2008
May 2008
hfm article: How to Recover from the Financial Market Flu by Dennis Doody
March 2008
William W. Martin named Chief Risk Officer, Group Head of Risk Management at Commonfund
January/February, 2008
Reprinted from AGB Trusteeship: "The 5% (Non) Solution"
January 22, 2008
Educational Endowments' Shift to Alternative Investment Slowed in Fiscal Year 2007
January 2008
hfm article: Best Practices in Healthcare Investing by Dennis Doody
2007
December 19, 2007
Commonfund Appoints Two New Board Members
November 2007
Non-For-Profit Hospitals Vulnerable to Investment Market Volitility
October 8, 2007
U.S. Nonprofit Healthcare Organizations report average investment returns on operating funds increased an average 10.6% in FY 2006
September 28, 2007
Commonfund adds Managing Director to Risk Management team
August 8, 2007
Commonfund Institute’s Higher Education Price Index (HEPI) drops from 5.0% in Fiscal Year 2006; Supplies & Materials costs show the highest increase of 6.8%
June 13, 2007
U.S. Foundations report higher average annual return of 13.7% in FY 2006, up from 7.9% in 2005; top decile report highest average return of 18.5%
February 2007
Uniform Prudent Management Act (UPMIFA) proposes major changes in investment standards for nonprofits
January 10, 2007
U.S Higher Education Endowments and Foundations report average returns of 10.6 percent in fiscal year 2006, up from 9.7% last year.
January 2, 2007
Myra Drucker new Board of Trustees Chair
2006
October 25, 2006
Preliminary 2007 Report - U.S. Educational Endowments Report Increased Average Returns of 10.9% to Date in 2006
August 8, 2006
U.S. Nonprofit Healthcare Organizations Report Lower Average Total Return of 6.3% for Fiscal Year 2005 on Operating Funds
June 8, 2006
U.S. Foundations Report Lower Average Annual Return pf 8.1% in FY2005; Benchmark Leaders Report Return of 15.5%
May 31, 2006
Commonfund Institute’s Higher Education Price Index shows increase in Inflation due to Higher Utility Prices, Materials and Supplies, the largest rise since 2002
Jauary 12, 2006
U.S. Educational Endowments and Foundations Report Average Return of 9.7% in Fiscal Year 2005
2005
December 16, 2005
Commonfund Board of Trustees welcomes three new members
September 9, 2005
Commonfund Benchmarks Study® - Healthcare Report 2005 Shows Organizations' Returns Down but still positive
June 13, 2005
Commonfund Benchmarks Study® - Foundations and Operating Charities 2005 Shows Increase in Use of Hedge Funds; Smaller Foundations Outperformed Larger Foundations
January/February 2005
Invest in your Public-Trust Portfolio - by John Griswold
January 6, 2005
2005 Commonfund Benchmarks Study® reports Average Returns of 14.7%, Average Spending Rate of 4.8%, Increased Gift Levels and Reduced Debt
2004
September 16, 2004
Commonfund Institute Assumes Management of Higher Education Price Index (HEPI)
May 11, 2004
From Landmark to Legacy: The Short Term Fund at 30
March 16, 2004
Jeffrey T. Long named Managing Director, Head of Equities at Commonfund
February 20, 2004
2003 Year End Multi-Strategy Equity Fund Review
February12, 2004
Gene Ferguson named Chief Service and Sales Officer and President of Commonfund Securities, Inc.
February 4, 2004
The Short Term Fund at 30: Reflections of a founding manager
January 30, 2004
2003 Year End Multi-Strategy Bond Fund Review
January 9, 2004
Inventing the Short Term Fund by George Keane, Commonfund President Emeritus
2003
September 11, 2003
Lyndon Tefft Joins Commonfund as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
September 5, 2003
Insights into the Yale Formula for Endowment Spending
July 28, 2003
Commonfund's Susan J. Carter Wins Prestigious 2003 Rodney H. Adams Award
April 14, 2003
The Difference between IRR and TWR
April 10, 2003
Verne O. Sedlacek to Succeed Robert L. Bovinette as President & CEO
April 10, 2003
Commonfund Announces Management Succession
March 25, 2003
The Economist Interviews Commonfund CIO Lyn Hutton
2002
November 22, 2002
Commonfund Names A. Nicholas De Monico as Managing Director and Group Head, Marketable Alternative Investments
October 7, 2002
Commonfund Names Lyn Hutton Chief Investment Officer
May 6, 2002
Commonfund Introduces New Core Bond Fund for Higher Education
Jan 23, 2002
In Investments, Reason Rules the Road
January 3, 2002
Verne O. Sedlacek Named Chief Operating Officer at Commonfund
2001
October 2001
30 in 30 reprinted from Business Officer
February 13, 2001
Laurance R. Hoagland, Jr. and Charles J. Pippin Named as Board Members
2000
September 2000
UBIT and Investing in a Real Estate Fund
May 2, 2000
Treasury Institute Founded to Provide Education Business Officers With State-of-the-Art Instruction
April 27, 2000
Author Robert J. Shiller Wins Second $50,000 Commonfund Prize; Awarded for Best Contribution to Endowment Management Research