BRIDGEWATER ASSOCIATES, INC.
NAME OF PROGRAM: INFLATION LINKED BONDS
INCEPTION OF CLIENT ACCOUNT TRADING BY CTA: June 1985
INCEPTION OF CLIENT ACCOUNT TRADING IN PROGRAM: January 1997
NUMBER OF OPEN ACCOUNTS: 0
AGGREGATE ASSETS (EXCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) OVERALL: $
AGGREGATE ASSETS (INCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) OVERALL: $
AGGREGATE ASSETS (EXCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) IN PROGRAM: $0
AGGREGATE ASSETS (INCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) IN PROGRAM: $0
LARGEST MONTHLY DRAWDOWN: (2.54)% (8/97)
LARGEST PEAK-TO-VALLEY DRAWDOWN: (4.56)% (2/97-4/97)
NUMBER OF PROFITABLE CLOSED ACCOUNTS: 2
NUMBER OF UNPROFITABLE CLOSED ACCOUNTS: 0
1999 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: N/A
1998 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: 8.80% (11 MONTHS)
1997 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: 8.25%
1996 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: N/A
1995 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: N/A
1994 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: N/A
INFLATION LINKED BONDS AND NOMINAL BONDS -- UNLEVERAGED
The following summary performance information presents the composite
performance results of Bridgewater's Inflation Linked Bonds and Nominal Bonds --
unleveraged trading program for the period from January 1994 through September
1999.
NAME OF CTA: BRIDGEWATER ASSOCIATES, INC.
NAME OF PROGRAM: AGGRESSIVE INFLATION LINKED BONDS
AND NOMINAL BONDS -- UNLEVERAGED
INCEPTION OF CLIENT ACCOUNT TRADING BY CTA: June 1985
INCEPTION OF CLIENT ACCOUNT TRADING IN PROGRAM: August 1997
NUMBER OF OPEN ACCOUNTS:
AGGREGATE ASSETS (EXCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) OVERALL: $
AGGREGATE ASSETS (INCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) OVERALL: $
AGGREGATE ASSETS (EXCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) IN PROGRAM: $
AGGREGATE ASSETS (INCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) IN PROGRAM: $
LARGEST MONTHLY DRAWDOWN: ( )% ( )
LARGEST PEAK-TO-VALLEY DRAWDOWN: ( )% ( )
NUMBER OF PROFITABLE CLOSED ACCOUNTS:
NUMBER OF UNPROFITABLE CLOSED ACCOUNTS:
1999 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: ( )% (9 MONTHS)
1998 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: 14.36%
1997 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: 9.23% (5 MONTHS)
1996 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: N/A
1995 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: N/A
1994 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: N/A
PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS. THE FUND'S
ACCOUNT WILL NOT BE TRADED PURSUANT TO THE FOREGOING PROGRAM.
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GLOBAL ASSET ALLOCATION SPECULATIVE
The following summary performance information presents the composite
performance results of Bridgewater's Global Asset Allocation Speculative trading
program for the period from January 1994 through September 1999.
NAME OF CTA: BRIDGEWATER S.A., INC.
NAME OF PROGRAM: GLOBAL ASSET ALLOCATION SPECULATIVE
INCEPTION OF CLIENT ACCOUNT TRADING BY CTA: June 1985
INCEPTION OF CLIENT ACCOUNT TRADING IN PROGRAM: June 1989
NUMBER OF OPEN ACCOUNTS:
AGGREGATE ASSETS (EXCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) OVERALL: $
AGGREGATE ASSETS (INCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) OVERALL: $
AGGREGATE ASSETS (EXCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) IN PROGRAM: $
AGGREGATE ASSETS (INCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) IN PROGRAM: $
LARGEST MONTHLY DRAWDOWN: ( )% ( )
LARGEST PEAK-TO-VALLEY DRAWDOWN: ( )% ( )
NUMBER OF PROFITABLE CLOSED ACCOUNTS:
NUMBER OF UNPROFITABLE CLOSED ACCOUNTS:
1999 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: ( )% (9 MONTHS)
1998 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: 19.04%
1997 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: 10.99%
1996 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: 19.64%
1995 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: 7.00%
1994 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: (7.73)%
GLOBAL BOND AND CURRENCY
The following summary performance information presents the composite
performance results of Bridgewater's Global Bond and Currency trading program
for the period from January 1994 through September 1999.
NAME OF CTA: BRIDGEWATER S.A., INC.
NAME OF PROGRAM: GLOBAL BOND AND CURRENCY
INCEPTION OF CLIENT ACCOUNT TRADING BY CTA: JUNE 1985
INCEPTION OF CLIENT ACCOUNT TRADING IN PROGRAM: JULY 1997
NUMBER OF OPEN ACCOUNTS:
AGGREGATE ASSETS (EXCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) OVERALL: $
AGGREGATE ASSETS (INCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) OVERALL: $
AGGREGATE ASSETS (EXCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) IN PROGRAM: $
AGGREGATE ASSETS (INCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) IN PROGRAM: $
LARGEST MONTHLY DRAWDOWN: ( )% ( )
LARGEST PEAK-TO-VALLEY DRAWDOWN: ( )% ( )
NUMBER OF PROFITABLE CLOSED ACCOUNTS:
NUMBER OF UNPROFITABLE CLOSED ACCOUNTS:
1999 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: ( )% (9 MONTHS)
1998 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: 18.84%
1997 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: 7.11% (6 MONTHS)
1996 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: N/A
1995 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: N/A
1994 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: N/A
PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS. THE FUND'S
ACCOUNT WILL NOT BE TRADED PURSUANT TO THE FOREGOING PROGRAM.
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U.S. BOND GROUP
The following summary performance information presents the composite
performance results of Bridgewater's U.S. Bond Group trading program for the
period from January 1994 through its cessation of trading in February 1995.
NAME OF CTA: BRIDGEWATER ASSOCIATES, INC.
NAME OF PROGRAM: U.S. BOND GROUP
INCEPTION OF CLIENT ACCOUNT TRADING BY CTA: June 1985
INCEPTION OF CLIENT ACCOUNT TRADING IN PROGRAM: August 1990
NUMBER OF OPEN ACCOUNTS: 0
AGGREGATE ASSETS (EXCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) OVERALL: $
AGGREGATE ASSETS (INCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) OVERALL: $
AGGREGATE ASSETS (EXCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) IN PROGRAM: $0
AGGREGATE ASSETS (INCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) IN PROGRAM: $0
LARGEST MONTHLY DRAWDOWN: (8.06)% (2/95)
LARGEST PEAK-TO-VALLEY DRAWDOWN: (8.06)% (2/95)
NUMBER OF PROFITABLE CLOSED ACCOUNTS: 3
NUMBER OF UNPROFITABLE CLOSED ACCOUNTS: 1
1999 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: N/A
1998 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: N/A
1997 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: N/A
1996 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: N/A
1995 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: (7.88)% (2 MONTHS)
1994 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: 4.37%
INDEX OVERLAY
The following summary performance information presents the composite
performance results of Bridgewater's Index Overlay trading program for the
period from January 1994 through September 1999.
NAME OF CTA: BRIDGEWATER ASSOCIATES, INC.
NAME OF PROGRAM: INDEX OVERLAY
INCEPTION OF CLIENT ACCOUNT TRADING BY CTA: JUNE 1985
INCEPTION OF CLIENT ACCOUNT TRADING IN PROGRAM: JULY 1998
NUMBER OF OPEN ACCOUNTS:
AGGREGATE ASSETS (EXCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) OVERALL: $
AGGREGATE ASSETS (INCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) OVERALL: $
AGGREGATE ASSETS (EXCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) IN PROGRAM: $
AGGREGATE ASSETS (INCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) IN PROGRAM: $
LARGEST MONTHLY DRAWDOWN: ( )% ( )
LARGEST PEAK-TO-VALLEY DRAWDOWN: ( )% ( )
NUMBER OF PROFITABLE CLOSED ACCOUNTS:
NUMBER OF UNPROFITABLE CLOSED ACCOUNTS:
1999 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: ( )% (9 MONTHS)
1998 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: (5.96)% (6 MONTHS)
1997 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: N/A
1996 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: N/A
1995 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: N/A
1994 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: N/A
PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS. THE FUND'S
ACCOUNT WILL NOT BE TRADED PURSUANT TO THE FOREGOING PROGRAM.
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GRINHAM MANAGED FUTURES PTY. LTD.
Grinham Managed Futures Pty. Ltd. ("Grinham") is a commodity trading
advisor associate member of the Sydney Futures Exchange of Australia ("SFE")
with a futures brokers licence from the Australian Securities Commission. The
company was also registered with the CFTC as a commodity trading advisor and
approved for membership in the NFA on 26 February, 1997. THE REGISTRATION OF
GRINHAM WITH THE CFTC AND ITS MEMBERSHIP IN THE NFA MUST NOT BE TAKEN AS AN
INDICATION THAT ANY SUCH AGENCY OR SELF-REGULATORY BODY HAS RECOMMENDED OR
APPROVED GRINHAM OR THE FUND. Grinham is located at 55 Hume Street (PO Box 744)
Crows Nest, NSW, 2065, Australia. The telephone number is (61-2) 9906 2600 and
fax number (61-2) 9439 8468. Grinham is a proprietary limited company registered
in New South Wales, Australia and was formed in March 1993.
The directors of Grinham commenced research into trading systems and
portfolio theory using proprietary software in 1990. The research aimed to
capitalize on the directors' experience in mathematical modeling using
non-linear techniques and chaos theory. To validate their hypothetical results,
the trading of a house account on a broadly diversified portfolio of futures
markets began in June 1992. Since September 1993 Grinham has been managing
accounts using its trading systems under the regulatory structure in Australia
that enables it to operate as a commodity trading advisor.
The background of each of the principals of Grinham is set forth below.
A partnership was formed in October 1990 to facilitate research in trading
systems which became Grinham in March 1993. WOMBATS INTERNATIONAL PTY. LIMITED,
a company in which Richard Grinham is the sole shareholder and Director, owns
50% of Grinham. JW & JR GRINHAM PTY. LIMITED, owned by the estate of the late
John Grinham, holds the remaining 50% of Grinham.
RICHARD GRINHAM B.Sc. (Hons.) is a Director and associated person of
Grinham, and Vice-Chairman of the Asia Pacific Managed Futures and Hedge Fund
Association. In 1989, Richard was an options dealer at Schroders, Sydney in the
over-the-counter currency market and in the bank bill pit on the floor of the
SFE. In 1990 he returned to university and received a first class honours degree
in science majoring in Pure Mathematics. The topic area of his thesis was
Fractals and Chaos Theory, the study of which led to a greater understanding of
the dynamics of markets. Futures markets are an example of a fractal. Both
fractals and non-linear dynamics (intuitively, systems which have feedback)
influenced the development of the systems used at Grinham. The feedback
phenomena which Richard studied at university are now a significant part of the
Grinham strategy. In the partnership from 1990 to 1993 and since 1993 at
Grinham, Richard has been Director of Research and is responsible for the
ongoing development of the trading systems.
ANGUS GRINHAM B.Ec. is a Director and associated person of Grinham. He
completed an Economics degree with majors in Finance and Econometrics in 1992.
Over this same period Angus commenced his own research into trading techniques
and began trading his own proprietary account on the SFE. Upon completion of his
degree Angus was employed as a futures broker on an international futures desk
and also designed and implemented futures oriented software applications. He
joined Grinham on a full time basis in 1996. Angus is currently the Director of
Trading and Information Technology and is responsible for trading, technology
and the implementation of new trading systems.
TRADING SYSTEMS
The trading systems used by Grinham are proprietary and confidential. The
following discussion is general and not intended to be exhaustive.
Grinham uses automated, diversified trading systems designed using the key
concepts of robust systems and balanced portfolios to manage funds. The robust
nature of the systems means that they have a very high probability of continuing
to be successful in the future. The balance in the portfolio means that the risk
is well controlled.
ROBUST SYSTEMS
Grinham designs systems with the highest probability of continued success
in the future. This is done by designing systems that are "robust;" that is,
systems that will be profitable across a vast range of different market
conditions. These systems are robust because they do not rely on curve fitting
or over optimization to achieve
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hypothetical results. Some elements of a robust system include:
- - Same System Across All Markets
Grinham trades the same system across all markets. Grinham does not look
for systems that attempt to take advantage of a supposed opportunity in
one market, as this may be statistically invalid or ephemeral in nature.
For example, if a trading system has been successful in buying the S&P
when bond yields are falling then this system is prone to fail if this
relationship breaks down. Instead, Grinham trades systems that are
successful across all markets. If the one system operates profitably
across all markets then there is significantly less chance the system is
curve fitted. If a system is profitable on everything from pork bellies to
the Deutschemark to the Nikkei through periods of inflation, deflation,
wars and currency crises then it is much more likely to be profitable in
the future than if it works on only one market.
- - Same Parameter Across All Markets
Grinham also trades the same parameters on all markets. In adopting this
approach, Grinham declares its position on the question of optimization.
Grinham believes that systems should be optimized as little as possible.
The walk forward testing used to re-optimize the in-sample data and test
on out of sample data has consistently shown that the selection of the
optimal parameter for the previous period is not a good indicator of the
optimal parameter for the next period. Although optimization will improve
hypothetical results, it does not improve real time trading results.
- - Flat Parameter Spaces
A parameter, however, still needs to be selected for trading. What is the
best way to do this? Grinham designs systems in which the results do not
vary greatly as the parameters of the system vary. Such systems have what
are termed 'flat parameter spaces'. Grinham selects the parameter that is
in the middle of the flattest parameter space for the entire portfolio.
Such a parameter has the highest probability of generating a positive
return in the next period. This method does not try to predict the optimal
parameter for the next period, rather the parameter that, no matter what
type of market condition may prevail, still has a very good chance of
generating positive returns. When used in combination with very low
parameter sets this technique greatly reduces the chance of curve fitting.
- - Low Parameter Sets
The systems have few parameters or trading rules, typically three or four.
By keeping the number of parameters low, the chance that the results
suffer from curve fitting is reduced. The irony is that the larger the
number of trading rules in a system, the better the hypothetical results
will be but the worse the real time results will be.
- - Multiple Trading Systems
The trading system has multiple components, each one designed to capture
moves of a certain type and duration. These systems trade over a range of
time periods from short, sharp moves lasting 24 hours up to moves lasting
an average of 4 weeks. By trading across multiple time horizons the
trading system is less reliant on the need for just one type of market
behavior to occur. If one component of the system has a difficult trading
period then there is no reason to assume that the other component will.
For this reason, the diversification across multiple systems leads to more
consistent results.
RISK CONTROL
- - Diversification
The risk control is based upon balance. The aim of a balanced portfolio is
for no one market, trade or sector to have too large an influence on the
portfolio. One of the key techniques used to achieve this is
diversification. By trading in over 30 markets in seven different
countries the risk is spread, thus reducing the probability of any one
event having a large impact upon the portfolio. A diverse portfolio of
futures contracts is traded including stock indices, currencies, bonds,
energies, metals, meats, grains and foods.
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- - Correlation
This is supported by the use of correlation studies to determine the
chance of losses occurring together in certain markets. The number of
contracts is weighted accordingly. The higher the correlation between a
contract and the rest of the portfolio, the fewer contracts will be
traded. The aim is to achieve a balance so that should there be a very
large move in related markets there is a high probability this will not
adversely effect the portfolio.
- - Stop Losses
Additional risk control techniques include the use of stop losses against
every open position. This reduces the probability of runaway losses
occurring.
- - Small Risk Per Trade
The average risk per trade is in the order of 0.3% although Grinham cannot
ensure that the risk on any one trade will not exceed this amount. This is
small because the systems are traded across so many markets (thus reducing
the risk per trade) and because of the short term orientation of the
trading. The margin/equity ratio ranges between approximately 5% and 15%.
- - Scaling Back
As markets become more volatile positions are automatically scaled back.
This reduction in position size reduces the probability of any one trade
or market having too large an effect upon the portfolio.
- - Use of Time Zones
As part of the concept of balancing a portfolio as explained above, the
system will attempt to balance the exposure across time zones. This serves
to reduce the effect of price gaps upon the systems. For example, if the
system is long the FTSE in Europe and the S&P begins to fall heavily after
the FTSE has closed for trading, the system will attempt to sell the S&P.
If the S&P continues to fall then the profits on the S&P will offset the
losses on the FTSE. This protects the portfolio from large one day losses.
The correlation of the trading system to the Barclay's CTA Index in the
period between September 1993 and June 1999 was 0.15. The Barclay's CTA Index
represents the performance of those participants in the commodity trading
advisor industry that provide information to the Barclay Trading Group, and the
correlation figure was based on monthly data. The fact that the correlation is
so minimal essentially means that Grinham's monthly results are relatively
independent of that sector of the commodity trading advisor industry that
reports to the Barclay Trading Group. There are a number of reasons for this:
- - The short term nature of the trading. While the industry tends to be
long-term trend followers, the Grinham trading systems have a shorter time
horizon.
- - The Grinham trading systems can take positions against the direction of
the recent trend. In fact, the systems historically do quite well on those
days when there is a sharp reversal in the recent trend. As these are
typically losing days for many traders, it is a time when the Grinham
trading systems can add value to a portfolio of traders.
- - The Grinham systems tend to take profits as a trade moves in their favor,
as distinct from a trend follower which maintains the position size or may
even add to it. This means the systems do not need a long-term trend to be
profitable.
- - The original research, conducted in Australia in relative isolation to the
mainstream of trading ideas, has produced trading systems that are unique.
- - Because the program has a low correlation to other traders, it is not only
worthwhile as a stand-alone investment, but also adds value to a portfolio
of traders. The minimal correlation of Grinham with the Barclay's CTA
Index should provide the program with the ability to profit at times when
the majority of other commodity trading advisors are losing money. This is
a key feature of the program.
Development of the Trading Systems
Since the inception of the trading program, Grinham has endeavored to
improve its trading systems by the stepwise implementation of well researched
enhancements. The program initially was traded on just 12 markets with only
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one system. Through a series of consistent additions, this has increased to 32
markets and one system with two components.
It is anticipated that in order to improve the risk/reward profile of the
system, further changes will be made in the future. Grinham is constantly
undertaking research into techniques to improve the trading. It is anticipated
that any improvements will come in the form of further diversification within
the existing trading system as opposed to any significant changes to the current
model.
Changes will have two forms. Firstly, additional markets will be added to
increase the diversification further. It is anticipated that the number of
markets will increase from 32 up to 45 markets. This will further improve the
return/risk profile of the trading. Secondly, Grinham will increase the system
diversification by adding new systems that are robust and trade a balanced
portfolio provided they have a low correlation to the existing systems. This
will allow better implementation of the ideas that make the trading models
successful by reducing the reliance on particular parameter sets.
PAST PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
The following performance summaries describe the composite actual
performance of the customer accounts managed by Grinham. Grinham uses the one
trading system but relies upon diversification to achieve superior results. As a
result accounts that are too small to take advantage of the full trading program
generally underperform those accounts that can. To distinguish between accounts
that are fully diversified and those that are not, Grinham has separated the two
for the purposes of performance reporting. Grinham trades its Diversified
Managed Accounts Program for the Fund.
The Diversified Managed Accounts Program (accounts over AUD$500,000) is
fully diversified. The Small Managed Accounts Program (accounts under
AUD$500,000) is offered only to Australian citizens and is presented here only
for completeness sake.
The composite rates of return shown should not be taken as representative
of any rate of return actually received by any single account represented in the
records. An investor should note that different accounts can have varying
investment results for many reasons, including, but not limited to: (1)
procedures governing timing for commencement of trading and establishing a full
portfolio for new accounts; (2) the period in which accounts are open; (3)
leverage employed; (4) interest earned; (5) advisory and incentive fees charged
and the amount of brokerage commissions; (6) the timing of orders to open and
close positions; (7) market conditions which can effect the quality of trade
executions; (8) trading restrictions imposed by the client; and (9) the size of
the account which can influence the size of positions taken and the markets
traded. In general, the larger the account the more diversification will be
employed by Grinham. Grinham believes that the more diversification used, the
better the risk to return profile will be over the long term.
Grinham has been trading as an Australian commodity trading advisor with a
Futures Brokers License from the Australian Securities Commission and an
Associate Membership of the SFE since September 1993. As a result, between
January 1994 and December 1996 for the Diversified Managed Accounts Program
performance summary and from January 1994 for the Small Managed Accounts Program
performance summary Grinham has used the dollar amount that it and its client
had agreed in writing to be the trading level of the account to calculate the
rates of return used in the performance summaries. The monthly performance is
calculated by dividing the net performance of the account by the starting
nominal account size. If a significant deposit or withdrawal is made during the
month, that day is treated as if it were the end of the month. The rates of
return for all such periods are multiplied together to give the monthly rate of
return.
Grinham believes that this method yields substantially the same rates of
return as the Fully-Funded Subset method and the rates of return presented in
the performance summaries are representative of the trading program for the
periods presented.
For the Diversified Managed Accounts Program performance summary from
periods beginning after January 1, 1997, Grinham has adopted the Fully-Funded
Subset method of computing rate-of-return and performance disclosure.
The monthly rate of return is calculated by dividing the net performance
of the account by the beginning equity in the Fully-Funded Subset.
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If a significant deposit or withdrawal is made during the month, that day is
treated as if it were the end of the month. The rates of return for all such
periods are multiplied together to give the monthly rate of return.
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DIVERSIFIED MANAGED ACCOUNTS PROGRAM
Grinham will trade this program on behalf of the Fund. The
following summary performance information and chart present the composite
performance results of Grinham's Diversified Managed Accounts Program for the
period from January 1994 through September 1999.
NAME OF CTA: Grinham Managed Futures Pty. Ltd.
NAME OF PROGRAM: Diversified Managed Accounts Program
INCEPTION OF CLIENT ACCOUNT TRADING BY CTA: Sept. 1993
INCEPTION OF CLIENT ACCOUNT TRADING IN PROGRAM: Sept 1993
NUMBER OF OPEN ACCOUNTS: 42
AGGREGATE (EXCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) ASSETS OVERALL: $212,733,235
AGGREGATE (INCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) ASSETS OVERALL: $310,802,102
AGGREGATE ASSETS (EXCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) IN PROGRAM: $212,568,588
AGGREGATE ASSETS (INCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) IN PROGRAM: $310,386,182
LARGEST MONTHLY DRAWDOWN: (10.75)% (6/95)
LARGEST PEAK-TO-VALLEY DRAWDOWN: (24.73)% (8/97-4/99)
NUMBER OF PROFITABLE CLOSED ACCOUNTS: 22
NUMBER OF UNPROFITABLE CLOSED ACCOUNTS: 26
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Monthly 1999(%) 1998(%) 1997(%) 1996(%) 1995(%) 1994(%)
Performance
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
January (2.13) 3.37 2.19 8.98 3.93 (2.45)
February (0.35) (3.58) 5.79 0.05 0.90 13.20
March (0.79) (4.49) 3.81 0.74 2.45 6.76
April (2.68) (1.54) 3.90 2.69 (0.54) 5.02
May 2.08 0.73 3.25 (0.79) 6.92 8.68
June 0.69 0.95 2.19 (4.43) (9.66) (7.05)
July 2.32 2.81 5.12 5.20 2.06 (6.74)
August (3.45) 9.48 0.33 0.82 (5.78) 17.55
September (0.97) 3.96 (0.26) (1.27) 8.49 (4.01)
October 0.43 0.35 4.81 (0.32) 1.90
November 1.19 (3.83) 4.77 0.49 3.52
December 0.80 (1.18) (0.71) 0.50 0.34
Compound (5.26) 14.47 23.42 22.10 8.40 39.31
Rate of Return (9 mos.)
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PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS.
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SMALL MANAGED ACCOUNTS PROGRAM
The following summary performance information presents the
composite performance results of Grinham's Small Managed Accounts Program for
the period from January 1994 through February 1999.
NAME OF CTA: Grinham Managed Futures Pty. Ltd.
NAME OF PROGRAM: Small Managed Accounts Program
INCEPTION OF CLIENT ACCOUNT TRADING BY CTA: September 1993
INCEPTION OF CLIENT ACCOUNT TRADING IN PROGRAM: September 1993
NUMBER OF OPEN ACCOUNTS: 2
AGGREGATE ASSETS (EXCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) OVERALL: $212,733,235
AGGREGATE ASSETS (INCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) OVERALL: $310,802,102
AGGREGATE ASSETS (EXCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) IN PROGRAM: $164,647
AGGREGATE ASSETS (INCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) IN PROGRAM: $415,920
LARGEST MONTHLY DRAWDOWN: (21.30)% (6/94)
LARGEST PEAK-TO-VALLEY DRAWDOWN: (36.04)% (7/97-03/98)
NUMBER OF PROFITABLE CLOSED ACCOUNTS: 14
NUMBER OF UNPROFITABLE CLOSED ACCOUNTS: 23
1999 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: (4.79)% (9 months)
1998 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: 9.76%
1997 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: (8.13)%
1996 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: 31.22%
1995 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: 3.15%
1994 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: 10.71%
PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS. THE FUND'S
ACCOUNT WILL NOT BE TRADED PURSUANT TO THE FOREGOING PROGRAM.
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SUNRISE CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC
BACKGROUND AND MANAGEMENT
Sunrise Capital Partners, LLC ("Sunrise Capital Partners") is
a California limited liability company with offices at 990 Highland Drive, Suite
303, Solana Beach, California 92075-2472. Sunrise Capital Partners was organized
in January 1995. Sunrise Capital Partners was registered in February 1995 as a
commodity trading advisor ("CTA") and as a commodity pool operator ("CPO") with
the CFTC under the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended, and is a member of the
NFA in both such capacities. THE REGISTRATION OF SUNRISE CAPITAL PARTNERS WITH
THE CFTC AND SUNRISE CAPITAL PARTNERS' MEMBERSHIP IN NFA MUST NOT BE TAKEN AS AN
INDICATION THAT ANY SUCH AGENCY OR SELF-REGULATORY BODY HAS RECOMMENDED OR
APPROVED SUNRISE CAPITAL PARTNERS OR THE FUND.
Sunrise Capital Partners is wholly-owned by Sunrise Capital
Management, Inc. ("Sunrise") and Commodity Monitors, Inc. ("CMI").
Sunrise is a California corporation (formerly named Sunrise
Commodities, Inc.) which continues the business of Sunrise Commodities, a
California sole proprietorship organized in 1982, and its predecessor firms.
Sunrise was registered in February 1983 as a CTA and in April 1990 as a CPO with
the CFTC and is a member of the NFA in both such capacities.
CMI is a California corporation organized in October 1977, and
is the successor to the partnership of Harris & Slaughter. CMI was registered in
November 1977 with the CFTC as a CTA and is a member of the NFA in such
capacity.
MARTIN P. KLITZNER is a Managing Director of Sunrise Capital
Partners. Mr. Klitzner is responsible for Sunrise Capital Partners' day-to-day
business and administrative operations. In 1967 and 1968 he received a B.A. and
an M.B.A., respectively, from the University of Michigan. He did post graduate
work in economics at the University of California, Los Angeles, from 1968 to
1971. Mr. Klitzner joined Sunrise on December 1, 1982 and serves as its
President. Prior to joining Sunrise, Mr. Klitzner was a planner in the public
sector, a private businessman, and an investor.
RICHARD C. SLAUGHTER is a Managing Director of Sunrise Capital
Partners. Mr. Slaughter is responsible for Sunrise Capital Partners' day-to-day
activities regarding research and trading systems development. In 1974, he
received a B.S. in finance from San Diego State University. He has pursued
graduate studies in finance at the State University and in systems management at
the University of Southern California. Mr. Slaughter has been a Professor of
Finance, instructing M.B.A. candidates in securities analysis and portfolio
management. Mr. Slaughter, a co-founder of CMI in 1977, serves as its President.
He was responsible, along with Dr. Forrest, for the development of CMI's trading
systems. Mr. Slaughter began trading commodities on a full-time basis in 1975
for his own account and as a CTA.
DR. GARY B. DAVIS concentrates his efforts in research and
trading systems development activities for Sunrise Capital Partners. In 1968 and
1970, Dr. Davis received a B.S. and a Medical Degree, respectively, from the
University of Michigan. From 1980 to 1990, Dr. Davis served on the faculty of
the University of California, San Diego, as an Associate Professor of Radiology.
Dr. Davis, founder of Sunrise and developer of its trading systems, serves as
its Chairman. Dr. Davis has studied and traded the commodity markets since 1979.
DR. JOHN V. FORREST engages in research and trading systems
development on behalf of Sunrise Capital Partners. In 1962, he received a B.A.
from Notre Dame and in 1966 received a Medical Degree from the State University
New York -- Downstate Medical Center. Dr. Forrest retired in September 1997 as a
Professor of Radiology at the University of California, San Diego, where he has
served on the faculty since 1976. Dr. Forrest joined CMI in September 1991 and
is a co-developer, with Mr. Slaughter, of CMI's trading systems. He was
President and sole shareholder of Cresta Commodities, a CTA, from September 1981
to August 1989. Dr. Forrest began trading the commodity markets in 1975.
MARTIN M. EHRLICH is Vice President --Marketing of Sunrise
Capital Partners. His academic background includes studies at the University of
Cincinnati where he majored in business administration. Mr. Ehrlich joined
Sunrise in November 1986 after having been a long-time investor with the
company. Prior to assuming responsibilities for marketing and public relations,
Mr. Ehrlich was an independent businessman and investor.
MARIE LAUFIK is Vice President -- Trading of Sunrise Capital
Partners. Ms. Laufik is Sunrise Capital Partners' head trader and is responsible
for supervising Sunrise Capital Partners' trading and back-office operations. In
1973, Ms. Laufik received a Master's Degree in economics from the University of
Prague. Ms. Laufik worked for a Czechoslovakian import/export
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company for nine years before immigrating to the United States. She was a
commodity trader for Cresta Commodities from April 1986 until she joined Sunrise
in August 1988.
ELISSA DAVIS is a principal of Sunrise Capital Partners and of
Sunrise by virtue of her role as a trustee of the Davis Family Trust. Mrs. Davis
is not active in the management of either Sunrise Capital Partners or of Sunrise
and has not been involved in any other business activities during the past five
years.
THE DAVIS FAMILY TRUST, dated October 12, 1989, is a director
and the sole shareholder of Sunrise; Dr. Gary B. Davis and his wife, Elissa
Davis, are trustees and the sole beneficiaries of this Trust.
TRADING STRATEGY
Sunrise Capital Partners utilizes technical trend-following
systems trading a wide continuum of time windows. Most of these time frames are
decidedly long term by industry standards. Pro-active money management
strategies are designed to protect open profits and to minimize exposure to
non-directional markets.
Relying on technical analysis, Sunrise Capital Partners
believes that future price movements in all markets may be more accurately
anticipated by analyzing historical price movements within a quantitative
framework rather than attempting to predict or forecast changes in price through
fundamental economic analysis. The trading methodologies employed by Sunrise
Capital Partners are based on programs analyzing a large number of interrelated
mathematical and statistical formulas and techniques which are quantitative,
proprietary in nature and which have been either learned or developed by Dr.
Davis, Dr. Forrest and/or Mr. Slaughter. The profitability of the trading
programs, traded pursuant to technical analysis emphasizing mathematical and
charting approaches, will depend upon the occurrence in the future, as in the
past, of major trends in some markets. If there are no trends, the trading
programs are likely to be unprofitable.
Sunrise Capital Partners' trading systems attempt to detect a
trend, or lack of a trend, with respect to a particular commodity interest in a
program by analyzing price movement and volatility over time. Sunrise Capital
Partners' trading system consists of multiple, independent and parallel systems,
each designed and tested to seek out and extract different market inefficiencies
on different time horizons. These systems will generate a signal to sell a
"short" contract or purchase a "long" contract based upon their identification
of a price trend in the particular commodity interest. If the systems do not
detect a price trend, a "neutral" trading signal will be generated. While this
neutral signal is designed to filter out high-risk "whipsaw" markets, it is
successful on only a limited basis. Successful speculative commodity trading
employing trend-following techniques, such as Sunrise Capital Partners' system,
depends to a large degree upon not trading non-directional, volatile markets.
Accordingly, to the extent that this signal is not generated during a
non-trending market, trading would likely be unsuccessful because an account
would trade such markets.
Trend-following trading systems, such as those employed by
Sunrise Capital Partners, will seldom effect market entry or exit at the most
favorable price in the particular market trend. Rather, this type of trading
system seeks to close out losing positions quickly and to hold portions of
profitable positions for as long as the trading system determines that the
particular market trend continues to offer reasonable profit potential. The
number of losing transactions may exceed substantially the number of profitable
transactions. However, if Sunrise Capital Partners' approach is successful,
these losses should be more than offset by gains.
While Sunrise Capital Partners relies primarily on its
mechanical technical trading systems in making investment decisions, the
strategy does include the latitude to depart from this approach if market
conditions are such that, in the opinion of Sunrise Capital Partners execution
of trades recommended by the mechanical systems would be difficult or unusually
risky to an account. There may occur the rare instance which Sunrise Capital
Partners, will override the system to decrease market exposure. Any modification
of trading instructions could adversely affect the profitability of an account.
Among the possible consequences of such a modification would be (1) the entrance
of a trade, at a price significantly worse than a system's signal price, (2) the
complete negation of a signal which subsequently would have produced a
profitable trade or (3) the premature termination of an existing trade.
A technical trading system consists of a series of fixed rules
applied systematically. However, the system still requires that Sunrise Capital
Partners make certain subjective judgments. For example, Sunrise Capital
Partners must select the markets it will follow and commodity interests it will
actively trade, along with the contract months in which it will maintain
positions. Sunrise Capital Partners must also subjectively determine when to
liquidate positions in a contract month which is
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about to expire and initiate a position in a more distant contract month.
It is anticipated that Sunrise Capital Partners will commit to
margin between 5% -- 40% of assets managed, but margin commitments may from time
to time exceed this range.
Sunrise Capital Partners engages in ongoing research which may
lead to significant modifications from time to time.
While Mr. Slaughter, Dr. Davis and Dr. Forrest have extensive
experience in the development of systems and methods for trading in the futures
and forward markets, prospective investors should understand that no "safe"
trading system has ever been devised and that no one can guarantee profit or
freedom from loss in commodity interest trading.
Sunrise Capital Partners currently offers four programs for
investment, all of which are traded in accordance with the trading method
described herein. Markets within the various programs described below are
subject to change at any time without notice. The Fund's account is traded
pursuant to the Expanded Diversified Program.
EXPANDED DIVERSIFIED
The Sunrise Expanded Diversified Program provides further
diversification than in the standard Diversified Program (described below).
Additional commodity interests may include, but are not limited to, industrial
metals and minor currency markets. Given liquidity constraints in certain of
these additional commodity markets, Sunrise Capital Partners may, in the future,
restrict money under management for this program.
