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Disclosure Brochure
FNB Financial Center
626 Washington Place
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
855-688-0001
http://www.fnb-online.com
March 21, 2025
This brochure describes the qualifications and business practices of F.N.B. Investment Advisors, Inc (“FNBIA”). If you have
any questions about the contents of this brochure, please contact us at (855) 688-0001 or millerbr@fnb-corp.com. The
information in this brochure has not been approved or verified by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission
(“SEC”) or by any state securities authority.
Additional information about FNBIA is also available on the SEC’s website at http://www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
Item 2 - Material Changes
Since our last annual ADV Filing on March 28, 2024, we have not made material changes to our
business practices or this Brochure.
We routinely make changes throughout this Brochure to improve and clarify the descriptions of
our business practices and compliance policies and procedures or in response to evolving
industry and firm practices. Upon request, we will provide clients with a comparison of this
Brochure against the one previously filed indicating these changes.
For any future material changes to this and subsequent Brochures, we will provide you with a
summary of material changes within 120 days of the close of our fiscal year, or more often as
necessary.
To obtain a free copy of this Brochure, please contact us at (855) 688-0001 or millerbr@fnb-
corp.com. The most recent version of our Brochure is always available on our website. It can be
accessed at http://www.fnb-online.com.
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Item 3 – Table of Contents
Item 2 - Material Changes .................................................................................................. 1
Item 3 – Table of Contents ................................................................................................. 2
Item 4 – Advisory Business ............................................................................................... 3
Item 5 – Fees and Compensation ....................................................................................... 7
Item 6 - Performance-Based Fees and Side-by-Side Management ................................. 13
Item 7 – Types of Clients ................................................................................................. 13
Item 8 – Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss ......................... 13
Item 9 – Disciplinary Information ................................................................................... 17
Item 10 – Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations ....................................... 17
Item 11 – Code of Ethics (Conduct), Participation of Interest in Client
Transactions and Personal Trading ............................................................................ 19
Item 12 – Brokerage Practices ......................................................................................... 20
Item 13 – Review of Accounts ......................................................................................... 23
Item 14 – Client Referrals and Other Compensation ....................................................... 25
Item 15 – Custody ............................................................................................................ 25
Item 16 – Investment Discretion ...................................................................................... 26
Item 17 – Voting Client Securities................................................................................... 26
Item 18 – Financial Information ...................................................................................... 28
Addendum – Privacy Policy ............................................................................................ 28
Addendum – Federated Investment Counseling .............................................................. 29
Addendum – Cybersecurity ............................................................................................. 30
Addendum – Business Continuity ................................................................................... 31
Glossary ........................................................................................................................... 32
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Item 4 – Advisory Business
Advisory Firm Description
F.N.B. Investment Advisors, Inc. (“FNBIA,” “us”, “we”) became a federally registered
investment adviser in 1999. Prior to 1999 client assets were managed through the investment
department of First National Trust Company. FNBIA is affiliated as follows:
F.N.B. Wealth Management refers to the combined services of First National Trust Company
(“FNTC”), F.N.B. Investment Advisors, Inc. (“FNBIA”), and F.N.B. Investment Services.
(“FNBIS”). (All references to Assets Under Management in this presentation include only
FNBIA and discretionary FNTC assets that FNBIA has been contracted to manage.)
F.N.B. Investment Services is a marketing name for Cetera Investment Services LLC, which
may also provide investment services to clients of First National Bank of Pennsylvania
(“FNBPA”), FNTC, and FNBIA. Any such provision of services would occur under a separate
agreement unrelated to FNBPA, FNTC, or FNBIA.
*Securities and insurance products are offered through Cetera Investment Services LLC,
member FINRA/ SIPC. Advisory services are offered through Cetera Investment Advisers LLC.
Neither firm is affiliated with the financial institution where investment services are offered.
Investments and insurance products are: *Not FDIC/NCUSIF insured *May lose value *Not
financial institution guaranteed *Not a deposit *Not insured by any federal government
agency.
Individuals affiliated with Cetera firms are either Registered Representatives who offer only
brokerage services and receive transaction-based compensation (commissions), Investment
Adviser Representatives who offer only investment advisory services and receive fees based on
assets, or both Registered Representatives and Investment Adviser Representatives, who
can offer both types of services.
FNBIA is owned by FNTC, a nationally chartered trust company. FNTC is owned by FNBPA,
which is in turn owned by F.N.B. Corporation (“FNB”), a public company listed on the New
York Stock Exchange (Ticker ‘FNB’).
Please see the section entitled “Glossary” found at the end of this Brochure for definitions of
certain terms used herein.
Type of Advisory Services
FNBIA’s primary line of business is investment management and supervisory services. Under
those services, FNBIA provides advice regarding cash, money market instruments, mutual funds,
debt instruments, and equity securities.
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In addition to investment management and supervisory services, FNBIA offers advice in the
following areas:
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Investment advice for alternative investments (illiquid investments, public or private
partnerships)
• Cash management
• Debt management
• Employee benefits (investment management is provided by FNBIA, administration is
conducted by FNTC as it relates to ERISA requirements)
Tailoring of Advisory Services
FNBIA considers each client’s (“you,” “your”) unique financial objectives and circumstances
when making investment recommendations. Clients are permitted, in writing, to impose
reasonable restrictions on investing in certain securities or security types, although FNBIA may
decline to accept such restrictions, if necessary, to fulfill its fiduciary duty. As noted above,
FNBIA is affiliated with two entities that provide insurance products to clients.
Investment Strategies
FNBIA offers the following investment strategies which seek to meet your unique objectives:
Tactical Fundamental Core:
• Designed to generate a long-term total return that compares favorably with the blended
benchmark. Appropriate for investors seeking capital appreciation with modest income.
• The portfolio consists of a moderately aggressive mix of large cap stocks and diversified
satellite asset classes to enhance the “risk vs. return” profile.
Tactical Fundamental Growth:
• Designed to generate a long-term total return that compares favorably with the blended
benchmark. Appropriate for investors seeking price appreciation with no need for current
income.
• The portfolio consists of an aggressive mix of large cap growth stocks and diversified
satellite asset classes to enhance the “risk vs. return” profile.
Tactical Fundamental Growth All Cap:
• Extension of the above-described Tactical Fundamental Growth strategy but designed for
clients with larger risk appetite and comfortability with smaller growth stocks. Designed
to generate return that compares favorably with the blended benchmark.
• The portfolio consists of an aggressive mix of large cap stocks with additional exposure
to mid and small cap growth stocks and diversified satellite asset classes designed to
enhance the “risk vs. return” profile.
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Tactical Fundamental Core Income:
• Designed to generate a long-term total return that compares favorably with the blended
benchmark. Appropriate for investors seeking above-average income on a relative basis,
with price appreciation as a secondary objective.
• The portfolio consists of a conservative mix of large cap dividend paying and growing
stocks and diversified satellite asset classes with a value bias to enhance the “risk vs.
return” profile.
Tactical Dividend Income:
• Designed to generate a long-term total return that compares favorably with the blended
benchmark. Appropriate for investors seeking above average and increasing annual
income, with price appreciation as a secondary objective.
• The portfolio consists of a conservative mix of large cap dividend paying stocks and
diversified satellite asset classes with a value bias to enhance the “risk vs. return” profile.
Faith Based Values:
• Designed to generate a long-term total return that compares favorably to the Global X
S&P 500 Catholic Value Index. Appropriate for investors interested in assets managed in
accordance with the S&P 500 Catholic Value principles.
• The portfolio consists of a traditional mix of large cap stocks which seeks to comply with
the highest social and moral criteria in security selection.
Core Fixed Income:
• Seeks to generate a long-term total return that compares favorably with the blended
benchmark. Strategies are centered around intermediate- and longer-duration securities
to enhance income/total return.
• Consists of fixed income positions comprised of Government, Agency, and Investment
Grade Corporate bonds. Mutual Funds and ETFs are also utilized to provide diversity
and liquidity.
Tax Free Income
• Seeks to generate a long-term total return that compares favorably with the blended
benchmark. The portfolio consists of a traditional mix of national municipal fixed
income funds to enhance the “risk vs. return” profile.
• Two strategies focused on either complete exposure to municipal securities or with total
return aspects that include a mix of higher yielding and international securities.
FNBIA, when selecting securities for the above investment strategies, uses tools that may use a
benchmark to compare the security in question that differs from the blended benchmarks we use
in our strategies. This means the performance of that security in the model may lag or
outperform the benchmark we have selected for that asset class. When creating a blended
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benchmark for a model, we select indices that we believe correlate closely with the construction
of that model.
