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The flexibility and environmental impacts of a portfolio targeting net-zero greenhouse gas emissions enhances the ability of endowments to support climate change solutions without sacrificing returns, according to endowments and their investment consultants.
Both limited and general partners agree that interest rates and inflation represent the biggest threats to private equity performance in a challenging macroeconomic environment, a new study finds.
FIN Searches data finds the fixed-income space saw a hike in activity during the first quarter, which the industry believes can be attributed in part to the high interest rate environment.
A consortium of 72 healthcare groups and hospitals across the nation is helping institutions launch or sustain impact investment programs that target the racial, economic and health disparities within their local communities and provide a diversified return.
Women have access to only 3% of bank loans globally, which limits their ability to adapt to climate change and develop innovative solutions across sectors.
The venture capital space is taking steps to ensure more progress is being made toward backing women-owned and led funds and Women’s History Month is highlighting some of the efforts being made to increase the representation and role of women in the space – but there is still a long way to go.
While the negative fiscal year 2022 return hurt longer-term performance, good returns from prior years helped to mitigate the impact, according to the study.
Venture capital investors are expressing concern over the support for specialized banks that have provided numerous resources to the industry in light of the recent collapse of Silicon Valley Bank.
March madness is in full effect as the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament began this week with 68 teams from across the country competing for the national championship with the winners slated to cut down the nets in Houston on April 3. While the upsets, buzzer beaters and Cinderella stories will take place on the hardwood, Nonprofit News examined how each of the teams stack up off the court from an endowment perspective.
Given available yields in short rates and “superior” liquidity in the current high interest rate environment, healthcare systems can benefit from allocating new funds to short-term tiers, according to a recent report.