AJG and its wholly-owned subsidiary Gallagher Benefit Services, Inc., (“GBS”),
established Gallagher in 2008 with the purchase of substantially all of the assets of
Yanni Partners, Inc. (“Yanni”), a registered investment advisor established in 1976.
Gallagher acquired the assets of Independent Fiduciary Services, Inc. (“IFS”) on June 1,
2011. IFS, also a registered investment advisor, had been established in 1986.
• AJG, the New York Stock Exchange-listed parent organization, is one of the
world's largest insurance and risk management services firms, providing a full
range of retail and wholesale property/casualty insurance and alternative risk
transfer services globally, as well as employee benefit, consulting and
actuarial services.
• GBS, the direct parent of Gallagher, is the employee benefits division of AJG,
providing a broad range of employee benefit plan design and consulting
services.
Gallagher provides investment advice, consulting and decision-making to institutional
investors, which include public and private sector employee benefit plans (including
multiemployer plans), charitable institutions, foundations, endowments, labor
organizations, state or municipal government entities, hospitals, non-profit
organizations, private trusts, and corporations or business entities.
Fiduciary Advisory/Consulting Practice Our investment advisory/consulting practice serves defined contribution and defined
benefit pension and other funds regulated under the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), not-for-profit endowments and foundations
and other institutional investors, where we accept fiduciary responsibility for ongoing
advice on asset allocation, portfolio structure, risk management, third-party investment
manager selection and monitoring, trading and brokerage and other issues. Our work
for consulting clients regularly includes supervising portfolio transitions when managers
are engaged or terminated. This practice also provides investment review services,
where we perform project-based evaluations of the investment programs, policies and
investment-related organizational structures of institutional investors compared to best
practices. Gallagher recognizes that each client is different and our advice is
customized accordingly. To that end, Gallagher professionals invest time helping
clients define their investment objectives and needs and their tolerance for risk. We
consider the nature of the client’s investment portfolio, client’s liabilities or spending
requirements, funding objectives, cash flow needs and sensitivity to investment risks.
After helping the client establish its investment policy, asset allocation, risk
management strategy and portfolio structure, Gallagher performs investment due
diligence on third-party investment managers and provides advice and
recommendations to clients regarding manager selection. In some cases Gallagher
assumes discretionary authority regarding investment decisions such as how and on
what terms a client’s assets should be invested and managed by third-party investment
managers unrelated to Gallagher. In doing so, we use our discretion to select, monitor
and, if need be, terminate and replace the outside investment managers. In other
cases, we assume responsibility for selecting a particular investment vehicle suitable for
a particular strategy or asset class identified by the client and thereafter managing the
client’s investment in the vehicle. To support this aspect of our work, we use
quantitative and qualitative methodologies, including conducting almost 200 due
diligence meetings with investment managers each year, personally interfacing with key
personnel both on-site and in our offices to gain insight into their processes,
philosophies, resources and organizations.
Fiduciary Decision-making Practice Our fiduciary decision-making practice involves acting as a fiduciary decision-maker for
ERISA- regulated benefit plans and other institutions when their regular fiduciaries have
a conflict of interest or some other circumstance renders it appropriate – or legally
necessary – for an independent, knowledgeable party to act in their stead with regard to
a particular asset or transaction. Our fiduciary decision-making assignments, have
included, for example, acting as an independent fiduciary evaluating, valuing, acquiring
and disposing of common stock and other securities issued by the employer/sponsor of
ERISA-regulated defined contribution and defined benefit pension and other plans.
Other assignments have included voting proxies with respect to reorganizations or other
changes at mutual funds and other commingled vehicles for the benefit plan and other
fiduciary clients of the financial institution that sponsors or manages the fund or vehicle,
or corporate mergers involving such institutions. On all of these assignments, we use
our judgment as fiduciaries to make a decision about the transaction or asset at hand
based on the client’s governing documents, the applicable legal standards and the
specific facts about the transaction or asset and the client on whose behalf we are
taking fiduciary responsibility.
As of December 31, 2018, Gallagher managed, on a discretionary basis,
$3,550,000,000 in assets among 49 clients for 53 pools of assets which includes assets
for which we have discretion over a portion of an entire portfolio. In addition, Gallagher
is also an investment advisor/consultant with respect to 137 clients for 186 pools of
assets (as of December 31, 2018) totaling $50,250,000,000.
