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New England College Launches CIO Search
The college’s current investment head is leaving to join a private investment office that manages the assets of a global multigenerational family.
02.25.26
Southeast Pension Approves Consultant RFPs
The retirement system also hired two value-add real estate managers today.
02.25.26
Western DC Plan Conducting LCV Search
The plan is searching for a replacement for an underperforming incumbent.
02.25.26
Ascend Capital Partners Closes Second Fund
Ascend Capital Partners closed its second fund and parallel vehicles with $791 million in total commitments.
02.25.26
Sawgrass Portfolio Manager Retiring
Marty LaPrade was the lead portfolio manager on the firm’s U.S. large-cap growth equity strategy.
02.25.26
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Virginia Pension Makes VC Commitments
The retirement system made venture capital commitments totaling $45 million last month.
02.25.26
Novacap Raises $3.8B For Latest Technologies PE Fund
The technologies private equity fund exceeded its $2.75 billion target.
02.25.26
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.
RFP: Emerging Manager Equity Products, State Universities Retirement System of Illinois
The State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (SURS) is requesting proposals from qualified