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Southern Institution To Consider Selecting Advisor, Revising A/A
The university will consider a recommendation to select an investment advisor for its endowed and non-endowed portfolios alongside potential asset allocation changes within the endowment at its March meeting.
03.11.26
PE Deals Demand Sharper Value Creation As Fundraising Lags 4th Straight Year: Report
A new report shows private equity deals require sharper value creation, a clearer, data-backed edge and faster earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization growth.
03.11.26
Southern Healthcare System Seeks Investment Staffer
The analyst will help in sourcing, evaluating and monitoring managers across asset classes as well as conducting qualitative and quantitative due diligence on prospective firms.
03.11.26
Northeast Foundation Issues Investment Management RFP
The foundation has issued an RFP seeking firms to provide oversight and guidance for portfolio, including recommending alternative investments.
03.11.26
Federal Thrift Names Next CIO
The retirement plan named a successor to its now retired cio.
03.11.26
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Global Manager Holds Final Close For Real Estate Fund
The firm closed its first real estate fund with more than $350 million in commitments from a diverse set of institutional investors that includes foundations, pension funds, registered investment advisors, family offices, banks and their clients.
03.11.26
Northeast Pension Considers Private Markets Commitments
The plan also disclosed $250 million in commitments at today’s meeting.
03.11.26
In The News
President’s Annual “State of the University” Letter 2026: From Growth to Focus
Princeton needs to transition from growth to focus because long-term rates of return are steadily declining across university endowments. This decline has been hard to see because returns have been volatile. In other words, returns have not been a steady 8 percent or 10 percent; instead, they have been all over the map.
Utah endowment’s OCIO contract raises conflict of interest concerns
Cynosure Capital Management, its new outsourced chief investment officer, is founded by members of one of the state’s richest families.
Commonfund Releases 2025 HEPI Report
Data from the annual Higher Education Price Index® (HEPI) show that inflation for U.S. colleges and universities rose 3.6 percent in fiscal year 2025, surpassing the 3.4 percent inflation reported in fiscal year 2024.
Yale expects layoffs as leaders brace for $300M in endowment taxes
The Ivy League institution’s tax bill starting next year will be higher than what it spends on student aid, university officials said.