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Jan 25, 2012 - Mark Faro

Final Word: Politics--A Bain For Endowments?

For endowment cios looking to focus on finding alpha and reducing beta these next few months, we've got some bad news.

Final Word: Politics--A Bain For Endowments?

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Blogs - Apr 25, 2012 - Mark Faro
Final Word: A Guide How (Not) To Navigate European Distressed Debt

As the news continue to get grim from Europe, many endowments have either mapped out distressed debt plays or are contemplating some investment themes.
Multimedia - Apr 02, 2012 -
Institutional Investor's Peltz Talks Hedge Funds' Top 25 on CNBC (Video)

Institutional Investor's and AR's top editor Michael Peltz discusses why some of the old guard -- Bridgewater Associates' Ray Dalio, Icahn Capital Management's Carl Icahn, Renaissance Capital’s James Simons, Citadel’s Ken Griffin and SAC Capital's Steve Cohen -- are still hedge funds' top earners, and why the rest of the Top 25 list has changed drastically over the last year.
Blogs - Mar 28, 2012 - Mark Faro
Final Word: North Carolina Students Go Nutty Over Coal

Some students at the University of North Carolina are riled up over their schoolâ€™s endowment because it invests in coal.
Conference Buzz - Mar 09, 2012 - Mark Faro
Commonfund’s Griswold Talks Endowment Returns, Allocation Trends

John Griswold, executive director of Commonfund Institute, talks to FEI’s Mark Faro about the findings of the latest NACUBO-Commonfund Study of Endowments, from leaders’ returns to what’s coming for asset allocation trends.
Conference Buzz - Mar 01, 2012 - Mark Faro
Ball State’s Heck Talks Europe Opportunities, Challenges

FEI Managing Editor Mark Faro caught up with Tom Heck, chief investment officer at Ball State University, on the sidelines of the NACUBO Endowment Management Forum to talk about the investment opportunities and challenges the current crisis in Europe is presenting for foundations and endowments.
Blogs - Feb 22, 2012 - Mark Faro
Final Word: Harvard Endowment Eclipses Ethiopia

Now that NACUBO and the Commonfund Institute have published their endowment rankings, schools are no doubt thumping their chests, while others are crying in their milk.
Conference Buzz - Feb 17, 2012 - Mark Faro
Russell’s Myers Recommends Inflation Strategy

FEI’s Managing Editor Mark Faro caught up with Heather Myers, managing director at Russell Investments, at the NACUBO conference to ask about inflation hedging in the current environment. Listen to the podcast here.
Blogs - Feb 14, 2012 - Veronica Belitski
AllianceBernstein's Ruff Talks True Inflation Protection Strategy

Over the past three years, there has been continuous discussion of asset allocation that would help protect against inflation - if and when it arrives.
Blogs - Feb 10, 2012 - Veronica Belitski
Beating the Hedge Fund Funk

Over the last year, multiple studies have suggested that fewer plan sponsors are targeting hedge fund investments, with some citing performance, fees and risk as potential issues.
Blogs - Jan 25, 2012 - Mark Faro
Final Word: Politics--A Bain For Endowments?

For endowment cios looking to focus on finding alpha and reducing beta these next few months, we've got some bad news.

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Blogs - Apr 25, 2012 - Mark Faro
Final Word: A Guide How (Not) To Navigate European Distressed Debt

As the news continue to get grim from Europe, many endowments have either mapped out distressed debt plays or are contemplating some investment themes.
Blogs - Mar 28, 2012 - Mark Faro
Final Word: North Carolina Students Go Nutty Over Coal

Some students at the University of North Carolina are riled up over their schoolâ€™s endowment because it invests in coal.
Blogs - Feb 22, 2012 - Mark Faro
Final Word: Harvard Endowment Eclipses Ethiopia

Now that NACUBO and the Commonfund Institute have published their endowment rankings, schools are no doubt thumping their chests, while others are crying in their milk.
Blogs - Feb 14, 2012 - Veronica Belitski
AllianceBernstein's Ruff Talks True Inflation Protection Strategy

Over the past three years, there has been continuous discussion of asset allocation that would help protect against inflation - if and when it arrives.

Multimedia - Apr 02, 2012 -
Institutional Investor's Peltz Talks Hedge Funds' Top 25 on CNBC (Video)

Institutional Investor's and AR's top editor Michael Peltz discusses why some of the old guard -- Bridgewater Associates' Ray Dalio, Icahn Capital Management's Carl Icahn, Renaissance Capital’s James Simons, Citadel’s Ken Griffin and SAC Capital's Steve Cohen -- are still hedge funds' top earners, and why the rest of the Top 25 list has changed drastically over the last year. more
Podcast - Mar 09, 2012 - Mark Faro
Commonfund’s Griswold Talks Endowment Returns, Allocation Trends

John Griswold, executive director of Commonfund Institute, talks to FEI’s Mark Faro about the findings of the latest NACUBO-Commonfund Study of Endowments, from leaders’ returns to what’s coming for asset allocation trends. more
Podcast - Mar 01, 2012 - Mark Faro
Ball State’s Heck Talks Europe Opportunities, Challenges

FEI Managing Editor Mark Faro caught up with Tom Heck, chief investment officer at Ball State University, on the sidelines of the NACUBO Endowment Management Forum to talk about the investment opportunities and challenges the current crisis in Europe is presenting for foundations and endowments. more
Podcast - Feb 17, 2012 - Mark Faro
Russell’s Myers Recommends Inflation Strategy

FEI’s Managing Editor Mark Faro caught up with Heather Myers, managing director at Russell Investments, at the NACUBO conference to ask about inflation hedging in the current environment. Listen to the podcast here. more
Video - Feb 14, 2012 - Veronica Belitski
AllianceBernstein's Ruff Talks True Inflation Protection Strategy

Over the past three years, there has been continuous discussion of asset allocation that would help protect against inflation - if and when it arrives. more
Video - Sep 30, 2011 -
Altius’ Yoder Talks Real Assets, F&E Management

Managing Editor Mark Faro caught up with Jay Yoder, head of real assets at Altius Associates and head of the investment committee at Albright College, to talk about real assets investing and how to manage endowments of different sizes. Watch the video after the jump. more
Video - Sep 30, 2011 -
Rising Star: Cathleen Rittereiser, Concordia Advisors

Cathleen Rittereiser, director of investor relations at Concordia Advisors and FEI’s 2011 Rising Star of Foundations & Endowments, talks about the quirks of the current market environment and some of the F&E market leaders she and co-author Larry Kochard profile in Foundation and Endowment Investing. Watch the video after the jump. more
Video - Sep 30, 2011 -
Rising Star: Colin Ambrose, UJA Federation of New York

Colin Ambrose, cio of UJA Federation of New York and FEI’s 2011 Rising Star of Foundations & Endowments, sat down with Mark Faro to talk about the nuances of investing in emerging markets. Watch the video after the jump. more
Video - Jul 19, 2011 -
Welcome to Foundation and Endowment Intelligence

Watch a brief video of managing editor Mark Faro explain the features of the new Foundation and Endowment Intelligence website. more

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