Tag: Markov Processes International

Asset Allocation April 9, 2025

Endowments Face Liquidity Crunch Amid Market Pullback, Funding Cuts

Universities with large allocations to private markets are borrowing in the bond market to address funding issues, as private equity capital calls can compete with research funding for liquidity.

Asset Allocation January 14, 2025

UCSD Foundation Repeats as Best-Performing University Endowment in Fiscal 2024

Smaller, equity-heavy funds outpaced larger endowments with higher private market allocations during a boom year for artificial intelligence and tech stocks, per NEPC.

Pensions July 25, 2024

Public Equity Allocations Lead the Way for Public Pension Funds

The top-performing public pension funds this year are likely to thrive with a higher allocation to equities, according to Markov Processes International.

Asset Allocation February 20, 2024

US College Endowments Gained 7.7% in Fiscal 2023, but Suffered From Weak Alternatives Returns

Equities drove ​​gains, while alternative returns were mostly flat.

Asset Allocation October 23, 2023

Harvard Endowment Returns 2.9%, Outperforming Many Peers

Venture capital investments dragged down returns in a muted year for alternatives. 

Asset Allocation October 19, 2023

4 Ivy League Institutions Release Fiscal 2023 Endowment Results

Brown, Columbia, Dartmouth and Penn all improved their returns from 2022 but alternative investments dragged down returns. 

Asset Allocation October 12, 2023

MPI: Venture Capital, Technology Investments Will Define 2023 University Endowment Returns

As data are released about endowment returns in fiscal 2023, funds in the Ivy League and at Stanford are expected to have underperformed the markets, according to Markov Processes International.

Opinion July 12, 2021

Pension Funds Should Report Performance on a Monthly Basis, Markov Says 

An analysis of portfolios using a returns-based lens would help some funds improve transparency, the investment researcher advises. 

Pensions November 20, 2020

Why Brown Is Beating the Other Ivies

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

Asset Management Culture November 4, 2020

Ivy League Endowments Underperform 60-40 Portfolio Again

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

Research December 7, 2018

Ivy League Endowments Lag 60-40 Portfolio

None of the elite universities’ endowments beat a 60-40 portfolio over the past decade.