Firm Description Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd., (“CC&L”) was founded in
1982.
CC&L provides investment management to individuals, pension and profit
sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses and
private investment funds. Advice is provided through consultation with the
client and may include: determination of financial objectives and investment
management.
CC&L is strictly a fee-only investment management firm. The firm does not
sell annuities, insurance, stocks, bonds, mutual funds, limited partnerships, or
other commissioned products.
As of the date of this Brochure, the Adviser renders advisory services
primarily to clients outside of the United States. Accordingly, the description of
the Adviser’s advisory business contained herein relates primarily to its
business outside of the United States. However, consistent with prior SEC
precedent, the substantive provisions of the U.S. Investment Advisers Act of
1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”) generally will not apply to the
Adviser’s relationship with its non-U.S. clients, except to the extent otherwise
required by applicable law.
Principal Owners Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Partnership (the
“Partnership”) is the sole shareholder of CC&L. The partners of the
Partnership are also directors and/or officers of CC&L. Connor, Clark & Lunn
Financial Group LP is the only partner that holds greater than 25% of the
Partnership. Connor, Clark & Lunn Financial Group LP is wholly owned by
Connor, Clark & Lunn Financial Group Ltd.
Types of Advisory Services CC&L provides asset management services. The firm provides professional
management of financial assets for a variety of clients which currently and in
the future may include pension fund sponsors, capital accumulation plans,
corporations, foundations, Canadian mutual funds, private investment funds
and individual investors.
As of December 31, 2018, CC&L had US$31 Billion in regulatory assets
under management.
CC&L also offers its asset management services to certain financial
institutions and dealers which operate managed account platforms where the
financial institution or dealer will implement model portfolios provided by
CC&L in their client accounts. In these instances, CC&L provides a portfolio
model to the client on a regular basis and is not responsible for the execution
of trades or the ongoing monitoring of the underlying portfolios. As a result,
these assets are not included in the regulatory assets under management.
Tailored Relationships CC&L acts as a discretionary investment adviser to private investment funds,
the fund’s investment strategy is not customizable.
In addition to managing private funds (the ”CC&L Funds”), CC&L also offers
discretionary advisory services to managed accounts (the “Client Accounts”),
which may be owned by private investment funds sponsored by third party or
affiliated advisers or other clients. The goals and objectives for each client are
documented in our client relationship management system. The terms, nature
and scope of such advisory services may be negotiated by CC&L and the
applicable client, based on the client’s specific financial and investment
objectives, risks and goals.
Agreements may not be assigned, other than in some cases to an affiliate of
CC&L, without client consent.
Types of Agreements The following agreements define the typical client relationships.
Investment Management Agreement or Managed Account Agreement An
Investment Management Agreement or
Managed Account Agreement is
executed between CC&L and its clients. The annual fee for an
Investment
Management Agreement or
Managed Account Agreement is negotiable, and
depends on the investment mandate for which CC&L is retained.
Termination of Agreement A Client may terminate any of the aforementioned agreements at any time by
notifying CC&L in writing. If the client made an advance payment, CC&L will
refund any unearned portion of the advance payment.
CC&L may terminate any of the aforementioned agreements at any time by
notifying the client in writing. If the client made an advance payment, CC&L
will refund any unearned portion of the advance payment.
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Description CC&L bases its fees on a percentage of assets under management. All client
contracts will include a fee schedule agreed to by the client and CC&L.
Clients are charged according to the standard fee schedules for standard
client mandates. Clients with different mandates may have a different fee
schedule. Performance fees may be applicable at the pooled fund level or at
the client account level and are in accordance with the written agreement
between CC&L and the client.
Fees are negotiable, but may be subject to contractual restrictions on CC&L
from existing clients.
Fee Billing Investment management fees are typically billed quarterly, in arrears. In a
limited number of cases, clients are billed monthly. In a limited number of
cases, clients are billed in advance. Payment in full is expected within 30
days of receipt of the invoice. Fees may be deducted from a client’s account
if the client has provided written instruction to their custodian to accept
invoices directly from CC&L.
Other Fees Custodians may charge transaction fees on purchases or sales of certain
securities and pooled fund units. Transactions are also subject to normal
brokerage commissions.
Past Due Accounts CC&L will charge interest on overdue accounts at a rate of 2% per month
(24% per annum).
6. Performance-Based Fees Performance-Based Fees CC&L has a performance based fee schedule with some clients. This
schedule incorporates a base fee percentage, plus a periodic adjustment
based on positive performance in excess of the benchmark or hurdle rate.
The performance fee is negotiated with the client and set out in the Managed
Account Agreement entered into with the client.
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Description CC&L generally provides investment advice to pension and profit sharing
plans, trusts and endowments, financial institutions, charitable organizations,
corporations, or business entities. CC&L also provides investment advice to
various comingled investment vehicles. These investment vehicles issue
units, shares or interests in comingled investment vehicles to investors, and
the units, shares or interests are not offered for sale by way of a prospectus.
The entities are not “reporting issuers” under the securities laws of the
jurisdictions where the investors are resident.
Client relationships vary in scope and length of service.
Account Minimums The normal minimum account size is $10,000,000 of assets under
management. For clients for whom the minimum investment is not attainable
there may be pooled vehicles available. Minimum investment amounts for the
CC&L Funds are disclosed in their offering documents.
There is no minimum annual fee charged.
CC&L has the discretion to waive the account minimum.
