FundFire: Liquidity Flexibility Vs. Maximizing Value for Institutional Endowments

Anne Duggan, Managing Director, Client CIO Group, was recently interviewed by FundFire, where she discusses some of the challenges endowments face today with high allocations to private markets.

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Institutional Investor: Growth Is Shifting to Private Markets

In a recent Institutional Investor article on growth versus value investing, comments from Kane Brenan, CEO of TIFF Investment Management, highlight that many of today’s largest growth opportunities are increasingly occurring in private markets. The article draws on Brenan’s earlier remarks published in Essential Allocator, Institutional Investor’s weekly newsletter for institutional allocators (February 13, 2026).

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Top 1000 Funds: Why Active Management Matters in Emerging Markets

In a recent Top1000funds.com article on emerging markets, Zhe Shen, Managing Director, Head of Diversifying Strategies at TIFF Investment Management, discussed how the rise of AI is contributing to Asia’s evolving role in global manufacturing and why accessing this opportunity can benefit from active managers with deep local insight.

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Why More Institutions Are Turning to the OCIO Model

In a recent FIN News article about the benefits of the OCIO model, Jessica Portis, Chief Client Officer, spoke about how OCIO assets are projected to grow and how OCIOs allow institutions to focus on mission and strategy, rather than day-to-day investment execution.

“There’s this concept of consultants being able to advise, but OCIOs are really able to execute and advise,” Portis said.

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FundFire: Narrow Performance Gaps for Endowments in 2025

Anne Duggan, Managing Director, Client CIO Group, was quoted in a recent FundFire article about the narrowing gap between large and small university endowment returns in 2025.

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