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Fees for the investment advisory/consulting practice are established through
negotiation, based on such factors, among others, as the value of the assets subject to
Gallagher's services, the nature and scope of the services we provide to the client, the
nature and degree of fiduciary and other risk Gallagher assumes in connection with the
services it provides to the client, and whether Gallagher's role is expected to be
temporary or ongoing. Gallagher typically charges a flat hard dollar fee. In a few limited
cases, Gallagher charges fees based on assets under advisement or on an hourly
basis. Fees are generally paid quarterly in arrears or in advance as agreed upon.
Contracts between Gallagher and its investment advisory clients are generally
terminable by either party upon thirty to ninety days’ notice.
When Gallagher serves as a decision-maker for a particular transaction or asset, our
fee is structured to reflect, among other possible factors, the size and complexity of the
assignment, the degree of risk to which we are subject in connection with the
assignment, the exact function to be performed by Gallagher and the type of investment
asset(s) or transaction involved. The structure of the fee for this work has typically been
a flat fee, plus reasonable expenses. In a few instances, the fee is asset- based or
hourly. In addition, Gallagher may be paid on an hourly basis in connection with follow-
up work performed for a client after a project is completed.
Gallagher does not accept compensation from the sale of securities or other investment
products, including asset-based charges or service fees from the sale of mutual funds.
Accounts initiated or terminated during a calendar quarter are charged a prorated fee.
Upon termination of any account, any prepaid, unearned fees will be refunded unless
the parties agree to other terms, and any earned, unpaid fees will be due and payable.
Gallagher’s fees are exclusive of brokerage commissions, transaction fees, and other
related costs and expenses which may be incurred by the client. Clients may incur
certain charges imposed by custodians, brokers, third-party investment managers and
other third parties, including for example asset management fees, custodial fees,
deferred sales charges, odd-lot differentials, transfer taxes, wire transfer and electronic
fund fees, and other fees and taxes on brokerage accounts and securities transactions.
Mutual funds, exchange traded funds, collective investment trusts, limited partnerships
and other commingled vehicles also charge internal management fees, which are
disclosed in a fund’s prospectus. Such charges, fees and commissions are exclusive of
and in addition to Gallagher’s fee, and Gallagher does not receive any portion of those
commissions, fees, and costs.
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Gallagher does not charge any performance-based fees (fees based on a share of
capital gains on or capital appreciation of the assets of a client). If in the future,
Gallagher is compensated by the use of an incentive fee arrangements, we will comply
with Rule 205-3, under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the “Advisers Act”).
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Gallagher provides advisory consulting and decision-making services to institutional
investors, which include public and private sector employee benefit plans (including
multiemployer plans), charitable institutions, foundations, endowments, labor
organizations, state or municipal government entities, hospitals, non-profit
organizations, private trusts, and corporations or business entities.
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Our asset allocation and investment manager evaluation work spans quantitative as
well as qualitative considerations, including traditional modeling, economic conditions
and scenarios, and an interrelated set of cash flow, operational, and other
considerations. We work with clients to establish a long-term, strategic asset allocation
at the “total portfolio level” that is based on a deliberate and evaluative review of the
client’s investment objectives and risk tolerance to form a sound foundation for the
overall investment program and a road map for implementing investment strategies.
We discuss at length with clients the risks associated with equities, fixed income, and
alternative strategies (such as hedge fund of funds, real estate, commodities, and
private equity) as well as the relative merits of each. As the capital markets evolve over
time and certain asset classes present compelling investment opportunities, we re-
review our clients’ strategic asset allocation to make sure it remains efficient and
appropriate. Gallagher has invested considerable resources in developing and utilizing
robust asset allocation modeling software which enables us to model severe market
dislocations and how client portfolios would likely react under stressed market
conditions. The software enables Gallagher to stress test portfolios and model how
different asset allocations would likely react to interest rate changes, severe market
swings and dislocations which cause a high degree of correlation across typically non-
correlated asset classes.
Communication is a key factor in assessing a client’s needs with respect to investment
strategies and portfolio structures and may, from time to time, prove imperfect, although
we maintain ongoing communications with our clients regarding those needs.
Ascertaining a client’s tolerance for risk requires considerable judgment based on an
assessment of the client’s financial position, and the Committee/Board and
management’s attitudes toward risk. It is often difficult to assess attitudes toward risk
because of diverse views among individuals. Our assessment of the organization’s
financial position and capacity for risk (and thus, certain investment strategies) might
differ from the organization’s own assessment.
