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Progress Presenters:
Thurman White, Jr.
Chief Executive Officer
Mona Williams
Executive Vice President
March 14, 2012
www.progresinvestment.com
Exhibit 16
Discussion Overview
Who We Are
Note: The information contained in this presentation is confidential and legally privileged information intended only for the use of the individual or entity.
Exhibit 16
Mission
We craft innovative alpha
strategies by discovering,
developing, combining
and empowering dynamic
teams of highly skilled
investment professionals to
deliver excellence for all
stakeholders.
Culture: Bold vision for change, empowerment and inclusion. Value-centric leadership model to set
high performance expectations.
Depth and Breadth of Experience: 22 years - different asset classes, customized client investment
models, hired/fired over 125 emerging managers and graduated 35 managers to direct hire
assignments.
Knowledge Advantage: Manager due diligence and selection. Portfolio construction and risk
management. Manager assistance to mitigate emerging manager business and investment
risks/empower managers.
Consultative and Adaptive to a Broad Range of Client Needs: Extension of staff and responsive high
touch service. Knowledgeable about various public policy requirements and environments.
Vision
To be the company most
known for Changing the
Face of the Investment
Management Industry
Values
Excellence
Integrity
Leadership
Diversity
Teamwork
Non-Investment Alpha: Thought leader. Share best practices with all stakeholders: clients, managers,
consultants and MWBE brokers.
Exhibit 16
Public
California Public Employees Retirement System
California State Teachers Retirement System
County Employees and Officers Annuity & Benefit Fund of Cook County
Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund*
Los Angeles City Employees Retirement System
Maryland State Retirement and Pension System*
Milwaukee County Employees Retirement System
New York City Employees Retirement System*
New York City Board of Education Retirement System
New York City Fire Department Pension Fund
New York City Police Pension Fund
New York City Teachers Retirement System
New York State Common Retirement Fund*
New York State Teachers Retirement Fund
Public School Teachers Pension & Retirement Fund, Chicago
State of Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds*
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois*
Virginia Retirement System
Asset Type
Global Equity
Private Equity
$175mm
$4mm
Small Cap Equity
$560mm
Commingled
$177mm
Balanced
$161mm
Int'l Equity
$323mm
Fixed Income
$1,378mm
Mid Cap Equity
$1,182mm
All Cap Equity
$2,675mm
Separate
$6,278mm
Corporate
AON Corporation**
Bank of America
The Boeing Company*
The Coca-Cola Company
Ford Motor Company
General Electric Pension Trust*
Liberty Mutual Group
PPL Corporation
Client Type
Corporate
$1,170mm
Other
$80mm
Products
Domestic, Non-U.S. and Global Equities
Small, Mid and All Capitalization
Value, Core and Growth
Alternative Investments
Private Equity
* Multiple-Strategy Clients
** Funding Pending for 1st Quarter 2012
In Development
Emerging Opportunities Fund
Hedge Fund Program
Exhibit 16
Identify the best, most talented, and most promising MFDV firms
in the industry today, focusing initially on smaller firms that are
often excluded from direct hire consideration;
Construct our All Cap, U.S. Equity, Fixed Income, and International Equity portfolios using prudent processes and high
fiduciary standards and actively manage and monitor these portfolios with the policy objectives and program goals in
mind;
Provide hands-on manager assistance in order to develop graduation-ready candidates and over time, develop a pool of
managers who have demonstrated a capacity to become viable, long-term partners from which SURS can source direct
hire candidates;
Create an evergreen platform, giving new firms the opportunity to participate in the spaces vacated by the graduated
firms;
Exhibit 16
SURS
Exhibit 16
Partnership began in 1995 with an initial allocation of $5 million in our Private Equity Fund of Funds product.
In December of 2007 Progress won a re-bid via RFP; In April 2008 the assets, valued at $183 million, were transitioned
from the Commingled Fund investments into three separate account productsU.S. Equity All Cap Core, U.S. Fixed
Income, and Non-U.S. Equitythat mirrored SURS larger asset allocation.
In July 2008, SURS allocated assets to Ativo Capital Managements Non-U.S. Equity product and engaged Progress to
monitor and coach the manager through their stage of early institutional development.
In September 2010, Progress partnered with SURS and other local pension funds to host an educational symposium on
MFDV broker/dealer firm usage.
