Category: Press

TIFF Investment Management’s Zhe Shen and Suzanne Dugan, are cited in the May 4, 2022 issue of FundFire. They are quoted on hedge funds and the increased interest in the energy transition amid the current geopolitical crisis.

Hedge Funds Jump on Energy Transition Investing

Elizabeth Warren, TIFF’s Director of Member Strategy, is cited in the May 2, 2022 issue of FundFire. Elizabeth is quoted on nonprofits having less tolerance for variability in their budgets and spending volatility coming to the forefront of conversations with nonprofit clients.

OCIOs, Consultants Call on Endowments to Re-Examine Spending Policies

TIFF Investment Management’s CEO, Kane Brenan was featured on Dakota Live! to discuss all things TIFF, OCIO, and asset allocation advice. At TIFF, we are focused on providing strategic and tailored asset allocation that is reflective of our members unique financial positions and organizations.

Watch Kane’s appearance on Dakota Live!

Endowments using time-tested principles can attain excess returns and long-term results above what the global economy and indices offer, according to recently released research.

TIFF Investment Management’s Higher Education Endowment Results: Reflections on Recent Returns and Outlook for the Future whitepaper finds that institutions will attain alpha if they use equities as the cornerstone of their portfolios, alternative investments in a research-driven, intelligent way and pick public market managers using a set of key characteristics.

Read the full article, Financial Investment News: Endowments Can Obtain Alpha By Using Time-Tested Elements: Study

Expect more college and university endowments to invest in private equity and venture capital moving forward. That was one takeaway from a conversation with leaders of TIFF Investment Management, a firm that advises nonprofit organizations, including higher-education institutions.

The schools that saw the largest returns in fiscal 2021, a record year for university endowments, profited most from private equity and venture funds, said Kane Brenan, TIFF’s CEO, and Jess Portis, head of member portfolio management and services. That’s inspiring more college endowments to find ways to get a piece of the action. Private equity and venture capital accounted for just 2.3% of asset allocation in endowments between $25 million and $50 million, according to the National Association of College and University Business Officers-TIAA 2020 “Study of Endowments.” Meanwhile, endowments over $1 billion relied on those alternative investments for a quarter of their asset allocations.