endowment
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Once reserved for pension giants, endowments and the ultra-wealthy, private markets are now being reshaped and rebranded for a much broader audience.
From MarketWatch
So why was the board of trustees not willing to talk with the students about what Columbia’s endowment was invested in?
From Salon
The late David Swensen, who earned high returns for Yale University’s endowment by investing in “alternative” assets such as venture capital, timberland, and private-equity buyout funds, popularized the notion of an “illiquidity premium.”
Princeton University is lowering expectations for its endowment’s returns because its private-capital investments have disappointed.
“It is likely that all of these factors put pressure on institutions,” leading them to rely more heavily on endowment revenue to cover expenses.
From Barron's
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