Overview of Advisory Firm and Principal Ownership Veritable, L.P. (“Veritable”), a limited partnership organized in Delaware, primarily
provides discretionary investment supervisory services to high net worth families, including
individual family members and their family-related entities, such as trusts, estates and private
charitable organizations. Veritable also advises corporations and business entities, pension and
profit-sharing plans and public non-profits. Michael Stolper founded Veritable in 1986 as Stolper
& Co. In 1997, Veritable merged into PNC Bank, forming Hawthorn, a PNC Company.
Veritable emerged in its present form in April 2004, when its partners, managers of Hawthorn’s
investment consulting business, completed a management buy-out. In June 2012, AMG Wealth
Partners, LP (“AMG Wealth Partners”), a subsidiary of Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.
(“AMG”), obtained an equity interest in Veritable by making an investment through Squam
Acquisition LP, LLC. A broad group of Veritable’s senior professionals retained the remaining
ownership interests. AMG, a publicly-traded asset management company (NYSE: AMG), holds
equity interests in other investment management firms (“AMG Affiliates”). Further information
on AMG Wealth Partners, AMG and AMG Affiliates is provided in Item 10.
Michael Stolper is responsible for the overall management and direction of Veritable’s
organization. He is supported by Veritable’s Executive and Operations Committees with regard
to operations of the firm and the Investment Committee with regard to investment policy,
strategy and tactics.
Services Provided to Advisory Clients (other than Affiliated Funds) Veritable primarily provides discretionary investment supervisory services to its advisory
clients (“advisory clients” or “clients”). Investment supervisory services include investment
advising, investment consulting, portfolio management, portfolio administration and portfolio
reporting. Veritable may also provide ad hoc financial planning services to its advisory clients
from time to time as part of its overall investment consulting relationship. Such subject areas
may include budget, estate, tax and insurance planning. These services, for which additional fees
are not charged, are incidental to Veritable’s investment supervisory services and are provided to
clients on an “as needed” basis.
Our pool of advisory clients is largely comprised of various high net worth individuals
and related family and entities members, referred to as our “relationships.” Specific agreed-to
services are detailed in each advisory client’s Investment Consulting Agreement (“ICA”), an
agreement entered into by Veritable and each of its advisory clients. Under the terms of the ICA,
advisory clients appoint Veritable to act as an adviser granted with full discretion over
investment decisions related to the advisory client’s assets under management (“AUM,” further
described below).
In the construction and ongoing management of advisory clients’ portfolios, Veritable
will execute certain trades directly on behalf of advisory clients’ accounts. Such trades typically
include the purchase of cash or cash equivalent instruments, equity and debt securities, exchange
traded funds, mutual funds as well as other types of publically traded securities. The ICA confers
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to Veritable the authority to recommend and retain other investment advisers not affiliated with
Veritable (“Non-Affiliated Managers”) to manage certain portions of an advisory client’s AUM.
In some instances, Non-Affiliated Managers could include AMG Affiliates. Veritable may also
recommend and invest advisory clients’ AUM in pooled investment vehicles such as limited
partnerships, limited liability companies and offshore corporations, private funds, fund-of-funds
and hedge funds (collectively, “Investment Funds” or “Funds”). Such Investment Funds may be
unaffiliated with Veritable (“Non-Affiliated Funds”), or may be affiliated with Veritable on the
occasion that Veritable or an entity organized or controlled by Veritable is the general partner,
manager or adviser of such Investment Funds (“Affiliated Funds”). In some instances, Non-
Affiliated Funds could include Investment Funds for which AMG Affiliates or entities organized
or controlled by AMG Affiliates are the general partner, manager or adviser. Clients will execute
all relevant and necessary documentation with respect to investments in Affiliated Funds and/or
Non-Affiliated Funds approved by the client. Archean Capital Partners I, L.P., and Archean
Capital Partners (Master) Fund II, L.P. the investment adviser of which is a Veritable joint
venture, should be for many (but not all) purposes below, considered as an “Affiliated Fund” on
a direct or indirect basis.
Veritable provides five fundamental services to its advisory clients:
1. Identifying investment objectives and risk tolerance;
2. Developing and documenting asset allocation, investment policy and investment
strategy;
3. Implementing the investment strategy;
4. Providing continuous organization, administration, monitoring and reporting of
financial assets; and
5. Performing due diligence on traditional, hedge and alternative fund managers.
As identified above, Veritable may also provide ad hoc financial planning services from
time to time to its advisory clients as an accommodation and on an “as needed” basis. (For
additional details outlining how Veritable tailors its advisory services to the individual needs of
each client, see Item 8: Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss below).
Services Provided to Affiliated Funds In addition to its advisory clients, Veritable also provides advisory services to Affiliated
Funds (defined above), pursuant to an Investment Management Agreement (“IMA”) with each
Affiliated Fund. As outlined in the IMA, Veritable assists and advises Veritable Partnership
Holding, Inc. (“VPHI” or “General Partner”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Veritable and the
General Partner of each Affiliated Fund, with managing certain business operations of an
Affiliated Fund. As manager or adviser of an Affiliated Fund, Veritable assists and advises the
General Partner with: (i) identifying, evaluating and selecting potential Non-Affiliated Funds in
which to invest an Affiliated Fund’s assets and potential Non-Affiliated Managers to manage all
or a portion of an Affiliated Fund’s assets; (ii) allocating an Affiliated Fund’s assets among the
Non-Affiliated Funds and Non-Affiliated Managers; (iii) monitoring the ongoing performance of
an Affiliated Fund; and (iv) providing other portfolio management, investment management,
administrative and managerial services for an Affiliated Fund.
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Notice Regarding Certain Affiliated Fund Investors: Investors in the Affiliated Funds
who have no other relationship with Veritable (
i.e., they are not receiving comprehensive
investment consulting services pursuant to an ICA), are referred to as “LP Only Investors” and
are not separate advisory clients of Veritable. As such, Veritable will not directly provide LP
Only Investors with any separate investment consulting services related to their respective
investment(s) in the Affiliated Funds.
Recommendations to Advisory Clients Regarding Affiliated Funds Veritable often recommends its Affiliated Funds to advisory clients; in certain instances
Veritable will even build a new Affiliated Fund for advisory clients and tailor it to meet the
specific objectives of those relationships. The advisory clients have final approval over whether
or not to use any recommended pooled investment vehicle; in the event they choose to do so, the
Affiliated Fund(s) and advisory client will execute an agreement memorializing their investment
relationship.
Recommendations Regarding Non-Affiliated Managers and Non-Affiliated Funds Veritable may recommend to its advisory clients the selection and retention of Non-
Affiliated Managers to manage certain portions of a Veritable advisory client’s AUM. Veritable
may also recommend to its advisory clients certain Non-Affiliated Funds for investment of
portions of the advisory client’s AUM. In general, all investments managed by Non-Affiliated
Managers and all funds invested in Non-Affiliated Funds will be treated as AUM by Veritable
and will be subject to the payment of the Investment Consultant Fee (
see Item 5: Method for
Calculating Investment Consultant Fee). Each advisory client will execute agreements with Non-
Affiliated Managers and Non-Affiliated Funds approved by such client. All compensation paid
to Non-Affiliated Managers and to Non-Affiliated Funds (if applicable), specified in the sub-
advisory agreement with the Non-Affiliated Manager or in the Non-Affiliated Fund’s offering
documents, will be in addition to compensation payable to Veritable under the ICA.
Regulatory Assets under Management vs. Billable Assets under Management As of December 31, 2018, Veritable manages approximately $14,676,083,440 of
discretionary assets and $345,686,766 of non-discretionary assets for a total of $15,021,770,206
regulatory assets under management as reflected in Form ADV, Part 1A, Item 5F. Although the
assets must be reported on a gross basis for all security portfolios, we can only report on a gross
basis for our Affiliated Funds*; Unaffiliated Funds and advisory client assets are reported on a
net asset value basis in our portfolio management system. Therefore, to keep consistent, all
market values of regulatory assets under management are determined using the same method we
use to report account values to clients (
i.e., on a NAV basis) and to calculate fees for investment
advisory services.
*The total gross asset value for our Affiliated Funds is $2,904,606,520; the total net asset value is
$2,511,936,277 as of December 31, 2018.
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An Observation Regarding the Methodology for Computing Number of Clients and Accounts With respect to the number of advisory clients listed in Item 5C of Form ADV, Veritable
includes each family relationship and each Affiliated Fund in the client count, but excludes each
LP Only Investor since such investor is not an investment consulting client of Veritable. For
purposes of Item 5C, Veritable does not separately count each sub-family relationship. Sub-
family relationships are often grouped together using internal criteria such as the grouping
together of related individuals and family entities covered under the same quarterly report(s),
investment policy and/or ICA, as well as those covered under the same Investment Officer Team.