Separately Managed Account Solutions Sponsored by F.N.B. Investment Advisors, Inc.
Federated Investment Counseling
Federated Investment Counseling (“FIC”) is a separately managed account platform that allows
FNBIA to allocate client assets to a subadvisor, Federated Hermes, which will manage a client’s
assets according to various investment objectives selected by the client. Please see the
Addendum for “Federated Investment Counseling” for additional details on this program.
Wrap Fee Programs
FNBIA does not participate in any wrap fee programs.
Retirement Plan and IRA Rollovers
The US Department of Labor (“DOL”) Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2020-22 (“PTE 2020-
02”) requires fiduciaries to monitor and document IRA to IRA, Plan to IRA, IRA to Plan rollover
transactions to determine if those recommendations are in your best interest. When we provide
investment advice to you regarding your retirement plan account or individual retirement
account, we are fiduciaries within the meaning of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act and/or the Internal Revenue Code, as applicable, which are laws governing
retirement accounts. The way we make money creates some conflicts with your interests, so we
operate under a special rule that requires us to act in your best interest and not put our interest
ahead of yours. Under this special rule’s provisions, we must:
• Meet a professional standard of care when making investment recommendations (give
prudent advice);
• Never put our financial interests ahead of yours when making recommendations (give
loyal advice);
• Avoid misleading statements about conflicts of interest, fees, and investments;
• Follow policies and procedures designed to ensure that we give advice that is in your best
interest;
• Charge no more than is reasonable for our services; and
• Give you basic information about conflicts of interest
A client or prospective client leaving an employer typically has four options regarding an
existing retirement plan (and could engage in a combination of these options): (i) leave the
money in the former employer’s plan, if permitted, (ii) roll over the assets to the new employer’s
plan, if one is available and rollovers are permitted, (iii) roll over to an Individual Retirement
Account (“IRA”), or (iv) cash out the account value (which could, depending upon the client’s
age, result in adverse tax consequences).
When FNBIA recommends that a client roll over retirement plan assets or transfer IRA assets
held away from FNBIA into an account to be managed by us, such a recommendation creates a
conflict of interest as we will benefit financially by earning an advisory fee on the rolled over
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assets. As a fiduciary, we will only recommend a rollover when we believe it is in your best
interest. No client is under any obligation to roll over retirement plan assets to an account
managed by FNBIA. We have put procedures and a review process in place to examine
retirement account rollovers and transfers prior to recommendation and execution of the rollover.
The review process considers fees and expenses, services available, and investments available
both at your current Plan or IRA provider and at FNBIA.
ERISA / IRC Fiduciary Acknowledgment
If the client is: (i) a retirement plan (“Plan”) organized under the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”); (ii) a participant or beneficiary of a Plan subject to Title I of
ERISA or described in section 4975(e)(1)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code, with authority to
direct the investment of assets in his or her Plan account or to take a distribution; (iii) the
beneficial owner of an Individual Retirement Account (“IRA”) acting on behalf of the IRA; or
(iv) a Retail Fiduciary with respect to a plan subject to Title I of ERISA or described in section
4975(e)(1)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code: then FNBIA represents that it and its
representatives are fiduciaries under ERISA or the Internal Revenue Code, or both, with respect
to any investment advice provided by us or our representatives or with respect to any investment
recommendations regarding an ERISA Plan or participant or beneficiary account.
Assets Under Management
FNBIA’s Assets under Management (“AUM”) as of 12/31/2024 are displayed below.
Discretionary assets are those over which we have authority to make investment decisions while
non-discretionary assets are those where clients make all investment decisions. To the extent
clients may from time to time elect to direct unsolicited trades in their accounts, those trades are
reported under discretionary assets.
• Discretionary AUM:
• Non-Discretionary AUM:
$6,703,955,512
$0
Item 5 – Fees and Compensation
Fees for Investment Management
Your fees are calculated as a percentage of the market value of assets under management and are
assessed and billed monthly in arrears based on the prior month’s daily average market value of
securities and cash held in the account. The fee schedule shown below is considered our current
fee schedule, but actual client fees may vary based on householding, inception date of the
account, and/or other factors. FNBIA negotiates fees in certain cases based on account size,
relationship pricing, services required, and/or other factors. We also manage advisory accounts
for employees and their family members of FNBIA and our affiliate companies. We offer
discounted fee schedules to current and former employees of FNBIA and our affiliate companies.
FNTC clients who are served by FNBIA pay a bundled fee which covers asset management and
trust services. The fees paid by FNTC clients are negotiated between the client and FNTC,
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which in many cases differ from the fee schedule below. You may be able to obtain the
individual services offered as part of the bundled fee for lower cost elsewhere.
Schedule of Fees for Investment Management Services
Managed Portfolio
(Equity or Equity/Fixed Income Blend)
Managed Portfolio
(100% Fixed Income)
1.00% on the first $2,000,000
0.90% on the next $2,000,000
0.70% on the next $2,000,000
0.50% on the balance
0.70% on the first $2,000,000
0.60% on the next $2,000,000
0.45% on the next $2,000,000
0.35% on the next $6,000,000
0.25% on the balance
Minimum Annual Fee $5,000
Minimum Annual Fee $5,000
Additional Fees and Itemized Charges
In addition to advisory fees, you will generally incur certain expenses depending on investment
selection:
• Mutual fund expenses, early redemption fees, and sub-accounting fees
• ETF expenses and fees
• Management fees paid to any third-party manager/subadvisor managing any portion of
your account, including FIC (Please see Addendum for “Federated Investment
Counseling” for additional details)
• Advisory fees are charged separate from brokerage commissions, transaction fees and
any other related costs and expenses. In most but not all cases, such charges are passed
along at our cost and assessed to the account. (Please see Item 12, Brokerage Practices,
for more information)
• Advisory fees for closed accounts will be pro-rated for the number of days during that
month in which FNBIA managed the account. Separate custodial fees may continue to
be charged by your custodian after FNBIA’s investment management services have been
terminated. Consult your custodial agreement for details.
• Certain conditions may require special or unusual services in the administration of an
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account. This includes handling unique or non-marketable securities, class action claims,
research into tax or other accounting matters, etc. When these conditions are present,
reasonable additional fees will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis and discussed with
you prior to our charging these added fees and/or expenses.
In extraordinary circumstances, certain conditions may require utilizing outside
professional services, such as attorneys, accountants, and appraisers. These circumstances
will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis and discussed with you prior to charging added
fees and/or expenses.
• SEC or other regulatory fees associated with trading, which are subject to change.
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Itemized charges for transactions and services are charged to client accounts. Typical
charges include but are not limited to the following: wires; trade commissions;
receipt/issuance of physical certificates; outgoing transfer/liquidation of
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account/securities; transfer of DTC securities; directed trade charges; periodic and lump-
sum distributions; and fees for internal and external professional services, including tax
reporting and preparation, attorneys, accountants, and appraisers. Specific itemized
transaction-based charges charged by FNTC include but are not limited to:
Itemized Charges
Itemized Charge Cost
Actual Costs Incurred
Outgoing Wires
$22.00 Domestic Incoming
$30.00 Domestic Outgoing
$50.00 International
Outgoing - (Charged by
FNB of PA)
$22.00 Domestic Incoming
$30.00 Domestic Outgoing
$50.00 International
Outgoing - (Charged by
FNB of PA)
Soft Dollar Commission
Rate
$0.03 per Share / Equity
Trade - (Negotiated by
FNBIA, Collected by
Broker / Dealer
$0.03 per Share / Equity
Trade - (Negotiated by
FNBIA and generally
ranging between $0.01 and
$0.07 per Share), Collected
by Broker / Dealer
Execution Only – Client
Directed Trades
$0.01 per Share / Equity
Trade - (Negotiated by
FNBIA, Collected by
Broker / Dealer)
$0.01 per Share / Equity
Trade - (Negotiated by
FNBIA, Collected by
Broker / Dealer)
Receipt of Physical
Securities
Up to $25.00 per Security -
(Charged by the custodian
and subject to annual
increase)
Currently $24.98 per
Security -
(Charged by the custodian
and subject to annual
increase)
Issuance of Physical
Certificates
Up to $500.00 per
Certificate -
(Charged by the custodian /
registrar)
Up to $500.00 per
Certificate -
(Charged by the custodian /
registrar)
Liquidate and Transfer
$25.00 per Security -
(Charged by FNTC)
Commission Charge –
Listed Above
Outgoing Wire Charge -
Listed Above - (Charged
by FNB of PA)
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Mutual Fund $20.00
maximum per Trade (offset
by Reliance Trust
Company (“RTC”) who is
our sub-custodian for
mutual funds. RTC collects
all 12b-1, and shareholder
servicing fees, which
lowers the above trade
cost. - Charged by the
custodian)
Freeze and Transfer
$25.00 per Security -
(Charged by FNTC)
$5.19 per Security held
with the custodian -
(Charged by the custodian)
ACAT contra firm could
charge a fee - (Charged by
Contra Firm)
$10.00 Security Settlement
Charge per security –
(Charged by FNTC)
$5.19 per Security held
with the custodian -
(Charged by the custodian)
Security Settlement Charge
for Custodial Accounts
with Outside Investment
Managers
Up to $45
(Charged by FNTC)
Directed Trade Charge or
Authorization before
Trading Request
$0.01 per Share / Equity
Trade - (Negotiated by
FNBIA, Collected by
Broker / Dealer)
$5.19 Security Charge -
(Charged by the custodian)
Outgoing Wire Charge -
Listed Above - (Charged
by FNB of PA)
Mutual Fund $20.00
maximum per Trade (offset
by Reliance Trust
Company (“RTC”) who is
our sub-custodian for
mutual funds. RTC collects
all 12b-1, and shareholder
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servicing fees, which
lowers the above trade
cost. - Charged by the
custodian)
Options Transaction
$31.22 – (Charged by the
custodian)
Retirement Plan Services -
Per Periodic Distribution
$3 per Distribution -
(Charged by FNTC)
Approximate Cost:
$2.47 per Payment -
(Charged by the custodian)
$25 per Distribution –
(Charged by FNTC)
Retirement Plan Services -
Per Lump Sum
Distribution
Approximate Cost:
$13.16 per Payment -
(Charged by the custodian)
Class Action Research
$125 per hour (anything
received less than 2 hours
will be taken as a fee.) $10
fee to issue a check if the
settlement is greater than
$250 or $5 to transfer
proceeds to an internal
FNB account.
