April 27, 2023
Key Takeaways from 2022
1. Impact Without Concession: At Global Endowment Management (GEM), our impact investment managers continue to build our conviction that we can deliver positive outcomes without sacrificing returns.
2. Impact, Not ESG: We at GEM believe that ESG investing and impact investing are fundamentally different. While both are important, growing concerns and controversy about the rigor of ESG investing underscores our commitment to impact investing to drive outcomes for people and the planet.
3. Advancing the Field: After identifying gaps in the market for commodities and public real estate strategies that meet our rigorous impact and return expectations, our team innovated.
As Matt Bank discussed with Institutional Investor, institutions should avoid the comparison game as endowment return season gets underway and focus instead on simply running their own race.
Many OCIOs remain divided on the issue of scale: some believe it is necessary for growth, others believe it can inhibit the search for alpha. Matt Bank shared his views with Pensions & Investments.
As part of Pensions & Investments’ OCIO Special Report, Matt Bank discussed how a crowded OCIO universe has presented challenges for institutions seeking to vet the right outsourced provider.
Let’s start a conversation about how we can help.
