Threadneedle Pensions Property Fund (TPEN)
Transcript of Threadneedle Pensions Property Fund (TPEN)
Threadneedle Pensions Property Fund (TPEN)
Moira Gorman – Client Director
October 2014
Threadneedle is an active manager with capabilities across a wide range of asset classes
Our business focus is active asset management
£92.8 billion in assets under management
715 full time staff members, with 157 investment professionals
Owned by Ameriprise Financial, a strong and supportive parent
Our business is global, serving a wide range of institutional, wholesale and retail clients
Coverage spans US, Europe, Asia and Middle East
Local offices in 17 countries
Threadneedle – established, active and global
Source: Threadneedle as at 30 June 2014. AUM includes externally managed funds under administration.
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Threadneedle Total AUM – £92.8 billion
Equities60.1%
Fixed income29.9%
Cash2.4%
Property7.7%
A significant manager
Over £7.6 billion of property assets across a diversified range of funds
A stable and experienced investment team
The key fund managers have been in continuous group employment for over 19 years
A distinctive approach sets us apart
Focus on maintaining high-income yields across the portfolios
A market leading track record
A consistent investment strategy has delivered long-term outperformance from a broad range of property vehicles
Threadneedle Property Investments Limited Our credentials
Source: Threadneedle Investments as at 30 September 2014.
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UK commercial property Recent market context
Source: CBRE, IMA / IPD Monthly Index as at 30 September 2014.
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Threadneedle investment philosophy
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Threadneedle Pensions Property Fund (TPEN)
Fund Manager Nathan Hargreaves
Fund Size £1.3 billion
Vehicle UK Based Life Company
Dealing Daily
Benchmark IPD All Balanced Fund Index - Weighted Average (PPFI)
Investor Base Pension Fund investors only
Share Classes Accumulation only (rent reinvested)
Investor Type c.80% DB, 20% DC
Asset Exposure Property, cash, indirect
Investment restrictions
No single asset >15% by value of fund’s asset value
No tenant responsible for >10% of fund’s rental income, unless the tenant is a government entity or AAA rated tenant or Standard and Poors/equivalent
Exposure to third party investments restricted to10% of fund’s asset value
The fund is permitted to use leverage up to 10% of fund asset value
The fund will aim to maintain a cash liquidity margin of 5- 15% of fund asset value, with a hard cap of 20% (subject to managers discretion)
Temporary inflow control mechanism has been invoked to protect the interests of existing investors.
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Source: Threadneedle as at 30 September 2014.
Performance
Fund strategy
Investment – purchases and sales
Liquidity / cash management
Total responsibility for all other aspects of portfolio
Assisted by Investment Surveyor
Fund Manager
Value creation / value protection
Pro-active management
Individual property strategy
Control of rent reviews / lease renewals / re-lettings
Control of re-structuring / re---gearing
Control of refurbishments
Client control of Property Managers
Asset Manager
Building services
Service charges
Tenant covenants
Landlord covenants
Licences for alterations / assignment
Serious rent arrears
Dilapidations
Minor building works
Property Manager
Working with specialists
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TPEN Portfolio characteristics
Source: Threadneedle / IPD Monthly Index as at 30 September 2014.1. Source: CBRE Independent Valuation as at 30 September 2014.2 Miscellaneous refers to direct properties not included in the other categories. Examples include Residential property, Leisure, Healthcare and Agricultural assets.Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
Net Fund Value £1.3 billion
Asset exposure Property, cash, indirect (3%)
Cash 5.6%
Number of properties 251
Average lot size £5.0 million
Total passing rent £87.5 million p.a.
Number of tenancies 1,083
Key tenants Top 10 tenants form 22.4% of total rent roll
Fund IPD Benchmark
Net initial yield 6.4%1 5.6%
Equivalent yield 7.6% 6.6%
Average term to break 6.7 years 8.1 years
Vacancy rate 11.0% 7.9%
Portfolio weighting – Geographical spli2
Portfolio weighting – Geographical split
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Scotland4.0%
East4.5%
Midlands8.6%
London32.1%
South29.4%
Yorks / Humberside
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North6.4%
Wales3.4%
NI1.2%
Portfolio weighting relative to IPD Monthly Index
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Shopping Centres
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TPEN performance track record vs IPD – September 2014
Total return (Net of fees) 3 months 1 year 3 years 5 years 10 years
TPEN1 4.6 18.2 8.1 8.8 5.3
AREF/IPD All Balanced Property Fund Index 4.0 16.8 7.4 9.6 4.2
Relative performance +0.6 +1.4 +0.7 -0.8 +1.1
1 Source: Threadneedle as at 30 September 2014. 3 years, 5 years, and 10 years annualised. Based on NAV to NAV (Net of Fees).Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
Long-term outperformance
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Heals Building, Tottenham Ct Road, W1Sector Prime London Retail/ OfficeValuation £61.5m (NEY @ 5.25%)
Location: Dramatically improving pitch as a result of London Cross Rail. Tottenham Ct Road (300m to the south) will be one of London’s busiest, multi nodal transport hubsRetail Component: 106,000 sq ft let to Heals/Habitat until 2026/2021. Rents reflecting £20-£25 per sq ft
Office Component: 84,000 sq ft – let on short term leases at an average rent reflecting £27.50 per sq ft. Rental values suppressed due to period office configuration
AM Initiatives:Refurbish 1930s offices to 21st Century Grade A specificationRadically improve vertical circulation – provide central lift core and feature atriumRefurbishment budget – £9m (£218 per sq ft)Re-let @ £62.50 per sq ft overallProjected profit on cost: £15-20m
TPEN Property case study Key Asset Management Initiative for 2013/14 (Confidential)
Unlock latent value gain through pro- active AM
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Income return 6.4%1, versus market 5.6%
Strong diversification
Highly liquid portfolio – average lot size: £5.0 million1
Significant potential to add value through active asset management
£6.7 million p.a. of contractual rental uplift
Strategically positioned
Minimal exposure to troubled sub-markets
Significant Central London weighting
No exposure to volatile property shares
No speculative development
No debt
TPEN Strategically well positioned
1 Source: Independent CBRE valuation as at 30 September 2014.Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
A well balanced, highly diversified portfolio
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Appendices AP
Biographies
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JAMES RIGGDirector
James Rigg joined Threadneedle in January 1995 as a director where he manages the Zurich Assurance Ltd AL Property Fund. He started his career in 1990 working for Jones Lang Wootton as a Chartered Surveyor and then moved to Nikko Securities in 1994 as a Stockbroker. James graduated from Exeter University with a BA (Hons) in Philosophy and also received a postgraduate diploma in Estate Management from Southbank University. James is also an associate member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. Threadneedle start date: 1995 Industry start date: 1990
NATHAN HARGREAVESFund Manager
Nathan Hargreaves joined Threadneedle in 2005 and is manager of the Threadneedle Pensions Property Fund, focusing on fund strategy and the sale and acquisition of property investment stock. Nathan has gained a broad range of property experience, starting off as a Building Surveyor, moving into the occupational agency, before specialising in commercial property investment.