CURRENCY
The Sunrise Currency Program follows approximately ten
different major and minor currency markets, which may include, but are not
limited to, the Japanese yen, British pound, Euro Currency, Swiss franc,
Canadian dollar, Australian dollar, Singapore Dollar, Swedish krona, New Zealand
dollar and South African rand. The Currency Program trades currency futures
contracts on the International Monetary Market (IMM) Division of the Chicago
Mercantile Exchange and forward currency contracts in the interbank markets. In
order to achieve adequate diversification for a Currency Program, major and
minor currencies are traded as crossrates selectively against each other and/or
as outrights against the U.S. Dollar.
CIMCO
The Sunrise CIMCO--Diversified Financial Program was designed
by Sunrise Capital Partners to participate exclusively in the highly liquid
financial markets. This program trades the major currencies as outrights against
the U.S. Dollar and selectively against each other. Interest rate futures, both
long and short term (including U.S. and Foreign Bonds, Notes and Euro products),
stock indices (including S & P 500), precious and industrial metals (including
gold, silver, copper and aluminum), crude oil and natural gas are also traded in
this program. These commodity interests are traded on futures exchanges but may
also be traded in the interbank or cash markets when appropriate.
DIVERSIFIED
The Sunrise Diversified Program may follow approximately
twenty different markets. These markets may include, but are not limited to,
precious and industrial metals, grains, petroleum products, soft commodities,
domestic and foreign interest rate futures, stock indices (including S & P 500),
currencies and their crossrates.
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SUNRISE EXPANDED DIVERSIFIED PROGRAM
Sunrise trades this program on behalf of the Fund. The
following summary information (determined pursuant to the Fully-Funded Subset
Method) presents the performance record of the Sunrise Expanded Diversified
Program for the five-year period from January 1994 through September 1999.
NAME OF CTA: Sunrise Capital Partners, LLC
NAME OF PROGRAM: Sunrise Expanded Diversified Program
INCEPTION OF CLIENT ACCOUNT TRADING BY CTA: June 1980
INCEPTION OF CLIENT ACCOUNT TRADING IN PROGRAM: January 1989
NUMBER OF OPEN ACCOUNTS: 25
AGGREGATE ASSETS (EXCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) OVERALL: $593.1 million
AGGREGATE ASSETS (INCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) OVERALL: $689.5 million
AGGREGATE ASSETS (EXCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) IN PROGRAM: $373.4 million
AGGREGATE ASSETS (INCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) IN PROGRAM: $438.2 million
LARGEST MONTHLY DRAWDOWN: (10.99)% (8/94)
LARGEST PEAK-TO-VALLEY DRAWDOWN: (29.82)% (8/93 - 4/94)
NUMBER OF PROFITABLE CLOSED ACCOUNTS: 5
NUMBER OF UNPROFITABLE CLOSED ACCOUNTS: 0
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Month 1999 1998(%) 1997(%) 1996(%) 1995(%) 1994(%)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
January (0.9) 1.4 4.6 0.5 (8.5) (1.3)
February 5.1 3.3 8.6 (5.8) 4.7 (3.5)
March (1.4) 2.7 1.5 4.5 19.1 0.2
April 4.2 1.6 (0.5) 9.3 2.4 (7.1)
May (1.2) 2.7 4.4 0.1 (3.8) 5.2
June 2.2 3.3 (2.9) (0.6) (0.7) 11.8
July (1.5) (0.6) 6.0 (0.8) (1.9) (4.2)
August (0.2) 9.5 (3.3) (0.5) (0.4) (11.0)
September 0.4 3.2 (1.5) 0.9 (2.7) 2.5
October (1.0) (1.2) 6.9 0.8 10.8
November (4.7) 1.8 1.3 (0.8) 3.9
December 2.5 2.3 2.7 5.2 (3.2)
Compound Annual 6.6 25.8 20.7 19.3 11.5 1.6
Rate of Return (9 mos.)
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* Estimate.
PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS.
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SUNRISE CURRENCY PROGRAM
The following summary information (determined pursuant to the
Fully-Funded Subset Method) presents the composite performance record of the
Currency Program for the five-year period from January 1994 through September
1999.
NAME OF CTA: Sunrise Capital Partners, LLC
NAME OF PROGRAM: Sunrise Currency Program
INCEPTION OF CLIENT ACCOUNT TRADING BY CTA: June 1980
INCEPTION OF CLIENT ACCOUNT TRADING IN PROGRAM: October 1985
NUMBER OF OPEN ACCOUNTS: 6
AGGREGATE ASSETS (EXCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) OVERALL: $593.1 million
AGGREGATE ASSETS (INCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) OVERALL: $689.5 million
AGGREGATE ASSETS (EXCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) IN PROGRAM: $65.8 million
AGGREGATE ASSETS (INCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) IN PROGRAM: $66.2 million
LARGEST MONTHLY DRAWDOWN: (11.22)% (1/95)
LARGEST PEAK-TO-VALLEY DRAWDOWN: (58.60)% (7/93-1/95)
NUMBER OF PROFITABLE CLOSED ACCOUNTS: 5
NUMBER OF UNPROFITABLE CLOSED ACCOUNTS: 17
1999 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: 1.0% (9 months)
1998 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: (1.9)%
1997 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: 10.9%
1996 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: 20.2%
1995 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: 34.0%
1994 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: (22.1)%
SUNRISE CIMCO -- DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL PROGRAM
The following summary information (determined pursuant to the
Fully-Funded Subset Method) presents the composite performance record of the
CIMCO Program for the five-year period from January 1994 through September 1999.
NAME OF CTA: Sunrise Capital Partners, LLC
NAME OF PROGRAM: Sunrise CIMCO Program
INCEPTION OF CLIENT ACCOUNT TRADING BY CTA: June 1980
INCEPTION OF CLIENT ACCOUNT TRADING IN PROGRAM: October 1990
NUMBER OF OPEN ACCOUNTS: 2
AGGREGATE ASSETS (EXCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) OVERALL: $593.1 million
AGGREGATE ASSETS (INCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) OVERALL: $689.5 million
AGGREGATE ASSETS (EXCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) IN PROGRAM: $86.0 million
AGGREGATE ASSETS (INCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) IN PROGRAM: $86.0 million
Largest monthly drawdown: (12.04)% (1/94)
LARGEST PEAK-TO-VALLEY DRAWDOWN: (44.47)% (7/93-1/95)
NUMBER OF PROFITABLE CLOSED ACCOUNTS: 5
NUMBER OF UNPROFITABLE CLOSED ACCOUNTS: 5
1999 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: 0.5% (9 months)
1998 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: 7.7%
1997 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: (2.8)%
1996 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: 26.1%
1995 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: 50.9%
1994 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: (28.8)%
PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS.
THE FUND'S ACCOUNT WILL NOT BE TRADED PURSUANT TO THE FOREGOING PROGRAMS.
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SUNRISE DIVERSIFIED PROGRAM
The following summary information (determined pursuant to the
Fully-Funded Subset Method) presents the composite performance record of the
Diversified Program for the five-year period from January 1994 through September
1999.
Name of CTA: Sunrise Capital Partners, LLC
NAME OF PROGRAM: Sunrise Diversified Program
INCEPTION OF CLIENT ACCOUNT TRADING BY CTA: June 1980
INCEPTION OF CLIENT ACCOUNT TRADING IN PROGRAM: June 1980
NUMBER OF OPEN ACCOUNTS: 27
AGGREGATE ASSETS (EXCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) OVERALL: $593.1 million
AGGREGATE ASSETS (INCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) OVERALL: $689.5 million
AGGREGATE ASSETS (EXCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) IN PROGRAM: $67.9 million
AGGREGATE ASSETS (INCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) IN PROGRAM: $99.1 million
LARGEST MONTHLY DRAWDOWN: (14.97)% (1/94)
LARGEST PEAK-TO-VALLEY DRAWDOWN: (36.02)% (12/91-2/94)
NUMBER OF PROFITABLE CLOSED ACCOUNTS: 10
NUMBER OF UNPROFITABLE CLOSED ACCOUNTS: 4
1999 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: 8.4% (9 months)
1998 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: 17%
1997 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: 11.3%
1996 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: 21.7%
1995 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: 40.0%
1994 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: (5.5)%
PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS.
THE FUND'S ACCOUNT WILL NOT BE TRADED PURSUANT TO THE FOREGOING PROGRAM.
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SUNRISE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC. -- CLOSED PROGRAMS
LIMITED CIMCO[S] PROGRAM
The following summary information presents the composite
performance record of the Limited CIMCO[S] Program.
Name of CTA: Sunrise Capital Management
NAME OF PROGRAM: Limited CIMCO[S] Program
INCEPTION OF CLIENT ACCOUNT BY CTA: June 1980
INCEPTION OF CLIENT ACCOUNT TRADING IN PROGRAM: April 1990
(ceased trading March 1994)
NUMBER OF OPEN ACCOUNTS: 0
AGGREGATE ASSETS (EXCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) OVERALL: $593.1 million
AGGREGATE ASSETS (INCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) OVERALL: $689.5 million
AGGREGATE ASSETS (EXCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) IN PROGRAM: $0
AGGREGATE ASSETS (INCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) IN PROGRAM: $0
LARGEST MONTHLY DRAWDOWN: ( 7.72)% (3/94)
LARGEST PEAK-TO-VALLEY DRAWDOWN: (36.7)% (7/93-3/94)
NUMBER OF PROFITABLE CLOSED ACCOUNTS: 0
NUMBER OF UNPROFITABLE CLOSED ACCOUNTS: 1
1998 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN : N/A
1997 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN : N/A
1996 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: N/A
1995 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: N/A
1994 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: (15.0%) (3 months)
PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS.
THE FUND'S ACCOUNT WILL NOT BE TRADED PURSUANT TO THE FOREGOING PROGRAM.
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COMMODITY MONITORS, INC. -- CLOSED PROGRAMS
The following summary performance disclosure describes the
composite performance for CMI programs which are no longer open to new
investment.
Performance information is set forth for the most recent five
full years for each program or, in the event that a program has been trading for
less than five years, performance information is set forth from the inception of
trading. Performance information prior to January 1, 1994 has been excluded in
accordance with CFTC regulations.
PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY
INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS.
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DIVERSIFIED PROGRAM
CMI suspended trading of its Diversified Program in August
1997. Performance information is calculated based on the fully-funded subset
method.
NAME OF CTA: Commodity Monitors, Inc.
NAME OF PROGRAM: Diversified Program
INCEPTION OF CLIENT ACCOUNT TRADING BY CTA: June 1976
INCEPTION OF CLIENT ACCOUNT TRADING IN PROGRAM: September 1991
NUMBER OF OPEN ACCOUNTS: 0
AGGREGATE ASSETS (EXCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) OVERALL: $593.1 million
AGGREGATE ASSETS (INCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) OVERALL: $689.5 million
AGGREGATE ASSETS (EXCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) IN PROGRAM: $0
AGGREGATE ASSETS (INCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) IN PROGRAM: $0
LARGEST MONTHLY DRAWDOWN: (13.5%), 1/95
LARGEST PEAK-TO-VALLEY DRAWDOWN: (31.6%), 7/93-4/93
NUMBER OF PROFITABLE CLOSED ACCOUNTS: 60
NUMBER OF UNPROFITABLE CLOSED ACCOUNTS: 19
1998 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: N/A
1997 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: 11.3% (8 months)
1996 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: 24.9%
1995 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: 8.8%
1994 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: 9.0%
FINANCIAL PROGRAM
CMI suspended trading of its Financial Program in September
1997. Performance information is calculated based on the fully-funded subset
method.
NAME OF CTA: Commodity Monitors, Inc.
NAME OF PROGRAM: Financial Program
INCEPTION OF CLIENT ACCOUNT TRADING BY CTA: June 1976
INCEPTION OF CLIENT ACCOUNT TRADING IN PROGRAM: September 1991
NUMBER OF OPEN ACCOUNTS: 0
AGGREGATE ASSETS (EXCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) OVERALL: $593.1 million
AGGREGATE ASSETS (INCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) OVERALL: $689.5 million
AGGREGATE ASSETS (EXCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) IN PROGRAM: $0
AGGREGATE ASSETS (INCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) IN PROGRAM: $0
LARGEST MONTHLY DRAWDOWN: (10.6%), 1/94
LARGEST PEAK-TO-VALLEY DRAWDOWN: (22.3%), 8/93-4/94
NUMBER OF PROFITABLE CLOSED ACCOUNTS: 5
NUMBER OF UNPROFITABLE CLOSED ACCOUNTS: 1
1998 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: N/A
1997 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: (3.8)% (9 months)
1996 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: 20.9%
1995 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: 14.0%
1994 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: (5.5)%
PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS.
THE FUND'S ACCOUNT WILL NOT BE TRADED PURSUANT TO THE FOREGOING PROGRAMS.
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GLOBAL FOREX PROGRAM
CMI suspended trading of its Global Forex Program in June
1997. Performance information is calculated based on the fully-funded subset
method.
NAME OF CTA: Commodity Monitors, Inc.
NAME OF PROGRAM: Global Forex Program
INCEPTION OF CLIENT ACCOUNT TRADING BY CTA: June 1976
INCEPTION OF CLIENT ACCOUNT TRADING IN PROGRAM: March 1992
NUMBER OF OPEN ACCOUNTS: 0
AGGREGATE ASSETS (EXCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) OVERALL: $593.1 million
AGGREGATE ASSETS (INCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) OVERALL: $689.5 million
AGGREGATE ASSETS (EXCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) IN PROGRAM: $0
AGGREGATE ASSETS (INCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) IN PROGRAM: $0
LARGEST MONTHLY DRAWDOWN: (13.1%), 1/94
LARGEST PEAK-TO-VALLEY DRAWDOWN: (19.5%), 7/93-2/94
NUMBER OF PROFITABLE CLOSED ACCOUNTS: 11
NUMBER OF UNPROFITABLE CLOSED ACCOUNTS: 6
1998 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: N/A
1997 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: (3.2)% (6 months)
1996 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: 10.9%
1995 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: 6.5%
1994 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: 0.9%
SIERRA SHORT-TERM PROGRAM
CMI suspended trading of its Sierra Short-Term Program in
February 1995. Performance information is calculated based on the fully-funded
subset method.
NAME OF CTA: Commodity Monitors, Inc.
NAME OF PROGRAM: Sierra Short-Term Program
INCEPTION OF CLIENT ACCOUNT TRADING BY CTA: June 1976
INCEPTION OF CLIENT ACCOUNT TRADING IN PROGRAM: June 1992
NUMBER OF OPEN ACCOUNTS: 0
AGGREGATE ASSETS (EXCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) OVERALL: $593.1 million
AGGREGATE ASSETS (INCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) OVERALL: $689.5 million
AGGREGATE ASSETS (EXCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) IN PROGRAM: $0
AGGREGATE ASSETS (INCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) IN PROGRAM: $0
LARGEST MONTHLY DRAWDOWN: (7.8%), 2/94
LARGEST PEAK-TO-VALLEY DRAWDOWN: (45.2%), 11/93-2/94
NUMBER OF PROFITABLE CLOSED ACCOUNTS: 2
NUMBER OF UNPROFITABLE CLOSED ACCOUNTS: 30
1998 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: N/A
1997 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: N/A
1996 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: N/A
1995 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: 1.0% (2 months)
1994 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: (1.4)%
PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS.
THE FUND'S ACCOUNT WILL NOT BE TRADED PURSUANT TO THE FOREGOING PROGRAMS.
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TRANSTREND, B.V.
Transtrend, B.V. ("Transtrend") is a Dutch limited liability
company formed in November 1991 to provide commodity trading advisory services
to selected clients. It has been registered as a commodity trading advisor and
commodity pool operator with the CFTC since 23 September, 1994, and is a member
of the NFA in such capacities. Transtrend is also licensed as a portfolio
manager, and is subject to regulation by the Securities Board of The Netherlands
("STE"). Transtrend's business office, where its books and records are kept, is
located at 50 Admiraliteitskade, 3063 ED Rotterdam, The Netherlands. THE
REGISTRATION OF TRANSTREND WITH THE CFTC AND THE STE AND ITS MEMBERSHIP IN THE
NFA MUST NOT BE TAKEN AS AN INDICATION THAT ANY SUCH AGENCY OR SELF-REGULATORY
BODY HAS RECOMMENDED OR APPROVED TRANSTREND OR THE FUND. Its telephone number is
(31) 10 453-6500.
Transtrend specializes in the design and management of
consistent systematic trading strategies based on quantitative analysis of price
behavior while attempting to control risks. The systems participate in futures
and forward markets and in options markets. Transtrend's current investment
portfolios cover a multitude of financial markets, including short-term and
long-term interest rates, currencies, cross rates and stock indices and a
variety of tangible commodity markets, including agriculturals, energy products
and metals. Its market approach attempts to benefit from directional price moves
in outright prices and in spreads. Apart from trading in the interbank market,
Transtrend operates on approximately 50 different futures and options exchanges
in approximately 25 countries. Portfolios, leverage (I.E., risk profiles) and
trading systems can be customized to the requirements of individual clients.
Transtrend's professional expertise is supported by a qualified research team,
sophisticated infrastructure, an enormous database and successful experience.
The background of each of the principals of Transtrend is set
forth below.
GERARD VAN VLIET, born in 1948, graduated as a business
economist at Erasmus University Rotterdam in 1972. He has worked for firms in
the cash commodity trade since 1973 and is a council member of the Alternative
Investment Management Association ("AIMA") and has been a council member of
various international trade associations, both in Europe and in the United
States. In 1982 he joined the Nidera Group, a multi-national trading concern
involved in various agribusiness industries and with a presence in many
countries. For Nidera Rotterdam he successfully established a trading division
of substance, dealing in (physical) vegetable oils. In 1987 he became Nidera
Rotterdam's Senior Managing Director, supervising a variety of trading divisions
and projects, one of which was Transtrend. After five years of general
management, Mr. van Vliet decided to dedicate himself full time to the
development of Transtrend, at that time a subsidiary of the Nidera Group.
Together with Jaap Schotanus, Mr. van Vliet acquired ownership of Transtrend on
October 1, 1993.
JOHANNES "JOEP" P.A. VAN DEN BROEK, born in 1969, graduated in
August 1995 with a Master of Business Economics from Erasmus University
Rotterdam. He joined Transtrend as a trader in December of 1995. In October
1997, he was appointed Assistant Director (for trading) thereby becoming a
member of Transtrend's management team. Effective as of 1 January, 1999, he has
become a Managing Director of Transtrend.
JAAP SCHOTANUS, born in 1960, graduated in 1984 with a Master
of Business Administration from Nieuwpoort University in The Netherlands. In
1986 he joined Nidera Rotterdam in the trading environment of cash commodities.
From the beginning he was particularly interested in the trading of derivative
markets. In 1987, he began to develop Transtrend's business unit, with the goal
of designing effective trading systems based on quantitative analysis of price
behavior. He formed a research team with applied mathematicians, econometricians
and computer specialists. Upon the incorporation of Transtrend in 1991, he
became one of its Directors. Since Transtrend's management team came into
existence in 1997, the responsibilities of Mr. Schotanus have gradually shifted
from day-to-day matters to shareholders' interests and special projects.
Together with Gerard van Vliet, Mr. Schotanus acquired ownership of Transtrend
on October 1, 1993.
HAROLD M. DE BOER, born in 1966, graduated in 1990 with a
Masters Degree in Applied Mathematics from Universiteit Twente in
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The Nederlands. In December 1989 he worked in conunction with Transtrend for his
thesis entitled "Cointegration in (tangible) Commodity Futures." In April of
1990, he joined Transtrend as a Research Analyst. In 1992 he became responsible
for Transtrend's research department, and as of October 1992, he became a member
of Transtrend's management team with the title of Assistant Director. Effective
August 1, 1999, he was appointed a Director of Transtrend. Mr de Boer's primary
responsibility remains focused on reseach and product development.
Each director of Transtrend has an academic degree and ample
experience in dealing with derivative markets. Transtrend's know-how is based on
more than twelve years of ongoing price research conducted by a team of
academics with the aid of powerful computer systems and advanced statistical
software. Transtrend's research team consists of academics educated in applied
mathematics and econometrics. Transtrend's first approved system started in
October 1991 after four years of in-depth price research and product
development. Before the 1993 buy-out, Transtrend managed substantial proprietary
accounts based on identical trading systems. Since the buy-out, it has been
possible to offer Transtrend's advisory services to third parties.
The voting interest in Transtrend is owned by Diversified
Investments B.V., a Dutch limited liability company formed on 29 December, 1993
which currently serves as the holding company of Transtrend and as one of its
Directors. Diversified Investments B.V. is controlled by Messrs. van Vliet and
Schotanus.
TRADING STRATEGIES AND SYSTEMS
Transtrend has developed and offers to clients managed account
programs pursuant to which it trades financial and tangible commodity futures
contracts, financial and tangible commodity options, forward contracts and other
derivative instruments (collectively, "futures," when used in this description
of Transtrend's Trading Systems and Strategies) on U.S. and non-U.S. exchanges
and markets (regulated and over-the-counter). Transtrend will trade its
Diversified Program -- Enhanced Risk Profile subset, which is described more
fully below, for the Fund.
DESCRIPTION OF APPLIED CONCEPTS AND
METHODOLOGY
The applied principles of risk management supersede any other
defined rule. Transtrend's managed futures programs are designed to pursue
capital growth within the limits of a defined risk tolerance.
The programs are entirely based on quantitative analysis of
signaled price behavior of outright prices and of intra-market and/or
inter-market spreads in the markets concerned. The programs may enter into both
long and short positions in any of the markets involved.
The degree of leverage is implicitly determined by the
risk/reward profile selected by the client. The degree of leverage can be
expressed as the number of contracts traded or held in position per million U.S.
dollars under management. A higher degree of leverage represents a higher degree
of risk as it goes hand in hand with a higher number of contracts held in a
position for each dollar under management. Transtrend can provide each client
with alternative risk/reward profiles for different levels of risk in an attempt
to make the impact of leverage selection more apparent. A selected risk profile
has a consequence for the number of contracts traded for each dollar under
management. Generally speaking, the larger the account, the broader the
portfolio of futures which Transtrend will trade for such account.
Computed probabilities pertaining to risk and return and
recovery behavior can be made transparent by randomly combining the historical,
uncorrelated, monthly performance data (actual or hypothetical) into a
significant number of thus-created 12-month returns.
The programs are systematic by nature and require a consistent
application. Therefore, discretionary inputs are not essential to the
effectiveness of the programs. Exceptional market circumstances of the observed
past, both favorable and unfavorable, are integrally reflected in the presented
performance profile of the program(s) selected by the client. While Transtrend
generally will not use discretionary inputs in trading client accounts, in the
event of exceptional market circumstances, it may use discretion in an attempt
to limit risk to a position or account. The use of
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discretion by it may have a positive or negative impact on performance of an
account.
The trading systems underlying the programs have been
developed on the basis of a methodology called blind-testing. For Transtrend,
this means that a limited sample of diverse markets is used to construct complex
entry/exit tools, the allocation system and risk management in general.
Afterwards, the constructed trading system is applied to a substantially larger
number of markets, most of which formed no part of the design process.
Transtrend uses strategy-related criteria, I.E., not
trade-related, which determines the profit expectancy of each
product-tool-combination during successive periods ('serial correlation'). Over
time, these criteria influence the degree of allocation to particular signals.
Such effects are part of a presented performance profile. This approach
effectively avoids, among other things, bias of hindsight.
Transtrend defines the portfolio composition and the relative
weighing of product groups within each portfolio irrespective of the outcome of
historical trades. The guiding principle is strategic diversification in pursuit
of a maximum attainable risk spreading, taking correlation analysis and degrees
of profit expectancy into account.
As the applied strategies require particular transaction sizes
to allow for multiple entry and exit points and because certain minimum
transaction sizes may be required or recommendable, the attainable degree of
diversification is, amongst other things, a function of the amount of assets
under management. Generally, larger accounts have a higher degree of
diversification.
Specific risk provisions are computed for each market
exposure. The risk provisions are designed to have a pre-defined reliability. In
certain trading (sub) systems, risk assessment can be determined on the basis of
a regular or continuous evaluation of daily price behavior, leading to regular
adjustments during the lifetime of exposures; while in other (sub) systems the
risk assessment can be based on risk factors at the time of entry of individual
trades. In all systems the assessment of price volatility plays a prominent
role.
Collectively and over time, Transtrend's programs have
generated a significant number of favorable trades, and the average profit per
trade has been significantly higher than the average loss per trade. Also, the
variance of monthly returns of profitable months has exceeded the variance of
the returns of losing months over the course of time.
In most trading (sub) systems there are elements which
identify and respect the dominant market direction. The systems are designed to
exploit recurring, non-random characteristics of price behavior in all markets.
The totality of the advised trades has in the past represented an "elevated
collective profit expectancy" over the course of time which is expected to
provide the basis for future profitability as long as past and future market
behavior remain generally compatible over time.
The applied market approach does not forecast markets or price
levels but participates in a systematic and dynamic way in signaled price
patterns. The systems exploit directional price movement of outright prices,
time spreads in one or more time frames and of intermarket and interproduct
spreads.
One of the strengths of Transtrend's programs is the
disciplined, systematic and dynamic nature of market participation. The overall
performance is determined by the entirety of all markets and all trades. The
results of individual trades deserve only limited attention in a portfolio
strategy. In a systematic market approach, the consistent (I.E., disciplined)
application by Transtrend and a consistent (I.E., prolonged) participation by
the client are both essential to realize the pursued returns over the course of
time.
All programs are designed to be as diversified as possible
within the limits of the amount of funds under Transtrend's management and in
the context of the selected portfolio composition based on reasonable minimum
transaction sizes in the execution process. The degree of diversification in
terms of markets and strategies involved may increase as the account size grows.
The programs may combine different product-market-combinations
with multiple trading (sub) systems. A higher number of markets and
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trading systems generally contributes to a higher stability of returns over the
course of time.
Simultaneous application of diverging trading strategies
(trading systems), each with a positive profit expectancy over the course of
time, can contribute to a different timing of both purchase and sale
transactions, thus enhancing smoother performance characteristics when compared
to a single trading system.
DESCRIPTION OF TRADING PROGRAMS
Transtrend offers its services to clients on a customized
basis. The amount under management in combination with a selected risk profile
and with relevant market volume constraints determine a portfolio composition.
During the selection process each client can express his preferences for
products to be excluded from the (uniform) approach of Transtrend.
Currently, Transtrend manages client accounts with portfolio
composition, money management principles and entry/exit tools described below.
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION
In Transtrend's Diversified Program the composition of a fully
diversified portfolio includes interest instruments, stock indices, currencies,
cross rates and tangible commodities. Transtrend aims to pursue the highest
possible degree of portfolio diversification within relevant constraints, I.E.
specific client requirements, volume restrictions and limitations as a result of
fund size.
Once the acceptable portfolio components have been defined,
Transtrend determines the (relative) proportions of all components within the
portfolio on basis of the signaled degree of correlation over the course of time
which is re-computed at least every six months. Correlation analysis contributes
to minimizing the risk of coinciding trend reversals on a portfolio level.
The allocation to markets/instruments can vary over the course
of time. As of the date of this Memorandum, the indicative average allocation
within the various portfolios of Transtrend's Diversified Program tends to be as
follows:
PORTFOLIOS OF TRANSTREND'S DIVERSIFIED PROGRAM
(rounded numbers/approximation only)
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<S> <C>
Short-term Interest Instruments 10%
Spreads between Interest Instruments 5%
Bonds/Notes 10%
Stock Indices 20%
Forex Markets 25%
Metals 5%
Energy Products 10%
Agricultural Markets 15%
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Total 100%
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The portfolio composition of individual accounts is likely to
deviate from this indicative average for all accounts. In addition, portfolios
for U.S. clients such as the Fund which trade only in CFTC-approved instruments
are likely to have a lower percentage exposure to stock indices with the
resultant increase being spread among the other asset classes.
At specific points in time a portfolio composition can deviate
significantly from the indicative average because the trading systems are
designed to avoid market exposure in (individual) markets that are classified as
side-ways or dominated by frequent, uninterrupted changes in price direction too
volatile.
APPLIED MONEY MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES
The risk-estimate is trade-based and takes volatility into
account. This implies an (internal) risk-evaluation by the applied
signaling-systems, which may lead to adjustments of position sizes during the
lifetime thereof. The initial risk evaluation determines the position size at
the time of entry. Signaled price behavior may lead to a gradual reduction of
the initial position. Significantly adverse price behavior may lead to an exit
for the entire (remainder of the) position. Transtrend reserves the right to
temporarily reduce individual or overall position sizes under extreme market
conditions of any kind. Such extreme conditions may be real or perceived. It
cannot be excluded that such reductions, which have the sole intention to reduce
risk, will reduce the profitability which could have been achieved otherwise.
ENTRY/EXIT TOOLS
The entry/exit tools contain both proprietary trend-following
and contra-trend elements and include techniques of (dynamic) profit
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targets and (dynamic) stops for individual trades. The systems act upon market
opening, market close and upon specific price levels during a market session or
during the day.
Transtrend reserves the right to change its trading techniques
at any time, without prior notice to or approval from its clients. The
implementation of improvements will be based on the conclusions of research by
Transtrend. Improvements are measured over the course of time and therefore do
not necessarily result in a better performance immediately after implementation.
THERE CAN BE NO ASSURANCE THAT TRANSTREND'S APPROACH TO
TRADING THE FUTURES MARKETS WILL YIELD THE SAME RESULTS IN THE FUTURE AS IT HAS
IN THE PAST.
PAST PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
The following information describes on a composite basis the
pro-forma past performance of the Enhanced Risk Profile subset of Transtrend's
Diversified Program, which it will trade on behalf of the Fund, as well as the
Enhanced Risk Profile subset of the Diversified Program for Euro accounts, the
Standard Risk Profile and Standard Risk Profile for Euro accounts subsets of the
Diversified program, which Transtrend does not trade on behalf of the Fund. The
composite performance results presented for the Enhanced Risk Profile subset of
the Diversified Program excludes the performance of one account which had more
favorable performance than the accounts included in the composite summary. The
composite performance results of Transtrend's Prime Commodity Program and
Financial Portfolio, which programs are no longer being offered by Transtrend,
are also described below. The results set forth in the following summary
performance information are not necessarily indicative of the results which
Transtrend may achieve in the future. No representation is made that Transtrend
will or is likely to achieve for the Fund profits or incur losses comparable to
those shown.
Rate of net return represents pro forma net performance for
the period divided by beginning (aggregate) account size including notional
equity or an adjusted beginning (aggregate) account size. In the event that an
addition or withdrawal occurs on the first day of the month, that addition or
withdrawal is added to or subtracted from the beginning (aggregate) account
size, while taking the amount of notional funds into account, prior to
determining pro forma monthly rate of return. Pro forma net performance
represents the gross realized trading gain or loss on all transactions closed
out during the period, plus the change in unrealized gain or loss on open
positions at the end of the current month and the end of the previous month
adjusted as follows: (a) brokerage commissions and mark-ups of approximately 2%
of net asset value per annum for Transtrend's standard risk profile
(approximately U.S. $10.00 per round-turn trade); (b) monthly management fees of
0.25% of the (aggregate) account size at the beginning of a month (approximately
3% per annum); (c) monthly performance fees at 25% of net new trading profits
achieved on the account, I.E., after making good management fees paid. Interest
income is excluded from the computation of performance fees with respect to the
Prime Commodity Program and the Financial Portfolio. For purposes of computing
pro forma net performance, interest income credits accruing to the accounts have
been included and in negative months also a give-back computation of a negative
incentive fee, which may or may not have been reserved, depending on the account
and specific conditions. In reality reserved (unpaid) incentive fees can be
given back, but incentive fees paid are not. Transtrend believes that the pro
forma adjustments made to the tables fairly reflect a customary fee and expense
structure for clients.
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DIVERSIFIED PROGRAM (ENHANCED RISK SUBSET)
Transtrend trades this program on behalf of the Fund. The
following summary performance information and chart reflect the pro forma
composite performance results of the enhanced risk accounts subset of
Transtrend's Diversified Program based on aggregate nominal account size for the
period from January, 1995 through September, 1999.
NAME OF CTA: Transtrend, B.V.
NAME OF PROGRAM: Diversified Program (Enhanced Risk Subset)
INCEPTION OF CLIENT ACCOUNT TRADING BY CTA: October 1993
INCEPTION OF CLIENT ACCOUNT TRADING IN PROGRAM: January 1995
NUMBER OF OPEN ACCOUNTS: 5
AGGREGATE ASSETS OVERALL EXCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY: $121,914,415
AGGREGATE ASSETS OVERALL INCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY: $242,122,273
AGGREGATE ASSETS IN PROGRAM EXCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY: $23,096,243
AGGREGATE ASSETS IN PROGRAM INCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY: $44,193,367
LARGEST MONTHLY DRAWDOWN: (9.47)% (10/97)
LARGEST PEAK-TO-VALLEY DRAWDOWN: (9.72)% (03/97-05/97)
NUMBER OF ACCOUNTS CLOSED WITH PROFIT: 4
NUMBER OF ACCOUNTS CLOSED WITH LOSS: 1
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<CAPTION>
Monthly 1999(%) 1998(%) 1997(%) 1996(%) 1995(%)
Performance
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
January (3.86) 0.25 9.64 5.38 (6.16)
February 1.22 0.21 5.12 (6.65) 9.57
March (2.77) 2.79 (2.17) (0.48) 10.15
April 3.11 (5.43) (4.07) 8.59 2.16
May (3.10) 3.55 (0.62) (4.40) 6.49
June 4.51 1.36 0.20 (0.30) 3.63
July 1.95 (4.75) 19.27 3.88 (3.70)
August (2.51) 19.57 1.02 7.26 (0.58)
September 0.63 1.93 1.87 7.51 1.75
October 0.86 (8.58) 10.37 (3.81)
November (1.06) 5.72 1.46 2.07
December 2.70 7.95 (3.12) 5.70
Compound Rate (1.18) 21.94 37.92 31.68 29.10
of Return (9 mos.)
</TABLE>
PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS.
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DIVERSIFIED PROGRAM (STANDARD RISK SUBSET)
The following summary performance information reflects the pro
forma composite performance results of the enhanced risk subset of Transtrend's
Diversified Program based on aggregate nominal account size for the period from
January 1994 through September, 1999.
NAME OF CTA: Transtrend, B.V.
NAME OF PROGRAM: Diversified Program (Standard Risk Subset)
INCEPTION OF CLIENT ACCOUNT TRADING BY CTA: October 1993
INCEPTION OF CLIENT ACCOUNT TRADING IN PROGRAM: October 1995
NUMBER OF OPEN ACCOUNTS: 17
AGGREGATE ASSETS (EXCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) OVERALL: $121,914,415
AGGREGATE ASSETS (INCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) OVERALL: $242,122,273
AGGREGATE ASSETS (EXCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) IN PROGRAM: $81,696,994
AGGREGATE ASSETS (INCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) IN PROGRAM: $161,506,902
LARGEST MONTHLY DRAWDOWN: (6.96)% (10/97)
LARGEST PEAK-TO-VALLEY DRAWDOWN: (8.34)% (07/94-10/94)
NUMBER OF ACCOUNTS CLOSED WITH PROFIT: 6
NUMBER OF ACCOUNTS CLOSED WITH LOSS: 0
1999 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: 0.18% (9 months)
1998 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: 16.38%
1997 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: 21.11%
1996 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: 17.13%
1995 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: 21.01%
1994 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: 10.28%
DIVERSIFIED PROGRAM (STANDARD RISK EURO ACCOUNTS SUBSET)
The following summary performance information reflects the
composite performance results of the standard risk Euro accounts subset of
Transtrend's Diversified Program based on aggregate nominal account size for the
period from February, 1999 through September, 1999.