$125 per hour (anything
received less than 2 hours
will be taken as a fee.) $10
fee to issue a check if the
settlement is greater than
$250 or $5 to transfer
proceeds to an internal
FNB account.
(Charged by FNTC)
(Charged by FNTC)
• FNBIA and FNTC have the right to waive certain itemized charges, in cases such as:
o The client has negotiated with FNBIA to exclude these fees
o The client has significant other relationships with FNB
o For other reasons determined on a case-by-case basis by FNTC / FNBIA
• Fees are subject to change. Actual incurred costs are subject to change without notice.
Mutual Funds (Shareholder Servicing Compensation and Sales Charges)
When purchasing mutual funds for our clients, we endeavor to select the most appropriate share
class within each fund. FNBIA invests in certain mutual funds where the mutual fund company
compensates FNTC for shareholder services including transaction processing, settlement of
trades, dividend distribution, record maintenance, distribution of statements, confirmations, and
other regulatory shareholder documents. These fees take the form of 12b-1, shareholder
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servicing, networking, or recordkeeping fees. FNBIA recognizes an inherent conflict of interest
exists when using mutual funds that offer these various compensation arrangements. We (or our
parent company, FNTC) benefit from the addition of more assets into these funds. We seek to
minimize the conflict through periodic oversight of these funds through the Investment Policy
Committee. Our practice is to select “clean-shares,” when available, so no revenue is collected
from the fund company. If “clean-shares” are not available, we select the most appropriate share
class based on the amount of assets we invest with the mutual fund. During FNBIA’s periodic
review of mutual funds we will determine if other more appropriate share classes exist, which
could lower expenses and fees.
FNTC has designated Reliance Trust Company as its mutual fund custodian. As part of this
arrangement, FNTC does not directly receive any fees, such as 12b-1, shareholder servicing,
networking fees, etc. from the mutual fund companies. These payments are retained by Reliance
Trust Company, who uses these dollars to offset the cost of processing mutual funds. This
arrangement creates a conflict of interest due to FNTC receiving reduced expenses for mutual
fund processing of the funds selected by FNBIA for your account. This arrangement offsets the
operational cost of providing these shareholder services to client accounts.
Mutual funds are selected based on criteria such as: historical performance, manager tenure,
research team depth, and expense ratio, among other factors. FNBIA’s decision is not based on
the fee that the mutual fund offers to pay. FNBIA annually reviews all Approved List mutual
funds to make sure they pass FNBIA’s quality standards to remain on the Approved List.
FNBIA also screens all new funds against the quality standards prior to adding them to the
Approved List.
Clients have the option to purchase investment products that we recommend through other
brokers or agents that are not affiliated with FNBIA.
Fee Collection
Advisory fees will be directly billed or deducted from your account, at the direction of the client.
FNBIA normally deducts fees monthly, although billing terms are negotiable. FNBIA annual fee
schedules are outlined above.
Cash Balances in Client Accounts
FNBIA considers cash to be an asset class. During periodic portfolio reviews, FNBIA will
generally discuss upcoming cash flow needs with each client and seeks to plan accordingly to
meet those needs. FNBIA includes cash and cash equivalents in the calculation of assets under
management and fees. During periods of low short-term interest rates client fees paid on cash
balances may exceed money market or alternative sweep vehicle yields.
FNBIA offers a variety of cash management solutions, including money market funds and other
cash sweep vehicles, designed to meet the liquidity and short-term variable rate investment needs
of clients. Current cash management solutions include proprietary alternative sweep vehicles for
retail and institutional investors (“FNB Daily – Retail Investor” or “FNB Daily – Institutional
Investor,” collectively referred to as “FNB Daily”) and a variety of Federated Hermes money
market products. FNTC receives a service fee from FNBPA for directing cash balances to FNB
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Daily, and receives compensation from Federated for directing cash balances to Federated
money market products. These payments do not decrease the rate the client receives on cash
investments, but FNBIA has an incentive to place funds in these vehicles because of these fees.
See Item 10 – Industry Affiliations for more information regarding FNB Daily, and Addendum –
Federated Investment Counseling for information regarding Federated products.
Item 6 - Performance-Based Fees and Side-by-Side Management
FNBIA does not assess any performance-based fees on client accounts, thus mitigating our
financial incentive to favor one client over another or allocate trades in any other way than the
most equitable process based on the circumstances of each trade.
Item 7 – Types of Clients
FNBIA provides investment advisory services to the following types of clients:
Individuals / High Net Worth Individuals
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• Pension and Profit-Sharing Plans
• Charitable Organizations
• Corporations
• Financial Institutions
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Insurance Companies
• State / Municipal Government Entities
• Clients of an affiliated Trust Company, FNTC (please see Item 10, Other Financial
Industry Activities and Affiliations, for more information)
FNBIA typically serves clients whose account value is $1,000,000 or greater. FNBIA accepts
accounts for less than $1,000,000 if:
• The account is part of a larger relationship.
• The account belongs to an FNB employee.
• The potential exists for additional business in the future.
• FNBIA management determines the interests of the client can be served by FNBIA.
Item 8 – Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss
Investment Process
We use a committee and investment research group structure to establish and implement the
investment oversight for the company, and to develop strategies and advice for our clients.
FNBIA has an Investment Policy Committee that meets quarterly and an Investment Strategy
Group that meets monthly. The Investment Policy Committee is comprised of senior managers
responsible for overseeing the investment management process. The Investment Strategy Group
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(“ISG”), which consists of the Research Team and Portfolio Advisors, is responsible for
conducting frequent assessments of the current market trends and conditions that influence
FNBIA’s investment strategies. The Research Team has additional responsibilities, which
include:
• Tactical – analyzes market and economic conditions to decide how assets will be
invested based upon investment objective, both by asset class (e.g., cash equivalents,
bonds, stocks, alternatives, etc.) and within asset class (e.g., corporate bonds, small cap
stocks, etc.).
• Funds (mutual and exchange traded) – sets the Approved List of Mutual Funds and
Exchange Traded Funds, which include equity, bond, and alternative funds, and oversees
fund strategies.
• Equity – sets the Approved List of Stocks and oversees stock strategies.
• Fixed Income – monitors fixed income markets and provides research, monitoring, and
recommendations on fixed income assets and strategies.
• SMA – sets the Approved List of Independent Managers and monitors their performance,
management style, etc. (please see the Federated Investment Counseling Addendum at
the end of this Brochure for more information).
Methods of Analysis
Our Investment Policy Committee and Investment Strategy Group use various methods to
determine asset allocation and security selection for all Approved Investment Lists and
Strategies. We apply the following analysis in the investment process:
• Fundamental Analysis - uses qualitative measures such as economic, industry or
company data to evaluate market factors and the intrinsic value of individual securities, in
order to develop overall asset allocation recommendations and guidelines on whether to
buy, hold, or sell individual securities.
