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California Employers’ Retiree Benefit Trust Features and Benefits

California Employers’ Retiree Benefit Trust Features and Benefits. County of Siskiyou May 2, 2017. Discussion overview. Impact of prefunding Advantages of the CERBT Investment management Compliant reporting Simple, focused administration Facts at a glance

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California Employers’ Retiree Benefit Trust Features and Benefits

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  1. California Employers’ Retiree Benefit TrustFeatures and Benefits County of Siskiyou May 2, 2017

  2. Discussion overview • Impact of prefunding • Advantages of the CERBT • Investment management • Compliant reporting • Simple, focused administration • Facts at a glance • Questions and contact information

  3. Impact of prefunding

  4. The impact of prefunding

  5. Advantages of the CERBT

  6. Advantages of the CERBT • CERBT manages investment policy • Simple, focused administrative procedures and processes • Financial reporting compliant with GASB • Excellent customer service • Lowest cost for services

  7. Other advantages of the CERBT • 80+ years of investment management experience • Private Letter Ruling from Internal Revenue Service • Can implement in 1-2 days • Daily record keeping • No termination restrictions • Local control of all Actuarial Assumptions • Customizable subaccounts available • Investment portfolio holdings published quarterly/annually • Three strategies with passive and active management

  8. You control the funding policy • Employer decides how much to contribute • Contributions are never required • Vary contributions based on budgetary conditions • Employer decides on asset allocation strategy • May choose one of three asset allocation strategies • Employer hires independent consulting actuary • Maintains local control of actuarial assumptions • Employer decides to seek reimbursement • Eligible to reimburse up to 100% of annual OPEB expenses

  9. Investment management

  10. Investment management • CalPERS Board accepts investment fiduciary responsibility • GC 53620-53622 • CalPERS Board determines investment policy, asset classes and asset allocation strategies • Strategies and investment transactions managed by the same skilled investment professionals that manage the Public Employees Retirement Fund (PERF)

  11. Investment management Investment risk is managed through: • Diversification of assets • Board approved investment policy • Performance measured against objective public benchmarks • Oversight by independent external investment consultant, by CFO and CalPERS Office of Enterprise Risk Management

  12. CERBT asset allocation strategies • All CERBT asset allocation strategies share the same public market asset classes • Allocation strategies differ only to the extent to which they participate in each of the asset classes

  13. CERBT asset class target allocations

  14. Choosing an asset allocation strategy • Employers asset allocation strategy choice is a financial decision • Plan conditions which might cause an employer to consider an asset allocation with lower expected return volatility • OPEB liabilities are capped and NOT expected to grow • Well-funded plan • Stable asset value required to provide near term payout • More stable (but higher) ARC • Discuss with actuary

  15. Funded Status by Asset Allocation Strategy

  16. CERBT investment results – time weighted Periods Ended February 28, 2017 Time weighted return reports the performance of the investment vehicle, not of the employer assets. Returns are gross. Historical performance is not necessarily indicative of actual future investment performance or of future total program cost. Current and future performance may be lower or higher than the historical performance data reported here. Investment return and principal value may fluctuate so that your investment, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. The value of an employer’s CERBT fund shares will go up and down based on the performance of the underlying funds in which the assets are invested. The value of the underlying funds’ assets will, in turn, fluctuate based on the performance and other factors generally affecting the securities market.

  17. CERBT investment results – time weighted Periods Ended March 31, 2017 Time weighted return reports the performance of the investment vehicle, not of the employer assets. Returns are gross. Historical performance is not necessarily indicative of actual future investment performance or of future total program cost. Current and future performance may be lower or higher than the historical performance data reported here. Investment return and principal value may fluctuate so that your investment, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. The value of an employer’s CERBT fund shares will go up and down based on the performance of the underlying funds in which the assets are invested. The value of the underlying funds’ assets will, in turn, fluctuate based on the performance and other factors generally affecting the securities market.

  18. CERBT investment results – time weighted Time weighted return reports the performance of the investment vehicle, not of the employer assets. Returns are gross. Historical performance is not necessarily indicative of actual future investment performance or of future total program cost. Current and future performance may be lower or higher than the historical performance data reported here. Investment return and principal value may fluctuate so that your investment, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. The value of an employer’s CERBT fund shares will go up and down based on the performance of the underlying funds in which the assets are invested. The value of the underlying funds’ assets will, in turn, fluctuate based on the performance and other factors generally affecting the securities market.

  19. CERBT investment results – time weighted Time weighted return reports the performance of the investment vehicle, not of the employer assets. Returns are gross. Historical performance is not necessarily indicative of actual future investment performance or of future total program cost. Current and future performance may be lower or higher than the historical performance data reported here. Investment return and principal value may fluctuate so that your investment, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. The value of an employer’s CERBT fund shares will go up and down based on the performance of the underlying funds in which the assets are invested. The value of the underlying funds’ assets will, in turn, fluctuate based on the performance and other factors generally affecting the securities market.