NAME OF CTA: Transtrend, B.V.
NAME OF PROGRAM: Diversified Program (Standard Risk Euro Accounts Subset)
INCEPTION OF CLIENT ACCOUNT TRADING BY CTA: October 1993
INCEPTION OF CLIENT ACCOUNT TRADING IN PROGRAM: February 1999
NUMBER OF OPEN ACCOUNTS: 4
AGGREGATE ASSETS (EXCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) OVERALL: $121,914,415
AGGREGATE ASSETS (INCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) OVERALL: $242,122,273
AGGREGATE ASSETS (EXCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) IN PROGRAM: $11,218,516
AGGREGATE ASSETS (INCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) IN PROGRAM: $26,054,648
LARGEST MONTHLY DRAWDOWN: (2.50)% (05/99)
LARGEST PEAK-TO-VALLEY DRAWDOWN: (2.50)% (05/99)
NUMBER OF ACCOUNTS CLOSED WITH PROFIT: 0
NUMBER OF ACCOUNTS CLOSED WITH LOSS: 0
1999 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: 1.01% (8 months)
1998 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: N/A
1997 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: N/A
1996 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: N/A
1995 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: N/A
1994 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: N/A
PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS. THE FUND'S
ACCOUNT WILL NOT BE TRADED PURSUANT TO THE FOREGOING PROGRAMS.
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DIVERSIFIED PROGRAM (ENHANCED RISK EURO ACCOUNTS SUBSET)
The following summary performance information reflects the
composite performance results of the enhanced risk Euro accounts subset of
Transtrend's Diversified Program based on aggregate nominal account size for the
period from August, 1999 through September, 1999.
NAME OF CTA: Transtrend, B.V.
NAME OF PROGRAM: Diversified Program (Enhanced Risk Euro Accounts Subset)
INCEPTION OF CLIENT ACCOUNT TRADING BY CTA: October 1993
INCEPTION OF CLIENT ACCOUNT TRADING IN PROGRAM: August 1999
NUMBER OF OPEN ACCOUNTS: 1
AGGREGATE ASSETS (EXCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) OVERALL: $121,914,415
AGGREGATE ASSETS (INCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) OVERALL: $242,122,273
AGGREGATE ASSETS (EXCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) IN PROGRAM: $4,804,297
AGGREGATE ASSETS (INCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) IN PROGRAM: $8,030,799
LARGEST MONTHLY DRAWDOWN: (3.28)% (08/99)
LARGEST PEAK-TO-VALLEY DRAWDOWN: (3.28)% (08/99)
NUMBER OF ACCOUNTS CLOSED WITH PROFIT: 0
NUMBER OF ACCOUNTS CLOSED WITH LOSS: 0
1999 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: (3.22)% (2 months)
1998 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: N/A
1997 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: N/A
1996 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: N/A
1995 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: N/A
1994 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: N/A
PRIME COMMODITY PROGRAM
The following summary performance information reflects the
composite performance results of Transtrend's Prime Commodity Program on the
basis of actual funds for the period from January 1994 through its cessation of
trading in October 1995. Percentages exclude interest income.
NAME OF CTA: Transtrend, B.V.
NAME OF PROGRAM: Prime Commodity Program
INCEPTION OF CLIENT ACCOUNT TRADING BY CTA: October 1993
INCEPTION OF CLIENT ACCOUNT TRADING IN PROGRAM: October 1993
NUMBER OF OPEN ACCOUNTS: 0
AGGREGATE ASSETS (EXCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) OVERALL: $121,914,415
AGGREGATE ASSETS (INCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) OVERALL: $242,122,273
AGGREGATE ASSETS (EXCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) IN PROGRAM: N/A
AGGREGATE ASSETS (INCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY) IN PROGRAM: N/A
LARGEST MONTHLY DRAWDOWN: (11.04)% (8/94)
LARGEST PEAK-TO-VALLEY DRAWDOWN: (15.05)% (6/94-1/95)
NUMBER OF ACCOUNTS CLOSED WITH PROFIT: 1
NUMBER OF ACCOUNTS CLOSED WITH LOSS: 0
1999 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: N/A
1998 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: N/A
1997 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: N/A
1996 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: N/A
1995 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: 9.88% (10 months)
1994 COMPOUND RATE OF RETURN: 17.96%
PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS. THE FUND'S
ACCOUNT WILL NOT BE TRADED PURSUANT TO THE FOREGOING PROGRAMS.
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TRANSTREND B.V. PROGRAMS
DIVERSIFIED PROGRAM INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTS
ACTUAL FUNDS
INCEPTION OF CLIENT ACCOUNT TRADING IN PROGRAM: October 1993
NUMBER OF OPEN ACCOUNTS: 27
AGGREGATE ASSETS OVERALL EXCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY: $121,914,415
AGGREGATE ASSETS OVERALL INCLUDING "NOTIONAL" EQUITY: $242,122,273
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Aggregate Worst
Inception of Assets Compound Annual Rate Worst Monthly Peak-to-Valley
Account No. Trading September 31, 1999 of Return % Decline % Decline %
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1. 10/93 $8,084,973 1999: (8.05) (9 mos.) (20.36)% (10/97) (20.36)% (10/97)
1998: 37.96
1997: 63.63
1996: 39.97
1995: 49.23
1994: 18.47
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2. 7/94 $6,726,418 1999: (7.52) (9 mos.) (15.79)% (10/97) (27.20)% (7/94 - 10/94)
1998: 27.90
1997: 45.60
1996: 35.48
1995: 60.45
1994: (13.40) (6 mos.)
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3. 3/96 $42,787,476 1999: (4.68) (9 mos.) (9.50)% (10/97) (9.96)% (8/97 - 10/97)
1998: 15.39
1997: 21.55
1996: 18.77 (10 mos.)
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4. 3/96 $186,368 1999: (10.84) (9 mos.) (18.40)% (10/97) (18.40)% (10/97)
1998: 34.76
1997: 15.10
1996: 42.28 (10 mos.)
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5. 10/96 $1,720,561 1999: (7.45) (9 mos.) (10.25)% (10/97) (10.49)% (3/97 - 6/97)
1998: 16.54
1997: 19.28
1996: 1.32 (3 mos.)
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6. 11/96 $1,904,123 1999: (5.89) (9 mos.) (10.34)% (10/97) (11.86)% (3/97 - 6/97)
1998: 20.17
1997: 22.23
1996: (3.19) (2 mos.)
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7. 10/95 $4,146,150 1999: (9.00) (9 mos.) (16.94)% (10/95) (19.00)% (10/95 - 3/96)
1998: 29.08
1997: 32.17
1996: 30.77
1995: (10.34) (3 mos.)
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8. 11/96 $1,823,364 1999: (4.95) (9 mos.) (11.51)% (10/97) (13.76)% (10/98 - 5/99)
1998: 18.04
1997: 37.48
1996: (2.70) (2 mos.)
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9. 2/97 $NIL 1999: 0.55 (7 mos.) (8.24)% (10/97) (11.55)% (10/98 - 5/99)
1998: 22.50
1997: 13.85 (11 mos.)
</TABLE>
PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS.
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Aggregate Worst
Inception of Assets Compound Annual Rate Worst Monthly Peak-to-Valley
Account No. Trading September 31, 1999 of Return % Decline % Decline %
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
10. 4/97 $2,231,893 1999: (11.34) (9 mos.) (13.95)% (10/97) (14.90)% (10/98 - 5/99)
1998: 41.38
1997: 34.11 (9 mos.)
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11. 4/97 $1,012,412 1999: (8.41) (9 mos.) (28.80)% (10/97) (28.80)% (10/97)
1998: 23.33
1997: 47.71 (9 mos.)
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12. 3/97 $640,642 1999: (7.71) (9 mos.) (21.27)% (10/97) (30.65)% (3/97 - 5/97)
1998: 41.22
1997: 46.34 (8 mos.)
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13. 11/95 $2,105,641 1999: (4.50) (9 mos.) (9.46)% (10/97) (18.34)% (3/97 - 6/97)
1998: 20.03
1997: 4.48
1996: 24.95
1995: 4.94 (2 mos.)
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14. 9/97 $2,640,790 1999: (8.31) (9 mos.) (13.93)% (10/97) (13.93)% (10/97)
1998: 21.44
1997: 5.96 (4 mos.)
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15. 11/98 $2,010,310 1999: (9.46) (9 mos.) 7.16-(1/99) (11.39) (11/98 - 5/99)
1998: (0.92)
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16. 6/98 $10,851,721 1999: (11.98) (9 mos.) (13.50) (7/98) (24.75) (6/98 - 7/98)
1998: 15.49 (7 mos.)
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17. 6/98 $3,996,402 1999: (12.08) (9 mos.) (13.81) (7/98) (25.59) (6/98 - 7/98)
1998: 30.37 (7 mos.)
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18. 6/98 $NIL 1999: (12.68) (9 mos.) (13.48) (7/98) (16.15) (1/99 - 5/99)
1998: 42.59 (6 mos.)
1997: N/A
1996: N/A
1995: N/A
1994: N/A
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19. 7/97 $1,287,508 1999: (3.48) (9 mos.) (10.12) (10/97) (11.32) (4/98 - 7/98)
1998: 12.54
1997: 18.18 (6 mos.)
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20. 7/97 $638,638 1999: (12.18) (9 mos.) (19.50) (10/97) (19.50) (10/97)
1998: 23.06
1997: 42.56 (6 mos.)
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21. 1/98 $5,060,200 1999: (5.38) (9 mos.) (8.20) (4/98) (9.38) (4/98 - 7/98)
1998: 26.68
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22. 10/97 $2,307,632 1999: (12.55) (9 mos.) (19.26) (10/97) (19.26) (10/97)
1998: 34.98
1997: 8.57 (3 mos.)
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23. 11/98 $548,131 1999: (4.36) (9 mos.) (6.87) (11/98) (12.63) (11/98 - 3/99)
1998: (5.27) (2 mos.)
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24. 11/98 $547,019 1999: (7.45) (9 mos.) (9.38) (5/99) (12.19) (11/98 - 5/99)
1998: (0.55) (2 mos.)
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25. 2/99 $1,503,436 1999: 1.34 (8 mos.) (5.41) (5/99) (6.15) (3/99 - 5/99)
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26. 4/99 $2,251,860 1999: 2.68 (5 mos.) (5.15) (5/99) (5.15) (5/99)
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</TABLE>
PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS.
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Aggregate Worst
Inception of Assets Compound Annual Rate Worst Monthly Peak-to-Valley
Account No. Trading September 31, 1999 of Return % Decline % Decline %
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
27. 4/99 $3,098,639 1999: 3.47 (6 mos.) (5.73) (5/99) (5.73) (5/99)
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28. 7/99 $4,364,581 1999: (2.50) (3 mos.) (4.65) (7/99) (4.65) (7/99)
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29. 10/95 $Nil 1997: (6.05) (6 mos.) (12.18) (10/95) (17.12) (3/97 - 5/97)
1996: 18.34
1995: (6.41) (3 mos.)
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30. 1/97 $Nil 1997: 13.10 (11 mos.) (20.88) (10/97) (25.38) (3/97 - 5/97)
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31. 5/97 $Nil 1997: (15.45) (2 mos.) (11.65) (4/97) (15.45) (3/97 - 5/97)
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32. 5/97 $Nil 1997: 42.31 (7 mos.) (21.83) (10/97) (21.83) (10/97)
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33. 4/98 $Nil 1998: 4.97 (9 mos.) (4.26) (4/98) (5.81) (4/98 - 7/98)
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34. 1/95 $Nil 1999: (10.90) (4 mos.) (15.55) (10/97) (15.55) (10/97)
1998: 30.12
1997: 33.26
1996: 24.29
1995: 46.27
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35. 4/98 $Nil 1999: (12.06) (4 mos.) (18.57) (4/98) (23.15) (4/98 - 7/98)
1998: 25.09 (9 mos.)
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36. 1/96 $Nil 1999: (4.50) (7 mos.) (14.67) (10/97) (14.67) (10/97)
1998: 30.76
1997: 46.13
1996: 27.04
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37. 6/94 $Nil 1999: 23.70 (6 mos.) (37.34) (10/97) (37.34) (10/97)
1998: 59.75
1997: 160.55
1996: 106.01
1995: 96.40 (7 mos.)
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38. 10/93 $Nil 1995: 9.88 (10 mos.) (11.04) (8/94) (15.05) (6/94 - 1/95)
1994: 17.96
1993: 8.16 (3 mos.)
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39. 10/93 $Nil 1994: (20.75) (11 mos.) (16.48) (10/94) (46.71) (3/94 - 10/94)
1993: (1.54) (2 mos.)
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40. 8/99 $4,804,297 1999: (5.93) (2 mos.) (5.72) (8/99) (5.72) (8/99 - 9/99)
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</TABLE>
PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS.
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PERFORMANCE OF COMMODITY POOLS OPERATED BY KENMAR
GENERAL
THE PERFORMANCE INFORMATION INCLUDED HEREIN IS PRESENTED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH CFTC REGULATIONS. THE FUND DIFFERS MATERIALLY IN CERTAIN RESPECTS FROM EACH
OF THE POOLS WHOSE PERFORMANCE IS INCLUDED HEREIN. The following sets forth
summary performance information for all pools operated by Kenmar (other than the
Fund) since January 1, 1994. Kenmar has offered these pools exclusively on a
private basis to financially sophisticated investors-- either on a private
placement basis in the United States or offshore exclusively to non-U.S.
persons. Other than the Fund, Kenmar has not, to date, sponsored a
publicly-offered commodity pool.
The pools the performance of which is summarized herein are materially
different in certain respects from the Fund, and the past performance summaries
of such pools are generally not representative of how the Fund might perform in
the future. These pools also have material differences from one another in terms
of number of advisors, leverage, fee structure and trading programs. The
performance records of these pools may give some general indication of Kenmar's
capabilities in advisor selection by indicating the past performance of the
Kenmar-sponsored pools.
All summary performance information is current as of September 30, 1999
(except in the case of pools dissolved prior to such date). Performance
information is set forth, in accordance with CFTC Regulations, since January 1,
1994 or, if later, the inception of the pool in question.
INVESTORS SHOULD NOTE THAT AFFILIATES OF KENMAR PERFORM ASSET ALLOCATION
FUNCTIONS ON BEHALF OF MANAGED ACCOUNTS AND OTHER COMMODITY POOLS SIMILAR TO
THOSE PERFORMED BY KENMAR. PURSUANT TO CFTC REGULATIONS, THE PERFORMANCE OF
ACCOUNTS AND OTHER POOLS OPERATED, MANAGED AND/OR SPONSORED BY AFFILIATES OF
KENMAR HAS NOT BEEN INCLUDED HEREIN.
PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS, AND
MATERIAL DIFFERENCES EXIST BETWEEN THE POOLS WHOSE PERFORMANCE IS SUMMARIZED
HEREIN AND THE TRUST.
INVESTORS SHOULD NOTE THAT INTEREST INCOME MAY CONSTITUTE A SIGNIFICANT
PORTION OF A COMMODITY POOL'S INCOME AND, IN CERTAIN INSTANCES, MAY GENERATE
PROFITS WHERE THERE HAVE BEEN REALIZED AND UNREALIZED LOSSES FROM COMMODITY
TRADING.
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ASSETS UNDER MANAGEMENT
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
Kenmar -- Total assets under management as of September 30, 1999: $146 million
Kenmar -- Total assets under multi-advisor management as of September 30, 1999: $80 million
Kenmar and affiliates -- Total assets under management as of September 30, 1999: $819 million
(excluding notional funds)
Kenmar and affiliates -- Total assets under management as of September 30, 1999: $903 million
(including notional funds)
</TABLE>
MULTI-ADVISOR POOLS
These are all of the multi-advisor pools (other than the Fund and pools
for the research and development of traders) operated by Kenmar since January 1,
1994. Kenmar has actively allocated and reallocated trading assets among a
changing group of advisors selected by it. As will the Fund, these multi-advisor
pools depend on Kenmar for their asset allocations (and, possibly, leverage
adjustments) and strategy selections, and combine unrelated and independent
advisors.
SINGLE-ADVISOR POOLS
These are all of the pools (other than pools for the research and
development of traders) operated by Kenmar since January 1, 1994 that were, or
are, advised by a single advisor (as opposed to a portfolio of commodity trading
advisors). Investors should note that single-advisor pools do not demonstrate
Kenmar's ability to manage a portfolio of commodity trading advisors.
POOLS FOR THE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF ADVISORS
These are all of the pools operated by Kenmar since January 1, 1994 that
were established as a way of testing, in a limited liability vehicle, one or
more commodity trading advisors relatively untested in the management of
customer assets.
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
%
WORST
AGGRE- MONTHLY
TYPE GATE CURRENT CURRENT DRAW-
OF START CLOSE SUB- TOTAL NAV PER DOWN &
POOL DATE DATE SCRIPT. NAV UNIT MONTH
- ------------------------------- ------- ----------- ----------------------- ------------ ------------ ------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
MULTI-ADVISOR POOLS
- -------------------------------
Kenmar Performance Partners L.P. ** 08/85 N/A 264,380,534 50,720,446 14,990.94 (19.12)
1/94
Kenmar Capital Partners Ltd. * 07/95 N/A 3,577,775 737,342 954.35 (8.40)
3/99
SINGLE ADVISOR POOLS
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The Dennis Fund L.P. "A" single 09/96 N/A 11,341,364 12,181,267 1,860.58 (10.75)
8/97
The Dennis Fund L.P. "B" single 04/97 N/A 45,627,073 43,447,449 1,773.97 (10.70)
8/97
Dennis Friends & Family L.P. single 05/97 N/A 2,363,437 2,185,203 1,486.96 (14.79)
8/97
Hirst Investment Fund L.P. single 10/97 N/A 4,347,088 1,848,419 1,021.26 (10.43)
3/99
Hirst 2X LP single 3/99 N/A 4,127,659 2,411,379 917.87 (18.13)
3/99
POOLS FOR RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT OF TRADERS
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Kenmar Venture Partners L.P. * 03/87 N/A 2,625,000 3,578,296 3,835.93 (29.70)
10/89
GLH Strategic Performance L.P. single 08/93 10/94 1,143,233 0 717.41 (9.45)
1/94
Oberdon Partners L.L.C. single 4/97 4/99 1,607,000 0 1,246.18 (20.65)
5/98
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</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
%
WORST
PEAK-TO
-
VALLEY
DRAW-D PERCENTAGE RATE OF RETURN
OWN (COMPUTED ON A COMPOUNDED
& MONTHLY BASIS)
PERIOD 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
- ------------------------------- ----------- ------- ----- ------ ------ ------- --------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
MULTI-ADVISOR POOLS
- -------------------------------
Kenmar Performance Partners L.P. (33.20) (9.79) 8.12 3.04 (2.1) 18.88 (12.2)
11/90-5/92 (9 mos.)
Kenmar Capital Partners Ltd. (15.46) - 2.26 (1.87) 3.05 10.59 (7.73)
9/98-5/99 (9 mos.)
SINGLE ADVISOR POOLS
- -------------------------------
The Dennis Fund L.P. "A" (25.63) - - 8.14 18.70 42.50 1.72
3/97-8/97 (9 mos.)
The Dennis Fund L.P. "B" (17.63) - - - 18.75 40.42 0.75
5/97-8/97 (9 mos.)
Dennis Friends & Family L.P. (19.96) - - - 0.24 42.95 3.77
6/97-8/97 (9 mos.)
Hirst Investment Fund L.P. (16.33) - - - 3.31 9.54 (9.75)
1/99-5/99 (9 mos.)
Hirst 2X LP 18.49 (8.21)
3/99-5/99 (7 mos.)
POOLS FOR RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT OF TRADERS
- -------------------------------
Kenmar Venture Partners L.P. (48.75) 3.27 5.55 14.72 36.00 (6.15) (9.58)
11/90-4/92 (9 mos.)
GLH Strategic Performance L.P. (29.41) (21.95) - - - - -
9/93-10/94
Oberdon Partners L.L.C. (30.16) - - - 43.37 (16.55 4.16)
4/98-10/98 (4 mos.)
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</TABLE>
PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS
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FOOTNOTES TO PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
1. Name of Pool.
2. Type of Pool:
"Single" means that the assets are managed by one commodity trading
advisor.
* Although multiple commodity trading advisors were used at certain times
during the history of the pool, the pool may not have been a
"multi-advisor pool" as defined by the CFTC due to the fact that one of
those commodity trading advisors may have been allocated in excess of
twenty-five percent of the pool's funds available for trading.
** Commenced trading as a single-advisor pool and assets were subsequently
allocated to multiple trading advisors. The pool is not a
"multi-advisor-pool" as defined by the CFTC for the reason discussed
above.
3. Start Date.
4. "Close Date" is the date the pool liquidated its assets and ceased to do
business.
5. "Aggregate Subscript." is the aggregate of all amounts ever contributed to
the pool, including investors who subsequently redeemed their investments.
6. "Current Total NAV" is the Net Asset Value of the pool as of September 30,
1999.
7. "Current NAV Per Unit" is the Current Net Asset Value of the pool divided
by the total number of units (shares) outstanding as of September 30,
1999. Current NAV per Unit is based on the value of a hypothetical $1,000
unit ($1,050 for Kenmar Venture Partners L.P.) of investment over time.
In the case of liquidated pools, the NAV per unit on the date of
liquidation of the pool is set forth.
8. "% Worst Monthly Drawdown" is the largest single month loss sustained
since inception of trading. "Drawdown" as used in this section of the
Prospectus means losses experienced by the relevant pool over the
specified period and is calculated on a rate of return basis, I.E.,
dividing net performance by beginning equity. "Drawdown" is measured on
the basis of monthly returns only, and does not reflect intra-month
figures.
9. "Month" is the month of the % Worst Monthly Drawdown.
10. "% Worst Peak-to-Valley Drawdown" is the largest percentage decline in the
Net Asset Value per Unit over the history of the pool. This need not be a
continuous decline, but can be a series of positive and negative returns
where the negative returns are larger than the positive returns. "% Worst
Peak-to-Valley Drawdown" represents the greatest percentage decline from
any month-end Net Asset Value per Unit that occurs without such month-end
Net Asset Value per Unit being equaled or exceeded as of a subsequent
month-end. For example, if the Net Asset Value per Unit of a particular
pool declined by $1 in each of January and February, increased by $1 in
March and declined again by $2 in April, a "peak-to-valley drawdown"
analysis conducted as of the end of April would consider that "drawdown"
to be still continuing and to be $3 in amount, whereas if the Net Asset
Value per Unit had increased by $2 in March, the January-February drawdown
would have ended as of the end of February at the $2 level.
11. "Period" is the period of the "% Worst Peak-to-Valley Drawdown."
12. "Year-to-Date" is the rate of return of the pool as of September 30, 1999.
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INVESTMENT FACTORS
Managed Futures is a sector of the futures industry made up of
professionals, or commodity trading advisors ("CTAs"), who on behalf of their
clients manage portfolios made up of futures and forward contracts and related
instruments traded around the world. Utilizing extensive resources, markets can
be accessed and monitored around the world, 24 hours a day.
For over 20 years institutions and individuals have made Managed
Futures part of their well-diversified portfolios. In that time period, the
industry has grown to nearly $35 billion in assets under management.*
As the industry has grown, so has the number, liquidity and efficiency
of the futures markets globally. Since 1974 the U.S. futures markets have grown
from consisting primarily of agricultural contracts to include financial
contracts, providing greater diversification and flexibility. The pie charts
below demonstrate this growth of diversity within the futures industry. In 1974
the agricultural sector dominated the trading volume of the industry. By 1998
the agricultural sector represented only 19% of trading while interest rate
contracts represented 55%. These interest rate contracts included contracts on
U.S. debt instruments, European debt instruments, and bonds in Asia and
Australia.
Dramatic Changes in Futures Industry
1974(1)
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
Currencies 2%
Metals 14%
Lumber & Energy 2%
Agriculturals 82%
</TABLE>
1999(2)
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
European Rates 13%
European Stocks 3%
Pac Rim Rates 4%
Pac Rim Stocks 3%
US Rates 7%
Energies 13%
US Stocks 8%
Metals 21%
Grains 4%
Tropicals 7%
Meats 1%
Currencies 16%
</TABLE>
Source: Futures Industry Association, Washington, D.C.
*Managed Futures encompass over 50 markets worldwide, and as a result investors
can gain global market exposure in their portfolios as well as add non-financial
investments. Thus, investing in a managed futures fund can be an effective way
to globally diversify a portfolio.
- -----------------------
(1) Represented by the percentage of the number of contracts traded per year.
(2) Based on average margin utilized by KGT as of September 30, 1999.
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VALUE OF DIVERSIFYING INTO MANAGED FUTURES
Allocating a portion of the risk segment of a portfolio to a managed
futures investment, such as the Fund, may add a potentially valuable element of
diversification to a traditionally-structured portfolio. Historically over the
long term, the returns recognized on managed futures investments have been
non-correlated with the performance of stocks and bonds, suggesting that a
successful managed futures investment may be a valuable complement to a
portfolio of stocks and bonds. Diversifying assets among different investments
that generate positive but non-correlated returns has the potential to decrease
risk without a corresponding decrease in returns--enhancing the risk/reward
profile and overall "efficiency" of a portfolio. NON-CORRELATION IS NOT NEGATIVE
CORRELATION. THE PERFORMANCE OF THE FUND IS ANTICIPATED TO BE GENERALLY
UNRELATED, BUT MAY FREQUENTLY BE SIMILAR, TO THE PERFORMANCE OF THE GENERAL
EQUITY MARKETS.
The following discussion and charts, which include the MAR Fund/Pool
Qualified Universe Index, are intended to explain managed futures as an asset
category, and to demonstrate the potential value of allocating a small portion
of a portfolio to a managed futures investment, such as the Fund. The MAR Index
is utilized as a broad measure of overall managed futures returns, as compared
to other indices that measure the overall returns of stocks and bonds as
separate asset classes. The MAR Index is not the same as an investment in the
Fund, and the Fund may perform quite differently than the Index, just as an
individual stock may perform quite differently from the S&P 500 Index.
The light grey area of the chart below shows the benefit of adding 10%
managed futures to a hypothetical portfolio made up of 60% stocks and 40% bonds,
assuming an initial investment of $1,000. The combined portfolio showed improved
returns over the last nineteen years and lower volatility (a common measure of
risk) than a portfolio made up of stocks and bonds alone.
DIVERSIFYING INTO MANAGED FUTURES
JANUARY 1980-SEPTEMBER 1999
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Monthly
Compounded Standard Maximum
Annual ROR Deviation Drawdown
---------- --------- --------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
60% US Stocks/
40% US Bonds/ 14.54 2.95 -19.41
60%US Stocks/
30% US Bonds/ 14.80 2.92 -18.33
10% Mgd. Fut.
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
60 STOCKS/30% BONDS/
10% MANAGED FUTURES $15,263.86
60% STOCKS/40% BONDS $14,605
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
Dec '98 $16,000 $15,000
Dec '96 $11,500 $9,000
Dec '94 $9,500 $8,000
Dec '92 $6,000 $6,000
Dec '90 $4,000 $4,300
Dec '88 $3,000 $2,000
Dec '86 $2,000 $1,000
Dec '84 $1,500 $600
Dec '82 $850 $400
Dec '80 $0 $0
</TABLE>
PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS. The graph
depicts the actual performance of the MAR Fund/Pool Qualified Universe, in
combination with stocks and bonds. The "Stocks" portion is represented by the
S&P 500 Index and the "Bonds" portion by the Lehman Brothers Government
Corporate Bond Index. These are passive indices of equity and debt securities
which are generally purchased by investors with an investment objective of
capital preservation, growth or income.
The MAR Fund/Pool Qualified Universe Index is a dollar-weighted index which
includes performance of current as well as retired public futures funds, private
pools and offshore funds (MAR, New York, NY). The performance for all indices
was calculated using compounded monthly returns. A prospective investor is
advised that neither the above graph nor the performance tables in this
prospectus should be interpreted to mean that the Fund will obtain similar
results or generate any profits whatsoever in the future.
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A Managed Futures fund provides these benefits to an investor's overall
portfolio:
- - POTENTIAL FOR REDUCED VOLATILITY AND/OR ENHANCED RETURNS
- - PROFIT POTENTIAL IN ANY MARKET ENVIRONMENT
- - ACCESS TO GLOBAL FINANCIAL AND NON-FINANCIAL FUTURES MARKETS
- - POTENTIAL FOR BOTH REDUCED VOLATILITY AND/OR ENHANCED RETURNS
Futures and forwards contracts exhibit more risk than stocks or bonds.
However, adding a Managed Futures fund to a stock-and-bond-only portfolio has
the potential to reduce overall portfolio volatility and enhance returns.
This potential benefit was initially demonstrated in two key academic
works. First, Modern Portfolio Theory, developed by the Nobel Prize Laureate
economists Drs. Harry M. Markowitz and William Sharpe, asserts that investments
having positive returns and low to non-correlation with each other can improve
the risk/reward characteristics of the combined holdings. In other words, a
portfolio of different investments with positive returns independent of each
other (i.e. non-correlated) can improve the risk profile of an investor's entire
portfolio.
Modern Portfolio Theory suggests that a portfolio manager should
diversify into asset categories that have little or no correlation with the
other asset categories in the portfolio. The Nobel Prize for Economics in 1990
was awarded to Dr. Harry Markowitz for demonstrating that the total return can
increase, and/or risks can be reduced, when portfolios have positively
performing asset categories that are essentially non-correlated. Even an
investor who diversifies into International stocks and bonds may not obtain
enough non- correlation. Over time, alternative investment classes such as real
estate and international stocks and bonds may correlate closely with domestic
equities as the global economy expands and contracts. The logical question that
then arises is: "What investment can add value to a portfolio by enhancing
returns and reducing portfolio volatility?"
Historically, managed futures investments have had very little
correlation to the stock and bond markets. Kenmar believes that the performance
of the Fund should also exhibit a substantial degree of non-correlation (not,
however, necessarily negative correlation) with the performance of traditional
equity and debt portfolio components. Unlike short selling in the securities
markets, selling futures short is no more difficult than establishing a long
position. The profit and loss potential of futures trading is not dependent upon
economic prosperity or interest rate or currency stability. Diversifying assets
among different investments that generate positive but non-correlated returns
has the potential to decrease risk without a corresponding decrease in returns
- -- enhancing the reward/risk profile of a portfolio, as demonstrated in the
graphs below. Non-correlation will not provide any diversification advantages
unless the non-correlated assets are out-performing other portfolio assets, and
there is no guarantee that the Fund will outperform other sectors of the
portfolio (or not produce losses). Additionally, although adding managed futures
funds to a portfolio may provide diversification, managed futures funds are not
a hedging mechanism and there is no guarantee that managed futures funds will
appreciate during periods of inflation or stock and bond market declines.
VALUE OF INITIAL $10,000 PORTFOLIO WITH A 10% ALLOCATION TO THE MAR FUND/POOL
QUALIFIIED UNIVERSE VS. A STOCKS AND BONDS PORTFOLIO
JANUARY 1980 - SEPTEMBER 1999
Growth of Initial $10,000 Investment
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
60% Stocks/40%Bonds $146,054
60% Stocks/30% Bonds
10% Managed Futures $152,639
</TABLE>
RISK as Measured by Standard Deviation of Annual Returns
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
60% Stocks/40%Bonds 10.23%
60% Stocks/30%
Bonds/10% Managed
Futures 10.12%
</TABLE>
PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS. The graphs
depict the actual performance of the MAR Fund/Pool Qualified Universe, in
combination with stocks and bonds. The "Stocks" portion is represented by the
S&P 500 Index and the "Bonds" portion by the Lehman Brothers Government
Corporate Bond Index. These are passive indices of equity and debt securities
which are generally purchased by investors with an investment objective of
capital preservation, growth or income.
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The MAR Fund/Pool Qualified Universe Index is a dollar weighted index which
includes performance of current as well as retired public futures funds, private
pools and offshore funds (MAR, New York, NY). The performance for all indices
was calculated using compounded monthly returns. A prospective investor is
advised that neither the above graph, nor the performance tables in this
prospectus should be interpreted to mean that the Fund will obtain similar
results or generate any profits whatsoever in the future.
CORRELATION OF MANAGED FUTURES
JANUARY 1980 - SEPTEMBER 1999
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
MANAGED* S&P* EAFE* US*
FUTURES* 500 BONDS*
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
MANAGED FUTURES* 1.00
S&P 500 0.09 1.00
EAFE -0.01 0.49 1.00
US BONDS 0.04 0.29 0.22 1.00
</TABLE>
Correlation is a statistical measure of the degree to which two
variables are related. It is expressed as a number between -1 and 1, with a
negative number implying the variables tend to move in opposite directions,
while a positive number implies the variables move in the same direction.
Non-correlated performance is not negatively correlated performance.
Kenmar has no expectation that the performance of the Fund will be inversely
related to that of the general debt and equity markets, i.e., likely to be
profitable when the latter are unprofitable or vice versa. Non-correlation means
only that the performance of the Fund has, in Kenmar's judgment, a substantial
likelihood of being unrelated to the performance of equities and debt
instruments, reflecting Kenmar's belief that certain factors which affect equity
and debt prices may affect the Fund differently and that certain factors which
affect the former may not affect the latter. The Net Asset Value per Unit may
decline or increase more or less than equity and debt instruments during both
bear and bull markets.
* SEE "NOTES TO COMPARATIVE PERFORMANCE AND CORRELATION CHARTS" AT THE END OF
THIS SECTION.
(1) Litner, John, "The Potential Role of Managed Commodity Financial Futures
Accounts (and/or Funds) in Portfolios of Stocks and Bonds." Annual Conference of
Financial Analysts Federation, May 1983.
In his landmark study, Dr. John Lintner of Harvard University was the
first of many to demonstrate specifically that adding a Managed Futures
component to a portfolio can enhance returns.
Dr. Lintner concluded that a portfolio of judicious investments in
stocks, bonds and Managed Futures ". . . show[s] substantially less risk at
every possible level of expected return than portfolios of stocks (or stocks and
bonds) alone."(1)
This diversification effect of Managed Futures is also demonstrated by
looking at the performance of Managed Futures compared to that of U.S. stocks,
U.S. bonds and international stocks during a major decline. When measured
against a decline in the stock and bond markets, Managed Futures has the ability
to provide portfolio diversification due to its non-correlation to stocks and
bonds. This does not mean that the returns of Managed Futures are negatively
correlated (i.e. perform opposite) to those of stocks and bonds.
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PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS.