A counting of each sub-family relationship or alternatively, each account, results in a number
much higher than the actual number of family relationships. As of December 31, 2018, Veritable
manages 224 family relationships.
With respect to the “Total Number of Accounts” in Item 5F, Veritable counts each
individual custody or prime broker account for each sub-family relationship, including
individuals and family-related entities. One unintended outcome of this methodology is that
dividing the total discretionary AUM by the number of accounts in Item 5F (or the number of
clients listed in Item 5C) results in an arithmetic average of AUM for each family relationship
much smaller than the actual numerical average.
Wrap Fee Programs Veritable does not offer or participate in wrap fee programs.
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Veritable receives compensation for the investment advisory services it provides to its clients in
the form of fees calculated by either a percentage of AUM or, in the alternative, a fixed fee.
Veritable is also compensated for the portfolio and investment management services that it
provides to the Affiliated Funds (see Affiliated Funds fee schedule below) by either
Comprehensive Fees and/or Management Fees paid by the Affiliated Funds. Veritable’s fee
schedule has been revised at times in the past. Fee breakpoints and the methodology described
below reflect Veritable’s current fee policy.
Investment Consultant Fee Veritable is compensated for providing investment supervisory services to its advisory
clients with respect to their AUM in accordance with the Basic Fee Schedule (the “Basic Fee
Schedule”) and other provisions as agreed to in each client’s ICA. Veritable’s Basic Fee
Schedule for new clients will be the greater of $75,000 per year, or:
45 Basis Points (0.45%) per annum on the first $50 million of AUM
35 Basis Points (0.35%) per annum on the next $150 million of AUM
25 Basis Points (0.25%) per annum on the next $300 million of AUM
15 Basis Points (0.15%) per annum on amounts over $500 million of AUM
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Affiliated Funds’ Comprehensive Fees or Management Fees Under the terms of an IMA, each Affiliated Fund is an advisory client of Veritable.
Certain Affiliated Funds pay Veritable a fee (either a “Comprehensive Fee” or “Management
Fee,” depending upon the Affiliated Fund) pursuant to the terms of the limited partnership
agreement for each Affiliated Fund. The specific nature, rate, method of calculation and manner
of payment of the Comprehensive Fee or Management Fee for investors is fully disclosed in the
offering documents of each Affiliated Fund (the “Offering Documents”). Comprehensive Fees or
Management Fees cover services provided by Veritable to Affiliated Funds including portfolio
management, investment management and administrative services and may be waived, rebated
or reduced in some instances. The fees pertaining to Affiliated Funds are described in the
Schedule of Affiliated Funds’ Comprehensive and Management Fees below. “Class A” refers to
advisory clients. “Class B” refers to LP Only Investors.
Comprehensive Fees and Management Fees paid by advisory clients as investors in the
Affiliated Funds are in addition to the Investment Consulting Fees; therefore, advisory clients
may be subject to duplicate portfolio and investment management fees when all or part of the
advisory client’s AUM are invested in Affiliated Funds. However, to the extent an advisory
client is subject to the Investment Consulting Fee outlined in his/her ICA and is also an investor
in one or more of Veritable’s Affiliated Funds, Veritable will reimburse the client for any
Comprehensive Fees or Management Fees paid by the advisory client as an investor in the
Affiliated Funds. Note: certain existing advisory clients (
i.e., earlier, long-term relationships) that
are subject to a different fee schedule than the Basic Fee Schedule set forth above may not
receive reimbursements.
LP Only Investors are not separate advisory clients of Veritable and do not pay
Investment Consulting Fees. Therefore, Comprehensive Fees and Management Fees paid by LP
Only Investors as investors in the Affiliated Funds are not duplicative of other fees paid to
Veritable.
Schedule of Affiliated Funds’ Comprehensive and Management Fees Fund Fees Pleiades Investment Partners, L.P. The Vittoria Fund, L.P. Veritable Long Biased Domestic Fund, L.P. •
Class A Limited Partner is subject
to a Comprehensive Fee paid
quarterly at an annual rate of 0.35%
of a Class A Limited Partner’s
capital; or
Class B Limited Partner is subject
to a Comprehensive Fee paid
quarterly at an annual rate of 1.60%
of a Class B Limited Partner’s
capital.
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Fund Fees The Pleiades Offshore Fund, Ltd. The Vittoria Offshore Fund, Ltd. •
Offshore investor is subject to a
Management Fee paid quarterly at
an annual rate of 1.25% of the net
assets of the fund; and
•
Each Offshore Fund itself, as a
Class A Limited Partner in its
respective onshore fund, is subject
to the Comprehensive Fee
described above for such fund.
Veritable LB Partners, L.P. Veritable NI Partners, L.P. – Series I Veritable NI Partners, L.P. – Series II Veritable NI Partners, L.P. – Series III Veritable LPC Partners, L.P. •
So long as a Class A investor
remains an investment consulting
client of Veritable, the investor will
not be subject to a Management
Fee; or
•
Class B Limited Partner is subject
to a Management Fee paid
quarterly at an annual rate of 1.25%
of a Class B Limited Partner’s
capital.
Fee for Recommendations of Non-Affiliated Managers and Non-Affiliated Funds Unless otherwise stated in their individual ICAs, advisory clients are subject to
Veritable’s Investment Consultant Fee for all investments managed by Non-Affiliated Managers
and all assets invested in Non-Affiliated Funds. Each advisory client will execute agreements,
including fee agreements, with Non-Affiliated Managers and Non-Affiliated Funds approved by
the advisory client. All compensation paid by advisory clients to Non-Affiliated Managers and/or
Non-Affiliated Funds will be in addition to compensation payable to Veritable as the Investment
Consultant under the terms of the advisory client’s ICA.
Other Expenses In addition to paying the Investment Consultant Fee, each advisory client is responsible
for all expenses that arise directly out of transactions effected by Veritable on behalf of a client
pursuant to the advisory client’s ICA. Such expenses include custodian fees; taxes (and any
penalties or interest with respect thereto) required to be withheld, assessed against the investment
or client, or otherwise payable by the client; investment expenses such as commissions, interest
on margin accounts and other indebtedness; borrowing charges on securities sold short; and other
expenses reasonably related to the purchase, sale or transmittal of the AUM. Advisory clients
whose AUM is managed by a Non-Affiliated Manager will pay similar expenses related to
transactions effected by the Non-Affiliated Manager in addition to paying the Non-Affiliated
Manager’s advisory fee. Furthermore, advisory clients invested in one or more Funds, including
Affiliated Funds and Non-Affiliated Funds, will pay their pro rata share of additional expenses
incurred through each Fund. These expenses include payments made by the Fund for third-party
services such as management fees, performance fees or special allocations paid to Non-Affiliated
Managers, audit, tax, accounting, legal, custody and other administrative fees. Other
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administration fees include but not limited to SS&C Enriched Data Extract and Reporting
Solution accounting software received through Confluence which are used for Veritable’s Form
PF filings. The SS&C Enriched Data Extract received and the Form PF Reporting Solution
accounting software received through Confluence are accounting related costs allocated to the
private funds as accounting expenses. Veritable does not currently use an outsourced solution
(e.g., third party compliance consultant, accounting or legal department) for Form PF
preparation, but rather it handles this function in-house. We are internally responsible for the
preparation, review and filing of the Form PF as it is not outsourced to some third party.
As noted above, advisory clients will incur brokerage and other transaction costs. Please
refer to Item 12: Brokerage Practices, for more information about brokerage fees.
Method for Calculating Investment Consultant Fee Veritable’s Investment Consultant Fee will be calculated on each advisory client’s total
AUM as it is identified in the portfolio summaries or appraisals at the end of quarterly report(s)
prepared for each advisory client and itemized in quarterly billing invoices prepared by Veritable
and submitted to each advisory client. Veritable retains discretion over the fees that it charges.
Veritable’s Basic Fee Schedule may be modified from time to time. Fees may be negotiated in
Veritable’s sole discretion under certain unique circumstances.
A. Assets under Management (“AUM”) Defined Upon executing an ICA by and between an advisory client and Veritable, each advisory
client’s starting AUM is agreed upon by all parties and is identified as AUM in the quarterly
report(s) and separate billing invoice(s) prepared by Veritable and submitted to the advisory
client going forward. AUM includes all marketable securities, interests in Investment Funds,
cash and other property, that are either held on behalf of an advisory client in one or more
custodian accounts or are legally titled in such advisory client’s name. AUM is held by either a
single qualified custodian or several different qualified custodians.
