FOCUSING ON OUTCOMES THAT MATTER. Invested. Together. RUSSELL INVESTMENTS, MONEY MAGAZINE S BEST OF THE BEST 2015 FUND MANAGER

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1 FOCUSING ON OUTCOMES THAT MATTER Invested. Together. RUSSELL INVESTMENTS, MONEY MAGAZINE S BEST OF THE BEST 2015 FUND MANAGER BEST FUND MANAGER 2015

2 INVESTED. TOGETHER. Let s focus on what matters most. Purchasing a new house. Funding a child s education. Retiring at age 60. Sound familiar? At Russell, we work with financial advisers, to help investors dreams become reality. Through our range of investment solutions, we help you focus on what matters most achieving your goals. Together, we can work towards creating better outcomes. This is our commitment to you: Trusted investment approach For more than 40 years, we ve directed the investments of some of the world s largest institutional investors to help them achieve their investment goals. Investors can benefit from that same expertise through our individual funds and our professionally-managed portfolios that we call our Multi-Asset Solutions. We believe that for investors to have the best probability of achieving their desired outcomes, how they invest matters. That s why our investment approach focuses on broad diversification, access to some of the world s leading managers and strategies, and dynamic portfolio management. No matter what stage of life, we believe our solutions can help. Valued partnership experience We believe in the importance of financial advisers which is why we offer you access to the Russell funds via professional financial advisers like yours. That s because advisers are the vital link in helping you reach your retirement and financial goals. They can work with you to develop a long-term wealth plan that is personalised just for you. Your adviser is there to help bring your financial security within reach.

3 RUSSELL MULTI-ASSET SOLUTIONS An investment approach to design, build and manage portfolios with real outcomes in mind. What s the best way to reach desired outcomes? What specific opportunities may give investors the highest probability of success? Does it align with where markets are going? The answers to these questions are the foundation of our investment solutions. Through our multi-asset approach that combines diversification, access to some of the world s leading managers and strategies, and dynamic portfolio management, we believe we can help you reach your desired goals. Broad diversification Russell takes a globally diversified approach to building portfolios and managing risk. We employ timely research and global capital market insights to allocate across a broad mix of equity, fixed income and alternative investments, and a variety of funds and manager strategies. Of course, diversification and multi-asset investing does not assure a profit or protect against loss. UP TO 5 ASSET CLASSES 17 POTENTIAL INVESTMENT FUNDS 75+ MANAGER STRATEGIES A SINGLE MULTI-ASSET SOLUTION CAN HAVE:

4 Access to some of the world s leading managers and strategies We believe an effective multi-asset portfolio is built from the best strategies. That s why we put our efforts into researching independent money managers around the world with the goal of finding top performers. We then combine those managers and their strategies into the funds that make up our portfolios. 16,055 TOTAL INVESTMENT PRODUCTS MONITORED 6,380 INVESTMENT PRODUCTS CONTINUALLY MONITORED AND RESEARCHED 708 INVESTMENT PRODUCTS WITH A PRIMARY HIRE RATING 250 INVESTMENT MANAGERS USED IN RUSSELL FUNDS Data as of 30/09/2014. Dynamic portfolio management Markets are constantly changing. Manager strategies and personnel change as well. That s why we dynamically manage our portfolios, seeking to adapt responsibly to the markets. Russell Portfolio Managers are always looking for ways to actively manage risks and capture return opportunities. Our award-winning manager research approach* allows our Portfolio Managers to quickly identify and change Investment managers as needed. They also rely on our forward-looking market views and capital market insights to identify potential new opportunities and integrate them into the portfolios we manage on your behalf, when and where appropriate. * For a sixth year in a row, Russell was voted among the top two for having the best manager due diligence practices by respondents in a 2014 FundFire survey of nearly 100 consultant relations professionals. MANAGE RISK/RETURN OBJECTIVES OF FUNDS PROACTIVELY RESEARCH MANAGERS IDENTIFY AND INTEGRATE NEW OPPORTUNITIES

5 Improving financial security We understand financial security looks different for every investor. More than anything else, you want to reach your goals. After all, that s the reason you invest in the first place. So, along with your financial adviser, that s what we work toward, every day. Advising clients worldwide* We direct the investments of some of the world s largest investors many responsible for billiondollar portfolios. These institutional investors are trying to do the same thing as many individual investors like you: invest savings, accumulated over time, to potentially create wealth in the future. And, like you, they need to make that outcome as certain as possible. Russell by the numbers 1936 Founded in Tacoma, WA 560+ Investment professionals 3,500+ Research meetings held each year with investment managers around the world $275 billion Assets under management $2.6 trillion Assets under advice 22 Offices worldwide Headquartered in Seattle, WA AT&T, Inc. Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust The Boeing Company Caterpillar Inc. Stichting Bedrijfstakpensioenfonds Zorgverzekeraars (SBZ) Toyota Motor Pension Fund Figures in US dollars. Data as of 30/09/2014; research meetings as at 30/12/2014; Russell offices as at 22/10/2014. * U.S. and non-u.s. clients on this representative list were selected from Russell Investments complete client roster from those who have given permission to publish their names (as of 30/09/2014).

6 Please speak with your Russell Regional Manager for more information. Or visit Issued by Russell Investment Management Ltd ABN , AFS Licence ( RIM ). This document provides general information only and has not been prepared having regard to your objectives, financial situation or needs. Before making an investment decision, you need to consider whether this information is appropriate to your objectives, financial situation and needs. This information has been compiled from sources considered to be reliable, but is not guaranteed. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance. Any potential investor should consider the latest Product Disclosure Statement ( PDS ) in deciding whether to acquire, or to continue to hold, an investment in any Russell product. The PDS can be obtained by visiting or by phoning (02) RIM is part of Russell Investments ( Russell ). Russell or its associates, officers or employees may have interests in the financial products referred to in this information by acting in various roles including broker or adviser, and may receive fees, brokerage or commissions for acting in these capacities. In addition, Russell or its associates, officers or employees may buy or sell the financial products as principal or agent. Copyright 2013 Russell Investments. All rights reserved. R_B_T2R_Retail_V1F_1501