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Johns Hopkins Promotes Team Members

Johns Hopkins University promoted two high-level members of its investment team at the start of the fourth quarter.

01.11.23
Alternatives
Grantchester Launches Private Equity Platform

Grantchester Growth has launched a new private equity platform that will look to bring industry specialists and university endowments together.

01.11.23
Hedge Fund Launches Reach Historic Lows In 2022
Alternatives
Hedge Fund Launches Reach Historic Lows In 2022

Launches for new hedge funds reached near historic lows in 2022 as investors navigated uncertain and volatile tension given inflation and the increased likelihood of a recession, according to a new release.

01.11.23
Small-Cap Mgr. Palisade Takes Big Step To Next Generation
Features/Profiles
Small-Cap Mgr. Palisade Takes Big Step To Next Generation

Succession can be a difficult road for many investment management firms and when that succession includes re­placing the firm’s co-founder – who is also your father – that responsibility can be overwhelming.

01.11.23
Marketing
Gondor Capital Management Strives To Put Investors First

Vincent Au, founder and cio of hedge fund Gondor Capital Management, con­tinues to value experience and fiduciary responsibility above all else.

01.11.23
Features/Profiles
Back In The Swing Of Things: In-Person Conferences Return

During the peak of the global COVID-19 pandemic, it felt as though events like in-person conferences would never return to normal.

01.11.23
Quebec Program Accelerates Growth Of Local Emerging Mgrs., Local Ecosystem
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Quebec Program Accelerates Growth Of Local Emerging Mgrs., Local Ecosystem

Emerging managers in Canada are in­creasingly seeking support from the C$400 million Quebec Emerging Man­ager Program, a fund-of-funds program that granted mandates to five firms with­in the province this past year.

01.11.23
Foundations Lead Diverse Manager Efforts In Nonprofit Space
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Foundations Lead Diverse Manager Efforts In Nonprofit Space

Many nonprofits have set ambitious goals for allocating more of their portfolios to di­verse-owned asset managers in recent years, with many publicizing the efforts and prog­ress as they go along.

01.11.23
Features/Profiles
Calls For DEI Transparency Begin To Bear Fruit, Acceptance

The past year may prove to be an inflection point for transparency in the investment management space, though changes remain incremental.

01.11.23
Features/Profiles
Industry Orgs. Must Put Pressure On SEC To Ensure DEI Progress

Regulators such as the Securities and Exchange Commission have stalled on diversity-related recommendations due to the amount on their plate and lack of pri­oritizing such efforts, though industry experts believe adding pressure will lead to additional change.

01.11.23