AUM includes any cash or securities owned by an advisory client at the time the ICA is
executed (and identified as part of the AUM by the advisory client) and at any time thereafter;
the parties mutually agree that all such assets are includable in AUM for fee calculation
purposes, without regard to the date of purchase or investment. For example, unless expressly
excluded by the ICA, AUM may include, but is not limited to, concentrated stock positions and
interests in Non-Affiliated Funds, including Non-Affiliated Funds which were selected and
purchased by an advisory client or its previous advisor(s) prior to retaining Veritable. To the
extent AUM excludes Non-Affiliated Funds and concentrated stock positions, Veritable will
provide continuous and regular supervisory or management services with respect to such assets
excluded from AUM, even though the nature and extent of Veritable’s activities may vary
depending on the nature of such assets. Securities excluded from AUM will be identified in the
ICA (or applicable schedule, attachment or supplement), and are further discussed below.
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B. Certain Securities Excluded from AUM 1. Reportable Items While the parties may agree to exclude certain securities from the total AUM calculation
and specify such exclusions on the ICA (or applicable schedule, attachment or supplement), such
exclusions may appear as reportable items in either one or more of the portfolio summaries or
appraisals at the end of each advisory client’s quarterly report(s) or in a supplemental or separate
section at the back of the report(s) as determined appropriate or informative by Veritable.
Additionally, Veritable may track performance of certain excluded securities at its discretion. In
any event, securities that are excluded from AUM will be clearly marked as such in the report(s).
2. Supplemental Limitation of Liability and Indemnification Regarding Excluded Assets With respect to such excluded securities, Veritable will not be liable for any loss, damage
or liability incurred by advisory clients arising out of any investment advice provided by
Veritable at the request of an advisory client and without compensation. An advisory client will
indemnify, defend and hold Veritable and its officers, directors, employees, agents and
representatives harmless from and against any suit, judgment, claim, demand, loss, liability,
expense, interest and legal fees and expenses (“Losses and Expenses”) arising out of or in
connection with the ICA or Veritable’s provision of any investment advice on excluded assets.
C. Fee Payment and Calculations under the Basic Fee Schedule The Investment Consultant Fee (the “Fee”) charged by Veritable is based on either the
Basic Fee Schedule set forth in Attachment B of the ICA (or another applicable schedule,
attachment or supplement agreed to by the parties in writing). Each advisory client will receive
quarterly invoices that specifically identify, for that period, the total AUM subject to charge, the
current fee schedule being applied, a breakdown of each person or entity being charged, each
custody account from which the Fee is being automatically deducted, if applicable, and whether
the person or entity is being separately billed. The method of payment will be determined by the
parties in the ICA.
The Fee will begin accruing as of the date of the fully executed ICA unless otherwise
agreed to by the parties. To the extent that related parties are covered by the same ICA, the Fee
will be allocated among such parties on a
pro rata basis (
i.e., in proportion to the respective
AUM of such related parties) unless otherwise agreed to by the parties. The Fee will be charged
quarterly in advance during the first month of each calendar quarter based on each advisory
client’s total AUM as of the last quarter end, except for the first billing cycle. For the first billing
cycle, the Fee will be calculated retroactive to the date of full execution of the ICA and applied
after the initial quarterly report is prepared. Fees may be negotiated under certain circumstances,
which may result in different advisory clients paying different fees. With respect to billing
arrangements, to the extent certain clients wish to be treated differently for purposes of billing by
Veritable, such differential treatment will be reflected as an addendum to or in Attachment B of
the ICA. For most of Veritable’s advisory clients, the Fee is typically deducted automatically
from advisory clients’ assets; however, several advisory clients have requested Veritable to
invoice them instead.
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D. Calculations Relating to the Affiliated Funds The nature, rate, method of calculation and manner of payment of the Comprehensive
Fee or Management Fee is disclosed in the Offering Documents relating to each Affiliated Fund
in which a client or LP Only Investor invests.
Termination of Investment Consulting Agreement; Interests in Affiliated Funds Subject to the terms of each advisory client’s ICA, the ICA may typically be terminated
by any party to the ICA with at least 30 days’ prior written notice given to the other party(ies).
Any fees paid prior to the effective date of termination of the ICA will be prorated to the date of
termination specified in the notice of termination, and any unearned portion of such fees will be
refunded to the applicable client(s).
In the event that the ICA is terminated with respect to an advisory client and such client
at the time of termination holds limited partnership interests or other interests (“Interests”) in one
or more of The Vittoria Fund, L.P.; Pleiades Investment Partners, L.P.; Veritable Long Biased
Domestic Fund, L.P.; Veritable CC Partners, L.P.; Veritable LB Partners, L.P.; Veritable NI
Partners, L.P.; or Veritable LPC Partners, L.P., each of which is an Affiliated Fund (or, to the
extent applicable, Archean Capital Partners I, L.P. and Archean Capital Partners (Master) Fund
II, L.P., and such client wishes to remain invested in one or more of those Affiliated Funds, such
client’s Interests will automatically be converted to a different share class that applies to
investors of such Affiliated Fund(s) that are not advisory clients of Veritable. All such actions
are conducted pursuant to the applicable agreement(s) of limited partnership and as further
described in the applicable Offering Documents. The nature, rate, method of calculation and
manner of payment of either the Comprehensive Fee or Management Fee that apply to such
different share class are fully disclosed in the Offering Documents of each Affiliated Fund.
In the event that the ICA is terminated with respect to an advisory client, and such client
at the time of termination holds Interests in one or more Affiliated Funds other than those
specifically identified in the immediately preceding paragraph, such client agrees that the terms
of the ICA will continue to be applicable to such Interest(s) under a separate letter agreement,
subject to the following modifications:
(i) unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the parties, the Interest(s) will be the
sole investment held by the client under the separate letter agreement until the Interests
are liquidated or transferred in accordance with the applicable agreement(s) of limited
partnership and applicable law; and
(ii) so long as such client continues to own the Interest(s), the client will pay to
Veritable an annual fee that will be charged quarterly. Such annual fee will be either
1.25% or 1.00% of the market value of the Interest(s) or capital commitment as specified
in each Affiliated Fund’s Offering Documents, or, if applicable, an amount calculated in
accordance with a new compensation schedule that is agreed to in writing by the parties.
Withdrawals from the Affiliated Funds, to the extent applicable, require prior written
notice to the General Partner as specified in each Affiliated Fund’s Offering Documents.
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Veritable does not receive any performance-based fees or allocations. However, Veritable
typically enters into arrangements with Non-Affiliated Managers which provide that the Non-
Affiliated Managers are compensated, in whole or in part, based on the appreciation in value
(including unrealized appreciation) of the account during specific measuring periods. Non-
Affiliated Managers may manage advisory client assets directly or through an advisory client’s
investment in a Non-Affiliated Fund or an Affiliated Fund which, in turn, is advised by a Non-
Affiliated Manager or has invested in a Non-Affiliated Fund.
Performance-based compensation arrangements may create an incentive for Non-Affiliated
Managers to make investments that are riskier or more speculative than would be the case in the
absence of such performance-based compensation arrangements. An Affiliated Fund may be
required to pay performance-based compensation to Non-Affiliated Managers who advise the
Affiliated Fund or advise a Non-Affiliated Fund in which the Affiliated Fund invests who make
a profit for an Affiliated Fund in a particular fiscal year even though an Affiliated Fund may, in
the aggregate, incur a net loss for such fiscal year.
We expect that from time to time a specific client account (including Affiliated Funds that are
considered client accounts for these purposes) and our other accounts may participate in an
investment opportunity at the same time. To the extent an investment opportunity is suitable for
any such vehicles or accounts, the investment opportunity will be allocated in a fair and equitable
manner in accordance with Veritable’s Allocation Policy with Respect to Unaffiliated Managers
(the “Allocation Policy”).
