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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Police Pension 013113 Agenda City of Palm Beach Gardens Police Officers’ Pension Fund MEETING OF JANUARY 31, 2013 LOCATION: City Council Chambers’ 10500 North Military Trail Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410 TIME: 9 AM 1. Call Meeting To Order 2. Roll Call: • Jay Spencer, Chairman • David Pierson, Secretary • Brad Seidensticker, Trustee • Greg Mull, Trustee • Marc Glass, Trustee 3. Class Action Report–Kessler, Topaz, Meltzer & Check: KTMC (Jonathan Davidson) • 12/31/2012 Quarterly Report • 2012 Claims Summary Report • KTMC & Salem Trust Authority Letters 4. Presentation of the 9/30/2012 Audited Financial Statements – Cherry, Bekaert & Holland: CBH (Jim Burdick) 5. Investment Manager Report – RhumbLine Advisors (Denise D’Entremont) 6. Investment Manager Report – ICC Capital (Steve Stack) 7. Investment Consultant Report – Thistle Asset Consulting (John McCann) 8. Attorney Report – Law Offices of Perry & Jensen (Bonni Jensen) • Discussion Regarding City’s Request to use the Plan’s Actuarial Data from GRS 9. Administrator Report – Resource Centers (Audrey Ross) • Revise 2013 Meeting Dates (April & July) • Discussion Regarding Plans Local Checking Account (BB&T) 10. Approval of Minutes • November 28, 2012 Special Meeting 11. Disbursements 12. Benefit Approvals 13. Financial Statements 14. Other Business • Review of Current DROP Account Policy • Update on GRS Analysis Regarding the Chapter 185 Monies 15. Public Comments 16. Adjourn Next Meeting Date: To be Determined PLEASE NOTE: Should any interested party seek to appeal any decision of this Board with respect to any matter considered at such meeting or hearing, s/he will need a record of the proceedings and for such purpose may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based. In accordance with the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, persons needing a special accommodation to participate in this meeting should contact the The Pension Resource Center, LLC no later than four days prior to the meeting. Quarterly Securities Litigation Update for CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS POLICE OFFICERS' PENSION FUND Quarter Ending December 31, 2012 MARKET OVERVIEW Quarterly Report Dow Jones Industrial 13,437.1 13,104.1 S & P 500 1,440.7 1,426.2 NASDAQ 3,116.2 3,019.5 PRICE CHANGE Close at 12/31/2012Close at 9/28/2012 -2.5% % Change -1.0% -3.1% 2 MARKET OVERVIEW Quarterly Report The fourth quarter of 2012 resulted in slight declines for the three major U.S. indices. As depicted in the chart and graph above, the Dow dropped 2.5%, the S&P 500 lost 1%, and the NASDAQ fell 3.1%. Political events and natural disaster were huge factors in the fourth quarter’s losses. In the month of October, Hurricane Sandy struck the Northeast coast of the U.S., closing the New York Stock Exchange for two straight days, which caused some uncertainty for investors. New York experienced a decline in payrolls of 33,500; New Jersey was down 8,100 jobs due to the destruction from Sandy. More impactful was the looming “fiscal cliff” in the United States. During and after the presidential election, growing concern over the market impact of the upcoming fiscal cliff created much uncertainty in the corporate and investor communities. With an uncertain agreement on tax increases and spending cuts, consumer investments and spending habits languished as well. The losses experienced throughout the quarter were somewhat mitigated by a small, intermittent, Santa Claus Rally in the markets over the last week of 2012, and the closing day of 2012 proved optimistic as investors became more confident in the prospect for an agreement to avert the Fiscal Cliff. The Dow Jones jumped 166 basis points, gaining 1.3%, closing with a 7.3% gain for 2012. The S&P 500 rose 1.7%, closing with a 13.4% gain year-over-year. The NASDAQ also experienced gains at the last day of trading, with an increase of 2%, which resulted in a 15.9% gain for 2012. Overall, despite slight losses for the fourth quarter as a whole, the last day of trading experienced gains resulting in a 7%-16% increase for all three major U.S. indices for the year. Unlike the U.S. markets, European stocks overall saw gains at the end of their fourth quarter 2012. Despite factors including the United States’ fiscal cliff predicament and Europe’s on-going financial crisis, Germany’s DAX Index saw a 29.1% increase in 2012. The Stoxx Europe 600 ended the fourth quarter with a 4.2% increase and ended the year with a 14% gain. The auto-industry influenced the Stoxx 600’s 14% increase, which was its biggest yearly gain since 2009. The FTSE 100 Index rose 2.7% for the fourth quarter and closed the year with a 5.8% gain. Due to financial ministers in Greece allowing for easement of terms on their nation’s loans, the ASE Index increased 23% for the fourth quarter, ending the year with a 33% gain. France’s CAC 40 also ended the year on a high note, gaining 15% for 2012. 