Advancing the Endowment Model 

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The endowment model of investing, which advocates healthy diversification across traditional and alternative assets, has come under fire. At a time when simpler and lower cost public equity and bond portfolios have been delivering strong returns, some critics are questioning whether multi-asset class diversification generates value given its complexity and higher fees. Yet in a…

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National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO)

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This whitepaper was written for educational institutions and other organizations that benchmark themselves against university education-based peers to better understand the drivers of performance over the short- and long-term using the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) and Commonfund FY2023 Study of Endowments as a data set. This topic can be useful…

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Partners Capital 2023-2024 Sustainable Investing Report

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Amid a challenging macro-economic climate and swift monetary tightening, polarised debates on the role of ESG have continued. These debates, however, have had limited impact on both global sustainable investment flows and Partners Capital’s pragmatic, targeted and client specific approach to Sustainable Investing. The key areas of the 2023-2024 Sustainable Investing Report are:

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