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Organizational
Background
Jarislowsky Fraser
Limited (JFL), headquartered in Montreal, was founded in 1955
as an investment research firm. In 1959, the firm began to
use its research expertise to offer money management services
to private investors and institutions. In 1966, the firm began
managing global assets, which included ADR's. Today, the firm
manages over $50 billion in assets and its clients include
more than 400 pension and eleemosynary funds, including corporate,
public and union pensions, university endowments and private
foundations
Since
1966, JFL has been investing in non-North American equities
and began offering active EAFE management in 1995 with the
introduction of the JF International Equity Fund. This investment
product invests in countries listed in the MSCI EAFE Index
as well as non-EAFE (max. 10%).
In 1991,
JFL became a registered investment advisor in the US under the
Securities Act of 1940. In addition to its Montreal office,
JFL also has offices in Toronto, Calgary and British Columbia.
Distinctions
Research Prowess
- JFL has a history of proven fundamental research
dating back to 1955. Investment professionals average
17 years of investment experience.
Focus on Risk -
JFL's conservative growth approach has historically resulted
in low standard deviation and beta compared
to both the EAFE Index and a peer group of managers.
Conviction
- JFL focuses on global or regional leaders,
concentrating portfolios in an average of 45 holdings.
Turnover has averaged 10-15% per year.
Performance
Results
- Over the long-term, JFL's performance has exceeded
its benchmark,
while ranking high in a competitive universe
for 7 and ten year periods.
Assets
Under Management
(as of December 31, 2006)
| International
Equities |
$9,147 million
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| Separate
Accounts |
$5,826
million |
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Commingled |
$3,321
million |
| Other
Assets |
| Canadian
Equities |
$28.1 billion |
|
US
Equities |
$6.9
billion |
|
Bonds |
$8.7 billion |
| Other
|
$1.7
billion |
Total
Firm Assets |
$54.5
billion |
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Representative
Clients American Airlines City of Cincinnati
Mississippi Public Employees' Retirement
Southwest Gas Corporation
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Biographies
Sr.
Investment Professionals
Len
Racioppo*, CFA, President and Chief Investment
Officer. At JFL since 1987, industry experience since 1979.
BA & MBA, University of Toronto.
Kim
White*, CFA, Portfolio Manager. Began investment
career at JFL in 1999. Industry experience since 1969. BA
from the University of Western Ontario.
Global Research Analysts
Michel
Brutti* CFA, Portfolio Manager/Global Research
Analyst.
With JFL since 1994, industry experience since 1989. BS, Universite
Compiegne (France) and MBA, University of Toronto.
F.
Joseph Sirdevan*, CFA, Director of Research/Portfolio
Manager and Investment Strategy Committee Member. At
JFL since 1994, industry experience since 1991. BA, University
of Toronto and MBA, University of Western Ontario.
Jacques
Nolin*, Portfolio Manager/Global Research Analyst. At JFL since 1988,
industry experience since 1980. BSc, University of Montreal,
MBA, University of Western Ontario.
Robert
McFarland*, CFA, Portfolio Manager/Global Research Analyst. At JFL
since 1994, industry experience since 1983. BComm, Carleton
University.
Danielle
LaRiviere*, CFA, Portfolio Manager/Global Research Analyst. At JFL
since 2002, industry experience since 1987. B.B.A. at Ecole
des Hautes Etudes Commerciales in Montreal Quebec.
Peter Angelou, CFA, Partner,
Global Research Analyst. At JFL since 1997, industry
experience since 1989. B Comm and an MBA from the
University of Toronto.
Bruce
Beingessner, CFA, Global Research Analyst. At JFL
since 1998, industry experience since 1994. Bcomm, University
of Alberta, MBA, Western University.
Charlie
Ongking, CFA, Global Research Analyst. At JFL since
2002, industry experience since 1996. BA, Ateneo de Manila
University and MBA, University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School.
Marc Novakoff, Global Research Analyst. At JFL since
2003, industry experience since 2002. Engineering degree,
McGill
University and MBA, Harvard Business School.
Stanley Wu, CFA, Global Research Analyst. At JFL since
2005, industry experience since 2001. BS, Zhejiang
University, MS, Chinese Academy of Science and MBA, McGill
University.
Kelly Patrick, Global Research Analyst. At JFL since
2006, industry experience since 2004. BA, University of
Alberta, MBA, John Molson School of Business.
*
Member of JFL's Investment
Strategy Committee.
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