Asset Allocation
Harvard Faculty Divestment Vote Unlikely to Sway Endowment
The university’s management firm has resisted pressure to divest its $41 billion portfolio from fossil fuels.
Tag: Financial Endowment
Alternatives
Pushing for New Donors, Columbia Is Building a Climate School
The university made sweeping commitments to sustainability, including a carbon neutral pledge for 2050 and the appointment of a chief climate officer.
How Smaller Endowments, Shut Out of Razzle-Dazzle Investments, Make Do
They usually aren’t wealthy enough to land high-powered private equity or hedge fund investments. So they turn elsewhere.
Risk
University Endowments Gain 5.3% in 2019
However, the average 10-year return beat long-term objectives for the first time in a decade.