Endowments and Foundations
University of Illinois names new CIO
January 13, 2022
University of Illinois names new CIO
The $2.7 billion University of Illinois Foundation hired Vanderbilt University’s Travis Shore as its new chief investment officer. Shore will…
The AW Top 10: Most read stories of 2021
January 11, 2022
The AW Top 10: Most read stories of 2021
As we sat down to crunch some numbers, it should have come as no surprise that the strategies drawing more…
Investors tap into credit markets
December 29, 2021
Investors tap into credit markets
Allocators added over $11 billion in new mandates in November, according to Alternatives Watch Research’s November 2021 Investor Scorecard. The…
UTIMCO appoints new CIO
December 29, 2021
UTIMCO appoints new CIO
Rich Hall, the deputy CIO of University of Texas/Texas A&M Investment Company (UTIMCO,) has been appointed as the endowment’s CIO,…
TCU endowment taps new CIO
December 22, 2021
TCU endowment taps new CIO
Texas Christian University (TCU) named Jason Safran chief investment officer following a national search to replace James Hille, TCU’s first…
Researchers find investors with greater alternative exposure outperformed in Q3
November 30, 2021
Researchers find investors with greater alternative exposure outperformed in Q3
Institutional investors saw meager gains in the third quarter thanks to volatility equity markets, but those that had alternatives exposure…
New Mexico taps real estate, private equity funds
November 29, 2021
New Mexico taps real estate, private equity funds
The $36 billion New Mexico State Investment Council (NM SIC) selected two managers at its November meeting. The Berkshire Bridge…
Trinity Wall Street: Matching money to a mandate
November 17, 2021
Trinity Wall Street: Matching money to a mandate
Trinity Church Wall Street is an Episcopal congregation, part of the world-wide Anglican Communion of churches affiliated with the Church…
Temasek bets big on the development of Asia’s sustainable foods industry
November 17, 2021
Temasek bets big on the development of Asia’s sustainable foods industry
Temasek Holdings, the $34 billion sovereign wealth fund of Singapore, has established the Asia Sustainable Foods Platform, which it contends…
Florida adds more than $400m in PE, real estate
November 2, 2021
Florida adds more than $400m in PE, real estate
The $251 billion Florida State Board of Administration (FSBA) tapped six new managers within private equity and real estate for…