3 SETTLED LITIGATION Quarterly Report The following is an update of the portfolio monitoring services provided by Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP ("Kessler Topaz") for City of Palm Beach Gardens Police Officers' Pension Fund ("Palm Beach Gardens"). The cases listed below include both settled and ongoing securities class actions in which Palm Beach Gardens had transactions during the relevant class period. If you have any questions regarding this report please contact Darren J. Check, Esq. at (610) 822-2235 or dcheck@ktmc.com. SETTLED LITIGATION Kessler Topaz is responsible for submitting proof of claim forms on behalf of Palm Beach Gardens. Kessler Topaz has reviewed Palm Beach Gardens' transaction history for relevant transactions and has submitted proof of claim forms for the following class action settlements: CLAIMS DEADLINE CLASS PERIODSETTLEMENT TOTAL SETTLEMENT Medtronic, Inc. (2008)12/11/2012 11/20/06 - 11/17/08 $85,000,000 4 SETTLED LITIGATION Quarterly Report Based on a review of Palm Beach Gardens' transaction history, Kessler Topaz has determined that Palm Beach Gardens did not purchase shares during the relevant Class Period and was not eligible to file claims for the following class action settlements: CLAIMS DEADLINE CLASS PERIODSETTLEMENT TOTAL SETTLEMENT BancorpSouth, Inc.11/20/2012 4/23/09 - 7/22/10 $29,250,000 Bear Stearns Companies, Inc.10/25/2012 12/14/06 - 3/14/08 $294,900,000 Broadcom Corp. (2006) (Ernst & Young) 12/26/2012 2/14/06 - 5/25/06 $13,000,000 Countrywide Financial Corp. (SEC) 12/9/2012 3/01/05 - 4/24/08 $48,150,000 E*TRADE Financial Corp. (2007)10/31/2012 4/19/06 - 11/9/07 $79,000,000 El Paso Corporation (2011)12/27/2012 8/30/11 - 5/25/12 $110,000,000 Evergreen Ultra Short Opportunities Fund 11/21/2012 10/28/05 - 6/18/08 $25,000,000 Goldman Sachs MBS 12/18/2012 3/30/06 - 2/6/09 $26,612,500 IMAX Corp.10/12/2012 2/27/03 - 7/20/07 $12,000,000 IndyMac Bancorp, Inc. (2007)12/28/2012 3/01/06 - 3/1/07 $5,500,000 Matrixx Initiatives, Inc. (2004)11/13/2012 10/22/03 - 2/6/04 $4,500,000 NextWave Wireless Inc. (2011)12/10/2012 11/14/06 - 8/7/08 $1,400,000 Pall Corporation 12/13/2012 4/20/07 - 8/2/07 $22,500,000 Thornburg Mortgage, Inc. (2007)11/19/2012 4/19/07 - 3/19/08 $2,000,000 Zynex, Inc.10/1/2012 5/21/08 - 3/31/09 $2,500,000 5 UPDATES FOR ONGOING U.S. LITIGATION Quarterly Report The following list of ongoing litigation contains current updates for the quarter ended December 31, 2012. Please note, if there has been no new activity for this litigation during the quarter, the most recent status update is listed. Recently settled and dismissed cases are included in this section. Medtronic, Inc. (2008)-The Court granted final settlement approval on November 8, 2012. Walter Energy, Inc.-Defendants filed a motion to dismiss the amended complaint on October 4, 2012. 6 SECURITIES LITIGATION SETTLEMENTS The chart on the following page is a summary of Securities Class Action claims that have been paid from December 1, 2011 through December 21, 2012. Also included are a list of claims that are pending payment and a list of claims that the claims administrator has determined are ineligible for recovery. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions or concerns regarding this information. 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( 2 0 0 7 ) 1 0 / 1 9 / 0 5 - 7 / 2 3 / 0 8 1 2 / 8 / 2 0 1 1 A p p r o v e d Minutes 11-28-12.doc Page 1 of 6 City of Palm Beach Gardens Police Officers’ Pension Fund Minutes of the Meeting Held November 28, 2012 The regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the City of Palm Beach Gardens Police Officers’ Pension Fund was called to order at 9:01 AM by Jay Spencer in the Council Chambers at the Palm Beach Gardens City Hall at 10500 North Military Trail, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. TRUSTEES PRESENT OTHERS PRESENT Jay Spencer, Chairman Audrey Ross (Resource Centers) David Pierson, Secretary Bonni Jensen (Law Offices of Perry & Jensen) Brad Seidensticker, Trustee Donna Kramer (PBG Clerk’s Office) Greg Mull, Trustee Steve Stack (ICC Capital Management) Marc Glass, Trustee John McCann (Thistle Asset Consulting) Steve Palmquist (GRS) Pete Strong (GRS) ACTUARY REPORT GRS – Presented by Steve Palmquist & Pete Strong Mr. Palmquist explained that he was here today to personally address the board regarding a letter that they recently received regarding his upcoming retirement; January 1, 2013. Mr. Spencer wanted to first thank Mr. Palmquist for all the great services