A university in the South approved adding venture capital and hedge fund investments to its endowment and a hedge fund investment to its operating pool at its investment committee meeting this month.
A university in the South will consider making three private equity commitments and redeeming from two hedge fund managers within its endowment this week.
Institutions are struggling with how to allocate their alternatives portfolios in search of alpha in today’s markets due to interest rates near all-time lows, tight credit spreads and high equity valuations, according to a recent webinar.