The Kansas Public Employees Retirement System is searching for one international equity manager, confirmed CIO Robert “Vince” Smith.
The amount of money the manager will run wasn’t immediately available.
The actively managed portfolio will be benchmarked to the MSCI ACWI Ex-U.S. index, according to the RFP on the fund’s website.
The $9.6 billion Topeka-based fund currently has $1.5 billion in international equity —17% of its investment portfolio — and an international equity allocation target of 22%.
The RFP is available at http://www.kpers.org/procurement.htm. Questions can be sent to Brian King, public equity investment officer, at 611 S. Kansas Ave., Topeka, KS 66603, or by e-mail to [email protected] Questions must be received by 5 p.m. CST Feb. 23.
The RFP deadline is 5 p.m. CST Feb. 27. A selection is expected sometime after mid-May.