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Loss Methods of Analysis CC&L offers investment solutions spanning public financial markets. These
include a range of fixed income, equity, and multi-asset portfolios along with
alternative solutions which include equity extension, multi-strategy market
neutral as well as portable alpha strategies. Canadian equities are managed
through both fundamental and quantitative approaches. Foreign equity
solutions are managed through an integrated quantitative global framework. A
fundamental process is used for fixed income mandates. CC&L employs both
quantitative and fundamental techniques for its absolute return strategies.
Investment Strategies Each of our investment teams is focused on assessing investment opportunity
and risk. We follow a disciplined approach to portfolio management based on
rigorous financial, economic and fundamental company analysis,
incorporating leading edge proprietary risk management tools.
Research is integrated with portfolio management at CC&L and is focused on
developing and enhancing structured approaches to adding value in the
financial markets. Our investment analysis is rooted in fundamental
investment disciplines. We conduct detailed, broad economic analysis as well
as specific asset class, country, industry and individual security research. Our
use of in-house databases, systems and proprietary risk models provides
rigor and discipline to our decision-making.
The CC&L Fundamental Equity Team follows a process that is a disciplined,
fundamental bottom-up approach to stock selection combining macro
insights, in-house research and face-to-face evaluation of a company’s
management. The emphasis is to uncover investment opportunities in stocks
that offer strong growth prospects at attractive valuations. A rigorous target-
price approach reinforces our buy/sell discipline.
CC&L also offers a quantitative (Q) family of strategies. CC&L’s family of Q
strategies follows an objective process that uses quantitative techniques to
capture informational and behavioral inefficiencies across the global equity
universe. CC&L also applies its quantitative techniques to active extension
(ie: 160/60) and absolute return oriented management, including market
neutral equity strategies.
The CC&L fixed income process seeks to exploit the opportunity to add value
across a number of diverse and uncorrelated strategies within the fixed
income market. The Fixed Income Team manages core, long-term, short-term
and core plus strategies, including high yield and portable alpha strategies, as
well as custom duration matching mandates. The team also applies its
corporate credit capabilities across a wide range of both traditional bond
mandates and alternative investment vehicles.
Risk of Loss The principal risks of a Client Account, holding investments directly or through
a Fund are identified below. Each Client Account may be subject to additional
risks other than those described.
Although all securities investments involve the potential loss of capital, the
Account/Fund will employ investment strategies and techniques whose risks
may increase during periods of unusual speculative activity or market
volatility. The following risks are listed in alphabetical order and may not
include all the risks to which the Account/Fund may be subject.
Changes in Laws: There can be no assurance that laws, including Canadian and foreign laws,
and including securities, investment and tax laws, and the administrative
policies and practices of governments or regulators, will not be changed in a
manner that may adversely affect the Client Account.
Currency: The Account/Fund will invest all or substantially all of its assets in accordance
with their investment objectives and strategies. If allowed under the terms of
your mandate, forward currency contracts and options may be utilized on
behalf of the Account/Fund by CC&L to hedge against currency fluctuations,
however CC&L is not required to hedge and there can be no assurance that
such hedging transactions, even if undertaken, will be effective.
Derivatives: If allowed under the terms of your mandate, CC&L may invest in complex
derivative instruments that seek to modify or emulate the investment
performance of particular securities, commodities, interest rates, indices or
markets on a leveraged or unleveraged basis. These instruments generally
have counterparty risk. These investments are all subject to risks that can
result in a loss of all or part of an investment, such as interest rate and credit
risk volatility, world and local market economic factors and activity.
Derivatives may have very high leverage embedded in them that can
substantially magnify the impact of market movements and result in losses
greater than the amount of the investment. Some of the markets in which
derivative transactions are effected are over-the-counter or interdealer
markets. The participants in such markets are typically not subject to
regulatory oversight as are participants of exchange-based markets. CC&L is
not restricted from dealing with any particular counterparty or from
concentrating all of their transactions with one counterparty.
Foreign Taxes: Dividends and other distributions, including deemed dispositions, from the
Account/Fund’s portfolio securities may be subject to taxes in respect of
which investors may not receive a full or any deduction from their local
income nor a full or any foreign tax credit against their local income tax
liability. The Account/Fund intends to conduct its business so that it will not be
subject to Canadian income taxation, other than withholding taxes on portfolio
investments.
General Market Risk: An investment in the Account/Fund may be considered speculative. If your
Account is invested in a Fund, while the Fund is subject to certain regulations,
the Fund is not subject to all the regulations and disclosure requirements
applicable to publicly offered mutual funds.
The success of any investment activity is affected by general economic
conditions, which may affect the level and volatility of interest rates and the
extent and timing of investor participation in the equities and other markets.
Unexpected volatility or illiquidity in the markets in which the Investment
Manager holds positions could impair their ability to carry out their objectives
or cause them to incur losses.
Despite the heavy volume of trading in securities and other financial
instruments, the markets for some instruments have limited liquidity and
depth. This could be a disadvantage to the Investment Manager, both in the
realization of the prices which are quoted and in the execution of orders at
desired prices.
Hedging Transactions: If allowed under the terms of your mandate, the Account/Fund may utilize
derivatives both for investment purposes and to seek to hedge against
fluctuations in the relative values of the Account/Fund’s portfolio positions as
a result of changes in currency exchange rates and market movements.
