Asset Management Culture
Why Smith College Is Moving Its Endowment In-House
The $2 billion fund, now in the market for its first CIO, decided it’s big enough to shift asset management internally.
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Asset Management Culture
University Endowments Urged to Hold on to Private Commitments
For allocators, keeping a long-term investment horizon in the face of immediate challenges is key, NEPC says.
Should Universities Spend More From Their Endowments?
It’s the first question during a crisis. Given unprecedented disruption, some schools are starting to increase payouts from their troves.
Alternatives
Student Housing Investment Remains Uncertain, S&P Says
Some pension funds and other institutions have taken big positions in the segment.
Asset Management Culture
Too Rich to Need It? Top Colleges Back Away from US Virus Money
Harvard, Penn, Yale act after Trump administration says subsidies should go to less wealthy institutions.
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.