Manager Selection
A Conversation With Jason Safran, Texas Christian University’s New Chief Investment Officer
The TCU alum named two key areas of opportunity he is looking to expand on.
Tag: Endowments
Newsmakers
Notre Dame, USC Endowments Return 53.2%, 43.2% for 2021
Robust returns raise the asset values for Notre Dame and USC’s endowments to $20.3 billion and $8 billion, respectively.
What Makes the Yale Model of Investing So Successful?
The heavy focus on alternatives is just one piece of the picture.
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.
Here Today, Gone Tomorrow? Three CIOs Sound Off on Inflation
Not everyone is ready to shift their strategies just yet.
Brown Leads Ivies for Third Year in a Row, as Columbia, Harvard Lag Behind
Endowment investment returns range from 32.3% to 51.5% for the fiscal year ending June 30.
Asset Allocation
MIT, Brown Endowments Report Over 50% Returns for 2021
MIT’s portfolio grew to $27.4 billion, while Brown’s rose to $6.9 billion.
Asset Allocation
Dartmouth to Phase Out Fossil Fuel Investments
The college warns that climate change effects are ‘real, far-reaching, and getting worse.’
Market Moves
Venture Capital Spurs Endowments’ Record Returns
However, Pitchbook warns that growth from alternative investments ‘could be more mirage than oasis.’
Winning Investment Strategies
Washington University, Duke Report Record Fiscal 2021 Returns
The endowments gain 65% and 55.9%, respectively, in what has been a banner year for institutional investors.
Corporate Moves
University of California Reports Biggest One-Year Gain in History
The portfolios returned 28.9%, or $38 billion, in 2021 to raise their total asset value to $168 billion.
Corporate Moves
Yale Chooses CIO from Within
Venture capital director Matthew S. T. Mendelsohn has been tapped to lead the $31.2 billion endowment.
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.
CIO Innovation Awards: Nominations Open Until August 12
Nominate your best asset owners and managers for this year’s 11th awards gala bash.
Corporate Moves
Ellen Ellison, University of Illinois Foundation CIO, Steps Down
The allocator shared on social media that she will be leaving to pursue other endowment and investment-related activities.