2016 Outsourced Chief Investment Officer Survey

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Outsourcing Situation/Staffing Resources

    AVG SIZE OF
INVESTMENT STAFF
Currently outsource or plan to in next 24 months 41% (+10%) 11 (+54%)
Do not outsource, and no plans to do so 59% (-6%) 12 (-32%)
    (change from 2015)

Respondent Organization Type/Staffing Resources/
Outsourcing Situation

ORGANIZATION TYPE   AVG SIZE OF
INVESTMENT STAFF
% THAT
OUTSOURCE/PLAN TO
Corporate pension 36% (+2%) 4 44% (0%)
Public pension 21% (-21%) 23 32% (+9%)
E&F/Nonprofit 25% (+67%) 3 36% (+7%)
Health Care 7% (n/a) 2 36% (n/a)
401(k), 403(b), or 457 DC plan 15% (n/a) 3 52% (n/a)
Other 13% (-43%) 29 48% (+9%)
      (change from 2015)

Regions Represented/Staffing Resources/Outsourcing Situation

REGION   AVG SIZE OF
INVESTMENT STAFF
% THAT
OUTSOURCE/PLAN TO
US/Canada 89% (+7%) 7 41% (+11%)
Europe 7% (-50%) 42 25% (-40%)
Other 5% (+22%) 49 56% (+29%)
      (change from 2015)

Total Investable Portfolio/Staffing Resources/
Outsourcing Situation

PORTFOLIO SIZE   AVG SIZE OF
INVESTMENT STAFF
% THAT
OUTSOURCE/PLAN TO
<$100M 14% (+51%) 2 48% (-30%)
$100M–$500M 16% (+36%) 1 60% (+5%)
$500M–$1B 13% (+79%) 2 52% (-18%)
$1B–$5B 26% (-3%) 3 40% (+50%)
$5B–$15B 13% (-31%) 7 13% (-22%)
>$15B 18% (-29%) 46 31% (-11%)
      (change from 2015)