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Insto investors confront liquidity crunch

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012
... emerging market debt investments in the coming year. Rebecca Schechter, senior vice president and head of foundations and endowments at State Street says the two biggest challenges for asset owners right now are risk management and investment complexity. ...

North American Endowments bullish on PE

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 25 JUN 2012
... private equity by 50% over the past five years, according to a report from alternatives investments researcher Preqin. Endowments are the fourth largest institutional grouping in the US. Their allocations to private equity rose from 8.4% in 2007 to 13.2% ...

Northern Trust secures UK charity mandate

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2012
... Trust for custody and related services. The mandate represents Northern Trust's focus on charities, foundations and endowments following recent wins in the UK from the Health Foundation and the National Trust. "We are acutely aware of the unique challenges ...

Citi wins elite investment firm mandate

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2012
... management and provides asset management, investment banking and capital markets services to institutions, foundations, endowments and single and multi-family offices. The Investment Advisory arm specialises in consulting and sits alongside Investments ...

Hedge fund FUM to hit $2.3 trillion by year end

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 FEB 2012
... manage or advise at least $1 billion in hedge fund assets. They include public and private pensions, foundations and endowments, government organisations, funds of funds, private banks, investment consultants and family offices. The survey found that ...

Russell hires 35 new staff, makes three senior appointments

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2011
... development. Her role will also include expanding Russell's institutional business activities to insurance companies, endowments and foundations, family offices and industry funds. Cameron will be based in Sydney. In addition, Michael Clarke, previously ...

Russell to launch insto ETFs

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 25 JAN 2011
... want to built ETFs around [meeting those] challenges," she said. Office trust, industry and corporate funds and even endowments will be on Russell's list of potential clients, she said. Russell launched its first ETF last year and amassed $105 million ...

Local unis smash US funds returns

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2010
... their portfolios invested in cash and bonds. In fact, three universities favoured 100 per cent cash. But as university endowments get bigger and more sophisticated, Simon Eagleton, business leader for Mercer's Investment Consulting business for Asia ...

AMG buys Pantheon Ventures

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2010
... The firm currently manages approximately $25 (US$22) billion for over 300 global clients, including pension funds, endowments, government bodies and insurance companies. According to the press statement, Pantheon has a team of 63 investment professionals ...

Transition mandates to reach record highs

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2009
A record number of super funds and endowments will replace their fund managers later this year to get rid of poor-performing funds and make way for new asset allocation strategies, predicts Mellon Transition Management. MTM, the transition management ...