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C O M P A N Y P R O F I L E

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We are committed to enriching society through the delivery of superior investment services. We respect diversity and believe in transparency and an open exchange of views in all our decision-making and business processes.

In our pursuit for growth and continued creation of value, we put our clients at the centre of our business, building sustainable and long-standing relationships anchored on trust.

To be the most trusted and leading provider of investment solutions and platforms for value creation.

Our core values highlight our ideals underpinning who we are:

• Integrity & Ethical Conduct• Radical Transparency• Customer First• Teamwork• Excellence

Mission Vision Values

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Longhorn Associates was established as an Investment Management Company. The institution is intended to be a platform to drive transformation whilst maintaining a clear focus on delivering the much needed returns on our clients’ savings and investments. The company is Zambian wholly owned and was founded on the strength of providing value adding investment options for clients in Zambia and the rest of the world.

It is regulated by relevant regulatory authorities including the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Pensions & Insurance Authority (PIA).

Lusaka, Zambia.

We believe that our success is anchored on developing meaningful working relationshipsinternally and extending the quality of those relationships to our clients and other externalstakeholders. Our culture promotes openness, transparency and honest exchange ofviews for the purpose of attaining excellency in service delivery and value creation.

Paying attention to detail remains at the centre of our principles through which we makesound decisions capable of delivering the required value.

Longhorn Associates is focused on understanding how the global economy and markets work.

The institution then transforms that understanding into meaningful investment decisions formed on the basis of established sound portfolios and strategic partnerships with individual and institutional clients.

The company has therefore invested

in processes that support continuous research and gathering of useful, upto- date and meaningful information to support our decision making processes.

Who We Are

Our Principles & Culture

What We Do

Our investment philosophy is anchored on our belief that sound investment decisions are a result of well researched and analysed work supported with a sense of radical transparency in the selection of investment alternatives.

We seek to invest in businesses with exceptional earnings growth, driven by a sustainable competitive advantage,

management and attractive products. We think that such exceptional companies not only have the potential to contribute out sized returns but also are inherently less risky.

Our InvestmentP h i l o s o p h y

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P R O D U C T S&SERVICES

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Longhorn Associates employs what it calls a group investment approach. This approach ensures that all its products are managed by the same team using the same principles whilst

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Longhorn Associates provides products and services to both Institutional and Individual Investors. Some of the avenues used in achieving this objective include the Collective Investment Scheme called Longhorn Unit Trust as well as Pension Fund Management.

Collective Investment Scheme

Mutual Funds

Pension Fund Management

Risk Management

Advisory & Support services

The following funds are under the Longhorn Collective Investment Scheme

• Longhorn Property Fund - In Country Listed & Global Listed• Longhorn Listed Equity Fund• Longhorn Fixed Income Fund• Longhorn Multi Asset Class Fund Balanced Fund• Longhorn Education Fund• Longhorn Gratuity Fund

The Longhorn Mutual Funds are managed on the principle of maximizing returns while managing the entity’s use of different strategies to achieve this goal.Individual investors are presented the opportunity to invest in various funds

Growth or Capital Preservation.

As a Fund Manager, Longhorn Associates manages pension funds and invests in a diverse portfolio of instruments and other investment options under its cover with the key objectives of capital preservation and growth and delivery of decent returns.

Through its focused research into the global economy and markets, Longhorn Associates

products to counter the effects of the volatility of currencies and commodity prices.

Put quite simply, the institution leverages on its extensive knowledge, experience and continued research into the workingof the economic machine to come up with

in interest rates, FX and commodity prices.

Longhorn Associates has forged partnerships with international institutions for the provision of a selected number of products and service types including but not limited to the following:• Capital Raising• Debt Restructuring

Technology And Innovation

We pay very close attention to technological advancements as this is key to our objective of being an innovative institution. Our Researchers and Managers work very closely with the IT specialists to ensure up-to-date information stockup.

