Valuations of Securities
As a registered adviser and as a fiduciary to our advisory clients, Atlas Capital Advisors LLC,
has adopted this policy which requires that all client portfolios and investments reflect
current, fair and accurate market valuations. Any pricing errors, adjustments or corrections
are to be verified, preferably through independent sources or services, and reviewed and
approved by the firm's designated person(s) or pricing committee.
Background
As a fiduciary, our firm must always place our client's interests first and foremost and this
includes pricing processes, which insure fair, accurate and current valuations of client
securities of whatever nature. Proper valuations are necessary for accurate performance
calculations and fee billing purposes, among others. Because of the many possible
investments, various pricing services and sources and diverse characteristics of many
investment vehicles, independent sources, periodic reviews and testing, exception reporting,
and approvals and documentation or pricing changes are necessary with appropriate
summary disclosures as to the firm's pricing policy and practices. Independent custodians of
client accounts may serve as the primary pricing source.
Responsibility
Jonathan Tunney, or the firm's pricing committee, if any, has overall responsibility for the
firm's pricing policy, determining pricing sources, pricing practices, including any reviews
and re-pricing practices to help insure fair, accurate and current valuations.
Procedure
Atlas Capital Advisors LLC has adopted procedures to implement the firm's policy and
reviews to monitor and insure the firm's policy is observed, implemented properly and
amended or updated, as appropriate, which include the following:
• Atlas Capital Advisors LLC utilizes, to the fullest extent possible, recognized and
independent pricing services and/or qualified custodians for timely valuation
information for advisory client securities.
• Whenever valuation information for specific, illiquid, foreign, private or other
investments is not available through pricing services or custodians, Atlas Capital
Advisors LLC's designated officer, trader(s) or portfolio manager(s) will obtain and
document price information from at least one independent source, whether it be a
broker-dealer, bank, pricing service or other source.
• Jonathan Tunney, CFA, will arrange for periodic and frequent reviews of valuation
information from whatever source to promptly identify any incorrect, stale or
mispriced securities.
• Any errors in pricing or valuations are to be resolved as promptly as possible,
preferably upon a same day or next day basis, with re-pricing information obtained,
reviewed and approved by the Jonathan Tunney or the firm's pricing committee.
• A summary of the firm's pricing practices should be included in the firm's investment
management agreement.
• For securities where ready valuation information is not available e.g., hedge funds,
private placements, illiquid securities, derivatives or other such situations, these
securities are to be reviewed and priced by Jonathan Tunney or pricing committee in
good faith to reflect the security's fair and current market value, and supporting
documentation maintained.
68