Accurate performance measurement is a

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1 Accurate performance measurement is a cornerstone in the investment management process. For both monitoring success and communicating results, the Archer platform delivers performance that supports GIPS standards. With Archer s integrated composite membership and exception tools, the process of maintaining composites and providing information needed for verifications has never been easier. And because reporting is the foundation for reviewing and sharing results, Archer puts reports at your fingertips throughout the platform. The following information highlights the method of Archer s performance measurement and the means of extracting it to review, publish and share. With the peace of mind that a solid foundation provides, you can work on creating investment performance while Archer helps you report the results. Performance Measurement Compliant with GIPS Archer supports investment management teams efforts to comply with the performance measurement standards specified in the Global Investment Performance Standards Handbook, 3rd Edition, Requirements for Input Data, Calculation Methodologies, Composite Construction, and Wrap/SMA specifications are fully met. Archer uses daily valuations that include accrued income to calculate performance. This results in a true time-weighted return that supports GIPS performance reporting requirements all flows are reflected in your performance effective on the day that they occur. Through its bottom-up calculation methodology, Archer is able to calculate, store, aggregate and report returns for all asset classes at the individual account or sleeve level, at the Wrap/SMA or group level, and at the composite or firmwide level. Archer provides many options for performance reporting to support managers varied needs. Reports are at the ready to help find outliers, report composite performance, or obtain client-ready performance summaries Archer. All rights reserved. archerims.com

2 True Time-Weighted Performance The foundation for accurate reporting of investment results throughout Archer 2016 Archer. All rights reserved. 2

3 Complete Composite Reporting Choose from several composite views for a variety of periods. Establish a total firm composite to simplify the monitoring of firmwide portfolios across all channels. Ensure Data Integrity for Accurate Results Critical to accurate performance measurement is the validity of underlying data. Items such as unreconciled accounts, inactive or unpriced securities, and missing exchange rates for international portfolios impact performance accounting and reporting functions. Investment management teams are afforded easy access to underlying performance data with Archer, simplifying the process of ensuring performance accuracy. Performance Monitoring at Every Level Multi-level performance calculation is a complex endeavor. Transactions at the account level, membership changes at the group level, accrual or fee allocations at the firm level, and securities changes at the market level necessitate a dynamic, detail-based, auditable performance calculation methodology. Archer handles performance calculation at all levels, and provides investment management teams the ability to efficiently monitor the performance impact of investment decisions Archer. All rights reserved. 3

4 Easily generate, analyze and share on-the-fly reports. Report Investment Results and Facilitate Performance Verification Archer allows for powerful on-the-fly or periodic reporting of performance results. From firmwide views segmented by portfolio manager for internal purposes, to sophisticated and personalized reports for client meetings, the fully integrated Archer performance engine provides investment management teams with readily accessible information, formatted for easy analysis and simple sharing. In addition, Archer s fully integrated performance functionality, including the automated creation of composite exception paperwork, allows for simplified Performance Verification across all of the investment manager s accounts, portfolios, and investor channels. Automatically record composite exceptions for specified transactions Archer. All rights reserved. 4

5 Represent Your Brand as Well as Your Results With available custom report packages, you can create reports with a high level of customization. Match your firm s branding and corporate design standards and include manager commentary with a package delivered in PDF format. These can be used for on-demand client meetings, or generated in bulk for quarterly statements Archer. All rights reserved. 5