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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
Southern Pension Makes Real Estate Commitments
The public utility plan committed to two real estate strategies last week.
03.23.26
Southeast Retirement Plan Seeking Investment Consultant
The retirement plan has issued an RFP seeking investment consulting services.
03.23.26
Lead Edge Capital Closes Seventh Fund
The fund close brings total capital raised since inception to $9 billion.
03.23.26
Calif. County Pension Eyes Consultant RFP
The pension trust will issue an RFP for general investment consulting services following approval at next week’s board meeting.
03.23.26
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Texas Pension Anchors Mid-Cap Value Strategy
The pension fund will become the initial investor in a new domestic mid-cap value equity strategy.
03.23.26
Northeast City Relaunches Investment Manager RFP
The city has reissued an RFP seeking managers for its investment accounts that have an aggregate market value of approximately $6.8 billion.
03.23.26
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.