Trends
A growing number of independent schools are talking about responsible investing, though they have been slow to implement.
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.
U.S. pension plans are being called on to review the Russian exposure within their investment portfolios as federal mandates sanctioning Russian financial institutions continue to expand.
College and university endowments posted “dramatically higher” investment returns in fiscal year 2021, however, the institutions foresee inflation as a longer-term issue posing as a challenge to meet return targets, according to a recent study.
An uptick in cybercrime within the institutional investment community including two recent cyberattacks on pension boards has exposed vulnerabilities with the industry and led to questions around the resources needed to combat network intrusions.
The average amount for investment-related expenses incurred by foundations, including the likes of investment management fees and employee compensation, decreased over the course of one year, according to a recent report.
The continued presence of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 has left the institutional investment industry with decisions on how to address a return to offices, in-person meetings and physical conferences in early 2022.
A university in the West will allocate capital to a new program to invest in diverse asset managers as part of its ongoing diversity efforts.
Acquisition marks the firm’s 54th since 2006 and ninth announced for 2021.
The reliance on alternative investments led investors and allocators to pinpoint small, niche private equity managers, short-trading hedge funds and global private debt funds as key areas to capitalize on with the goal of yielding outsized returns.