Our manager search and recommendation/selection process is designed to provide the
foundation for insightful recommendations by Gallagher and to support or, as the case
may be, implement prudent decision-making by or for our clients. We start by working
with clients to fully define the prospective investment mandate given the overall
structure of the client’s assets and liabilities and the client’s investment objectives and
risk tolerance. Gallagher maintains a Focus List of high conviction managers that have
been thoroughly vetted and evaluated by our asset class teams and Research
Committee. We also recognize, however, that our clients have unique circumstances
that cannot all be met by a single list. In the event that a Focus List manager is not the
best option for a client portfolio, our client teams employ a rigorous process to ensure
that every manager meets our extremely high standards. We view investment manager
searches as a critical function, recognizing that the cost of a “poor” decision can be
extremely high. Our consulting team utilizes a number of quantitative and qualitative
resources firm-wide in order to perform the search, whereby prospective investment
managers compete with their peer universe of managers on a number of predetermined
factors. And as discussed above, Gallagher meets in-person with key representatives
of literally hundreds of investment management organizations each year.
We take extensive steps to adequately evaluate prospective and current investment
managers for our clients, including seeking prudently to detect shortcomings such as
organizational instability, financial weakness and lack of rigor in the investment process.
However, our evaluation may not detect all of the nuances of certain functions that the
managers perform or fail to perform.
Gallagher recognizes that “non-traditional” asset classes such as hedge fund of funds
strategies or other alternative investments may entail risks different from those
presented by traditional asset classes. Members of the research team hold numerous
in person meetings with portfolio managers responsible for the alternative strategies,
and at least one member of the team conducts on-site due diligence at the managers’
offices annually. In addition to meeting with the lead portfolio manager, Gallagher
meets with numerous members of the investment team and frequently views
demonstrations of proprietary investment analytics used in the management of
alternative investment portfolios.
Alternative asset investments may have potential for extreme loss and are not suitable
for all clients. For example, real estate may expose an investor to the risk of economic
downturn, as well as overbuilding (leading to declines in rental income), inadequate
leasing of properties, poor management of properties, inability to sell properties quickly,
and political risks (zoning issues). Hedge funds pose several key risks: limited
information regarding the managers’ holdings, restrictions as to when investors can
withdraw their money, investments in certain complex securities with limited liquidity
(difficult to sell), use of leverage (investing borrowed money), difficulty in obtaining
prices for certain investments, and high fees. Commodities may be highly volatile.
Although commodities offer the potential to perform relatively well in a period of rising
inflation, they may sustain large losses when the economy declines. Private equity
investments may pose the following risks: lack of access to invested assets for a
decade or longer, dependence on good performance of public equity markets to sell
investments, dependence on the manager to perform difficult functions – buying high-
potential companies on favorable terms and improving their operating performance of
the companies, and high fees.
Investing through a commingled investment vehicle such as a limited partnership, as
opposed to a separate account that holds the individual securities or a readily tradable
vehicle such as a mutual fund or exchange-traded fund, can present risks distinct from
the investment risks associated with the underlying investment strategy. Examples
include restrictions on withdrawals from the vehicle and contractual limitations on the
liability of the general partner or other entity responsible for management. The
investment vehicle’s prospectus or other offering document and other governing
instruments generally disclose those risks. Clients should obtain advice from competent
legal counsel before investing in such vehicles. While Gallagher will assist clients’
counsel in their analysis, Gallagher does not provide legal advice to our clients. If
Gallagher has been given investment discretion to select a particular investment vehicle
for a client, Gallagher uses internal and external legal resources (including, if
appropriate, the client’s counsel) to analyze and, if appropriate, negotiate modifications
to the documentation.
Investment Discretion: Gallagher also manages securities for clients pursuant to
agreements that identify specifically the security being managed. The client is typically
an employee benefit plan, and the security typically is one that has been issued by the
employer/plan sponsor of the plan or an affiliate. If our assignment includes deciding
whether and on what terms to acquire the security on behalf of the plan, we engage in
fundamental analysis of the issuer and the security. We also consider whether the
addition of the security is consistent with the client’s Investment Policy Statement and
other governing documents, and how the addition of the security affects the overall
financial and, if applicable, actuarial condition of the plan. As ongoing manager of such
a security, we conduct continuing fundamental analysis of the company and the security
against the backdrop of the Investment Policy Statement and the client’s needs for
liquidity and other individualized concerns. Gallagher is typically not responsible for the
overall diversification of the client’s investment portfolio.
