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IPERS issues Requests for Proposals (RFPs) and Requests for Information (RFIs) to allow various companies and organizations an opportunity to work with IPERS on projects, studies and other initiatives.
Current Requests
We are not seeking any contracts at this time.
Under Review
We do not have any contracts under review at this time.
Intent to Award Contracts
The Iowa Public Employees' Retirement System (IPERS) announces its intent to award two contracts for the General Legal and/or Investment Legal Counsel Services RFP (#L-2022-1). The award for the general legal counsel services part of the RFP is to Ice Miller, Indianapolis, IN. The award for the investment legal counsel part of the RFP is to Foster Garvey, Seattle, WA. This Notice of Intent to Award is subject to execution of a written contract.
The Iowa Public Employees’ Retirement System (IPERS) announces its intent to award the following mandates for the Real Assets Credit search (RFP #I-2022-1):
Manager | Sub-Strategy | Status* |
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Heitman CREDIT | Core Real Estate Debt | Allocation |
Principal | Specialty Finance | Allocation |
Kayne Anderson | Opportunistic Real Estate Debt | Allocation |
Oaktree Capital | Opportunistic Real Estate Debt | Allocation |
Sound Mark | Opportunistic Real Estate Debt | Bench |
Calmwater | Opportunistic Real Estate Debt | Bench |
IFM Investors | Infrastructure Debt | Allocation |
Oak Street | Leasing Strategies | Allocation |
JP Morgan, GTIF | Leasing Strategies | Allocation |
Raven Capital Management | Other Real Assets Credit | Allocation |
*Manager status is either Allocation or Bench. Allocation status reflects a planned allocation to the selected manager contingent on successful completion of operational due diligence and contract negotiations. Bench status reflects a manager that has been pre-approved for future consideration within a particular sub-strategy.
The Iowa Public Employees’ Retirement System (IPERS) announces its intent to award the following mandates for the Absolute Return Strategies search (RFP #I-2022-2):
Manager | Product Class |
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Arrowstreet Capital | Global Equity Long/Short |
Camden | Camden Bond Strategy |
Verition | Multi-Strategy Fund |
Brevan Howard | AS Macro |
MAN | Man GLG Emerging Market Debt |
Millennium Global | Millennium Active Currency Alpha |
Capula | Global Relative Value |
ROW | CTA Diversified Program |
Mesirow | Mesirow Emerging Markets Currency Alpha |