Corporate Moves
Texas Tech DCIO Dan Parker to Leave Endowment
The investor will take a senior position at a firm he says ‘will be familiar’ to investors.
Tag: endowment
Pensions
Blackstone Poaches Brown’s Joe Dowling
Chair of university’s investment office tapped to co-lead firm’s $78 billion alternative asset unit.
Asset Allocation
Endowments Should Hold on to Value Assets, NEPC Says
Growth assets and strong manager selection have helped endowments outperform this year.
Asset Management Culture
Why Smith College Is Moving Its Endowment In-House
The $2 billion fund, now in the market for its first CIO, decided it’s big enough to shift asset management internally.
Asset Management Culture
Carnegie Picks Mark Baumgartner as New CIO
The former IAS finance chief and rocket scientist was vetted by predecessor Kim Lew.
Pensions
Why Brown Is Beating the Other Ivies
Markov Processes analyzes how Brown has managed to outperform its rivals in recent years.
Asset Management Culture
Ivy League Endowments Underperform 60-40 Portfolio Again
Average university returns fall short of a passive portfolio over one- and 10-year periods.
Asset Allocation
Stanford, Princeton Endowments Return 5.6% Each in 2020
The New Jersey school ends the year among the bottom half of Ivy League endowments.
Asset Management Culture
University Endowments Urged to Hold on to Private Commitments
For allocators, keeping a long-term investment horizon in the face of immediate challenges is key, NEPC says.
Asset Management Culture
Harvard Endowment CEO Goes from ‘Not Pleased’ to ‘Proud’
Three years into his five-year transition plan, Narv Narvekar says the ‘signs are encouraging.’
Asset Management Culture
Former FEG Chief Executive Scott Harsh Takes Consulting Job at NEPC
He’s coming out of retirement to help the firm expand its presence in the Southeast and Midwest.
Asset Management Culture
Penn, Cornell Lag Behind Other Ivy League Endowments
The Pennsylvania and New York schools returned 3.4% and 1.9%, respectively, in 2020.
Asset Management Culture
Harvard Spins Off Natural Resources Team
Solum Partners will be led by former Harvard Management Company division chief Colin Butterfield.
Market Moves
Brown’s Endowment Is Killing It
Portfolio returns over 12% for fourth straight year. Dartmouth’s earns 7.6% in 2020.
Asset Allocation
Yale Endowment Returns 6.8%, Duke’s Shrinks by $100 Million
The Ivy school again produces strong returns, as the North Carolina university’s long-term pool gains only 0.7%.