
United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund Investment Management Update
"Learn about the UNJSPF's Investment Management Division, simplified governance structure, fund objectives, key criteria, real returns, and fund updates. Explore the fund's conservative approach and strong financial status."
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1 UNJSPF Investment Management Division 2015 Update June 2015
UNJSPF Simplified Governance Structure General Assembly Board of Auditors Audit Committee Assets and Liabilities Monitoring Committee Committee of Actuaries Secretary- General Pension Board Investments Committee RSG CEO Fund Secretariat (Liability Side) Benefit payment & Administration Investment OIOS Management Division (Asset Side)
Fund Objective 3 3.5% annualized real rate of return over the long-term Calculated by deducting inflation from the nominal return for a given year Example: 6.5% nominal return 3% inflation assumption = 3.5% real return Currently, inflation, as measured by US CPI, is relatively low 3.5% may not be achieved each and every year 3.5% real return continues to be reasonable over time
Key Criteria 4 Safety Profitability Liquidity Convertibility
United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund Real Return (inflation adjusted return) through 31 March 2015 5 Source: Preliminary data from Independent MRK Northern Trust.
United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund Sustainable Real Return (inflation adjusted) through 31 December 2014 6
United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund Total Fund Nominal Returns 7 For the 3 month period ending 31 March 2015 Source: Preliminary data from Independent MRK Northern Trust. Numbers reported as of 16 April 2015.
Fund update as of 18 June 2015 8 US$54,601,730,727 Market Value of Assets 3.25% Year-to-date nominal return
Relatively Conservative 9 We do not need to take as many risks as some other pension funds Our 3.5% real return objective is lower than the return target of many other pension plans Our funded status is strong, thanks to consistent success in meeting the 3.5% goal over the past 50 years
Asset Allocation 10 An Asset Liability Modeling (ALM) study is currently under way to determine updated target weightings for each asset class Current Strategic Asset Allocation policy: 60% Global Equities 31% Fixed Income 6% Real Assets (mostly Real Estate) 3% Cash & Equivalents
United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund Asset Allocation 11 Market Value as of 29 May 2015: USD $54,233,285,915 SAA1 TAA2 Asset Classes Actual 29 May 2015 Minimum Target Maximum Minimum Maximum Global Equities3 Real Assets4 Alternative Strategies5 50% 3% 60% 6% 70% 9% 60% 4% 2% 65% 6% 4% 64.42% 5.66% 2.96% To be determined Global Fixed Income Cash & Short-term 24% 0% 31% 3% 38% 6% 24% 3% 27% 5% 24.26% 2.70% Total 100% 100% [1] SAA or Strategic Asset Allocation represents long-term asset allocation targets and ranges, and is currently under review. [2] TAA or Tactical Asset Allocation represents near-term asset allocation ranges. [3] Global Equities includes Public Equity (including REITs) and the Minimum Volatility strategy. [4] Real Assets includes Real Estate, Infrastructure, and Timberland. [5] Alternative Strategies includes Private Equity and Real Return strategies.
Changes under Consideration 12 Investment Policy Statement update Old language: Meet goal of 3.5%; deliver the highest possible return New language: Equal or exceed 3.5%, without taking undue risk Add a full-time independent investment consultant To provide ongoing advice on topics including, but not limited to, rebalancing, currency impact and manager searches.
Improving Communications 13 Objective to be as transparent as possible Website improvements underway Open to input