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Women VCs Leverage AI; Invest In Innovative Tech, Healthcare Spaces
Artificial intelligence has been top of mind for many in the institutional investment industry for some time and Women’s History Month highlights industry females leveraging AI in various technology and healthcare spaces who find that these innovations, and women in general, are key investments for the future and productivity.
03.31.26
Kayne Anderson Rudnick IM Taps Inst’l Biz Development MD
Brian Engel has joined the public equity manager as managing director of institutional business development and consultant relations.
04.02.26
Calif. Pension Selects New EME Manager
The firm interviewed two finalists at yesterday’s board meeting.
04.02.26
Ares Closes Two Value-Add RE Funds
The strategies have each deployed or identified approximately $1.1 billion of initial investments to date.
04.02.26
Midwest City Issues Investment Advisor RFP
The city expects to award a contract at the end of May.
04.02.26
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KKR Raises $23B For Latest North America PE Fund
KKR has closed its latest North America private equity fund with approximately $23 billion.
04.02.26
West Coast City Posts Investment Advisor RFP
The city is seeking a firm to provide full-time non-discretionary management of its investment portfolio
04.02.26
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.