If the client is a participant-directed defined contribution plan subject to ERISA, and the
plan explicitly provides that the investment options offered to participants must include
stock or other securities issued by the employer/plan sponsor, Gallagher’s responsibility
typically is to determine, as an independent fiduciary and “investment manager” under
ERISA, whether and when, if ever, it has a duty under ERISA to sell the plan’s holdings
of the security notwithstanding the provisions of the plan and participant elections to
invest their plan accounts in the security.
Investing in securities involves risk of loss that clients should be prepared to bear. If the
client is a defined contribution plan under ERISA, the client should educate the plan’s
participants about the risk of loss associated with investment in securities subject to
management by Gallagher since losses on the securities are effectively borne by the
participants. Participants should be advised to give careful consideration to the benefits
of a well-balanced and diversified investment portfolio. This is particularly true if the
plan assets managed by the Gallagher consists of the securities of a single issuer
presented as a separate investment option to plan participants, rendering it significantly
riskier than a diversified portfolio. If the securities are “qualifying employer securities”
held in an employer stock fund investment option in a participant-directed plan, the
plan’s holdings of the stock are not subject to the diversification requirements of
ERISA’s fiduciary responsibility rules. In addition, Gallagher may have limited or no
discretion to sell the plan’s holdings of the stock, depending on the terms of the plan,
the agreement between Gallagher and the plan and applicable law.
Accordingly officials or representatives of the client plan should tell participants that the
value of investment in such a fund depends entirely on the investment performance of a
single security (and, if the employer stock fund also includes a small amount of cash for
liquidity purposes, the investment return on the cash), and the participants are therefore
subject to the significant risk associated with investing in a single security as opposed to
a portfolio of diversified investments. Plan fiduciaries should afford the plan and its
participants the opportunity to mitigate that risk by making available to participants the
opportunity to invest in a variety of different kinds of investments through an array of
diversified investment options.
Gallagher does not recommend primarily any particular type of security. The client
bears the risk of loss on its investments.
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Registered investment advisers are required to disclose all material facts regarding any
legal or disciplinary events that would be material to your evaluation of Gallagher or the
integrity of Gallagher.
Since its creation in 2008, Gallagher has had no involvement in any legal or disciplinary
proceeding that would have been material to any client or potential client evaluating
Gallagher or the integrity of its management.
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Neither Gallagher nor any of its employees are registered, or have an application
pending to register, as a broker-dealer or a registered representative of a broker-dealer.
Likewise, neither the firm nor any of employees are registered, or have an application
pending to register, as a futures commission merchant, commodity pool operator, a
commodity trading adviser, or an associated person of the foregoing entities.
Gallagher is a single-member, limited-liability company, with GBS as its single member.
Itself a wholly- owned subsidiary of AJG, GBS is a licensed insurance agency that
provides employee benefits consulting services nationwide. GBS offers expertise and
guidance in all areas of benefits planning, delivery and administration for a broad range
of employee benefit plans and services, including executive benefits and financial
planning, actuarial, data analysis and benchmarking, retirement consulting, benefits
outsourcing, and human resources services for its clients.
Gallagher has structured its relationship with all affiliates of GBS and AJG to prevent
conflicts of interest and to preserve the objectivity and independence of Gallagher’s
investment consulting and fiduciary decision-making teams and their advice, decisions
and operations. Information barrier procedures have been adopted to safeguard the
independence of Gallagher. A copy of these information barrier procedures is available
in their entirety to any client or prospective client upon request.
A separate division of GBS called Retirement Plan Consulting (“Retirement”) provides
fiduciary consulting services to small, mid, and large retirement plans, including 401k,
403b, 457, defined benefit, and nonqualified plans. A plan sponsor client of Retirement
may choose to pay Retirement’s fees for services rendered to a defined contribution
plan with revenue generated within the plan or with hard dollars. The client chooses the
method of payment; Retirement is indifferent to which method the client selects. To
accommodate clients that choose to pay Retirement’s fees with revenue generated
within the plan, Retirement established a separate wholly-owned subsidiary called GBS
Retirement Services, Inc. (“GBSRS”), a limited purpose, constructive receipt, registered
broker dealer whose sole function is to receive those plan-generated fees arising from
transactions executed by Kestra Investment Services, LLC (Kestra IS) or Kestra
Advisory Services, LLC (Kestra AS), an unaffiliated broker-dealer firm. Gallagher does
not receive any of those fees. While GBSRS is registered with FINRA and is registered
in Illinois, New York and Texas as an investment adviser, GBSRS cannot and does not
execute or clear securities transactions and cannot and does not receive commissions
from any investment manager; it receives monies only from Kestra IS or Kestra AS
arising from transactions the latter executes. Gallagher believes this structure prevents
the conflicts that other broker-dealer affiliates may pose. Likewise, when Gallagher, as
an independent fiduciary decision-maker, is authorized to select a broker-dealer to
execute purchases or sales of securities, Gallagher cannot and does not direct trades to
GBSRS or any other affiliate of GBS or AJG, and no commission revenue from such
transactions is directed or otherwise paid to any of them.
