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Assetology: A Look At The Endowments Of Men’s NCAA Tournament Teams
An in-depth look at how each NCAA Men’s team stacks up off the court from an endowment perspective.
03.18.26
Midwest Pension Taps PE Platform Provider
The retirement fund also reupped with its incumbent general investment consultant at today’s board meeting.
03.20.26
Windy City Pension Begins Non-Core RE Search
The plan is seeking one or more mandates to fill a 2.5% carveout to non-core real estate.
03.20.26
South Carolina Seeking Investment Officer
The pension fund is looking to expand its investment team.
03.20.26
West Coast Pension Approves Equity Mgr. Terminations Amid Restructuring
The terminations are consistent with the retirement plan’s previously approved public equity restructuring.
03.20.26
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Northeast Pension Launches Consultant RFP
The plan has been slated to issue the RFP this year for due diligence purposes.
03.20.26
HighVista Adds MD To Launch Secondaries Strategy
The new managing director will launch the firm’s dedicated GP-Led secondaries investing strategy.
03.19.26
In The News
President’s Annual “State of the University” Letter 2026: From Growth to Focus
Princeton needs to transition from growth to focus because long-term rates of return are steadily declining across university endowments. This decline has been hard to see because returns have been volatile. In other words, returns have not been a steady 8 percent or 10 percent; instead, they have been all over the map.
Utah endowment’s OCIO contract raises conflict of interest concerns
Cynosure Capital Management, its new outsourced chief investment officer, is founded by members of one of the state’s richest families.
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.