Comparative Performance and Correlation Charts: The table below
demonstrates the differences in performance of stocks, bonds and managed future
during each year from 1980 through September 1999. The chart below the table
shows the worst peak-to-valley losses of the four asset classes for the same
period.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Managed
Year Futures US Stocks Int'l. Stocks US Bonds
---- ------- --------- ------------- --------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1980 46.4% 32.6% 24.4% 10.4%
1981 19.6 -5.0 -1.0 7.2
1982 23.1 21.7 -.9 31.1
1983 -7.6 22.6 24.6 8.0
1984 4.2 6.2 7.9 15.0
1985 21.8 31.9 56.7 21.4
1986 -11.5 18.7 69.9 15.6
1987 46.9 5.2 24.9 2.3
1988 8.4 16.5 28.6 7.6
1989 10.1 31.7 10.8 14.3
1990 19.5 -3.1 -23.2 5.7
1991 10.7 30.5 12.5 15.0
1992 1.0 7.7 -11.9 7.5
1993 15.2 10.1 32.9 8.8
1994 -2.2 1.3 8.1 -2.0
1995 9.7 37.6 11.6 15.1
1996 11.9 22.9 6.3 4.1
1997 9.2 33.4 2.1 7.8
1998 10.0 28.6 20.3 8.3
1999** 2.03 5.4 8.7 0.3
</TABLE>
* SEE "NOTES TO COMPARATIVE PERFORMANCE AND CORRELATION CHARTS" AT THE END OF
THIS SECTION.
PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS.
** Through September 1999.
WORST PEAK-TO-VALLEY LOSS FROM JANUARY 1980 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 1999
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
Managed Futures -28.10%
S&P 500 -29.60%
EAFE -30.59%
US Bonds -8.50%
</TABLE>
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<PAGE>
NOTES TO COMPARATIVE PERFORMANCE AND CORRELATION CHARTS
U.S. STOCKS* - Standard & Poor's 500 Stock Index (dividends reinvested) an
unmanaged weighted index of 500 stocks.
INTERNATIONAL STOCKS* - Morgan Stanley's EAFE Index (dividends reinvested) is
the European/Australian/Far East Index based on local currency. Source: CDA
Investment Technologies, Inc.
U.S. BONDS* - Lehman Brothers Government/Corporate Bond Index (coupons
reinvested)
MANAGED FUTURES* - MAR Fund/Pool Qualified Universe Index is a dollar-weighted
index which includes performance of current as well as retired public futures
funds, private pools and offshore funds (MAR, New York, NY).
* These indices are representative of equity and debt securities and are not to
be construed as an actively managed portfolio.
SOURCES: STANDARD & POOR'S, LEHMAN BROTHERS, LIPPER ANALYTICAL ASSOCIATES AND
MANAGED ACCOUNT REPORT
INVESTORS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT STOCKS, BONDS AND MANAGED FUTURES ARE VERY
DIFFERENT TYPES OF INVESTMENTS, EACH INVOLVING DIFFERENT INVESTMENT
CONSIDERATIONS AND RISKS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LIQUIDITY, SAFETY,
GUARANTEES INSURANCE, FLUCTUATION OF PRINCIPAL AND/OR RETURN, TAX FEATURES,
LEVERAGE AND VOLATILITY.
FOR EXAMPLE, TRADING IN FUTURES, FORWARD AND OPTIONS MAY INVOLVE A GREATER
DEGREE OF RISK THAN INVESTING IN STOCKS AND BONDS DUE TO, AMONG OTHER THINGS, A
GREATER DEGREE OF LEVERAGE AND VOLATILITY. ALSO, U.S. GOVERNMENT BONDS ARE
GUARANTEED BY THE U.S. GOVERNMENT AND, IF HELD TO MATURITY, OFFER BOTH A FIXED
RATE OF INTEREST AND RETURN OF PRINCIPAL.
ADDITIONAL ADVANTAGES OF MANAGED FUTURES INVESTMENTS
100% INTEREST CREDIT. Unlike some "alternative investment" funds, the
Fund will not be required to borrow money in order to obtain the leverage used
in its trading strategy. Accordingly, the Fund does not anticipate that it will
incur any interest expense. The Fund's margin deposits will be maintained in
cash equivalents, such as U.S. Treasury bills. Interest is earned on 100% of the
Fund's available assets (which include unrealized profits credited to the Fund's
accounts).
LIQUIDITY. In most cases the underlying markets have liquidity. Some
markets trade 24 hours on business days. There can be exceptional cases where
there may be no buyer or seller for a particular market. However, one of the
selection criteria for a market to be included in the Fund is good liquidity,
and historically "lock limit" situations have not been common. Investors may
redeem all or a portion of their Units on a monthly basis --beginning with the
end of the sixth month following purchase of such Units-- subject to a declining
redemption fee during the eighteen months of ownership.
CONVENIENCE. The Fund provides a convenient means to participate in
global markets and opportunities without the time required to master complex
trading strategies and monitor multiple international markets.
LIMITED LIABILITY. The liability of investors in the Fund is limited to
the amount of their investment in the Fund. Limited Partners will never be
required to contribute additional capital to the Fund.
PROFIT POTENTIAL IN ANY MARKET ENVIRONMENT. With stocks and bonds,
investors typically buy securities that they believe will increase in value, and
they may have no strategy when markets fall. Futures contracts, on the other
hand, can be easily sold short on the prospect that a market will go down. As a
result, declining markets represent opportunities for Managed Futures.
ACCESS TO GLOBAL FINANCIAL AND NON-FINANCIAL MARKETS: Finally, over the
years the futures markets have expanded globally to include investments in stock
indices and bonds, currencies, precious and base metals, agricultural products
and so forth. Investors can gain access to over 50 financial and non-financial
markets around the globe.
SMALL MINIMUM INVESTMENT; SMALLER MINIMUM ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT
Many of the Advisors are only available to manage individual accounts
of substantial size - ranging from $500,000 to $5,000,000. Investors in the Fund
are able to gain access to each of these Advisors, and to the diversification
benefits of placing assets with all five of them, for a minimum investment of
$5,000, (or $2,000 in the case of trustees or custodians of eligible employee
benefit plans and individual retirement accounts). Existing Unitholders making
additional investments may do so in minimums of $2,000.
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INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
PAGE
<S> <C>
KENMAR GLOBAL TRUST
Statements of Financial Condition as of September 30, 1999 (unaudited) and
December 31, 1998 (audited)...........................................................................F-2
Statements of Operations for the Three Months and Nine Months Ended
September 30, 1999 and 1998 (unaudited)...............................................................F-3
Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 1999
and 1998 (unaudited)..................................................................................F-4
Statements of Changes in Unitholders' Capital (Net Asset Value) for the Nine
Months Ended September 30, 1999 and 1998 (unaudited)............................................... F-5
Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)....................................................................... F-6 - F-10
Independent Auditor's Report........................................................................................ F-11
Statements of Financial Condition as of December 31, 1998 and 1997............................................. F-12
Statements of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 1998 and 1997 and for
the Period July 17, 1996 (inception) to December 31, 1996.......................................... F-13
Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 1998 and 1997 and
for the Period July 17, 1996 (inception) to December 31, 1996...................................... F-14
Statements of Changes in Unitholders' Capital (Net Asset Value)
for the Years Ended December 31, 1998 and 1997 and for the Period
July 17, 1996 (inception) to December 31, 1996..................................................... F-15
Notes to Financial Statements.................................................................................. F-16-F-20
KENMAR ADVISORY CORP
Independent Auditor's Report.......................................................................................... F-21
Statements of Financial Condition as of September 30, 1998 (audited)............................................. F-22
Notes to Statement of Financial Condition........................................................................ F-23-F-28
</TABLE>
Schedules are omitted for the reason that they are not required or are not
applicable or that equivalent information has been included in the
financial statements or notes thereto.
F-1
<PAGE>
KENMAR GLOBAL TRUST
STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
September 30, 1999 (Unaudited) and December 31, 1998 (Audited)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
September 30, December 31,
1999 1998
------------- ------------
<S> <C> <C>
ASSETS
Equity in broker trading accounts
Cash $11,651,477 $14,288,556
Net option premiums paid 22,212 0
Unrealized gain on open contracts 2,465,246 1,219,956
----------- -----------
Deposits with brokers 14,138,935 15,508,512
Cash 15,281,919 10,582,645
----------- -----------
Total assets $29,420,854 $26,091,157
=========== ===========
LIABILITIES
Accounts payable $ 51,194 $ 65,017
Commissions and other trading fees on open contracts 23,803 18,122
Managing Owner brokerage commissions 182,416 160,616
Managing Owner incentive fee 0 42,368
Advisor profit shares 0 109,106
Reimbursable offering costs 0 44,975
Redemptions payable 356,992 255,238
Redemption charges payable to Managing Owner 1,117 4,897
Subscription deposits 0 27,720
----------- -----------
Total liabilities 615,522 728,059
----------- -----------
UNITHOLDERS' CAPITAL (NET ASSET VALUE)
Managing Owner - 2,802.9608 and 2,331.0461 units
outstanding at September 30, 1999 and December 31, 1998 297,102 263,850
Other Unitholders - 268,956.6017 and 221,745.5512 units
outstanding at September 30, 1999 and December 31, 1998 28,508,230 25,099,248
----------- -----------
Total unitholders' capital
(Net Asset Value) 28,805,332 25,363,098
----------- -----------
$29,420,854 $26,091,157
=========== ===========
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
F-2
<PAGE>
KENMAR GLOBAL TRUST
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the Three Months Ended September 30, 1999 and 1998 and
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 1999 and 1998
(Unaudited)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Three Months Nine Months
Ended Ended
September 30, September 30,
---------------------------- ----------------------------
1999 1998 1999 1998
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
INCOME
Trading gains (losses)
Realized $ (111,940) $ 1,945,436 $(1,105,015) $ 3,538,619
Change in unrealized 957,964 2,023,463 1,245,290 1,436,347
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Gain from trading 846,024 3,968,899 140,275 4,974,966
Interest income 287,366 179,518 781,267 549,361
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Total income 1,133,390 4,148,417 921,542 5,524,327
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
EXPENSES
Brokerage commissions 61,767 39,010 208,303 100,591
Managing Owner brokerage commissions 674,747 410,894 1,932,307 1,110,523
Advisor profit shares 0 637,231 95,925 875,702
Managing Owner incentive fee 0 99,152 0 100,182
Operating expenses 36,477 87,417 165,855 154,108
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Total expenses 772,991 1,273,704 2,402,390 2,341,106
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
NET INCOME (LOSS) $ 360,399 $ 2,874,713 $(1,480,848) $ 3,183,221
=========== =========== =========== ===========
NET INCOME (LOSS) PER UNIT
(based on weighted average number of
units outstanding during the period) $ 1.39 $ 18.47 $ (6.06) $ 22.26
=========== =========== =========== ===========
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET
ASSET VALUE PER UNIT $ 1.27 $ 17.34 $ (7.19) $ 8.27
=========== =========== =========== ===========
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
F-3
<PAGE>
KENMAR GLOBAL TRUST
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 1999 and 1998
(Unaudited)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Nine Months
Ended
September 30,
------------------------------
1999 1998
------------ ------------
<S> <C> <C>
CASH FLOWS FROM (FOR) OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income (loss) $ (1,480,848) $ 3,183,221
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss)
to net cash from (for) operating activities:
Net change in unrealized (1,245,290) (1,436,347)
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable
and accrued expenses (137,816) 748,990
(Increase) decrease in net option premiums (22,212) 12,165
Decrease in other assets 0 123,842
------------ ------------
Net cash from (for) operating activities (2,886,166) 2,631,871
------------ ------------
CASH FLOWS FROM (FOR) FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Addition of units 8,110,024 6,525,844
Decrease in subscription deposits (27,720) (25,720)
Offering costs paid (153,076) (369,968)
Redemption of units (2,980,867) (1,639,493)
------------ ------------
Net cash from financing activities 4,948,361 4,490,663
------------ ------------
Net increase in cash 2,062,195 7,122,534
CASH
Beginning of period 24,871,201 11,754,908
------------ ------------
End of period $ 26,933,396 $ 18,877,442
============ ============
END OF PERIOD CASH CONSISTS OF:
Cash in broker trading accounts $ 11,651,477 $ 14,560,861
Cash 15,281,919 4,316,581
------------ ------------
Total end of period cash $ 26,933,396 $ 18,877,442
============ ============
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
F-4
<PAGE>
KENMAR GLOBAL TRUST
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN UNITHOLDERS' CAPITAL (NET ASSET VALUE)
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 1999 and 1998 (Unaudited)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Unitholders' Capital
Total -----------------------------------------------
Number of Managing Other
Units Owner Unitholders Total
------------ ------------ ------------------- -----------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,
1999
Balances at
December 31, 1998 224,076.5973 $ 263,850 $ 25,099,248 $ 25,363,098
Net (loss) for the nine months
ended September 30, 1999 (15,617) (1,465,231) (1,480,848)
Additions 77,252.6975 50,000 8,060,024 8,110,024
Redemptions (29,569.7323) 0 (3,078,841) (3,078,841)
Offering costs (1,131) (106,970) (108,101)
------------ -------- ------------ ------------
Balances at
September 30, 1999 271,759.5625 $ 297,102 $ 28,508,230 $ 28,805,332
============= ======== ============ ============
NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,
1998
Balances at
December 31, 1997 123,650.8308 $ 125,970 $ 12,251,351 $ 12,377,321
Net income for the nine months
ended September 30, 1998 32,951 3,150,270 3,183,221
Additions 61,475.3446 55,400 6,470,444 6,525,844
Redemptions (16,199.3313) 0 (1,674,179) (1,674,179)
Offering costs (4,258) (411,763) (416,021)
------------ --------- ------------ ------------
Balances at
September 30, 1998 168,926.8441 $ 210,063 $ 19,786,123 $ 19,996,186
============ ======== ============ ============
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Net Asset Value Per Unit
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
September 30, December 31, September 30, December 31,
1999 1998 1998 1997
------------ ------------ ------------ -------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
$106.00 $113.19 $118.37 $100.10
======= ======= ======= =======
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
F-5
<PAGE>
KENMAR GLOBAL TRUST
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
Note (13) ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
A. General Description of the Fund
Kenmar Global Trust (the "Fund") is a Delaware business trust.
The Fund is a multi-advisor, multi-strategy commodity pool
which trades in United States (U.S.) and foreign futures,
options, forwards and related markets. The Fund was formed on
July 17, 1996 and commenced trading on May 22, 1997.
B. Regulation
As a registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
the Fund is subject to the regulatory requirements under the
Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of
1934. As a commodity pool, the Fund is subject to the
regulations of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, an
agency of the U.S. government which regulates most aspects of
the commodity futures industry; rules of the National Futures
Association, an industry self-regulatory organization; and the
requirements of the various commodity exchanges where the Fund
executes transactions. Additionally, the Fund is subject to
the requirements of the Futures Commission Merchants (FCMs)
and interbank market makers (collectively, "brokers") through
which the Fund trades.
C. Method of Reporting
The Fund's financial statements are presented in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles, which require
the use of certain estimates made by the Fund's management.
Gains or losses are realized when contracts are liquidated.
Net unrealized gain or loss on open contracts (the difference
between contract purchase prices and market prices) is
reported in the statement of financial condition in accordance
with Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No.
39 - "Offsetting of Amounts Related to Certain Contracts." Any
change in net unrealized gain or loss from the preceding
period is reported in the statement of operations. Brokerage
commissions paid directly to brokers include other trading
fees and are charged to expense when contracts are opened.
D. Income Taxes
The Fund prepares calendar year U.S. and state information tax
returns and reports to the Unitholders their allocable shares
of the Fund's income, expenses and trading gains or losses.
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<PAGE>
KENMAR GLOBAL TRUST
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
(Unaudited)
Note (1) ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
(CONTINUED)
E. Organizational and Offering Costs
Organizational and initial offering costs (exclusive of
selling commissions) of approximately $540,000 were advanced
to the Fund by the Managing Owner. Such costs are charged to
unitholder's capital and reimbursed to the Managing Owner at a
monthly rate of 0.2% of the Fund's beginning of month Net
Asset Value. As of December 31, 1998, all such organizational
and initial offering costs advanced by the Managing Owner have
been charged to unitholders' capital.
Ongoing offering costs are borne by the Fund and are charged
directly to unitholders' capital as incurred.
F. Foreign Currency Transactions
The Fund's functional currency is the U.S. dollar; however, it
transacts business in currencies other than the U.S. dollar.
Assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than
the U.S. dollar are translated into U.S. dollars at the rates
in effect at the date of the statement of financial condition.
Income and expense items denominated in currencies other than
the U.S. dollar are translated into U.S. dollars at the rates
in effect during the period. Gains and losses resulting from
the translation to U.S. dollars are reported in income
currently.
Note (14) MANAGING OWNER
The Managing Owner of the Fund is Kenmar Advisory Corp., which conducts
and manages the business of the Fund. The Declaration of Trust and
Trust Agreement requires the Managing Owner to maintain a capital
account equal to 1% of the total capital accounts of the Fund.
The Managing Owner is paid monthly brokerage commissions equal to 1/12
of 11% (11% annually) of the Fund's beginning of month Net Asset Value.
The Managing Owner, in turn, pays substantially all actual costs of
executing the Fund's trades, selling commissions and trailing
commissions to selling agents, and consulting fees to the Advisors. The
amount paid to the Managing Owner is reduced by brokerage commissions
and other trading fees paid directly by the Fund.
The Managing Owner is paid an incentive fee equal to 5% of New Overall
Appreciation (which is defined in the Declaration of Trust and Trust
Agreement and excludes interest income) as of each fiscal year-end and
upon redemption of Units.
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<PAGE>
KENMAR GLOBAL TRUST
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
(Unaudited)
Note (15) COMMODITY TRADING ADVISORS
The Fund has advisory agreements with various commodity trading
advisors pursuant to which the Fund pays quarterly profit shares of 15%
to 20% of Trading Profit (as defined in each advisory agreement).
Note (16) DEPOSITS WITH BROKERS
The Fund deposits cash with brokers subject to Commodity Futures
Trading Commission regulations and various exchange and broker
requirements. Margin requirements are satisfied by the deposit of cash
with such brokers. The Fund earns interest income on its cash deposited
with the brokers.
Note (17) SUBSCRIPTIONS, DISTRIBUTIONS AND REDEMPTIONS
Investments in Units of Beneficial Interest are made by subscription
agreement, subject to acceptance by the Managing Owner.
The Fund is not required to make distributions, but may do so at the
sole discretion of the Managing Owner. A Unitholder may request and
receive redemption of Units owned, beginning with the end of the sixth
month after such Units are sold, subject to restrictions in the
Declaration of Trust and Trust Agreement. Units redeemed on or before
the end of the twelfth full calendar month and after the end of the
twelfth full month but on or before the end of the eighteenth full
calendar month after the date such Units begin to participate in the
profits and losses of the Fund are subject to early redemption charges
of 3% and 2%, respectively, of the Net Asset Value redeemed. All
redemption charges are paid to the Managing Owner. Such redemption
charges are included in redemptions of unitholders' capital and
amounted to $14,661 and $35,057 during the nine months ended September
30, 1999 and 1998, respectively.
Note (18) TRADING ACTIVITIES AND RELATED RISKS
The Fund engages in the speculative trading of U.S. and foreign futures
contracts, options on U.S. and foreign futures contracts and forward
contracts (collectively, "derivatives"). These derivatives include both
financial and non-financial contracts held as part of a diversified
trading strategy. The Fund is exposed to both market risk, the risk
arising from changes in the market value of the contracts, and credit
risk, the risk of failure by another party to perform according to the
terms of a contract.
Purchases and sales of futures and options on futures contracts require
margin deposits with the FCMs. Additional deposits may be necessary for
any loss of contract value. The Commodity Exchange Act requires an FCM
to segregate all customer transactions and assets from such FCM's
proprietary activities. A customer's cash and other property (for
example, U.S. Treasury bills) deposited with an FCM are considered
commingled with all other customer funds subject to the FCM's
segregation requirements. In the event of an FCM's insolvency, recovery
may be limited to a pro rata share of segregated funds available. It is
possible that the recovered amount could be less than total cash and
other property deposited.
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KENMAR GLOBAL TRUST
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
(Unaudited)
Note (6) TRADING ACTIVITIES AND RELATED RISKS (CONTINUED)
The Fund has cash on deposit with interbank market makers and other
financial institutions in connection with its trading of forward
contracts and its cash management activities. In the event of a
financial institution's insolvency, recovery of Fund assets on deposit
may be limited to account insurance or other protection afforded such
deposits. In the normal course of business, the Fund does not require
collateral from such financial institutions. Since forward contracts
are traded in unregulated markets between principals, the Fund also
assumes the risk of loss from counterparty nonperformance.
For derivatives, risks arise from changes in the market value of the
contracts. Theoretically, the Fund is exposed to a market risk equal to
the value of futures and forward contracts purchased and unlimited
liability on such contracts sold short. As both a buyer and seller of
options, the Fund pays or receives a premium at the outset and then
bears the risk of unfavorable changes in the price of the contract
underlying the option. Written options expose the Fund to potentially
unlimited liability, and purchased options expose the Fund to a risk of
loss limited to the premiums paid.
The fair value of derivatives represents unrealized gains and losses on
open futures and forward contracts and long and short options at market
value. The average fair value of derivatives for the nine months ended
September 30, 1999 and 1998, and the related fair values as of
September 30, 1999 and December 31, 1998, are as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
For the Nine
Months Ended
September 30, As of As of
---------------------------- September 30, December 31,
1999 1998 1999 1998
----------- ----------- ------------- -----------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Exchange traded futures and
options on futures contracts $ 1,510,000 $ 1,110,000 $ 2,414,000 $ 1,240,000
Forward contracts (6,000) 200 73,000 (20,000)
</TABLE>
Net trading results from derivatives for the three months and nine
months ended September 30, 1999 and 1998, are reflected in the
statement of operations and consists of the gain from trading less
brokerage commissions and the portion of the Managing Owner brokerage
commissions that is payable to the brokers. For the three months and
nine months ended September 30, 1999, the net trading gain (loss) from
derivatives was approximately $731,000 and $(225,000), respectively.
For the three months and nine months ended September 30, 1998, the net
trading gain from derivatives was approximately $3,899,000 and
$4,804,000, respectively. Such trading results reflect the net gain
(loss) arising from the Fund's speculative trading of futures
contracts, options on futures contracts and forward contracts.
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<PAGE>
KENMAR GLOBAL TRUST
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
(Unaudited)
Note (6) TRADING ACTIVITIES AND RELATED RISKS (CONTINUED)
Open contracts generally mature within one year, however, the Fund
intends to close all contracts prior to maturity. The latest maturity
date for open contracts at September 30, 1999 and December 31, 1998, is
June 2000 and September 1999, respectively. At September 30, 1999 and
December 31, 1998, the notional amount of open contracts is as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
September 30, December 31,
1999 1998
------------------------------ -----------------------------
Contracts to Contracts to Contracts to Contract to
Purchase Sell Purchase Sell
------------ ------------- ------------ -----------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Exchange traded futures contracts:
- Financial instruments $ 61,900,000 $ 86,800,000 $ 96,900,000 $ 99,000,000
- Metals 19,600,000 3,300,000 4,200,000 11,100,000
- Energy 6,000,000 500,000 0 1,800,000
- Agricultural 4,700,000 4,100,000 900,000 9,300,000
- Currencies 25,900,000 13,400,000 6,800,000 6,400,000
Forward Contracts:
- Currencies 13,100,000 10,000,000 4,600,000 2,600,000
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
$131,200,000 $118,100,000 $113,400,000 $130,200,000
============ ============ ============ ============
Exchange traded purchased options on
futures contracts:
- Metals $ 400,000 $ 1,500,000 $ 0 $ 0
- Currencies 500,000 0 0 0
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
$ 900,000 $ 1,500,000 $ 0 $ 0
============ ============ ============ ============
</TABLE>
The above amounts do not represent the Fund's risk of loss due to
market and credit risk, but rather represent the Fund's extent of
involvement in derivatives at the date of the statement of financial
condition.
The Managing Owner has established procedures to actively monitor
market risk and minimize credit risk. The Unitholders bear the risk of
loss only to the extent of the market value of their respective
investments and, in certain specific circumstances, distributions and
redemptions received.
Note (19) INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The statement of financial condition as of September 30, 1999, the
statements of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 1999
and 1998, and for the three months ended September 30, 1999 and 1998,
and the statements of cash flows and changes in unitholders' capital
(net asset value) for the nine months ended September 30, 1999 and
1998, are unaudited. In the opinion of management, such financial
statements reflect all adjustments, which were of a normal and
recurring nature, necessary for a fair presentation of financial
position as of September 30, 1999, the results of operations for the
three months and nine months ended September 30, 1999 and 1998, and
cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 1999 and 1998.
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<PAGE>
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
To the Unitholders
Kenmar Global Trust
We have audited the accompanying statements of financial condition of Kenmar
Global Trust as of December 31, 1998 and 1997, and the related statements of
operations, cash flows and changes in unitholders' capital (net asset value) for
the years ended December 31,1998 and 1997 and for the period July 17, 1996
(inception) to December 31, 1996. These financial statements are the
responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an
opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in
all material respects, the financial position of Kenmar Global Trust as of
December 31, 1998 and 1997, and the results of its operations, cash flows and
the changes in its net asset values for the years ended December 31, 1998 and
1997 and for the period July 17, 1996 (inception) to December 31, 1996, in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.
/S/ ARTHUR F. BELL, JR. & ASSOCIATES, L.L.C.
Hunt Valley, Maryland
March 1, 1999
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<PAGE>
KENMAR GLOBAL TRUST
STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
December 31, 1998 and 1997
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1998 1997
----------- -----------
<S> <C> <C>
ASSETS
Equity in broker trading accounts
Cash $14,288,556 $11,166,621
Net option premiums paid 0 12,165
Unrealized gain on open contracts 1,219,956 838,321
----------- -----------
Deposits with brokers 15,508,512 12,017,107
Cash 10,582,645 588,287
Other assets 0 177,369
----------- -----------
Total assets $26,091,157 $12,782,763
=========== ===========
LIABILITIES
Accounts payable $ 65,017 $ 24,489
Commissions and other trading fees on open contracts 18,122 6,831
Managing Owner brokerage commissions 160,616 89,492
Managing Owner incentive fee 42,368 0
Advisor profit shares 109,106 54,575
Reimbursable offering costs 44,975 23,058
Redemptions payable 255,238 176,774
Redemption charges payable to Managing Owner 4,897 4,503
Subscription deposits 27,720 25,720
----------- -----------
Total liabilities 728,059 405,442
----------- -----------
UNITHOLDERS' CAPITAL (NET ASSET VALUE)
Managing Owner - 2,331.0461 and 1,258.4577 units
outstanding at December 31, 1998 and 1997 263,850 125,970
Other Unitholders - 221,745.5512 and 122,392.3731 units
outstanding at December 31, 1998 and 1997 25,099,248 12,251,351
----------- -----------
Total unitholders' capital
(Net Asset Value) 25,363,098 12,377,321
----------- -----------
$26,091,157 $12,782,763
=========== ===========
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
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<PAGE>
KENMAR GLOBAL TRUST
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the Years Ended December 31, 1998 and 1997 and
For the Period July 17, 1996 (inception) to December 31, 1996
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Year Ended Year Ended Period Ended
December 31, December 31, December 31,
1998 1997 1996
------------ ------------- ------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
INCOME
Trading gains (losses)
Realized $4,443,190 $ (162,443) $ 0
Change in unrealized 381,635 838,321 0
---------- ---------- ----------
Gain from trading 4,824,825 675,878 0
Interest income 750,290 293,033 0
---------- ---------- ----------
Total income 5,575,115 968,911 0
---------- ---------- ----------
EXPENSES
Brokerage commissions 147,779 45,814 0
Managing Owner brokerage commissions 1,652,458 631,403 0
Managing Owner incentive fee 43,400 0 0
Advisor profit shares 984,809 106,886 0
Operating expenses 134,568 58,398 0
---------- ---------- ----------
Total expenses 2,963,014 842,501 0
---------- ---------- ----------
NET INCOME $2,612,101 $ 126,410 $ 0
========== ========== ==========
NET INCOME PER UNIT
(based on weighted average number of
units outstanding during the period) $ 16.96 $ 1.24 $ 0.00
========== ========== ==========
INCREASE IN NET ASSET $ 13.09 $ 0.10 $ 0.00
========== ========== ==========
VALUE PER UNIT
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
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<PAGE>
KENMAR GLOBAL TRUST
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the Years Ended December 31, 1998 and 1997 and
For the Period July 17, 1996 (inception) to December 31, 1996
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Year Ended Year Ended Period Ended
December 31, December 31, December 31,
1998 1997 1996
----------- ------------- --------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
CASH FLOWS FROM (FOR) OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income $ 2,612,101 $ 126,410 $ 0
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
from (for) operating activities:
(Increase) decrease in net option premiums
paid 12,165 (12,165) 0
Net change in unrealized (381,635) (838,321) 0
(Increase) decrease in other assets 177,369 (177,369) 0
Increase in accounts payable and accrued
expenses 219,842 175,387 0
------------ ------------ ------------
Net cash from (for) operating activities 2,639,842 (726,058) 0
------------ ------------ ------------
CASH FLOWS FROM (FOR) FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Addition of units 13,497,520 12,847,562 2,000
Increase in subscription deposits 2,000 25,720 0
Offering costs paid (700,862) (124,706) 0
Redemption of units (2,322,207) (269,610) 0
------------ ------------ ------------
Net cash from financing activities 10,476,451 12,478,966 2,000
------------ ------------ ------------
Net increase in cash 13,116,293 11,752,908 2,000
CASH
Beginning of period 11,754,908 2,000 0
------------ ------------ ------------
End of period $ 24,871,201 $ 11,754,908 $ 2,000
============ ============ ============
END OF PERIOD CASH CONSISTS OF:
Cash in broker trading accounts $ 14,288,556 $ 11,166,621 $ 0
Cash 10,582,645 588,287 2,000
------------ ------------ ------------
Total end of period cash $ 24,871,201 $ 11,754,908 $ 2,000
============ ============ ============
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
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<PAGE>
KENMAR GLOBAL TRUST
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN UNITHOLDERS' CAPITAL (NET ASSET VALUE)
For the Years Ended December 31, 1998 and 1997 and
For the Period July 17, 1996 (inception) to December 31, 1996
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Unitholders' Capital
Total ----------------------------------------------
Number of Managing Other
Units Owner Unitholders Total
------------- -------------- -------------- ---------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Balances at
July 17, 1996 (inception) 0.0000 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0
Additions 20.0000 400 1,600 2,000
------------ ---------- ------------ ------------
Balances at
December 31, 1996 20.0000 400 1,600 2,000
Additions 128,219.1639 125,800 12,721,762 12,847,562
Net income for the year
ended December 31, 1997 1,279 125,131 126,410
Redemptions (4,588.3331) 0 (450,887) (450,887)
Offering costs (1,509) (146,255) (147,764)
------------ ---------- ------------ ------------
Balances at
December 31, 1997 123,650.8308 125,970 12,251,351 12,377,321
Net income for the year
ended December 31, 1998 26,933 2,585,168 2,612,101
Additions 123,109.1508 118,400 13,379,120 13,497,520
Redemptions (22,683.3843) 0 (2,401,065) (2,401,065)
Offering costs (7,453) (715,326) (722,779)
------------ ---------- ------------ ------------
Balances at
December 31, 1998 224,076.5973 $ 263,850 $ 25,099,248 $ 25,363,098
============ ============ ============ ============
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Net Asset Value Per Unit
December 31,
1998 1997 1996
---- ---- ----
<S> <C> <C> <C>
$113.19 $100.10 $100.00
======= ======= =======
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
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<PAGE>
KENMAR GLOBAL TRUST
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note (1) ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
A. General Description of the Fund
Kenmar Global Trust (the Fund) is a Delaware business trust.
The Fund is a multi-advisor, multi-strategy commodity pool
which trades in United States (U.S.) and foreign futures,
options, forwards and related markets. The Fund was formed on
July 17, 1996 and commenced trading on May 22, 1997.
B. Regulation
As a registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
the Fund is subject to the regulatory requirements under the
Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of
1934. As a commodity pool, the Fund is subject to the
regulations of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, an
agency of the U.S. government which regulates most aspects of
the commodity futures industry; rules of the National Futures
Association, an industry self-regulatory organization; and the
requirements of the various commodity exchanges where the Fund
executes transactions. Additionally, the Fund is subject to
the requirements of the Futures Commission Merchants (FCMs)
and interbank market makers (collectively, "brokers") through
which the Fund trades.
C. Method of Reporting
The Fund's financial statements are presented in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles, which require
the use of certain estimates made by the Fund's management.
Gains or losses are realized when contracts are liquidated.
Net unrealized gain or loss on open contracts (the difference
between contract purchase prices and market prices) is
reported in the statement of financial condition in accordance
with Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No.
39 - "Offsetting of Amounts Related to Certain Contracts." Any
change in net unrealized gain or loss from the preceding
period is reported in the statement of operations. Brokerage
commissions paid directly to brokers include other trading
fees and are charged to expense when contracts are opened.
D. Income Taxes
The Fund prepares calendar year U.S. and state information tax
returns and reports to the Unitholders their allocable shares
of the Fund's income, expenses and trading gains or losses.
E. Organizational and Offering Costs
Organizational and initial offering costs (exclusive of
selling commissions) of approximately $540,000 were advanced
to the Fund by the Managing Owner. Such costs are charged to
unitholders' capital and reimbursed to the Managing Owner at a
monthly rate of 0.2% of the Fund's beginning of month Net
Asset Value. As of December 31, 1998, all such organizational
and initial offering costs advanced by the Managing Owner have
been charged to unitholders' capital.
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<PAGE>
KENMAR GLOBAL TRUST
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
Note (1) ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
(C0NTINUED)
E. Organizational and Offering Costs (Continued)
Ongoing offering costs are borne by the Fund and are charged
directly to unitholders' capital as incurred.
F. Foreign Currency Transactions
The Fund's functional currency is the U.S. dollar; however, it
transacts business in currencies other than the U.S. dollar.
Assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than
the U.S. dollar are translated into U.S. dollars at the rates
in effect at the date of the statement of financial condition.
Income and expense items denominated in currencies other than
the U.S. dollar are translated into U.S. dollars at the rates
in effect during the period. Gains and losses resulting from
the translation to U.S. dollars are reported in income
currently.
Note (2) MANAGING OWNER
The Managing Owner of the Fund is Kenmar Advisory Corp., which
conducts and manages the business of the Fund. The Declaration
of Trust and Trust Agreement requires the Managing Owner to
maintain a capital account equal to 1% of the total capital
accounts of the Fund.
The Managing Owner is paid monthly brokerage commissions equal
to 1/12 of 11% (11% annually) of the Fund's beginning of month
Net Asset Value. The Managing Owner, in turn, pays
substantially all actual costs of executing the Fund's trades,
selling commissions and trailing commissions to selling
agents, and consulting fees to the Advisors. The amount paid
to the Managing Owner is reduced by brokerage commissions and
other trading fees paid directly by the Fund. For the year
ended December 31, 1998 and for the period May 22, 1997
(commencement of trading) to December 31, 1997, brokerage
commissions equated to an approximate round-turn equivalent
rate of $84 and $92, respectively. Such approximate round-turn
equivalent brokerage commission rate will vary depending on
the frequency of trading by the Fund's commodity trading
advisors.
