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VII. PERFORMANCE MEASURES Continued <br />The benchmark for investment of these OPEB funds will be based upon a blended, pro - <br />rata portion of the appropriate indices of the funds. <br />VIII. PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, RISKAND DIVERSIFICATION <br />The following are the guidelines for investments and limits on security issues, issuers and <br />maturities as established by the OPEB Trust Board. The Investment Advisory <br />Committee, as confirmed by the OPEB Trust Board, shall have the option to further <br />restrict or. increase investment percentages from time to time based on market conditions. <br />Assets of the OPEB trust fund shall be invested in a broadly diversified portfolio <br />consisting of equity, debt, and cash equivalents securities. The portfolio shall also be <br />structured in a manner to provide broad diversification within each asset class. Additional <br />contributions may be needed to pay near-term obligations of the OPEB Trust Fund. <br />From time to time, the OPEB Trust Board will adopt asset allocation strategies within the <br />ranges specified below: <br />Short Term Investment Portion up to 100% of the portfolio: <br />Cash and Cash Equivalents, with maturities of 180 days or less <br />Long Term Investment Portion: <br />Equities 0%-60%, consisting of a diversified portfolio of domestic small, mid and <br />large cap equity funds and international equity funds <br />Fixed Income 0%-60% <br />Cash and Cash Equivalents 0%-100% <br />The OPEB Trust Board is authorized by this policy to make asset allocation decisions to <br />reallocate or redirect either contributions or investments held by the OPEB Trust Fund in <br />order to take advantage of changing market conditions. Any move that will cause the <br />allocation of the investment classes to vary from the above allocation percentages of any <br />asset class requires approval by the OPEB Trust Board. <br />The following are prohibited purchases: <br />1. More than 5% of the total equity allocation invested in individual equity securities <br />of any one company at market value <br />2. More than 5% of the total debt allocation invested in debt instruments in any <br />single issuer with the exception of US Treasuries and agencies <br />3. Short sales <br />4. Margin or leveraged purchases <br />5. Commodities <br />6. Real estate <br />7. Art objects or collectables <br />8. Options <br />9. Warrants <br />rd <br />62 <br />