A majority of offices in the investment management space, particularly in the Northeast region of the U.S., remain closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic leaving many managers unsure about when they will reopen.
Institutions contemplating how to incorporate more diversity into their investment portfolios need to think beyond the efforts as “nice to have” and focus on the diversification benefits an expanded stable of managers can provide, according to Chavon Sutton, director of manager diversity and inclusion and emerging manager strategy for the New York City Comptroller Office’s Bureau of Asset Management.
Robert Raben is the executive director of the Diverse Asset Managers Initiative and the founder and president of The Raben Group. More information on DAMI can be found on the organization’s website.