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San Leandro Investment Policy Statement Page 5 of 13 The City’s investment portfolio may include the following instruments: Negotiable Certificates of Deposit (CD’s) are a fixed deposit certificate that may be negotiated (traded) to a third party and is issued by a local bank or savings and loan institution. Certificates of Deposit will either be insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or be fully collateralized by delivery to a third-party custodian. Securities pledged as collateral shall have a market value of at least 110% of the value of all deposits. Purchases of these instruments may not exceed 30% of the entire portfolio. Certificate of Deposit Account Registry Service (CDARS) No more than 30% of the total portfolio may be invested in a combination of certificates of deposit including CDARS. The maturity of CDARS deposits does not exceed five years. U.S. Government Agency Securities include a wide variety of government securities. These securities include U.S. government-sponsored enterprise obligations, such as the Federal Farm Credit Bank (FFCB), the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB), the Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA), the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC), or any other U.S. government agency. There are no portfolio limitations on the amount. U.S. Treasury Instruments include bills, notes and bonds or certificates of indebtedness for which the full faith and credit of the United States is pledged for the payment of principal and interest. There are no portfolio limitations on the amount. The State of California Local Agency Investment Fund (LAIF) (Government Code Section 16429.1). Local agencies may invest in LAIF, a pooled investment fund managed by the State Treasurer’s Office. The City may deposit up to the maximum program limit in each City account. Banker’s Acceptances allows for 40% of the City’s portfolio to be invested in Banker’s Acceptances. These are known as bills of exchange or time drafts that are drawn on and accepted by a commercial bank, with maturities no longer than 180 days. No more than 30% of the entire portfolio may be invested in the banker’s acceptances of a single bank. The bank must have an “A” or highest money market rating from a nationally recognized statistical-rating organization (NRSO), such as Standard & Poor’s or Moody’s. Commercial Paper is a short-term, unsecured promissory note issued by financial and non-financial companies to raise short-term cash. Up to 25% of the City’s portfolio may be invested in commercial paper the highest quality ranking or of the highest rating by a nationally recognized statistical-rating organization (NRSO). The issuer must be a domestic corporation having assets in excess of $500 million and a minimum quality rating of A-1 from Standard and Poor’s and P-1 from Moody’s for its debt other than commercial paper. Maturities of individual commercial paper securities cannot exceed 270 days and the city may purchase no more than 10% of the outstanding commercial paper of any single issuer. No more than 25% of the portfolio can be invested in commercial paper.