We gather the information for this analysis from various sources:
Internal and external research materials
• Financial newspapers and magazines
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• Corporate rating services
• Annual reports, prospectuses, and SEC filings
• Company press releases
• Calls with the mutual fund investment teams
We use these methods and sources to create a diversified portfolio for each client by investing
across various asset classes using the FNBIA strategies that we believe best meet client
objectives.
Risk of Loss
Investing in the capital markets involves risk, which includes the possibility that your account
could go down in value. Other risks to your account may include:
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• No guarantee – the performance of any investment is not guaranteed. Certain investment
risks are out of our control.
• Market Fluctuation - financial markets and the value of investments change substantially
over time, which may lead to loss of portfolio value, especially in the short run.
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• Fixed Income - prices of fixed income (bond) securities typically decrease in value when
interest rates rise. This risk is usually greater for longer-maturity bond investments.
Investments in bonds with lower credit ratings (and non-rated credits) are subject to a
greater risk of loss of principal and interest than those with higher credit ratings.
Income Risk - risk that an investment strategy designed to produce income fails to do so,
resulting in the failure to meet cash flow demands or the need to sell assets to produce
income.
• Liquidity Risk - risk that you may not have full access to your funds if your account
assets cannot be converted into cash according to normal market settlement standards.
Liquidity risk is often higher for small capitalization stocks, alternative assets, and private
placement securities.
• Equity Investments - equities are exposed to general stock market swings and volatile
changes in value as market confidence in and opinions of their issuers change.
• Smaller Companies - investments in smaller companies involve added risks such as
limited liquidity and greater volatility, which may hinder our ability to timely sell these
investments at a fair and competitive price.
• Mutual Funds - mutual fund investing involves risk; principal loss is possible. Investors
will pay embedded fees and expenses, even when investment returns are flat or negative.
Investors cannot influence the securities bought and sold, or the timing of transactions
which may result in undesirable tax consequences.
• Exchange Traded Funds (“ETFs”) - the market price of an ETF's shares may trade at a
discount to net asset value, an active secondary trading market may not exist, or trading
may be halted by the exchange on which it trades. These factors may hinder our ability to
timely sell an ETF at a fair price. ETFs also have embedded fees and expenses which are
borne by the investor.
• Alternative Investments (“AIs”) – investing in alternative investments involves risk;
principal loss is possible. AIs may react in similar or opposite directions of the market
based on the type of investment. AIs present the risk of illiquidity and limited markets,
which may limit our ability to timely sell these investments at a fair and competitive
price. Exposure to AIs may be achieved via an investment in mutual funds, which risks
are explained above.
• Socio-political Risk - possibility of instability or unrest in one or more regions of the
world which affect investment markets, portfolio security values, and market volatility.
• Event Risk – risk that an unforeseen event will negatively affect a company or an
industry, which may result in the loss of principal.
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• Legislative Risk – risk that the government could significantly alter the business
prospects of one or more companies, which may result in the loss of principal.
International securities involve different risks than U.S. investments. International
securities and ADRs may be subject to market/currency fluctuations, investment risks,
and other risks involving foreign economic, political, monetary, taxation, trade, audit,
and/or legal factors. There may be additional risks associated with international
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investments. These risks are magnified in emerging markets. International investing
may not be suitable for everyone.
Pandemics and Other Public Health Emergencies
Pandemics and other widespread public health emergencies, including outbreaks of infectious
diseases such as SARS, H1N1/09 flu, avian flu, Ebola and COVID-19 have resulted in numerous
deaths, have adversely impacted global commercial activity, and have contributed to significant
volatility in certain equity and debt markets. Future such emergencies have the potential to
materially and adversely impact economic production and activity in ways that are impossible to
predict, all of which may result in portfolio losses.
In an effort to contain such health emergencies, national, regional and local governments, as well
as private businesses and other organizations, have taken or have the potential to take restrictive
measures, including instituting quarantines, prohibitions on travel and the closure of offices,
businesses, schools, retail stores and other public venues. Such measures, as well as the general
uncertainty surrounding the dangers and impact of such health emergencies, can create
significant disruption in supply chains and economic activity and may have a particularly
adverse impact on transportation, hospitality, tourism, entertainment, and other industries.
Any public health emergency, including any outbreak of COVID-19, SARS, H1N1/09 flu, avian
flu, other coronavirus, Ebola or other existing or new epidemic diseases, or the threat thereof,
could have a significant adverse impact on client accounts and issuers of securities held in client
accounts, and could adversely affect the ability of client accounts to fulfill their investment
objectives.
Inflation
Inflationary risk is the risk that the earning potential of your account does not keep pace with
inflation, resulting in your purchasing power decreasing in the future relative to today. The
United States had an accommodative monetary policy over many years, especially during the
pandemic. The effect of this accommodative monetary policy has caused inflationary pressures
to rise in the United States to some of the highest levels seen in the last 40 years. This
inflationary pressure directly impacts you as a consumer as cost of goods rises and paychecks
fail to keep pace. The increase in inflation impacts the volatility, value, and performance of
securities in your account, which may result in the values of those securities decreasing. The
sustained rise in inflation could further adversely impact the volatility, value and performance of
the securities held in client accounts.
War / Conflicts
Occurrence of war may cause different degrees of damage to global, national, and local
economies. There is an ongoing military conflict between Russia and Ukraine which has caused
disruption to global financial systems, trade and transport, among other things. In response,
multiple countries have put in place global sanctions and other severe restrictions or prohibitions
on the activities of individuals and businesses connected to Russia. In addition, in October 2023,
Hamas terrorists infiltrated Israel’s southern border from the Gaza Strip and conducted a series
of attacks on civilian and military targets. Following the attack, Israel’s security cabinet declared
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war against Hamas and commenced a military campaign which remains ongoing. Moreover, the
clash between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon may escalate in the future into a greater regional
conflict. The ultimate impact of the Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Hamas conflicts and their effect
on global economic and commercial activity and conditions, and on the operations, financial
condition, and performance of client accounts or any particular industry or business and the
duration and severity of those effects are difficult to predict. The long-term impact of these
situations is still unknown, but the longer such events carry, the more volatility you may see in
your portfolio. These types of sanctions may impact your ability to buy or sell assets from the
impacted country.
The current Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Hamas conflicts serve as examples of wars and conflicts
that create risks to your portfolio. Geopolitical situations are subject to change without notice,
and additional occurrences of wars and conflicts would carry additional risks.
Cybersecurity Risks
See “Addendum – Cybersecurity” for information about risks related to Cybersecurity and how
FNBIA seeks to manage such risks.
How We Manage Risk
Risk cannot be completely removed from the investment process. However, our investment
strategies and philosophy seek to manage risk through diversification and by monitoring
investments and economic and financial market conditions. We seek to structure each portfolio
to meet unique client objectives associated with risk tolerance, investment time horizon, liquidity
needs, and other client-directed portfolio guidelines. We also strive to maintain regular client
communication to facilitate dialogue about FNBIA’s views and client investment needs. We urge
clients to keep us informed of changes to their investment objectives, cash needs, and risk
tolerance.
Item 9 – Disciplinary Information
FNBIA does not have any legal or disciplinary events to report.
Item 10 – Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations
FNBIA and our management persons are not registered, nor have an application pending to
register as a broker-dealer, or futures commission merchant, commodity pool operator, or
commodity trading advisor. Several employees are Registered Representatives of an unaffiliated
broker-dealer, Cetera Investment Services, LLC.
WauBank Securities is a limited scope broker-dealer that is utilized by First National Bank of
Pennsylvania to underwrite certain issuances of debt. WauBank Securities maintains its own
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employees and compliance program, which has no connection with FNBIA. No FNBIA
employees are registered with WauBank Securities.
FNTC, FNBIA’s affiliated parent company, has an inter-company agreement with FNBIA as an
adviser to manage the assets of its discretionary clients’ funds. FNBIA manages these FNTC
client accounts in accordance with the appropriate account agreement, prevailing regulatory
guidelines, and/or the investment policies of FNTC. The assets managed by FNBIA on behalf of
FNTC clients under this agreement are substantial.
FNB Daily
FNBIA offers a variety of cash management solutions, including money market funds and other
cash sweep vehicles, designed to meet the liquidity and short-term variable rate investment needs
of clients. FNBIA, through FNTC, offers alternative sweep vehicles to retail and institutional
investors (“FNB Daily – Retail Investor” or “FNB Daily – Institutional Investor,” collectively
referred to as “FNB Daily”), which are maintained in FNTC depository accounts with FNBPA.