Note Regarding Allocation Policy with Respect to Unaffiliated Managers. A “Manager
Investment Opportunity” is an investment opportunity with a Non-Affiliated Manager identified
through Veritable’s investment due diligence process that allows Veritable to either invest
directly in the manager’s fund(s) or retain the manager to manage a separately managed account
for Veritable. Veritable will determine, in the exercise of its fiduciary duty under an investment
consulting or management arrangement with a client, including advisory clients and Affiliated
Funds, whether it is in the clients’ best interests to invest. Veritable believes there are systemic
benefits that inure to all investors from applying an allocation policy that takes into account the
specific needs of each client, and the professional judgment of the portfolio manager assigned to
such client. Although allocation decisions will be made fairly, based on all available facts and
circumstances, as to all clients involved, not all clients may be offered the opportunity to
participate in a Manager Investment Opportunity. For example, in the case of manager capacity
constraints, Veritable will generally give priority to its Affiliated Funds before offering
individual advisory clients the opportunity to make coinvestments or side-by-side investments
with Non-Affiliated Managers. Such clients may be given the option to invest through the
Affiliated Fund instead. Veritable believes that this prioritization is appropriate because certain
systemic benefits (including generating greater economies of scale and negotiating better terms
(
e.g., separately managed accounts, lower fees, lower investment minimums, etc.)) affect a much
larger number of clients and investors.
Additionally, Veritable may restrict certain advisory clients or other investors from making
direct investments with a Non-Affiliated Manager or limit the amount of individual advisory
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client or other investor investments in a particular pooled investment vehicle formed by
Veritable.
Clients may direct any questions or requests for additional information regarding the Allocation
Policy to Charles Keates, CCO, at 610-640-9551.
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Veritable contracts for its services primarily with high net worth families, including individual
family members and their family-related entities, such as trusts, estates and private charitable
organizations. Veritable also advises corporations and business entities, pooled investment
vehicles, pension and profit sharing plans and public non-profits. Although there is no set
minimum of AUM, Veritable advisory client accounts generally begin at $20 million or more of
AUM.
The minimum subscription in each of the Affiliated Funds is $1,000,000. Each minimum
subscription may be reduced, waived or increased by the General Partner in its sole and absolute
discretion.
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Methods of Analysis and Investment Strategies A. Advisory Client Portfolio Management Veritable was founded over 30 years ago on the belief that we would strive to provide
conflict-free, objective advice to individuals and families. This advice would encompass
designing a plan and evaluating investment alternatives to implementing and monitoring the plan
and its performance. In our opinion, what was missing from the investment community at that
time was an organization that was prepared to see the investment process through the client’s
eyes – an advisor that would never lose sight of the client’s unique needs and circumstances.
This was, and will always be, Veritable’s mission.
Veritable’s investment philosophy is founded on several fundamental tenets:
1. Clients’ financial objectives are unique and customization is required to help
achieve their goals;
2. Accurately assessing risk tolerance is key to long-term strategy success;
3. Investment opportunities should be evaluated on an after-tax and after-fee basis*;
4. Client asset management expenses should be allocated towards opportunities that
provide the greatest probability of investment out-performance; and
5. Control and liquidity provide quantifiable value in achieving investment success.
*Although Veritable considers accounting and tax implications of transactions on a client’s portfolio,
Veritable does not formally provide any legal, accounting, or tax advice or tax management services
as part of its services to clients. A client should always consult with his or her tax advisor for specific
tax advice.
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Veritable’s investment philosophy combines a pragmatic approach to establishing risk
tolerance and a long-term commitment to a diversified set of higher risk capital market
investments and lower risk fixed income investments.
Higher risk market allocations (equities and related asset classes) are built on a capital-
market-weighted basis that is adjusted to reflect certain client, opportunity-set and market-
specific considerations. Veritable uses a combination of passive investment solutions and active
managers to implement the higher risk allocations. The resulting asset allocation is intended to
promote a tax-efficient and disciplined long-term approach to investing. As Veritable clients
generally appreciate safety and protection of their capital in down markets and portfolio
participation in up markets, Veritable often employs hedged strategies in high-risk markets. The
construction of the low-risk, fixed income portfolio allocations is dominated by an analysis of
client-specific objective and subjective inputs rather than interest rate and economic forecasting
or market timing.
At the outset of a relationship, Veritable drafts an initial Investment Policy (the “Policy”)
that will be presented to the family relationship for review, feedback and ultimate ratification.
Policy development begins with interviews of family members and advisors (to understand the
family history, origin of the wealth, investment experience, cash flows, current investments, tax
situation, personal goals and unique circumstances) and thorough reviews of relevant documents
including brokerage statements, trust and estate documents, tax returns and the like. After this
information is gathered and analyzed, Veritable documents its understanding of the family’s
unique circumstances and its goals and risk tolerance in the Policy and recommends an asset
allocation and implementation plan (including timing of purchases and sales, if applicable).
Veritable’s asset allocation recommendations are derived through a combination of quantitative
and qualitative analysis of a family’s/entity’s/portfolio’s unique circumstances (described in
detail below). While Veritable is mindful of expected returns, standard deviations and
correlations, it deemphasizes the use of models to determine “optimal” allocations because of the
many shortfalls inherent in such models.
In establishing asset allocation recommendations, Veritable first establishes a baseline
allocation to lower risk investments by analyzing the expected net withdrawals from a client’s
portfolio over a period of the next 10 to 15 years. By immunizing the present value of these
expected liabilities through the purchase of lower risk assets (
i.e., predominantly cash and
bonds), clients can more confidently invest the remainder of their portfolio in higher risk
investments in pursuit of enhanced returns. This lower risk baseline may be modified based on
the clients’ goals for their wealth, overall comfort and familiarity with the market and a
mindfulness of the current state of the market.
The relevance of this baseline allocation to lower risk investments is then assessed by
gaining an understanding of the individual’s or family’s innate ability to tolerate volatility in a
portfolio and absolute dollar and percentage losses. Ultimately, Veritable aims towards an asset
allocation recommendation between lower and higher risk assets that has a high degree of
likelihood of meeting a family’s objectives while protecting the portfolio from permanent
declines in value.
Allocations to higher risk asset classes are generally based on world capital market
weights such that of the largest markets, like developed international equities and large-cap U.S.
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equities, are assigned the biggest allocations and smaller markets, such as high yield bonds or
emerging market equities start with the smallest allocations. These ‘baseline’ allocations are then
adjusted according to a series of overlays.
The first overlay incorporates individual client attributes such as balance sheet and
income statement items (like concentrated or illiquid holdings, business activities or unique
liabilities) and personal comfort or familiarity with various asset classes. These considerations
may lead to a recommendation to over or underweight certain asset classes.
The second overlay addresses the relative availability of talented active management
and/or hedged strategies within each asset class, either one of which could result in over- or
underweighting an asset class relative to the baseline allocation.
The third overlay provides a constrained level of opportunism relative to market weights.
Veritable monitors a variety of spread and valuation metrics and the opinions of a wide variety of
talented investment managers with whom it has regular contact. This may cause us to
occasionally recommend modest adjustments in capital market weights or the introduction of
investment strategies that do not otherwise fit the definition of a traditional capital market.
Policies are designed to withstand routine market fluctuations, and are written to
incorporate our clients’ anticipated life events. The Policies are revised periodically to adjust for
life-changing circumstances such as family death, sale of a business or a marked change in
objectives or cash flow needs.
With respect to rebalancing portfolios, Investment Officers monitor the departure of a
client’s portfolio from its Policy allocation, weighing the costs (transaction and tax-related) and
benefits of rebalancing. A key consideration is whether an over- or underweight to a specific
asset class poses an unwarranted risk in the portfolio.
Outside managers may themselves choose to change their net exposure, which would
affect the portfolio’s exposure to a specific asset class. Veritable actively monitors those changes
and incorporates them in the rebalancing decision discussed above. Additionally, Veritable
continuously performs research on emerging opportunities and, when appropriate, may suggest
measured allocations to such investments.
B. Affiliated Fund Investment Management; Non-Affiliated Manager Selection As part of our advisory services, we will from time to time make recommendations with
respect to a client’s investment in Affiliated Funds. Veritable also makes recommendations with
respect to the selection and retention of other Non-Affiliated Managers to manage certain
portions of the clients’ AUM and recommends Non-Affiliated Funds in which portions of the
clients’ AUM may be invested. The following is an overview of the methods of analysis and
investment strategies with respect to identifying, selecting and managing these investments.
Regarding asset classes where Veritable expects clients to have continuous exposure, we
have dedicated research resources (Veritable’s Research Team, augmented by the Investment
Officer teams) charged with finding, researching and monitoring the best managers in these
areas. Furthermore, Veritable’s Investment Committee identifies additional areas of interest and
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responds to incoming ideas. The Investment Committee then makes recommendations to
Michael Stolper about what avenues of research the firm should pursue. Veritable’s current
research focus areas include, but are not limited to, established investments such as International
Equity, Small-Cap U.S. Equity, Mid/Large-Cap U.S. Equity, Distressed Securities, Credit,
Private Equity and Real Estate. Additionally, Veritable continues to explore new investment
opportunities such as traditional “pure” alternatives, niche alternatives, activist investing and
other equity long/short investment opportunities.
