Regulation
Proposed Massachusetts Endowment Tax to Hit Harvard, MIT, 11 Other Schools
The 2.5% excise tax would target private institutions in the state with endowments of at least $1 billion.
Tag: Harvard
Asset Allocation
Amnesty International Scolds University Endowments for Human Rights Indifference
The report gives failing grades to several major university investment offices due to a lack of ‘human rights due diligence.’
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.
Market Drilldown
Dauntless Allocators Stick With Calamitous Cryptocurrency
Institutions keep their toeholds in bitcoin and others amid epic market slide.
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.
Alternatives
Wells Fargo: Ax Natural Gas Too Early and the Green Energy Agenda Suffers
Gas, touted as the bridge between fossil fuels and renewables, is vital to ensure a smooth shift, a report argues.
Asset Allocation
Boston University Joins Harvard in Divesting From Fossil Fuels
The $3 billion endowment, which eliminated coal and tar sand investments in 2016, will phase out crude oil and natural gas immediately.
Asset Allocation
Some Institutions Call Crypto Rat Poison, but Others Are Buying the Currency
Bitcoin bolster: Asset allocators seem to be fueling digital money’s recovery from its recent crash.
Shop Talk
Endowments Embrace Net-Zero Portfolios: Is It the Future of Investment Management?
Questions remain about how to measure risks and what a proper framework looks like, but more colleges and universities are taking the plunge.
Market Drilldown
Growing Number of Pension Funds, Endowments, Foundations Adding Bitcoin to Portfolios
The digital asset is gaining more acceptance among institutional investors.
Asset Allocation
Harvard Management Company Completes Restructuring Plan a Year Early
Narv Narvekar says the firm is benefiting from embracing a generalist approach over a ‘silo’ strategy.
Alternatives
Bitcoin Will Never Be Real Money, Says UBS, Because It’s Too Volatile
Cryptocurrency isn’t a stable source of value, so people can’t depend on it, the bank’s top economist charges.
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.
Market Drilldown
Why Wild and Crazy Bitcoin May Become a Pension Portfolio Fixture
Retirement funds and other institutions are gradually warming to cryptocurrencies.
Asset Management Culture
Australia’s IFM Investors Targets Net Zero Goal by 2050
The $114.6 billion fund joins a growing list of pensions and endowments aligning with the Paris Agreement target.