Gallagher does not receive compensation directly or indirectly from advisers for
recommendations or selections. Given that Gallagher operates in an independent
manner, the firm does not have any business relationships with advisors, providers,
mutual fund companies, or investment management advisors that would create a
conflict of interest.
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Gallagher has adopted a Code of Ethics to restrict or prohibit transactions by its
employees and their family members that could create actual conflicts of interest, the
potential for conflicts or the appearance of conflicts. The Code also established
reporting requirements and enforcement procedures. Gallagher will provide a copy of
the Code of Ethics to any client or prospective client upon request.
Gallagher does not typically recommend to its advisory clients that they purchase or sell
individual securities other than interests in commingled investment vehicles such as
mutual funds, collective trusts, limited partnerships and limited liability companies. As
an independent fiduciary decision-maker or adviser, Gallagher does have authority to
purchase or sell, or to recommend the purchase and sale of a particular security.
Accordingly, the Code of Ethics includes policies and procedures that limit the ability of
employees to purchase or sell certain securities. Those procedures include
maintenance and distribution to all Gallagher employees of a list of companies whose
securities may not be traded by a Gallagher employee or an immediate family member
without advance permission from the Chief Compliance Officer or the appropriate
delegated representative. An employee may not buy or sell a particular security when
he or she knows that a Gallagher client has a pending buy or sell order in place in that
security, and may not knowingly trade in a security for seven days before or after a
client trade in that security.
The Code of Ethics also requires that employees report all securities transactions (with
narrowly-crafted exceptions related to instruments such as shares in registered open-
end mutual funds, bank certificates of deposits and U.S. government securities) to the
Chief Compliance Officer or the appropriate delegated representative, who uses the
reports to monitor compliance with the Code of Ethics and other internal procedures.
The Code of Ethics requires that each employee certify in writing that he or she has fully
and accurately reported to and provided the Chief Compliance Officer or the appropriate
delegated representative with statements for all personal securities accounts in which
the employee holds a direct or indirect beneficial interest. Gallagher also has in place
written procedures, as required by Section 204A of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940
to prevent the misuse by employees or other access persons of confidential or material
non-public information concerning clients or potential clients.
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Gallagher has the authority to determine whether, when and on what terms to sell or
buy specific securities only in connection with certain of its decision-making
engagements. For those engagements, Gallagher and client negotiate the scope and
limitations, if any, that apply to purchasing or selling specific securities. In engagements
where Gallagher determines to buy or sell specific securities, we select the broker and
negotiate the commission to be paid unless the client requests that we utilize the
services of another broker.
Gallagher suggests brokers to clients for whom we act as an investment consultant only
in the following, narrow senses. First, when clients terminate one investment manager
and hire a replacement, they sometimes wish to utilize a portfolio transition agent to
assist in transferring and to some extent, modifying the account securities. Based on
analysis of competing brokerage firms that perform that type of transition service,
Gallagher may recommend one or more of such firms to the client. Second, clients
sometimes wish to utilize commission recapture, discount brokerage, soft dollar
converter programs or similar brokerage arrangements. Based on analysis of
competing brokerage firms that offer such arrangements, Gallagher may recommend
one or more of such firms.
Gallagher bases its recommendations on various factors and judgments, including the
net commission cost to the client, the candidates' ability to provide the precise services
desired, the candidates' experience with the category of securities and the relevant
market, the exact terms on which such services are provided and a host of other
considerations it has developed and documented over the years. Products, research
and services given to Gallagher are not factors in making the determination. Gallagher
does not receive compensation from whichever broker it recommends to the client, in
order to preserve our objectivity.
As explained above in Item 10, Gallagher does not direct trades to any affiliate of
Gallagher, AJG or GBS and Gallagher does not accept or receive brokerage
commissions or “soft dollars.”
