Asset Management Culture October 13, 2020 Harvard Spins Off Natural Resources Team Solum Partners will be led by former Harvard Management Company division chief Colin Butterfield.
Market Moves October 8, 2020 Brown’s Endowment Is Killing It Portfolio returns over 12% for fourth straight year. Dartmouth’s earns 7.6% in 2020.
Asset Allocation October 1, 2020 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%.
Asset Management Culture September 30, 2020 Harvard’s Endowment Returns 7.3% for the 2020 Fiscal Year The university cautioned the strong returns may not be enough to blunt the financial impact of the pandemic.
Asset Allocation September 21, 2020 Texas, MIT Endowments See Strong Gains; Illinois, Missouri Post Weak Returns Texas, MIT return 9.5% and 8.3%, respectively, while Illinois loses 2.5% and Missouri gains 1.15%.
Pensions August 10, 2020 Public Funds Lead Institutional Investment Rebound Funds with significant exposure to equities outperformed during the second quarter.
Asset Allocation August 5, 2020 Study: Endowments Have Underperformed Passive Portfolios for 58 Years New research finds a 60/40 passive benchmark has outperformed the average endowment over nearly six decades.
Research July 20, 2020 Increased Investor Risk Appetite Spurs Endowment Index Q2 Rebound Index jumps 15.40% after plunging more than 20% during the first quarter.
July 17, 2020 Should Universities Spend More From Their Endowments? It’s the first question during a crisis. Given unprecedented disruption, some schools are starting to increase payouts from their troves.
Coronavirus - COVID-19 July 1, 2020 Endowments Weather Pandemic Better Than in Great Recession Larger endowments outperform smaller ones due to less US equity exposure.
Asset Management Culture May 6, 2020 Harvard Forecasts Big COVID-19-Related Losses and Enters Cost-Saving Mode University projects a $750 million revenue shortfall in FY21 in light of the economic fallout of the coronavirus.
Risk April 29, 2020 University of Texas Endowment Oil Money In Jeopardy Top official of university organization that manages mineral rights for the endowment calls for Texas oil production cuts.
Newsmakers April 28, 2020 Tufts University CIO Sally Dungan Dies of Cancer Dungan, who had led the $2 billion fund for nearly 18 years, is credited with creating Tufts’ Investment Office.
Asset Allocation April 23, 2020 Harvard Adopts Goal for ‘Net-Zero’ Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2050 Directive for $41 billion endowment stops short of fossil fuel divestment demanded by faculty.
Coronavirus - COVID-19 April 22, 2020 Endowment Index Tumbles over 20% in First Quarter COVID-19 wipes out robust 2019 earnings in just three months.