Asset Allocation
Harvard Assets Reach $53B With 9.6% Return, Endowment Remains World’s Largest
Harvard Management Co. CEO Narvekar attributes returns to public equities, while alternatives lagged.
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Asset Allocation
Harvard Endowment Returns 2.9%, Outperforming Many Peers
Venture capital investments dragged down returns in a muted year for alternatives.
Newsmakers
Britt Harris To Leave UTIMCO in June
CIO Rich Hall will be promoted to CEO and president.
Asset Allocation
Harvard Endowment Reports on Its Net-Zero Progress
The fund, pledging to hit the goal by 2050 for its investments, has at least gotten there in its own physical operations.
Global Biodiversity: A Stable Ecosystem Yields Stable Economics
The U.N. General Assembly unveiled a 10-point plan on financing biodiversity, showing how reversing biodiversity loss helps stop the spread of poverty.
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.
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.
Asset Management Culture
Harvard Endowment CEO Goes from ‘Not Pleased’ to ‘Proud’
Three years into his five-year transition plan, Narv Narvekar says the ‘signs are encouraging.’
Asset Management Culture
Harvard Spins Off Natural Resources Team
Solum Partners will be led by former Harvard Management Company division chief Colin Butterfield.
Asset Allocation
Harvard Adopts Goal for ‘Net-Zero’ Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2050
Directive for $41 billion endowment stops short of fossil fuel divestment demanded by faculty.
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.
Research
Harvard Farmland Acquisitions Criticized as Unethical
Report says endowment’s $1 billion global land grab has displaced communities and hurt the environment.
Newsmakers
Harvard Overseer Resigns over Fossil Fuel Investments
Kat Taylor accuses $37.1 billion endowment of funding ‘pernicious activities.’
Newsmakers
Harvard Alumni Call for New Investment Strategy
Members of the class of 1969 want the $37.1 billion endowment to be more passive.
Corporate Moves
Bain Snaps up HMC’s Real Estate Team
Move is another step in HMC’s plan to work with more outside managers to boost returns.