We acknowledge that Technology is critical to the realization of our mission. To this

in IT and engineering systems that support

delivery.

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“We believe that our success is anchored ondeveloping meaningful working relationships.”

GOVERNANCEBoard Of Directors

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a Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA) specializing in Finance with the Binary University of Malaysia.He is a Treasury Charter holding member of the AFP - USA, Fellow of the International Academy of Management (IAM) UK and an Associate of the Zambia Institute of Marketing.

from Manchester University, UK. He has undertaken several short courses in Economics & Finance globally over the years.

Chanda H J Chileshe (Chairman)

Dr Brian Malambo - CTP,MBA - Director

Dionysius Makunka - CFA, ACCA, B.Acc, MSc Fin & Econ - CEO

Banji Gideon Moono, CFA, ACMA, FZICA - Director

Mr. Chileshe is a seasoned lawyer and Managing partner of Lloyd Jones & Collins with over 35 years experience of commercial and legal practice both locally and internationally. Mr. Chileshe holds a Bachelor of Arts Joint Hons. Law & Economics from the University of Keele as well as a Master of Laws Degree, LLM: Taxation, Insurance, Company Law from the University of London. He is a member of various professional bodies and sits on various Corporate Boards including Finance Bank (Atlas Mara), Colgate Palmolive and the Revenue Appeals Tribunal, among others. He has also been involved in major transactions and activities.

With over 15 years’ experience in the

and investment management, Brian is a key

sector. He also sits on the Board of Izwe Loans Zambia Limited where he is a minority shareholder.Brian is a Chartered Treasurer with the Association for Financial Professionals of the United States of America and holds among

Administration (MBA) degree. He also holds

Economics and Finance professional with over twenty (20) years of practice with various institutions. He spent about twenty (20) years at the Bank of Zambia where he served in senior management positions prior to going into private practice. He has also been involved in lecturing at the University of Zambia (Derivatives), ZIBFS (Investment Analysis & Portfolio Management) and the University of Lusaka (Risk Management). He has been and still is a member of various Boards including Kwacha Pension Trust Fund until 2011, Innovative Capital Solutions, Zambia National Building Society, among others.Dionysius is a Chartered Accountant (ACCA) and holds the prestigious CFA Charter. He also holds a Bachelor of Accountancy degree from the Copperbelt University as well as a Master of Science in Finance & Economics

professional with extensive experience in Banking and Investments.He has served in senior management positions with various commercial banks including Finance Bank and most recently, the United Bank for Africa where he is currently serving as the institution’s Chief

Accountant (CIMA) and holder of the prestigious CFA Charter.He holds a Diploma in Treasury Management and is also a fellow of the Zambia Institute of Chartered Accountants (ZICA).

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Namucana Musiwa - Director

Namucana is an entrepreneur with extensive experience in governance and talent acquisition. She is the founder and CEO of Career Prospects Limited, one of the leading recruitment agencies in Zambia.

She has served and continues to serve on various Boards including the Zambia

of Human Resources Management, Professional Insurance Corporation and the University of Zambia Council, Bank of Zambia REMCO, Zambia National Building Society REMCO, among others.

Namucana has also been involved in the

and public institutions. She has received recognition and awards by International institutions for her excellence in governance and Human Resources practice.Namucana holds a Bachelor of Arts in Public Administration and Economics obtained from the University of Zambia.

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Andrew Kangwa, MBA. PG Dip. Mangement Studies

Banji G Moono,CFA, FCMA, FZICA (Chairman) (Refer to the Governance section)

Dionysius Makunka,CFA, ACCA, B.Acc, MSc Fin & Econ (Refer to the Governance section)

Dr Brian Malambo, CTP, MBA(Refer to the Governance section)

Andrew is an Entrepreneur and Accounting

and Chairman of Quatt M Investments Limited, a company he Co-founded. He went into private business practice after servingover 15 years in Corporate Practice in Accounting and Finance in Zambia and Europe. His last appointment was with First Quantum where he served as an Accountant.