The Managing Owner is paid an incentive fee equal to 5% of New
Overall Appreciation (which is defined in the Declaration of
Trust and Trust Agreement and excludes interest income) as of
each fiscal year-end and upon redemption of Units.
Note (3) COMMODITY TRADING ADVISORS
The Fund has advisory agreements with various commodity
trading advisors pursuant to which the Fund pays quarterly
profit shares of 15% to 20% of Trading Profit (as defined in
each advisory agreement).
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<PAGE>
KENMAR GLOBAL TRUST
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
Note (4) DEPOSITS WITH BROKERS
The Fund deposits cash with brokers subject to Commodity
Futures Trading Commission regulations and various exchange
and broker requirements. Margin requirements are satisfied by
the deposit of cash with such brokers. The Fund earns interest
income on its cash deposited with the brokers.
Note (5) SUBSCRIPTIONS, DISTRIBUTIONS AND REDEMPTIONS
Investments in Units of Beneficial Interest are made by
subscription agreement, subject to acceptance by the Managing
Owner.
The Fund is not required to make distributions, but may do so
at the sole discretion of the Managing Owner. A Unitholder may
request and receive redemption of Units owned, beginning with
the end of the sixth month after such Units are sold, subject
to restrictions in the Declaration of Trust and Trust
Agreement. Units redeemed on or before the end of the twelfth
full calendar month and after the end of the twelfth full
month but on or before the end of the eighteenth full calendar
month after the date such Units begin to participate in the
profits and losses of the Fund are subject to early redemption
charges of 3% and 2%, respectively, of the Net Asset Value
redeemed. All redemption charges are paid to the Managing
Owner. Such redemption charges are included in redemptions in
the statement of changes in unitholders' capital and amounted
to $51,752 and $12,592 during 1998 and 1997, respectively.
Note (6) TRADING ACTIVITIES AND RELATED RISKS
The Fund engages in the speculative trading of U.S. and
foreign futures contracts, options on U.S. and foreign futures
contracts and forward contracts (collectively, "derivatives").
These derivatives include both financial and non-financial
contracts held as part of a diversified trading strategy. The
Fund is exposed to both market risk, the risk arising from
changes in the market value of the contracts, and credit risk,
the risk of failure by another party to perform according to
the terms of a contract.
Purchases and sales of futures and options on futures
contracts require margin deposits with the FCMs. Additional
deposits may be necessary for any loss of contract value. The
Commodity Exchange Act requires an FCM to segregate all
customer transactions and assets from such FCM's proprietary
activities. A customer's cash and other property (for example,
U.S. Treasury bills) deposited with an FCM are considered
commingled with all other customer funds subject to the FCM's
segregation requirements. In the event of an FCM's insolvency,
recovery may be limited to a pro rata share of segregated
funds available. It is possible that the recovered amount
could be less than total cash and other property deposited.
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<PAGE>
KENMAR GLOBAL TRUST
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
Note (6) TRADING ACTIVITIES AND RELATED RISKS (CONTINUED)
For derivatives, risks arise from changes in the market value
of the contracts. Theoretically, the Fund is exposed to a
market risk equal to the value of futures and forward
contracts purchased and unlimited liability on such contracts
sold short. As both a buyer and seller of options, the Fund
pays or receives a premium at the outset and then bears the
risk of unfavorable changes in the price of the contract
underlying the option. Written options expose the Fund to
potentially unlimited liability, and purchased options expose
the Fund to a risk of loss limited to the premiums paid.
The fair value of derivatives represents unrealized gains and
losses on open futures and forward contracts and long and
short options at market value. The average fair value of
derivatives for the year ended December 31, 1998 and for the
period May 22, 1997 (commencement of trading) to December 31,
1997, and the related fair values as of December 31, 1998 and
1997, are as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1998 1997
--------------------------- ----------------------------
Average Year End Average Period End
Fair Value Fair Value Fair Value Fair Value
------------- ----------- ----------- ----------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Exchange traded futures and options
on futures contracts $ 1,050,000 $ 1,240,000 $ 440,000 $ 847,000
Forward contracts 20,000 (20,000) 30,000 3,000
</TABLE>
Net trading results from derivatives for the years ended
December 31, 1998 and 1997, are reflected in the statement of
operations and consist of the gain from trading less brokerage
commissions and the portion of the Managing Owner brokerage
commissions that is payable to the brokers. For the years
ended December 31, 1998 and 1997, the net trading gain from
derivatives was approximately $4,564,000 and $595,000,
respectively. Such trading results reflect the net gain
arising from the Fund's speculative trading of futures
contracts, options on futures contracts and forward contracts.
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<PAGE>
KENMAR GLOBAL TRUST
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
Note (6) TRADING ACTIVITIES AND RELATED RISKS (CONTINUED)
Open contracts generally mature within one year, however, the
Fund intends to close all contracts prior to maturity. The
latest maturity date for open contracts at December 31, 1998
and 1997 is September 1999 and June 1998, respectively. At
December 31, 1998 and 1997, the notional amount of open
contracts is as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1998 1997
------------------------------ ----------------------------
Contracts to Contracts to Contracts to Contracts to
Purchase Sell Purchase Sell
------------ ------------- ------------ -----------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Exchange traded futures contracts and
written options thereon:
- Financial instruments $ 96,900,000 $ 99,000,000 $ 44,900,000 $ 16,300,000
-Metals 4,200,000 11,100,000 1,800,000 3,700,000
- Energy 0 1,800,000 0 1,100,000
- Agricultural 900,000 9,300,000 1,500,000 2,800,000
- Currencies 6,800,000 6,400,000 15,300,000 18,800,000
Forward Contracts:
- Currencies 4,600,000 2,600,000 0 700,000
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
$113,400,000 $130,200,000 $ 63,500,000 $ 43,400,000
============ ============ ============ ============
Exchange traded purchased options
on futures contracts
- Financial instruments $ 0 $ 0 $ 3,400,000 $ 0
- Currencies 0 0 0 1,400,000
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
$ 0 $ 0 $ 3,400,000 $ 1,400,000
============ ============ ============ ============
</TABLE>
The above amounts do not represent the Fund's risk of loss due
to market and credit risk, but rather represent the Fund's
extent of involvement in derivatives at the date of the
statement of financial condition.
The Managing Owner has established procedures to actively
monitor market risk and minimize credit risk. The Unitholders
bear the risk of loss only to the extent of the market value
of their respective investments and, in certain specific
circumstances, distributions and redemptions received.
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<PAGE>
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
To the Board of Directors and Stockholder
Kenmar Advisory Corp.
We have audited the accompanying statement of financial condition of Kenmar
Advisory Corp. as of September 30, 1998. This financial statement is the
responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an
opinion on this financial statement based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards.
Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable
assurance about whether the statement of financial condition is free of material
misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the statement of financial condition. An audit
also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates
made by management, as well as evaluating the overall statement of financial
condition presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis
for our opinion.
In our opinion, the statement of financial condition referred to above presents
fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Kenmar Advisory
Corp. as of September 30, 1998, in conformity with generally accepted accounting
principles.
As discussed in the notes to the statement of financial condition, Kenmar
Advisory Corp. is a wholly-owned subsidiary and a member of a group of
affiliated companies and, as described in the statement of financial condition
and notes thereto, has extensive transactions and relationships with members of
the group.
ARTHUR F. BELL, JR. & ASSOCIATES, L.L.C.
Lutherville, Maryland
December 16, 1998
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<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
KENMAR ADVISORY CORP.
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
SEPTEMBER 30, 1998
ASSETS
<S> <C>
Cash and cash equivalents $ 432,380
Fees receivable 2,449,276
Due from affiliates, net 2,325,845
Investments in affiliated commodity pools 1,832,266
Property and equipment, net 476,634
Other assets 5,063
---------
Total assets $7,521,464
==========
LIABILITIES
Accrued expenses and other liabilities $2,663,940
Obligations under capital leases 310,841
Commercial loan payable 613,264
----------
Total liabilities $3,588,045
----------
STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY
Common Stock, $1 par value:
Authorized - 1,000 shares; issued
and outstanding - 100 shares 100
Additional paid-in capital 1,479,584
Retained earnings 2,453,735
----------
Total stockholder's equity 3,933,419
----------
Total liabilities and stockholder's equity $7,521,464
==========
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
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<PAGE>
KENMAR ADVISORY CORP.
NOTES TO STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
SEPTEMBER 30, 1998
Note 1. GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE COMPANY AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
A. General
Kenmar Advisory Corp. (the "Company"), a registered commodity pool
operator, organizes and operates commodity pools that engage in the
speculative trading of futures, forwards and option contracts and
receives the majority of its revenue from the management thereof.
The Company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kenmar Holdings Inc. (the
"Parent"), which, in turn, is wholly-owned by Kenmar Investment
Associates ("KIA"). Two of the Company's officers are the sole
shareholders of KAS Commodities, Inc. and MSG Commodities, Inc.,
respectively, which, in turn, are the sole and equal owners of KIA.
The accompanying statement of financial condition is presented in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, which
require the use of certain estimates made by the Company's management.
B. Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents include all cash and money market account
balances. The Company maintains its cash and cash equivalents with
primarily one financial institution. Such balances on deposit may be
in excess of available federal deposit insurance.
C. Investments in Affiliated Commodity Pools
The Company's investments in affiliated commodity pools, of which the
Company is General Partner, Managing Owner or Managing Member, are
carried at its share of the underlying equity in the net assets of the
commodity pools.
D. Revenue Recognition
Commissions are recognized as affiliated commodity pools place
transactions with clearing brokers. Management and incentive fees
accrue in accordance with the terms of the respective agreements.
E. Property and Equipment
Depreciation of furniture, fixtures and office equipment is computed
using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the
assets, which range from 5 to 7 years. Amortization of leasehold
improvements is computed using the straight-line method over the
lesser of the term of the related lease or the estimated useful lives
of the assets.
F. Income Taxes
The Company is part of the Parent's consolidated group for U.S. and
state income tax purposes. Income tax returns are prepared on the
accrual basis of accounting on a fiscal year ended September 30. The
Company uses an asset and liability approach in accounting for income
taxes. The Company is allocated income tax in an amount equal to its
separate tax liability computed as if it were filing individually.
State taxing jurisdictions also assess taxes on bases in addition to
income.
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<PAGE>
KENMAR ADVISORY CORP.
NOTES TO STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL CONDITION (CONTINUED)
SEPTEMBER 30, 1998
Note 2. INVESTMENTS IN AFFILIATED COMMODITY POOLS
The Company has General Partner interests in various limited
partnerships, is the Managing Owner of a trust and is the Managing
Member of a limited liability company, collectively referred to as
commodity pools.
Summarized activity as of and for the year ended September 30, 1998,
related to these General Partner, Managing Owner or Managing Member
interests is as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Income
Value at (Loss) Value at
September 30, 1997 Additions Allocation September 30, 1998
------------------ --------- ---------- ------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Kenmar Performance Partners L.P. $ 785,206 $ 0 $210,197 $ 995,403
Kenmar Venture Partners Limited Partnership 112,706 0 (2,805) 109,901
The Dennis Fund Limited Partnership 168,685 128,000 124,507 421,192
Kenmar Global Trust 115,550 65,400 29,113 210,063
Oberdon Partners L.L.C. 29,109 0 (946) 28,163
The Dennis Friends & Family Limited
Partnership 0 27,437 12,768 40,205
The Hirst Investment Fund Limited
Partnership 0 25,000 2,339 27,339
--------------- --------- ------------ -------------
$ 1,211,256 $245,837 $ 375,173 $1,832,266
=========== ======== ========= ==========
</TABLE>
As General Partner, Managing Owner or Managing Member of these
commodity pools, the Company conducts and manages the respective
businesses of such commodity pools. Each limited partnership, trust or
operating agreement requires the Company to maintain a specified
investment in the respective commodity pools. The limited partnership
agreement of Kenmar Performance Partners L.P. requires the Company to
maintain an investment in the Partnership of 1% of Net Asset Value, up
to a total of $500,000. The limited partnership agreement of The
Dennis Fund Limited Partnership requires the Company to maintain a
capital account of no less than the lesser of 1% of the aggregate
capital accounts of all partners or $500,000. The limited partnership
agreement of Kenmar Venture Partners Limited Partnership requires the
Company to maintain an investment of 1% of the aggregate capital
contributions as well as a net worth of not less than 10% of the total
contributions to the Partnership. The operating agreement of Oberdon
Partners L.L.C. requires the Company, as Managing Member, to maintain
a capital account of no less than $25,000. The limited partnership
agreements of The Dennis Friends & Family Limited Partnership and The
Hirst Investment Fund Limited Partnership require the company to
maintain a capital account of no less than the Net Asset Value of
twenty-five units. The Trust Agreement of Kenmar Global Trust (KGT)
requires the Company, as Managing Owner, to maintain a capital account
equal to 1% of the total capital accounts of KGT. As of September 30,
1998, the minimum aggregate investments required under the terms of
the agreements with these commodity pools was approximately
$1,200,000. Each limited partnership agreement also requires the
Company to maintain a net worth as required for the partnership to be
treated as a partnership for U.S. income tax purposes. The Company, as
Managing Owner of KGT, has also agreed to maintain a net worth of not
less than $1,000,000. The Company is currently maintaining net worth
in excess of $3,900,000.
For managing the business of the commodity pools, the Company earns
fees and commissions in accordance with the terms of the respective
limited partnership, trust or operating agreements. As General
Partner, Managing Owner or Managing Member, the Company has a
fiduciary responsibility to the pools, and potential liability beyond
the amounts recognized as an asset in the statement of financial
condition. In addition, the Company has similar, shared fiduciary
responsibilities in connection with two offshore investment funds
sponsored by its affiliate, Kenmar Management Ltd.
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<PAGE>
KENMAR ADVISORY CORP.
NOTES TO STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL CONDITION (CONTINUED)
SEPTEMBER 30, 1998
Note 2 INVESTMENTS IN AFFILIATED COMMODITY POOLS (CONTINUED)
-----------------------------------------------------
Kenmar Global Trust (KGT) is a public fund which commenced operations
in May 1997. As Managing Owner, the Company has paid KGT's
organizational and initial offering costs. KGT is reimbursing the
Company for such costs in monthly installments of .2% of KGT's
beginning of month net asset value, commencing with the first month of
trading operations. As of September 30, 1998, the Company has paid
$527,000, of which $412,000 has been reimbursed. The Company recorded
an expense when such amounts were incurred and records the
reimbursement from KGT as income when it is received. In the event KGT
terminates prior to the completion of the reimbursement of such costs,
the Company will not be entitled to any additional reimbursement from
KGT.
Summarized financial information for the most significant commodity
pool, Kenmar Performance Partners L.P., as of and for the year ended
September 30, 1998, is as follows:
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
Assets $77,740,000
Liabilities 4,559,000
-----------
Net asset value $73,181,000
===========
Income $38,224,000
Expenses 22,676,000
-----------
Net income $15,548,000
===========
</TABLE>
Note 3. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
At September 30, 1998, the Company's property and equipment consists
of:
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
Furniture and fixtures $ 55,231
Office equipment 307,178
Leasehold improvements 10,541
Leased assets 585,736
--------
958,686
Less: Accumulated depreciation and (482,052)
amortization --------
$476,634
========
</TABLE>
Leased assets are comprised primarily of furniture, fixtures and
office equipment. Accumulated amortization related to leased assets
aggregated $298,694 at September 30, 1998.
Note 4. OBLIGATIONS UNDER LEASES
The Company leases furniture, fixtures and office equipment under
noncancelable capital leases which expire at various dates through
2001. The future minimum lease payments required by these capital
leases are as follows:
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<PAGE>
KENMAR ADVISORY CORP.
NOTES TO STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL CONDITION (CONTINUED)
SEPTEMBER 30, 1998
Note 4. OBLIGATIONS UNDER LEASES (CONTINUED)
Year Ending September 30
- ------------------------
1999 $ 154,164
2000 150,970
2001 56,502
----------
Total minimum lease payments 361,636
Less: Amounts representing interest (50,795)
----------
Present value of obligations under $ 310,841
capital leases ==========
The Company leases office facilities in Greenwich, Connecticut. The
lease commenced in January, 1996 for an initial term of nine years with one five
year option to renew. The future minimum lease payments under this noncancelable
operating lease are as follows:
Year Ending September 30
- ------------------------
1999 $ 379,851
2000 403,719
2001 471,334
2002 477,300
2003 477,300
Thereafter 517,075
---------
$2,726,579
==========
Note 5. INCOME TAXES
The Company is included in the consolidated U.S. and state income tax
returns filed by the Parent. Deferred income taxes are provided for
all significant temporary differences in the recognition of assets and
liabilities for tax and financial reporting purposes. These temporary
differences have resulted principally from the tax benefit of
operating loss carryforwards, differences in the timing of recognition
of income from affiliated commodity pools, and from differences in the
depreciation methods and useful lives of property and equipment.
Income taxes payable to the Parent as of September 30, 1998, was
$110,921. Such amount is included in due from affiliates on the
statement of financial condition.
Note 6. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The Company has extensive transactions and relationships with members
of a group of affiliated companies that result in advances to and from
such affiliates. The Company provides administrative, accounting,
research, marketing and other services to its affiliates. The Company
also pays certain expenses on behalf of the Parent that benefit the
group. The Company, in turn, charges the appropriate portion of such
common expenses among the affiliates.
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<PAGE>
KENMAR ADVISORY CORP.
NOTES TO STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL CONDITION (CONTINUED)
SEPTEMBER 30, 1998
Note 6. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (CONTINUED)
The following amounts are due from the affiliates at September 30,
1998:
Members of the Parent group, net $1,348,294
Kenmar Management Limited 276,745
Kenmar Institutional Investment
Management L.L.C. 239,275
Kenmar Global Strategies, Inc. 136,262
Kenmar Investment Management
Limited 11,520
KAS Commodities, Inc. 114,113
Receivables from officers 76,645
Other 122,991
------------
$2,325,845
============
No specific terms apply to the liquidation of amounts due from
affiliates; however, such amounts are settled periodically. The
Company has reflected its right of offset in reporting net
intercompany balances in the statement of financial condition.
As compensation for services provided to affiliated commodity pools,
the Company receives from commodity brokers a portion of the brokerage
commissions paid to them by the commodity pools. The Company also
receives commissions, management, incentive, organization, offering,
redemption and other fees directly from the commodity pools, in
accordance with the respective agreements. For certain pools, the
Company in turn pays management and incentive fees to the trading
advisors. At September 30, 1998, the Company is owed fees of
$2,396,241 from these commodity pools.
Note 7. COMMERCIAL LOAN PAYABLE AND LINE OF CREDIT AGREEMENT
The Company entered into a line of credit agreement with a financial
institution in April 1997 under which secured notes may be executed to
fund specified costs incurred by the Company as Managing Owner of
Kenmar Global Trust (KGT). The aggregate borrowings may not exceed
$1,000,000. Each note executed under the agreement is payable in
eighteen equal monthly installments. Interest is payable monthly at a
floating rate, which is based upon the higher of: a) the Federal Funds
Rate plus .5%, or b) the Prime Rate, as specified in the agreement.
The average interest rate is approximately 8.5% as of September 30,
1998, for all notes outstanding.
Amounts outstanding under the agreement are secured by the amounts due
to the Company from KGT and the intercompany note to an affiliate from
Kenmar Management Limited. The agreement also contains certain
covenants which, if not met, could subject amounts outstanding under
the agreement to accelerated repayment.
At September 30, 1998, notes totaling $613,264 are outstanding under
this line of credit agreement, of which $552,370 is due within twelve
months.
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<PAGE>
KENMAR ADVISORY CORP.
NOTES TO STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL CONDITION (CONTINUED)
SEPTEMBER 30, 1998
Note 8. TRADING ACTIVITIES AND RELATED RISKS
The commodity pools for which the Company is either the General
Partner, Managing Owner or Managing Member engage in the speculative
trading of futures contracts, options on futures contracts and forward
contracts (collectively, "derivatives") in U.S. and foreign markets.
Theoretically, the commodity pools, and therefore, the Company, as
General Partner, Managing Owner or Managing Member, are exposed to
both market risk (the risk arising from changes in the market value of
the contracts) and credit risk (the risk of failure by another party
to perform according to the terms of a contract). The commodity pools
are exposed to market risk equal to the value of contracts purchased
and unlimited liability on contracts sold short. Written options
expose the commodity pools to potentially unlimited liability and
purchased options expose the commodity pools to a risk of loss limited
to the premiums paid. Since forward contracts are traded in
unregulated markets between principals, the commodity pools also
assume the risk of loss from counterparty nonperformance.
The commodity pools have a substantial portion of their assets on
deposit with futures commission merchants, brokers and dealers in
securities and other financial institutions in connection with trading
and cash management activities. In the event of a financial
institution's insolvency, recovery of partnership, trust or company
assets on deposit may be limited to account insurance or other
protection afforded such deposits.
The fair value of derivatives represents unrealized gains and losses
on open futures and forward contracts, and the market value of option
contracts. The average month-end fair value of open derivatives held
by the commodity pools during the year ended September 30, 1998, was
approximately $6,640,000. The related year-end fair value was
approximately $6,264,000.
At September 30, 1998, the notional amount of open contracts is as
follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Contracts to Contracts to
Purchase Sell
-------------- --------------
<S> <C> <C>
Derivatives (excluding purchased
options) $1,083,000,000 $747,800,000
Purchased options 3,200,000 100,000
</TABLE>
The Company, as General Partner, Managing Owner or Managing Member,
has established procedures to actively monitor and minimize market and
credit risk.
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<PAGE>
PART TWO
STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
KENMAR GLOBAL TRUST
$72,000,000
UNITS OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST
--------------------------------------------------
THIS IS A SPECULATIVE AND LEVERAGES INVESTMENT WHICH INVOLVES THE RISK
OF LOSS. PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE
RESULTS.
SEE "THE RISKS YOU FACE" BEGINNING AT PAGE 9 IN PART ONE.
THIS PROSPECTUS IS IN TWO PARTS: A DISCLOSURE
DOCUMENT AND A STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION. THESE PARTS ARE BOUND
TOGETHER, AND BOTH CONTAIN
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
---------------------------------------------------------------
KENMAR ADVISORY CORP.
MANAGING OWNER
<PAGE>
PART TWO
STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Prospectus Section PAGE
<S> <C>
The Futures and Forward Markets...............................................................1
FUTURES AND FORWARD CONTRACTS............................................................1
HEDGERS AND SPECULATORS..................................................................1
COMMODITY EXCHANGES......................................................................2
SPECULATIVE POSITION AND DAILY PRICE FLUCTUATION LIMITS..................................2
MARGINS..................................................................................2
Exhibit A--Amended and Restated
Declaration of Trust and
Trust Agreement.......................................................................TA-1
Annex--Request for Redemption
Exhibit B--Subscription Requirements.......................................................SR-1
Exhibit C--Subscription Instructions,
Subscription Agreement and
Power of Attorney.................................................................SA-(i)
</TABLE>
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<PAGE>
THE FUTURES AND FORWARD MARKETS
Futures and Forward Contracts
Commodity futures contracts in the United States are required to be
made on approved commodity exchanges and call for the future delivery of various
commodities at a specified time, place and price. These contractual obligations,
depending on whether one is a buyer or a seller, may be satisfied either by
taking or making physical delivery of an approved grade of the particular
commodity (or, in the case of some contracts, by cash settlement) or by making
an offsetting sale or purchase of an equivalent commodity futures contract on
the same exchange prior to the designated date of delivery. Certain futures
contracts call for cash settlement rather than settlement by delivery, and the
Fund will, in any event, offset virtually all of its futures contracts prior to
any actual delivery occurring.
Currencies may be purchased or sold for future delivery through banks
or dealers pursuant to what are commonly referred to as "spot" or "forward"
contracts. Spot contracts settle two days after the trade date; forward
contracts have more delayed settlements. Spot and forward contracts are commonly
referred to collectively as "cash" contracts. In trading cash currency contracts
for the Fund, banks or dealers act as principals and include their anticipated
profit and costs in the prices they quote; such mark-ups are known as "bid-ask"
spreads. Brokerage commissions are typically not charged in cash trading.
Hedgers and Speculators
The two broad classifications of persons who trade in commodity
futures are "hedgers" and "speculators." Commercial interests, including
farmers, that market or process commodities use the futures markets to a
significant extent for hedging. Hedging is a protective procedure designed to
minimize losses that may occur because of price fluctuations, for example,
between the time a merchandiser or processor makes a contract to sell a raw or
processed commodity and the time he must perform the contract. The commodity
markets enable the hedger to shift the risk of price fluctuations to the
speculator. The speculator, unlike the hedger, generally expects neither to
deliver nor receive the physical commodity; rather, the speculator risks his
capital with the hope of making profits from price fluctuations in commodity
futures contracts. Speculators, such as the Fund, rarely take or make delivery
of the physical commodity but rather close out their futures positions by
entering into offsetting purchases or sales of futures contracts. The Fund does
not anticipate taking or making delivery of any physical commodities.
Commodity Exchanges
Commodity exchanges provide centralized market facilities for trading
in futures contracts relating to specified commodities. Each of the commodity
exchanges in the United States has an associated "clearinghouse." Once trades
made between members of an exchange have been confirmed, the clearinghouse
becomes substituted for the clearing member acting on behalf of each buyer and
each seller of contracts traded on the exchange and in effect becomes the other
party to the trade. Thereafter, each clearing member firm party to the trade
looks only to the clearinghouse for performance. Clearinghouses do not deal with
customers, but only with member firms, and the "guarantee" of performance under
open positions provided by the clearinghouse does not run to customers. If a
customer's commodity broker becomes bankrupt or insolvent, or otherwise defaults
on such broker's obligations to such customer, the customer in question may not
receive all amounts owing to such customer in respect of his trading, despite
the clearinghouse fully discharging all of its obligations.
The Advisors retained by the Fund trade on a number of foreign
commodity exchanges. Foreign commodity exchanges differ in certain respects from
their United States counterparts and are not subject to regulation by any United
States governmental agency. Accordingly, the protections afforded by such
regulation are not available to the Fund to the extent that it trades on such
exchanges. In contrast to United States exchanges, many foreign exchanges are
"principals' markets," where trades remain the liability of the traders involved
and the there is no clearinghouse to become substituted for any party. Many
foreign exchanges also have no position limits, with each dealer establishing
the size of the positions it will permit individual traders to hold.
To the extent that the Fund engages in transactions on foreign
exchanges, it is subject to the risk of fluctuations in the exchange rate
between the currencies in which the contracts traded on such foreign exchanges
are denominated and United States dollars, as well as the possibility
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<PAGE>
that exchange controls could be imposed in the future.
Speculative Position and Daily Price Fluctuation
Limits
The CFTC and the United States exchanges have established limits,
referred to as "speculative position limits," on the maximum net long or net
short position that any person (other than a hedger) may hold or control in
futures contracts or options on futures contracts in particular commodities. The
principal purpose of speculative position limits is to prevent a "corner" on the
market or undue influence on prices by any single trader or group of traders. A
number of financial markets have replaced "position limits" with "position
accountability," and the cash currency markets are not subject to such limits.
However, speculative position limits continue to be applicable in a number of
important markets. These limits may restrict an Advisor's ability to acquire
potentially profitable positions which such Advisor otherwise would acquire on
behalf of the Fund.
Most United States exchanges limit by regulations the maximum
permissible fluctuation in commodity futures contract prices during a single
trading day. These regulations establish what are commonly referred to as "daily
limits." Daily limits restrict the maximum amount by which the price of a
futures contract may vary either up or down from the previous day's settlement
price. Because these limits apply on a day-to-day basis, they do not limit
ultimate losses, but may reduce or eliminate liquidity. Daily limits are
generally not applicable to currency futures or to forward contracts.
Margins
Margins represent a security deposit to assure futures traders'
performance under their open positions. When a position is established, "margin"
is deposited and at the close of each trading day "variation margin" is either
credited or debited from a trader's account, representing the unrealized gain or
loss on open positions during the day. If "variation margin" payments cause a
trader's "margin" to fall below "maintenance margin" levels, a "margin call"
will be made requiring the trader to deposit additional margin or have his
position closed out.
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EXHIBIT A
KENMAR GLOBAL TRUST
AMENDED AND RESTATED
DECLARATION OF TRUST AND TRUST AGREEMENT
DATED AS OF
DECEMBER 17, 1996
KENMAR ADVISORY CORP.
MANAGING OWNER
<PAGE>
KENMAR GLOBAL TRUST
AMENDED AND RESTATED
DECLARATION OF TRUST AND TRUST AGREEMENT
TABLE OF CONTENTS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
PAGE
----
<S> <C>
1. Declaration of Trust...................................................................................TA-1
2. The Trustee............................................................................................TA-2
(a) Term; Resignation...............................................................TA-2
(b) Powers..........................................................................TA-2
(c) Compensation and Expenses of the Trustee........................................TA-2
(d) Indemnification.................................................................TA-2
(e) Successor Trustee...............................................................TA-3
(f) Liability of the Trustee........................................................TA-3
(g) Reliance by the Trustee and the Managing Owner; Advice of Counsel...............TA-4
(h) Not Part of Trust Estate........................................................TA-4
3. Principal Office.......................................................................................TA-4
4. Business...............................................................................................TA-4
5. Term, Dissolution, Fiscal Year and Net Asset Value.....................................................TA-5
(a) Term............................................................................TA-5
(b) Dissolution.....................................................................TA-5
(c) Fiscal Year.....................................................................TA-5
(d) Net Asset Value; Net Asset Value per Unit.......................................TA-5
6. Net Worth of Managing Owner............................................................................TA-5
7. Capital Contributions; Units...........................................................................TA-5
8. Allocation of Profits and Losses.......................................................................TA-6
(a) Capital Accounts and Allocations................................................TA-6
(b) Allocation of Profit and Loss for Federal Income Tax Purposes...................TA-6
(c) Incentive Fees; Profit Shares...................................................TA-8
(d) Expenses........................................................................TA-8
(e) Limited Liability of Unitholders................................................TA-9
(f) Return of Capital Contributions.................................................TA-9
9. Management of the Trust................................................................................TA-9
10. Audits and Reports to Unitholders......................................................................TA-11
11. Assignability of Units.................................................................................TA-11
12. Redemptions............................................................................................TA-12
13. Offering of Units......................................................................................TA-13
14. Additional Offerings...................................................................................TA-13
15. Special Power of Attorney..............................................................................TA-14
16. Withdrawal of a Unitholder.............................................................................TA-14
17. Standard of Liability; Indemnification.................................................................TA-14
(a) Standard of Liability for the Managing Owner....................................TA-14
(b) Indemnification of the Managing Owner by the Trust..............................TA-15
(c) Indemnification of the Trust by the Unitholders.................................TA-16
18. Amendments; Meetings...................................................................................TA-16
(a) Amendments with Consent of the Managing Owner...................................TA-16
(b) Amendments and Actions without Consent of the Managing Owner....................TA-16
(c) Meetings; Other Voting Matters..................................................TA-16
(d) Consent by Trustee...............................................................TA-17
19. Governing Law..........................................................................................TA-17
20. Miscellaneous..........................................................................................TA-17
(a) Notices.........................................................................TA-17
(b) Binding Effect..................................................................TA-17
(c) Captions........................................................................TA-17
21. Benefit Plan Investors.................................................................................TA-17
22. Certain Definitions....................................................................................TA-18
23. No Legal Title to Trust Estate.........................................................................TA-19
24. Legal Title............................................................................................TA-19
25. Creditors..............................................................................................TA-20
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KENMAR GLOBAL TRUST
AMENDED AND RESTATED
DECLARATION OF TRUST AND TRUST AGREEMENT
This Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust and Trust Agreement
(the "Declaration of Trust Agreement") is made as of December 17, 1996, by and
among Kenmar Advisory Corp., a Connecticut corporation (the "Managing Owner"),
Wilmington Trust Company, a Delaware banking corporation, as trustee (the
"Trustee") and each other party who becomes a party to this Declaration of Trust
Agreement as an owner of a unit ("Unit") of beneficial interest of the Trust or
who becomes a party to this Declaration of Trust as a Unitholder by execution of
a Subscription Agreement and Power of Attorney Signature Page or otherwise and
who is shown in the books and records of the Trust as a Unitholder
(individually, a "Unitholder" and, collectively, the "Unitholders").
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Managing Owner, the Trustee and a private partnership of
which the Managing Owner is a general partner, as the initial beneficial owner,
formed a business trust pursuant to and in accordance with the Delaware Business
Trust Act, 12 DEL. C. Section 3801, ET SEQ., as amended from time to time (the
"Act"), by filing a Certificate of Trust with the office of the Secretary of
State of the State of Delaware on July 17, 1996, and entering into the
Declaration and Agreement of Trust, dated as of July 17, 1996 (the "Original
Declaration"); and
WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to continue the Trust for the
business and purpose of issuing Units, the capital of which shall be used to
engage in trading, buying, selling or otherwise acquiring, holding or disposing
of futures contracts, forward contracts, foreign exchange commitments, swaps,
exchange for physicals, spot (cash) commodities, hybrid instruments and other
items, options on and any rights pertaining to the foregoing throughout the
world with the objective of capital appreciation through speculative trading by
allocating Trust Assets to independent professional trading advisors
("Advisors") selected from time to time by the Managing Owner and to amend and
restate the Original Declaration in its entirety.
NOW THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. DECLARATION OF TRUST.
The Managing Owner hereby acknowledges that the Trust has received the
sum of $400 in a bank account opened in the name of the Trust from the Managing
Owner as grantor of the Trust and $1,600 from the initial beneficial owner (the
"Initial Unitholder"), and the Trustee hereby declares that it shall hold such
sums in trust upon and subject to the conditions set forth herein for the use
and benefit of the Unitholders. It is the intention of the parties hereto that
the Trust shall be a business trust under the Act, and that this Declaration of
Trust shall constitute the governing instrument of the Trust. The Trustee has
filed the Certificate of Trust required by Section 3810 of the Act.
Nothing in this Declaration of Trust shall be construed to make the
Unitholders partners or members of a joint stock association except to the
extent that such Unitholders, as constituted from time to time, are deemed to be
partners under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), and
applicable state and local tax laws. Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is the
intention of the parties hereto that the Trust be treated as a partnership for
purposes of taxation under the Code and applicable state and local tax laws.
Effective as of the date hereof, the Trustee shall have all of the rights,
powers and duties set forth herein and in the Act with respect to accomplishing
the purposes of the Trust.
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2. THE TRUSTEE.
(a) TERM; RESIGNATION.
(i) Wilmington Trust Company has been appointed and hereby
agrees to serve as the Trustee of the Trust. The Trust shall have
only one trustee unless otherwise determined by the Managing Owner.