Nathan holds a degree in Building Surveying and a Diploma in Surveying from Reading University and is also a Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.
Threadneedle start date: 2005 Industry start date: 1998
Biography
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MOIRA GORMANClient Director
Moira Gorman joined Threadneedle Investments in 2012 as a Relationship Management and Sales Director in the UK institutional team. In this role she is responsible for managing relationships with Threadneedle’s existing public sector and Corporate DB clients as well as growing and diversifying the company’s client base in the public sector.
Before joining Threadneedle, Moira held relationship management roles at State Street Global Advisors and Aviva Investors. She gained a degree in Economics from the Australian National University in Canberra in 1994, passed the CFA Level 1 in 2005 and also holds the IMC.
Threadneedle start date: 2012 Industry start date: 1999
All of the funds in the Threadneedle Pensions (TPEN) range are operated as single priced funds. Although all of the funds are operated to the same set of pricing procedures, the effect of these procedures varies from one fund to another, because of variations in the purchase and encashment expenses associated with different types of assets within each fund.
On each dealing day we calculate a price per unit for each TPEN fund which is based on the mid-market value of all of the assets of the fund. This unit price does not take account of any purchase expenses that would be incurred if we had to invest new cash flowing into the fund, nor any encashment expenses if we had to sell assets within the fund purely to meet redemptions of units by clients.
The size of the allowances to cover purchase or encashment expenses depends upon the nature of the assets within the fund.
If a TPEN fund is experiencing strong cash inflows, the fund manager may need to buy more assets for the fund, in which case it is likely that the single dealing price will be set at a level which includes the dilution adjustment for purchases (105.50p for commercial property).
If a TPEN fund is experiencing strong cash outflows, the fund manager may need to sell some of the assets of the fund to raise cash, in which case it is likely that the single dealing price will be set at a level which includes the dilution adjustment for encashments (98.70p for commercial property)
Ultimately, the objective of setting the dealing price at one of these levels is a matter of preventing dilution of the investment returns of the fund. Changes to the price level protect existing investors from the expense effect of new investors coming into the fund, and protects the remaining investors against the expense effect of investors leaving the fund. Dilution adjustments are levied for the benefit of existing investors, not for Threadneedle.
Implications of using the single dealing price to value clients’ unitholdings
Generally speaking, we use the single dealing price of a TPEN fund as the valuation price of units in our valuation reports for clients. So the unit price used for valuations is the same as the actual dealing price that existed on the dealing day that is being used as the basis of the valuation. If the dealing price of a fund happened to have been set at the highest level on the day of the valuation, then the effect could be to over-state the apparent value of the unitholding. Had your unitholding been sold on the valuation day, then the effect of that sale might have been great enough to prevent the dealing price to be set at the highest level or even the lowest level.
Important information – Valuation & Cost of buying and selling investments
Dilution adjustments Unit price at mid market asset value
Unit price with dilution adjustment for purchase
Unit price with dilution adjustment for encashments
Fund investing in Property 5.50% on purchases 1.3% on sales
100.00p 105.50p 98.70p
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Past performance is not a guide to future performance.
The value of investments and any income is not guaranteed and can go down as well as up and may be affected by exchange rate fluctuations. This means that an investor may not get back the amount invested.
Performance figures relating to a fund or a representative account may differ from that of other separately managed accounts due to such differences as cash flows, charges, applicable taxes, and differences in investment strategy and restrictions.
The research and analysis included in this document has been produced by Threadneedle Investments for its own investment management activities, may have been acted upon prior to publication and is made available here incidentally. Any opinions expressed are made as at the date of publication but are subject to change without notice and should not be seen as investment advice. Information obtained from external sources is believed to be reliable but its accuracy or completeness cannot be guaranteed.
Threadneedle provides insurance policies that entitle to holder to the value determined with reference to the underlying investment in a pooled pension fund. The holder of a policy does not own the units in the selected fund.
Threadneedle does not give investment advice. References to individual securities, strategies or funds should not be read as a recommendation to buy, sell or hold them. The specialist and strategy pooled funds referred to in this document are not available for direct investment by the public. If you are in doubt about the suitability of any investment, you should speak to your financial adviser.
Tax treatment depends on individual circumstances. Tax concessions are not guaranteed and tax legislation may change in the future.
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