1. Saint Mary’s University Pension Plan Annual General Meeting June 2011

2. 2 Governance Overview and Financial Report – Vice Chair, Pension Committee Pension Plan Investments – Mercer Report from Custodian and Record keeper – Sun Life Financial Open Forum - Member comments and questions Members’ Luncheon Agenda

3. Year in Review 2010/11 has generally been a year of continuing recovery for investors, but there is still unpredictability in the markets Pension Committee continues to focus on  Administering the plan prudently  Monitoring pension plan investments and our agents  Providing appropriate information support and tools to members  Finalist award for Pension Governance - Benefits Canada event,Toronto  Commenced review of Target Date Funds

4. Pension Governance – Mission Statement The University and Pension Committee maintain the Pension Plan to assist Plan Members to achieve financial security in retirement. This assistance will take two forms: Optimization of the pension plan Timely provision of information and tools to support pension plan members in making informed and rational decisions regarding their retirement income Our objective is to be 100% compliant with the Capital Accumulation Plan Guidelines as established by the Joint Forum of Financial Market Regulators.

5. Monitoring Comprehensive annual review of investments  Information provided by our consultants as events occur  Information available on Sponsor Website 24/7  Yvan Breton (Mercer) to provide update today Regular review of other areas  competitiveness of fees  member asset allocations

6. Member Support As pension plan member, you direct the investment of your pension assets  Members have the responsibility to use the tools and information provided to make appropriate investment choices  This may involve getting independent financial advice Pension Committee’s responsibilities  Provide access to the right tools and information  Monitor use/utility of tools and information  Stay current with changes in pension environment  Respond to your feedback and questions

7. 7 Saint Mary's University Pension Assets ($ millions) - March 31, 2011

8. 8 The above distribution shows the proportion of members in the various asset allocation portfolios → 792 of 848 SMU plan members (93% ) participate in the asset allocation portfolios → 98 members have a different allocation portfolio for employee and employer contributions → 295 plan members are using Build-Your-Own strategy Saint Mary's University Asset Allocation Portfolios - March 31, 2011

9. 9 Pension Plan – education opportunities for plan members Sun Life Information Sessions  Information for Recently Hired Members –Getting Started in the Plan  Harvest your Savings Pension information tailored to members nearing retirement  Annual Retirement Seminar  One-on-one consulting – first session paid by SMU  Book purchase on retirement lifestyle Canada Pension Plan information session Pension Education Survey – February 2011  673 members received an invitation, 238 or 38.3% participated  Pension Education Committee reviewing responses HR Department one-on-one orientation sessions for new members Pension Website (SLF and SMU) Quarterly statements Annual General Meeting Pension Committee met 4 times in 2010 and 3 times so far in 2011

10. 10 Pension Plan – financial / budget report The pension committee has adequate funding to operate effectively: Operating funding  $65,000 annual budget provided by SMU 2010/11 expenses  $57,400 (pension consulting, member meetings and training, investment monitoring, information return to pension superintendent, member communication) Accumulated reserve for pension administration  increased from $53,700 to $64,300 ($53,700 + $7,600 surplus + $3,300 interest - $300 admin fee)

11. Conclusion The pension plan continues to recover from the 2008-09 downturn  Continuing confidence in the overall integrity of plan design and processes/relationships Committee is here for you  Tell us what we can do to support you

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