The City of Georgetown, Texas, is seeking qualified vendors to provide comprehensive investment advisory services. The selected firm will manage services related to fund investment, including executing securities transactions for operating and bond funds, delivering investment guidance, thorough reporting, and reviewing investment policies and procedures.

Key service objectives include maintaining preservation of principal, ensuring sufficient liquidity, upholding public trust, and securing reasonable returns. The advisor will be responsible for providing monthly and quarterly investment reports, aiding policy and strategy development for governmental funds, and utilizing independent research and credit reviews to support decision-making. Responsibilities also include conducting daily portfolio reviews, preparing continuity plans, evaluating market conditions, recommending risk mitigation strategies, analyzing arbitrage liabilities, and supplying ongoing credit analysis of investment instruments.

Additional duties involve maturity analysis, assisting with investment ladders, managing maturity timing, attending committee meetings when requested, and providing ongoing recommendations for best practices in banking, cash management, and cash handling. Assistance may be required in evaluating securities clearing providers and forecasting interest earnings to inform cash flow planning and budgets. The contract is offered for a one-year term.