Banking & Investments
Treasury Operations is responsible for general investment management activities, including execution of cash and investment transactions and maintaining relationships with banking partners and investment fund managers.
Treasury Operations performs the following investment services for the University of Iowa:
- Monitors the performance of externally managed investment pools:
- Long Term Pool (includes endowment funds)
- Intermediate Term Pool
- Operating Pool
- Assures compliance with Iowa Code, Board of Regents, State of Iowa Investment Policy, University bond indentures, University policies and generally accepted accounting policies
- Direct responsibility for investment of restricted and unrestricted operating funds
- Administration of all endowment and quasi endowment funds in the long term and intermediate investment pools
Investment Operations Details
Asset Allocation Policy
Investment Pool asset allocations are approved by the State of Iowa Board of Regents (BOR).
Current allocations approved at the June 2017 BOR meeting.
DIVERSIFIED | DIVERSIFIED | ENDOWMENT | |
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| Asset Class | |||
| U.S. Equity | 5.0% | 10.0% | 20.0% |
| Non-U.S. Equity | 5.0% | 10.0% | 20.0% |
| Global Low-Volatility Equity | 5.0% | 5.0% | 0.0% |
| Total Equity | 15.0% | 25.0% | 40.0% |
| Core Fixed Income | 25.0% | 28.0% | 10.0% |
| Intermediate Fixed Income | 20.0% | 17.0% | 0.0% |
| High Yield Fixed Income | 5.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% |
| Senior Secured Loans | 5.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% |
| Global Fixed Income | 5.0% | 7.0% | 5.0% |
| Total Fixed Income | 60.0 % | 62.0% | 25.0% |
| Liquidity (includes cash) | 20.0% | 3.0% | 0.0% |
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| Total Real Estate | 5.0% | 10.0% | 10.0% |
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| Total Private Markets | 0.0% | 0.0% | 25.0% |
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Endowment Account Request
The Endowment Account Request Form is a workflow form used to make:
- Requests for new endowment accounts
- Requests for modifications to existing endowment accounts
- Request for Fundriver user access
The requests identified above can also be initiated via Employee Self-Service.
Business & Financial Systems > Financial Systems & Forms > Endowment Account Request
Fundriver Balance Endowment Reporting
Investment reporting for departmental endowment and quasi-endowment funds invested in the University of Iowa's Long and Intermediate Term Pools.
Users with access may view reporting via Employee Self-Service > Business & Financial Systems > Data, Reports & Dashboards > Fundriver Balance Endowment Reporting.
Policies
Iowa Board of Regents Investment Policy - Treasury Operations is responsible for managing investment programs according to policies established by the Board of Regents, State of Iowa.
Board of Regents, State of Iowa Quarterly Investment Report
UI Policy Manual - Treasurer's Office - Guidelines for bank accounts, use of the University of Iowa name and Tax ID number, and endowment and quasi-endowment funds.