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The Seven Habits of Highly Ineffective Finance and Investment Committees
PRESENTED BY: ROB OLCOT T, FASAE,CAE, CIMA
TREY OLCOT T, CIMA
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Session Goals
• Identify Bad Habits
•Consider best practices
• Access useful tools
•Learn from each other
•Have fun!
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Equipment Check
• Please rate your driving skills. Are you?
A.) Average
B.) Above Average
C.) Below Average
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Audience Says…
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Bad Habit #1
•Poor Group Composition• Knowledge & Perspectives
• Domineering Members
• Wrong Size
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Knowledge & Perspective
• Lack of knowledge, abilities, and perspectives
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Domineering Members
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Size Matters
Poll
How many individuals serve on the committee that oversees your organization’s investments?
1.) Less than 5
2.) 5-7
3.) 8-10
4.) More than 10
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Size Matters
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Bad Habit #2
• Poorly defined purpose• Charters/Bylaws
• Roles and Responsibilities
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Poorly Defined/Understood Purpose
•Charter
•Bylaws
•Roles and Responsibilities
•Does everyone understand?
•Is everyone on the same page?
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An Example
•Poorly structured responsibilities
•Poorly defined roles
Sample:
“The investment policy of the XYZ, and XYZ Foundation, Board of Directors, Executive Committee, Finance Committee, and Treasurer is to prudently manage the investments of all organizations. The investment portfolio should strive for preservation of principal and total return within the bounds of this policy.”
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Bad Habit #3
• Ineffective Meetings & Calls• Necessary?
• Poor Preparation
• Poorly Designed / Planned
• Poorly Run
• Frequency
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Audience Poll
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How often does your finance/investment committee meet to review investments?
A.) Once a monthB.) Once per quarterC.) Once a yearD.) Don’t know
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Checklist for effective meetings
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Bad Habit #4
• Action Bias
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Action Bias
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Audience Poll
Our committee would look to replace underperforming mutual funds after the fund has underperformed for?
1.) 2 Quarters
2.) 1 year
3.) 3 years
4.) 5 years
5.) 10 years
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Bad Habit #5
•Human Behavior• Overconfidence
• Loss Aversion
• Disposition effect
• Regret avoidance
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Bad Habit #6
• Groupthink• Collective Rationalization
• Self Censorship/ Illusion of Unanimity
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Bad Habit #7
• Poor Preparation for Transitions• Leadership
• Institutional Knowledge
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To Do’s
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1.) Review committee charters/investment policy statements
2.) Consider outside expertise on committees
3.) Designated “Devil’s Advocate”
4.) Leader should avoid stating preferences
5.) Survey the group to determine …
6.) Revisit meeting frequency
7.) Be watchful for “Groupthink” symptoms
8.) New member orientation sessions