The Trustee shall serve until such time as the Managing Owner
removes the Trustee or the Trustee resigns and a successor Trustee
is appointed by the Managing Owner in accordance with the terms of
Section 2(e) hereof.
(ii) The Trustee may resign at any time upon the giving of at
least sixty (60) days' advance written notice to the Trust;
provided, that such resignation shall not become effective unless
and until a successor Trustee shall have been appointed by the
Managing Owner in accordance with Section 2(e) hereof. If the
Managing Owner does not act within such sixty (60) day period, the
Trustee may apply to the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware
for the appointment of a successor Trustee.
(b) POWERS. Except to the extent expressly set forth in this Section
2, Section 3 and Section 24, the duty and authority of the Trustee to manage the
business and affairs of the Trust are hereby delegated to the Managing Owner.
The Trustee shall have only the rights, obligations or liabilities specifically
provided for herein and in the Act and shall have no implied rights, obligations
or liabilities with respect to the business or affairs of the Trust. The Trustee
shall have the power and authority to execute, deliver, acknowledge and file all
necessary documents, including any amendments to or cancellation of the
Certificate of Trust as required by the Act. The Trustee shall provide prompt
notice to the Managing Owner of its performance of any of the foregoing. The
Managing Owner shall keep the Trustee informed of any actions taken by the
Managing Owner with respect to the Trust that affect the rights, obligations or
liabilities of the Trustee hereunder or under the Act.
(c) COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES OF THE TRUSTEE. The Trustee shall be
entitled to receive from the Trust or, if the assets of the Trust are
insufficient, from the Managing Owner reasonable compensation for its services
hereunder in accordance with the Trustee's standard fee schedule, and shall be
entitled to be reimbursed by the Trust or, if the assets of the Trust are
insufficient, by the Managing Owner for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses
incurred by the Trustee in the performance of its duties hereunder, including
without limitation, the reasonable compensation, out-of-pocket expenses and
disbursements of counsel and such other agents as the Trustee may employ in
connection with the exercise and performance of its rights and duties hereunder,
to the extent attributable to the Trust.
(d) INDEMNIFICATION. The Managing Owner agrees, whether or not any of
the transactions contemplated hereby shall be consummated, to assume liability
for, and does hereby indemnify, protect, save and keep harmless the Trustee and
its successors, assigns, legal representatives, officers, directors, agents and
servants (the "Indemnified Parties") from and against any and all liabilities,
obligations, losses, damages, penalties, taxes (excluding any taxes payable by
the Trustee on or measured by any compensation received by the Trustee for its
services hereunder or as indemnity payments pursuant to this Section 2(d)),
claims, actions, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements (including legal fees
and expenses) of any kind and nature whatsoever (collectively, "Expenses"),
which may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against the Indemnified Parties
in any way relating to or arising out of the formation, operation or termination
of the Trust, the execution, delivery and performance of any other agreements to
which the Trust is a party or the action or inaction of the Trustee hereunder or
thereunder, except for Expenses resulting from the gross negligence or willful
misconduct of the Indemnified Parties. The indemnities contained in this Section
2(d) shall survive the termination of this Declaration of Trust or the removal
or resignation of the Trustee. In addition, the Indemnified Parties shall be
entitled to indemnification from any cash, net equity in any commodity futures,
forward and option contracts, all funds on deposit in the accounts of the Trust,
any other property held by the Trust, and all proceeds therefrom, including any
rights of the Trust pursuant to any agreements to which this Trust is a party
(the "Trust Estate") to the extent such expenses are attributable to the
formation, operation or termination of the Trust as set forth above, and to
secure the same the Trustee shall have a lien against the Trust Estate which
shall be prior to the rights of the Managing Owner and the Unitholders to
receive distributions from the Trust Estate. The Trustee nevertheless agrees
that it will, at its own cost and expense, promptly take all action as may be
necessary to discharge any liens on any part of the Trust Estate which result
from claims against the Trustee personally that are not related to the ownership
or the administration of the Trust Estate or the transactions contemplated by
any documents to which the Trust is a party.
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(e) SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE. Upon the resignation or removal of the Trustee,
the Managing Owner shall appoint a successor Trustee by delivering a written
instrument to the outgoing Trustee. Any successor Trustee must satisfy the
requirements of Section 3807 of the Act. Any resignation or removal of the
Trustee and appointment of a successor Trustee shall not become effective until
a written acceptance of appointment is delivered by the successor Trustee to the
outgoing Trustee and the Managing Owner and any fees and expenses due to the
outgoing Trustee are paid. Following compliance with the preceding sentence, the
successor Trustee shall become fully vested with all of the rights, powers,
duties and obligations of the outgoing Trustee under this Declaration of Trust,
with like effect as if originally named as Trustee, and the outgoing Trustee
shall be discharged of its duties and obligations under this Declaration of
Trust.
(f) LIABILITY OF THE TRUSTEE. Except as otherwise provided in this
Section 2, in accepting the trust created hereby, Wilmington Trust Company acts
solely as Trustee hereunder and not in its individual capacity, and all persons
having any claim against the Trustee by reason of the transactions contemplated
by this Declaration of Trust and any other agreement to which the Trust is a
party shall look only to the Trust Estate for payment or satisfaction thereof.
The Trustee shall not be liable or accountable hereunder or under any other
agreement to which the Trust is a party, except for the Trustee's own gross
negligence or willful misconduct. In particular, but not by way of limitation:
(i) the Trustee shall have no liability or responsibility for the
validity or sufficiency of this Declaration of Trust or for the form,
character, genuineness, sufficiency, value or validity of the Trust
Estate;
(ii) the Trustee shall not be liable for any actions taken or
omitted to be taken by it in accordance with the instructions of the
Managing Owner or any Unitholder;
(iii) the Trustee shall not have any liability for the acts or
omissions of the Managing Owner;
(iv) the Trustee shall not be liable for its failure to supervise
the performance of any obligations of the Managing Owner, any
commodity broker, any Selling Agents or any additional Selling Agents;
(v) no provision of this Declaration of Trust shall require the
Trustee to expend or risk funds or otherwise incur any financial
liability in the performance of any of its rights or powers hereunder
if the Trustee shall have reasonable grounds for believing that
repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk or
liability is not reasonably assured or provided to it;
(vi) under no circumstances shall the Trustee be liable for
indebtedness evidenced by or other obligations of the Trust arising
under this Declaration of Trust or any other agreements to which the
Trust is a party;
(vii) the Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of
the rights or powers vested in it by this Declaration of Trust, or to
institute, conduct or defend any litigation under this Declaration of
Trust or any other agreements to which the Trust is a party, at the
request, order or direction of the Managing Owner or any Unitholders
unless the Managing Owner or such Unitholders have offered to the
Trustee security or indemnity satisfactory to it against the costs,
expenses and liabilities that may be incurred by the Trustee
(including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and expenses of
its counsel) therein or thereby; and
(viii) notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary,
the Trustee shall not be required to take any action in any
jurisdiction other than in the State of Delaware if the taking of such
action will (a) require the consent or approval or authorization or
order of or the giving of notice to, or the registration with or
taking of any action in respect of, any state or other governmental
authority or agency of any jurisdiction other than the State of
Delaware, (b) result in any fee, tax or other governmental charge
under the laws of any jurisdiction or any political subdivision
thereof in existence as of the date hereof other than the State of
Delaware becoming payable by the Trustee or
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(c) subject the Trustee to personal jurisdiction other than in the
State of Delaware for causes of action arising from personal acts
unrelated to the consummation by the Trustee of the transactions
contemplated hereby.
(g) RELIANCE BY THE TRUSTEE AND THE MANAGING OWNER; ADVICE OF COUNSEL.
(i) In the absence of bad faith, the Trustee and the Managing
Owner may conclusively rely upon certificates or opinions furnished to
the Trustee or the Managing Owner and conforming to the requirements
of this Declaration of Trust in determining the truth of the
statements and the correctness of the opinions contained therein, and
shall incur no liability to anyone in acting on any signature,
instrument, notice, resolution, request, consent, order, certificate,
report, opinion, bond or other document or paper which is believed to
be genuine and believed to be signed by the proper party or parties,
and need not investigate any fact or matter pertaining to or in any
such document; provided, however, that the Trustee or the Managing
Owner shall have examined any certificates or opinions so as to
determine compliance of the same with the requirements of this
Declaration of Trust. The Trustee or the Managing Owner may accept a
certified copy of a resolution of the board of directors or other
governing body of any corporate party as conclusive evidence that such
resolution has been duly adopted by such body and that the same is in
full force and effect. As to any fact or matter the method of the
determination of which is not specifically prescribed herein, the
Trustee or the Managing Owner may for all purposes hereof rely on a
certificate, signed by the president or any vice president or by the
treasurer or other authorized officers of the relevant party, as to
such fact or matter, and such certificate shall constitute full
protection to the Trustee or the Managing Owner for any action taken
or omitted to be taken by either of them in good faith in reliance
thereon.
(ii) In the exercise or administration of the trust hereunder and
in the performance of its duties and obligations under this
Declaration of Trust, the Trustee, at the expense of the Trust, (i)
may act directly or through its agents, attorneys, custodians or
nominees pursuant to agreements entered into with any of them, and the
Trustee shall not be liable for the conduct or misconduct of such
agents, attorneys, custodians or nominees if such agents, attorneys,
custodians or nominees shall have been selected by the Trustee with
reasonable care and (ii) may consult with counsel, accountants and
other skilled professionals to be selected with reasonable care by the
Trustee; provided that the Trustee shall not allocate any of its
internal expenses or overhead to the account of the Trust. The Trustee
shall not be liable for anything done, suffered or omitted in good
faith by it in accordance with the opinion or advice of any such
counsel, accountant or other such persons.
(h) NOT PART OF TRUST ESTATE. Amounts paid to the Trustee from the
Trust Estate, if any, pursuant to this Section 2 shall be deemed not to be part
of the Trust Estate immediately after such payment.
3. PRINCIPAL OFFICE.
The address of the principal office of the Trust shall be c/o the
Managing Owner, Two American Lane, Greenwich, Connecticut 06831; telephone:
(203) 861-1000. The Trustee is located at Rodney Square North, 1100 North Market
Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19890, Attention: Corporate Trust Administration.
The Trustee shall receive service of process on the Trust in the State of
Delaware at the foregoing address. In the event Wilmington Trust Company resigns
or is removed as the Trustee, the Trustee of the Trust in the State of Delaware
shall be the successor Trustee.
4. BUSINESS.
The Trust's business and purpose is to trade, buy sell, swap or
otherwise acquire, hold or dispose of futures and forward contracts for
commodities, financial instruments, stock indices, metals, energy contracts and
currencies, any rights pertaining thereto and any options thereon or on physical
commodities, as well as securities and any rights pertaining thereto and any
options thereon, and to engage in all activities necessary, convenient or
incidental thereto. The Trust may also engage in "hedge," arbitrage and cash
trading of any of the foregoing instruments. The Trust may engage in such
business and purpose either directly or through joint ventures, entities or
partnerships, provided that the
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Trust's participation in any of the foregoing has no adverse economic or
liability consequences for the Unitholders, which consequences would not be
present had the Trust engaged in that same business or purpose directly.
5. TERM, DISSOLUTION, FISCAL YEAR.
(a) TERM. The term of the Trust commenced on the day on which the
Certificate of Trust was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of
Delaware pursuant to the provisions of the Act and shall end upon the first to
occur of the following: (1) December 31, 2026; (2) receipt by the Managing Owner
of an approval to dissolve the Trust at a specified time by Unitholders owning
Units representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding Units then
owned by Unitholders, notice of which is sent by certified mail return receipt
requested to the Managing Owner not less than 90 days prior to the effective
date of such dissolution; (3) death, insanity, bankruptcy, retirement,
resignation, expulsion, withdrawal, insolvency or dissolution of the Managing
Owner or any other event that causes the Managing Owner to cease to be a
managing owner unless (i) at the time of such event there is at least one
remaining managing owner of the Trust who carries on the business of the Trust
(and each remaining managing owner of the Trust is hereby authorized to carry on
the business of the Trust in such an event), or (ii) within one hundred twenty
days after such event Unitholders holding a majority of Units agree in writing
to continue the business of the Trust and to the appointment, effective as of
the date of such event, of one or more managing owners of the Trust; (4) a
decline in the aggregate Net Assets of the Trust to less than $250,000; (5)
dissolution of the Trust pursuant hereto; or (6) any other event which shall
make it unlawful for the existence of the Trust to be continued or require
termination of the Trust. In the event that the Managing Owner (or an affiliate
thereof) ceases to be the trust's managing owner, the word "Kenmar" shall be
deleted from the name of the Trust, and any appropriate filings shall be made.
(b) DISSOLUTION. Upon the occurrence of an event causing the
dissolution of the Trust, the Trust shall be dissolved and its affairs wound up.
At any time that the Trust does not have a Managing Owner, the Unitholders by
majority vote may appoint a liquidator.
(c) FISCAL YEAR. The fiscal year of the Trust shall begin on January 1
of each year and end on the following December 31.
(d) NET ASSET VALUE; NET ASSET VALUE PER UNIT. Net Assets of the Trust
are its assets less its liabilities determined in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles. If a contract cannot be liquidated on the day
with respect to which Net Assets are being determined, the settlement price on
the first subsequent day on which the contract can be liquidated shall be the
basis for determining the liquidating value of such contract for such day, or
such other value as the Managing Owner may deem fair and reasonable. The
liquidating value of a commodity futures or option contract not traded on a
commodity exchange shall mean its liquidating value as determined by the
Managing Owner on a basis consistently applied for each different variety of
contract. Accrued Profit Shares and Incentive Fees (as described in the
Prospectus, as defined in Section 9 hereof) shall reduce Net Asset Value, even
though such Profit Shares and Incentive Fees may never, in fact, be paid. Net
Asset Value per Unit is the Net Assets of the Trust divided by the number of
Units outstanding as of the date of determination.
6. NET WORTH OF MANAGING OWNER.
The Managing Owner agrees that at all times so long as it remains
managing owner of the Trust, it will maintain its Net Worth at an amount not
less than $1,000,000.
The requirements of the preceding paragraph may be modified if the
Managing Owner obtains an opinion of counsel for the Trust that a proposed
modification will not adversely affect the classification of the Trust as a
partnership for federal income tax purposes and if such modification will
reflect or exceed applicable state securities and Blue Sky laws and qualify
under any guidelines or statements of policy promulgated by any body or agency
constituted by the various state securities administrators having jurisdiction
in the premises.
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7. CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS; UNITS.
The Unitholders' respective capital contributions to the Trust shall
be as shown on the books and records of the Trust. The Initial Unitholder will
withdraw upon the admission of additional Unitholders.
The Managing Owner, so long as it is generally liable for the
obligations of the Trust, or any substitute managing owner, shall invest in the
Trust, as a general liability interest, sufficient capital so that the Managing
Owner will have at all times a capital account equal to 1% of the total capital
accounts of the Trust (including the Managing Owner's). The Managing Owner may
withdraw any interest it may have in excess of such requirement, and may redeem
as of any month-end any interest which it may acquire on the same terms as any
Unitholder, provided that it must maintain the minimum interest described in the
preceding sentence.
The requirements of the preceding paragraph may be modified if the
Managing Owner obtains an opinion of counsel for the Trust that a proposed
modification will not adversely affect the classification of the Trust as a
partnership for federal income tax purposes and if such modification will
reflect or exceed applicable state securities and Blue Sky laws and qualify
under any guidelines or statements of policy promulgated by any body or agency
constituted by the various state securities administrators having jurisdiction
in the premises.
The Managing Owner may, without the consent of any Unitholders of the
Trust, admit to the Trust purchasers of Units as Unitholders of the Trust.
Any Units acquired by the Managing Owner or any of its affiliates will
be non-voting, and will not be considered outstanding for purposes of
determining whether the majority approval of the outstanding Units has been
obtained. Such Unitholder shall be deemed a beneficial owner within the meaning
of the Act.
8. ALLOCATION OF PROFITS AND LOSSES.
(a) CAPITAL ACCOUNTS AND ALLOCATIONS. A capital account shall be
established for each Unit, and for the Managing Owner on a Unit-equivalent
basis. The balance of each Unit's capital account shall be the amount
contributed to the Trust with respect to such Unit, which amount shall be equal
to the Net Asset Value per Unit on the date each Unit is purchased after all
accrued fees and expenses, including Incentive Fee and Profit Share accruals
which may, in fact, never be paid. As of the close of business (as determined by
the Managing Owner) on the last day of each month, any increase or decrease in
the Trust's Net Assets as compared to the last such determination of Net Assets
shall be credited or charged equally to the capital accounts of all Units then
outstanding; provided that for purposes of maintaining such capital accounts,
amounts paid or payable to the Managing Owner for items such as brokerage
commissions and Incentive Fees shall be treated as if paid or payable to a third
party and shall not be credited to the capital account of the interest held by
the Managing Owner.
For purposes of this Section 8, unless specified to the contrary,
Units redeemed as of the end of any month shall be considered outstanding as of
the end of such month.
(b) ALLOCATION OF PROFIT AND LOSS FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES. As
of the end of each fiscal year, the Trust's income and expense and capital gain
or loss shall be allocated among the Unitholders pursuant to the following
provisions of this Section 8(b) for federal income tax purposes. For purposes of
this Section 8(b), capital gain and capital loss shall be allocated separately
and not netted.
(1) First, items of ordinary income and expense (other than the
Incentive Fee and Profit Shares which shall be allocated as set forth in Section
8(b)(2)) shall be allocated PRO RATA among the Units outstanding as of the end
of each month in which the items of ordinary income and expense accrue.
(2) Second, any Incentive Fee or Profit Shares paid to the
Managing Owner or the Advisors shall be allocated among the Units outstanding at
any time during the fiscal year based upon the ratio that each such Unit's Net
Incentive Fee or Net Profit Share (the excess, if any, of the aggregate of all
Incentive Fees or Profit Shares, as the case may be, allocated to the capital
account relating to such Unit over the aggregate of all "reversals" of Incentive
Fees or Profit Shares, as the case may be, allocated to such Unit) bears to the
Net Incentive Fee or Net Profit Share, as
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case may be, of all Units; provided that the Managing Owner may allocate
Incentive Fees and Profit Shares first to Units whose Net Asset Value was
reduced by accrued Incentive Fees and Profit Shares upon redemption, in an
amount up to the amount of such reduction.
(3) Third, capital gain or loss shall be allocated as follows:
(A) There shall be established a tax account with respect to each
outstanding Unit. The balance of each tax account shall be the amount
paid to the Trust for each Unit. As of the end of each fiscal year:
(i) Each tax account shall be increased by the amount of
income or gain allocated to each Unit pursuant to Sections
8(b)(1) and 8(b)(3)(B) and (C).
(ii) Each tax account shall be decreased by the amount of
expense or loss allocated to each Unit pursuant to Sections
8(b)(1), 8(b)(2) and 8(b)(3)(D) and (E) and by the amount of any
distributions paid out with respect to the Units other than upon
redemption.
(iii) When a Unit is redeemed, the tax account attributable
to such Unit (determined after making all allocations described
in this Section 8(b)) shall be eliminated.
(B) Each Unitholder who redeems a Unit during a fiscal year
(including Units redeemed as of the end of the last day of such fiscal
year) shall be allocated Capital Gain, if any, up to the amount of the
excess, if any, of the amount received in respect of the Units so
redeemed (before taking into account any early redemption charges)
over the sum of the tax accounts (determined after making the
allocation described in Sections 8(b)(1) and 8(b)(2), but prior to
making the allocations described in this Section 8(b)(3)(B) or Section
8(b)(3)(D)) allocable to such Units (an "Excess"). In the event the
aggregate amount of Capital Gain available to be allocated pursuant to
this Section 8(b)(3)(B) is less than the aggregate amount of Capital
Gain required to be so allocated, the aggregate amount of available
Capital Gain shall be allocated among all such Unitholders in the
ratio which each such Unitholder's Excess bears to the aggregate
Excess of all such Unitholders.
(C) Capital Gain remaining after the allocation described in
Section 8(b)(3)(B) shall be allocated among all Unitholders who hold
Units outstanding as of the end of the applicable fiscal year (other
than Units redeemed as of the end of the last day of such fiscal year)
whose capital accounts with respect to such Units are in excess of
their tax accounts (determined after making the allocations described
in Sections 8(b)(1) and 8(b)(2)) allocable to such Units in the ratio
that each such Unitholder's excess bears to the aggregate excess of
all such Unitholders. Capital Gain remaining after the allocation
described in the preceding sentence shall be allocated among all
Unitholders described in said sentence in proportion to their holdings
of such Units.
(D) Each Unitholder who redeems a Unit during a fiscal year
(including Units redeemed as of the end of the last day of such fiscal
year) shall be allocated Capital Loss, if any, up to the amount of the
sum of the excess of the tax accounts (determined after making the
allocations described in Sections 8(b)(1) and 8(b)(2), but prior to
making the allocations described in this Section 8(b)(3)(D) or Section
8(b)(3)(B)) allocable to the Units so redeemed over the amount
received in respect of such Units (before taking into account any
early redemption charges) (a "Negative Excess"). In the event the
aggregate amount of available Capital Loss required to be allocated
pursuant to this Section 8(b)(3)(D) is less than the aggregate amount
required to be so allocated, the aggregate amount of available Capital
Loss shall be allocated among all such Unitholders in the ratio that
each such Unitholder's Negative Excess bears to the aggregate Negative
Excess of all such Unitholders.
(E) Capital Loss remaining after the allocation described in
Section 8(b)(3)(D) shall be allocated among all Unitholders who hold
Units outstanding as of the end of the applicable fiscal year (other
than Units redeemed as of the end of the last day of such fiscal year)
whose tax accounts with respect to such Units are in excess of their
capital accounts (determined after making the allocations described in
Sections 8(b)(1) and 8(b)(2)) with respect to such Units in the ratio
that each such Unitholder's negative excess bears to the aggregate
negative excess of all such Unitholders. Capital Loss remaining after
the allocation described in the
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preceding sentence shall be allocated among all Unitholders described
in such sentence in proportion to their holdings of such Units.
(F) For purposes of this Section 8(b), "Capital Gain" or "Capital
Loss" shall mean gain or loss characterized as gain or loss from the
sale or exchange of a capital asset, by the Code, including, but not
limited to, gain or loss required to be taken into account pursuant to
Section 1256 thereof.
(4) The allocation of profit and loss for federal income tax purposes
set forth herein is intended to allocate taxable profit and loss among
Unitholders generally in the ratio and to the extent that profit and loss
are allocated to such Unitholders so as to eliminate, to the extent
possible, any disparity between the Unitholder's capital account and his
tax account, consistent with principles set forth in Section 704 of the
Code, including without limitation a "Qualified Income Offset."
(5) The allocations of profit and loss to the Unitholders in respect
of the Units shall not exceed the allocations permitted under Subchapter K
of the Code, as determined by the Managing Owner, whose determination shall
be binding.
(c) INCENTIVE FEES; PROFIT SHARES. Incentive Fees shall be payable to the
Managing Owner as of the end of each calendar year and upon redemption of Units.
Incentive Fees shall equal 5% of New Overall Appreciation (if any)
calculated as of each fiscal year-end and upon redemption of Units. New Overall
Appreciation shall be calculated, not on a per-Unit basis, but on the basis of
the overall trading profits and losses of the Trust, net of all fees and
expenses (including Profit Shares) paid or accrued other than the Incentive Fee
itself and after subtraction of all interest income received by the Trust.
Incentive Fees shall be paid by the Trust as a whole, irrespective of
whether the Net Asset Value has declined below the purchase price of such Unit.
Accrued Incentive Fees shall reduce the redemption price of Units and shall be
paid to the Managing Owner upon redemption. The amount (if any) of the accrued
Incentive Fee that shall be paid to the Managing Owner upon the redemption of
any Unit shall be determined by dividing the total Incentive Fee as of such
redemption date by the number of Units then outstanding (including Units
redeemed as of such date); the remainder of the accrued Incentive Fee shall be
paid to the Managing Owner on December 31 of each year.
For capital account purposes, accrued Incentive Fees shall, in all cases,
be reflected equally as a reduction in the Net Asset Value per Unit of all Units
outstanding at the time the Incentive Fee accrued, and reversals of accrued
Incentive Fees shall equally increase the Net Asset Value per Unit of all Units
outstanding at the time of the accrual of such reversal, irrespective of whether
a particular Unit was outstanding when a particular Incentive Fee was accrued.
Early redemption charges shall in no respect reduce New Overall
Appreciation.
The Profit Shares paid to the Advisors pursuant to the Advisory Agreements
among the Managing Owner, the Trust and each such Advisor shall result in
deductions being allocated to the Unitholders. Such allocation shall apply the
same principles as the allocation of Incentive Fee deductions described above.
Profit Shares with respect to any calendar quarter will be paid to an Advisor as
of the last day of such period, except that Profit Shares with respect to Units
redeemed as of the last day of any month that does not end a calendar quarter
shall be paid as of the day such Units are redeemed and Profit Shares with
respect to Units redeemed as of the end of any month that ends a calendar
quarter shall be paid to an Advisor in the same manner and at the same time as
if such Units had not been redeemed.
In the event assets are withdrawn from an Advisor's account or the Trust as
a whole (other than to pay expenses), any loss carryforward shall be
proportionally reduced for purposes of calculating subsequent Profit Shares and
Incentive Fees. Loss carryforward reductions shall not be restored as a result
of subsequent additions of capital.
The Managing Owner may adjust the allocations set forth in this Section
8(c), in the Managing Owner's discretion, if the Managing Owner believes that
doing so will achieve more equitable allocations or allocations more consistent
with the Code.
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(d) EXPENSES. The Managing Owner shall pay, without reimbursement, the
selling and "trailing commissions" relating to the offering of the Units. The
Trust shall pay the Managing Owner brokerage commissions at the rate of 11% per
annum of the average beginning of month Net Assets of the Trust. The Trust shall
bear all administrative costs, ongoing offering costs and any taxes applicable
to it and any charges incidental to trading, including agency brokerage
commissions (E.G., "bid-ask" spreads). In no event shall organizational and
offering expenses, including selling commissions and redemption fees, exceed 15%
of the capital contributions to the Trust. Any unreimbursed organizational and
initial offering expenses as of the date of the Trust's dissolution shall not be
reimbursed to the Managing Owner from the proceeds resulting from such
dissolution. However, none of the Managing Owner's "overhead" expenses incurred
in connection with the administration of the Trust (including, but not limited
to, salaries, rent and travel expenses) shall be charged to the Trust. Any goods
and services provided to the Trust by the Managing Owner shall be provided at
rates and terms at least as favorable as those which may be obtained from third
parties in arm's-length negotiations. All of the expenses which are for the
Trust's account shall be billed directly to the Trust. Appropriate reserves may
be created, accrued and charged against Net Assets for contingent liabilities,
if any, as of the date any such contingent liability becomes known to the
Managing Owner. Such reserves shall reduce Net Asset Value for all purposes.
(e) LIMITED LIABILITY OF UNITHOLDERS. Each Unit, when purchased in
accordance with this Declaration of Trust and Trust Agreement, shall, except as
otherwise provided by law, be fully paid and nonassessable. Any provisions of
this Declaration of Trust and Trust Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding,
except as otherwise provided by law, no Unitholder shall be liable for Trust
obligations in excess of the capital contributed by such Unitholder, plus his
share of undistributed profits and assets.
(f) RETURN OF CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS. No Unitholder or subsequent assignee
shall have any right to demand the return of his capital contribution or any
profits added thereto, except through redeeming Units or upon dissolution of the
Trust, in each case as provided herein and in accordance with the Act. In no
event shall a Unitholder or subsequent assignee be entitled to demand or receive
property other than cash.
9. MANAGEMENT OF THE TRUST.
The Managing Owner, to the exclusion of all Unitholders, shall control,
conduct and manage the business of the Trust. The Managing Owner shall have sole
discretion in determining what distributions of profits and income, if any,
shall be made to the Unitholders (subject to the allocation provisions hereof),
shall execute various documents on behalf of the Trust and the Unitholders
pursuant to powers of attorney and supervise the liquidation of the Trust if an
event causing dissolution of the Trust occurs.
The Managing Owner may in furtherance of the business of the Trust cause
the Trust to retain Advisors to buy, sell, hold, or otherwise acquire or dispose
of commodities, futures contracts and options traded on exchanges or otherwise,
arbitrage positions, repurchase agreements, interest-bearing securities, deposit
accounts and similar instruments, provided that the Trust shall not invest in
any debt instruments other than Treasury securities, short-term sovereign debt
instruments and other investments authorized by the Commodity Futures Trading
Commission (the "CFTC") for the investment of "customer funds," and shall not
invest in any equity security without prior notice to Unitholders, all as
described in the Prospectus relating to the offering of the Units in effect as
of the time that such Unitholder last purchased Units while in receipt of a
current Prospectus (the "Prospectus"). The Managing Owner may engage, and
compensate on behalf of the Trust from funds of the Trust, or agree to share
profits and losses with, such persons, firms or corporations, including (except
as described in this Declaration of Trust and Trust Agreement) the Managing
Owner and any affiliated person or entity, as the Managing Owner in its sole
judgment shall deem advisable for the conduct and operation of the business of
the Trust, provided, that no such arrangement shall allow brokerage commissions
paid by the Trust in excess of the amount described in the Prospectus or as
permitted under applicable North American Securities Administrators Association,
Inc. Guidelines for the Registration of Commodity Pool Programs ("NASAA
Guidelines") in effect as of the date of the Prospectus (I.E., 80% of the
published retail rate plus pit brokerage fees, or 14% annually -- including pit
brokerage and service fees -- of the Trust's average Net Assets, excluding the
assets not directly related to trading activity), whichever is higher. The
Managing Owner shall reimburse the Trust, on an annual basis, to the extent that
the Trust's brokerage commissions paid to the Managing Owner and the Annual
Incentive Fee, as described in the Prospectus, have exceeded 14% of the Trust's
average Net Assets during the
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preceding year. The Managing Owner is hereby specifically authorized to enter
into, on behalf of the Trust, the Advisory Agreements and the Selling Agreement
as described in the Prospectus. The Managing Owner shall not enter into an
Advisory Agreement with any trading advisor that does not satisfy the relevant
experience (I.E., ordinarily a minimum of three years) requirements under the
NASAA Guidelines. The Trust's brokerage commissions may not be increased (i)
during any period when redemption charges are in effect or (ii) without prior
written notice to Unitholders within sufficient time for the exercise of their
redemption rights prior to such increase becoming effective. Such notification
shall contain a description of Unitholder's voting and redemption rights and a
description of any material effect of such increase.
In addition to any specific contract or agreements described herein, the
Trust may enter into any other contracts or agreements specifically described in
or contemplated by the Prospectus without any further act, approval or vote of
the Unitholders, notwithstanding any other provisions of this Declaration of
Trust and Trust Agreement, the Act or any applicable law, rule or regulations.
The Managing Owner shall be under a fiduciary duty to conduct the affairs
of the Trust in the best interests of the Trust. The Unitholders will under no
circumstances be deemed to have contracted away the fiduciary obligations owed
them by the Managing Owner under the common law. The Managing Owner's fiduciary
duty includes, among other things, the safekeeping of all Trust funds and assets
and the use thereof for the benefit of the Trust. The Managing Owner shall at
all times act with integrity and good faith and exercise due diligence in all
activities relating to the conduct of the business of the Trust and in resolving
conflicts of interest. The Trust's brokerage arrangements shall be
non-exclusive, and the brokerage commissions paid by the Trust shall be
competitive. The Trust shall seek the best price and services available for its
commodity transactions.
The Managing Owner is hereby authorized to perform all other duties imposed
by Sections 6221 through 6232 of the Code on the Managing Owner as the "tax
matters partner" of the Trust.
The Trust shall make no loans to any party, and the funds of the Trust will
not be commingled with the funds of any other person or entity (deposit of funds
with a commodity broker, clearinghouse or forward dealer or entering into joint
ventures or partnerships shall not be deemed to constitute "commingling" for
these purposes). The Managing Owner shall make no loans to the Trust unless
approved by the Unitholders in accordance with Section 18(a) of this Declaration
of Trust and Trust Agreement. If the Managing Owner makes a loan to the Trust,
the Managing Owner shall not receive interest in excess of its interest costs,
nor may the Managing Owner receive interest in excess of the amounts which would
be charged the Trust (without reference to the Managing Owner's financial
resources or guarantees) by unrelated banks on comparable loans for the same
purpose. The Managing Owner shall not receive "points" or other financing
charges or fees regardless of the amount. Except in respect of the Incentive
Fee, no person or entity may receive, directly or indirectly, any advisory,
management or incentive fees, or any profit-sharing allocation from joint
ventures, partnerships or similar arrangements in which the Trust participates,
for investment advice or management who shares or participates in any commodity
brokerage commissions; no broker may pay, directly or indirectly, rebates or
give-ups to any trading advisor or manager or to the Managing Owner or any of
their respective affiliates in respect of sales of the Units; and such
prohibitions may not be circumvented by any reciprocal business arrangements.
The foregoing prohibition shall not prevent the Trust from executing, at the
direction of any Advisor, transactions with any futures commission merchant or
broker. No trading advisor for the Trust shall be affiliated with the Trust's
commodity broker, the Managing Owner or their affiliates. The maximum period
covered by any contract entered into by the Trust, except for the various
provisions of the Selling Agreement which survive each closing of the sales of
the Units, shall not exceed one year. Any material change in the Trust's basic
investment policies or structure shall require the approval of Unitholders
owning Units representing more than fifty percent (50%) of all Units then owned
by the Unitholders. Any agreements between the Trust and the Managing Owner or
any affiliate of the Managing Owner (as well as any agreements between the
Managing Owner or any affiliate of the Managing Owner and any trading advisor)
shall be terminable without penalty by the Trust upon no more than 60 days'
written notice. All sales of Units in the United States will be conducted by
registered brokers.
The Trust is prohibited from employing the trading technique commonly known
as "pyramiding." A trading manager or advisor of the Trust taking into account
the Trust's open trade equity on existing positions in determining generally
whether to acquire additional commodity positions on behalf of the Trust will
not be considered to be engaging in "pyramiding."
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The Managing Owner may take such other actions on behalf of the Trust as
the Managing Owner deems necessary or desirable to manage the business of the
Trust.
The Managing Owner shall reimburse the Trust for any advisory fees paid by
the Trust to any trading advisor over the course of any fiscal year, to the
extent that the fees paid during such year exceed the 6% annual management fees
and the 15% quarterly incentive fees (calculating New Trading Profit, as defined
in the Prospectus, after all expenses and without including interest income)
contemplated by the NASAA Guidelines (as the NASAA Guidelines permit such limits
to be adjusted). Any such reimbursement shall be made on a present value basis,
fully compensating the Trust for having made payments at any time during the
year which would not otherwise have been due from it. The Managing Owner shall
disclose any such reimbursement in the Annual Report delivered to Unitholders.
The Managing Owner is engaged, and may in the future engage, in other
business activities and shall not be required to refrain from any other activity
nor forego any profits from any such activity, whether or not in competition
with the Trust. Unitholders may similarly engage in any such other business
activities. The Managing Owner shall devote to the Trust such time as the
Managing Owner may deem advisable to conduct the Trust's business and affairs.