Hedging against a decline in the value of portfolio positions does not eliminate
fluctuations in the values of portfolio positions nor prevent losses if the values
of such positions decline, but establishes other positions designed to gain
from those same developments, thus moderating the decline in the portfolio
positions’ value. Such hedging transactions also limit the opportunity for gain
if the value of the portfolio position should increase. Moreover, it may not
always be possible for the Account/Fund to hedge against an exchange rate
or market fluctuation.
While the Account/Fund may enter into such transactions to seek to reduce
currency, interest rate and market risks, unanticipated changes in currency or
interest rates and debt markets may result in a poorer overall performance of
the Account/Fund. For a variety of reasons, CC&L may not seek to establish
(or may not otherwise obtain) a perfect correlation between such hedging
instruments and the portfolio holdings being hedged. Such imperfect
correlation may prevent the Account/Fund from achieving the intended hedge
or expose the Account/Fund to risk of loss.
Illiquidity: There can be no assurance that the Account/Fund will be able to dispose of
their investments in order to permit the Account/Fund to honour requests to
redeem.
Impact of Taxation: The after-tax return from an investment in Units to a taxable Canadian
investor will depend in part on the composition for tax purposes of the
distributions paid to the Client Account (a portion of which may be fully or
partially taxable or in certain circumstances may constitute non-taxable
returns of capital). This composition may change over time, thus affecting the
after-tax return to the Client Account, and the tax rates applicable to different
types of income may change as a result of changes in government policies.
Indebtedness: The Account/Fund may borrow cash as a temporary measure to
accommodate requests for redemptions or to settle portfolio transactions. If
the market declines before securities can be sold to raise cash to pay off such
temporary borrowings, the net asset value of the Account/Fund will decline
and the remaining investors will bear the decline. The Account/Fund will be
entitled to, and intend to, incur indebtedness secured by the assets of the
Account/Fund.
Investment and Trading Risks in General: All securities investments present a risk of loss of capital. Equity securities
can be subject to a high degree of volatility and the price of such securities
can change, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. Securities may change in
value due to general market conditions, such as actual or anticipated changes
in interest rates, inflationary expectations and other factors in addition to
factors specific to the industry or the issuer. Some securities may be illiquid
because they are thinly traded. If allowed under the terms of your mandate,
the Account/Fund’s investment strategies may, however, utilise such
investment techniques and instruments, such as futures and option
transactions, margin transactions and short sales, which practices can, in
certain circumstances, maximise any losses. To the extent that any
counterparties with or through whom the Account/Fund engages in trading
and maintains accounts that do not segregate the Account/Fund’s assets, the
Account/Fund will be subject to a risk of loss in the event of the insolvency of
such person. Even where the Account/Fund’s assets are segregated, there is
no guarantee that, in the event of such an insolvency, they will be able to
recover all of their assets.
Limited Ability to Liquidate Investment: For investors in a Fund, there is no public market for the Units hereby offered
and none is expected to develop. Units of the Fund are subject to restrictions
on transferability and resale and may not be transferred or resold except
pursuant to a transfer form and with the prior approval of CC&L. In addition,
because the Fund is being offered privately, there will be legal restrictions on
resale of the Units in some jurisdictions. Accordingly, it may be difficult or
even impossible for a unitholder to sell their Units other than by way of
redemption.
Limited Right to Vote or Participate: For investors in a Fund, unitholders in a Fund will only have a limited right to
vote in respect of certain matters regarding the Fund. Accordingly, unitholders
should not invest if they are not willing to entrust the management of the Fund
to CC&L.
Margin and Counterparty Risks: The Account/Fund may be subject to the risk of the failure of the
counterparties with whom trades are carried out. Should the securities
pledged to brokers to secure the Account/Fund’s margin accounts decline in
value, the Account/Fund could be subject to a “margin call” and need to
deposit additional funds with the broker or another counterparty or suffer
mandatory liquidation of the pledged securities to compensate for the decline
in value. In the event of a sudden drop in the value of the Account/Fund’s
assets, the Account/Fund might not be able to liquidate assets quickly enough
to pay off their margin debt.
Modeling Risk: CC&L may use proprietary quantitative models in its investment processes.
Differences between expected and actual model performance can lead to
undesirable outcomes for clients. In particular, the historical data that is used
as inputs to the models may not be representative of future market conditions,
and therefore, may fail to predict future returns, volatilities, correlations or
market performance adequately. Unexpected market or other events may
cause the models’ performance to vary significantly from expectations. The
investment process and quantitative models used by the Investment Manager
rely on code and software developed both by CC&L and by third-parties.
CC&L expects that coding errors will be made from time to time. These errors
may go unidentified and unaddressed for long periods of time. The errors may
lead to incorrect trades and positions in the portfolio which could lead to
significant losses in the Account/Fund.
As markets evolve, there may be an increasing number of market participants
relying on investment models that have components similar to CC&L’s
proprietary quantitative model. This evolution may result in a large number of
market participants taking similar investment exposures or actions as CC&L
and these participants may be materially larger than the Account/Fund, which
may lead to unexpected material losses for clients.
As a result, there can be no assurances that the models will perform as
expected. Clients should assume that coding errors and their potential
impacts are an inherent risk when investing in a quantitative investment
process and should consider them along with other risks when assessing the
appropriateness of an investment advisor or an investment strategy.
Performance Risks: There can be no assurance that the Account/Fund’s investment approach will
be successful or that its investment objective will be attained. No assurance
can be given that the Account/Fund’s investment portfolio will generate any
income or will appreciate in value. While it is anticipated that the diverse
portfolio of the Account/Fund and the selection process used by CC&L will
minimize risks, the Account/Fund could realize substantial losses, rather than
gains, from the investments described herein.