FNB Daily is not a money market fund, but rather an alternative sweep vehicle for client funds.
FNTC receives a service fee from FNBPA for directing cash balances in this manner. This
payment does not decrease the rate the client receives on cash investments, but FNBIA has an
incentive to place client funds in FNB Daily because of this fee. FNBIA performs a monthly
analysis of the rate to ensure its competitiveness with other short-term investments. As
custodian, FNTC maintains separate records for the amount held in FNB Daily for each client
account and is responsible for periodically crediting interest earned. You may elect, at any time,
not to participate in utilizing FNB Daily as a Cash Sweep Option by informing FNBIA of this
election. Additional information regarding FNB Daily can be found at the following location:
https://www.fnb-online.com/fnb-daily.
Federated Investment Counseling
For certain clients, FNBIA selects from Federated’s Separately Managed Account (“SMA”)
platform the strategy(ies) that we believe meet stated client investment objectives. FNBIA does
not receive any direct compensation from Federated for assets placed in these strategy(ies).
Please see the Addendum for “Federated Investment Counseling” for additional details on this
program.
Services Performed for Affiliates
Certain professionals perform compliance and other functions for FNBIA, FNTC and F.N.B.
Investment Services. To properly perform these functions, some are registered with an
independent broker-dealer, Cetera Investment Services LLC.
Certain Wealth Advisors are employed in a dual employment arrangement with Cetera
Investment Services as Investment Executives. When appropriate, these Wealth Advisors refer
business to a dedicated Financial Advisor with F.N.B. Investment Services, for which the Wealth
Advisor is compensated.
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Market Executives are FNTC employees who are dually employed by F.N.B. Investment
Advisors, Inc. These individuals are responsible for the overall regional management of both
FNTC and FNBIA employees. Oversight of Portfolio Advisors’ investment responsibility
ultimately remains with FNBIA.
To manage the potential conflicts of interest inherent in the affiliate arrangements noted above,
FNBIA and each affiliate implements a compliance program to ensure compliance with
applicable regulations, and to ensure that advisory personnel meet their fiduciary obligations.
F.N.B. Wealth Management utilizes a committee style approach to governance in each of their
lines of business to provide oversight and monitoring of activities. The Investment Policy
Committee (IPC) is charged with oversight of activities within the investment advisor, including
the review of accounts, oversight of investments, soft dollars, etc. IPC reports to FNBIA’s
Board of Directors who is charged with the oversight of the registered investment adviser.
FNBIA’s Board of Directors reports to the FNTC’s Board of Director’s because of FNTC’s
ownership of FNBIA. Wealth Management Compliance Committee is a separate committee that
is charged with compliance oversight and reporting of the various lines of business. The
Compliance Department reports information to this committee based on their oversight of the
lines of business. The Wealth Management Compliance Committee reports their information to
both FNBIA and FNTC’s Board of Directors.
Item 11 – Code of Ethics (Conduct), Participation of Interest in Client
Transactions and Personal Trading
Code of Ethics (Conduct)
FNBIA has adopted a Code of Ethics that sets forth its high standard of business conduct and
reinforces each employee’s role in carrying out its fiduciary duty to clients. The FNBIA Code of
Ethics instructs employees about maintaining confidentiality of your information, prohibitions on
insider trading, requirements and restrictions on the acceptance, giving, and reporting of gifts,
and procedures for employee securities trading.
Access Person versus Non-Access Person
FNBIA makes a differentiation between an Access Person and a non-Access Person. An Access
Person is an individual who is involved in the decision-making process and strategy formulation
prior to its general release. Portfolio Advisor, Investment Research, Trading, and certain
Compliance staff are all considered Access Persons based on our structure. These individuals
also participate in Investment Strategy Group, so they are aware of coming investment decisions.
If an individual is considered an Access Person, they are required to comply with all sections of
the Code of Ethics including personal security trading requirements.
We consider Market Executives, Wealth Advisors, and certain clerical staff of FNBIA as non-
Access Persons. Market Executives and Wealth Advisors are dual employees of both FNTC and
FNBIA and are required to execute a dual employment agreement in which they are considered
employees of the registered investment adviser. These individuals are required to follow the
code of ethics requirements except for personal security transaction provisions.
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Personal Trading
We allow our employees to buy and sell the same securities that our clients hold. FNBIA’s
fiduciary duty requires that client trading activities take priority over those of FNBIA employees
with knowledge of client transactions in advance of their execution, which FNBIA considers all
Access Persons to be. FNBIA’s Compliance Department utilizes an electronic application to
manage and monitor Access Persons’ trading. In cases where an electronic feed of an Access
Person’s personal trading activity is not feasible, the Access Person is asked to open an account
with a firm that can provide transactions electronically or is required to provide statements via
which the Compliance Department can review their trading activity. If an Access Person holds a
custodial account with FNTC, when trading the same security as clients, his/her trades are
executed at the same time as the client to avoid potential conflicts of interest. FNBIA from time
to time manages investment accounts for employees or their family members. We treat employee
and family member accounts with the same high standard of fiduciary care as all other client
accounts.
Insider Trading
FNBIA prohibits any employee from acting on, misusing, or disclosing any material nonpublic
information, also known as ‘inside information.’ We monitor risks associated with inside
information by:
• Facilitating periodic employee education and training
• Restricting employee service on Boards of public companies
• Monitoring and restricting personal trading of employees and certain family/household
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members
Implementing a compliance program to monitor employee outside business activities and
certain industry relationships
Investing in Securities Recommended to Clients
FNBIA employees are permitted to buy and sell for themselves securities that we also
recommend to advisory clients. To mitigate this conflict of interest, by ensuring that client
interests are placed first and foremost, FNBIA’s personal trading policies and procedures are
designed to ensure that employees do not trade in advance of clients in the same securities.
The FNBIA Code of Ethics is updated and adopted by the Board of Directors; all employees
acknowledge in writing their commitment to its terms each year. A copy of our Code of Ethics is
available upon request by contacting us at (855) 688-0001 or millerbr@fnb-corp.com.
Item 12 – Brokerage Practices
Trading Standards
FNBIA, as a fiduciary, seeks to obtain best execution for client transactions. We strive to obtain
not necessarily the lowest commission cost but the best overall qualitative execution. In
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selecting brokers for trade execution, we consider factors such as soft dollar eligibility of
commissions; reputation and financial responsibility; price competitiveness; execution
capability; knowledge of the relevant asset class, sector, and specific security traded; ease of
operations; and responsiveness to FNBIA.
In the interest of our clients, FNBIA has developed the following trading standards:
• FNBIA has negotiated commission rates that we believe are comparable with industry
peers.
• FNBIA aggregates or consolidates trades where possible before trading.
• Clients receive an average price on aggregated trades to ensure fair pricing.
FNBIA currently uses one broker to execute all equity trades. FNBIA has established two
accounts with the broker. One account is used to provide soft dollar credits for trades in
accounts for which we have discretion and where collection of soft-dollar credits is justified.
Trades in this account are executed at the soft dollar commission rate negotiated with the broker.
The other account is used for trades in accounts for which we do not have investment discretion,
or when trading direction is received from the client or another outside party to conduct a non-
discretionary (unsolicited) transaction. These trades are executed at a commission rate negotiated
with the broker. Commission rates are subject to change over time, and the current negotiated
rates are included in Item 5. Fees and Compensation.
FNBIA maintains relationships with other brokers that can execute equity trades. If our current
broker were unable to execute, we would route trades to these other brokers for execution.
FNBIA considers the following regarding brokers and soft dollars:
• FNBIA does not consider, select, or recommend brokers based on receiving a client
referral.
• FNBIA maintains an Approved List of brokers, including fixed income brokers. These
brokers are reviewed annually by the Trading Department, with a report submitted for
Investment Policy Committee approval, including any additions or deletions from the list.
• On a quarterly basis, FNBIA’s Investment Policy Committee reviews trading statistics
and the Soft Dollar budget to ensure soft dollars are being allocated accurately, are used
in the investment process, are priced fairly, and are permissible under safe harbor
guidelines.
Trade Aggregation
FNBIA consolidates client equity, fixed income, and mutual fund transactions where applicable.
In so doing, we look at the side of the transaction (buy or sell), order type (market order, etc.)
and direction by the client or Portfolio Advisor (as defined in the Glossary). Similar trades are
executed as a single block. FNBIA blocks transactions for execution in the portfolio
management system once a day. FNBIA reserves the right to change the timing or frequency of
trade aggregation in the best interests of our clients. For any single trade, aggregation may be
detrimental or beneficial to clients; the price realized could be higher or lower than desired due
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to the timing of trade placement. Overall, however, we believe trade aggregation leads to better
execution due to the larger share or dollar amount being traded.