  20. CERBT vs. PARS – County of Shasta All data from Actuarial Valuation Report dated 6/30/2015 **Includes all investment management and administrative fees

  21. CERBT vs. PARS – Montecito Fire Protection District *PARS results presented in Sep 2016 public meeting **CERBT hypothetical scenarios uses PARS data and CERBT investment performance

  22. CERBT vs. PARS – Municipal Water District of Orange County *PARS results from FY 2015-16 Statement **CERBT hypothetical scenarios uses PARS data and CERBT investment performance

  23. CERBT vs. PARS –Data from PARS employer *PARS results provided by employer **CERBT hypothetical scenarios using PARS results and CERBT investment performance

  24. CERBT vs. PARS – Data from PARS employer Periods Ended June 30, 2016 *Potentially not net of all administrative, custodial services, and investment management fees **Net of all administrative, custodial services, and investment management fees

  25. Compliant reporting

  26. GASB compliant reporting • Three governmental OPEB accounting standards • GASB Statements No. 43, 45 and 57 • GASB 74 and 75 approved in June 2015 will replace GASB 43, 45 and 57 beginning 2018 • Employer’s “plan” must report under GASB Statement No. 43 (GASB 74 beginning 2018) • Unlike most OPEB trusts, CERBT provides GASB 43 compliant reporting for employers

  27. GASB compliant reporting

  28. Simple, focused administration

  29. Simple, focused administration - contracting

  30. Simple, focused administration - contracting

  31. Simple, focused administration - transactions Contributions • OPEB contributions are NEVER required • No minimum contribution • Methods of making contributions include: • Check – Wire – Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) • Late contribution accruals • Allowed under GASB 43 • Not allowed under GASB 74

  32. Simple, focused administration - transactions Disbursements • Approval process • Submit the Disbursement Request Form • Signed by proper positions which have been delegated authority • Assets on hand to provide requested amount • Frequency • Disbursements are sent out monthly • Late Disbursement accruals • Receive Disbursement Request Form by last business day in July • Disbursement sent to employer in August

  33. Employer account online record keeping system • Employers can view and download • Asset balances • Transaction records • Quarterly/Annual statements • Data as of market close the previous business day • Access to key CERBT forms

  34. Simple, focused administration - statements • Quarterly account statements • Available online ~ two weeks post quarter close (except Q4) • Email notification will be sent once statements published • Annual account statements • Available online ~ six weeks post fiscal year close • Email notification will be sent once statements published • Annual statement delivered in August is unaudited • GASB 75 will require an audited Schedule of Net Position from CERBT

  35. CERBT total participation cost • Total cost of CERBT participation is 10 basis points of assets under management • CERBT is a self-funded trust • CERBT does not profit • Employer account charged daily • Rate can be changed without prior notice and may be higher or lower in the future

  36. CERBT total participation cost • Total cost of CERBT participation is 10 basis points of assets under management • Consists of all administrative and investment management expenses including: • State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) (external investment management) • Includes imbedded external investment management fees (1.5 basis points) • Northeast Retirement Services (online record keeping)

  37. CERBT fee rate breakdown

  38. CERBT fee rate history

  39. Fee comparisons

  40. Facts at a glance

  41. CERBT FY 2015-16 highlights In FY 2015-16 the CERBT experienced a number of significant milestones • Total CERBT contracts – 493 • Net contributions during the FY – $615 million • FY-end assets under management – $5.2 billion • Growth of trust assets during the FY – 15.2% • Total covered lives – 402,489

  42. CERBT employers under contract 506 Total • State of California • 132 Cities or Towns • 14 Counties • 57 Schools • 22 Courts • 280 Special Districts and other Public Agencies • (83 Water, 34 Sanitation, 29 Fire, 21 Transportation)

  43. CERBT Counties & assets under management • County of Butte • $1.0 million • County of Del Norte • $754K • County of Lassen • $5.4 million • County of Marin • $71.6 million • County of Monterey • $23.8 million • County of Napa • $58.6 million • County of Nevada • $21.0 million • County of Placer • $300.7 million • County of Riverside • $36.0 million • County of San Benito • $21.1 million • County of San Luis Obispo • $15.1 million • County of San Mateo • $250.2 million • County of Santa Clara • $757.4 million • County of Shasta • $23.8 million

  44. CERBT employers cumulative growth

  45. CERBT employer cumulative net contributions

  46. CERBT employer cumulative assets under management

  47. CERBT attributes summary

  48. Questions? Where to get information?

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