The Net Asset Value of the Account/Fund will fluctuate with general
conditions in debt, equity or commodities markets, currency rates, political,
economic or social developments, instability in the relevant capital markets or
the financial performance of the issuers of securities that are, or underlie,
investments in the Account/Fund.
The performance of the Account/Fund is dependent on the investment
management skills of CC&L.
Possible Effect of Redemptions: For investors in a Fund, substantial requests to repurchase Units could
require the Fund to liquidate positions more rapidly than otherwise desirable
to raise the necessary cash to fund such repurchases and achieve a market
position appropriately reflecting a smaller asset base. These facts could
adversely affect the value of the Units repurchased and the Units remaining
outstanding.
Reliance on Technology and Third-Party Data: CC&L’s investment strategies are dependent on technology, including
hardware, software, data and telecommunications systems. The research,
risk management, trading, operational and back office functions are highly
automated and rely on an extensive amount of proprietary software and third-
party hardware, software and data. The proprietary software and third-party
hardware, software and data are known from time to time to have errors,
omissions, imperfections and malfunctions.
Short Sales: If allowed under the terms of your mandate, short sales may be used in the
management of your Account. A short sale involves the sale of an asset that
the Account/Fund does not own in the expectation of purchasing the same
security (or a security exchangeable therefore) at a later date at a lower price.
To make delivery to the buyer, the Account/Fund must borrow the security
and later purchase the security to return to the lender. A short sale involves a
risk of a theoretically unlimited increase in the market price of the security.
Suspension of Trading: Securities exchanges typically have the right to suspend or limit trading in any
instrument traded on the exchange. A suspension would render it impossible
to liquidate positions and could thereby expose the Account/Fund to losses.
Use of Leverage: If allowed under the terms of your mandate, leverage may be used in the
management of your Account. The Account/Fund will, pursuant to its
investment objectives and strategies, make use of leverage. Although the use
of leverage increases the opportunity for a higher return on an investment, it
also increases the risk of loss. The use of leverage may result in CC&L
having to liquidate positions prematurely in order to meeting collateral or
margin calls, which may result in material losses.
In addition, there are risks to investors who are considering borrowing to buy
securities, including units of investment funds (“leveraged investing”).
It is important that an investor proposing to borrow for the purchase of units of
investment funds be aware that a leveraged purchase involves greater risk
than a purchase using cash resources only. The extent to which a leveraged
purchase involves risk varies for each purchaser depending on the individual
purchaser’s particular circumstances as well as the investment fund
purchased.
CC&L is not a lending institution, and hence, does not provide loans to its
Clients to buy units of investment funds or for any other purpose.
Use of a Prime Broker to hold Assets: Special risks exist if the assets of an Account/Fund are held by a prime
broker. Due to the use of leverage and the presence of short positions, some
or all of an Account/Fund’s assets may be held in one or more margin
accounts, which may provide less segregation of customer assets than would
be the case with a more conventional custody arrangement. In the event that
the prime broker experiences severe financial difficulty, the Account/Fund’s
assets could be frozen and inaccessible for withdrawal or subsequent trading
for an extended period of time while the prime broker’s business is liquidated,
resulting in a potential loss to the Account/Fund’s investment due to adverse
market movements while the positions cannot be traded. Furthermore, if the
prime broker’s pool of customer assets is determined to be insufficient to
meet all claims, the Account/Fund could suffer a loss.
Prime brokers have the discretion to amend the financing, margin, collateral
or valuation policies and terms which may result in margin calls or other
actions that require the liquidation of assets unexpectedly and may result in
material losses to the Account/Fund.
Varying Liquidity Terms: Different clients investing in the same or similar strategies may have different
liquidity terms with respect to their investments. Such differences include, but
are not limited to, the frequency and notice provisions for subscriptions and
redemptions. As a result, some clients may be able to subscribe or redeem
from an investment strategy while other clients may be restricted from taking
a similar action for a period of time.
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CC&L is registered in Canada as follows:
PROVINCE REGISTRATION CATEGORY Alberta Portfolio Manager and Exempt Market Dealer
British Columbia (Principal) Portfolio Manager, Investment Fund Manager and
Exempt Market Dealer
Manitoba Portfolio Manager and Exempt Market Dealer
New Brunswick Portfolio Manager and Exempt Market Dealer
Newfoundland and
Labrador
Portfolio Manager, Investment Fund Manager and
Exempt Market Dealer
Nova Scotia Portfolio Manager and Exempt Market Dealer
Northwest Territories Portfolio Manager and Exempt Market Dealer
Nunavut Portfolio Manager and Exempt Market Dealer
Ontario Portfolio Manager; Investment Fund Manager,
Exempt Market Dealer, Commodity Trading
Manager
Prince Edward Island Portfolio Manager and Exempt Market Dealer
Quebec Portfolio Manager, Investment Fund Manager and
Exempt Market Dealer
Saskatchewan Portfolio Manager and Exempt Market Dealer
Yukon Territory Portfolio Manager and Exempt Market Dealer
CC&L does not have any arrangements that are material to its advisory
services or its clients with a related person who is a broker-dealer, investment
company, other investment advisor, financial planning firm, commodity pool
operator, commodity trading adviser or futures commission merchant,
banking or thrift institution, accounting firm, law firm, insurance company or
agency, pension consultant, real estate broker or dealer, or an entity that
creates or packages limited partnerships.
