2018-059 - Approving the City's Statement of Investment Policy

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7.3 Selection Process - City of Santa Ana Broker -Dealer Questionnaire The City's Treasury investment staff shall investigate all institutions which wish to do business with the City as a Qualified City of Santa Ana Broker -Dealer, in order to determine if they are adequately capitalized, make markets in securities appropriate to the City's needs, certify having read and understood the City of Santa Ana Annual Statement of Investment Policy and agreeing to abide by the conditions set forth therein. This will be done by having the Financial Institutions complete and return the appropriate City of Santa Ana Broker -Dealer Questionnaire, along with their most current FINRA Report and Audited Financial Statement (available within one -hundred, twenty (120) days of the Institution's fiscal year-end). Audited Financial Statements may be made available online. Financial Institutions currently certified as Qualified City of Santa Ana Broker -Dealers shall complete and return the appropriate City of Santa Ana Broker -Dealer Questionnaire bi-annually, but shall be subject to the Audited Financial Statement and FINRA annual reporting requirements annually. However, if the interaction with a currently certified Qualified City of Santa Ana Broker -Dealer is limited to investment trades through an electronic trading platform, then the Broker -Dealer is exempt from completion of a questionnaire, but shall remain subject to the Audited Financial Statement and FINRA reporting requirements annually. 7.4 Selection Criteria In selecting external Broker -Dealers, past performance, stability, financial strength, reputation, area of expertise, and willingness and ability to provide the highest investment return at the lowest cost to the City within the parameters of this Investment policy and the California Government Code shall be primary considerations. Investment staff will only conduct business with registered representatives of broker-dealers that have a minimum of three (3) years continuous experience working for a primary dealer or five (5) years continuous experience working for a non -primary dealer. Investment staff will only purchase or sell securities from registered representatives that possess an active Series 7 license, an active Series 66 license, or an active Series 63 license, and who submit a FINRA form U4 (employment history) and a current FINRA form U5 Disclosure Statement and have completed the City's Broker -Dealer questionnaire. 7.5 List of Approved Financial Institutions/Qualified Broker -Dealers The Treasury and Customer Services Manager shall maintain a list of Financial Institutions/Qualified Broker -Dealers authorized to provide investment services to the City, along with their FINRA Report. 8.0 AUTHORIZED AND SUITABLE INVESTMENTS 8.1 Allowable Investment Instruments — State Law California Government Code Section 53601 establishes allowable investment City of Santa - Annual $ pa�C July 1, 2018 - Statement of Investment Policy 5 C ^ 1 4 June 30, 2019