2017 Outsourced-Chief Investment Officer Buyer’s Guide

Buyer's Guide


PFM Asset Management




Business Model/TypeOCIO + other









An open-architecture/manager-of-manager investment outsourcing platform as one of multiple business lines.









Year entered into OCIO business 2007
Number of relationship managers/sales people 50
Number of portfolio managers 8
OCIO percentage of total firm revenue 15%
AUM full discretion $8B
Number of full discretionary clients 179












Discretionary assets by fund type






Defined Benefit $1.8B
401(k), 403(b), other DC $3B
Endowments/Foundations $481M
Health Care Pools* $0
Other $2.7B
*Board designated, funded depreciation.




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