Summary: The Case is about the decision of the Yale Investments Office whether to continue to allocate the bulk of the university ’s endowment to illiquid investments--hedge funds‚ private equity‚ real estate‚ and so forth. Important is to consider the risks and benefits of a different asset allocation strategy. Before the choice between different subclasses‚ e.g.‚ between venture capital and leveraged buyout funds would be analyzed it is advantageous to get first background information. Effective
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Targeting an Advantage through Strategic Asset Allocation and Active Management The Lessons of The Yale Endowment Executive Summary Presented by Old Mutual June 2008 Executive Summary The Yale Endowment is known in the financial industry as a pioneer in using a combination of innovative asset allocation and active management to produce impressive long-term performance. In fact‚ the Endowment produced a 17.8% average annual return‚ net of fees‚ in the ten-year period ending June 30‚ 2007.1
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Finance 452: Investment Management Case: Yale University Investments Office Megan Hurley‚ Robert Liu‚ Aaron Nachman‚ David Naert‚ Erik Westerlund Case Intro: In August 2006 with David Swensen as head of the Yale Investments Office‚ the Yale endowment has grown to 18 billion dollars. This was achieved with the help of focusing on less efficient markets such as private equity‚ real assets‚ and absolute return investments. However‚
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Stanley Milgram conducted the Behavioral Study of Obedience at Yale University while following the layout of the scientific method. He defines the problem by explaining the definition of obedience on its uses in society‚ particularly how it has contributed to the death of many. He wanted to investigate if obedience‚ which for some is a deeply ingrained behavior‚ can override a person’s ethics ( Milgram‚ 371). There were 40 male participants between the ages of 20 and 50 from New Haven and surrounding
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Rothko: The Works on Canvas. Washington: National Gallery Art. Ashton‚ Dore. 1996. About Rothko. New York: Da Capo Press. Baal-Teshuva‚ Jacob. 2003. Rothko. Germany: Taschen. Breslin‚ James E.B. 1993. Mark Rothko: A Biography. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press. Kimball‚ Roger. 2004. The Rape of the Masters: How Political Correctness Sabotages Art. 55-58. New York: Encounter Books. Kuh‚ Katharine. 2006. My Love Affair with Modern Art: Behind the Scenes with a Legendary Curator. Edited
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Unit 1 Case Study: 3. The dilemma I face now is to inform all the investors of the inaccurate information the accountant provided and that in fact‚ the team is losing money. The biggest problem is that no one should be receiving a check for their investments. The team is surprisingly operating with a loss yet investors are getting paid. The season ticket revenue does not provide reliable information to an outsider because revenue would not be placed until 2009. The $100‚000 advertising revenue
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A person should go to Yale University for various reasons.Yale University has over 5‚000 students enrolled and it is located in New Haven‚ Connecticut. It is also a co-ed University with many activities such Men’s and Women’s Basketball‚Men’s and Women’s Lacrosse‚Men’s and Women’s Tennis‚and more.Also‚Yale had many notable alumni.Last but not least‚this University is in the top nation. The first reason a student may attend Yale is because of their major There are many majors offered including Economics
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assets? If so‚ how‚ if not‚ why not? On the one hand‚ the circumstances of the sale make me less willing to buy. In particular‚ both Universal and the federal government think that American’s acquisition creates antitrust issues. If this is the case‚ American could use its market power to change the nature of the market and make Dixon’s new plant unprofitable by setting lower prices for sodium chlorate in its other plants. On the other hand‚ the circumstances make me more willing to buy the assets
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Yale’s endowment is currently targeting its investment portfolio at a target investment is 33% in private equity‚ 28% in real assets‚ 19% in absolute return‚ 9% in foreign equity‚ 7% in domestic equity‚ and 4% in bonds. In the changing global economy‚ Yale is looking to modify its investment strategy to effectively take advantage of new opportunities as they present themselves. Yale takes proper precautions to mitigate risks and to find the best available investments by developing and managing i
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