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FIN News recently covered TIFF’s newly published white paper, Can AI Outperform Human Investors? The Hedge Fund Perspective. The article discusses some of the key ways AI is changing the investment process for hedge funds, particularly with large-scale data summaries that can be used to generate predictive signals. However, Tiff Managing Director and Head of Diversifying Strategies Zhe Shen, who authored the whitepaper and is quoted in FIN News, also cautions against overemphasizing the role of technology; ultimately, human assessments remain an essential component of fund success.

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Buyouts recently featured Anne Duggan, Managing Director at TIFF Investment Management, discussing the challenges university endowments are facing—from tax pressures to funding cuts and liquidity constraints. She highlights that many institutions are expected to make modest strategic adjustments rather than wholesale portfolio changes.

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Jay Willoughby, CFA, CIO of TIFF Investment Management, was featured in FIN News sharing how private equity and hedge funds may help endowment portfolios under fiscal pressure, including tax burdens and federal funding cuts.

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Anne Duggan, CAIA, Managing Director, Client CIO Group at TIFF Investment Management, spoke with reporter Sabiq Shahidullah from FundFire on how large private university endowments are rethinking their investment strategies in response to recent changes to the federal excise tax on endowments. From tax-loss harvesting to rebalancing away from high-turnover strategies, Duggan outlines how even modest tax changes could prompt meaningful portfolio adjustments.

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The materials are being provided for informational purposes only and constitute neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy securities. These materials also do not constitute an offer or advertisement of TIFF’s investment advisory services or investment, legal or tax advice. Opinions expressed herein are those of TIFF and are not a recommendation to buy or sell any securities.

These materials may contain forward-looking statements relating to future events. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expect,” “plan,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” or “continue,” the negative of such terms or other comparable terminology. Although TIFF believes the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, future results cannot be guaranteed.

Anne Duggan, Managing Director, Client CIO Group at TIFF Investment Management, spoke with reporter Rod James at The Wall Street Journal about how scaled-back endowment taxes in the new legislation may prevent major shifts in university investment strategies. She noted that in response, some endowments might turn to tax-loss harvesting to manage the new burden effectively.

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The materials are being provided for informational purposes only and constitute neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy securities. These materials also do not constitute an offer or advertisement of TIFF’s investment advisory services or investment, legal or tax advice. Opinions expressed herein are those of TIFF and are not a recommendation to buy or sell any securities.

These materials may contain forward-looking statements relating to future events. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expect,” “plan,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” or “continue,” the negative of such terms or other comparable terminology. Although TIFF believes the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, future results cannot be guaranteed.