Trade Error Correction
All Trading Errors will be addressed immediately once the Trading Department becomes aware
of the error. Trading errors will be promptly reported to the Trading Manager who will document
the situation, provide details of what caused the error, and take steps to correct the error. If the
error was caused by FNBIA, we will determine how the error impacted your account. FNBIA
upon review of the error, will make you whole whether it resulted in gain or loss. If the error
results in a gain, any money above making you whole is set aside to offset against any losses
incurred throughout the year.
Tax Lot Allocation Method
FNBIA has selected the “Highest Cost Long-Term, First Out” (“HILT”) to serve as the default
tax lot allocation method for all accounts. When selling shares this method takes the highest cost
lots (held for longer than a year) first, which results in smaller capital gains and larger capital
losses. The following is an illustration of this method:
• 1/5/2013 – Purchase 100 shares at $13 per share for a total cost of $1,300.
• 2/1/2013 – Purchase 100 shares at $12 per share for a total cost of $1,200.
• 5/8/2013 – Purchase 100 shares at $11 per share for a total cost of $1,100.
• 3/4/2014 – Purchase 100 shares at $11.50 per share for a total cost of $1,150.
• 4/15/2014 – Purchase 100 shares at $10 per share for a total cost of $1,000.
• 6/19/2014 – Redeem 100 shares at $12 per share for gross proceeds of $1,200.
The use of this method would result in shares purchased on 1/5/2013 being utilized for the
redemption. You would subtract the cost basis of $1,300 from the gross proceeds of $1,200
resulting in a $100 long-term capital loss.
Alternatively, clients are able to direct such activity. In such cases, the default tax allocation is
not applied. When performing tax-sensitive trading or “tax-loss harvesting,” Portfolio Advisors
have the discretion to select certain tax lots for sale where deemed beneficial to clients.
Soft Dollars
FNBIA places stock trades through brokers that offer soft dollar benefits. Soft dollars are a
means of paying brokerage firms for their services through commission revenue, rather than
through hard-dollar direct payments. FNBIA receives soft dollar benefits (“credits from a broker
that charges more for our client trades than that broker would typically charge. These charges
are incurred by discretionary client accounts we trade. We review the price, trade execution
quality, and expertise offered by the soft dollar broker in carrying out trades. As noted in the
“Trading Standards” section above, non-discretionary client accounts do not pay soft dollars.
Soft dollar arrangements are permitted if they meet certain criteria. We use soft dollar benefits to
buy certain permissible services, such as economic, financial, or market data; investment
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research or recommendations; portfolio management and trading software; and connectivity
services with brokers. We evaluate applicable products and services to decide if they can be
fully or partially paid with soft dollars in compliance with applicable rules. In general, FNBIA
manages accounts where they maintain discretion over the assets in the account, and the soft
dollars earned on these trades will benefit those paying the soft dollar cost for trading.
Soft dollar commission rates are higher than non-soft dollar rates. Use of soft dollar commissions
represents a conflict of interest, as we have an incentive to select or recommend a broker-dealer
based on our interest in receiving soft dollar benefits, rather than on the clients’ interest in
receiving favorable trade execution. While we use research to benefit all clients in our
investment decision‐making process, some clients may be paying for research and brokerage
services while not necessarily receiving the direct benefit of these services whereas other clients
may be receiving a direct benefit while not paying for these services. Overall, we believe that
receipt of research and brokerage services provides a benefit to clients, regardless of whether it is
direct or indirect, by assisting us in our overall investment decision-making process.
Without soft dollars, we would pay for certain research and brokerage services out of pocket
with fee revenues rather than with client commissions. We have adopted compliance policies to
ensure that our soft dollar practices are consistent with our duty to achieve best execution and
that soft dollar services represent fair and measurable value for our clients. This includes
thorough pre-approval and reconciliation of soft dollar expenses by investment and compliance
professionals.
Directed Brokerage
Certain clients instruct us to trade all or a portion of their portfolio transactions with a designated
broker-dealer. We will accept this “directed brokerage” instruction as long as this arrangement
does not materially undermine our ability to provide acceptable qualitative execution for these
clients. FNBIA does not negotiate commissions or volume discounts for clients under directed
brokerage arrangements, and therefore clients must negotiate commission rates on their own
behalf. These arrangements will disadvantage clients if they pay a higher commission rate or
receive less favorable execution than they would if FNBIA had full discretion to select brokers.
Under our trade policy, directed brokerage trades are executed prior to our discretionary trades in
the same security. During volatile markets, this timing of trade execution will likely result in
trade price disparities versus non-directed client trades. At the present time, only a small
percentage of FNBIA clients request that we direct their business to a specific broker. If we find
that a directed brokerage arrangement places the client at a material disadvantage, we will notify
the client accordingly.
Item 13 – Review of Accounts
Client Account Review
FNBIA portfolio management software allows the Portfolio Advisor to monitor high cash
balances, asset allocation outside of investment objective ranges, and trade activity. These
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reports are available to the Portfolio Advisors to address possible account exceptions. FNBIA
has a monthly process to generate reporting that will be reviewed by Portfolio Advisors, their
managers, and members of Investment Policy Committee. This information will look at those
activities listed above, which are available to the Portfolio Advisor. Quarterly, when Investment
Policy Committee meets, these reports will be presented to the committee for review. If the
committee is not comfortable with the resolution plan for an account, a task will be assigned to
the Portfolio Advisor. Proof of the resolution will need to be brought to the next Investment
Policy Committee meeting for review and possible closure of the matter.
Every client account for which we make discretionary investment decisions receives a review
each year by the Portfolio Advisor assigned to the account. The annual review considers asset
allocation and investment holdings to evaluate whether the account:
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Is in line with its stated investment objective
• Has investment concentrations in bonds or stocks
• Holds non-approved securities
FNBIA’s Compliance Department is charged with evaluating investment reviews with
exceptions and determining if the resolution is acceptable or if the Portfolio Advisor needs to
remediate the matter further. If further action is needed to remediate the exception, the
Compliance staff creates a task for the Portfolio Advisor to complete. The Compliance
Department monitors the completed task to determine if the matter was remediated. The
Compliance Department provides Investment Policy Committee a listing of those items that have
been remediated to review and confirm it is appropriate to close those reviews. The Compliance
Department at year end conducts a validation to ensure all discretionary accounts were reviewed,
whether they are cleared or pending resolution. Please see “Item 8 – Methods of Analysis,
Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss” for additional information on how our Investment
Policy Committee and Investment Strategy Group add structure to the asset selection process.
Portfolio Advisors monitor account investments and cashflows and annually review accounts to
verify they are in compliance with FNBIA’s policies and procedures.
For the purpose of servicing client accounts and completing such reviews, investment objectives
and/or Investment Policy Statements are documented and updated from time to time. It remains
the client’s responsibility to promptly notify FNBIA if there is ever any change in his/her/its
financial situation or investment objectives for the purpose of reviewing, evaluating, and/or
revising FNBIA’s previous recommendations and/or services.
Please see FNBIA’s Form ADV Part 2B Brochure Supplement for biographical information
about our investment professionals.
Client Reports
Clients receive written account statements by mail or an electronic portal at least quarterly from
the custodian of record. If our affiliate, FNTC, is custodian for your account, you will receive a
written or electronic statement at least quarterly from an independent company appointed by our
affiliate to handle account statements. If you appoint an outside custodian to hold your assets, the
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outside custodian should send you written statements at least quarterly. Clients may elect to
receive statements electronically via the client account portal.
Item 14 – Client Referrals and Other Compensation
Our revenue derives from fees paid by clients to whom we provide investment advice and
advisory services.
We periodically compensate affiliated third parties for referring investment advisory clients to
us. These individuals work for one of our affiliate companies and currently we do not utilize any
unaffiliated promoters. If FNBIA utilizes an unaffiliated third-party they are required to execute
a promoter’s agreement and provide you with certain disclosures regarding this relationship.
See Item 4, Advisory Business, for a list of our affiliates. FNBIA and FNTC employ in a dual-
fashion Wealth Advisors (“WAs”) to solicit business for both FNTC and FNBIA. WA
compensation is the same for all client accounts, whether they are ultimately managed by the
FNTC or FNBIA.
