Online screening questionnaire – Institutional Investors (USA)

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Thanks!

Just before we start, I would like to reassure you that any information you provide us with will be treated as confidential, and we will always hold the information you give securely, and delete it when no longer needed. Neither your name, nor the name of your organisation will be revealed to our client.

We conduct all studies in accordance with the UK Market Research Society Code of Conduct and, if you no longer wish to take part in the research, you can tell your interviewer at any time, and we will stop our conversation.

Can we proceed on the basis of the above?*

Yes

Thank-you for the time you have taken to review this discussion – I will contact you about different projects in the future, if this is of interest to you?

SQ 1) Could I begin by checking, which one of the following best describes the organisation for which you invest?*

a) Corporate Pension Fund (Defined Benefit)

b) Corporate Pension Fund (Hybrid DB / DC)

c) Corporate Pension Fund (DC Only)

d) Insurance Group

e) Don’t know/Refused

f) Other (please specify below)

Please select one option: SINGLE CODE

Please specify*

SQ 2) And which of the following best describes your role or title?*

a) Chief Investment Officer (CIO)

b) Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

c) Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

d) Portfolio Manager / Senior Portfolio Manager

e) Investment Analyst / Senior Investment Analyst

f) Trustee Chair

g) Investment Consultant

h) Professional Trustee

i) Don’t know/Refused

j) Other (please specify below)

Please select one option: SINGLE CODE

Please specify*

SQ 3) How many years have you been in your current or any other similar previous roles?*

a) Less than 1 year

b) 1 – 2 years

c) 3 – 4 years

d) 5 or more years

Please select one option: SINGLE CODE

SQ 4) And which of the following best describes your use of Investment consultants?*

a) We use investment consultants for both investment strategy and manager research and selection

b) We use investment consultants for assistance with investment strategy development, but manager research and selection are conducted in-house

c) We use investment consultants for assistance with manager research and selection only

d) We don’t use investment consultants in any material way

e) Don’t know/Refused

Please select one option: SINGLE CODE

SQ 5) For each of the following, can you indicate whether this is i) the sole focus of your role; ii) a major focus of your role; iii) something with which you have some involvement; or iv) something with which you have no involvement?*

	Sole focus	Major focus	Some involvement	No Involvement
a) Setting strategic and tactical asset allocations across your portfolios / models
b) Third-party manager due diligence (investment / operational / commercial)
c) Final selection of third-party managers

Please select one cell for each row: SINGLE “Click” (for each row)

SQ 6) What is the total AUM / AUA for which you are responsible (roughly, at last valuation of assets and liabilities) ?*

a) Less than $1B

b) $1B-$5B

c) $5B-$10B

d) $10B-$50B

e) $50B-$100B

f) $100B+

g) Don’t know/Refused

Please select one option: SINGLE CODE

SQ 7) Do you personally specialise in any particular asset class, or do you cover multiple asset classes?*

a) No specialism - cover whole portfolio

b) Long only equities

c) Liquid Alts (including hedge funds)

d) Long only bonds

e) Alternative credit

f) Real Assets generally

g) Real Estate generally

h) Sustainable Investing

i) Don’t know/Refused

f) Other (please specify below)

Please select one or more options: MULTICODE

Please specify*

SQ 8a) Thinking about your total assets for which you are responsible (either alone or with others in your core team), what proportion are allocated to: (a) active managers; (b) private markets; (c) index / passive managers or (multi) factor exposures; and to (d) internally managed strategies / mandates?*

a) Third-party active managers (funds or mandates)

b) Private Markets (direct, co-investment or managed)

c) Third-party index funds, ETFs or (multi)factor

d) Internally managed strategies / mandates

e) Other real assets

Please select % above: SINGLE NUMBER FOR EACH ROW (CHECK TOTAL SUMS TO 100%)

SQ 8b) Can you tell us what proportion of assets for which you are personally responsible (either alone, or with others in your core group) are allocated to the following? We’re looking for best guesses.*

a) Listed Equities / Fixed Income

b) Private Equity / Credit

c) Real Assets

d) Real Estate

e) Other Real Assets

Please select % above: SINGLE NUMBER FOR EACH ROW (CHECK TOTAL SUMS TO 100%)

SQ 9a) Thinking about the following managers, please can you tell me which of the following best applies?*

	0) I have never heard of them	1) I just know the name	2) I have a baseline familiarity & understanding	3) I have good working knowledge of their capabilities	4) We’ve worked together in the past	We’re currently working with them
AXA IM
BlackRock
Blackstone
JP Morgan AM
KKR
Franklin Templeton
Invesco

SQ 10) Thank-you – although your feedback will be completely confidential, our client, Illuminas, a research & insights consultancy who will be moderating interviews, would prefer to know the name of the company you currently work at ahead of your interview. This is just to provide background context for the interview moderator, and to ensure that your interviewer can focus on discussing the most relevant subject areas. Only the research team at Illuminas will have access to this information, which will then be removed after the project closes. The name of your company will NOT be shared with the sponsor or anyone else outside of the research team.

Please note, this is not mandatory for participation, you can withdraw this consent at any time, and any views you share will only be taken as your personal views, not representative of your business.

May we share your company name for the above purpose only?*

a) Yes – I consent to revealing my company name to the moderator / research team alone.

b) No

Please select one option: SINGLE CODE

SQ 11) Finally, can you tell us a little bit about what a typical workday is like for you? What are your main areas of responsibility?*

Please describe above: (in a minimum of two sentences)

SQ 12) Thanks, you seem to be the type of person we are considering for in this project, so I’d like to make sure you have the technology needed for your interview. Will you have access to a reliable Internet connection and a laptop or desktop PC in a quiet location where you will not be disturbed during the discussion?*

a) Yes

b) No

Please select one option: SINGLE CODE

SQ 13) Great! Our client, Illuminas would like to keep an audio recording of your interview for analysis purposes and to help with notetaking, so they can focus on the discussion. The recording will not be shared with anyone outside of the project team and will only be retained for 3 months, after which time it will be securely destroyed. Please note that because the interview will be conducted on Teams, if you turn your webcam on during the call the video footage will be included in the recording. If you would prefer not to have this included, please keep your webcam turned off. This is not mandatory for taking part.

Are you comfortable with this?*

a) Yes

b) No

Q14) Great! Thank you for the time you have taken to answer these screening questions - we are interviewing between Monday 12th and Monday 19th February (preferably after 3pm HKT) - could you advise of two or three suitable interview times, so that we can speak for up to 45 minutes when it’s mutually convenient. *

Earliest Date and Time*

Next Date and Time (if available)

Q15) Thank-you - I would be grateful if you could confirm a few final details:

Name*

Job Title*

Job title of person you report to*

Phone (inc international dialling code)*

Email*

LinkedIn profile link