that he has provided to the board over the many years. He noted that Mr. Palmquist has been involved with the building of this Plan since the beginning and he has been a true asset. Mr. Palmquist introduced Mr. Strong to the board and stated that Mr. Strong will be taking over for him. Mr. Strong welcomed himself and commented that he has been working closely with Mr. Palmquist for the last 5 years in preparation of his upcoming retirement. Mr. Palmquist explained that his team of Actuaries behind the scenes will still remain in place, and there will always still be 2 senior Actuaries and 1 senior Analysis working on every project. The board wished Mr. Palmquist luck in his retirement. INVESTMENT MANAGER REPORT ICC Capital Management – Presented by Steve Stack Mr. Stack wanted to address the inquire of ICC with Munder. He explained that ICC has signed a letter of intent with the company Munder out of Michigan. In return Munder has sent a care package to ICC and they are currently working on gathering all the information needed. Mr. Stack stated that after that process has been completed, then ICC will either enter into a final agreement with Munder or they won’t. He noted that he does not have an exact timeline to the transition at the moment if it does happen, although the probability of the transition happening is about 75% at this time. Mr. Stack explained that Munder will retain ICC’s employees and that they also offer a lot more opportunity to ICC investment wise. He reassured that board that if the transition did go through, that there would be no changes to this Plan’s portfolio, portfolio team, fees, etc. Mr. Stack noted that he will update the board as more information becomes available. Minutes 11-28-12.doc Page 2 of 6 Mr. Stack updated the board on another firm/client related item. He stated that ICC has had their second largest client leave them last quarter due to changes the client made to their plan. He noted that ICC is trying to get back with them because they were a client of theirs since 1995. This plan will not be impacted because the client that left was in a separate portfolio. Mr. Stack reviewed the September 30, 2012 fixed income report and commend that they ended the quarter with $16,118,391 in assets. The total fund outperformed the index net of fees for the quarter at 1.70% versus 1.59%, but for the fiscal year the fund was behind net of fees at 4.93% versus the index at 5.16%. On the equity side the fund was behind for the quarter and fiscal year at 4.91% versus 6.11% and 24.64% versus 29.19%, respectively. Mr. Stack explained that their underperformance was mainly to do with one stock, Apple. Apple had the biggest holding in the market during the quarter at 9%, and ICC only had a 1% holding in them. He stated that they missed out then, but since the quarter Apple has sold off and ICC has benefited from that with a gain of 300 basis points. Lastly he commented that they are currently trying to find a way to reserve the capital because of the issues overseas. INVESTMENT CONSULTANT REPORT Thistle Asset Consulting – Presented by John McCann Mr. McCann reviewed the Plans investment style as of the end of the fiscal year. Overall he commented that the portfolio is nicely diversified between large and mid cap companies and well as International. Mr. McCann noted that the plan had a great fiscal year ending September 30, 2012 with a total net return of 18.63% versus the index at 19.60%. The plans assumed rate of return of 7.75% was beat for this fiscal year, and we will also be dropping off a very bad year from 2008 at the end of this fiscal year which will be very beneficial to the fund. Mr. McCann reviewed each manager’s performance during the quarter and the fiscal year. He noted that Apple was held in 3 different funds within the equity portfolio and RhumbLine’s 3 accounts were all in line with the index for the quarter and fiscal year. Mr. McCann commented that American Realty had another capital call on 10/1/2012, which is not reflected in this report. With the recent funding American Realty is now up to $1M and Mr. McCann stated that he would like the board to consider allocating more to them from the ICC’s fixed income account. He reminded the board that we are taking the yield from American Realty every quarter and using it for benefit payments instead of reinvesting them. Mr. McCann reviewed the plans asset allocation and commented that he would recommend moving $1.5M from the ICC fixed income account to the American Realty account. This would now move the American Realty allocation up to 5% ($2.5M) of the portfolio. He noted that if the board did decide to do this, then they would also need to amend their investment policy guidelines to increase the allocation target to American Realty. The