EQUITY    
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management GROUP
   CORE EQUITY (As of Mar 31, 2010)   
  

    PIA’s Core Equity Strategy seeks to add value wherever we find opportunity, and are indifferent to style or capitalization constraints.  We identify equities that have consistently grown revenues, earnings, and dividends, if a dividend is paid, and expect to purchase these stocks at reasonable valuations.  We target sectors expected to outperform during different phases of the economic cycle.  We further adjust sector weights based on broad macro supply and demand trends.

  
   INTERNATIONAL VALUE EQUITY (As of Jun 30, 2010)   
  

    PIA’s International Value Equity Strategy seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing in equity securities of non-US companies.  We combine a contrarian and opportunistic value philosophy with a disciplined, bottom-up fundamental stock selection process to achieve strong risk-adjusted returns and build and preserve the wealth of our investors. Our long-term oriented portfolios are limited to 35-55 companies and consists of durable franchises purchased at an appreciable discount to their full worth.  We manage risk through disciplined application of our philosophy and process in all market environments and diversity across industries and geographic regions.

  
   LARGE CAP QUALITY GROWTH (As of Jun 30, 2010)   
  

    The PIA Large Cap Quality Growth strategy seeks long-term growth of capital through investments in equity securities of large cap domestic companies and a limited number of non-US companies.
    Utilizing a rigorous four-part investment process, we seek to hold the stocks of high quality companies when they are attractively priced, focusing at all times on 30 names while diversified broadly across all sectors of the economy.  We combine traditional financial analysis and proprietary qualitative analysis to maintain our focus on the truly great companies that investors want to own through all phases of the market cycle.


  

Equity Indices

Core Equity – Last Updated: Mar 31, 2010

The S&P 500 index includes 500 leading companies in leading industries of the U.S. economy.  The S&P 500 is designed to be a leading indicator of U.S. equities and is meant to reflect the risk/return characteristics of the large cap universe. You cannot invest directly in an index.

International Value Equity – Last Updated: Jun 30, 2010

The MSCI EAFE Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the US & Canada. As of June 2007 the MSCI EAFE Index consisted of the following 21 developed market country indices: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. You cannot invest directly in an index.

Large Cap Quality Growth – Last Updated: Jun 30, 2010

The S&P 500 index includes 500 leading companies in leading industries of the U.S. economy.  The S&P 500 is designed to be a leading indicator of U.S. equities and is meant to reflect the risk/return characteristics of the large cap universe. You cannot invest directly in an index.