Trends
Demand for outsourced data services among investment managers is growing as the sophistication of available data sources and the wide range of datasets continues to increase, according to a recent report.
Endowments and foundations benefit from managers wielding the evolving power of AI to streamline investing, enhance performance and analyze the growing scale and complexities of the global capital markets.
Most institutional investors expect subpar returns from the U.S. stock market this year amid inflation and concerns regarding the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, according to a recent survey.
Investors need more education or policy frameworks to implement this approach, according to the firm.
Students and university trustees differ on understandings of what endowments represent, but integration of ESG strategies could reconcile them.
The outsourced cio sector is growing as a result of the turbulence caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and ensuing reverberations and uncertainty in the markets, according to a recent report.
College- and university-affiliated foundations’ future use of SRI and ESG strategies could be potentially affected by student pressure.
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.