Through its relationship with Connor, Clark & Lunn Financial Group Ltd.
(“CC&LFG”), CC&L has direct relationships with the following entities:
Connor, Clark & Lunn Private Capital Ltd., a firm offering investment
management advisory services to Canadian clients.
CC&LFG is a partner in the Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment
Management Partnership. CC&LFG provides non-investment
management related functions to the SEC registrant, including legal,
compliance, accounting, back office, IT, sales and marketing as
discussed in section 14 of this brochure. The depth and breadth of the
skills that flows from the centralization of resources enables the SEC
registrant to benefit from high quality operational support that is
structured into functional teams made up of over 200 employees.
Connor, Clark & Lunn Funds Inc., partners with leading Canadian
financial institutions and their investment advisors to bring select
institutional investment strategies to private investors in Canada.
Scheer, Rowlett & Associates Investment Management Ltd., a firm
offering investment advisory services to Canadian clients.
CC&L Q Emerging Markets Equity Fund GP LLC, a general partner of
a pooled investment vehicle.
CC&L Q Global Equity Market Neutral Fund GP LLC, a general partner
of a pooled investment vehicle.
CC&L is investment adviser and/or sub-advisor for certain commingled
investment vehicles. CC&L receives investment management fees based
upon total assets under management and performance.
CC&L does not receive compensation directly or indirectly from any other
business relationship that could create a potential conflict of interest.
11. Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions and Personal Trading Code of Ethics The directors, officers and employees of CC&L have committed to a Code of
Ethics that is available for review by clients and prospective clients upon
request. The firm will provide a copy of the Code of Ethics to any client or
prospective client upon request.
Participation or Interest in Client Transactions CC&L and its directors, officers and employees may buy or sell securities that
are also held by clients. Directors, officers and employees may not trade their
own securities ahead of client trades. Directors, officers and employees
comply with the provisions of the CC&L Policies and Procedures Manual.
Personal Trading CC&L has standards of personal conduct that apply to all directors, officers,
partners and employees (the “Personnel”). CC&L’s policies are designed to
prevent potential conflicts of interest and the appearance of conflicts of
interest with respect to the activities of Personnel, including personal trading
activity. Personnel may be restricted from trading in any securities of
companies forming part of the CC&L portfolio of investments to ensure that
any trades do not create any material, actual, potential or perceived conflicts
with the best interests of CC&L, its clients, or the funds it manages. The
Compliance Officer and the Compliance Administrator are responsible for
monitoring ongoing compliance with this policy and will report any violations
to the Board of Directors.
Gifts and Entertainment In general, personnel should not accept any gift or gratuity from an issuer of
securities, a broker or anyone doing business with CC&L or any of the
affiliates or associates of CC&L. This standard does not preclude customary,
ordinary, business-related entertainment. In keeping with the duty of loyalty to
clients, this restriction preserves independence and objectivity when making
decisions that affect investment portfolios.
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Selecting Brokerage Firms CC&L does not have any affiliation with product sales firms. Specific
custodian recommendations are made to Clients based on their need for such
services. CC&L recommends custodians based on the proven integrity and
financial responsibility of the firm.
CC&L:
Selects brokers and dealers taking all factors into consideration.
Does not use brokerage from other clients to pay for individual client-
directed obligations. Clients invested in CC&L’s pooled funds may not
direct soft dollar commissions.
CC&L does not receive fees or commissions from any of these arrangements.
Best Execution CC&L has written policies for best execution in both equity and bond
portfolios. In buying and selling securities, CC&L will always seek the to
obtain favorable price and terms of execution, taking into account such
factors as price (including the applicable brokerage commission or dealer
spread), size of order, difficulty of execution and operational facilities of the
firm involved, and the firm’s risk in positioning a block of securities.
Soft Dollars Under certain circumstances consistent with applicable law and regulation
CC&L may select dealers that furnish CC&L with proprietary brokerage and
research services in connection with commissions paid on transactions it
places for client accounts. In such circumstances, CC&L may cause client
accounts to pay brokers a commission in excess of the amount of
commission another broker would have charged for the same transactions
absent the research and brokerage services. CC&L will do so only where it
makes a determination in good faith that such commission is reasonable in
relation to the brokerage and research services provided by such broker.
All soft dollar payments directed by CC&L are for the purchase of research
products or services that directly assist in the investment decision-making
process. Research services will only be purchased with brokerage from
clients who benefit from the research in question. The availability of these
proprietary and third party research and brokerage services may create a
conflict between the interests of the client in obtaining the lowest cost
execution and CC&L's interest in obtaining such services. When client
brokerage commissions are used to obtain such research CC&L receives a
benefit because it does not have to produce or pay for the research, products
or services.
In order to execute client-directed business, CC&L must have a letter of
authority on file from the directing client. Notwithstanding the letter of
direction, CC&L’s duty is still to obtain favorable execution value.
Clients directing their brokerage may limit CC&L’s ability to negotiate
commission rates. Therefore, such accounts may be paying higher
brokerage costs than non-directed accounts.
CC&L allocates, on a best efforts basis, up to 25% of the commission
generated by each client to client-directed obligations.
On a quarterly basis, CC&L reports to each client the commissions generated
on a broker-by-broker basis, as well as amounts used for any research
services or client-directed brokerage arrangements.