Employees under common control of F.N.B. Corporation are eligible to receive a standard
incentive of 10% (or up to 20% upon management’s discretion, and up to 50% if the referral
comes from an employee of FNTC, FNBIS or FNBIA) of the first year’s advisory fee generated
by the client account they introduce to FNBIA. Incentive compensation is paid by FNBIA and
under no circumstances does this expense result in higher advisory fees for the referred client.
Item 15 – Custody
Unless you choose otherwise, FNTC will serve as custodian of your assets under management
with FNBIA. As discussed above, FNTC is an affiliated company of FNBIA. FNTC, through its
relationship with Fidelity Information Services, LLC. (“FIS”), maintains a relationship with
Reliance Trust Company (“RTC”), an FIS Company. Stocks, Bonds, Exchange Traded Funds,
Mutual Funds and other securities that are able to be held at RTC (“marketable” securities) are
maintained in a consolidated manner, while FNTC maintains a breakdown of assets by client.
Additionally, client holdings in money market funds are maintained, either through a relationship
with Federated Hermes (“Federated”), or First National Bank of Pennsylvania, the parent
company of FNTC in a consolidated manner, with FNTC similarly maintaining a breakdown of
assets by client. FNBIA or any of its affiliated companies are not otherwise affiliated with FIS,
RTC or Federated.
FNBIA, as the adviser, has the authority to deduct advisory fees in certain client accounts. In this
limited context, FNBIA is deemed to have custody. (We have determined that we cannot prove
operational independence from FNTC.) FNBIA sends statements to clients under the name of
F.N.B. Wealth Management. You should closely review these custodial statements to ensure the
information is correct.
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Due to our affiliation with FNTC who acts as custodian, FNBIA is subject to a surprise custody
examination by an independent accounting firm each year to ensure that the information we
report matches the information maintained by the custodian. Surprise custody examination
reports are available on the SEC’s website, at http://www.adviserinfo.sec.gov, by searching
FNBIA’s CRD # 109515. Both FNTC and FNBIA undergo an annual System and Organizational
Controls (“SOC 1”) audit in accordance with the Statement on Standards for Attestation
Engagements (“SSAE-18”). You may request a copy of the most recent SOC 1 Report by
contacting us at (855) 688-0001 or millerbr@fnb-corp.com.
Item 16 – Investment Discretion
FNBIA currently has discretionary authority over client accounts. Discretionary authority is
delegated to us when the client signs the FNBIA Discretionary Investment Management
Agreement, or otherwise grants such discretion. Clients do reserve the right to direct unsolicited
transactions in their accounts. FNBIA allows clients to reasonably limit FNBIA’s discretionary
authority in the following ways:
• Retain certain positions that FNBIA would otherwise generally recommend for sale
• Limit or exclude investment in certain asset classes or securities
Clients have the option to grant trading authority to us on a non-discretionary basis, which means
that we will be required to contact the client prior to implementing changes in the client’s
account. In such cases, clients will be contacted by telephone or electronic mail and be required
to accept or reject our investment recommendations including: (1) the security being
recommended, (2) the number of shares or units transacted, and (3) whether to buy or sell.
Clients who authorize us to act on their behalf on a non-discretionary basis should be aware that
if the client cannot be reached or is slow to respond to our request for approval, it can have an
adverse impact on the timing of trade implementation and therefore we may not achieve the
optimal trading price. Non-discretionary terms of engagement would be specifically set forth in
the Investment Management Agreement.
Item 17 – Voting Client Securities
The FNBIA Discretionary Investment Management Agreement delegates to us the authority to
vote your proxies. You have the option to vote your own proxies in which case we direct all
proxy materials to you.
FNBIA uses a proxy recommendation service to provide guidance on how to vote Approved List
securities. FNBIA reviews the proxy voting service’s conflict of interest statement as part of our
review of the provider. If assets are not on our Approved List, FNBIA will vote those proxies
consistent with the recommendations of that company’s management. FNBIA has the authority
to vote proxies in a manner that diverges from the proxy recommendation service or company
management if we believe this is in the best interest of our clients. Most of the time, we vote
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client proxies the same way across all accounts. However, if you ask us in writing to vote your
proxies differently, we will do so.
FNBIA provides oversight of the proxy voting services (Institutional Shareholder Services)
through the following measures:
• FNBIA with the help of FNB’s Vendor Management Department reviews the vendor on a
set frequency based on the risk associated with the vendor.
o Review of Insurance Coverage
o Review of Information Technology Controls
o Review of SOC/SSAE-18, if available
• FNBIA on annual basis reviews the following information:
o Review Due Diligence Packet provided by ISS
o Review white paper on information security, code of ethics and best practices
o Review disclosures surrounding conflicts of interest
• FNBIA conducts an annual call with ISS to received updates on any possible material
changes with the firm
• FNBIA when they receive contested ballots will submit those to the Investment Policy
Committee to review the voting recommendations versus Management’s opinions on the
matter.
Should a conflict of interest exist between FNBIA and client(s) regarding the outcome of certain
proxy votes, FNBIA is committed to resolving the conflict in the best interest of clients before it
votes the proxy in question. We have the option of taking the following action(s) to resolve the
conflict: (a) disclose the conflict to clients and obtain consent before voting; or (b) suggest that
client(s) engage another party to determine how the proxy should be voted. FNBIA does not vote
proxies on behalf of clients that hold positions in its parent company, F.N.B. Corporation, unless
instruction on how to vote is received from a client holding the position. Proxy materials are
sent to clients in these instances to seek their voting instructions.
FNBIA’s custodian FNTC contracts the processing of class actions through a third-party that has
a partnership with the trust accounting provider. This service reviews class actions against the
transactions that have occurred in all accounts of FNTC. If any of those transactions correspond
to a class action the third-party files a claim on behalf of FNTC. Any proceeds that are received
are charged a processing fee and the remainder of the funds are allocated to the appropriate client
accounts. If the client is no longer utilizing FNTC as a custodian a best effort is made to deliver
those funds to the client.
FNBIA’s custodian FNTC receives and distributes voluntary Corporate Action notifications to
the Relationship Adviser (RA) assigned to an account that is affected by the notice. The RA will
contact any non-discretionary clients and the PA to determine what action the client or PA would
like to take. Those instructions are sent to FNTC who communicates this information to their
sub-custodians. If no response is received from the client or the PA, FNTC will elect “to take no
action” or if a cash or stock dividend election is required, FNTC will elect a “cash dividend.”
All mandatory corporate actions will be processed by FNTC and posted to the appropriate client
accounts.
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As a matter of policy, we maintain detailed records of all client proxy votes, how class actions
are allocated and how corporate actions are processed. Please contact us at (855) 688-0001 or
millerbr@fnb-corp.com for a copy of our proxy voting, corporate action, or class action policies
and/or a history of how proxies have been voted, how class actions were allocated or how
corporate actions were processed for your account.
Institutional Shareholder Services
As noted above, FNBIA contracts with Intuitional Shareholder Services (“ISS”) to provide
guidance to vote proxies for securities on our Approved List. (Please see “Item 17 – Voting
Client Securities” for additional details on our proxy voting practices.) ISS is owned by Genstar
Capital who is also the owner of Cetera Financial Group, the parent company of Cetera
Investment Services (“CIS”). FNBIS has a third-party networking agreement with Cetera
Investment Services.
FNBIA does not receive any benefit from ISS for FNBIS having a third-party networking
arrangement with Cetera Investment Services. The contracts for ISS and CIS are negotiated
separately by each affiliate. To further mitigate any potential conflicts, ISS is subject to
FNBIA’s service provider due diligence policies. The Trading and Research Group reviews ISSs
“Due Diligence Package,” which includes Service Overview, Policy Development Process,
Quality Control, and Conflict of Interest Statement, on an annual basis to identify and mitigate
any potential conflicts.
Item 18 – Financial Information
FNBIA does not require or solicit prepayment of more than $1,200 in fees per client, six months
or more in advance. FNBIA has no financial obligation that impairs the firm’s capacity to meet
contractual and fiduciary commitments to our clients, nor has the firm been the subject of a
bankruptcy proceeding.
Addendum – Privacy Policy
FNBIA provides a copy of FNB’s Privacy Policy to all clients at or before the time they become
clients. This policy outlines the types of personal information FNB shares as well as your right
to limiting or “opt out” of sharing. Certain information sharing is required for us to provide
services to you and may not be limited. Sharing of information for marketing purposes
(including joint marketing with other financial institutions and FNB affiliate marketing) and
sharing of information about your creditworthiness with FNB affiliates may be limited. FNB
does not share information with unaffiliated third parties for marketing purposes. In the event of
any change to the Privacy Policy that would allow such sharing, an updated privacy notice will
be provided prior to any sharing to give clients a reasonable opportunity to opt out. The Privacy
Policy may be viewed online at https://www.fnb-online.com/privacy.
