Surveys/Studies

Surveys/Studies
COVID-19, Presidential Election Top Threats For Pension Plan Investment Programs: Survey

Corporate and healthcare pension plans have cited COVID-19 and the U.S. presidential election as the biggest threats to their investment programs in the next 12 months, according to a new survey

10.29.20
COVID-19 News
Higher Education Sees Losses In Revenue, Enrollment Due To COVID-19: Poll

Student housing and tuition are two of the largest financial challenges for universities today.

10.28.20
Surveys/Studies
UN Encourages Private Investors To Help Achieve Sustainable Development Goals By 2030: Report

Private investors have been called upon to help achieve the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030 using a number of product offerings to increase global growth, improve returns and address systemic issues facing the environment and society face, yet a recent report finds challenges in the ability to invest to make the goals a reality.

10.22.20
Industry News
Endowments Lead Pack Of Institutions Considering ESG For Future Investment Decisions: Survey

Endowments and foundations have incorporated ESG factors at a higher rate than other institutions.

10.15.20
Industry News
Climate Risk Assessments Can Help Maximize Real Estate Returns For Institutions: Webinar

Investors integrating climate risk into underwriting have a competitive advantage over peers.

10.15.20
Industry News
U.S. Reps Release Endowment Diversity Report

Universities provided an estimate of total assets under management with diverse-owned firms.

10.15.20
Announcements
Endowments’ Countercyclical Approach Boosts Endowment Returns: Report

Endowments typically invest countercyclically by decreasing active risky allocations during the run-up to a crisis, such as the Global Financial Crisis, and then increasing these allocations as risky asset prices fall following the start of a crisis, new research shows.

10.08.20
Announcements
Private, Community Foundations Produce Best Returns Since 2009: Study

Private and community foundations posted their best returns of the decade in 2019, a year in which “just about everything worked,” according to a new study.

10.01.20
Surveys/Studies
Meetings Continue Virtually As Firms Eye 2021 For Return To Offices, Business Travel, Survey Shows

The COVID-19 pandemic has not slowed down meetings despite the majority of asset managers not expecting to reopen offices until 2021 as firms continue to adapt to a virtual work-from-home environment, according to a new survey.

09.16.20
Surveys/Studies
Universities Face Liquidity Challenges And Stress For The 2020 Fall Semester

Immediate stresses brought on by COVID-19 challenged colleges and universities and made them realize the potential impact on their operations and liquidity longer-term, according to new research.

08.27.20