Throughout the last decade, endowments & foundations (E&Fs) have enjoyed favourable market returns across virtually all asset classes, driven generally by buoyant equity markets and underpinned by ultra-accommodative monetary policy. Even in light of these positive results, E&Fs are concerned about the future, higher expected inflation rates, lower expected returns and uncertain future donations. These are all putting pressure on the capability of E&Fs to meet your mission statement. In addition, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) factors and impact investing considerations are driving changes to the implementation of the strategic asset mix.
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Key Findings
Investment policy asset allocation:
Spending policy:
ESG and responsible investing policy:
Reviewing your strategic asset mix starts with:
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