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Pensions & Investments: Investors Still Stalwart Despite 2018 Setback

Institutional investors are taking a hard look at their alternative risk premium strategies after poor performance in 2018.

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Bloomberg: Harvard Piles Into Hedge Funds as New Chief Overhauls Endowment

Harvard University's N.P. "Narv" Narvekar is doubling down on an investment that has fallen out of fashion: hedge funds.

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CNN Business: When it makes sense to own more bonds than stocks

Unless you are extremely risk averse or depend on a steady stream of income for your daily expenses then it may not make sense to buy bonds instead of stocks. The stock market historically outperforms bonds over the long run.

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Chief Investment Officer: San Antonio Fire and Police Wants More Private Investments

The $2.8 billion San Antonio Fire and Police Fund's board aims to beef up its investments in private markets. At a recent meeting, consulting firm NEPC presented the board a scenario for upping its presence in this arena, according to its minutes. The board unanimously accepted the proposal to invest $60 million this year for private equity, $45 million for private debt, and $25 million for real assets. Also, it will seek to enlist a private equity co-investment fund.

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Chief Investment Officer: Endowments Increasingly Dour About Economy

The number of endowments and foundations that believe the economy has worsened, and see a slowdown as their biggest long-term threat, has tripled over the past year, according to a survey from investment consulting firm NEPC.

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The Wall Street Journal: MoneyBeat: WSJ Wealth Adviser Briefing

The Federal Reserve moved to make it easier for private-equity funds and other investors to own large stakes in banks without triggering its oversight, in a plan that could also make it easier for financial technology startups to obtain investment cash.

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Pensions & Investments: Endowments, foundations worried about economic slowdown — NEPC survey

A slowdown in global economic growth is the biggest worry for endowments and foundations this year, according to NEPC's Endowments & Foundations Survey released Tuesday.

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Institutional Investor: The Biggest Threat to Endowment and Foundation Portfolios

The biggest threat to endowment and foundation investment portfolios is a slowdown in global growth, according to a survey by consulting firm NEPC.

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University of Detroit Mercy establishes the Charlton Center for Responsible Investing

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From left to right: Josep Eisenhauer, Ph.D., dean of the College of Business Administration, Richard Charlton, Chairman Emeritus of NEPC, and Antoine M. Garibaldi, Ph.D., President of University of Detroit Mercy.

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Endowments and Foundations' Economic Concerns Triple in 2019

-- NEPC survey finds fears of a global economic slowdown in economic growth are 3x greater than in 2018. Nonprofits also weigh the impact of tax reform, the rise of donor-advised funds, and cryptocurrency donations --

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