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Nonprofit News Special Report 2026: Traditional Investments Outlook
Nonprofit investors and allocators are tempering expectations for their portfolios in 2026 as they prepare for more moderate returns resulting from increased volatility and heightened valuations along with persistent macroeconomic and geopolitical uncertainties.
01.08.26
Calif. City Terminates Int’l Smid-Cap Growth Mgr.
The retirement system also approved private equity and real estate commitments totaling $60 million yesterday.
01.09.26
Guidepost Growth Equity Raises Fourth Fund
Fund IV exceeded its $500 million target, closing with $521 in total commitments.
01.09.26
Southeast City Taps New Record Keeper For DC Plans
The plans previously worked with Corebridge Financial.
01.09.26
Pacific Northwest DC Plan Taps New Stable Value Mgr.
The deferred compensation plan hired a new stable value manager in September.
01.09.26
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West Coast Authority Seeking Investment Management Services
The authority is seeking a firm to manage its $2.2 billion portfolio.
01.09.26
Windy City DC Plans Seeking Consultant
The plans conducted a similar search for the services in 2020.
01.09.26
In The News
Commonfund Releases 2025 HEPI Report
Data from the annual Higher Education Price Index® (HEPI) show that inflation for U.S. colleges and universities rose 3.6 percent in fiscal year 2025, surpassing the 3.4 percent inflation reported in fiscal year 2024.
Yale expects layoffs as leaders brace for $300M in endowment taxes
The Ivy League institution’s tax bill starting next year will be higher than what it spends on student aid, university officials said.
The Long Game: Stanford Endowment CEO Robert Wallace on Discipline, Diversification, and Daring Greatly
Wallace reflects on the lessons of rebalancing the portfolio amidst collapsing markets during March 2020, the challenge of scaling alternative strategies at $50 billion, and why the rise of passive investing may paradoxically create opportunities for fundamental investors. He draws on wisdom from his mentor David Swensen’s emphasis on first-principles thinking, the importance of relationships as well as rigorous quantitative work, and the courage required to stand alone when your analysis demands it.
Winning a Fossil Fuel Divestment Pledge Is Hard. Keeping It Is Harder.
Nearly a decade after promising to withdraw millions in fossil fuel investments, the University of Massachusetts has stalled on its clean energy transition. What happened?