There are 33 Black-owned investment management firms with more than $1 billion in assets under management responsible for an aggregate total of $272.2 billion, FIN Searches data shows.
As the 1803 Fund moves into its second year, CEO Rukaiyah Adams talked with FIN News about the role of finance in freedom and liberation for African Americas.
United Church Funds has 23% of its entire portfolio invested with diverse-firms presently, including 72% of its domestic equity portfolio managed by diverse-owned firms after successfully completing its goal of having more than 60% of the domestic equity portfolio managed by diverse-owned firms in 2023, more than a year in advance of the 2024 deadline it imposed on itself.
Despite the venture capital space setting records with an increased number of Black-owned funds, challenges remain for these underrepresented managers such as bias and a lack of access, which leaves institutional allocators seeking ways to address the barriers.
The firm is conducting a search for an associate for investment manager research after a consultant left the firm last month to pursue a new opportunity.
The firm has promoted its senior v.p. and head of distribution to ceo and its senior v.p. for product management, corporate development and affiliate relations to coo.