Philadelphia Business Journal: Why Local Endowments Saw Growth in 2025

Anne Duggan, Managing Director, Client CIO Group, spoke with the Philadelphia Business Journal about the factors impacting endowment performance for large universities in 2025.

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Buyout Insider: Why Lower-Middle-Market PE Remains In Demand

Stephen Williams, Executive Director, Private Markets, offered analysis for Buyout Insider’s recent article about trends in private equity in 2026. Williams explained how, with many mid-market and large-cap companies facing a difficult exit environment, the lower-middle market has become increasingly attractive for institutional investors.

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FIN News: How Private Markets Helped Large University Endowments Achieve Double-Digit Growth

FIN News recently covered TIFF Investment Management’s article, “FY25 Performance Drivers: Insights from the Biggest University Endowments.” The paper’s author, Anne Duggan, Managing Director, Client CIO Group, shared with FIN News that as the performance difference between public and private markets has narrowed, private markets are now proving to be a major driver of performance for university endowments.

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Chief Investment Officer: Contributing Factors to Strong University Endowments Returns in 2025

Chief Investment Officer recently interviewed TIFF Managing Director, Client CIO Group, Anne Duggan, for a piece discussing her research on university endowment performance in FY25. She shared her expertise, adding that “this year was unique, in that both risk and safety net assets had solid positive performance.”

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Pensions & Investments: How AI Drove University Endowments Higher in FY25

Pensions & Investments recently interviewed TIFF Managing Director, Client CIO Group, Anne Duggan, for a piece discussing university endowment performance in FY25. Duggan shared her analysis that, as the spread between public and private markets has begun to narrow, endowments with private exposure have seen positive returns.

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