This research effort is captured in Veritable’s growing database of 5,000+ managers. Our
manager ideas originate from a variety of sources, including: other money managers, regulatory
filings, industry publications, industry contacts, clients, etc. Almost all of Veritable’s research,
manager sourcing and due diligence is internal.
A fundamental tenant of Veritable’s investment selection decision is to understand an
investment or a manager’s investment process and how that investment or process may generate
returns in the future. In accomplishing this, we attempt to understand how an investment works.
To that end we perform extensive research about a strategy and asset class, and when
appropriate, engage outside experts to assist us in the process. Veritable prefers bottom-up,
research-driven strategies within the actively managed portions of the portfolio, as opposed to
momentum or highly leveraged, high turnover, quantitatively driven strategies.
Veritable seeks managers that possess the following characteristics:
a. integrity, both of the organization and its people;
b. a well-defined, original, repeatable research process;
c. a reputable and verifiable investment background;
d. strong analyst support with low turnover;
e. low assets under management (if appropriate for the asset class);
f. a passion for their brand of investing (with no or very limited reliance on Wall
Street); and
g. a large portion of the manager’s net worth invested in the strategy.
Veritable’s Research Team conducts research or interviews with portfolio managers,
analysts, traders and operations staff at potential investment firms to gain a better understanding
of the process, culture, roles and responsibilities and to evaluate the manager’s proprietary idea
generation, analysis techniques and source of future performance. Veritable believes that seeing
where and how someone works is critical in assessing his or her potential for future success. In
general, it takes several on-site meetings and calls with a manager to arrive at the formal due
diligence stage of the screening process.
As part of the firm’s manager review and approval process, Veritable may conduct as
many as 50 substantive reference checks, investment and operational due diligence, background
checks and preliminary negotiation of terms. While many advisors outsource this function,
Veritable executes this due diligence internally by highly trained and experienced people. We
believe that this enables our Research Team to ask better questions and rely on years of context
and experience in a particular investment space. For example, having the right context around
who a manager is and being able to disarm strangers who you are calling on for valuable
reference information is critical. When one of our researchers can draw connections to
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relationships we may have in common with a potential reference, we immediately engage that
person in a different way than we would engage an uninformed caller. Similarly, by being
prepared and having experience, our researchers can engage a reference for valuable insights
about a particular type of investment. Lastly, as a source of other potential investment ideas,
calling on references can generate unique flow and access otherwise unavailable if this function
was outsourced.
Due diligence also includes analyzing how historical returns were created. Where
Veritable has high levels of positional transparency with prospective managers, portfolio trades
are reviewed to analyze how their returns were generated. Absent this analysis, an investor must
rely on numerous statistical measures for assessing risk. Although we do not ignore these
metrics, we see them as a supplement, rather than the core of our fundamental analysis of a
manager’s returns. With that said, many qualitative factors are better leading indicators of future
poor returns. For example, while an explosive growth in assets under management can be a sign
of poor future returns, a predecessor to that asset growth could potentially be the development or
expansion of a marketing department.
Additionally, operational due diligence plays a prominent role in Veritable’s manager due
diligence process and has the ability to disqualify a manager regardless of how well the manager
might do in the investment category.
Due diligence does not end after a manager is hired; instead, it is a continuous process
that must be maintained. Structurally, Veritable seeks and has obtained separate accounts and
positional transparency with most of its public equity managers for many years. The visibility
and control of this transparency (along with carefully negotiated terms articulated in individual
IMAs), provide greater flexibility and peace of mind to Veritable and its clients during market
turmoil. Knowing when to exit an investment with a manager is just as important as entering into
a relationship with one.
Risk Factors The investment strategies utilized by Veritable carry different levels of risk. In each
strategy, all securities include a risk of loss of principal and any profits that have not been
realized. The stock markets, bond markets and derivatives markets fluctuate substantially over
time and, as historic global and domestic economic events have indicated, performance of any
investment is not guaranteed. As a result, there is a risk of loss of the assets Veritable manages
on a client’s behalf, and such a loss may be out of our control. Veritable cannot guarantee any
level of performance and cannot guarantee that clients will not experience a loss of their account
assets. Investing in securities involves risk of loss that clients should be prepared to bear.
Each of Veritable’s strategies has the potential for the clients’ assets to decline in value
based on market conditions. Some of the specific risks to which client assets may be susceptible
are as follows:
A. General Risk Factors Applicable to All Portfolio Investments 1. Market Risks
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There is the risk that the value of securities owned by clients may decline, at times
sharply and unpredictably, as a result of economic changes or other events that
affect individual issuers or large portions of the market.
2. Fixed Income Risks
Investing in fixed income securities, such as corporate or municipal bonds,
involves several different types of risks, including interest rate risk, credit risk,
prepayment risk, liquidity risk, tax risk and reinvestment risk. Each of these risks
can contribute to fluctuations in the price of fixed income securities and possibly
even loss of principal.
3. High Yield Securities
High yield bonds and preferred securities are rated in the lower rating categories
by the various credit rating agencies (or in comparable non-rated securities). High
yield securities are subject to greater risk of loss of principal and interest than
higher-rated securities, as well as being more susceptible to a decrease in liquidity
in the market. These high yield securities are generally considered to be
predominantly speculative with respect to the issuer’s capacity to pay interest and
repay principal.
4. Increased Costs of Frequent Trading
Many of the strategies employed by the Non-Affiliated Managers may require
frequent trading and, as a result, portfolio turnover and brokerage commission
expenses may significantly exceed those of other investment entities of
comparable size.
5. Derivatives
Complex derivative instruments which seek to modify or replace the investment
performance of particular securities, commodities, currencies, interest rates,
indices or markets on a leveraged or unleveraged basis may have counterparty
risk and may not perform in the manner expected by the counterparties.
Derivatives are also subject to interest rate and credit risk volatility, world and
local market price and demand, and general economic factors and activity.
Derivatives may have very high leverage embedded in them which can
substantially magnify market movements and result in losses exceeding the
amount of the investment.
6. Swaps
Investments in swaps involve the exchange by an entity, such as a Fund or a Non-
Affiliated Manager, with another party of all or a portion of its respective interests
or commitments, which subjects such entity to risk of default by the counterparty.
Swaps can also magnify losses and gains due to their structure.
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7. Short Sales
Clients or Funds may engage in “short selling” of securities. Short sales can, in
certain circumstances, substantially increase the impact of adverse price
movements on such client’s or Fund’s portfolio. A short sale involves the risk of a
theoretically unlimited increase in the market price of the particular investment
sold short, which could result in an inability to cover the short position and a
theoretically unlimited loss.
8. Options
Purchasing put and call options, as well as writing such options, are highly
specialized activities and entail greater than ordinary investment risks. The
purchase or sale of an option involves the payment or receipt of a premium by the
investor and the corresponding right or obligation, to either purchase or sell the
underlying security or other instrument for a specific price at a certain time or
during a certain period.
9. Commodity and Futures Contracts
Commodity futures markets (including financial futures) are highly volatile and
are influenced by factors such as changing supply and demand relationships,
governmental programs and policies, national and international political and
economic events and changes in interest rates. Commodity futures trading may
involve significant leverage and may be illiquid.
10. Forward Contracts
Unlike futures contracts, forward contracts and options thereon are not traded on
exchanges and are not standardized. Forward and “cash” trading is substantially
unregulated; there is no limitation on daily price movements and speculative
position limits are not applicable. The principals who deal in the forward markets
are not required to continue to make markets in the currencies or commodities
they trade and these markets can experience periods of illiquidity, sometimes of
significant duration. Disruptions can occur in any market traded by a Non-
Affiliated Manager due to unusually high trading volume, political intervention
and other factors. The imposition of controls by government authorities might
also limit such forward (and futures) contracts.
11. Foreign Securities
Investing in foreign (non-U.S.) securities may result in more rapid and extreme
changes in value than investing in securities of U.S. companies due to less liquid
markets and adverse economic, political, diplomatic, financial and regulatory
factors. Foreign governments may also impose limits on investment and
repatriation and impose taxes. Any of these events could cause the value of
foreign investments to decline.
