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Mark Titzer joined Dominican University as its v.p. for finance in May 2017 with an extensive to-do list from financial strategy and budgeting to rebidding all of its contracts and services. As more pressing day-to-day tasks and operational matters came across his desk, the task of rebidding contracts seemed to be falling down the pecking order like the stock market after an interest rate hike.
Negative 2018 investment returns as well as mixed spending and gift giving percentages present challenges for foundations, according to a recent study.
Progress on sustainable investment solutions across the economy has been significant but there is still room for sustainability to grow as a meaningful part of the capital markets, a recent report shows.
Foundations continue to shy away from alternative asset classes and have reduced spending in light of lower expected returns, according to a recent study from an investment consulting firm.
Healthcare systems have worked to reduce their exposure to alternatives on the heels of the volatility that impacted the market in the fourth quarter of 2018, according to a recent survey from an investment consulting firm.
Hedge fund managers face increasing demands from asset owners who covet improved ESG reporting standards and increased commitment to ESG, a new study finds.
Approximately 40 institutions will be affected by last year’s approved excise tax on net investment income of private colleges and universities, according to proposed regulations from the Internal Revenue Service.
