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Document
Short Term Credit Facility Q2517
Year Created: 2025
DOCUMENT
RFP - Investment Management Services 2004
- YEAR CREATED: 2004
- ENTITY TYPE: County
- TYPE OF DOCUMENT: RFP - Request for Proposals
- Finance
This document is a request for information from a firm regarding their capabilities and services as a pension consultant. The document includes a series of questions that the firm needs to answer, covering various aspects of their operations.
Some of the questions ask for specific information about the firm's financials, such as the percentage of revenue generated by their affiliate or subsidiary, and the percentage of revenues reinvested in research functions. The document also asks if the firm manages money for clients and if they are broker/dealers. It inquires about the firm's acceptance of soft-dollars as a method of payment.
The document requests a list of comparable clients, including their contact information, asset values, and the products or services they use. It also asks for information about public fund clients and Taft-Hartley accounts.
Other questions focus on the firm's organizational structure, including an organizational chart and information about key personnel involved in pension consultant services. The document asks if the firm is minority-owned and certified by a governmental agency, and about their minority hiring practices.
Communication procedures and client load are also addressed in the document. It asks about the firm's preference for client communications and their backup procedures when personnel are unavailable. It also asks about the typical client load for consultants and their backup procedures in case key personnel leave the firm.
The document then moves on to general information about the firm's full-service capabilities. It asks for a description of the range of services provided and how they are delivered to clients. It also asks for the number of professional and support employees involved in various functions such as performance evaluation, marketing, and research.
The document requests resumes of all principals, professionals, and support staff expected to be assigned to the account. It asks which individuals would be key to the relationship with the County and who would be the primary contact for performance measurement matters.
Specific information regarding performance measurement is also requested. The document asks about the sources of data used for analyzing and evaluating clients' portfolio performance, as well as the procedures for collecting the necessary data. It asks about the types of reporting and analysis provided and the time required to complete quarter-end reports.
The document also asks about performance attribution analysis, comparing performance to similar portfolios, and peer evaluation. It inquires about the firm's process for evaluating and selecting investment managers, as well as their methodology for analyzing and evaluating potential managers' performance.
Information about the firm's databases for manager search, value beyond raw data provision, and monitoring of managers is also requested.
Finally, the document asks about the firm's research capabilities and how conflicts of interest between the research and the portfolio management and/or brokerage services are managed.