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Addendum – Federated Investment Counseling
Clients through their relationship with FNBIA have access to the Federated Investment
Counseling program (“FIC”). This is a Separately Managed Account solution offered by
Federated Hermes. FIC is a fee-based program that allows FNBIA to offer its clients professional
fixed income management of various individual bond strategies.
FNBIA conducts due diligence on the FIC program regularly to ensure that Federated is meeting
our expectations.
FIC’s services are limited to managing your assets in accordance with one or more of their
investment strategies. FNBIA is responsible for providing each client with investment advisory
services that include:
recommendations
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• monitoring and review of client investment objectives
• account performance measurement
• model selection
• custody
• other administrative services, including the generation of statements
Program Fee and Account Minimum
FIC charges FNBIA 0.25% for the taxable fixed income strategy and 0.25% for the tax-exempt
fixed income strategy, to serve as a sub-advisor for these assets. FNBIA charges its own
management fee (see Item 5) based on all assets under management, and also collects and
forwards FIC’s additional fee for those assets sub-advised by FIC. FIC’s rates are subject to
changes based on total FNBIA balances in the program and can be as high as 0.30% for each
program.
FIC trades are initiated by the manager at a rate negotiated between the manager and a broker
dealer, whose mark-up may be higher or lower than the markup that FNBIA could obtain.
Investment Manager Due Diligence
FNBIA receives reporting from FIC, which provides information on the Separately Managed
Accounts in which client assets are invested. FNBIA monitors these reports to ensure that the
manager is managing the portfolio in line with the product. FNBIA also conducts meetings with
FIC to monitor their capabilities.
Industry Affiliations
Federated Investment Counseling is an SEC registered investment adviser principally located in
Pittsburgh, PA. Registration of an investment adviser does not imply a certain level of skill or
training. Access to FIC’s ADV Part 2 can be found by visiting https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/ and
search for the firm “Federated Investment Counseling” or their CRD# 105325.
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Conflicts of Interest and Risk
FIC is wholly owned by Federated Hermes who FNBIA and FNTC utilize for certain money
market and mutual fund products. Outside the framework of this program, FNBIA and FNTC,
where allowable, do collect 12b-1 and shareholder servicing fees on client funds invested in
these products.
While FNBIA conducts due diligence on and monitors FIC, we rely to a great extent on
information provided by FIC and may have limited access to other information regarding FIC’s
portfolios and operations. There is a risk that FIC may knowingly or unknowingly withhold or
misrepresent information, including the presence or effects of any fraudulent or similar activities.
FNBIA’s proper performance of its monitoring functions would generally not give us the
opportunity to discover such situations prior to the time FIC discloses (or there is public
disclosure of) the presence or effects of any fraudulent or similar activities.
Clients should be aware that they may be able to obtain services from FIC directly and/or
through another party unrelated to FNBIA, with similar or lower fee structures. You may
independently be able to negotiate a better fee directly with a particular manager or by utilizing
another financial intermediary who has negotiated a better fee with the manager for similar
services.
Addendum – Cybersecurity
Investing involves various operational and technology risks. These risks include events at
FNBIA or one of our third-party counterparties or service providers which may result in a loss or
corruption of data, result in the unauthorized release or other misuse of confidential information,
and/or generally compromise our ability to conduct business, known as cybersecurity risks. A
cybersecurity breach may also result in a third-party obtaining unauthorized access to our clients’
information, including social security numbers, home addresses, account numbers, account
balances, and account holdings.
FNBIA relies on FNB for providing cybersecurity controls for identification, prevention,
protection, detection, response, and recovery. FNB also provides the network infrastructure
FNBIA utilizes to conduct business. As part of providing these services, FNB conducts active
monitoring for threat vectors that could impact our data and security. Annually, all FNB
employees are required to take an information security training course, are required to
acknowledge Code of Conduct and Information Security policies and will be tested throughout
the year for cybersecurity risks, such as phishing. A member of FNBIA’s Compliance
Department participates in FNB’s Information Security Committee for awareness and reporting
of any potential information security violations.
Our custodian’s accounting system is provided by FIS, discussed above. Accounting
information is maintained on FIS’s servers within their data centers. All data communications
between FNBIA, FNTC and FIS are conducted over a secure connection along with other factors
to limit access. FNTC and FNB’s Vendor Management Department review this relationship on
an annual basis. The following items are reviewed as part of that analysis.
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Insurance coverage
• FIS SOC1 reports for the trust accounting system and the data centers that retain our data
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• Business continuity information
FNB’s Information Security Department performs self-assessments of its infrastructure using the
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) framework to ensure consistent and
similar measurement against the industry. Information Security also contracts with outside
vendors to conduct penetration testing to provide a third-party review of our potential risks.
Despite the programs and controls we have in place, there are inherent limitations in these
programs and controls, including the fact that certain risks may not be identified, in large part
because new or unknown threats may emerge in the future. As such, there is no guarantee that
such efforts will succeed, especially because we do not directly control the cybersecurity systems
of our third-party service providers. Nevertheless, FNB will continue to make every effort to
protect against known cybersecurity threats and remain up to date on the evolving cybersecurity
landscape.
Addendum – Business Continuity
FNBIA falls under F.N.B. Corporation’s Business Continuity Management program which is
implemented and maintained by the Corporate Emergency Management and Business Continuity
(CEM) department. This program requires that FNBIA and its affiliate FNTC maintain
independent Business Continuity Plans. F.N.B. Wealth Management appoints an employee as
Business Continuity Coordinator (BCC), who serves as the liaison to CEM for business
continuity planning initiatives and business disruption response. The BCC is responsible for
maintaining and updating FNBIA’s business continuity plan at least annually and ensuring all
personnel within FNBIA are familiar with the plan. This individual is also responsible for
communicating department impacts from a business disruption to CEM and disseminating
impact and response information to FNBIA personnel.
FNB’s CEM department is charged with managing various types of business disruptions, such as
pandemics, weather events, social unrest events, etc. They maintain the Corporate Crisis
Management and Continuity plan, which sets forth the corporate response structure, as well as
hazard-specific playbooks for various hazards, which include specific response tasks for those
hazards. They will provide guidance on actions to be taken by impacted groups and manage the
overall corporate response to ensure the necessary actions are being taken to support the
impacted groups. They will monitor the situation in real time and make changes, as
necessary. When the event is over, they will conduct an after-action review to determine how to
better address similar situations in the future.
FNB’s CEM department also coordinates with FNB’s Information Technology department,
Information Security department, and Manager of Disaster Recovery to develop and maintain the
organization’s Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP). The DRP provides policies and procedures to
recover infrastructure and systems if a disruption occurs relative to services. This plan is tested
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to determine if problems exist and to ensure failover is possible in an emergency, and it is
updated based on lessons learned.
Glossary
Average Market Value – fees are calculated and billed monthly as a percentage of the average
daily market value of your account throughout the prior monthly period. Equities and mutual
funds are priced on a daily basis and bonds are priced on a weekly basis and the last day of the
month. Cash balances are included in the market value for purposes of assessing fees.
Clean-Shares - were created to reduce conflicts of interest by eliminating, or at least leveling,
payments from asset managers to the intermediaries that sell mutual funds. Intermediaries would
then ensure their advisors’ compensations did not depend on the fund they recommended,
reducing conflicts of interest.
Investment Policy Committee (“IPC”) – is a committee made up of senior management
charged with the oversight of FNBIA. This committee is charged with the oversight and
execution of the policies that provide direction for FNBIA.
Portfolio Advisor (“PA”) – are individuals who are appropriately licensed to act as an
investment advisory representative. These individuals are responsible for the investment
decisions in your account.
Relationship Advisor (“RA”) – are individuals who are responsible for administrative items
related to your account, such as: having checks issued, updating account records, serving as the
day-to-day contact for an account. These individuals are not responsible for investment
decisions in your account.
Separately Managed Account – (“SMA”) – is an investment account that is owned by an
individual investor and looked after by a hired professional money manager. Managed accounts
are personalized investment portfolios tailored to the specific needs of the account holder. The
money manager is responsible for executing trades in the account. (Portions of the definition
from Investopedia)
Wealth Advisors (“WA”) – are individuals who serve as the sales force for FNBIA. These
individuals are responsible for developing new relationships and engaging the appropriate
FNBIA staff to onboard accounts. Once an account is on-boarded with FNBIA the WA will
typically hand the relationship over to the RA and PA. WAs generally receive a portion of the
advisory fees paid by clients.
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