board had a lengthy discussion on the transfer that was being recommended. MOTION: Mr. Pierson made a motion to authorize the transfer of $1.5M from the ICC fixed income account to the American Realty account per the Investment Consultants recommendation. SECOND: Mr. Seidensticker seconded the motion. CARRIED: The motion carried unanimously 5-0. Minutes 11-28-12.doc Page 3 of 6 MOTION: Mr. Seidensticker made a motion to amend the investment policy guidelines to increase the allocation target to American Realty to 5%, and to also approve the Chair to execute the revised investment policy guidelines in between meetings. SECOND: Mr. Pierson seconded the motion. CARRIED: The motion carried unanimously 5-0. Mr. McCann discussed with the board some other investment ideas and opportunities. He recommended adding more into real estate, repositioning the International and RhumbLine accounts. The board had a lengthy discussion on the different ideas and asked Mr. McCann to put together an asset allocation and bring it back to the next meeting. The Trustees also discussed gold, commodities, and ETF’s. Mr. McCann stated that if the board was looking into something of that nature, then they would need to purchase either ADR’s or ETF’s because not a lot of companies trade domestically with gold or commodities. He noted that he will also bring back some more information regarding this as well. ATTORNEY REPORT Law Offices of Perry & Jensen - Presented by Bonni Jensen Ms. Jensen explained that the Plan received a letter from the Division of Retirement regarding the recent Ordinance changes that were passed, which lowers the plans benefits. This letter is known as the “Naples Letter”. Ms. Jensen reviewed the letter with the board and explained the Division of Retirement’s new interpretation of the Chapter 185 monies (in which they are now changing their interpretation after many years). The Division now wants the Trustees to determine if their 185 monies meet the minimum requirements that were in place as of 1999. Ms. Jensen explained that in order for this to be determined, GRS would need to do the actuarial analysis. MOTION: Mr. Seidensticker made a motion to authorize and approve GRS to prepare a calculations/analysis in accordance to the letter the Plan received from the Division of Retirement regarding the minimum Chapter 185 benefits since 1999. SECOND: Mr. Glass seconded the motion. CARRIED: The motion carried unanimously 5-0. Ms. Jensen reviewed some of the benefit changes that were recently passed and the effect it will have on some members. For example, now the DROP eligibility is according to years of service and not age like before. Therefore if a member is not hired by the City before they are 29 years of age, then they will never be eligible to enter the DROP because they will be pass that 30 year max of service that is allowed under the DROP provision. The new retirement eligibility states that members must be age 59 to retire and most people in the work force now will have over 30 years of employment by age 59. The DROP clause stated that members are not eligible to enter the DROP past their 30th year of employment. Mr. Mull stated that the revised contract started effective September 13, 2012 and is only in place for 1 year; therefore they can address this issue during the next contract in 2013. Lastly Ms. Jensen also stated that once GRS completes the analysis and if the minimum benefits are met then the plan will stay as is. But if the analysis reflects that there is additional money left over after the minimum benefits from 1999 have been met, then that money can be used to buy down the age 59 requirement back to age 52 with 25 years of service (back to what the normal retirement eligibility has always Minutes 11-28-12.doc Page 4 of 6 been prior to the recent changes). We will find out more after the analysis is complete. Ms. Jensen commented that she was contacted by the plan’s securities monitor; Kessler, Topaz, Meltzer & Check (KTMC). KTMC stated that they will file all class action filings for free on behalf of the board. Ms. Jensen noted that Salem Trust also currently offers this service for free as well. Although in September Salem Trust sent out a letter to all their Plan’s stating that they were going to start charging for their class action monitoring services. Salem Trust ended up retracting back their original letter fairly quickly because it is already in their contract that they would provide this service as no additional cost. Since then Salem Trust has stated that they may approach their clients in the near future to revise their contracts to either remove the class action servicing part all together, or they will start charging for the service. The Board discussed what Salem Trust provides as well as KTMC, and