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Fed Watching: How Will Policy Evolve Under Kevin Warsh as Chair?
President Donald Trump announced late‑January that, pending confirmation, Kevin Warsh would assume the position of Federal Reserve Chairman, succeeding current Chairman Jerome Powell whose tenure... Learn More
What Factors Influence Pricing in the LP-led Secondaries Market?
In private equity limited partners (LP)-led secondaries, one of the most common questions is, “what does pricing look like?” to which, a typical response might be, “it depends.” That response, while...
Common Misconceptions about Endowments
In recent months, institutional endowments, particularly those within higher education, have been subject to heightened scrutiny. This attention has, at times, created tension and contributed to the...
FY25 NACUBO-Commonfund Study Released
U.S. Higher Education Endowments Report Stable Returns, Increase Spending to $33.4 Billion in FY25 The NACUBO-Commonfund Study of 657 colleges and universities reports a 10-year average return of...
Investing in Real Assets and Sustainability
In a session hosted by the Commonfund Institute, Ethan Levine and Dan Connell, managing directors of CF Private Equity's real assets and sustainability team, discuss the importance of investing in...
The New Era of Market Concentration
Market concentration has become a key theme, with the top 10 companies constituting more than 40 percent of the S&P 500 Index by market capitalization. This comfortably surpasses market concentration...
Real Assets and Sustainability: Investing in a Changing Policy Environment
Join hosts George Suttles, Executive Director, and Amanda Novello, Sr. Policy and Research Analyst, in this episode of "Espresso Chats," a series by the Commonfund Institute serving up strong, short...
Private Markets Year in Review and 2026 Outlook
As we enter our 38th year, we write to share with you our year-end letter and observations of what may be ahead in 2026 in the private equity investment environment.
CF Private Equity Announces the Final Close of its Fifth Co-Investment Fund at $187M, Exceeding its Target
CF Private Equity Co-Investment Opportunities V, L.P. held its final closing on January 12th, 2026 Norwalk, CT, January 13, 2026: CF Private Equity today announced the final closing of CF Private...
Implications of the U.S. Arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro
This past weekend U.S. Special Forces launched a large-scale military operation in Venezuela and in the process captured and arrested Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores....
Year-End Update and 2026 Investment Outlook
Calendar year 2025 delivered strong equity market returns globally, continuing the outsized performance of the past two years. In the U.S., the S&P 500 index returned 17.9 percent. Not to be outdone,...
Espresso Chats Season Recap
Join hosts George Suttles, Executive Director, and Amanda Novello, Sr. Policy and Research Analyst, in this episode of "Espresso Chats," a series by the Commonfund Institute serving up strong, short...
A Practical Guide to Buyouts and Growth Equity
Are you curious about the evolving world of buyouts and growth equity investing? In this insightful Commonfund Institute Online workshop, Tor Martinsen from the buyouts and growth equity team at CF...
Commonfund OCIO Point of View
Episode 9 In the latest episode of Commonfund Point of View, Julia Mord and Vincent Kravec discuss the evolving landscape of private credit, highlighted by its recent media attention and investor...