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Pennsylvania Association of School Business Officials Annual Conference Seminar Topic: Investment: Assessing Risk and Maximizing Returns in the Current Interest Rate Environment March 19, 2003
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Seminar Presenters Gregory A. Ewing Senior Vice President Parker/Hunter Incorporated Paul V. Kelly Business Manager Pocono Mountain School District Jeffrey T. Sultanik, Esq. Fox, Rothschild, O’Brien & Frankel, LLP
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Legal School District Investments Securities Legal Investments Business Managers’ Liability Lessons from Black/Devon and Bentley
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Securities Creation Issuance Registration Disclosure and information Deceit, misrepresentation, other fraud and manipulation
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Legal Investments Consistent with sound business principles - Prudent investor standard of care Purchases made by treasurer or resolution adopted by the Board
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Investments 1)U.S. Treasury Bills 2)Short-Term Obligations 3)Deposits in Savings Accounts or Time Deposits or Share Accounts
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Investments 4)Various Obligations of U.S. or Commonwealth 5)Shares of an Investment Company 6)Pooled Assets
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Business Manager Liability School district’s discipline or dismissal Negligence Willful or criminal violation Political Subdivision Tort Claims Act Legal Regulatory
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Lessons from Black/Devon Reports from the investment advisor Invest in legal securities Have and follow Board approved investment policy Investment pool should have top rating Black’s collateralized investment pool (derivatives)
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Lessons from Bentley Do not invest in “privately held notes” Created Issued Registered Communication to and from the registered investment advisor
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Lessons from Bentley Required “due diligence” Check with SEC to determine registration Have legality of investment and any agreements reviewed by solicitor Do not rely on another school district’s work Utilize investment firms and investment advisors that have a proven track record Regularly request updates and verifications from all investment advisors or firms
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Evaluating Investment Risk Credit Risk (know your investment provider) Market/Interest Rate Risk (know your investments) Collateral/Safekeeping (know how your assets are protected)
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Maximizing Returns Cash Flow Analysis and Application Matching Assets to Liabilities Diversification Investment Providers Investment Types
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Resources Available to the Business Office In-house Staff Associated Professionals (Solicitor, Bond Counsel, Auditor) Investment Providers Independent Investment Consultant
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