Trends
Investment consultants and institutional investors continue to monitor the fallout of Silicon Valley Bank’s recent failure and its ongoing effects on the market.
The indirect impact of the Silicon Valley Bank situation on institutional investors will take time to fully assess as Federal Reserve actions to backdrop depositors is digested by the markets.
Institutions are not as pessimistic about future economic performance as they were last year and their sentiments have shifted to cautious optimism, according to a recent survey.
A new survey showed that many nonprofit investors expect to increase their allocations to alternative assets this year for diversification benefits and to increase portfolio performance.
By now, most know that less than 2% of the U.S.-based investment management industry’s $82 trillion in assets is handled by diverse managers. Maybe less know that historically Black college and university endowments make up an even smaller percentage of higher education endowments nationally.
Non-U.S. and global equity saw greater interest than domestic strategies during the fourth quarter, according to FIN Searches hiring data.
Higher education endowments’ average investment return was down sharply in the 2022 fiscal year ending June 30 reflecting a sudden entry into the long-anticipated low-return environment, according to a recent study.
U.S. colleges and universities’ adherence to ESG principles is growing as institutions have increased their commitment to ESG in their investments policies and portfolios, while others are considering incorporating policies, according to a recent study.
Institutional investor engagement in sustainable and impact investing has experienced 80% growth since 2018, new research finds.
As nonprofit investors expect market volatility to continue, with the possibility of an economic recession on the horizon, many are seeking early-stage private equity, private debt, real estate, infrastructure or hedge fund strategies to capitalize on macro trends that include a slowdown in economic growth, rising inflation, emerging technologies and demographic trends.