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Page 1: October 16, 2009 - lamppool.com Beacon Presentation.pdf · October 16, 2009. Table of Contents 1) Introduction: Mike Fields and Sam Silver ... Institutional U.S. Government Money

October 16, 2009

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Table of Contents

1) Introduction: Mike Fields and Sam Silver

2) Assessing American       Mike FieldsBeacon Advisors: Chief Fixed Income Officer

3) Portfolio Overview: Sam SilverSenior Portfolio Manager

•Over 25 years of Investment Experience•Founding Member of American BeaconAdvisors

•Member of Team LAMP since Inception ofEngagement

•Over 20 years of Investment Experience•Member of Team LAMP since Inception ofEngagement

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People•Experienced•Academically Accomplished

•Bench Strength•Alignment

•No Team LAMP Turnover

American Beacon Advisors

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Process•Consistency

•Bottom‐Up Proprietary Credit Research

•Top‐Down, Sector Rotation PortfolioConstruction

•Robust Compliance Monitoring

American Beacon Advisors

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Performance•Best in Class Performance

•Best Performance amongst LAMP’s Prior Multi‐Manager Line‐Up

•ABA’s Historical LAMP Performance ImpliedRanking is at the Very Top of the LipperInstitutional U.S. Government Money MarketFunds’ Universe of the 5 year period endingDecember 31, 2008. 

American Beacon Advisors

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Ranks Number One in theLipper Fixed Income Fund Performance Analysis Service

Five Years Period Ending December 31, 2008

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Fed Funds Target

9/16/2008

12/16/2008 Today

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Interest Rates

3mth LIBOR

Peaked on 10/10/08@ 463 bps

TED Spread 21 bps @ 10/6/09

3mth T‐bill

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Median Rate Forecasts

Bloomberg Survey of Economists – 10/08/09

Time Period: 1Q10 2Q10 3Q10 4Q10

Fed Funds Forecast: 0.25% 0.25% 0.25% 0.50%

3 Month Libor Forecast: 0.35% 0.40% 0.55% 0.95%

2 Year T-Note Forecast: 1.08% 1.25% 1.50% 1.80%

10 Year T-Note Forecast: 3.50% 3.60% 3.73% 3.90%

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Portfolio Investment Objectives

•Safety of Principal

•Liquidity

•Yield

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Portfolio Overview

Net Asset Value (NAV): Stable $1.00

Credit Quality: A‐1+/A‐1

Very High

Diversification: 3% Issuer Limitation on Commercial Paper not to exceed 30% of Portfolio

Weighted Avg. Maturity: 60 Days or less

Maximum Maturity: 397 Days

Liquidity: Daily

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Portfolio Overview

Security Types:

•U.S. Gov’t Repurchase Agreements

•“AAA” Rated  U.S. Gov’t MM Funds

•U.S. Treasury Bills

•U.S. Government Agency Securities

•Commercial Paper

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Portfolio Credit Quality

As of October 1, 2009 Actual or Implied S&P Long‐Term Debt Ratings

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Implied Correlation of Short-Term and Long-Term Ratings

S & P Rating Scale

Short‐Term Long‐Term

A‐1+ AAA

A‐1+ AA+

A‐1+ AA

A‐1+ AA‐

A‐1 A+

A‐1 A

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Portfolio Credit Quality

As of October 1, 2009 S&P Short‐Term Debt Ratings

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Portfolio Interest Rate Risk

As of October 1, 2009

35%40%

22%

3%

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As of October 1, 2009

Portfolio Credit Duration Risk% of P

ortfolio

Cumulative Days to Final Maturity Distribution

Weighted Average Days to Final Maturity: 58 Days

35%

75%

97% 100%

Overnight Liquidity ≤3 months            ≤6 months             >6 months

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Portfolio Composition

As of October 1, 2009

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•Stable Net Asset Value•Rigorously Monitored Approved Issuers

•Very High Credit Quality•Maximum Weighted Average Duration of 60 Days

•Able to Adapt Quickly to Interest Rate Changes•Robust Compliance Monitoring

Equals

AAAm Rating by S&P

Conclusion