Evaluation of various Transaction Cost Analysis solutions and providers

The United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF or the Fund) provides retirement, death, disability, and related benefits for the staff of the United Nations and the other organizations admitted to membership in the Fund (website: https://www.unjspf.org). The Office of Investment Management (OIM) manages the Fund's investments which are approximately $89 billion as of February 29, 2024. Asset classes under management are comprised of global equities, fixed income, foreign exchange, private equity, real estate, infrastructure, timber and commodities; and about 85% is actively managed in-house. The purpose of this Request for Information (RFI) is to gather information on various transaction cost analysis solutions and providers and to test the same on OIM's Fixed Income trading data to determine the best service provider to enhance the measurement of trade execution performance and analytics for fixed income and foreign exchange. You are kindly requested to review the overview of specific requirements on the following page and describe how your services fulfill these requirements. This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes. It does not constitute a solicitation (Request for Proposal or Request for Quotation) from the United Nations or a promise to issue a solicitation in the future. However, the UN may at its own discretion issue a solcitation to the potential bidders including those who submits the RFI responses and deemed qualified. This RFI does not commit the United Nations to pay any cost incurred in the preparation or submission of any response to the RFI. RFI is also not intended to award a contract.