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Editor's Note
Editor's Note

It’s summertime and that means nearly half the year is already gone! As the end of the second quarter quickly approaches, it’s a time where many businesses begin to take a look at how things are playing out within the company and the industry at large.

06.05.24
Features/Profiles
LGBT+ VC Aims To Grow Investment & Opportunity

Nonprofit organization LGBT+ VC is using its fundamental be­lief that all LGBTQ people can become investors to bridge the LGBTQ investment and wealth gap.

06.05.24
Spotlight On: Erica Seremeta, Head Of DEI Client Engagement At BlackRock
Features/Profiles
Spotlight On: Erica Seremeta, Head Of DEI Client Engagement At BlackRock

Erica Seremeta, managing director and head of diversity, equity and inclusion client engagement at BlackRock, is all about change.

06.05.24
Seeing The Vision: Adding An LGBTQ+ Lens To Investing
Features/Profiles
Seeing The Vision: Adding An LGBTQ+ Lens To Investing

As demographics shift and a new generation of investors emerge, interest in making change and impact through invest­ments is more relevant than ever, and soon, investors will need to update their prescription to see a brighter future – one seen through a more inclusive lens.

06.05.24
Features/Profiles
Elevating Managers: Supporting & Investing In Emerging PE

Elizabeth Browne joined GCM Grosvenor in September 2022 to launch their sponsor solutions platform and co-lead the Elevate strategy. This new role follows her 15 years of direct investment experience at firms like RedBird Capital Partners, Goldman Sachs and DNS Capital, the family office for Gigi Pritzker, Michael Pucker and family.

05.01.24
News
Empiric Institutional, Harper Capital Management Merge

Diverse-owned investment managers Empiric Institutional and Harper Capital Management will combine under the Empiric Institutional name, creating a firm offering both quantitative and fundamental equity strategies to institutional investors.

05.01.24
Small Asset Managers Trailing Peers In DEI Policies
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Small Asset Managers Trailing Peers In DEI Policies

Emerging and diverse-owned asset man­agers are encouraged to implement di­versity, equity and inclusion policies ear­ly on in their firm’s lifecycle even if they believe many of the issues are embedded in their firm structure, according to Lau­ren Mathias, senior v.p. of investment consulting firm Callan and the firm’s di­versity, equity and belonging champion.

05.01.24
Cross Creek Leans On Experience In Navigating Market
Marketing
Cross Creek Leans On Experience In Navigating Market

Experience has proven to be the best teacher for Cross Creek as it continues to stick to its knitting – investing in leading venture-backed companies and venture funds despite difficult market cycles and emerging investment trends.

05.01.24
Alternatives
Daraja Capital Bridging Access Gap Through Seeding Platform

Daraja Capital is looking to bridge the capital access gap through its recently launched seeding platform.

05.01.24
News
Diversity Transparency Remains Disappointing Among Largest Endowments, Knight Foundation Study Shows

Nearly half of the 50 wealthiest public and pri­vate higher education endowments, representing $566 billion in total assets, refused to participate in a continued assessment of the representation of women- and racial or ethnic minority-owned in­vestment firms overseeing their portfolios, new re­search finds.

05.01.24