Quarterly Monitoring Report Q3 2015 Prepared By: London Borough of Lewisham Pension Fund Review of Investment Managers' Performance for Third Quarter of 2015 Albert Chen - Investment Consultant Jordan Irvine - Investment Analyst For and on behalf of Hymans Robertson LLP November 2015
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Hymans Robertson LLP
Quarterly Monitoring Report Q3 2015
Prepared By:
London Borough of Lewisham Pension
Fund
Review of Investment Managers' Performance for Third Quarter of 2015
Albert Chen - Investment Consultant
Jordan Irvine - Investment Analyst
For and on behalf of Hymans Robertson LLP
November 2015
Hymans Robertson LLP
Quarterly Monitoring Report Q3 2015
Contents
London Borough of Lewisham Pension Fund
Please note the value of investments, and income from them, may fall as well as rise. This includes equities, government or corporate bonds, and property, whether held directly or in
a pooled or collective investment vehicle. Further, investment in developing or emerging markets may be more volatile and less marketable than in mature markets. Exchange rates
may also affect the value of an investment. As a result, an investor may not get back the amount originally invested. Past performance is not necessarily a guide to future
reserved. IPD has no liability to any person for any losses, damages, costs or expenses suffered as a result of any use or reliance on any of the information which may be attributed
Historic Returns for World Markets to 30 September 2015 3
Fund Overview
Portfolio Summary 4
Fund Asset Allocation 5
Manager Overview
Manager Summary 6
Performance Summary - Managers 7
Managers
BlackRock - Passive Multi-Asset 8
UBS - Passive Multi-Asset 9
Schroders - Property 10
Investec - Commodities 11
Harbourvest - Venture Capital 12
M&G - UK Companies Financing Fund 13
Appendices
Performance Calculation 14
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Hymans Robertson LLP
Quarterly Monitoring Report Q3 2015
Historic Returns for World Markets to 30 September 2015
London Borough of Lewisham Pension Fund
-5.7 -4.5 -3.5
-8.0-11.4
-14.6
3.1 1.9 0.5
6.23.4
0.1
-3.5
-20.0
-15.0
-10.0
-5.0
0.0
5.0
10.0
15.0
20.0
UK
Eq
uity
Euro
pe (ex U
K)
Eq
uity
No
rth A
merica E
quity
Jap
an E
quity
Asia
Pacif
ic (ex J
ap
an)
Em
erg
ing
Mark
et
Eq
uity
UK
Gilt
s
Ind
ex L
inke
d G
ilts
Co
rpo
rate
Bo
nd
s
Overs
eas B
ond
s
Pro
pert
y
Cash
Schem
e B
enchm
ark
3 Months (%)
-2.3-0.8
4.66.2
-11.4 -12.7
8.210.5
3.9 4.1
15.3
0.52.1
-20.0
-15.0
-10.0
-5.0
0.0
5.0
10.0
15.0
20.0
12 Months (%)
7.210.9
13.712.1
-0.7 -1.9
3.5
8.35.3
-0.6
13.7
0.5
7.6
-20.0
-15.0
-10.0
-5.0
0.0
5.0
10.0
15.0
20.0
3 Years (% p.a.)
[1] All returns are in Sterling terms. Indices shown (from left to right) are as follows: Equities – FTSE All Share, FTSE AW Developed Europe ex-UK, FTSE North America, FTSE Japan, FTSE AW Developed Asia
Pacific ex-Japan, S&P/IFCI Composite; Bonds – FTSE Fixed Gilts All Stocks, FTSE Index-Linked Gilts All Maturities, iBoxx Corporates All Investment Grade All Maturities, JP Morgan GBI Overseas Bonds; Property
– IPD UK Monthly Property Index; Cash – UK Interbank 7 Day.
Source: [i] DataStream, Fund Manager, Investment Property Databank Limited
Historic Returns - Comment
Global equity markets recorded their worst three month returns in four years. In the UK the FTSE All
Share index fell by 5.7%; in the US, the S&P 500 index fell by 2.9%. August was a particularly difficult
month, with global equities falling by more than 5% and government bonds offering little in the way of a
safe haven.
The economic slowdown in China dominated the headlines during the quarter, with the country’s
economy growing at its slowest rate in over six years. In August, the benchmark interest rate was cut
for the fifth time since November 2014.
An increase in short-term interest rates in the US had been widely anticipated at the start of the
quarter, but developments in China shifted expectations. Many commentators are now anticipating that
the first US rate rise will be pushed into 2016. However, the US economy continued to be robust, with
falling unemployment and upward revisions to growth forecasts. The chairman of the Federal Reserve
suggested, at the end of the quarter, that a US rate rise was still likely before the end of 2015.
Key events during the quarter included;
Global Economy
· Short-term interest rates were unchanged in the UK, US, Eurozone and Japan;
· Headline inflation in the US, Eurozone and UK remained close to zero;
· The VIX volatility index spiked as equity markets collapsed, peaking at more than double its historic
average since 1990;
· Oil prices slid back to their lows of early 2015, dipping under $50 per barrel;
· Commodity prices suffered their biggest quarterly decline since 2008.
Equities
· The strongest sectors relative to the FTSE All World Index were Utilities (+7.6%) and Consumer
Services (+5.1%); the weakest were Basic Materials (-11.4%) and Oil & Gas (-9.9%);
· Emerging market equities struggled; local currency weakness compounded the falls for UK investors.
Bonds and currencies
· Sterling fell against the Dollar, Euro and Yen, largely reversing gains made during the preceding
quarter;
· UK gilt yields fell (prices rose), with nominal yields falling further than real yields.
