Manager Assistant

YVONNE E. BATES

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Jersey City, New Jersey 07305 *************@***.***

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Assistant Portfolio Manager

Portfolio Management - Retirement Services - Investment Manager

Selection

An accomplished financial services professional with extensive investment

industry experience which includes 9 years of employment in the Pension

Fund Department of a major corporation. Exposure to a broad range of

traditional and alternative asset classes. Experience in assessing the

investment skills of both public and private equity managers. Strong

analytical and quantitative skills with a deep understanding of financial

markets and macro-economic research.

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CAREER EXPERIENCE

AMALGAMATED BANK - New York, New York, 2008 - 2010

Assistant Vice President, Assistant Portfolio Manager- Alternative

Investments

. Assisted with the management of a $1 billion alternative asset

investment program for a Defined Benefit Pension Fund client and a

Private Equity Fund-of-Funds bank product

. Conducted due diligence and manager searches for private equity fund

managers

. Monitored existing investments and ensured proper attention to legal

actions of the limited partnership

. Attended annual meetings of limited partnerships to monitor the

progress of existing investments

. Processed limited partnership fund legal documentation

. Conducted discussion with Counsel regarding suitability of fund terms

for Pension Fund client

AIG SUNAMERICA, INC. - Jersey City, New Jersey, 2005 - 2008

Senior Investment Analyst

. Analyst for a sub-advised mutual fund platform with total assets under

management of $4 billion dollars

. Conducted due diligence and manager searches for U.S. equity

investment managers

. Conducted market research and wrote investment reviews describing the

market environment

. Assisted with determining the appropriate asset allocation and

construction of mutual fund products/portfolios

. Evaluated investment results and monitored changes in investment

strategy and macro-economic themes

. Assessed manager performance relative to benchmarks

. Analyzed portfolio attribution reports to identify the drivers of

performance and wrote investment commentaries

. Calculated and evaluated various alpha, beta and market correlation

portfolio statistics

. Assisted with the implementation of investment strategy decisions and

new product development

. Reviewed and analyzed the viability of investment product offerings

DELTA AIR LINES, INC. - Atlanta, Georgia, 1996 - 2005

Senior Investment Analyst - Private Equities and Public Equities 1998 -

2005

Accountant 1996-1998

. Analyst for the company's defined benefit plan with total assets under

management of approximately $8 billion

. Conducted due diligence, manager searches and portfolio monitoring for

both public equity and private equity investment managers

. Evaluated and conducted market research on the economic outlook and

new investment products

. Wrote investment recommendations and portfolio reviews

. Conducted extensive research to revise the benchmarking process for

the private equity portfolio

. Developed investment policies for tracking private equity investments

BANK OF AMERICA - Atlanta, Georgia, 1994 - 1996

Capital Markets Operations Analyst

. Tracked the settlement of trades

. Increased efficiency by establishing and implementing a verification

and reconciliation process for the pledging of securities

CALDWELL AND ORKIN, INC. - Atlanta, Georgia, 1986 - 1994

Operations Manager 1989 - 1994

Operations and Trader Assistant 1986 - 1989

. Managed the operational staff of a small investment management firm

. Conducted performance analysis, settled trades, and created special

reports for clients

. Back up Trader for the firm

. Direct client interaction via phone and in person

EDUCATION, REGISTRATION AND COMPUTER SKILLS

M.B.A., Finance, Kennesaw State University, Marietta, Georgia

B.A., Sociology, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts

National Association of Securities Dealers License Series 66 (Registered

Investment Advisor)

Previously held Series 7 and 24 NASD licenses

Proficient in Zephyr, Lipper, Morningstar, FactSet, Microsoft Office

Applications

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Member of the New York Society of Securities Analyst

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