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The frequency, type and level of reviews and factors triggering reviews depend on the
specific nature of the client, the portfolio and the engagement. When an investment
review is undertaken, Gallagher generally will focus on systems and practices regarding
investment-related matters, rather than on periodically evaluating specific portfolio
holdings. When overseeing investment-related matters on an ongoing basis, Gallagher
generally reviews reports at least monthly from the custodian/master trustee.
Investment performance and related reviews generally are conducted on a quarterly
basis.
Gallagher often meets with clients and typically issues oral or written reports on a
quarterly basis. These meetings and reports may address any matters subject to the
supervision of Gallagher, pursuant to contract, including for example, asset allocation;
adherence of managers to investment objectives, guidelines and policies; investment
performance (on both an absolute basis and relative to relevant peers and agreed
benchmarks), activities of the master trustee/custodian, such as cash management,
reporting, settlement of securities transactions; new investment opportunities and
strategies; brokerage practices, including “soft dollar” arrangements; and other matters.
Gallagher generally conducts investment manager searches and evaluations as
circumstances require.
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Gallagher may directly compensate persons who refer clients to it. However, if
applicable, we pay such compensation only through “hard dollars” and do not pay such
compensation through directed brokerage involving transactions effectuated on behalf
of its clients. In addition, full disclosure is made to clients, if applicable.
The only compensation Gallagher receives comes directly from our clients for the
investment services provided. We do not provide investment advice or
recommendations to investment managers regarding their proprietary businesses and
do not receive compensation from investment managers for doing so. However,
Gallagher does provide performance measurement service in a non-advisory capacity
to a single entity organized as a federally chartered savings bank and which is a
registered investment adviser. No actual or potential conflicts are created as a result of
this relationship as Gallagher neither recommends the use of any investment offerings
from this entity to its clients nor advises any of its clients regarding this entity.
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Gallagher accepts discretionary authority to manage securities accounts on behalf of
clients pursuant to an investment management agreement that specifically describes
the scope and limits on that authority. Clients typically limit the authority to a particular
category of investment or even to a particular security, such as employer stock. Before
Gallagher assumes this authority, we negotiate with the client the terms of the
investment management agreement to assure that the investment authority is properly
delegated and its scope and limitations are carefully defined. Gallagher also obtains
from the client assurance that the delegation of authority is consistent with the client’s
governing instruments such as, for example, the trust agreement establishing an
employee benefit plan’s fund and the Investment Policy Statement governing the client’s
investment portfolio.
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As an independent fiduciary, Gallagher is required to act at all times in the interest of
the plan’s participants and beneficiaries. When Gallagher’s fiduciary decision-making
discretion extends to voting proxies, we do not apply a blanket guideline to any proxy
issue, but consider each issue on its merits with respect to the particular issuer. Even in
situations where the scope of our assignment includes the acceptance of a client’s pre-
established proxy voting guideline, Gallagher generally has a fiduciary obligation to
reach its own conclusion and to override the guideline if Gallagher determines
adherence to the guideline is contrary to applicable law.
Gallagher’s procedure for reaching a conclusion on proxy issues generally consists of
the following outline:
• Review proxy statement; identify issues presented for shareholder vote;
• Determine which are “routine” and which may raise issues or concerns;
• Review other public documents (annual report, SEC filings, etc.) for
information relevant to such issues;
• Identify pro and con considerations with respect to each proposal from the
perspective of the client as a shareholder;
• Review evaluations and recommendations of other institutions or advisory
firms as available;
• Consider appropriate considerations unique to the perspective of an ERISA
covered plan (as distinct from other shareholders), if any;
• Solicit views on the issues from other investment professionals such as
money managers who hold the stock (who we may deem “prudent persons in
like circumstances,” consistent with the ERISA standard of prudence);
• Discuss all inputs internally and reach a conclusion;
• Exercise the proxy vote; and
• Document our process and conclusions in writing.
Shareholder votes that involve a transaction materially affecting the ownership or assets
of the company may require additional financial and/or legal analysis.
Clients may obtain a copy of Gallagher’s proxy voting policies and procedures upon
request. Clients may also obtain information from Gallagher about how we voted any
proxies on behalf of their account(s).
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Registered investment advisers are required in this Item to provide you with certain
financial information or disclosures about Gallagher’s financial condition. Gallagher has
no financial commitment that impairs its ability to meet contractual and fiduciary
commitments to clients, and has not been the subject of a bankruptcy proceeding.
Item 19 – Requirements for State-Registered Advisers Not applicable since Gallagher is registered with the SEC.
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