General Investment Consulting Services

Overview

Financial, Legal, HR & Staffing

Topeka, Kansas, United StatesPosted 21 days agoDeadline: May 12th, 2026

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SUMMARY

Kansas seeks a general investment consultant to advise its Retirement System, analyze investment performance, and support asset manager selection.

KEY REQUIREMENTS

Must be a registered investment advisor with the SEC
Must have consulting services clients with aggregate assets of at least $400 billion, including $300 billion in US institutional tax-exempt assets
Must currently provide general investment consulting services for at least three US-based public pension clients with assets exceeding $25 billion each
Key investment consulting professionals must have at least ten years of experience providing global investment consulting services to public pension funds
Key investment consulting professionals must have at least ten years of experience in a lead role identifying, evaluating, and selecting investment managers
Key investment professionals must have at least ten years of experience monitoring investment managers across various asset classes
Must be free from material conflicts of interest
Must agree to act as a fiduciary to the plan
Must agree to comply with all applicable Kansas laws and be subject to the jurisdiction of its court system

BUDGET

Estimate

$150,000 – $500,000

CONTRACT DURATION

60 months

TIMELINE

Advertisement of RFP/website posting: April 16th, 2026

Deadline for submission of written questions: April 27th, 2026, 3:00PM CDT

Deadline for RFP submission: May 12th, 2026, 3:00PM CDT

Evaluation/Assessment/Interviews: May 12th, 2026 to July 10th, 2026

Final Recommendation to KPERS Board: July 2026

QUESTION DEADLINE

April 27th, 2026

Issuing Agency

Kansas Public Employees Retirement System

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DESCRIPTION

The government authority in Kansas is seeking a vendor to provide comprehensive general investment consulting services for its Retirement System. The consulting firm will serve as the board’s investment consultant and collaborate closely with the investment division staff.

Responsibilities include conducting strategic and tactical asset class reviews, providing expertise in investment structure and strategy, monitoring and analyzing investment risk, and supporting oversight and evaluation of the entire investment program. The consultant will also assist with public market manager searches, prepare and present semi-annual investment performance analyses and reporting, arrange meeting spaces, and coordinate agendas and meeting materials in partnership with the investment staff.

Questions regarding the RFP must be submitted by April 27, 2026.

Source attribution

This Settle analysis is based on the issuing organization’s public RFP listing.