How Insurers Have Used ETFs to Manage Equity Exposure
Equity exchange-traded funds, rather than fixed-income options, are the top choice of insurance investors, according to State Street’s Meta Curry.
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University Endowments Returned to Growth in 2025
Higher education institutions saw strong returns across asset classes, especially in equities, and significant exposure to themes related to digital assets and artificial intelligence.
Franklin Templeton Expands Tokenized Funds to New Blockchain Network
The manager’s Benji technology platform will become available on the Canton Blockchain.
Half of Australia’s Superannuation Plan Assets Invested Offshore for First Time
New research from National Australia Bank found that artificial intelligence and digitization are the leading themes influencing investment decisions.
Comparing Ivy League Endowment Returns
Investment performance for the institutions was the best of the last four fiscal years.
JPMorgan’s Campbell Global Adds 28,200 Acres of Timberland
Oregon’s Emerald Ridge property is home to 8.5 million trees.
AUM of World’s 500 Largest Asset Managers Nears $140T
The industry saw growth in North America and in passive strategies, according to WTW’s Thinking Ahead Institute.
Dimensional Got the SEC’s OK For Dual Share Class Funds, but What’s Next?
The firm has applied for permission to launch 13 exchange-traded-fund share classes, but significant movement is not anticipated in the immediate future, experts say.
Allocators Increase ETF Use to Diversify Exposures
While not a driver of growth in exchange-traded funds, institutional investors have found new use cases for the investment vehicles.
Institutional Investors Begin to Embrace ETFs
Once used for cash or transition management, exchange-traded funds are taking a bigger role in institutional portfolios.
Bowdoin College Endowment Returns 15.3% in Fiscal 2025
The institution’s assets rose to $2.9 billion at the end of June, and its long-term returns rank among the top 1% of university endowments.
NBIM Returns 5.8% in Q3, Driven by Materials, Telecom, Financials
Assets of Norway’s sovereign wealth fund rose to more than $2 trillion.
Most Digital Investors Plan to Include Stablecoins
Investors’ take-up of the developing type of cryptocurrency is expected to increase, according to research from stablecoin platform Brava Finance.
Cornell Endowment Returns 12.3% in Fiscal 2025, Second Among Ivies
Assets of the Ithaca, New York-based university rose to $11.8 billion at the end of June.
UK Universities Seed Fossil-Free Investment Fund With More Than $670M
A coalition of 79 institutions of higher education includes both Cambridge and Oxford.