CC&L’s soft dollar policies and procedures are in compliance with CFA
Institute Soft Dollar Standards and the provisions of Section 28(e) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Trade Allocations Allocation of investment opportunities among accounts is managed on the
basis of the suitability of the investment for each managed account. All equity
transactions are allocated on a pro rata basis at an average price after
transaction costs, subject to practical constraints (e.g. transaction costs, odd
lots). Fixed income transactions are allocated on a pro rata basis using risk
exposures unless there are differences in the client’s mandate (e.g. risk
profile or constraints) or there are practical considerations (e.g. size
limitations or transaction costs). IPO’s, private placements and/or “hot issues”
are allocated in the same manner as any other trades, taking into
consideration the foregoing factors. Allocations or changes in risk exposures
are reviewed and approved by a senior portfolio manager.
Cross Trades Cross trades are transactions where two or more investment accounts are
transacting with one another. We may engage in cross trades if: (1) the
transaction is believed to be in the best interest of the clients; (2) the
transaction is believed to fulfill our duty to seek favorable execution; (3) we
have made full and appropriate disclosures; and (4) the transaction does not
violate applicable law.
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Periodic Reviews CC&L conducts the following periodic reviews:
The investment teams continually monitor the risk exposures and
investment returns of each account, including an extensive analysis of
performance attribution.
Compliance reviews automated reports showing violations with respect
to client mandates on a daily basis.
The Investment Committee meets on a weekly basis to review the
strategy and performance of each asset class
The Risk Management Committee meets weekly to review reports
which cover major portfolio exposures, risk forecasts and any
compliance or operational incidents.
Reviewers:
The lead portfolio managers are collectively responsible for all
accounts.
The Chief Investment Officer and President has oversight
responsibilities
Review Triggers Other conditions that may trigger a review are changes in the tax laws, new
investment information, and changes in a client's own situation.
Regular Reports Reports to clients are reviewed by the client servicing manager responsible
for the account. Client servicing managers are members of the firm's
Investment Committee. The nature and frequency of regular reports to clients
is as follows:
Client Meetings - designated client servicing manager meets with client
on a regular basis and reviews past economic and financial market
developments.
Quarterly Reports - performance, portfolio statements and commentary
are sent within 4 weeks of quarter-end.
"Outlook" - newsletter - current thinking on the financial markets and
other topical subjects is published in a newsletter distributed monthly.
"Forecast" - details longer term cyclical and secular forces expected to
guide investment direction over the coming year and through
economic, market and business cycles, distributed early in the
calendar year.
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As part of its partnership with the CC&LFG, CC&L has access to, and utilizes,
the resources of the CC&LFG Institutional Sales Team. CC&LFG will provide
certain services and introduce prospective investment management clients, to
CC&L. In the event a new client retains CC&L as a result of the efforts of the
CC&LFG Institutional Sales Team, CC&L will pay a cash referral to CC&LFG
where permissible under applicable law.
Referred clients will not be charged any amount for the cost of obtaining the
account in addition to the fee charged by CC&L for advisory services.
Additionally, a referred client will not be charged an amount in excess of
CC&L’s standard advisory fees solely because of the agreement.
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Account Statements All assets are held by qualified custodians, which means the custodians
provide account statements directly to clients at their address of record at
least quarterly.
Clients with segregated portfolios will receive account statements directly
from their global custodian. CC&L provides quarterly valuations which will
have been reconciled to the custodian’s monthly statements but we would
urge clients to compare both sets of statements.
Any collective investment vehicle for which CC&L acts as sub-adviser,
including the CC&L Funds, will have an independent global custodian.
Audited financial statements for the CC&L Funds will be prepared on an
annual basis and delivered to investors in the CC&L Funds within 120 days of
the CC&L Funds’ year end.
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Discretionary Authority for Trading CC&L has discretionary authority to manage securities accounts on behalf of
clients, except in cases where it provides investment models to certain
financial institutions and dealers which operate managed account platforms.
CC&L works with the custodian selected by the client.
CC&L usually receives discretionary authority from the client at the outset of
an advisory relationship to select the identity and amount of securities to be
bought or sold. In all cases, however, such discretion is to be exercised in a
manner consistent with the stated investment objectives for the particular
client account.
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Proxy Votes Unless the client designates otherwise, CC&L votes proxies for securities
over which it maintains discretionary authority consistent with its proxy voting
policy. A copy of CC&L‘s proxy voting policy is available upon request. The
proxy voting record is provided to clients quarterly.
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Financial Condition CC&L is required to provide certain financial information or disclosures about
its financial condition. CC&L has no financial commitment that impairs its
ability to meet contractual and fiduciary commitments to its clients, and has
not been the subject of a bankruptcy proceeding.
19. Business Continuity Plan General CC&L and CC&LFG have a Business Continuity Plan in place that provides
detailed steps to mitigate and recover from the loss of office space,
communications, services or key people.
Disasters The Business Continuity Plan covers natural disasters such as snow storms,
hurricanes, tornados, and flooding. The Plan covers man-made disasters
such as loss of electrical power, loss of water pressure, fire, bomb threat,
nuclear emergency, chemical event, biological event, T-1 communications
line outage, Internet outage, cyber-attacks, railway accident and aircraft
accident. Electronic files are backed up daily and archived offsite.
Alternate Offices Alternate offices are identified to support ongoing operations in the event the
main office is unavailable. It is our intention to contact all clients in the event
of a disaster that dictates moving our office to an alternate location.
