| Adequate benchmark: Due to the biases in their methodology, most hedge fund indices and particularly investable indices cannot be considered as representative of the hedge fund universe. |
| Because both assets and liabilities may need to be marked to market for some of these events, the investment time horizon for the investable assets is much shorter than for an ongoing plan. |
| However, for real estate, hedge funds and private equity investments, indices are not generally investable. |
| The methodology used to construct and maintain the index is intended to provide an investable index in which the equities in the index are easily accessed and traded in adequate volumes. |
| What portion of your total investable assets will this investment represent? |
| Drawing from the breadth and depth of information in our industry-leading database, Credit Suisse has developed a broad range of innovative solutions including investable indices and index tracking portfolios. |
