Brown University Endowment Returns 11.3% in Fiscal 2024
Assets of the endowment grew to its record high of $7.2 billion at the end of June.
Asset Allocation
Surging Equities Fuel Japanese Pension Giant’s 23% Return in Fiscal 2023
GPIF’s domestic and foreign equity investments earned more than 40% each for the fiscal year that ended March 31.
Apollo Aims to Double AUM by 2029
During the firm’s investor day, CEO Mark Rowan laid out plans to achieve $1.5 trillion in managed assets, which include leaning into demand for private credit and retirement products.
UConn Endowment Returns 12.1% in Fiscal 2024, Plans Major Fundraising
Assets of the university's endowment rose to $634 million, and the organization has set its sights on reaching $1.5 billion in the next 10 years.
UN Pension Fund Earns 13.7% Over 12 Months
The United Nations’ Joint Staff Pension Fund’s total asset value increased to $97.3 billion but did not meet its benchmark’s return.
Columbia Endowment Achieves 11.5% Return in Fiscal 2024
In the latest rebound for an Ivy League pension, assets of Columbia’s endowment rose to $14.8 billion.
Cerulli: Institutional Investors Shifting Away from Active Strategies ‘in Favor of Illiquid Private Markets’ Assets
Asset allocators and other investors are shifting their risk budgets away from active strategies, according to a report.
China’s Sovereign Wealth Fund Tilts Foreign Investments Toward Alts
The China Investment Corp., which has nearly half of its foreign holdings in alternative assets, aims to capitalize on the ‘global green transformation.’
Cybersecurity M&A Balloons as Breach Danger Builds
Stealing data to sell, extract ransom or just for mischief is exacting a bigger toll.
CalSTRS Flexes Co-Investing Muscles
The $346.5 billion California teachers’ pension fund addressed leverage in its private equity policy with an eye toward expanding its co-investments and collaborative strategies portfolio.
Sovereign Sophistication is Increasing
Macro forces and long-term investment horizons are pushing sovereign wealth funds to move portfolios into private markets and adopt new structures.
Dartmouth Endowment Returns 8.4% in Fiscal 2024
The fund rebounds from its 1.6% return in fiscal 2023.
CDPQ Acquires 25% Stake in Engie-Owned UK Hydroelectricity Provider
The C$452 billion pension fund bought the stake in a deal with Brookfield Asset Management.
New York Common Cashes Out $3.3B Worth of Strategic Partnerships
The pension giant also committed another $1 billion to a BlackRock climate fund after dumping nearly $4 billion in public equities earlier this year.
Citi Survey: 60% of Family Offices Have Own CIO
Smaller funds were most likely to outsource the chief investment officer role, according to the bank’s 2024 family office survey.