10. AUDITS AND REPORTS TO UNITHOLDERS.
The Trust books shall be audited annually by an independent certified
public accountant. The Trust will use its best efforts to cause each Unitholder
to receive (i) within 90 days after the close of each fiscal year certified
financial statements of the Trust for the fiscal year then ended, (ii) within 90
days of the end of each fiscal year (but in no event later than March 15 of each
year) such tax information as is necessary for a Unitholder to complete his
federal income tax return and (iii) such other annual and monthly information as
the CFTC may by regulation require. The Managing Owner shall include in the
Annual Reports sent to Unitholders an approximate estimate (calculated as
accurately as may be reasonably practicable) of the round-turn equivalent
brokerage commission rate paid by the Trust during the preceding year. The Trust
shall notify Unitholders within seven business days of any material change (i)
in the agreements with the Trust's advisors, including any modification in the
method of calculating the advisory fee and (ii) in the compensation of any party
relating to the Trust. Unitholders or their duly authorized representatives may
inspect the Trust books and records during normal business hours upon reasonable
written notice to the Managing Owner and obtain copies of such records
(including by post upon payment of reasonable mailing costs); upon payment of
reasonable reproduction costs provided, however, upon request by the Managing
Owner, the Unitholder shall represent that the inspection and/or copies of such
records will not be for commercial purposes unrelated to such Unitholder's
interest as a beneficial owner of the Trust. The Managing Owner shall have the
right to keep confidential from the Unitholders, for such period of time as the
Managing Owner deems reasonable, any information that the Managing Owner
reasonably believes that the Trust is required by law or by agreement with a
third party to keep confidential.
The Managing Owner shall calculate the approximate Net Asset Value per Unit
on a daily basis and furnish such information upon request to any Unitholder.
The Managing Owner shall maintain and preserve all Trust records for a
period of not less than six (6) years.
The Managing Owner will, with the assistance of the Trust's commodity
broker, make an annual review of the commodity brokerage arrangements applicable
to the Trust. In connection with such review, the Managing Owner will ascertain,
to the extent practicable, the commodity brokerage rates charged to other major
commodity pools whose trading and operations are, in the opinion of the Managing
Owner, comparable to those of the Trust in order to assess whether the rates
charged the Trust are competitive in light of the services it receives. If, as a
result of such review, the Managing Owner determines that such rates are not
competitive in light of the services provided to the Trust, the Managing Owner
will notify the Unitholders, setting forth the rates charged to the Trust and
several funds which are, in the Managing Owner's opinion, comparable to the
Trust.
11. ASSIGNABILITY OF UNITS.
Each Unitholder expressly agrees that he will not voluntarily assign,
transfer or dispose of, by gift or otherwise, any of his Units or any part or
all of his right, title and interest in the capital or profits of the Trust in
violation of any
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applicable federal or state securities laws or without giving written notice to
the Managing Owner. No assignment, transfer or disposition by an assignee of
Units or of any part of his right, title and interest in the capital or profits
of the Trust shall be effective against the Trust or the Managing Owner until
the Managing Owner receives the written notice of the assignment; the Managing
Owner shall not be required to give any assignee any rights hereunder prior to
receipt of such notice. The Managing Owner may, in its sole discretion, waive
any such notice. No such assignee, except with the consent of the Managing
Owner, which consent may be withheld in the absolute discretion of the Managing
Owner, may become a substituted Unitholder, nor will the estate or any
beneficiary of a deceased Unitholder or assignee have any right to redeem Units
from the Trust except by redemption as provided in Section 12 hereof. Each
Unitholder agrees that with the consent of the Managing Owner any assignee may
become a substituted Unitholder without need of the further act or approval of
any Unitholder. If the Managing Owner withholds consent, an assignee shall not
become a substituted Unitholder, and shall not have any of the rights of a
Unitholder, except that the assignee shall be entitled to receive that share of
capital and profits and shall have that right of redemption to which his
assignor would otherwise have been entitled. No assignment, transfer or
disposition of Units shall be effective against the Trust or the Managing Owner
until the first day of the month succeeding the month in which the Managing
Owner receives notice of such assignment, transfer or disposition. No Units may
be transferred where, after the transfer, either the transferee or the
transferor would hold less than the minimum number of Units equivalent to an
initial minimum purchase, except for transfers by gift, inheritance, intrafamily
transfers, family dissolutions, and transfers to Affiliates.
12. REDEMPTIONS.
A Unitholder or any assignee of Units of whom the Managing Owner has
received written notice as described above may redeem all or any of his Units
(such redemption being herein referred to as a "redemption") effective as of the
close of business (as determined by the Managing Owner) on the last day of any
month, beginning with the end of the sixth month after such Units are sold;
provided that: (i) all liabilities, contingent or otherwise, of the Trust
(including the Trust's allocable share of the liabilities, contingent or
otherwise, of any entities in which the Trust invests), except any liability to
Unitholders on account of their capital contributions, have been paid or there
remains property of the Trust sufficient to pay them; and (ii) the Managing
Owner shall have timely received a request for redemption, as provided in the
second following paragraph.
Units redeemed on or before the end of the twelfth full calendar month and
after the end of the twelfth full month but on or before the end of the
eighteenth full calendar month after the date as of which such Units begin to
participate in the profits and losses of the Trust are subject to early
redemption charges of 3% and 2%, respectively, of the Net Asset Value at which
they are redeemed. Such charges will be paid to the Managing Owner. In the event
that a Unitholder acquires Units at more than one month-end, such Units will be
treated on a "first-in, first-out" basis for purposes of determining whether
such Units are redeemable and whether early redemption charges apply.
Requests for redemption must be received by the Managing Owner at least ten
calendar days, or such lesser period as shall be acceptable to the Managing
Owner, in advance of the requested effective date of redemption. The Managing
Owner may declare additional redemption dates upon notice to the Unitholders as
well as to those assignees of whom the Managing Owner has received notice as
described above.
If at the close of business (as determined by the Managing Owner) on any
day, the Net Asset Value per Unit has decreased to less than 50% of the Net
Asset Value per Unit as of the most recent Valuation Date, after adding back all
distributions, the Trust shall notify investors within seven business days and
shall liquidate all open positions as expeditiously as possible and suspend
trading. Within ten business days after the date of suspension of trading, the
Managing Owner (and any other managing owners of the Trust) shall declare a
Special Redemption Date. Such Special Redemption Date shall be a business day
within 30 business days from the date of suspension of trading by the Trust, and
the Managing Owner shall mail notice of such date to each Unitholder and
assignee of Units of whom it has received written notice as described above, by
first-class mail, postage prepaid, not later than ten business days prior to
such Special Redemption Date, together with instructions as to the procedure
such Unitholder or assignee must follow to have his interest (only entire, not
partial, interests may be so redeemed unless otherwise determined by the
Managing Owner) in the Trust redeemed on such date. Upon redemption pursuant to
a Special Redemption Date, a Unitholder or any other assignee of whom the
Managing Owner has received written notice as described above, shall receive
from the Trust an amount equal to the Net Asset Value of his interest in the
Trust, determined as of the close of business (as determined by the Managing
Owner) on such Special Redemption Date. No redemption charges shall be assessed
on any such Special
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Redemption Date. As in the case of a regular redemption, an assignee shall not
be entitled to redemption until the Managing Owner has received written notice
(as described above) of the assignment, transfer or disposition under which the
assignee claims an interest in the Units to be redeemed. If, after such Special
Redemption Date, the Net Assets of the Trust are at least $250,000 and the Net
Asset Value of a Unit is in excess of $25, the Trust may, in the discretion of
the Managing Owner, resume trading. The Managing Owner may at any time and in
its discretion declare a Special Redemption Date, should the Managing Owner
determine that it is in the best interests of the Trust to do so. The Managing
Owner in its notice of a Special Redemption Date may, in its discretion,
establish the conditions, if any, under which other Special Redemption Dates
must be called, which conditions may be determined in the sole discretion of the
Managing Owner, irrespective of the provisions of this paragraph. The Managing
Owner may also, in its discretion, declare additional regular redemption dates
for Units and permit certain Unitholders to redeem at other than month-end.
Redemption payments will be made within fifteen business days after the
month-end of redemption (and notice that the redemption has occurred will be
provided to Unitholders within ten business days after such month-end), except
that under special circumstances, including, but not limited to, inability to
liquidate commodity positions as of a redemption date or default or delay in
payments due the Trust from commodity brokers, banks or other persons or
entities, the Trust may in turn delay payment to Unitholders or assignees
requesting redemption of their Units of the proportionate part of the Net Asset
Value of such Units equal to that proportionate part of the Trust's aggregate
Net Asset Value represented by the sums which are the subject of such default or
delay.
Only whole Units may be redeemed, except upon complete redemption of an
investor's Units, unless the Managing Owner specifically otherwise consents.
Redemptions may be requested for a minimum of the lesser of $1,000 or ten (10)
Units provided that, for investors redeeming less than all their Units, such
investors remaining units equal at least $500.
The Managing Owner may require a Unitholder to redeem all or a portion of
such Unitholder's Units if the Managing Owner considers doing so to be desirable
for the protection of the Trust, and will use best efforts to do so to the
extent necessary to prevent the Trust from being deemed to hold "plan assets"
under the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended ("ERISA"), or the Code, with respect to any "employee benefit plan"
subject to ERISA or with respect to any plan or account subject to Section 4975
of the Code.
13. OFFERING OF UNITS.
The Managing Owner on behalf of the Trust shall (i) cause to be filed a
Registration Statement or Registration Statements, and such amendments thereto
as the Managing Owner deems advisable, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission for the registration and ongoing public offering of the Units, (ii)
use its best efforts to qualify and to keep qualified Units for sale under the
securities laws of such States of the United States or other jurisdictions as
the Managing Owner shall deem advisable and (iii) take such action with respect
to the matters described in (i) and (ii) as the Managing Owner shall deem
advisable or necessary.
The Managing Owner shall use its best efforts not to accept any
subscriptions for Units if doing so would cause the Trust to hold "plan assets"
under ERISA or the Code with respect to any "employee benefit plan" subject to
ERISA or with respect to any plan or account subject to Section 4975 of the
Code. If such a subscriber has its subscription reduced for such reason, such
subscriber shall be entitled to rescind its subscription in its entirety even
though subscriptions are otherwise irrevocable.
14. ADDITIONAL OFFERINGS.
The Managing Owner may, in its discretion, make additional public or
private offerings of Units, provided that the net proceeds to the Trust of any
such sales shall in no event be less than the Net Asset Value per Unit (as
defined in Section 5(d) hereof) at the time of sale (unless the new Unit's
participation in the profits and losses of the Trust is appropriately adjusted).
No Unitholder shall have any preemptive, preferential or other rights with
respect to the issuance or sale of any additional Units, other than as set forth
in the preceding sentence.
The Trust may offer different series or classes of Units having different
economic terms than previously offered series or classes of Units; provided that
the issuance of such a new series or class of Units shall in no respect
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affect the holders of outstanding Units; and provided further that the assets
attributable to each such series or class shall, to the maximum extent permitted
by law, be treated as legally separate and distinct pools of assets, and the
assets attributable to one such series or class be prevented from being used in
any respect to satisfy or discharge any debt or obligation of any other such
series or class.
15. SPECIAL POWER OF ATTORNEY.
Each Unitholder by his execution of this Declaration of Trust and Trust
Agreement does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint the Managing Owner and
each officer of the Managing Owner, with power of substitution, as his true and
lawful attorney-in-fact, in his name, place and stead, to execute, acknowledge,
swear to (and deliver as may be appropriate) on his behalf and file and record
in the appropriate public offices and publish (as may in the reasonable judgment
of the Managing Owner be required by law): (i) this Declaration of Trust and
Trust Agreement, including any amendments and/or restatements hereto duly
adopted as provided herein; (ii) certificates in various jurisdictions, and
amendments and/or restatements thereto, and of assumed name or of doing business
under a fictitious name with respect to the Trust; (iii) all conveyances and
other instruments which the Managing Owner deems appropriate to qualify or
continue the Trust in the State of Delaware and the jurisdictions in which the
Trust may conduct business, or which may be required to be filed by the Trust or
the Unitholders under the laws of any jurisdiction or under any amendments or
successor statutes to the Act, to reflect the dissolution or termination of the
Trust or the Trust being governed by any amendments or successor statutes to the
Act or to reorganize or refile the Trust in a different jurisdiction; and (iv)
to file, prosecute, defend, settle or compromise litigation, claims or
arbitrations on behalf of the Trust. The Power of Attorney granted herein shall
be irrevocable and deemed to be a power coupled with an interest (including,
without limitation, the interest of the other Unitholders in the Managing Owner
being able to rely on the Managing Owner's authority to act as contemplated by
this Section 14) and shall survive and shall not be affected by the subsequent
incapacity, disability or death of a Unitholder.
16. WITHDRAWAL OF A UNITHOLDER.
The Trust shall be dissolved upon the death, insanity, bankruptcy,
retirement, resignation, expulsion, withdrawal, dissolution, admitted or
court-decreed insolvency or the removal of the Managing Owner, or any other
event that causes the Managing Owner to cease to be a managing owner under the
Act, unless the Trust is continued pursuant to the terms of Section 5(a)(3). In
addition, the Managing Owner may withdraw from the Trust, without any breach of
this Declaration of Trust and Trust Agreement, at any time upon 120 days'
written notice by first class mail, postage prepaid, to each Unitholder and
assignee of whom the Managing Owner has notice. If the Managing Owner withdraws
as managing owner and the Trust's business is continued, the withdrawing
Managing Owner shall pay all expenses incurred as a result of its withdrawal. In
the event of the Managing Owner's removal or withdrawal, the Managing Owner
shall be entitled to a redemption of its interest in the Trust at its Net Asset
Value on the next valuation date following the date of removal or withdrawal.
The Managing Owner may not assign its general liability interest or its
obligation to direct the trading of the Trust assets without the consent of each
Unitholder. The Managing Owner will notify all Unitholders of any change in the
principals of the Managing Owner. No provision of this Declaration of Trust and
Trust Agreement shall be deemed, nor does any such provision purport, to waive
compliance with the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended.
The death, incompetency, withdrawal, insolvency or dissolution of a
Unitholder or any other event that causes a Unitholder to cease to be a
Unitholder (within the meaning of the Act) in the Trust shall not terminate or
dissolve the Trust, and a Unitholder, his estate, custodian or personal
representative shall have no right to redeem or value such Unitholder's interest
in the Trust except as provided in Section 12 hereof. Each Unitholder expressly
agrees that in the event of his death, he waives on behalf of himself and his
estate, and directs the legal representatives of his estate and any person
interested therein to waive, the furnishing of any inventory, accounting or
appraisal of the assets of the Trust and any right to an audit or examination of
the books of the Trust. Nothing in this Section 16 shall, however, waive any
right given elsewhere in this Declaration of Trust and Trust Agreement for a
Unitholder to be informed of the Net Asset Value of his Units, to receive
periodic reports, audited financial statements and other information from the
Managing Owner or the Trust or to redeem or transfer Units.
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17. STANDARD OF LIABILITY; INDEMNIFICATION.
(a) STANDARD OF LIABILITY FOR THE MANAGING OWNER. The Managing Owner and
its Affiliates, as defined below, shall have no liability to the Trust or to any
Unitholder for any loss suffered by the Trust which arises out of any action or
inaction of the Managing Owner or its Affiliates if the Managing Owner, in good
faith, determined that such course of conduct was in the best interests of the
Trust and such course of conduct did not constitute negligence or misconduct of
the Managing Owner or its Affiliates.
(b) INDEMNIFICATION OF THE MANAGING OWNER BY THE TRUST. To the fullest
extent permitted by law, subject to this Section 17, the Managing Owner and its
Affiliates shall be indemnified by the Trust against any losses, judgments,
liabilities, expenses and amounts paid in settlement of any claims sustained by
them in connection with the Trust; provided that such claims were not the result
of negligence or misconduct on the part of the Managing Owner or its Affiliates,
and the Managing Owner, in good faith, determined that such conduct was in the
best interests of the Trust; and provided further that Affiliates of the
Managing Owner shall be entitled to indemnification only for losses incurred by
such Affiliates in performing the duties of the Managing Owner and acting wholly
within the scope of the authority of the Managing Owner.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the preceding two
paragraphs, the Managing Owner and its Affiliates and any persons acting as
Selling Agents for the Units shall not be indemnified for any losses,
liabilities or expenses arising from or out of an alleged violation of federal
or state securities laws unless (1) there has been a successful adjudication on
the merits of each count involving alleged securities law violations as to the
particular indemnitee and the court approves indemnification of the litigation
costs, or (2) such claims have been dismissed with prejudice on the merits by a
court of competent jurisdiction as to the particular indemnitee and the court
approves indemnification of the litigation costs, or (3) a court of competent
jurisdiction approves a settlement of the claims against a particular indemnitee
and finds that indemnification of the settlement and related costs should be
made.
In any claim for indemnification for federal or state securities law
violations, the party seeking indemnification shall place before the court the
position of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the California Department of
Corporations, the Massachusetts Securities Division, the Pennsylvania Securities
Commission, the Tennessee Securities Division, the Texas Securities Board and
any other state or applicable regulatory authority with respect to the issue of
indemnification for securities law violations.
The Trust shall not bear the cost of that portion of any insurance which
insures any party against any liability the indemnification of which is herein
prohibited.
For the purposes of this Section 17, the term "Affiliates" shall mean any
person acting on behalf of or performing services on behalf of the Trust who:
(1) directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common
control with the Managing Owner; or (2) owns or controls 10% or more of the
outstanding voting securities of the Managing Owner; or (3) is an officer or
director of the Managing Owner; or (4) if the Managing Owner is an officer,
director, partner or trustee, is any entity for which the Managing Owner acts in
any such capacity.
Advances from Trust funds to the Managing Owner and its Affiliates for
legal expenses and other costs incurred as a result of any legal action
initiated against the Managing Owner by a Unitholder are prohibited.
Advances from Trust funds to the Managing Owner and its Affiliates for
legal expenses and other costs incurred as a result of a legal action will be
made only if the following three conditions are satisfied: (1) the legal action
relates to the performance of duties or services by the Managing Owner or its
Affiliates on behalf of the Trust; (2) the legal action is initiated by a third
party who is not a Unitholder; and (3) the Managing Owner or its Affiliates
undertake to repay the advanced funds, with interest from the date of such
advance, to the Trust in cases in which they would not be entitled to
indemnification under the standard of liability set forth in Section 17(a).
In no event shall any indemnity or exculpation provided for herein be more
favorable to the Managing Owner or any Affiliate than that contemplated by the
NASAA Guidelines as in effect on the date of this Declaration of Trust and Trust
Agreement.
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In no event shall any indemnification permitted by this subsection (b) of
Section 17 be made by the Trust unless all provisions of this Section for the
payment of indemnification have been complied with in all respects. Furthermore,
it shall be a precondition of any such indemnification that the Trust receive a
determination of qualified independent legal counsel in a written opinion that
the party which seeks to be indemnified hereunder has met the applicable
standard of conduct set forth herein. Receipt of any such opinion shall not,
however, in itself, entitle any such party to indemnification unless
indemnification is otherwise proper hereunder. Any indemnification payable by
the Trust hereunder shall be made only as provided in the specific case.
In no event shall any indemnification obligations of the Trust under this
subsection (b) of this Section 17 subject a Unitholder to any liability in
excess of that contemplated by subsection (e) of Section 8 hereof.
(c) INDEMNIFICATION OF THE TRUST BY THE UNITHOLDERS. In the event the Trust
is made a party to any claim, dispute or litigation or otherwise incurs any loss
or expense as a result of or in connection with any Unitholder's activities,
obligations or liabilities unrelated to the Trust's business, such Unitholder
shall indemnify and reimburse the Trust for all loss and expense incurred,
including reasonable attorneys' fees.
18. AMENDMENTS; MEETINGS.
(a) AMENDMENTS WITH CONSENT OF THE MANAGING OWNER. If at any time during
the term of the Trust the Managing Owner shall deem it necessary or desirable to
amend this Declaration of Trust and Trust Agreement, the Managing Owner may
proceed to do so, provided that such amendment shall be effective only if
embodied in an instrument approved by the Managing Owner and, subject to the
immediately following sentence, by the holders of Units representing a majority
of the outstanding Units. No meeting procedure or specified notice period is
required in the case of amendments made with the consent of the Managing Owner,
mere receipt of an adequate number of unrevoked written consents being
sufficient. The Managing Owner may amend this Declaration of Trust and Trust
Agreement without the consent of the Unitholders in order (i) to clarify any
clerical inaccuracy or ambiguity or reconcile any inconsistency (including any
inconsistency between this Declaration of Trust and Trust Agreement and the
Prospectus), (ii) to effect the intent of the tax allocations proposed herein to
the maximum extent possible in the event of a change in the Code or the
interpretations thereof affecting such allocations, (iii) to attempt to ensure
that the Trust is not treated as an association taxable as a corporation for
federal income tax purposes, (iv) to qualify or maintain the qualification of
the Trust as a trust in any jurisdiction, (v) to delete or add any provision of
or to this Declaration of Trust and Trust Agreement required to be deleted or
added by the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other
federal agency or any state "Blue Sky" official or similar official or in order
to opt to be governed by any amendment or successor statute to the Act, (vi) to
make any amendment to this Declaration of Trust and Trust Agreement which the
Managing Owner deems advisable, including amendments that reflect the offering
and issuance of additional Units, whether or not issued through a series or
class, provided that such amendment is not adverse to the Unitholders, or that
is required by law, and (vii) to make any amendment that is appropriate or
necessary, in the opinion of the Managing Owner, to prevent the Trust or the
Managing Owner or its directors, officers or controlling persons from in any
manner being subjected to the provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940,
as amended, or to prevent the assets of the Trust from being considered for any
purpose of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code to constitute assets of any
"employee benefit plan" as defined in and subject to ERISA or of any "plan"
subject to Section 4975 of the Code.
(b) AMENDMENTS AND ACTIONS WITHOUT CONSENT OF THE MANAGING OWNER. In any
vote called by the Managing Owner or pursuant to section (c) of this Section 18,
upon the affirmative vote (which may be in person or by proxy) of more than
fifty percent (50%) of the Units then owned by Unitholders, the following
actions may be taken, irrespective of whether the Managing Owner concurs: (i)
this Declaration of Trust and Trust Agreement may be amended, provided, however,
that approval of all Unitholders shall be required in the case of amendments
changing or altering this Section 18, extending the term of the Trust, or
materially changing the Trust's basic investment policies or structure; in
addition, reduction of the capital account of any Unitholder or assignee or
modification of the percentage of profits, losses or distributions to which a
Unitholder or an assignee is entitled hereunder shall not be effected by any
amendment or supplement to this Declaration of Trust and Trust Agreement without
such Unitholder's or assignee's written consent; (ii) the Trust may be
dissolved; (iii) the Managing Owner may be removed and replaced; (iv) a new
managing owner or managing owners may be elected if the Managing Owner withdraws
from the Trust; (v) the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the
Trust may be approved; and (vi) any contract with the Managing Owner or any
affiliate thereof may be disapproved of and, as a result, terminated upon 60
days' notice.
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(c) MEETINGS; OTHER VOTING MATTERS. Any Unitholder upon request addressed
to the Managing Owner shall be entitled to obtain from the Managing Owner, upon
payment in advance of reasonable reproduction and mailing costs, a list of the
names and addresses of record of all Unitholders and the number of Units held by
each (which shall be mailed by the Managing Owner to the Unitholder within ten
days of the receipt of the request); provided, that the Managing Owner may
require any Unitholder requesting such information to submit written
confirmation that such information will not be used for commercial purposes.
Upon receipt of a written proposal, signed by Unitholders owning Units
representing at least 10% of the Units then owned by Unitholders, that a meeting
of the Trust be called to vote upon any matter upon which the Unitholders may
vote pursuant to this Declaration of Trust and Trust Agreement, the Managing
Owner shall, by written notice to each Unitholder of record sent by certified
mail within 15 days after such receipt, call a meeting of the Trust. Such
meeting shall be held at least 30 but not more than 60 days after the mailing of
such notice, and such notice shall specify the date of, a reasonable place and
time for, and the purpose of such meeting.
The Managing Owner may not restrict the voting rights of Unitholders as set
forth herein.
In the event that the Managing Owner or the Unitholders vote to amend this
Declaration of Trust and Trust Agreement in any material respect, the amendment
will not become effective prior to all Unitholders having an opportunity to
redeem their Units.
(d) CONSENT BY TRUSTEE. The Trustee's written consent to any amendment of
this Declaration of Trust and Trust Agreement shall be required, such consent
not to be unreasonably withheld; provided, however, that the Trustee may, in its
sole discretion, withhold its consent to any such amendment that would adversely
affect any right, duty or liability of, or immunity or indemnity in favor of,
the Trustee under this Declaration of Trust and Trust Agreement or any of the
documents contemplated hereby to which the Trustee is a party, or would cause or
result in any conflict with or breach of any terms, conditions or provisions of,
or default under, the charter documents or by-laws of the Trustee or any
document contemplated thereby to which the Trustee is a party.
19. GOVERNING LAW.
The validity and construction of this Declaration of Trust and Trust
Agreement shall be determined and governed by the laws of the State of Delaware
without regard to principles of conflicts of law; provided, however, that causes
of action for violations of federal or state securities laws shall not be
governed by this Section 19.
20. MISCELLANEOUS.
(a) NOTICES. All notices under this Declaration of Trust and Trust
Agreement shall be in writing and shall be effective upon personal delivery, or
if sent by first class mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the last known
address of the party to whom such notice is to be given, upon the deposit of
such notice in the United States mail.
(b) BINDING EFFECT. This Declaration of Trust and Trust Agreement shall
inure to and be binding upon all of the parties, all parties indemnified under
Sections 2 and 17 hereof, and their respective successors and assigns,
custodians, estates, heirs and personal representatives. For purposes of
determining the rights of any Unitholder or assignee hereunder, the Trust and
the Managing Owner may rely upon the Trust records as to who are Unitholders and
assignees, and all Unitholders and assignees agree that their rights shall be
determined and they shall be bound thereby.
(c) CAPTIONS. Captions in no way define, limit, extend or
describe the scope of this Declaration of Trust and Trust Agreement nor the
effect of any of its provisions. Any reference to "persons" in this Declaration
of Trust and Trust Agreement shall also be deemed to include entities, unless
the context otherwise requires.
21. BENEFIT PLAN INVESTORS.
Each Unitholder that is an "employee benefit plan" as defined in and
subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended
("ERISA"), or a "plan" as defined in Section 4975 of the Code (each such
employee benefit plan and plan, a "Plan"), and each fiduciary thereof who has
caused the Plan to become a Unitholder (a
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"Plan Fiduciary"), represents and warrants that: (a) the Plan Fiduciary has
considered an investment in the Trust for such Plan in light of the risks
relating thereto; (b) the Plan Fiduciary has determined that, in view of such
considerations, the investment in the Trust for such Plan is consistent with the
Plan Fiduciary's responsibilities under ERISA; (c) the investment in the Trust
by the Plan does not violate and is not otherwise inconsistent with the terms of
any legal document constituting the Plan or any trust agreement thereunder; (d)
the Plan's investment in the Trust has been duly authorized and approved by all
necessary parties; (e) none of Kenmar, any advisor to the Trust, any selling
agent, the clearing broker, the escrow agent, any broker through which any
advisor requires the Trust to trade, the Trustee, any of their respective
affiliates or any of their respective agents or employees: (i) has investment
discretion with respect to the investment of assets of the Plan used to purchase
the Units; (ii) has authority or responsibility to or regularly gives investment
advice with respect to the assets of the Plan used to purchase the Units for a
fee and pursuant to an agreement or understanding that such advice will serve as
a primary basis for investment decisions with respect to the Plan and that such
advice will be based on the particular investment needs of the Plan; or (iii) is
an employer maintaining or contributing to the Plan; and (f) the Plan Fiduciary:
(i) is authorized to make, and is responsible for, the decision for the Plan to
invest in the Trust, including the determination that such investment is
consistent with the requirement imposed by Section 404 of ERISA that Plan
investments be diversified so as to the risks of large losses; (ii) is
independent of Kenmar, any advisor to the Trust, any selling agent, the clearing
broker, the escrow agent, any broker through which any Advisor requires the
Trust to trade, the Trustee and any of their respective affiliates; and (iii) is
qualified to make such investment decision.
22. CERTAIN DEFINITIONS.
This Declaration of Trust and Trust Agreement contains certain provisions
required by the NASAA Guidelines. The terms used in such provisions are defined
as follows (the following definitions are included VERBATIM from the NASAA
Guidelines and, accordingly, may not in all cases be relevant to this
Declaration of Trust and Trust Agreement):
ADMINISTRATOR. The official or agency administering the securities
laws of a state.
ADVISOR. Any Person who for any consideration engages in the business
of advising others, either directly or indirectly, as to the value,
purchase, or sale of Commodity Contracts or commodity options.
AFFILIATE. An Affiliate of a Person means: (a) any Person directly or
indirectly owning, controlling or holding with power to vote 10% or
more of the outstanding voting securities of such Person; (b) any
Person 10% or more of whose outstanding voting securities are directly
or indirectly owned, controlled or held with power to vote, by such
Person; (c) any Person, directly or indirectly, controlling,
controlled by, or under common control with such Person; (d) any
officer, director or partner of such Person; or (e) if such Person is
an officer, director or partner, any Person for which such Person acts
in any such capacity.
CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS. The total investment in a Program by a
Participant or by all Participants, as the case may be.
COMMODITY BROKER. Any Person who engages in the business of effecting
transactions in Commodity Contracts for the account of others or for
his own account.
COMMODITY CONTRACT. A contract or option thereon providing for the
delivery or receipt at a future date of a specified amount and grade
of a traded commodity at a specified price and delivery point.
CROSS REFERENCE SHEET. A compilation of the Guidelines sections,
referenced to the page of the Prospectus, Program agreement, or other
exhibits, and justification of any deviation from the Guidelines.
NET ASSETS. The total assets, less total liabilities, of the Program
determined on the basis of generally accepted accounting principles.
Net Assets shall include any unrealized profits or losses on open
positions, and any fee or expense including Net Asset fees accruing to
the Program.
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NET ASSET VALUE PER PROGRAM INTEREST. The Net Assets divided by the
number of Program Interests outstanding.
NET WORTH. The excess of total assets over total liabilities as
determined by generally accepted accounting principles. Net Worth
shall be determined exclusive of home, home furnishings and
automobiles.
NEW TRADING PROFITS. The excess, if any, of Net Assets at the end of
the period over Net Assets at the end of the highest previous period
or Net Assets at the date trading commences, whichever is higher, and
as further adjusted to eliminate the effect on Net Assets resulting
from new Capital Contributions, redemptions, or capital distributions,
if any, made during the period decreased by interest or other income,
not directly related to trading activity, earned on Program assets
during the period, whether the assets are held separately or in the
margin account.
ORGANIZATIONAL AND OFFERING EXPENSES. All expenses incurred by the
Program in connection with and in preparing a Program for registration
and subsequently offering and distributing it to the public,
including, but not limited to, total underwriting and brokerage
discounts and commissions (including fees of the underwriters'
attorneys), expenses for printing, engraving, mailing, salaries of
employees while engaged in sales activity, charges of transfer agents,
registrars, trustees, escrow holders, depositories, experts, expenses
of qualification of the sale of its Program Interests under federal
and state law including taxes and fees, accountants' and attorneys'
fees.
PARTICIPANT. The holder of a Program Interest.
PERSON. Any natural Person, partnership, corporation, association or
other legal entity.
PIT BROKERAGE FEE. Pit Brokerage Fee shall include floor brokerage,
clearing fees, National Futures Association fees, and exchange fees.
PROGRAM. A limited partnership, joint venture, corporation, trust or
other entity formed and operated for the purpose of investing in
Commodity Contracts.
PROGRAM BROKER. A Commodity Broker that effects trades in Commodity
Contracts for the account of a Program.
PROGRAM INTEREST. A limited partnership interest or other security
representing ownership in a Program.
PYRAMIDING. A method of using all or a part of an unrealized profit in
a Commodity Contract position to provide margin for any additional
Commodity Contracts of the same or related commodities.
SPONSOR. Any Person directly or indirectly instrumental in organizing
a Program or any Person who will manage or participate in the
management of a Program, including a Commodity Broker who pays any
portion of the Organizational Expenses of the Program, and the general
partner(s) and any other Person who regularly performs or selects the
Persons who perform services for the Program. Sponsor does not include
wholly independent third parties such as attorneys, accountants, and
underwriters whose only compensation is for professional services
rendered in connection with the offering of the units. The term
"Sponsor" shall be deemed to include its Affiliates.
VALUATION DATE. The date as of which the Net Assets of the Program are
determined.
VALUATION PERIOD. A regular period of time between Valuation Dates.
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23. NO LEGAL TITLE TO TRUST ESTATE.
The Unitholders shall not have legal title to any part of the Trust Estate.
24. LEGAL TITLE.
Legal title to all the Trust Estate shall be vested in the Trust as a
separate legal entity; except where applicable law in any jurisdiction requires
any part of the Trust Estate to be vested otherwise, the Managing Owner (or the
Trustee, if required by law) may cause legal title to the Trust Estate of any
portion thereof to be held by or in the name of the Managing Owner or any other
person as nominee.
25. CREDITORS.
No creditors of any Unitholders shall have any right to obtain possession
of, or otherwise exercise legal or equitable remedies with respect to, the Trust
Estate.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have duly executed this Declaration of
Trust and Trust Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY
as Trustee
By: /s/ EMMETT R. HARMON
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Name: Emmett R. Harmon
Title: Vice President
KENMAR ADVISORY CORP.
as Managing Owner
By: /s/ ESTHER E. GOODMAN
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Name: Esther E. Goodman
Title: Chief Operating Officer and
Senior Executive Vice President
KENMAR VENTURE PARTNERS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
as Initial Unitholder
By: KENMAR ADVISORY CORP., GENERAL PARTNER
By: /s/ ESTHER E. GOODMAN
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Name: Esther E. Goodman
Title: Chief Operating Officer and
Senior Executive Vice President
All Unitholders now and hereafter admitted as
Unitholders of the Trust, pursuant to powers of
attorney now and hereafter executed in favor of,
and granted and delivered to, the Managing
Owner.
By: KENMAR ADVISORY CORP.,
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ATTORNEY-IN-FACT
By: /s/ ESTHER E. GOODMAN
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Name: Esther E. Goodman
Title: Chief Operating Officer and
Senior Executive Vice President
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Schedule A
FORM
OF
CERTIFICATE OF TRUST
OF
KENMAR GLOBAL TRUST
THIS Certificate of Trust of KENMAR GLOBAL TRUST (the
"Trust"), dated July 17, 1996, is being duly executed and filed by Wilmington
Trust Company, a Delaware banking corporation, as trustee, to form a business
trust under the Delaware Business Trust Act (12 DEL.C. 3801 ET SEQ.)
