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FEG CONTINUES TO GROW INSTITUTIONAL INSIGHT THROUGH ADDING NEW INVESTMENT ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS
FEG, one of the largest investment consultants ranked by worldwide institutional assets under advisement as of June 30, 2022 by Pensions & Investments, bolsters the company’s depth of institutional knowledge through the growth and development of its investment advisory board. The board provides long-term strategic advice on investments and industry trends, strengthening FEG’s portfolio decision-making and advice for clients.
Texas Teachers Reap Benefits from Hedge Fund Bets
Greg Dowling, Chief Investment Officer, Head of Research at FEG, is quoted saying, “The large percentage of hedge funds have done extraordinary this year relative to stocks and bonds”.
Recognizing First Year of the Investment Consultants Sustainability Working Group (ICSWG-US)
Tim O’Donnell, Senior Vice President at Fund Evaluation Group says: “FEG Advisors is proud to be a member and applaud the efforts of the ICSWG-US over the past year. The collection of peer institutions around the US works diligently to address concerns on behalf of institutional investors seeking to address the systemic challenges of climate change and how to move the discussion forward. The collaboration elevates the entire industry and we look forward to assisting in future accomplishments. FEG joined as more of our clients seek solutions to climate change and how they can be a positive contributor to these challenges. In assisting our clients the ISCWG is an invaluable resource as we believe this collaboration provides better insight for areas of importance in reporting, stewardship, and regulation."
After Record Year, University-Endowment Returns Drop Into Negative Territory
Chief Investment Officer, Research, Greg Dowling, is quoted in The Wall Street Journal discussing how "Many schools’ use of a 'smoothing formula' to determine the size of their endowment’s distribution..."
FEG Invests in the Community
FEG Investment Advisors (FEG), an independent investment consulting and OCIO firm helping primarily institutional and non-profit clients invest for the long-term, reinforced their commitment to firm-wide community involvement with a recent volunteer event. Partnering with United Way, a team of 20 FEG staff members volunteered at the Brighton Center on Friday, September 23, to show support for their local community.
Community Foundations Increasing Diverse Manager Hires
FEG Senior Vice President, Institutional Services, Quincy Brown, is quoted in FIN NEWS discussing how "The number of community foundations who have hired diverse asset managers this year nearly doubled from last year’s..." FEG Community Foundation Survey.
FEG Investment Advisors Releases 2022 Community Foundation Survey Results
FEG Investment Advisors (FEG) announced release of results from the eighth annual FEG 2022 Community Foundation Survey, a survey of nearly 100 U.S. community foundations representing approximately $38 billion in assets under advisement.1 Notably, the 2022 survey saw that community foundations continue to place a growing emphasis on hiring diverse asset managers, with the figure doubling since 2021, and that, stemming from an industry trend toward OCIO, more than 30% of those transitioning from a consulting model or service provider are now considering the OCIO model.
More Community Foundations are Hiring Diverse Managers
FEG Senior Vice President, Advisor Jeff Weisker is quoted in FundFire discussing the increase in community foundations investing with diverse managers. He says, "if you look at the trends over the years, everything has stayed relatively the same, except for hiring diverse managers - it's just exploded."
Consultants Tasked with Helping Endowments Navigate Inflation
FEG Chief Investment Officer and Head of Research Greg Dowling is quoted in FundFire discussing how endowments react to inflation, saying that "investors will generally not radically change their spending policies based on short-term inflation indices."
Equities Core, Smaller Managers Key to 'Excess Returns' for Endowments
FEG Head of Institutional Investments, Nolan Bean, CFA, CAIA, is quoted in FundFire discussing the importance of "having fundamental principles of how you're going to invest, but also being willing to adapt to the marketplace and understanding how you may need to tweak" those fundamental principles.
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