Strategies & Capabilities

OCIO from State Street Global Advisors

Outsourced CIO solutions for clients from the smallest foundations to the largest retirement plans

Our Expertise

Drawing on our experience, skills, and resources, we collaborate with our clients to solve investment challenges.

Dan Farley, CFA, Chief Investment Officer of the Investment Solutions Group, discusses OCIO Solutions at State Street Global Advisors.

Experience 40+ Yrs

Assets Under Management* $176B+

Team Members 100+

A Range of OCIO Solutions

Full Outsourcing

State Street implements, manages, and governs the complete portfolio. Clients receive our full range of skills, expertise, and resources, freeing up time for clients to focus on their core mission.

Partial Delegation

State Street manages a portion of the portfolio. Clients take advantage of our skills, expertise, and resources in a particular asset class or style, such as alternatives or derivatives, and fill gaps in internal capabilities or external providers.

Multi-Asset Mandate

State Street applies its best tactical ideas in a portion of the portfolio. Clients capitalize on our insights and experience, leveraging our expertise and economies of scale for efficient trading.

Liability Management

State Street provides liability-driven investing (LDI) and overlay solutions for de-risking. Clients access State Street's range of efficient LDI building blocks and customized solutions with precision.

Outsourced Trading

State Street executes trades our clients’ behalf. Clients reap trading efficiencies and build a reliable partnership for execution and liquidity.

What Makes Us Different

State Street’s approach to OCIO is driven by our commitment to deliver an exceptional client experience. We offer:

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Open Architecture

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Tactical Asset Allocation

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Dedicated Trading and Implementation

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Multi-Dimensional Research

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Risk Excellence & Transparency

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Commitment to Partnership

Clients We Serve

State Street has been providing OCIO services across the spectrum of institutional client segments for over 40 years.

OCIO Services for Not-for-Profits

Higher Education, Religious Organizations, Health Care, and Medical Research

Strategy

Strategic asset allocation, recommendations, spending policy analysis, portfolio structuring, support for investment policy statements and investment guidelines

Manager Research

Manager search, due diligence, recommendations and terminations, contracting, onboarding and fee negotiation, transitions

Implementation

Tactical asset allocation, cash management and rebalancing, derivatives management and execution, market exposure management

Operations

Financial reporting support, audit request support, monthly expense and bill payment log maintenance, transition management

Monitoring

Total account performance and attribution, manager performance and compliance monitoring, asset allocation monitoring, vendor invoice monitoring

Committee Support

Fiduciary education and training, in-person training and collateral, donor assistance, performance reporting, student-managed investment funds

OCIO Services for Defined Benefit Plans

Public, Corporate, and Taft-Hartley Plans

Strategy

Asset and liability analysis and risk modeling, de-risking glidepath development, strategic asset allocation recommendations, portfolio construction and style analysis, investment policy statement and investment guidelines

Manager Research

Manager search, due diligence, recommendations and terminations, contracting, onboarding and fee negotiation, transitions

Implementation

Tactical asset allocation, benefit payments, rebalancing, and cash management, glide path execution, hedge ratio management and targeting, derivatives overlay, exposure analysis, trading and collateral management, exposure management, cash equitization, and synthetic rebalancing

Operations

Financial reporting support, monthly account reconciliation with custodian, audit request support, reconciliation of performance and values between managers and custodian, annual asset leveling, monthly expense and bill payment log maintenance, transition management

Monitoring

Asset and liability valuations and performance monitoring, manager performance and compliance monitoring, funded status attribution, hedge ratio maintenance, asset allocation IPS compliance, vendor invoice monitoring

Committee Support

Fiduciary education and training, custom reporting materials, funded status dashboard with performance, risk, and attribution reporting

OCIO Services for Defined Contribution Plans

401(k), 403(b), 457(b), Thrift Savings, Profit-Sharing, Money Purchase Pension, and Employee Stock Ownership Plans

Strategy

Asset and liability analysis and risk modeling, de-risking glidepath development, strategic asset allocation recommendations, portfolio construction and style analysis, investment policy statement and investment guidelines

Manager Research

Manager search, due diligence, recommendations and terminations, contracting, onboarding and fee negotiation, transitions

Implementation

Tactical asset allocation, benefit payments, cash management and rebalancing, glidepath execution, hedge ratio management and targeting, derivatives overlay, exposure analysis, trading and collateral management, exposure management, cash equitization, synthetic rebalancing

Operations

Financial reporting support, monthly account reconciliation with custodian, audit request support, reconciliation of performance and values between managers and custodian, annual asset leveling, monthly expense and bill payment log maintenance, transition management

Monitoring

Asset and liability valuations and performance monitoring, manager performance and compliance monitoring, funded status attribution, hedge ratio maintenance, asset allocation IPS compliance, vendor invoice monitoring

Committee Support

Fiduciary education and training, custom reporting materials, funded status dashboard with performance, risk, and attribution reporting

OCIO Services for Wealth Managers and Family Offices

Private Banks, Independent Registered Investment Advisors, Broker-Dealers/Wirehouses, and Single and Multi-Family Offices

Strategy

Asset and liability analysis and risk modeling, de-risking glidepath development, strategic asset allocation recommendations, portfolio construction and style analysis, investment policy statement and investment guidelines

Manager Research

Manager search, due diligence, recommendations and terminations, contracting, onboarding and fee negotiation, transitions

Implementation

Tactical asset allocation, benefit payments, cash management and rebalancing, glidepath execution, hedge ratio management and targeting, derivatives overlay, exposure analysis, trading and collateral management, exposure management, cash equitization, synthetic rebalancing

Operations

Financial reporting support, monthly account reconciliation with custodian, audit request support, reconciliation of performance and values between managers and custodian, annual asset leveling, monthly expense and bill payment log maintenance, transition management

Monitoring

Asset and liability valuations and performance monitoring, manager performance and compliance monitoring, funded status attribution, hedge ratio maintenance, asset allocation IPS compliance, vendor invoice monitoring

Committee Support

Fiduciary education and training, custom reporting materials, funded status dashboard with performance, risk, and attribution reporting