Loss of Key Personnel The investment professionals at CC&L work in integrated team environments
using highly structured investment processes. As a result, the loss of any
individual team member is not expected to have a material impact on
investment strategies and outcomes. The teams take responsibility for
ensuring that important functions and expertise are protected and shared.
20. Information Security Program Information Security CC&L maintains an information security program to reduce the risk that your
personal and confidential information may be breached.
Privacy Notice CC&L is committed to maintaining the confidentiality, integrity and security of
the personal information that is entrusted to us.
CC&L handles the private details of our clients’ business affairs with
discretion and in accordance with the applicable privacy legislation and CC&L
privacy practices. Confidentiality is essential to the long-term success of our
business. We obtain permission from the client (usually in the contract or
MAA), to collect, use and disclose confidential information in accordance with
our policies.
Brochure Supplement (Part 2B of Form ADV) Education and Business Standards The investment team members all meet the proficiency requirements
prescribed under Canadian National Instrument 31-103 for “Advising
Representatives”, or have been grandfathered with respect to certain of the
requirements due to their years of experience as portfolio managers.
Biographies of Supervised Persons NAME/TITLE YEAR OF BIRTH FORMAL EDUCATION BUSINESS ACTIVITY FOR PAST 5 YEARS DISCIPLINARY INFORMATION OTHER ACTIVITIES & COMPEN-SATION SUPERVISION Martin L.
Gerber
Chairman,
President,
Chief
Investment
Officer &
Ultimate
Designated
Person
1968 University of BC,
B.Comm 1991
Canadian
Securities Course
Canadian Options
Course
Canadian Futures
Examination
Chartered Financial
Analyst1 1994
Investment
Management,
Quantitative
Equity Team
N/A N/A
Board of
Directors
604-685-2020
Gary N.
Baker
Director &
Portfolio
Manager -
Head of
Fundamental
Equity Team
1959 McMaster
University –
Mechanical
engineering degree
1984
University of
Toronto –
MBA1985
University of
Toronto – CFA
Course
Colorado State
University – Ethics
Course
Chartered Financial
Analyst 1989
Investment
Management,
Asset
Allocation
and Risk
Fundamental
Equity Team
N/A N/A Martin
Gerber
mgerber@cclgr
oup.com
Phillip J.
Cotterill
Director &
Manager -
Head of
1965 University of BC,
B.Comm 1988
Canadian
Securities Course
Chartered Financial
Analyst 1989
Investment
Management,
Client
Solutions
N/A N/A Martin
Gerber
mgerber@cclgr
oup.com
604-685-2020
Brian B. W.
Eby
Director,
Commodity
Advising
Officer &
Portfolio
Manager -
Co -Head of
Fixed Income
Team
1962 McMaster
University,
B.Comm 1985
McMaster
University, MBA
1987
Partners, Directors
and Senior Officers
Qualifying Exam
Examination based
on Manual for
Registered
Representatives
Canadian
Securities Course
Chartered Financial
Analyst 1995
Investment
Management,
Fixed Income
N/A N/A Martin
Gerber
mgerber@cclgr
oup.com
604-685-2020
Steven B.
Huang
Director &
Portfolio
Manager -
Head of
Quantitative
Equity Team
1969 Member Portfolio
Management
Foundation at UBC
BComm, University
of British
Columbia1996
Chartered Financial
Analyst 1999.
Investment
Management,
Asset
Allocation &
Risk
Management,
Quantitative
Equity Team
N/A N/A Martin
Gerber
mgerber@cclgr
oup.com
604-685-2020
Jennifer
Drake
Director &
Product
Specialist –
Quantitative
Equities
1975 BA, Columbia
University
Chartered
Investment
Manager
Designation 2017
Investment
Management,
Quantitative
Equity Team
N/A N/A Martin
Gerber
mgerber@cclgr
oup.com
604-685-2020
Derrick P.
Crowe
Chief
Compliance
Officer
1976 Simon Fraser
University, BBA
Canadian
Securities Course,
Partners, Directors
and Senior Officers
Qualifying Exam,
Chartered Financial
Analyst 2004
Investment
Chief
Compliance
Officer
N/A N/A Martin
Gerber
mgerber@cclgr
oup.com
Christopher
Archbold
Manager -
Quantitative
Equities
1970 Financial
Management
Diploma, British
Columbia Institute
of Technology 1993
Chartered Financial
Analyst 2000
Investment
Management,
Quantitative
Equity Team
N/A N/A Steven B.
Huang
shuang@cclgro
up.com
604-685-2020
Johanne
Bouchard
Portfolio
Manager -
Client
Solutions
1962 BComm, University
of Ottawa 1985
Certified
Management
Accountant 1990,
Chartered Financial
Analyst 1994
DMS 2006
Investment
Management,
Client
Solutions
N/A N/A Phillip
Cotterill
pcotterill@cclgr
oup.com
604-685-2020
Mark S.
Bridges
Portfolio
Manager -
Fundamental
Equities
1977 BComm, University
of Calgary 1999
Chartered Financial
Analyst 2001
Investment
Management,
Fundamental
Equity Team
N/A N/A Gary Baker
gbaker@cclgro
up.com
604-685-2020
Samba S.
Chunduri
Associate
Portfolio
Manager -
Fundamental
Equities
1974 BTech, JN
Technology
University, India
1995
MBA University of
Western Ontario
2002
Investment
Management,
Fundamental
Equity Team
N/A N/A Gary Baker
gbaker@cclgro
up.com
604-685-2020
David E.
