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FIN News: Opportunities to Improve Endowment Returns May Come As Private Markets Reset: Consultants

NEPC’s latest Insight “How Should The NACUBO-TIAA Report Impact Endowment Finances?” was recently covered in an article by FIN News to discuss our findings. View the article on FIN News’ site here.

 


CNBC: More Colleges to Close Even as Top Schools Experience Application Boom

NEPC’s Kristin Reynolds was quoted in a recent CNBC article to discuss why some smaller colleges and universities might be closing their doors even amid a surge in applications. View the article on CNBC’s site here.

 


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FIN News: Greater Alts. Allocations Help Mega Endowments Rise Above Smaller Peers: Report

NEPC’s “Mega Endowment FY 2022 Returns” report was featured in a recent FIN News article to discuss our findings. View the article on FIN News’ site here.

 


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FIN News: Nonprofit News Special Report: 2023 Alternative Investments Outlook

NEPC’s Kristin Reynolds was quoted in a recent FIN News article to discuss vintage years and real estate markets. View the article on FIN News’ site here.

 


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The Boston Globe: Harvard, the Richest University, is a Little Less Rich After a Tough Year in the Markets

NEPC’s Kristin Reynolds was quoted in a recent Boston Globe article to discuss how Harvard’s endowment shrunk by $2.3 billion to $50.9 billion during a down time for financial markets. View the article on The Boston Globe’s site here.

 


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Institutional Investor: Endowments and Foundations Increasingly Want Their Top Advisors to Act Like OCIOs

NEPC’s Sam Austin and Steve Charlton were featured in a recent Institutional Investor regarding the findings of NEPC’s 2022 Governance Survey. View the article on Institutional Investor’s site here.

 


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The Denver Foundation: Aligning Assets with Mission

In 2018, The Denver Foundation made an important decision. It would change the focus of its $180 million socially responsible investment pool from negative screens (excluding “sin stocks” such as tobacco or firearms companies) towards inclusion of investments with social or environmental impact.

It might seem a modest shift. But for TDF, it was the start of an ambitious strategy to use both its investments and its grantmaking to advance the goals at the heart of its philanthropic mission: diversity, equity, and inclusion.

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Financial Advisor: Yale Said To Invest In Crypto Fund That Raised $400 Million

Yale University, the Ivy League school that has invested in everything from Puerto Rican bonds to timber in New Hampshire, is getting into the market for cryptocurrencies.

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Bloomberg: Yale Invests in Crypto Fund That Raised $400 Million

Yale University, the Ivy League school that has invested in everything from Puerto Rican bonds to timber in New Hampshire, is getting into the market for cryptocurrencies.

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Institutional Allocator: E&F's Eye Volatility as US/ SINO Trade War Threat Looms

Endowments and foundations are addressing concerns about how a looming trade war between China and the U.S. could affect their investment strategies. Volatility in the markets, created by the tit-for-tat tariff pronouncements, coming from both President Donald Trump and Chinese president Xi Jinping, has many investors on edge, with no clear end to the disputes in sight. That said, many are taking a long-term approach rather than reacting to daily market gyrations, and some are looking at the volatility as an opportunity to grab deals.

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