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The Converge Retirement Plan offers two different retirement plans to its pastors, missionaries, district leaders, national staff, and full-time staff of churches or district conference. Many participate in both plans. The first offers a retirement savings account balance that grows with participant contributions and investment earnings. The second offers life time monthly payments during retirement years. The plans have a history of above-market investment returns and low investment fees, which have resulted in periodic ad-hoc increases in monthly payments.
More information is available on this website or contact the Converge Retirement Plan if you wish to speak with the plan administrators. |
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Investment Strategy 2009 |
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Monday, 25 January 2010 |
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BGC Retirement Fund
December 31, 2009
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Fund Asset Allocation
Total Fund Value: $109,769,162.73
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Investment Performance
Total Fund vs. Objectives
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Plan Assets ($mm)
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BGC Retirement Trust |
BGC Defined Contr. Plan |
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$77.08 |
$32.00 | |
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Trustees:
Five Trustees appointed by the BGC’s Board of Overseers are responsible for investment (and related activities) of the Fund’s assets. Each Trustee serves for a term of five years and may serve more than one term, provided there is at least one year interval between terms. |
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Investment Objectives: The Fund’s long term objective is to maximize investment results with
an appropriate level of risk. The overall objective is to generate an
annualized return that exceeds inflation by 3.5% and to match the
return (net of fees and expenses) of a composite of market indices
weighted in proportion to the Fund’s allocation policy.
Investment Policy: The Fund will be diversified between various asset classes and will be
broadly diversified within each asset class. Currently, the Fund is
invested in equities, bonds, real estate, alternative investments, and
cash equivalents.
Equities:
Investments include the equity securities of corporations in the US and
developed foreign countries. The Trustees have elected to passively
invest in this asset class by owning index funds designed to replicate
the US and International market indices, i.e., Dow Jones 5000 Composite
and All Country World (excluding US).
Bonds:
Investments include the debt securities of US corporations, government
and mortgage-related securities. High quality issues are emphasized.
The Trustees actively manage this portfolio with the objective of
matching the Salomon Brothers Broad Index.
Real Estate and Alternative Investments: Investments may include venture capital, real estate, energy and
private equity. Given the non-liquid nature of this asset class,
participation is limited to funds. Currently investments include
private and public real estate diversified geographically and by
property type and a small investment in a private energy related
company. |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 10 February 2010 )
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