Former Mass General CIO John Barker has joined the Canadian asset management corporation as its investment head and will be tasked with diversifying its portfolio, which has been comprised of Mastercard Class A common stock since its founding in 2006.
2023 was supposed to be a down year for foundations and endowments with a potentially recessionary environment, however, equity and bond returns came out in the green, thanks in part to strong fourth quarters, leaving investors and allocators with a more optimistic outlook for their portfolios entering 2024.
A new report finds finds that investors are actively seeking opportunities in areas like power generation and decarbonization, but few climate financing requirements have been met.
The alternative credit manager has closed its second collateralized fund obligation, which will invest in U.S. senior lending, junior capital and equity co-investments, just below $200 million.