In December 2010, Ativo Capital Managements Non-U.S. Equity product was graduated into SURS direct program.
As of February 29, 2012, SURS total market value was $477 million.
All of the Progress portfolios managed for SURS have outperformed since inception.
We have provided opportunities to 67 highly-qualified, diverse managers to manage assets on behalf of SURS: 18
African American-owned firms, 13 Latino American-owned firms, 6 Asian American-owned firms, 20 woman-owned
firms, 9 emerging firms, and 1 Native American-owned firm a record of inclusion and utilization that SURS should be
proud of.
Exhibit 16
Performance Advantage:
Capacity advantages
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2006
Manager Research
and Focus List (Strategies)
Total
Universe
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Research
List
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Buy List
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Funded
List
95
Specifications
1,937 Strategies; All developing managers with less than $10B; All woman- and minority-owned managers; At least 51% independently-owned;
Registered Investment Advisors only. As of December 31, 2011.
Exhibit 16
Working with SURS to leverage strategic relationships with key diversity groups and organizations, i.e., New
America Alliance (NAA), National Association of Securities Professionals (NASP), Asian American Association of
Investment Managers (AAAIM), Council of Urban Professionals (CUP), The Toigo Foundation and The Executive
Leadership Council (ELC);
Working with SURS to ensure that these groups are aware of professional opportunities with SURS and that SURS
is aware of resources available within these organizations;
Convening special purpose meetings with these groups as a way of solutions-oriented brainstorming;
Being available, if requested and deemed appropriate, to attend meetings with SURS staff and these
organizations in order to provide input and perspective;
Exploring seeding and incubation vehicles, such as the Emerging Opportunities Fund, that address the lack of
access to capital for new firm formations and provide assets to manage for newly launched firms and products.
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Exhibit 16
Being a more integral part of the collection and analysis of SURS diversity data;
Assisting with the development of the narrative and visual illustrations of the data;
Helping SURS more fully highlight its diversity utilization improvements, success stories, and overall inclusion
achievements;
Being available, if requested and deemed appropriate, to participate as part of the SURS presenting team
at future Senate Hearings;
Being available, if requested and deemed appropriate, to attend informational update meetings with
members of the Senate Committee on Pensions and Investments.
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Exhibit 16
Making the below list available to all SURS managers, not just the managers on the Progress platform;
Co-authoring a study with the appropriate subject matter expertssimilar to those on the performance
advantage of emerging managersto highlight the capabilities of MFDV brokerage firms for use by SURS
and other Illinois pension funds;
Working with SURS to convene more educational symposiums that bring managers and brokers together.
While Progress does not recommend brokerage firms to its funded managers, we are very cognizant of the value
of and need for diverse service providers; we actively collect information on MFDV broker/dealers and disseminate
this information to our funded managers as a way of facilitating access to MFDV brokerage firms; due diligence is
the responsibility of the funded manager.
Currently, there are 111 MFDV brokerage firms in our database:
1 African/Asian-owned firm
48 African American-owned firms
8 Asian American-owned firms
4 Disabled Veteran-owned firms
17 Latino American-owned firms
2 Native American-owned firms
31 Woman-owned firms
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Exhibit 16
Working with SURS to develop a standard report, based on the data collected annually in advance of the
Senate Hearings, that tracks usage, captures trends, and highlights milestones and achievements that could
be provided to interested parties, such as members of the Senate Committee on Pensions and Investments
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Exhibit 16
The following is a representative list of known U.S. Pension Plans that have committed assets to emerging manager strategies:
1199 SEIU Employees Benefit and Pension Funds
Boul Foundation
PG&E Corporation
Exelon Corporation
GE Asset Management
CONFIDENTIAL:Michigan
NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION
DepartmentOR
of REPRINT
Treasury
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Exhibit 16
1.
Dont treat Emerging Managers as separate or different its all about performance
2.
Incorporate the Emerging Manager program into the plans overall investment policy
3.
Let performance dictate the size of the allocation to emerging manager strategies over time
4.
5.
6.
7.
Stimulate product innovation through program flexibility fund emerging products and emerging firms
8.
9.
Consider how best to use your Manager of Managers to complement your direct program
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Appendix
Exhibit 16
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P ortfolio Allocation
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