A community foundation added a new fixed-income manager across two of its portfolios and two hedge fund managers in its socially responsible investment portfolio last year.
Historically black colleges and universities, typically limited by the size of their assets, are looking to gain further access to alternative assets, particularly private equity and venture capital, as they seek to grow their endowments to further their mission as well as capture outsized returns that have swelled higher education institutions’ portfolios, according to investors and allocators.
A university and its foundation based in the Rocky Mountains are exiting their small investments in Russian companies in an action to send a message that it stands in solidarity with the people of Ukraine following its invasion last week.
A foundation in the Mid-Atlantic region is conducting a search for an investment analyst focused on private capital and an investment analyst/senior investment analyst for its impact investment portfolio.
A 529 plan in the South may consider recommendations to add high-yield fixed-income and emerging market fixed-income strategies at its meeting next week.
A college in New England is seeking an investment director to support the management of its endowment, with a focus on its global long/short equity, absolute return, real assets, non-investment grade fixed-income and cash asset classes.
A university in the West is searching for an associate to help with sourcing, due diligence, ongoing performance monitoring and analytics related to current and potential investment managers within its endowment.