Finance as well as a Master in Business Administration (MBA).

INVESTMENT COMMITTEE

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MANAGEMENT

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Marlon Nsofu, Bs, Finance - Ernest Kando - Head Business Development

Marlon Nsofu is an experienced investment profession with ten years of experience in fund management. Nsofu’s experience covers management of funds invested in various markets such as money markets, stock market and property market.

The experience base of fund management covers investors such as pension funds, institutional and individual investors. In addition, Nsofu is an expert in Financial Modelling and Valuation thus positioned to deliver an all-encompassing service in the

He holds a BS. in Finance from the University of Maryland Smith School of Business in the USA and currently completing the Financial Modeling & Valuation Analyst (FMVA)®

Institute.

Ernest is an experienced investment and

15 years’ experience in Fund Management, Capital Raising, Business Advisory, Investments and Financial Management. Ernest’s has had extensive exposure in Transaction Advisory, Capital Markets, Money Markets, Accounting and Portfolio Management.

His working career started off in 2005 with African Life Financial Services Limited in the Investments department for over 9 years. Ernest later joined GroFin Zambia Limited as Investment Manager and rose to become the institution’s Country Head. Prior to taking on his current responsibilities in February 2020, Ernest was working as a Business Development Manager for Lyco Business Solutions responsible for Capital Raising. He is an ACCA Finalist and holds a National Accounting Technician (NaTech)

Medium Enterprise Consultant with the Association of Accredited Small Business Consultants (AASBC®)

Izukanji Nachizya Mwanza, DipChem Eng, ACCA - Accountant

Izukanji is a Chartered Accountant with over 7 years’ experience in accounting and finance. Her working career in the accounting profession started off with AMO Chartered Accountants in 2011 were she worked as a Management Trainee, the position she held for one year. She later joined Focus Financial Services Limited as a Credit Control Analyst and Accountant where she worked for 4 years.

Izukanji later moved to Focus Capital as Company Accountant and worked there for two years. Prior to her accounting career, she pursued a diploma in Chemical Engineering at the Copperbelt University. Upon completion of her engineering course, she was employed with ZCCM Acid Plant for 6 months and later moved to Evelyn Hone College for 3 years as a lecturer in the Applied Sciences department. Izukanji joined Longhorn Associates in March 2020 as a Company Accountant.

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Natasha Muyatwa, BA. Economics -

Natasha is an Economist by profession with

Our philosophy is to ensure the provision of equal employment opportunities to all. We are always keen to recruit and retain those that are willing to be part of a team that believes in transparency, honest exchange of views and pursuing innovative ways to reach challenging and ambitious goals. Reach out to us on:[email protected]

Our goal is to be supportive to the communities in which we participate in various ways. Though our community involvement initiative retains a focus on Education, Health, Sports and Arts, it is generally wide-ranging and extends to activities that deliver value in various forms to the members of that community.

CAREERS

IN THE COMMUNITY

Kabwe Chileshe, BBA, - Business

Kabwe Chileshe is an experienced Sales and Marketing professional with over seven (7) years in the profession.

Kabwe’s experience involves having spear headed the expansion into new markets on the copperbelt for Post Newspapers Ltd whose multiple holdings included their Courier, Newspaper and Advertising businesses. He holds a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration from the Copperbelt University and is a member of the Zambia Institute of Marketing.

Natasha is an Economist by profession with not only broad experience, but also a career in Corporate Sales and Marketing in the Capital Markets Industry. She has worked as Business Development Executive at Laurence Paul Investment services as well as Uniturtle Industries. She holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics from Cavendish University Zambia, and is a causative member of the Economics Association of Zambia (EAZ). Natasha is responsible for building business by identifying, marketing, selling and maintaining relationships with corporate and Institutional Prospects.

Her proficiency stretches from advisory mechanisms to corporate entities, in relation to structuring and implementing their investment needs, as well as that of their employees.

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