US Equity: The Classic Alternative

December 2011

Artio Global Management LLC

Presented by:

Tim Devlin, Portfolio Strategist, US Equities, Artio Global Management LLC

What Happened to the “Classic” Asset Class?

This material is provided for informational purposes only and does not in any sense constitute a solicitation or offer for the purchase or sale of securities. The views expressed are also subject to change based on market and other conditions. Furthermore, the opinions expressed do not constitute investment advice or recommendation.

• Domestic stocks dominated institutional investors’ allocations for decades

• More recent diversification into foreign markets and “alternative” investments has often been funded by reducing US equity exposure

• Performance of alternative investments has been mixed (but the fees have been consistent)

• Liability-driven investing (LDI) has also risen, again funded by reducing US equity exposure

• Can LDI produce adequate real returns? Will future contributions be necessary?

• Long time horizon of most institutional investors should allow for greater risk tolerance (and better expected returns) than is often exhibited

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US Equities Have Delivered Strong Long-Term ReturnsBut correspondingly high levels of risk

Source: Center for Research in Security Prices (CRSP); Graduate School of Business, The University of Chicago. Russell Investment Group; BofA ML Small Cap Research. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

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Growth of $112/31/1925-9/30/2011

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Micro 11.8% 32.7%Small 11.1% 26.6%Mid 10.8% 22.6%Large 9.1% 18.0%

A 10 Year Horizon Makes Volatility More Manageable

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Source: Furey Research, FactSet, Ibbotson and Artio Global Management. Past performance does not guarantee future results. For informational purposes only.

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S&P 500 IndexAvg Ann 10 year return: 10.54%Frequency of 10 year loss: 5.19%

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Stocks Have Helped Preserve Purchasing Power Over Time

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SmallcapAvg Ann 10 year return: 8.40%Frequency of 10 year loss: 6.49%

S&P 500 IndexAvg Ann 10 year return: 6.91%Frequency of 10 year loss: 15.58%

Source: Furey Research, FactSet, Ibbotson and Artio Global Management. Past performance does not guarantee future results. For informational purposes only.

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Source: Bloomberg , FactSet and Artio Global Management. Calculated using stocks in the Russell 3000 and Russell Microcap Indexes with duplicate companies removed; market capitalizations and analyst coverage as of 9/30/11.

• 3 analysts, on average, cover companies with under $250 million market cap while 37 cover the four largest

• Some small and microcap companies have no analyst coverage at all

• Limited analyst coverage may result in market inefficiencies and mispricings

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* YTD ending 11/3/11. Source: Bloomberg and Artio Global Management . Reflects data for takeovers of US-based publicly companies.

• Takeovers disproportionately favor smaller companies

US Takeover Activity By Deal Size(2006-2011)

M&A: An Underappreciated Tailwind for Smaller Caps

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• Since 2006, 734 companies in the Russell 2000 Index have been acquired, at an average premium of 32%

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Smaller Acquisitions Have Received Larger Premiums

YTD ending 11/3/11. Source: Bloomberg and Artio Global Management . Reflects data for takeovers of US-based publicly companies.

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There is no such thing as a free lunch!

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Source: Artio Global Management . 1. Excess return calculated by taking the Artio US Midcap Composite gross of fee monthly returns and subtracting the Russell Midcap Index return. Tracking error is the standard deviation of the excess returns. Past performance does not guarantee future results. For informational purposes only.

Annualized Excess Return: 2.5% Tracking Error: 5.1%

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The Equity Risk Premium Remains HighStocks are very attractive versus the risk-free alternative

Source: Bloomberg, Artio Global Management. Calculated using the earnings yield (inverse of forward P/E) on the S&P 500 Index and subtracting the 10 year US Treasury yield (the risk-free alternative). The difference is the equity risk premium – which can be used as an indication of the relative value of stocks to bonds. For informational purposes only.

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Stock Correlations Coming Off Extreme High LevelsGreater dispersion of returns is favorable for stock selection

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Source: Birinyi Associates.This material is provided for informational purposes only and does not in any sense constitute a solicitation or offer for the purchase or sale of securities. The views expressed are also subject to change based on market and other conditions. Furthermore, the opinions expressed do not constitute investment advice or recommendation.

