There are a lot of family office conferences every
year. I believe that these type of
conferences will continue to grow as people want to get in touch with these “family
offices.” Campden research recently
came out and said that there had been an increase in family offices from last
year alone. Along with the rise in
family offices, so will be the capital that they will have to invest. So are these conferences helpful in meeting
these family offices? That depends. The reality is family offices want to go to
conferences to ………….well meet other family offices. That is the main reason. Do they want deal flow? Yes, but to what real extent? That is the question. The fewer sponsors that are present, the more
family offices that will come. I don’t
ever see that changing.
Harvard's Endowment commits to a target investment range into real estate between 10% to 17% for 2016
Years ago, before the downturn I was paying very close attention to the investing allocation of my Alma Maters Endowments Investing Strategy HMC (Harvard Management Company), especially in the area of real estate. I believe that not only was Harvard a great place to understand the importance of investment allocation strategies before the downturn but even more so since the downturn. In fact, investors who are looking to enhance the performance of their investment portfolios probably won’t find a better investment model than the one used by the $37.6 billion endowment for Harvard University. The entity in charge of managing the endowment, Harvard Management Company (HMC), has accrued an impressive investment track record across its 41-year history. As of fiscal year 2015, the endowment had produced an average annual return of 12.2% – 290 basis points higher than the average 9.3% return of a typical U.S. 60/40 stock and bond portfolio. The methodology behind HMC’s success i...
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