Manager Selection
Hamilton College Names Columbia’s Lauren Jacobson CIO
The managing director of the $13.3 billion Ivy League endowment will take the investment helm at Hamilton November 7.
Tag: Endowments
Asset Allocation
Harvard Endowment’s 1.8% Loss Deemed ‘Very Good Result’
Despite the negative return, Harvard is outperforming most of its peers after lagging in 2021.
News
Columbia, Brown, Iowa Endowments Lose 7.6%, 4.6%, 2.4%
Falling markets and rising inflation take toll on endowment investment portfolios.
Asset Allocation
Yale Endowment Gains 0.8%, Duke, Cornell Post Small Losses in 2022
Yale CIO sees ‘challenging times ahead’ due to rising interest rates, inflation, and geopolitics.
Asset Allocation
Princeton to ‘Dissociate’ Fossil Fuel Investments
The university targeted 90 companies active in thermal coal or tar sands segments of the fossil fuel industry.
Manager Selection
Brandeis Seeks New CIO, Amherst Looks to Add to ‘Mighty’ Investment Team
Replacement sought for former Brandeis CIO Nick Warren, who left in March to join Glenmede Trust.
Asset Allocation
Penn, Dartmouth, University of Minnesota Endowments Swing to a Loss in 2022
Investment portfolios see sharp reversal from last year’s record returns.
Newsmakers
Hartford HealthCare CIO Firing Blindsides Investment Committee
Panel members cite ‘friction’ between ousted CIO David Holmgren and the medical organization’s management.
Newsmakers
Fordham University Taps Geeta Kapadia as CIO
Kapadia succeeds Eric Wood, who had been the university’s CIO since 2011.
Dauntless Allocators Stick With Calamitous Cryptocurrency
Institutions keep their toeholds in bitcoin and others amid epic market slide.
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
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.
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.