Announcements

MRI/Social Investments
Mid-Atlantic University Approves Fossil Fuel Divestment Initiative

A Mid-Atlantic university approved divesting its endowment of fossil fuel companies this week.

02.07.20
Surveys/Studies
Not All Manager Track Records Are Created Equal, But Private Equity Persistence Is Evident: Report

Private equity persistence is evident in pre- and post-2000 vintages, but prior track record should only be used as a “valuable reference point” for investors as it needs to be placed in context with factors such as the strategy and organization that created it, a new study finds.

02.06.20
Industry News
Vanguard, HarbourVest Launch PE Strategy

Vanguard Group has teamed up with independent global private markets investment specialist HarbourVest Partners to launch a new private equity strategy, the firms announced.

02.06.20
Announcements
Nuveen Appoints Private Markets Impact Investing Managing Director

Radhika Shroff has joined Nuveen as a managing director within its private markets impact investing business, the firm announced.

02.06.20
People Moves
Federated Hermes Hires Impact Investing Head

Global investment manager Federated Hermes has appointed Ingrid Kukuljan as head of impact investing and Caroline Cantor as an investment director, the firm announced.

02.06.20
Industry News
Meketa Investment Group Expands Employee Ownership Team

Investment consultant Meketa Investment Group has added seven new shareholders to its employee ownership group, the firm announced.

02.06.20
MRI/Social Investments
Ivy League University Factors Climate Risks Into Portfolio

An Ivy League university has factored risks related to climate change into its portfolio.

02.06.20
People Moves
Allianz Global Investors Appoints Senior Portfolio Manager

Giulia Pellegrini has joined Allianz Global Investors as a senior portfolio manager on its emerging market debt team, the firm announced.

02.05.20
Industry News
Trillium Asset Management Being Sold To Foreign Financial Services Company

ESG investment firm Trillium Asset Management will be acquired by Australian financial services company Perpetual Limited.

02.05.20
Surveys/Studies
Long-Term U.S. Endowment Returns Rise Despite 2019 Dip: Study

The returns for U.S. endowments dipped in 2019 but rose for the 10-year period ending June 30 as the remnants of the financial crisis continued to fade into the past, according to the 2019 NACUBO-TIAA Study of Endowments.

01.30.20