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Pacific Asset Management
Pacific Asset Management
Pacific Asset Management (PAM) is a Delaware limited liability company and third party asset management subsidiary of Pacific Life. PAM manages the Money Market and High Yield Bond Portfolios of Pacific Select Fund.

PAM’s portfolio management style is consistent with Pacific Life's long-standing reputation of integrity with a focus on quality. Qualitative analysis helps determine a portfolio's composition, then individual securities are selected. In the process, PAM’s managers conduct independent analysis in addition to tapping traditional sources.

Pacific Life Fund Advisors LLC (PLFA), the investment adviser to Pacific Select Fund, also does business under the name Pacific Asset Management. PLFA assumed the role of investment adviser of Pacific Select Fund and the direct management of the Money Market and High Yield Bond portfolios from Pacific Life on May 1, 2007.
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Brian M. Robertson, CFA
Portfolio Manager
Brian M. Robertson, CFA, Portfolio Manager of PAM since 2007. He has the responsibility of co-managing the PL Money Market Fund since 2008 and provides research and analysis of investments in the forest product, metals and mining, industrials, and homebuilding sectors. Prior to joining PAM, Mr. Robertson was a former member of Pacific Life’s credit research team and was responsible for fixed-income analysis and leveraged loan credit analysis. Mr. Robertson joined Pacific Life in 2000 and holds a BA from the University of Michigan.
Jason R. Rosiak
Portfolio Manager
Jason R. Rosiak is a senior managing director and portfolio manager of PAM since 2007 and has managed the portfolio since 2008. He has responsibility for overseeing PAM’s portfolio management activities, including high yield bonds, leveraged loans, and structured products. Prior to joining PAM, Mr. Rosiak held senior positions at UBS Investment Bank from 2006 to 2007 and PIMCO from 1996 to 2005. While at PIMCO, Mr. Rosiak served as a leveraged loan portfolio manager and head of high yield trading. He has over 15 years of investment experience. Mr. Rosiak has a BA from the University of California, Los Angeles and an MBA from the University of Southern California.
Brendan L. Collins, CFA
Portfolio Manager
Mr. Collins has been a portfolio manager with PAM since 2007 and portfolio manager of Pacific Life since 1998. He (Since 1998) joined Pacific Life in 1996 and has over 11 years of investment experience. Mr. Collins is responsible for managing short-term investments, long-term general account assets of Pacific Life and making structured credit investments. Prior to joining Pacific Life, he spent five years with Pacific Investment Management Company LLC in their mortgage and operations area. He has a BA from California State University, Fullerton.
Michael Long
Lead Portfolio Manager and Assistant Vice President
Mr. Long has been a portfolio manager with PAM since 2007 and lead portfolio manager and assistant vice (Since 1998) president of Pacific Life since 1998. Mr. Long joined Pacific Life in 1994 as an investment analyst. Mr. Long has over 22 years experience in the financial and securities industry, including six years in investment analyst positions at Franklin Resources, Inc., Bradford and Marzec, Inc., and Great Northern Annuity prior to joining Pacific Life. He received a BA from University of California, Davis and an MBA from Pepperdine University.

As the lead manager, Mr. Long generally has final authority over all aspects of the portfolio’s investments, including but not limited to, purchases and sales of individual securities, portfolio constructions techniques, portfolio risk assessment, and the management of daily cash flows in accordance with portfolio holdings. The degree to which Mr. Long may perform these
Money Market
Objectives and Investments
Current income consistent with preservation of capital through investment in the highest quality money market instruments believed to have limited credit risk.
Benchmark    Merrill Lynch 3-Month U.S. T Bill Index and Lipper Money Market Funds Index
The Merrill Lynch 3-Month U.S. T Bill Index is an index comprised of a single Treasury bill purchased at the beginning of the month and held for a full month then sold and rolled into a newly selected issue and is the portfolio's primary benchmark index. Results include reinvested interest.

The Lipper Money Market Funds Index is an equal-dollar-weighted index of the 30 largest mutual funds within the money market fund classification as defined by Lipper. The Index is adjusted for the reinvestment of capital gains and income (or interest).
Investment Style    Money market
Based on information from Morningstar, Inc., 2008.
High Yield Bond
Objectives and Investments
High level of current income through investment in fixed income securities with lower- and medium-quality credit ratings and intermediate to long terms to maturity.
Benchmark    Lehman Brothers High Yield 2% Capped Index
The U.S. Corporate High-Yield Index the covers the USD-denominated, non-investment grade, fixed-rate, taxable corporate bond market. Securities are classified as high-yield if the middle rating of Moody’s, Fitch, and S&P is Ba1/BB+/BB+ or below. The index excludes Emerging Markets debt.
Investment Style    High yield bond
Based on information from Morningstar, Inc., 2008.
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