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[vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/1″][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”117828″]The biggest threat to endowment and foundation investment portfolios is a slowdown in global growth, according to a survey by consulting firm NEPC.<\/p>\n

Sixty percent of endowments and foundations probed by NEPC this year said they’re most concerned about an economic slowdown, up from 21 percent in 2018, the consultant said<\/a>\u00a0Tuesday. About 50 investors from higher education institutions, private foundations, public charities, and nonprofit healthcare organizations participated in the survey, according to Sam Pollack, principal and senior consultant at NEPC.<\/p>\n

Endowments and foundations have been wrestling with what they would do in the event of an economic downturn for some time, he said Tuesday in a phone interview.<\/p>\n

“Economic slowdown and market behavior don’t necessarily go hand in hand every time, but the concern is that it could lead to a downturn, potentially a significant one,” Pollack said. To cope, he said that endowments and foundations are allocating more capital to private or illiquid strategies.<\/p>\n

Forty-one percent of those surveyed by NEPC anticipate allocating more to private equity, while 51 percent plan to maintain their current exposure. Thirty-one percent of respondents believe that private equity will be the strongest-performing asset class in 2019, up from 15 percent in 2018.<\/p>\n

Domestic equities and emerging market equities tied as the next most frequently cited asset classes expected to outperform this year. Twenty-nine percent of those surveyed by NEPC expect domestic equities to outperform, jumping from 6 percent in 2018. The portion of investors favoring emerging market equities as the strongest performing asset class slid this year to 29 percent, from 45 percent last year.<\/p>\n

According to Pollack, the results of the survey show the “mixed emotions” among managers of endowments and foundations about the performance of global markets this year.<\/p>\n

“Even in the wake of the run-up, there’s a group that thinks U.S. equities will still be a top performer,” he said.<\/p>\n

Read the article on Institutional Investor’s site here.\u00a0<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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