Dauntless Allocators Stick With Calamitous Cryptocurrency
Institutions keep their toeholds in bitcoin and others amid epic market slide.
Tag: Endowments
Asset Allocation
MIT Investment Arm Reflects on Allocation Strategy
Fifteen years on, MITIMCo’s unique investment model highlights changes underway in endowment investing.
Manager Selection
What Will Differentiate the Best Alternatives Investors in the Next 10 Years?
We ask Anton Pil, global head of alternatives for JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Alternatives
How Endowments and Foundations Can Energize Flagging Returns
A better assessment of risk and active management can turn things around, says a report from NACUBO and Nuveen.
Tactical Shifts: How Institutional Investors Are Adjusting Asset Mixes Now
Private credit, real estate, emerging markets. Here are the ways CIOs at HOOPP, the James Irvine Foundation, and two others are solving the allocation puzzle.
Asset Allocation
Endowments Should Abandon Alts for Passive Investments, Report Says
Research shows that alternatives have become ‘serious drag’ on institutional fund performance.
CIOs Discuss Overcoming Sector-Based Challenges with Management, Boards
From corporations to endowments, CIOs deal with idiosyncratic matters, depending on the sector.
Endowments and Foundations Sticking It Out with China
Despite volatility, long-term institutional investors see no reason to change strategy, NEPC study says.
Asset Allocation
Cornell, Penn State Endowments Return 5.3%, 7.7% for Fiscal 2019
Cornell endowment hits record $7.3 billion, Penn State tops $3.1 billion.
Research
Vast Majority of Endowments Investing in Crypto Assets
Survey finds 94% of endowments invested in digital assets in 2018.
Newsmakers
Be Sure to Catch the CIO Summit Next Week
The morning of Day One to feature CIO hotseat, tech panels, and more.
Research
Endowments Increasingly Dour About Economy
Survey finds number of foundations fearing slowdown has tripled.
US Educational Endowments Return 8.2% in 2018
But long-term returns fall well below target rates for endowments of all sizes.
The Secret of Smaller Endowments and Foundations’ Outperformance
Why their greater sensitivity to risk has served them well, a survey shows.
Endowments and Foundations Eye Positive Economy, Emerging Markets
NEPC survey finds geopolitical tension among biggest concerns.