Research Publications Archive

Sustainable and Impact Investing 2020: Insights and Perspectives

Overview Of the 202 Cambridge Associates clients that responded to the 2020 survey, 100 reported engaging in sustainable and impact investing (50%) and an additional 23 reported engaging in ESG integration and/or impact investing, though they answered “no” to the SII engagement question, bringing the total to 123 (61%) reporting engaging in sustainable and impact…

College and University Flash Statistics Report: Fiscal Year 2020

The College and University Flash Statistics Report provides a first look at the results of our 2020 College and University Investment Pool Returns survey. Included in the analysis are a summary of investment pool returns and asset allocation for 159 colleges and universities. Additionally, the report provides detailed data by institution on asset allocation and…

Disruption, Liquidity Sources, and the Role of the Endowment

The global pandemic has created unprecedented challenges to the enterprises and financial circumstances of endowed institutions, requiring an extensive response. In June 2020, Cambridge Associates conducted a study focused on endowment spending and other sources of liquidity these institutions are turning to in order to manage the financial disruption.