asked Ms. Jensen to invite KTMC to their next meeting as they would like to hear from them regarding their class action filing process. Ms. Jensen noted that she will invite KTMC to the January 31, 2013 meeting. Ms. Jensen presented that board with the revised PRC fee addendum to be executed. She commented that the board previously approved a monthly fee retainer increase from $2,275 to $2,575 per month effective September 1, 2012. Ms. Jensen noted that she is assisting former Trustee Wayne Sidey with his appeal because when he left the board he never received his Form 1 Disclosure due to the fact that he moved out of the State. Therefore he missed the deadline to file and he was hit with a fee in which they are in the process of appealing. ADMINISTRATOR REPORT Resource Centers – Presented by Audrey Ross Ms. Ross started that recently an active member passed away and she needs the boards help in determining who will be the beneficiary of his death benefit. This member did not have a beneficiary form on file and he was partially vested in the Plan with 8 years and 9 months of service. It was also noted that the member was not married at the time of his death, although he did have a dependant child. The Board disused the situation and Ms. Jensen reviewed the Plan’s language with the board and noted that in this case since the member did not have a beneficiary form on file, the board can make the discretion as to where the payment can go. Ms. Jensen noted that her recommendation would be to pay the members estate since there is no surviving spouse, and also his child cannot receive a benefit at this time or at any other time in the future either. She explained that the child would not be able to start collecting the benefit until the members early or normal retirement date is reached, and in this case the child will already be over the age of 18 by that time and would no longer be entitled to the benefit. The Trustees’ has a lengthy discussion on the different options. MOTION: Mr. Seidensticker made a motion to pay out the non-duty death benefit to the Estate of Mr. Thomas Juric. SECOND: Mr. Pierson seconded the motion. CARRIED: The motion carried unanimously 5-0. Ms. Ross noted that she will send the necessary information over to GRS so they can calculate his lump sum benefit that will be paid to his Estate. Ms. Ross presented the board with the 2013 meeting dates. Minutes 11-28-12.doc Page 5 of 6 MINUTES MOTION: Mr. Seidensticker made a motion to approve the minutes from the August 9, 2012 regular meeting. SECOND: Mr. Pierson seconded the motion. CARRIED: The motion carried unanimously 5-0. DISBURSEMENTS APPROVALS MOTION: Mr. Pierson made a motion to approve the disbursements. SECOND: Mr. Seidensticker seconded the motion. CARRIED: The motion carried unanimously 5-0. BENEFIT APPROVALS MOTION: Mr. Mull made a motion to approve the applications to enter the DROP for Andrew Spragg, Christopher Barca, Gary Carmack, Jack Schnur, Jeffrey Main, Ralph Kranchick, and Robert Christoffers. SECOND: Mr. Glass seconded the motion. CARRIED: The motion carried unanimously 5-0. MOTION: Mr. Seidensticker made a motion to approve the application for distribution of DROP account (2/15/2013) for Jay Spencer. SECOND: Mr. Glass seconded the motion. CARRIED: The motion carried unanimously 4-0. *Jay Spencer sustained from the vote* *Form 8B on file* OTHER BUSINESS Ms. Ross presented the board with the September 30, 2012 Audit Engagement Letter from Cherry, Bekaert & Holland. She noted that CBH is increasing their fee this year from $14,500 to $14,850 after 4 years. MOTION: Mr. Seidensticker made a motion to approve September 30, 2012 Audit Engagement Letter, including the fee increase to $14,580. SECOND: Mr. Pierson seconded the motion. CARRIED: The motion carried unanimously 5-0. Ms. Ross presented the board with the 2013 Fiduciary Liability Insurance Renewal. She commented that the renewal fee this year is $5,572, which is $322.30 lower than last year. Minutes 11-28-12.doc Page 6 of 6 MOTION: Mr. Seidensticker made a motion to bind coverage for the 2013 Fiduciary Liability Insurance. SECOND: Mr. Mull seconded the motion. CARRIED: The motion carried unanimously 5-0. Ms. Ross presented the board with the September 30, 2012 Salem Trust class action report. She noted that there were no class actions filed or there were settlements received in on behalf of the plan during the quarter. PUBLIC COMMENTS N/A AJOURN There being no further business, and the future meetings are scheduled for the 3rd Thursday of the first month proceeding the quarter. The next regular meeting was scheduled for Thursday January 31, 2013 at 9AM; the Trustees officially adjourned the meeting at 11:22AM. Respectfully submitted, _____________________________ DAVID PIERSON, Secretary