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Adding Value While Managing Risk

Adding Value While Managing Risk. Profile of Fairlane Asset Management. Manages traditional & non-traditional bond mandates Experienced investment professionals Services high net worth and institutional investors, including foundations & trusts

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Adding Value While Managing Risk

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  1. Adding Value While Managing Risk

  2. Profile of Fairlane Asset Management • Manages traditional & non-traditional bond mandates • Experienced investment professionals • Services high net worth and institutional investors, including foundations & trusts • 80% of our investors have been with us for more than fifteen years

  3. Fairlane’s History • Fairlane Asset Management was founded in 2003 • Merged with Strathy Investments Ltd. in 2005 creating over 33 years of experience • Registration with the Ontario Securities Commission: Portfolio Manager (PM) Investment Fund Manager (IFM) Commodity Trading Manager (CTM)

  4. Fairlane A Plus Bond Hedged Fund • Fairlane Asset Management Service Providers: • Caledon Trust - Trustee • Commonwealth - Fund Administration • Gowlings - Legal • National Bank Prime Brokerage • SB Partners - Accountants

  5. Fairlane’s Business • Our focus is providing superior absolute returns • We concentrate in “Special Situation Investing” using the following investment strategies: • Fixed Income Long / Short Investing (Fairlane Credit Arbitrage) with leverage • Fixed Income Long Investing (Fairlane A Plus Bond) traditional • Fixed Income Long Investing with Hedge (Fairlane A Plus Bond Hedged) non-traditional • Equity and Fixed Income Investing (Fairlane Balanced)

  6. Fairlane’s Product Profile Fairlane Balanced Strategy Mid Cap Equity with Fixed Income Fairlane Credit Arbitrage Strategy Canadian Fixed Income Strategies Expected Return Fairlane A Plus Bond Hedged Fund Canadian Short Credit Bonds and Gov’t Bonds Fairlane A Plus Bond Strategy Canadian Fixed Income Strategies Risk

  7. Fairlane A Plus Bond Hedged Fund • Philosophy and Objective: • The Fund actively invests in undervalued investment grade corporate bonds with an average credit rating of “A” (as per S&P, Moody’s) • The bonds in the Fund will have an average duration of less than 5 years • The Fund can use Government bonds as a hedge to mitigate interest rate risk and also can be used opportunistically when market conditions warrant • The Fund invests in securities that are highly liquid • Suitability : • The Fund is suitable for fixed income investors seeking a lower risk strategy to invest in an actively managed portfolio of bonds • This Fund should be a part of your overall asset mix.

  8. Fairlane A Plus Bond Hedged Fund • Investment Style: • Long Credit – what we do or look for • Rich/Cheap • Top Down • Liquidity • Credit Rating • Underlying stock performance • Government of Canada’s • Match duration • Add alpha value • Trade around edges when opportunity exists

  9. Fairlane A Plus Bond Hedged Fund • Fund Facts : GlobeFund Five Star Rating • Inception: July 1, 2011 • Management Fee: 100 basis points • Performance Fee is 15% of our return over a High Water Mark • Expenses: 30 basis points (capped) • Category: Fixed Income • Risk Profile: Low….X……………………High • Min Investment: $100,000 for Pooled Funds • Distribution Frequency: Systematically re-invested, T5 at end of year • Asset Mix/Credit Mix: “A” credit on average • Liquidity: Monthly redemptions & purchases • Tax Efficiency: Fund is very tax efficient as approx 70% of fund return is Capital gain

  10. Fairlane A Plus Bond Hedged Fund Fairlane Asset Management Current Investment Strategy : • Fund is positioned to take advantage of current spreads between attractive Corporate Bonds and Government Bonds • Fund is also positioned well to take advantage of expensive Government Bonds • Active Management provides increased returns by trading hedge • Manager believes that current economic conditions forecast higher bond yields • Hedge will protect capital in a “bear” bond environment • Fund will invest in a portfolio of Corporate securities and High Yield producing a high internal positive cash flow which will add to net return • Fund would suit investors that seek above average fixed income return

  11. Fairlane A Plus Bond Hedged Fund Compounded Rate of Return Chart *Globe Canadian Short Term Fixed Income Peer Index

  12. Fairlane A Plus Bond Hedged Fund Monthly Returns July 2011 to June 2012

  13. Fairlane A Plus Bond Hedged Fund vs Globe Cdn Short Term Fixed Income Peer Index

  14. Fairlane A Plus Bond Hedged Fund 5 Yr. RBC Corp Bond ETF vs. 5 Yr. Gov’t of Can Benchmark

  15. Fairlane A Plus Bond Hedged Fund • Canadian 10-year bond yield too low • Probability rates going higher at some point • Fund is protected against higher rates

  16. Fairlane A Plus Bond Hedged Fund • Current Economic Scenarios and Outcomes • Economic Expansion • EPS growing , stocks higher, credit tightens • Canada’s decrease in price , down in price as BOC tightens eventually • Economic Contraction • Flock to Canada’s for safety • Credit trades flat or down • Manager would reduce shorts outright or partially • Economic Lull • Pick up positive spread between Corps and Canadas • Pick up trading gains

  17. Robert Bradeen 30 St. Clair Ave West, Suite 1105 Toronto, Ontario M4V 3A1 t (416) 975-1900 f (416) 975-1933 www.fairlane-am.com | rbradeen@strathy.com Contact

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