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12. Changes in Currency Exchange Rates
When the exchange rate between the foreign currency of an international
investment and the U.S. dollar changes, it can increase or reduce the investment
return of securities denominated in foreign currencies. During a period when the
foreign currency is strong compared to the U.S. dollar, this strength increases the
foreign securities’ investment return because the foreign earnings translate into
more dollars. If the foreign currency weakens compared to the U.S. dollar, this
weakness reduces a foreign investment’s return because the earnings translate into
fewer dollars. In addition to exchange rates, investors should be aware that some
countries may impose foreign currency controls that may restrict or delay moving
currency out of a country.
13. Counterparty and Custodial Risk
To the extent that Funds or clients invest in swaps, derivative or synthetic
instruments, repurchase agreements or other over-the-counter transactions or, in
certain circumstances, non-U.S. securities, they may take a credit risk with regard
to parties with whom they trade and may also bear the risk of settlement default.
These risks may differ materially from those entailed in exchange-traded
transactions which generally are backed by clearing organization guarantees, daily
marking-to-market and settlement, and segregation and minimum capital
requirements applicable to intermediaries. Transactions entered directly between
two counterparties generally do not benefit from such protections and expose the
parties to the risk of counterparty default.
14. Special Situations
Investing in companies involved in (or the target of) acquisition attempts or tender
offers or companies involved in work-outs, liquidations, spin-offs,
reorganizations, bankruptcies and similar transactions creates the risk that the
transaction in which such business enterprise is involved will be unsuccessful,
take considerable time or result in a distribution of cash or a new security, the
value of which may be less than the purchase price of the security or other
financial instrument in respect of which such distribution is received.
B. Certain Risk Factors Applicable to Investing in Funds 1. Risks Associated with Investing in Funds
Investors should be aware that an investment in a Fund (whether an Affiliated
Fund or a Non-Affiliated Fund) involves a high degree of risk. There can be no
assurance that a Fund’s investment objective will be achieved or that a Limited
Partner will receive a return of its capital. Investing in securities involves risk of
loss that clients should be prepared to bear. For further information, please refer
to an individual Fund’s Offering Documents.
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2. Partnership Expenses
The expenses of a Fund (including the payment of fees by a Fund to Non-
Affiliated Managers and a Fund’s
pro rata share of expenses of any investment
funds managed by Non-Affiliated Managers in which a Fund invests) may be a
higher percentage of net assets than would be found in other investment entities.
A Fund’s investments in other investment entities may result in a significant
turnover rate, which in turn may result in commensurably high brokerage fees.
3. Multiple Levels of Fees
Investors in a Fund may pay multiple levels of fees to different managers for the
management of the investment. In the aggregate, these fees may significantly
reduce net returns to an investor. If it were possible for an investor to invest
directly in an Underlying Fund, the investor might pay fewer levels of fees.
4. Fund Limited Withdrawal Rights
Limitation on withdrawal rights and the inability to trade limited partnership
interests create a relatively illiquid investment and involve a high degree of risk.
5. Contribution in Excess of Capital Commitment
Pursuant to a limited partnership agreement of an Underlying Fund to satisfy an
indemnification obligation, a Fund may be required to make a contribution to an
Underlying Fund in an amount in excess of its uncalled commitment. Each
Limited Partner will be severally obligated to contribute its
pro rata share of the
contribution, which may be an amount in excess of its capital commitment to a
Fund.
6. Lack of Liquidity of Fund Assets, Valuation
A Fund’s assets may, at any given time, include securities and other financial
instruments or obligations which are thinly-traded or for which no market exists
and/or which are restricted as to their transferability under applicable securities
laws. The sale of any such investments may be possible only at substantial
discounts, and it may be extremely difficult to accurately value any such
investments. The valuation of a security by a Non-Affiliated Manager may create
a conflict of interest, as its value will affect the Non-Affiliated Manager’s
compensation.
7. Illiquid and Long-Term Investments
A Fund may invest in illiquid securities, and will generally not be able to sell its
interest in an Underlying Fund or any securities distributed to it by an Underlying
Fund. A Fund may not be able to withdraw capital or to withdraw as a Limited
Partner or member from an Underlying Fund.
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8. Performance-Based Compensation Arrangements with Portfolio Managers
A Fund may enter into arrangements with Non-Affiliated Managers that provide
that Non-Affiliated Managers be compensated, in whole or in part, based on the
appreciation in value of the account during specific measuring periods. Such
performance-based arrangements may create an incentive for Non-Affiliated
Managers to make investments that are riskier or more speculative than would be
the case in the absence of such performance-based compensation arrangements.
See discussion above under Item 6: Performance-Based Fees and Side-by-Side
Management.
9. Lack of Diversification in Funds
Although a Fund may invest its assets across several Non-Affiliated Managers,
there is no limit as to the percentage of a Fund’s assets that may be allocated to
any one Non-Affiliated Manager. It is also possible that several Non-Affiliated
Managers may take substantial positions in the same security or group of
securities at the same time. This may expose such Fund’s investments to more
rapid change in value than would be the case if the assets were more widely
diversified.
10. Fund Investment in Unregistered and Restricted Securities
Some Funds will not be registered under the securities laws, are subject to legal
and contractual restrictions on transfer and are illiquid. Some Funds may also
invest in unregistered securities, the transfer of which is restricted. These
investments generally are less liquid than investments in registered securities and
may reduce the ability of a Fund to quickly transform its portfolio into cash to pay
withdrawals or expenses.
11. Hedging Transactions by Funds
Veritable may select Non-Affiliated Managers that utilize financial instruments or
transactions in seeking to hedge against fluctuations in the relative values of their
portfolio positions as a result of changes in currency exchange rates and market
interest rates. Such hedging transactions limit the opportunity for gain if the value
of the portfolio position should increase, and it may not be possible for Non-
Affiliated Managers to hedge against certain exchange rate or interest rate
fluctuations.
12. Fund Use of Leverage
The use of leverage may expose a Fund to risks such as (i) greater losses from
investments than would result in the absence of borrowing to make the
investments, (ii) margin calls or changes in margin requirements that may force
premature liquidations of investment positions and (iii) losses on investments
where the investment fails to earn a return that equals or exceeds a Fund’s cost of
leverage related to such investments.
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13. Importance of Key Personnel of Underlying Funds
Veritable will have no control over the activities of Non-Affiliated Funds,
including investments made by Affiliated Funds in Underlying Funds. The
operations of a Non-Affiliated Fund may be heavily dependent upon certain key
personnel; the loss of services of such key personnel could adversely affect the
Non-Affiliated Funds and, indirectly any Affiliated Funds investing in Underlying
Funds.
14. Concerning Archean Funds
The investment adviser of such funds (Archean Capital Partners II, L.L.C) was
formed as a joint venture between Veritable and Moelis Asset Management LP.
The funds it advises are not under the direct control or advisement of Veritable.
Advice and management provided to such funds may materially differ from those
funds advised by Veritable. In some instances, the interests of Archean Capital
Partners II, L.L.C. and Veritable may conflict.
C. Certain Risk Factors Specifically Applicable to Investing in Affiliated Funds 1. Concentration in Underlying Fund
A Fund’s sole investment may be in an underlying non-affiliated fund (the
“Underlying Fund”) (
i.e., the Fund is a so-called “feeder fund”) and thus the
Fund’s holdings will not be diversified.
2. Multiple Portfolio Managers
A Fund may invest with Non-Affiliated Managers who make their trading
decisions independently of one another. It is possible that one or more of such
Non-Affiliated Managers may, at any time, (i) take positions opposite to those
taken by other Non-Affiliated Managers; (ii) compete with one another for similar
positions at the same time; and (iii) take positions for their other clients which
may be opposite to positions taken for the Fund. The Affiliated Funds disclaim
any duty to mitigate the effects of this potential competition of Non-Affiliated
Managers.
3. Limits on Information
Although Veritable will request detailed information from each Non-Affiliated
Manager regarding the Non-Affiliated Manager’s historical performance and
investment strategy, such Non-Affiliated Managers may not always provide
Veritable with detailed information regarding all their investments they make
because certain parts of this information may be considered proprietary.
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4. Management Risk of Funds
The General Partner, with the advice of Veritable, has complete discretion in
investing an Affiliated Fund’s capital. An Affiliated Fund’s success depends, to a
great extent, upon the ability of Veritable and the General Partner to establish
appropriate investment strategies, to select Non-Affiliated Managers and to
properly allocate a Fund’s assets among the Non-Affiliated Managers. Limited
Partners have no control over the selection of Non-Affiliated Managers.
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Registered investment advisers are required by the SEC to disclose any material facts regarding
any legal or disciplinary events that may be considered material to a client’s or prospective
client’s evaluation of Veritable’s advisory business or management. This section is inapplicable
as there are no reportable legal or disciplinary events relating to Veritable.