George
Portfolio
Manager -
Fixed Income
1975 BComm, University
of British Columbia
1997
Chartered Financial
Analyst 2000
Investment
Management,
Fixed Income
N/A N/A Brian Eby
beby@cclgroup
.com
604-685-2020
W. Scott W.
Hackney
Associate
Portfolio
Manager -
Client
Solutions
1956 BA, Western
University, 1978
CIM Designation
2013
Investment
Management,
Client
Solutions
N/A N/A Phillip
Cotterill
pcotterill@cclgr
oup.com
604-685-2020
Tate G.
Haggins
Portfolio
Manager -
Quantitative
Equities
1980 BComm, University
of British Columbia
2003
Chartered Financial
Analyst 2007
Investment
Quantitative
Equity Team
N/A N/A Steven B.
Huang
shuang@cclgro
up.com
S. Jane
Justice
Manager &
Trader -
Fixed Income
Team
1961 BMgmt, Capilano
College 1986
Investment
Management,
Fixed Income
N/A N/A Brian Eby
beby@cclgroup
.com
604-685-2020
Simon G.
MacNair
Portfolio
Manager -
Fixed Income
1971 BA, University of
British Columbia
1993
PhD, University of
Wisconsin –
Madison 2000
Investment
Management,
Fixed Income
N/A N/A Brian Eby
beby@cclgroup
.com
604-685-2020
John P.
Novak
Portfolio
Manager -
Fundamental
Equities
1968 BA, Brock
University 1991
MBA, University of
Toronto 1994
MSc, London
School of
Economics 1997
Chartered Financial
Analyst 1997
Investment
Management,
Quantitative
Equity Team
N/A N/A Gary Baker
gbaker@cclgro
up.com
604-685-2020
Dion W.
Roseman
Portfolio
Manager -
Quantitative
Equities
1973 BBusSc, University
of Cape Town 1991
MSc, University of
London 1993
Chartered Financial
Analyst 1998
Investment
Management,
Quantitative
Equity Team
N/A N/A Steven B.
Huang
shuang@cclgro
up.com
604-685-2020
Lori R. Satov
Portfolio
Manager -
Client
Solutions
1971 B.Sc (Honours)
University of
Western Ontario
1993
MBA McGill
University 1995
FSA, FCIA 2000
Chartered Financial
Analyst 2013
Investment
N/A N/A Phillip
Cotterill
pcotterill@cclgr
oup.com
Maxine C.
Smalley
Manager -
1972 BA, University of
British Columbia
1994
Chartered Financial
Analyst 1998
Investment
Management,
Client
Solutions
N/A N/A Phillip
Cotterill
pcotterill@cclgr
oup.com
604-685-2020
C. Steven
Vertes
Portfolio
Manager -
Fundamental
Equities
1976 BA, University of
Western Ontario
1998
Chartered Financial
Analyst 2002
Investment
Management,
Fundamental
Equity Team
N/A N/A Gary Baker
gbaker@cclgro
up.com
604-685-2020
Andrew
Zimcik
Portfolio
Manager -
Fundamental
Equities
1984 BBA Wilfred Laurier
University 2007
Chartered Financial
Analyst 2015
Investment
Management,
Fundamental
Equity Team
N/A N/A Gary Baker
gbaker@cclgro
up.com
604-685-2020
Morgan
Gough
Senior
Analyst -
Quantitative
Equities
1981 BA, University of
British Columbia
2005
Chartered Financial
Analyst 2008
Investment
Management,
Quantitative
Equity Team
N/A N/A Steven B.
Huang
shuang@cclgro
up.com
604-685-2020
Jovana
Kasic
Portfolio
Manager -
Client
Solutions
1984 BBA, Simon Fraser
University 2006
Chartered Financial
Analyst 2015
Investment
Management,
Client
Solutions
N/A N/A Phillip
Cotterill
pcotterill@cclgr
oup.com
604-685-2020
Carolyn
Kwan
Product
Specialist –
Fundamental
Equities
1972 BA Economics and
Mathematics,
University of
Waterloo 1993; MA
Economics,
University of
Toronto 1994
Chartered Financial
Analyst 2000
Investment
Management,
Fixed Income
Team
N/A N/A Brian Eby
beby@cclgroup
.com
604-685-2020
Crista
Caughlin
Senior
Analyst –
Fixed Income
1977 BComm Dalhousie
University 2006
Chartered Financial
Analyst 2006
Investment
Management,
Fixed Income
Team
N/A N/A Brian Eby
beby@cclgroup
.com
604-685-2020
Colin Aubrey
Client
Relationship
Analyst
1990 University of
Guelph, B.Com.
2014
Chartered Financial
Analyst 2018
Investment
N/A N/A Phillip
Cotterill
pcotterill@cclgr
oup.com
1The Chartered Financial Analyst (“CFA”) designation is issued by the CFA Institute.
CFA candidates must meet one of the following requirements: (1) undergraduate
degree and four years of professional experience involving investment decision-making,
or (2) four years qualified work experience (full time, but not necessarily investment-
related). To receive the CFA designation, candidates must complete the CFA Program,
which is organized into three levels, each requiring 250 hours of self-study and each
culminating in a six-hour exam. There are no ongoing continuing education or
experience thresholds necessary to maintain the CFA designation. More information
about the designation is available
at https://www.cfainstitute.org.
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