Tag: Yale

Asset Management Culture May 6, 2021

David Swensen, Yale’s Iconic Endowment Chief, Dies at 67

He pioneered the push into alternative assets, now popular among institutional investors.

Asset Management Culture March 26, 2021

She joins the biomedical research institution from Bowdoin College and succeeds CIO Amy Falls, who’s moving to Northwestern.

February 11, 2021

The digital asset is gaining more acceptance among institutional investors.

Alternatives January 25, 2021

Cryptocurrency isn’t a stable source of value, so people can’t depend on it, the bank’s top economist charges.

Alternatives December 2, 2020

The yellow metal now is in a funk, as the cryptocurrency keeps gaining.

Pensions November 20, 2020

Markov Processes analyzes how Brown has managed to outperform its rivals in recent years.

Asset Management Culture November 4, 2020

Average university returns fall short of a passive portfolio over one- and 10-year periods.

November 3, 2020

Retirement funds and other institutions are gradually warming to cryptocurrencies.

September 22, 2020

In a time of LDI and other de-risking, they seem less risky than stocks, yet offer decent returns.

Newsmakers October 2, 2019

Endowments facing ‘economic headwinds’ in 2019.

Corporate Moves August 26, 2019

Legendary investor, thought to be chief’s successor, leaving after more than 30 years with the organization.

Regulation April 8, 2019

Omar Zaki agrees to $25,000 SEC fine, three-year ban from investment industry.

Research March 13, 2019

Yale’s asset allocation bears no resemblance to the average university endowment.

Newsmakers October 9, 2018

Could David Swensen’s move signal the start of institutional adoption for bitcoin and its ilk?

Risk October 4, 2018

Endowments surpass median, mean returns for colleges and universities.