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Quarterly Monitoring Report Q3 2015
Portfolio Summary
London Borough of Lewisham Pension Fund
Valuation Summary [1]
[1] Commodities include the £13.1 million divestment from Investec Commodities Fund, which occured on 30 September 2015 and settled on 6 October 2015.
Performance Summary [i]
-1.1
12.912.0
10.2
3.0
-2.9
-0.3
12.9
11.1
9.9
2.1
-3.5
-0.80.0
0.80.3
0.9 0.6
-6.0
-4.0
-2.0
0.0
2.0
4.0
6.0
8.0
10.0
12.0
14.0
Year to 30/09/2011
Year to 30/09/2012
Year to 30/09/2013
Year to 30/09/2014
Year to 30/09/2015
Q3 2015
Sch
em
e P
erf
orm
an
ce (
p.a
. %
)
Fund
Benchmark
Relative
Source: [i] DataStream, Fund Manager, Hymans Robertson
Comments
The value of the fund's assets fell by £35.0m over the quarter to
£975.2m as at 30 September 2015, due largely to the falls in
equity markets over the quarter. Although the Fund’s portfolio
generated a negative return of -2.9% (net of fees) over the
quarter, it outperformed its benchmark return by 0.6%.
The BlackRock and UBS passively managed mandates broadly
tracked their composite benchmarks, as would be
expected. HarbourVest Venture Capital was the strongest
performing active mandate over the quarter, generating a return
of 5.9%, outperforming its benchmark by 11.2%.The Schroders
Property and M&G UK Companies Financing mandates also
outperformed their respective benchmarks, while the Investec
Commodities mandate underperformed its benchmark by 1.5%.
Following the Committee’s decision to disinvest from the Investec
Commodities mandate, half of the mandate holdings (c£13.06m)
were disinvested on 30 September 2015. The remainder of the
mandate was disinvested on 30 October 2015.
Relative Quarterly and Relative Cumulative Performance
0.2 0.3 0.3
-0.1 -0.1-0.4
0.4 0.3 0.4
-0.1 0.0
0.6
-5.0
-4.0
-3.0
-2.0
-1.0
0.0
1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
5.0
Q4 2012
Q1 2013
Q2 2013
Q3 2013
Q4 2013
Q1 2014
Q2 2014
Q3 2014
Q4 2014
Q1 2015
Q2 2015
Q3 2015
Rela
tive P
erf
orm
an
ce (
%)
Relative Cumulative Performance: 0.7% p.a.
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Note: For the purpose of this report, we have included in the Trustee Bank Account valuation the expected cash of c£13.06m following the
partial disinvestment from the Investec Commodities mandate on 30 September.
Asset Class Q2 2015 Q3 2015 Actual Proportion % Target Proportion % Difference %
Global Equity 644.4 609.5 62.5 62.4 0.1
Bonds 185.4 188.7 19.3 18.6 0.7
Property 92.8 96.1 9.9 10.0 -0.2
Private Equity 42.9 39.9 4.1 3.0 1.1
Trustee Bank Account 0.4 13.3 1.4 0.0 1.4
UK Financing Fund 14.6 14.7 1.5 1.0 0.5
Commodities 29.8 13.1 1.3 5.0 -3.7
Total inc. Trustee Bank Account 1010.2 975.2 100.0 100.0
Values (£m)
0.1
0.7
-0.2
1.1
1.4
0.5
-3.7
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Quarterly Monitoring Report Q3 2015
Fund Asset Allocation
London Borough of Lewisham Pension Fund
Source: [i] Fund Manager, Hymans Robertson
Comments
The charts above show the Fund's asset allocation as at 30 June 2015 and 30 September 2015. The figures in brackets as at 30 September 2015 represent the net changes over the quarter.
Following the Committee’s decision to disinvest from the Investec Commodities mandate, half of the mandate (c£13.06m) was disinvested on 30 September 2015; this is reflected in the reduced allocation to
commodities as at 30 September 2015. The expected cash of c£13.06m was due to settle after the end of the quarter, and for the purposes of this report has been included in the cash allocation.
There were no other major changes to the Fund's asset allocation during the quarter, with other changes in allocations due to the relative performance of the Fund's mandates and market movements. The
allocation to equities fell, reflecting the negative performance from equity markets over the quarter.
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Asset allocation as at 30 June 2015 Asset allocation as at 30 September 2015
Harbourvest - Venture Capital 42.9 39.9 4.1 3.0 +1.1
M&G - UK Companies Financing Fund 14.6 14.7 1.5 1.0 +0.5
Cash 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.0 +0.0
Total 1010.2 975.2 100.0 100.0
Value (£m)
0.5
0.4
-0.1
-2.3
1.1
0.5
0.0
0.0
[1] Investec Commodities includes the £13.1 million divestment from the fund, which occured on 30 September 2015 and settled on 6 October 2015.
Manager Summary
Manager Date Appointed Benchmark Description Performance Target (% p.a.) Rating *
BlackRock - Passive Multi-asset 20 Nov 2012 Composite - 5
UBS - Passive Multi-asset 15 Nov 2012 Composite - 5
Schroders - Property 12 Oct 2004 IPD Pooled Property Fund Index 0.75% p.a. above benchmark 3
Investec - Commodities 25 Feb 2010 Bloomberg Total Return Commodity Index - 1
Harbourvest - Venture Capital 29 Jun 2006 MSCI All Country World Developed Index 5% p.a. above benchmark 5
M&G - UK Companies Financing Fund 01 May 2010 LIBOR 4-6% p.a. above benchmark 5* For information on our manager ratings, see individual manager pages Key:- █ - Replace █ - On-Watch █ - Retain