SUCCESS IN MULTI-ASSET CLASS INVESTING AGENDA • CI’s multi-manager excellence • Investment Consulting Team and philosophy • Performance highlights • Investment process • Outlook MULTI-MANAGER EXCELLENCE CI INVESTMENT CONSULTING TEAM Alfred Lam, CFA VP & Portfolio Manager Investment strategy / Asset allocations Fund selection/ Currency strategy Communications Lewis Harkes, CFA Senior Analyst Yoonjai Shin, CFA Director Andrew Ashworth Analyst Fund/manager analysis Performance reporting Fund/manager analysis Asset allocations Currency strategy Fund selection Project management Fund/manager analysis Cash flow management Performance reporting Marchello Holditch, CFA Senior Analyst Fund/manager analysis PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT $20 billion in assets under management INDUSTRY RECOGNITION Best Fund of Funds Award - 2011 Best Fund of Funds Award - 2012 Best Global Fixed Income Balanced Award - 2013 Morningstar Awards © Morningstar Inc. All Rights Reserved. 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Portfolio Series Income Fund (Class A) was named Best Global Fixed Income Balanced Fund in February 2013 for the three and five-year periods ending Oct. 31, 2012, out of a category total of 26 and 19 funds, respectively. WHAT ARE YOU INVESTING FOR? For fun? To get exposure to the markets? For stability and to grow wealth? TOTAL RETURN EQUATION Manage/Reduce Optimize Minimize Total return = Asset mix + Alpha + Market Beta + Currency – Tax – Fees Maximize Manage Reduce FORWARD-LOOKING ASSET MIXES 26 Price-Earnings Multiples Based on 12 Month Forward Operating Earnings 26 TSX S&P 500 24 24 22 22 Overweight US 20 20 18 18 16 16 14 14 12 12 10 10 Cumulative returns from April 2011 to August 2013: S&P/TSX -2.8% S&P 500 C$ +40.4% 8 8 86 88 90 92 94 96 98 00 02 04 06 08 10 Bottom Up Earnings Based on CPMS (TSE) and IBES (S&P) Consensus Source: TD Securities 12 14 DYNAMIC INCOME ASSET MIX TO ACHIEVE SUPERIOR RISK-ADJUSTED RETURNS 2011 Q4 2012 Q1 2012 Q2 2012 Q3 2012 Q4 2013 Q1 2013Q 2 Target Cash 12 15 21 21 27 34 24 0% Government & Investment grade debt 49 44 41 41 36 31 44 60% High yield Corporate Bonds 21 22 19 18 15 13 12 20% High-dividend Stocks 18 19 19 20 22 22 20 20% Duration (years) 5.1 4.5 4.2 4.1 4.1 3.3 3.1 Weighting (%) Represented by Portfolio Select Series: Select Income Managed Corporate Class [CIG 2265] Source: CI Investments ACTIVE SECTOR AND STOCK SELECTION Sector Exposure Comparison Financials Energy Materials Industrials Telecom Services Consumer Discretionary Consumer Staples S&P/TSX Index Portfolio Select Series Health Care Utilities Information Technology Cash 0% 5% Source: CI Investments, Wilshire Associates. Data as of July 31, 2013 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% CURRENCY MANAGEMENT ALSO SETS US APART Canadian dollar (US$) 11.7% cumulative added value 1.10 10% hedged 1.00 30% hedged 30% hedged 0.90 50% hedged 0.80 70% hedged 0.70 Jan-08 Jan-09 Jan-10 Dynamic hedging introduced Source: Bloomberg, CI Investments Jan-11 Jan-12 Jan-13 INVESTMENT PROCESS 1. Income markets Long-term Government of Canada bond yield 18 Implications: • Low expected return: ~2% with 100% fixed income 16 14 12 10 • 8 6 4 2 0 1955 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 Average yield of Gov’t of Canada bonds with at least 10 years to maturity Source: TD Securities Increased volatility and downside INVESTMENT PROCESS 2. Power of multi-asset class optimization Base case 25% equity • higher expected return 75% cash • lower volatility INVESTMENT PROCESS 3. Add-on’s to cash 25% equity currencies high yield bonds 75% investment grade REITs • further enhance returns & diversification • reduce volatility • add-on’s to outperform cash Select Income Managed - CIG 2265 INVESTMENT PROCESS 4. Add equity for longer-term horizons Select Income Managed + Canadian equity U.S. equity EAFE equity EM equity SOLUTION FOR AN INVESTOR Expected Return % . .. . PE expansion . Gov’t Bonds GIC For illustration purposes only; there is no guarantee on results 100e 40i60e 100i Volatility OUTLOOK: CANADA VS. U.S. 26 Price-Earnings Multiples Based on 12 Month Forward Operating Earnings 26 TSX S&P 500 24 24 22 22 20 20 18 18 16 16 14 14 12 12 10 10 8 8 86 88 90 92 94 96 98 00 02 04 06 08 10 Bottom Up Earnings Based on CPMS (TSE) and IBES (S&P) Consensus Source: TD Securities 12 14 OUTLOOK: CANADA VS. U.S. Real GDP Growth, Y/Y % Chg GDP growth forecast 6% 4% 2014 2.0% 3.2% Canada 1.6% 2.4% US 2% 0% -2% Forecast -4% US 14:3 13:4 13:1 12:2 11:3 10:1 09:2 08:3 07:4 10:4 Canada -6% Source: CIBC 2013 OUTLOOK: BOND MARKET Even though overnight rates have not changed, bonds have been volatile Government of Canada benchmark bond yields - 5 year GRAPH PERIOD: 1 year ending Sep 10, 2013 Buying Selling Source: Bank of Canada Thank You FOR ADVISOR USE ONLY ®CI Investments and the CI Investments design are registered trademarks of CI Investments Inc. This communication is published by CI. Any commentaries and information contained in this communication are provided as a general source of information and should not be considered personal investment advice. Every effort has been made to ensure that the material contained herein is accurate at the time of publication. 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