Kate Smith

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Forget Golf. Women's Endowment Roles Can Lead To The Boardroom

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Investment committees that have female majorities typically generate higher returns.

Hedge Funds Are Columbia's Big Bet In $10 Billion Endowment

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Columbia University’s $10 billion endowment has invested a third of its assets in hedge funds.

Guggenheim's Minerd Sees Defaults, U.S. Recession On The Horizon

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Guggenheim's chief investment officer sees a lot of "zombie" companies that could end up in bankruptcy.

Scaramucci Says SkyBridge Sale Poses No National Security Threat

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The Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. is reviewing the sale, which involves a China-based conglomerate.

Crypto Craze Finds Few Fans At Endowments. Maybe Not For Long

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Endowments are on the hunt for returns at a time when their asset mix has come up short.

University Endowments Are Mostly Mum About Firearms Investments

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Endowments have fewer disclosure requirements than nearly any other type of institution.

Wall Street Is Making Even More Billionaires Of U.S. Colleges

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Endowments are riding the bull market to riches, but some question whether students should get more help.

Harvard, Yale, Stanford Make Big Bets On Exchange-Traded Funds

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Four of the five largest public purchases by college endowments in the first quarter were ETFs.

University Of California Fund To Double Private-Equity Holdings

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The university is also trimming its stock holdings as it focuses on a long-term horizon.

Orphan Endowments Of Dead Schools Bedevil U.S. States

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Colleges don't legally own endowments, so they fall under a patchwork of state laws when schools go bankrupt.

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