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The following is a list of the entities affiliated with Veritable:
A. Affiliations As previously noted under Item 4, AMG Wealth Partners, a subsidiary of AMG, holds an
equity interest in Veritable by making an investment through Squam Acquisition LP, LLC. AMG
Wealth Partners’ equity interest in Veritable is structured so that Veritable maintains operational
autonomy in managing its business. AMG does not have any role in the day-to-day management
of Veritable. AMG also holds equity interests in certain other investment advisers (“AMG
Affiliates”). Each of the AMG Affiliates, including Veritable, operates autonomously and
independently of AMG and of each other. Except as described in this Form ADV, Veritable does
not have any business dealings with these AMG Affiliates and does not conduct any joint
operations with them. Veritable carries out its asset management activity, including the exercise
of investment discretion and voting rights independent of the AMG Affiliates. Except as
described in this Form ADV, the AMG Affiliates do not formulate advice for Veritable’s clients
and do not, in Veritable’s view, present any potential conflict of interest with Veritable’s clients.
Consequently, individual information on each AMG Affiliate is not listed in Section 7.A. of
Schedule D of Part 1A of Form ADV, unless Veritable has business dealings with certain AMG
Affiliates. A list of all AMG Affiliates is available to Veritable’s clients upon request.
B. Commodity Pool Operator (“CPO”) Veritable Partnership Holding, Inc. (“VPHI”) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Veritable
and therefore is a person related to Veritable. VPHI is a Delaware corporation that serves as the
General Partner of the Affiliated Funds. Certain Affiliated Funds invest directly or indirectly in
commodity interests and therefore are subject to regulation by the U.S. Commodity Futures
Trading Commission (“CFTC”). As a result, certain Affiliated Funds are treated as “Commodity
Pools” and the General Partner as a Commodity Pool Operator (“CPO”). VPHI is registered with
the CFTC as a CPO operating under a CFTC Rule 4.7 exemption. Veritable is not registered with
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the CFTC either as a Commodity Trading Advisor (“CTA”) or CPO. Additionally, Rule 4.7 and
Rule 4.13(a)(3) exemptions have been filed for certain Affiliated Funds.
C. General Partner & Manager of Affiliated Funds VPHI is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Veritable and therefore is a related person to
Veritable. VPHI is the General Partner of the Affiliated Funds. VPHI has contracted with
Veritable for Veritable to serve as its Manager of the Affiliated Funds. Veritable may be
compensated by each Affiliated Fund under a Comprehensive Fee or Management Fee for
performing services including, but not limited to, providing portfolio management, investment
management, administrative and other investment services to each Affiliated Fund.
D. Related Adviser Archean Capital Partners II, L.L.C. (Archean) is a joint venture between Veritable, L.P.
and Moelis Asset Management LP. Archean is a private market investment platform that seeks to
deploy capital with highly qualified portfolio managers who are interested in starting their own
firms. Archean is focused on opportunities in such specialties as buyout, growth,
restructuring/turnaround, direct lending, and real estate. Archean is the Investment Manager of
Archean Capital Partners I, L.P. and Archean Capital Partners (Master) Fund II, L.P..
D. List of Affiliated Funds VPHI is a related person to Veritable and serves as the General Partner of the following
Affiliated Funds which are managed by Veritable (
i.e., the “Manager”):
•
The Vittoria Fund, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, formed as a multi-manager
partnership in October 1993 for the purpose of investing in actively managed limited
partnerships and investment accounts that specialize in international stock investments;
•
The Vittoria Offshore Fund, Ltd., an Exempted Company incorporated in the Cayman
Islands, formed in September 2002 for the purpose of investing directly into The Vittoria
Fund, L.P.;
•
Pleiades Investment Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, formed as a multi-
manager partnership in June 1992 for the purpose of investing in actively managed
limited partnerships and investment accounts that specialize in small and mid-cap stock
investments;
The Pleiades Offshore Fund, Ltd., an Exempted Company incorporated in the Cayman
Islands, formed in September 2002 for the purpose of investing directly into Pleiades
Investment Partners, L.P.;
Veritable NI Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, formed as a single manager
partnership in August 2011 for the purpose of investing in real estate. There are three
series of this partnership: Veritable NI Partners, L.P. – Series I; Series II; and Series III;
• Veritable Long Biased Domestic Fund, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, formed as a
multi-manager partnership in March 2012 for the purpose of investing in actively
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managed long biased limited partnerships and investment accounts that specialize in
domestic stock investments;
Veritable LB Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, formed as a single manager
partnership in February 2014 for the purpose of investing in land bank investments;
•
Veritable LPC Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, formed as a single
manager partnership in April 2015 for the purpose of investing in real estate
investments; and
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Personal Trading
Veritable or its related persons (
e.g., employees) may recommend to clients that they buy or sell
securities or investment products in which Veritable or its related persons have some financial
interest. Occasionally, certain of our Senior Investment Officers and senior research staff invest
in certain Affiliated Funds. Such investments are at the discretion of the General Partner.
Employees of Veritable that invest in an Affiliated Fund do not receive any preferential
treatment as compared to the Limited Partners or other clients who are not related persons of
Veritable.
Pursuant to SEC rule 204A-1, Veritable has adopted a Code of Ethics and compliance policies
setting forth the standard of ethical and professional business conduct that Veritable requires of
its employees, including compliance with all applicable federal securities laws and regulations
and setting forth restrictions, internal procedures and disclosures regarding personal securities
transactions by employees designed to address any conflicts of interest in those transactions.
Some highlights addressing these concerns are provided below:
Priority of Trading in Non-Affiliated and Affiliated Investment Funds: Veritable’s clients have
first priority for investing in both Non-Affiliated and Affiliated Funds before any Veritable
related persons are allowed to participate.
Policy Statement on Insider Trading: All employees of Veritable are subject to the Affiliated
Managers Group, Inc. Insider Trading Policy and Procedures (the “AMG Insider Trading
Policy”). The AMG Insider Trading Policy broadly prohibits the use of material, non-public
information, and also imposes restrictions on the trading of AMG’s stock. In addition,
Veritable’s Code of Ethics also includes policies and procedures prohibiting the use of material
non-public information that are designed to prevent insider trading by an officer or employee of
Veritable.
Veritable precludes its related persons from purchasing or selling the marketable securities of
companies in which Veritable’s clients are deemed “insiders” as defined in Veritable’s insider
trading policy contained in its Code of Ethics. Furthermore, Veritable prohibits its related
persons from purchasing (or selling) securities in their personal accounts with prior knowledge
of their clients’ pending purchase (or sell) orders in the same securities. Additionally, Veritable
prohibits its related persons from purchasing the same securities for their personal accounts that
they intend to subsequently purchase for one of their clients, believing that the client’s purchases
will cause the securities’ prices to rise. Likewise, if Veritable related persons are planning to sell
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certain securities for a client, they are prohibited from first selling any of the same security they
hold in their personal accounts, believing that the client’s sales will reduce the securities’ prices.
Priority of Transactions Involving Marketable Securities of “Non-insider” Clients: Veritable
precludes its related persons from purchasing or selling marketable securities unless the
individual has received written clearance for all personal securities transactions prior to
completing the transactions unless the transaction occurs in an exempted security, for which no
pre-clearance is required. Veritable has adopted pre-clearance procedures set forth in its Code of
Ethics.
Disclosures: As part of Veritable’s Personal Transaction Policy, upon commencement of
employment, all related persons are required to provide to Veritable’s CCO (i) initial reports
(and annual holding reports thereafter) and (ii) quarterly summaries of security transactions for
each account or a copy of brokerage statements listing the transaction detail. A copy of
Veritable’s Code of Ethics is available to clients and prospective clients free of charge by
contacting Charles Keates, Veritable’s CCO, at 610-640-9551.
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Best Execution Unless a client has a preference for using a specific broker or dealer, Veritable seeks to
execute trades through a broker or dealer offering the best execution. Best execution does not
necessarily mean the lowest broker commission rates. The following factors, among others, are
considered when Veritable’s trading desk evaluates its brokerage arrangements and total
execution quality of client trades: competitiveness of price spreads; minimal market impact;
timeliness of execution and reporting; liquidity of the securities traded; frequency and correction
of trading errors; business reputation of broker/dealer; back office and trade settlement
capabilities; responsiveness to Veritable’s orders; and overall responsiveness to Veritable’s
needs. Veritable may select a broker that charges a commission in excess of that which another
broker might have charged for effecting the same transaction.