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• Largecap banks still unwinding bad credits, losses

• Working through bad loans, but still selling assets

• Basel III standards to be fully implemented in 2019

• Reinvestment risk, mortgage litigation costs hurt EPS

• Many small and midcap banks have clean balance sheets

• Are banks lending? Better question is where are commercial borrowers?

• We see opportunities in:

• Select regional banks—those with conservative loan loss provisioning and underwriting

• Asset management firms & the credit card industry

FinancialsSlow-motion credit cleansing ongoing

This material is provided for informational purposes only and does not in any sense constitute a solicitation or offer for the purchase or sale of securities. The views expressed are also subject to change based on market and other conditions. Furthermore, the opinions expressed do not constitute investment advice or recommendation.

•After lagging for several years due to the new health care legislation, sector has outperformed YTD through September 30, 2011

•Companies with products or services that reduce costs and have equal or better patient outcomes should thrive in the market, regardless of any impact of the new legislation

•Examples of where we see opportunities include:

•Orphan diseases—First to market provides pricing power

•Medical technology—Less invasive treatment approaches

•Pharmaceuticals—Generic drug manufacturers

This material is provided for informational purposes only and does not in any sense constitute a solicitation or offer for the purchase or sale of securities. The views expressed are also subject to change based on market and other conditions. Furthermore, the opinions expressed do not constitute investment advice or recommendation.

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Healthcare

• We expect emerging markets’ growth to significantly increase demand for hard and soft commodities over the long term

•China, India and Brazil are the world’s emerging consumers

• Strained mining resources may create a significant shortage of hard commodities

• Silver, gold and precious minerals are attractive natural commodities, in our view

MaterialsEmerging economies‘ impact on commodities

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Chart source: University of MichiganThis material is provided for informational purposes only and does not in any sense constitute a solicitation or offer for the purchase or sale of securities. The views expressed are also subject to change based on market and other conditions. Furthermore, the opinions expressed do not constitute investment advice or recommendation.

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• Store closures allow new concepts to enter new markets; saturated and crowded concepts are churned

• Innovation and changes in consumer behavior are a large part of this

• Unemployment rate and luxury goods sales are not correlated in the US

• We see opportunities in luxury goods and select specialty retailers

This material is provided for informational purposes only and does not in any sense constitute a solicitation or offer for the purchase or sale of securities. Artio Global Management LLC may or may not hold any of the above listed companies. The views expressed are also subject to change based on market and other conditions. Furthermore, the opinions expressed do not constitute investment advice or recommendation.

Consumer discretionaryMarket share gain potential & novelty are key considerations

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TechnologyConsumer & enterprise usage trends matter

• Semiconductors and hardware industries still the most cyclical in tech

• Semi use in autos, industrials, white goods and computing is smoothing out inherent lumpiness

• Cloud computing is a cost-savings/utilization play with legs

• Trending user behavior is taxing the network with heavy payloads and storage demands

• Our investment focus includes: changing hardware formats, network management and the storing of heavy data and mobility

This material is provided for informational purposes only and does not in any sense constitute a solicitation or offer for the purchase or sale of securities. Artio Global Management LLC may or may not hold any of the above listed companies. The views expressed are also subject to change based on market and other conditions. Furthermore, the opinions expressed do not constitute investment advice or recommendation.

What Happened to the “Classic” Asset Class?

This material is provided for informational purposes only and does not in any sense constitute a solicitation or offer for the purchase or sale of securities. The views expressed are also subject to change based on market and other conditions. Furthermore, the opinions expressed do not constitute investment advice or recommendation.

• Domestic stocks offer strong return potential and help protect long-term purchasing power

• Smaller stocks have a long-term return advantage, are under-analyzed and often benefit disproportionately from company takeovers- Also better suited for active management than larger stocks

• The pendulum has swung too far away from equities and toward alternatives- “A compensation scheme masquerading as an asset class”

• News Alert: Investing involves risk!- Stocks: long history helps understand the uncertainty- Alternatives: opaque, uncertain, unlimited … but marketed quite differently

• All things being equal, you can afford to be more aggressive (i.e., take on more risk) with a longer time horizon

“Classic” never goes out of style

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