September 27, 2024
We are excited to introduce The Long View: a new series from GEM’s Co-CIO, Matt Bank, exploring a range of topics relevant to the fiduciaries and allocators of institutional capital.
The “Endowment Model,” we’re told, is under pressure. For our country’s endowed civic institutions, it’s allegedly too complex, illiquid, and costly. However, in our experience, reports of the “death” of the Endowment Model have always been greatly exaggerated. When properly understood, assessed, and executed, endowment-style investing looks a lot like any other form of active management, with the same attendant virtues and tradeoffs.
In the first of his three-part series on the Endowment Model, Bank dissects:
Kelly Barofsky, a Director in GEM’s Investment Research Group, spoke with the WSJ Pro Private Equity about the uptick in debut fund pitches that the firm has observed over the past year and what investors continue to look for from managers before committing capital.
Sal Del Giudice, a Director in GEM’s Investment Research Group, sat down with MOI Global’s John Mihaljevic to discuss key strategies fund managers can employ to attract institutional capital and the attributes that distinguish great investors from good ones.
Let’s start a conversation about how we can help.