Research Publications Archive

CA Perspectives: Spring/Summer 2016

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The spring/summer issue of CA Perspectives puts private investments in focus. In “Private Investments Are More Accessible Than You Think,” Craig Smith and Jill Shaw explain why private investing isn’t just for the largest investors. David Thurston and David Shukis discuss why investors with more than 15% in private investments have been the top performers over the long term in “Cambridge Conversations.” In “The Search for Tax-Efficient Alpha,” Philip Walton shares why private investments offer unique benefits for private investors. Our client profile of The Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment highlights how the Foundation uses private investments for returns and impact.

Spending Policy Practices: 2016

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Setting an appropriate spending policy is an important part of effective endowment management, as an institution’s spending policy serves as a bridge that links the long-term investment portfolio (LTIP) and the enterprise. The data and analysis in this report cover a variety of spending topics including spending rule types, the endowment’s support of operations, and effective spending rates.

Building a Portfolio Based on Shariah Principles: An Investor’s Guide

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The Gulf region’s rapid rise in wealth over the past two decades has prompted increasing demand for Shariah-compliant offerings. While a full suite of solutions for institutional investors is still developing, the opportunity set today is sufficient to build a Shariah-compliant portfolio that offers growth, some diversification, and some protection against macroeconomic risks.

Real Asset Dynamics: June 2016

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This new publication will discuss trends in real assets, with a primary focus on private strategies (agriculture, energy, infrastructure, metals & mining, property, and timber) using Cambridge Associates’ unique dataset. Each edition will bring you insights from the leaders of our real assets research on what they think about an aspect of this market today. This first edition shares our views on the amount of capital raised by private equity funds to take advantage of the oil market dislocation.