Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
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2017 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report For Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2017 NYSLRS New York State and Local Retirement System A pensionN trustY fundS ofL the RStateS of New York Office of the New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli 2017 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report For Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2017 New York State and Local Retirement System Employees’ Retirement System Police and Fire Retirement System A pension trust fund of the State of New York Prepared by the staff of the NYSLRS New York StateN andY LocalS RetirementLR SystemS Contents Introduction Professional Awards .............................................................................................................................9 Letter of Transmittal .......................................................................................................................... 11 Administrative Organization ................................................................................................................. 17 Advisory Committees ............................................................................................................. 17 New York State and Local Retirement System Organization Chart ....................................................... 22 Overview of the New York State and Local Retirement System ...................................................................... 23 By the Numbers ................................................................................................................................ 27 Members and Retirees ............................................................................................................ 27 Retirees in New York State ....................................................................................................... 28 Annual Benefit Payments Within New York State ........................................................................... 29 Annual Benefit Payments Within the United States ........................................................................ 30 Annual Benefit Payments Outside the United States ....................................................................... 30 2 Contents | New York State and Local Retirement System Contents continued Financial Independent Auditors’ Report .............................................................................................................. 33 Management’s Discussion and Analysis (Unaudited) .................................................................................. 35 Basic Financial Statements................................................................................................................... 40 Combining Basic Statement of Fiduciary Net Position ..................................................................... 40 Combining Basic Statement of Changes in Fiduciary Net Position ....................................................... 41 Notes to Financial Statements .................................................................................................. 42 Required Supplementary Information (Unaudited) .................................................................................... 70 Schedule of Changes in the Employers’ Net Pension Liability and Related Ratios (Unaudited) ................... 70 Schedule of Employer Contributions (Unaudited) .......................................................................... 72 Schedule of Investment Returns (Unaudited) ................................................................................ 73 Notes to Required Supplementary Information (Unaudited) ............................................................. 73 Other Supplementary Information ......................................................................................................... 74 Schedule of Administrative Expenses .......................................................................................... 74 Schedule of Investment Expenses .............................................................................................. 75 Schedule of Consulting Fees ..................................................................................................... 76 Independent Auditors’ Report on Internal Control ..................................................................................... 77 2017 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report | Contents 3 Contents continued Investment Overview of Investments ..................................................................................................................... 81 Investment Results ............................................................................................................................ 92 Investment Summary ......................................................................................................................... 93 Asset Allocation — March 31, 2017 ........................................................................................................ 94 Global Equity Performance .................................................................................................................. 95 Domestic Equity Portfolio — Ten Largest Holdings ..................................................................................... 98 Fixed Income Portfolio and Comparison .................................................................................................. 99 Fixed Income Performance .................................................................................................................100 Fixed Income Portfolio — Ten Largest Holdings ........................................................................................101 Real Estate Portfolio ..........................................................................................................................102 Alternative Investments Summary ........................................................................................................103 Domestic Equity Management Fees ......................................................................................................104 Domestic Equity Commissions — Internally Managed ................................................................................105 Domestic Equity Commissions — Externally Managed ...............................................................................106 International Equity Management Fees ..................................................................................................108 International Equity Commissions — Internally Managed ...........................................................................109 International Equity Commissions — Externally Managed...........................................................................110 Global Fixed Income Management Fees .................................................................................................113 Long-Term Domestic Bond Transactions — Internally Managed ....................................................................114 Long-Term Domestic Bond Transactions — Externally Managed ...................................................................115 Short-Term Domestic Bond Transactions — Internally Managed ...................................................................116 Real Estate Management and Incentive Fees (Expensed) ............................................................................117 Real Estate Management and Incentive Fees (Capitalized) ..........................................................................118 Private Equity Management Fees (Expensed) ..........................................................................................119 Private Equity Management Fees (Capitalized) .........................................................................................120 Private Equity — Fee, Expense and Carried Interest Analysis .......................................................................121 Absolute Return Strategy Management and Incentive Fees .........................................................................122 Opportunistic Funds Management and Incentive Fees (Expensed) ................................................................123 Opportunistic Funds Management and Incentive Fees (Capitalized) ..............................................................124 Real Assets Management Fees (Expensed) ..............................................................................................125 Consultant and Advisor Fees ...............................................................................................................126 4 Contents | New York State and Local Retirement System Contents continued Actuarial Statement of the Actuary ...................................................................................................................129 Actuarial Cost Method and Valuation ....................................................................................................131 Elements of the Actuarial Valuation ......................................................................................................133 Actuarial Valuation Balance Sheets .......................................................................................................137 Local Government Employers’ Final Contribution Rates for Select Plans .........................................................139 Contribution Rate Trend for Local Governments .......................................................................................141