Each client has authorized Veritable in the ICA to aggregate, at our discretion, purchases
and sales of securities included in a client’s AUM with purchases and sales of securities of the
same issuer for other Veritable clients occurring on the same day. When transactions are so
aggregated, the actual prices applicable to the aggregated transactions and transaction costs will
be averaged and will be allocated among the AUM and the accounts of our other participating
clients in proportion to the purchase and sale orders placed for each client on any given day.
Veritable does not engage in soft-dollar arrangements.
Directed Brokerage Clients may direct Veritable to use a particular broker or dealer to execute some or all
transactions for the particular client. In such circumstances, the client will negotiate the terms
and arrangements with the broker or dealer of the client’s choice, and Veritable will not be in a
position to seek better execution services or prices from other brokers or dealers or be able to
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aggregate transactions for such client for execution through other brokers or dealers with orders
for other Veritable managed client accounts. As a result, the client may pay higher commissions
or other transaction costs or greater bid-ask spreads, or receive less favorable net prices or
transactions than would otherwise be the case.
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A. Internal Reviews by Investment Officer Teams Each Investment Officer Team (typically headed by a Partner and Senior Investment
Officer and supported by one or two other Investment Officers) regularly reviews its respective
advisory client accounts on at least a monthly basis and more thoroughly during the preparation
of client quarterly reports as part of the team’s regular account monitoring responsibilities. These
reviews typically include cash and asset class reconciliations, income and expense analysis,
contribution and withdrawals, fixed income and equity portfolio analysis, and review of current
and proposed asset allocations. There are no specific trigger levels regarding reviews. At the end
of each quarter, the Investment Officer Teams also provide a detailed written quarterly report to
each client which contains performance information, purchase and sale activity, contribution and
withdrawal details, current asset allocation, current and historical performance analysis and
detailed portfolio appraisals. Team members maintain regular, ongoing dialog with clients
concerning investment policy and investment strategy. Each team is typically responsible for 10-
20 family relationships.
B. Independent Reviews by Client Portfolio Review Committee In addition to the internal reviews performed by each Investment Officer Team as
discussed above, Veritable’s Client Portfolio Review Committee (the “CPR Committee”)
conducts independent client portfolio reviews. The CPR Committee currently consists of six
permanent committee members, namely, the Chief Compliance Officer, the Chief Risk Officer,
the Chief Operating Officer, the Chief Investment Officer, a Senior Investment Officer and
another staff member selected from the firm. In addition, a guest Senior Investment Officer
serves on the Committee on a rotating basis (typically rotating monthly or otherwise as needed)
to provide further views and insights based on significant investment experience.
General/High Level Overview of the CPR Process: Advisory Client accounts are
randomly selected for regular review. Each affected Investment Officer Team is notified by e-
mail when one of its client relationships has been selected for review. The team completes and
submits a “Client Portfolio Review Checklist” to the CPR Committee; the Committee then
begins an in-depth review of the client relationship focusing on, but not limited to: investment
policy development and implementation, portfolio construction, liquidity constraints, objective
and subjective risk tolerance considerations, trading, client communication, quarterly reports,
meeting materials, performance, compliance, risk and internal control considerations and other
criteria. The Investment Officer Team and CPR Committee subsequently review the
Committee’s initial findings and discuss other aspects of the client relationship at a formal Client
Portfolio Review Meeting. Following the meeting, the CPR Committee documents its findings
and recommendations, and any follow-up items are reviewed, risk-rated, tracked to completion
and reviewed as appropriate by the CPR Committee.
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C. Independent Reviews by Manager Portfolio Review Committee Veritable’s Manager Portfolio Review Committee (the “MPR Committee”) conducts
independent manager portfolio reviews of the Affiliated Funds and each Non-Affiliated
Manager. The MPR Committee currently consists of seven permanent committee members,
namely, the Chief Compliance Officer, the Chief Investment Officer, the Director of Research, a
Senior Compliance Officer, the Limited Partnership Accounting Group Director, the head of
Fund Administration and a Senior Accountant. In addition, the fund portfolio manager for the
fund under review serves on the Committee during the fund review to provide further details and
insight based on significant investment experience.
Non-Affiliated Managers are randomly selected for regular review. The MPR Committee
performs periodical independent reviews of the underlying managers. The MPR Committee
requests an updated operational due diligence questionnaire, the underlying firms policies and
procedures and also encompassing the review and evaluation of agreements and documentation
(e.g., Funds IMA and LPA); the current portfolio (e.g., cash balances, position sizing, sector
analysis, net/gross exposure and country limits). Once the required documents have been
received the MPR team will meet to discuss the portfolio and the underlying manager
information provided.
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Veritable may compensate unaffiliated solicitors (i.e., an independent third party, non-employee)
to solicit investment adviser clients on behalf of Veritable in compliance with SEC Rule 206(4)-
3 of the Advisers Act. Veritable will directly compensate such solicitor. The compensation
arrangement will not affect the amount that Veritable may charge a client.
Veritable employees may also be eligible to receive additional compensation if they are
responsible for introducing new clients to the firm. Employees who receive such additional
compensation must comply with the requirements of the Advisers Act and any corresponding
state securities law requirements. The compensation arrangement will not affect the amount that
Veritable may charge a client.
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Veritable does not have actual physical custody of any client assets or securities and does not act
as the custodian for client assets. Client assets are held at a third-party custodian of the client’s
choosing. The custodian will maintain the underlying records for the assets held in a client’s
account, and each client will be solely responsible for paying all fees and charges of the
custodian as stated in a separate agreement between the client and the custodian. Clients will
receive quarterly or more frequent account statements directly from a qualified custodian of their
choosing, such as a broker-dealer or bank. Clients should carefully review such account
statements. In addition, Veritable urges clients to compare the statements that they receive from
such qualified custodian to the quarterly reports of accounts that such clients receive from
Veritable. Nevertheless, due to certain activities, Veritable is deemed, under the federal securities
laws, to have custody of client assets. As a result, Veritable has engaged the services of Baker
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Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP, an independent accounting firm, to conduct a surprise examination
to ensure Veritable’s compliance with the custody rules.
Additionally, VPHI is deemed, under the federal securities laws, to have custody of client assets
by virtue of its role as general partner of certain limited partnerships that are pooled investment
vehicles formed by Veritable. VPHI or Veritable does not have actual physical custody of any
client assets or securities invested in by the funds; rather, all such assets are held in the name of
each fund by an independent, unaffiliated qualified custodian. Veritable internally prepares each
Affiliated Fund’s financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting
principles (“GAAP”) and ensures that each Affiliated Fund is audited at least annually by an
independent public accountant that is registered with, and subject to regular inspection as of the
commencement of the professional engagement period, and as of each calendar year-end, by, the
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board in accordance with its rules (in the case of funds
for which Archean is the general partner, Archean will perform this function). Veritable makes
those audited financial statements available to all investors in the Affiliated Funds within 180
days of the end of the Affiliated Funds’ fiscal year. Upon liquidation of an Affiliated Fund,
Veritable will distribute its audited financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP to all
investors in the Affiliated Fund promptly after the completion of such audit. Veritable urges its
clients to carefully review the annual audited financial statements.
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Pursuant to a client’s executed ICA, advisory clients appoint Veritable to act as discretionary
adviser with full discretion over investment decisions related to an advisory client’s AUM
(subject to any agreed upon client guidelines or restrictions). Veritable therefore has the
discretionary authority to decide which securities to purchase and sell for a client and the amount
of each transaction, how much to invest with a Non-Affiliated Manager, and how much to invest
in Funds. However, with the exception of fixed income securities, Veritable’s Investment
Officers typically consult with a client prior to executing trades or selecting Non-Affiliated
Managers or Funds for investment. Fixed income purchases or sales are subject to certain
constraints set forth in an Investment Policy previously ratified by a client prior to fixed income
trading activity. Fixed income transactions may also be based on the firm-wide fixed income
Investment Policy.
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Veritable does not vote proxies for our clients, and any proxy notices we receive are forwarded
to our clients or to the Non-Affiliated Managers that manage the assets of Affiliated Funds.
However, Veritable has adopted a Proxy Voting Policy and Procedure in the event that we
determine to change our policy with respect to voting proxies for our clients. Clients may direct
any questions or requests for additional information regarding Veritable’s Proxy Voting Policy to
Charles Keates, CCO, at 610-640-9551.
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Registered investment advisers are required by the SEC to comment on certain financial
information or disclosures regarding Veritable’s financial condition. Veritable is not aware of
any financial condition that would impair its ability to meet its contractual or fiduciary
commitments to clients, nor has Veritable been the subject of a bankruptcy proceeding.
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