1. NAME. The name of the business trust formed hereby is
Kenmar Global Trust.
2. DELAWARE TRUSTEE. The name and business address of the
trustee of the Trust in the State of Delaware is Wilmington Trust Company, 1100
North Market Street, Rodney Square North, Wilmington, Delaware 19890, Attention:
Corporate Trust Administration.
3. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Certificate of Trust shall be
effective upon the date and time of filing.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being the sole trustee of
the Trust, has executed this Certificate of Trust as of the date first above
written.
WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY
as Trustee
By: /s/ W. CHRIS SPONENBERG
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Name: W. Chris Sponenberg
Title: Financial Services Officer
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ANNEX
KENMAR GLOBAL TRUST
REQUEST FOR REDEMPTION
KENMAR GLOBAL TRUST DATE:__________________
c/o Kenmar Advisory Corp., Managing Owner
Two American Lane
P.O. Box 5150
Greenwich, CT 06831
Dear Sirs:
The undersigned (Unitholder #______________) hereby requests
redemption subject to all terms and conditions of the Declaration of Trust and
Trust Agreement (the "Declaration of Trust") of KENMAR GLOBAL TRUST (the "Fund")
as indicated below. Please check applicable box below (if no boxes are checked
below ALL units held of record by the undersigned will be redeemed):
Full Redemption (All whole and fractional units) / /
Partial Redemption (indicate either dollar amount / / $_______
or # of units being redeemed) or ______ units
Units are redeemed at the Net Asset Value per Unit, as defined
in the Declaration of Trust, less any applicable redemption charge (see below).
Redemption shall be effective as of the end of the current calendar month;
provided that this Request for Redemption is received at least ten (10) calendar
days prior to the end of such month. Payment of the redemption price of Units
will generally be made within fifteen (15) business days of the date of
redemption.
The undersigned hereby represents and warrants that the
undersigned is the true, lawful and beneficial owner of the units to which this
Request for Redemption relates with full power and authority to request
redemption of such units. Such units are not subject to any pledge or otherwise
encumbered in any fashion.
Units may be redeemed as of the last day of each month,
beginning with the 6th month-end following their sale. Units redeemed on the 6th
month-end through the 12th month-end after sale are subject to a 3% redemption
charge. Units redeemed on the 13th month-end through the 18th month-end after
sale are subject to a 2% redemption charge. Units redeemed after the 18th
month-end after sale will be redeemed with no redemption charge.
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REMIT PAYMENT TO MY BROKERAGE ACCOUNT BELOW:
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Name of Brokerage firm Account name & Account # Street City, State and Zip
Or remit to me directly:
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Name Mailing Address Street City, State and Zip
Telephone: __________________
Print Name (s) of Registered Individual Unitholder (s) Print Name of Entity Unitholder Below:
or Assignee (s) Below:
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Signatures Below must be identical to names (s) in which units are registered
Individual Unitholder (s) or Assignee (s) sign below Authorized Corporate Officer, Trustee or
Partner of Entity Unitholder sign below
_______________________________________ TITLE:________________________________
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EXHIBIT B
KENMAR GLOBAL TRUST
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SUBSCRIPTION REQUIREMENTS
By executing a Subscription Agreement and Power of Attorney
Signature Page for Units of Beneficial Interest ("Units") of KENMAR GLOBAL TRUST
(the "Fund"), each purchaser ("Purchaser") of Units irrevocably subscribes for
Units at Net Asset Value, as described in the Fund's Prospectus dated January 1,
2000 (the "Prospectus").
If Purchaser's Subscription Agreement and Power of Attorney
Signature Page is accepted, Purchaser agrees to contribute Purchaser's
subscription to the Fund and to be bound by the terms of the Trust's Declaration
of Trust and Trust Agreement, which will be in substantially the form of the
Declaration of Trust and Trust Agreement included in the Prospectus as Exhibit
A. Purchaser agrees to reimburse the Fund and Kenmar Advisory Corp. ("Kenmar"),
the managing owner of the Fund, for any expense or loss incurred by either as a
result of the cancellation of Purchaser's Units due to a failure of the
Purchaser to deliver good funds in the full amount of the subscription price of
the Units subscribed for by Purchaser.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
As an inducement to Kenmar to accept this subscription,
Purchaser, by executing and delivering Purchaser's Subscription Agreement and
Power of Attorney Signature Page, represents and warrants to the Fund, Kenmar,
and the Selling Agent as follows:
(a) Purchaser is of legal age to execute the Subscription
Agreement and Power of Attorney Signature Page and is legally competent
to do so. Purchaser acknowledges that Purchaser has received (prior to
any solicitation of Purchaser's investment) a copy of the Prospectus --
including the Appendices, the Declaration of Trust and Trust Agreement
and summary financial information relating to the Fund current within 60
calendar days -- dated within nine months of the date as of which
Purchaser has subscribed to purchase Units.
(b) All information that Purchaser has heretofore furnished
to Kenmar or that is set forth in the Subscription Agreement and Power of
Attorney submitted by Purchaser is correct and complete as of the date of
such Subscription Agreement and Power of Attorney, and if there should be
any change in such information prior to acceptance of Purchaser's
subscription, Purchaser will immediately furnish such revised or
corrected information to Kenmar.
(c) Unless (d) below is applicable, Purchaser's subscription
is made with Purchaser's funds for Purchaser's own account and not as
trustee, custodian or nominee for another.
(d) The subscription, if made as custodian for a minor, is a
gift Purchaser has made to such minor and is not made with such minor's
funds or, if not a gift, the representations as to net worth and annual
income set forth below apply only to such minor.
(e) If Purchaser is subscribing in a representative capacity,
Purchaser has full power and authority to purchase the Units and enter
into and be bound by the Subscription Agreement and Power of Attorney on
behalf of the entity for which he is purchasing the Units, and such
entity has full right and power to purchase such Units and enter into and
be bound by the Subscription Agreement and Power of Attorney and to
become a Unitholder pursuant to the Declaration of Trust and Trust
Agreement.
(f) Purchaser either is not required to be registered with
the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") or to be a member of
the National Futures Association ("NFA"), or, if required to be so, is
duly registered with the CFTC and is a member in good standing of the
NFA. IT IS AN NFA REQUIREMENT THAT KENMAR ATTEMPT TO VERIFY THAT ANY
ENTITY WHICH SEEKS TO PURCHASE UNITS BE DULY REGISTERED WITH THE CFTC AND
A MEMBER OF THE NFA, IF REQUIRED. PURCHASER AGREES TO SUPPLY KENMAR WITH
SUCH INFORMATION AS KENMAR MAY REASONABLY REQUEST IN ORDER TO ATTEMPT
SUCH VERIFICATION. MOST ENTITIES WHICH ACQUIRE UNITS WILL, AS A RESULT,
THEMSELVES BECOME "COMMODITY POOLS" WITHIN THE INTENT OF APPLICABLE CFTC
AND NFA RULES, AND THEIR SPONSORS, ACCORDINGLY, WILL BE REQUIRED TO
REGISTER AS "COMMODITY POOL OPERATORS."
The representations and statements set forth herein may be
asserted in the defense of the Fund, Kenmar, the Advisors to the Fund, the
Selling Agents or others in any subsequent litigation or other proceeding.
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INVESTOR SUITABILITY
PURCHASER UNDERSTANDS THAT THE PURCHASE OF UNITS MAY BE MADE ONLY
BY PERSONS WHO, AT A MINIMUM, HAVE (I) A NET WORTH OF AT LEAST $150,000
(EXCLUSIVE OF HOME, FURNISHINGS AND AUTOMOBILES) OR (II) AN ANNUAL GROSS INCOME
OF AT LEAST $45,000 AND A NET WORTH OF AT LEAST $45,000 (EXCLUSIVE OF HOME,
FURNISHINGS AND AUTOMOBILES). RESIDENTS OF THE FOLLOWING STATES MUST MEET THE
REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH BELOW ("NET WORTH" FOR SUCH PURPOSES IS IN ALL CASES IS
EXCLUSIVE OF HOME, FURNISHINGS AND AUTOMOBILES). IN ADDITION, PURCHASER MAY NOT
INVEST MORE THAN 10% OF HIS OR HER NET WORTH (IN ALL CASES EXCLUSIVE OF HOME,
FURNISHINGS AND AUTOMOBILES) IN THE FUND.
1. Arizona-- Net worth of at least $225,000 or a net worth of
at least $60,000 and an annual income of at least $60,000.
2. California -- Net worth of at least $250,000 and an annual
income of at least $65,000 or, in the alternative, a net worth of at least
$500,000.
3. Iowa-- Net worth of at least $225,000 or a net worth of at
least $60,000 and an annual taxable income of at least $60,000. The minimum
investment for IRAs is $2,500.
4. Maine -- Minimum subscription per investment, both initial
and subsequent, of $5,000; net worth of at least $200,000 or a net worth of at
least $50,000 and an annual income of at least $50,000. MAINE RESIDENTS MUST
SIGN A SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT AND POWER OF ATTORNEY SIGNATURE PAGE SPECIFICALLY
PREPARED FOR MAINE RESIDENTS, A COPY OF WHICH SHALL ACCOMPANY THIS PROSPECTUS AS
DELIVERED TO ALL MAINE RESIDENTS.
5. Massachusetts-- Net worth of at least $225,000 or a net
worth of at least $60,000 and an annual income of at least $60,000.
6. Michigan-- Net worth of at least $225,000 or a net worth of
at least $60,000 and annual income of at least $60,000.
7. MINNESOTA -- "ACCREDITED INVESTORS," AS DEFINED IN RULE
501(a) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933.
8. Mississippi-- Net worth of at least $225,000 or a net worth
of at least $60,000 and an annual income of at least $60,000.
9. Missouri-- Net worth of at least $225,000 or a net worth of
at least $60,000 and an annual income of at least $60,000.
10. New Hampshire-- Net worth of at least $250,000 or a net
worth of at least $125,000 and an annual income of at least $50,000.
11. North Carolina-- Net worth of at least $225,000 or a net
worth of at least $60,000 and an annual income of at least $60,000.
12. Oklahoma-- Net worth of at least $225,000 or a net worth of
$60,000 and an annual income of at least $60,000.
13. Oregon-- Net worth of at least $225,000 or a net worth of
at least $60,000 and an annual taxable income of at least $60,000.
14. Pennsylvania-- Net worth of a least $175,000 or a net worth
of at least $100,000 and an annual taxable income of at least $50,000.
15. South Carolina -- Net worth of at least $100,000 or a net
income in 1998 some portion of which was subject to maximum federal and state
income tax.
16. Tennessee-- Net worth of at least $225,000 or a net worth
of at least $60,000 and an annual taxable income of at least $60,000.
17. Texas-- Net worth of at least $225,000 or a net worth of at
least $60,000 and an annual taxable income of at least $60,000.
For Entities Only:
Kenmar attempts to verify that any entity that seeks to purchase
Units is duly registered with the CFTC and a member of the NFA, if required.
Purchaser agrees to supply Kenmar with such information as Kenmar may reasonably
request in order to attempt such verification. Most entities that acquire Units
will, as a result, themselves become "commodity pools" within the intent of
applicable CFTC and NFA rules, and their sponsors, accordingly, may be required
to register as "commodity pool operators."
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EXHIBIT C
NOT FOR MAINE RESIDENTS NOT TO BE USED AFTER
SEPTEMBER 30, 2000
KENMAR GLOBAL TRUST
SUBSCRIPTION INSTRUCTIONS
ANY PERSON CONSIDERING SUBSCRIBING FOR THE UNITS SHOULD
CAREFULLY READ AND REVIEW A CURRENT PROSPECTUS OF THE FUND DATED JANUARY
1, 2000. THE PROSPECTUS SHOULD BE ACCOMPANIED BY THE MOST RECENT MONTHLY
REPORT OF THE FUND.
1. ENTER THE TOTAL DOLLAR AMOUNT BEING INVESTED ON LINE 1.
2. ENTER THE INVESTOR'S BROKERAGE ACCOUNT NUMBER ON LINE 2, AND CHECK THE BOX
IF THE ACCOUNT IS TO BE DEBITED FOR INVESTMENT.
3. ENTER THE SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER OR TAXPAYER ID NUMBER, AS APPLICABLE, ON
LINE 3 AND CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX TO INDICATE OWNERSHIP TYPE. FOR IRA
ACCOUNTS, THE TAXPAYER ID NUMBER OF THE CUSTODIAN SHOULD BE ENTERED, AS
WELL AS THE SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER OF THE INVESTOR.
4. CHECK BOX IN LINE 4 IF THIS IS AN ADDITION TO AN EXISTING ACCOUNT AND LIST
UNITHOLDER #.
5. ENTER THE NAME OF THE INVESTOR ON LINE 5. FOR UGMA/UTMA (MINOR), ENTER THE
MINOR NAME ON LINE 5, FOLLOWED BY "MINOR", AND ENTER THE CUSTODIAN NAME ON
LINE 6. FOR TRUSTS, ENTER THE TRUST NAME ON LINE 5 AND THE TRUSTEE(S)
NAME(S) ON LINE 6. FOR CORPORATIONS, PARTNERSHIPS, AND ESTATES, ENTER THE
ENTITY NAME ON LINE 5, AND OFFICER OR CONTACT PERSON NAME ON LINE 6.
SPECIAL NOTE: COPIES OF TRUST AGREEMENTS, CORPORATE PAPERS AND OTHER
APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTS MAY BE REQUIRED FOR SELLING AGENT APPROVAL.
6. ENTER THE LEGAL ADDRESS (WHICH IS THE RESIDENT OR DOMICILE ADDRESS USED FOR
TAX PURPOSES) OF THE INVESTOR ON LINE 7 (NO POST OFFICE BOXES). LINE 7 MUST
BE COMPLETED.
7. IF THE MAILING ADDRESS IS DIFFERENT FROM THE LEGAL ADDRESS, ENTER ON LINE
8. 8. IF AN IRA ACCOUNT, ENTER CUSTODIAN'S NAME AND ADDRESS ON LINE 9 9.
THE INVESTOR MUST SIGN AND DATE LINE 10. IF IT IS A JOINT ACCOUNT, BOTH
INVESTORS MUST SIGN. IN THE CASE OF IRA'S, THE CUSTODIAN'S SIGNATURE, AS
WELL AS THE INVESTOR'S SIGNATURE, IS REQUIRED.
10. THE REGISTERED REPRESENTATIVE AND OFFICE MANAGER MUST SIGN IN LINE 11. 11.
THE NAME OF THE SELLING FIRM, REGISTERED REPRESENTATIVE NAME, REGISTERED
REPRESENTATIVE NUMBER, AND ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER MUST BE ENTERED IN LINE
12.
THE CLIENT SHOULD RETURN THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT AND PAYMENT
TO HIS OR HER REGISTERED REPRESENTATIVE'S OFFICE ADDRESS.
THE BRANCH OFFICE/REPRESENTATIVE COPY PAGE MUST BE RETAINED IN
THE BRANCH OFFICE. REMAINING COPIES SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO A) THE APPROPRIATE
DEPARTMENT OF THE SELLING AGENT IF REQUIRED OR B) DERIVATIVES PORTFOLIO
MANAGEMENT L.L.C., TWO WORLDS FAIR DRIVE, P.O. BOX 6741, SOMERSET, NEW JERSEY
08875-6741, ATTN: FUND ADMINISTRATOR-KGT. TELEPHONE: (732) 560-6221.
UNITS ARE SPECULATIVE AND INVOLVE A HIGH DEGREE OF RISK. NO PERSON MAY INVEST
MORE THAN 10% OF HIS OR HER NET WORTH (IN ALL CASES EXCLUSIVE OF HOME,
FURNISHINGS AND AUTOMOBILES) IN THE FUND.
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NOT FOR MAINE NOT TO BE USED AFTER
RESIDENTS SEPTEMBER 30, 2000
KENMAR GLOBAL TRUST Signature Page
SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
IMPORTANT: READ REVERSE SIDE BEFORE SIGNING
The investor named below, by execution and delivery of this
Subscription Agreement and Power of Attorney, by payment of the purchase price
for units of beneficial interest ("Units") in Kenmar Global Trust and by either
(i) enclosing a check payable to "Kenmar Global Trust," or (ii) authorizing the
Selling Agent (or Additional Seller, as the case may be) to debit investor's
customer securities account in the amount set forth below, hereby subscribes for
the purchase of Units at net asset value per unit.
The named investor further acknowledges receipt of the prospectus of
the Fund dated January 1, 2000, including the Amended and Restated Declaration
of Trust and Trust Agreement, the Subscription Requirements and the Subscription
Agreement and Power of Attorney set forth therein, the terms of which govern the
investment in the Units being subscribed for hereby, together with, if
applicable, recent Account Statements relating to the Fund (current within 60
calendar days) and the Fund's most recent Annual Report (unless the information
in such Annual Report has been included in this Prospectus by amendment or
supplement).
The named investor meets the minimum income and net worth standards
established for the Fund as set forth in Exhibit B to the Prospectus.
The named investor is purchasing Units for their own account.
If this investment is for a qualified employee benefit plan, an
individual retirement account or other tax-exempt investor, in making
this investment on behalf of each entity, the named investor has
satisfied themself as to the potential tax consequences of this
investment.
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1) Total $ Amount 2) Selling Agent Account # (must be completed)
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(minimum of $5,000, except $2,000 minimum for IRAs, // - if payment is made by debit to investor's
other tax-exempt accounts, and existing investors) securities amount, check box
3) Social Security # or Taxpayer ID ______ - ____ - _________ // -Custodian_ID_# _______ - _________ - _________
Taxable Investors (check one)
// - Individual Ownership // - Tenants in Common // - Estate // - UGMA/UTMA
// - Partnership // - Joint Tenants with Right of Survivorship // - Grantor or Other (Minor)
Revocable Trust
// - Corporation // - Community Property // - Trust other than a Grantor or
Non-Taxable Investors (check one): Revocable Trust
// - IRA // - Profit Sharing // - Pension // - Other (specify)
// - IRA Rollover // - Defined Benefit // - SEP
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4) // - Check here if this is an addition to an existing account. Kenmar #:
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5) Name
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6) Trustee/officer, if applicable
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7) Resident Address
Street City State Zip Code
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8) Mailing Address
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(if different) Street City State Zip Code
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9) Custodian Name
and Mailing Address
Street City State Zip Code
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10 ) INVESTOR(S) MUST SIGN
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Signature of Investor Date Telephone Signature of Joint Investor Date Signature of Custodian Date
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EXECUTING AND DELIVERING THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT AND POWER OF ATTORNEY SHALL
IN NO RESPECT BE DEEMED TO CONSTITUTE A WAIVER OF ANY RIGHTS UNDER THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1933 OR UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.
UNITED STATES INVESTOR ONLY
I have checked the following box, if I am subject to backup withholding under
the provisions of Section 3406(a)(1)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code: / /. Under
penalties of perjury, by signature above I hereby certify that the Social
Security Number or Taxpayer ID Number next to my name is my true, correct and
complete Social Security Number or Taxpayer ID Number and that the information
given in the immediately preceding sentence is true, correct and complete.
NON-UNITED STATES INVESTORS ONLY
Under penalties of perjury, by signature above I hereby certify that (a) I am a
citizen or resident of the United States or (b) (in the case of an investor
which is not an individual) the investor is not a United State corporation,
partnership, estate or trust.
11) I hereby certify that I have informed the investor of all pertinent facts
relating to the risks, tax consequences, liquidity, marketability, management
and control of the Managing Owner with respect to an investment in the Units, as
set forth in the prospectus dated January 1, 2000. I have also informed the
investor of the unlikelihood of a public trading market developing of the Units.
I have reasonable grounds to believe, based on information obtained from the
investor concerning his/her investment objectives, other investments, financial
situation and needs and any other information known by me, that investment in
the Fund is suitable for such investor in light of his/her financial position,
net worth and other suitability characteristics. I have also informed the
investor of the unlikelihood of a public trading market developing for the
Units.
The Registered Representative MUST sign below in order to substantiate
compliance with NASD Conduct Rule 2810.
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Signature of Registered Representative Date Signature of of Office Manager Date
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12) Selling Firm R.R. Name
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R.R. Telephone R.R. Fax R.R. Number
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R.R. Address
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(for confirmation) Street (P.O. Box not acceptable) City State Zip Code
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KENMAR GLOBAL TRUST
UNITS OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST
SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT AND POWER OF ATTORNEY
KENMAR GLOBAL TRUST
c/o Kenmar Advisory Corp., Managing Owner
Two American Lane
Greenwich, Connecticut 06831
Dear Sirs:
1. SUBSCRIPTION FOR UNITS. I hereby subscribe for the number of units
of beneficial interest ("Units") in Kenmar Global Trust (the "Fund") set forth
below (minimum $5,000; $2,000 in the case of (i) trustees or custodians of
employee benefit plans or individual retirement accounts; and (ii) existing
investors (all existing Unitholders are required to submit a new Subscription
Agreement and Power of Attorney in order to acquire additional Units)) in the
Subscription Agreement and Power of Attorney Signature Page, at net asset value
per unit as set forth in the prospectus of the Fund dated January 1, 2000 (the
"Prospectus"). Units are offered as of the beginning of each calendar month
(until such time as the offering is discontinued). The settlement date for my
purchase of Units will be not more than five business days after the purchase
date of my Units, which will occur as of the first day of the calendar month
immediately following the month during which my subscription is accepted. I
understand that all investors will have the right to revoke their subscriptions,
and receive a refund of their invested funds, for a period of five business days
following receipt of the Prospectus. Kenmar Advisory Corp. ("Kenmar"), the
Managing Owner of the Fund, may, in its sole and absolute discretion, accept or
reject this subscription in whole or in part, except that, if this subscription
is to be accepted in part only, it shall not be reduced to an amount less than
$5,000; $2,000 in the case of persons permitted to purchase such lesser minimum,
as described above. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE SET FORTH HEREIN, ALL SUBSCRIPTIONS ONCE
SUBMITTED ARE IRREVOCABLE. ALL UNITS ARE OFFERED SUBJECT TO PRIOR SALE.
2. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SUBSCRIBER. I have received the
Prospectus together with summary financial information relating to the Fund
current within 60 calendar days. I understand that by submitting this
Subscription Agreement and Power of Attorney I am making the representations and
warranties set forth in "Exhibit C - Subscription Requirements" contained in the
Prospectus including without limitation, those representations and warranties
relating to my net worth and annual income set forth therein.
3. POWER OF ATTORNEY. In connection with my acceptance of an interest
in the Partnership, I do hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint Kenmar, and
its successors and assigns, as my true and lawful Attorney-in-Fact, with full
power of substitution, in my name, place and stead, to (i) file, prosecute,
defend, settle or compromise litigation, claims or arbitrations on behalf of the
Fund and (ii) make, execute, sign, acknowledge, swear to, deliver, record and
file any documents or instruments which may be considered necessary or desirable
by Kenmar to carry out fully the provisions of the Amended and Restated
Declaration of Trust and Trust Agreement of the Fund, which is attached as
Exhibit A to the Prospectus, including, without limitation, the execution of the
said Agreement itself and effecting all amendments permitted by the terms
thereof. The Power of Attorney granted hereby shall be deemed to be coupled with
an interest and shall be irrevocable and shall survive, and shall not be
affected by, my subsequent death, incapacity, disability, insolvency or
dissolution or any delivery by me of an assignment of the whole or any portion
of my Units.
4. IRREVOCABILITY; GOVERNING LAW. I hereby acknowledge and agree that I
am not entitled to cancel, terminate or revoke this subscription or any of my
agreements hereunder after the Subscription Agreement and Power of Attorney has
been submitted (and not rejected) and that this subscription and such agreements
shall survive my death or disability, but shall terminate with the full
redemption of all my Units in the Fund. This Subscription Agreement and Power of
Attorney shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the
State of Delaware without regard to principles of conflicts of law.
5. ERISA. If the undersigned is acting on behalf of an "employee
benefit plan," as defined in and subject to the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"), or any "plan," as defined in
Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code")
(each such employee benefit plan and plan, a "Plan"), the individual signing
this Subscription Agreement and Power of Attorney on behalf of the
undersigned, understands, as or on behalf of the fiduciary of the Plan
responsible for purchasing the Units (the "Plan Fiduciary") that: (a) the
Plan Fiduciary has considered an investment in the Fund for such Plan in
light of the risks relating thereto; (b) the Plan Fiduciary has determined
that, in view of such considerations, the investment in the Fund for such
Plan is consistent with the Plan Fiduciary's responsibilities under ERISA;
(c) the Plan's investment in the Fund does not violate and is not otherwise
inconsistent with the terms of any legal document constituting the Plan or
any trust agreement thereunder; (d) the Plan's investment in the Fund has
been duly authorized and approved by all necessary parties; (e) none of
Kenmar, any Advisor to the Fund, the Selling Agents, any Clearing Broker, any
broker through which any Advisor requires the Fund to trade, the Trustee, any
of their respective affiliates or any of their respective agents or employees
(i) has investment discretion with respect to the investment of assets of the
Plan used to purchase Units, (ii) has authority or responsibility to or
regularly gives investment advice with respect to the assets of the Plan used
to purchase Units for a fee and pursuant to an agreement or understanding
that such advice will serve as a primary basis for investment decisions with
respect to the Plan and that such advice will be based on the particular
investment needs of the Plan, or (iii) is an employer maintaining or
contributing to the Plan; and (f) the Plan Fiduciary (i) is authorized to
make, and is responsible for, the decision to invest in the Fund, including
the determination that such investment is consistent with the requirement
imposed by Section 404 of ERISA that Plan investments be diversified so as to
minimize the risk of large losses, (ii) is independent of Kenmar, any Advisor
to the Fund, any Selling Agent, any Clearing Broker and any of their
respective affiliates, and (iii) is qualified to make such investment
decision. The undersigned understands that Kenmar may request that the
undersigned furnish Kenmar with such information as Kenmar may reasonably
require to establish that the purchase of Units by the Plan does not violate
any provision of ERISA or the Code, including, without limitation, those
provisions relating to "prohibited transactions" by "parties in interest" or
"disqualified persons," as defined therein.
6. RISKS. The Units are speculative and involve a high degree of risk.
Risks relating to the Units include: (i) You could lose all or substantially all
of your investment; (ii) the Fund is highly leveraged and trades in volatile
markets; (iii) performance can be volatile - the Net asset Value per Unit has
fluctuated in a single month as much as 13.2%; (iv) substantial expenses must be
offset by trading profits and interest income; and (v) the Fund trades to a
substantial degree on non-U.S. markets which are not subject to the same degree
of regulation as U.S. markets. See "The Risks You Face" beginning on page 9 of
the Prospectus.
READ AND COMPLETE REVERSE SIDE
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Managing Owner
of the Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement Amendment to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in The
County of Fairfield in the State of Connecticut on the 6th day of
December, 1999.
KENMAR GLOBAL TRUST
By:Kenmar Advisory Corp.
MANAGING OWNER
By: /S/ KENNETH A. SHEWER
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KENNETH A. SHEWER
CHAIRMAN
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration
Statement or Registration Statement Amendment has been signed below by the
following persons on behalf of the Managing Owner of the Registrant in the
capacities and on the date indicated.
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SIGNATURE TITLE WTIH REGISTRANT DATE
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/S/ KENNETH A. SHEWER CHAIRMAN
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Kenneth A. Shewer
/S/ MARC S. GOODMAN PRESIDENT December 6, 1999
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Marc S. Goodman
/S/ GARY J. YANNAZZO SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT --
- ----------------------------- FINANCE (PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL AND
Gary J. Yannazzo ACCOUNTING OFFICER) December 6, 1999
/S/ ESTHER E. GOODMAN CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER AND
- ----------------------------- SENIOR EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT December 6, 1999
Esther E. Goodman
(Being principal executive officer, the principal financial and
accounting officer and a majority of the directors of Kenmar Advisory Corp.)
KENMAR ADVISORY CORP MANAGING OWNER OF REGISTRANT
By: /S/ KENNETH A. SHEWER December 6, 1999
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Kenneth A. Shewer
CHAIRMAN
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PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
ITEM 13. OTHER EXPENSES OF ISSUANCE AND DISTRIBUTION.
Approximate
Amount
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Securities and Exchange Commission Registration Fee ....... $ 17,242
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Filing Fee 5,500
Printing Expenses ......................................... 80,000
Fees of Certified Public Accountants ...................... 20,000
Blue Sky Expenses (Excluding Legal Fees) .................. 40,000
Fees of Counsel ........................................... 220,000
Miscellaneous Offering Costs .............................. 67,258
Total .................................................. $450,000
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ITEM 14. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.
Section 17 of the Declaration of Trust and Trust Agreement (attached as
Exhibit A to the prospectus which forms a part of this Registration Statement)
provides for the indemnification of the Managing Owner and certain of its
affiliates by the Registrant. "Affiliates" shall mean any person performing
services on behalf of the Trust who: (1) directly or indirectly controls, is
controlled by, or is under common control with the Managing Owner; or (2) owns
or controls 10% or more of the outstanding voting securities of the Managing
Owner; or (3) is an officer or director of the Managing Owner; or (4) if the
Managing Owner is an officer, director, partner or trustee, is any entity for
which the Managing Owner acts in any such capacity. Indemnification is to be
provided for any loss suffered by the Registrant which arises out of any action
or inaction, if the party, in good faith, determined that such course of conduct
was in the best interest of the Registrant and such conduct did not constitute
negligence or misconduct. The Managing Owner and its affiliates will only be
entitled to indemnification for losses incurred by such affiliates in performing
the duties of the Managing Owner and acting wholly within the scope of the
authority of the Managing Owner.
In the Selling Agreement, the Trading Advisors ("Advisors") have agreed
to indemnify each person who controls Kenmar within the meaning of Section 15 of
the Securities Act of 1933 and each person who signed this Registration
Statement or is a director of Kenmar against losses, claims, damages,
liabilities or expenses arising out of or based upon any untrue statement or
omission or alleged untrue statement or omission relating or with respect to the
Advisors or any principal of the Advisors or their operations, trading systems,
methods or performance, which was made in any preliminary prospectus, this
Registration Statement as declared effective, the Prospectus included in this
Registration Statement when declared effective, or in any amendment or
supphlement thereto and furnished by or approved by the Advisors for inclusion
therein. The Advisors have also agreed to contribute to the amounts paid by such
controlling persons, signatees or directors in respect of any such losses,
claims, damages, liabilities or expenses in the event that the foregoing
indemnity is unavailable or insufficient.
ITEM 15. RECENT SALES OF UNREGISTERED SECURITIES.
Between May 30, 1997 and October 31, 1999 the Registrant sold 2,813
units of general liability interest to Kenmar in order to maintain Kenmar's
1% interest in the fund. This transaction was exempt under Section 4(2) of
the Securities Act of 1933 and no selling commission was paid.
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ITEM 16. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES.
The following documents (unless otherwise indicated) are filed herewith
and made a part of this Registration Statement:
(a) Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number Description of Document
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The following exhibits are filed herewith.
23.05 Consent of Arthur F. Bell, Jr. & Associates, L.L.C.
The following Exhibits were filed with the Registrant's Form S-1 on
July 25, 1996 and are incorporated by reference herein.
3.01 Certificate of Formation of the Registrant.
3.02 Declaration of Trust and Trust Agreement of the Registrant.
5.01(a) Opinion of Sidley & Austin relating to the legality of the Units.
5.01(b) Opinion of Richards, Layton & Finger relating to the legality of Units.
8.01(a) Opinion of Sidley & Austin with respect to federal income tax
consequences.
10.02 Form of Customer Agreement between the Trust and the Commodity Brokers.
10.03 Form of Escrow Agreement
10.05 Form of Discretionary Investment Advisory Agreement (withdrawn).
23.01 Consent of Sidley & Austin.
23.03 Consent of Richards, Layton & Finger (included in Exhibit 5.01(b)).
99.01 Securities and Exchange Commission Release No. 33-6815--Interpretation
and Request for Public Comment--Statement of the Commission Regarding
Disclosure by Issuers of Interests in Publicly Offered Commodity Pools
(54 Fed. Reg. 5600; February 6, 1989).
99.02 Commodity Futures Trading Commission--Interpretative Statement and
Request for Comments --Statement of the Commodity Futures Trading
Commission Regarding Disclosure by Commodity Pool Operators of Past
Performance Records and Pool Expenses and Requests for Comments (54
Fed. Reg. 5597; February 6, 1989).
99.03 North American Security Administrators Association Guidelines for
Registration of Commodity Pool Programs.
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The following Exhibits were filed with the Registrant's Form S-1 on
February 29, 1999 and are incorporated by reference herein.
1.01 Form of Selling Agreement.
(Amended)
3.03 Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust and Trust Agreement
(Amended) of the Registrant (included as Exhibit A to the Prospectus).
10.01 Form of Advisory Agreement.
(Amended)
10.04 Subscription Agreement and Power of Attorney (included as
(Amended) Exhibit C to the Prospectus).
10.06 Form of Customer Agreement between the Trust and PaineWebber
Incorporated.
10.07 Form of Customer Agreement between the Trust and ING (U.S.)
Securities, Futures & Options Inc.
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(b) Financial Statement Schedules.
No Financial Schedules are required to be filed herewith.
ITEM 17. UNDERTAKINGS.
(a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made,
a post-effective amendment to this registration statement;
(i) To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of
the Securities Act of 1933;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising
after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most
recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the
aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth
in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any
increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total
dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was
registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated
maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed
with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) (ss.230.424(b) of this
chapter) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price
represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering
price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the
effective registration statement;
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(iii) To include any material information with
respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed
in the registration statement or any material change to such
information in the registration statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under
the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be
deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities
offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall
be deemed to be the BONA FIDE offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective
amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at
the termination of the offering.
(b) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities under the Securities Act
of 1933 may be permitted to officers, directors or controlling persons of the
registrant pursuant to the provisions described in Item 14 above, or otherwise,
the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and
Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed
in the Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event
that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the
payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by an officer, director,
or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any such
action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such officer, director or controlling
person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will,
unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling
precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether
such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and
will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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AS FILED WITH SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON December 7, 1999
Registration No. 333-9898
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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EXHIBITS
To
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FORM S-1
Under
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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KENMAR GLOBAL TRUST
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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EXHIBIT
NUMBER DESCRIPTION OF DOCUMENT
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23.05 Consent of Arthur F. Bell, Jr. & Associates, L.L.C.
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Exhibit 23.05
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S CONSENT
We consent to the use in the Prospectus constituting part of this Registration
Statement on Form S-1 of our report dated March 1, 1999 on the financial
statements of Kenmar Global Trust as of December 31, 1998 and 1997 and for the
years ended December 31, 1998 and 1997 and for the period July 17, 1996
(inception) to December 31, 1996 and our report dated December 16, 1998 on the
statement of financial condition of Kenmar Advisory Corp. as of September 30,
1998, which appear in such Prospectus. We also consent to the statements with
respect to us as appearing under the heading "Experts" in the Prospectus.
/S/Arthur F. Bell, Jr. & Associates, L.L.C.
Hunt Valley, Maryland
December 1, 1999
