Divestment vs. Fiduciary Duty

by charles | Comments are closed

02/24/2015

Divestment vs. Fiduciary Duty: Whose Money is it?

What the divestment debate comes down to is how boards define their fiduciary duty.

[Spoiler: We don’t think divestment is a good idea]

We’re recruiters in the business of finding chief investment officers and senior asset managers, and our readers worry more about investing than divesting.  So you may be forgiven if you overlooked Global Divestment Day on Friday, February 13th.

It was spearheaded by Bill McKibben’s 350.org/Fossil Free group with support from many other Green enthusiasts.  

Mr. McKibben is the Pied Piper of the anti-fossil-fuel movement.  He has been barnstorming the nation’s campuses for years rallying local activists and pressuring boards to remove traditional energy investments from endowment portfolios.

We had our say about the divesters a while back in Skorina Letter 50.

See: “Disinvesting in Logic,” here:

https://www.charlesskorina.com/2013/08/

Today, we think it’s worth another look.

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11/12/2014

Ivy Endowments Performance and Pay 2014:

Tenure, turnover, and the long game…plus our vote for best CIO over the last ten years.

[Spoiler: Our pick? Seth Alexander, CIO at MIT]

Every fall we chronicle endowment performance and pay at the eight traditional Ivy League schools, and at a few other top private schools around the country.

This year our Alt-Ivys are: Stanford, Chicago, Notre Dame, MIT and Duke.  We think their academic prestige, endowment size and sophisticated management make them investment peers of the Old Ivys.

In previous editions we emphasized five-year annualized returns as a key measurement. Our argument was: as recruiters we are interested in the performance of current management; and the average tenure among institutional chief investment officers is only about five years.

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11/01/2014

SKORINA’S ULTIMATE OUTSOURCER LIST

Outsourced chief investment Officers (OCIO) Ver 3.3

N.B.: AUM amounts are discretionary unless otherwise noted

Agility (Perella Weinberg)

Christopher Bittman, CIO

Denver, CO

(303) 813-7910

$5.2bn

cbittman@pwpartners.com

     

Alan Biller and Associates

Alan D. Biller, CEO & Sr Consultant

Menlo Park, CA

(650) 328-7283

$31.5bn (includes $30.4bn Western Teamsters pension)

alan@alanbiller.com

Angeles Investment Advisors

Leslie B. Kautz, Principal

Santa Monica, CA

(310) 393-6300

$43bn advisory, $1.7bn discretionary

lkautz@angelesadvisors.com

     

Appomattox Advisory

Drianne Benner, Director of Institutional Marketing

New York, NY

(212) 546-6247

$1.3bn

dbenner@ainvadvisors.com

     

Artemis Wealth Advisors

Peter M. Rup, Founder & CIO

New York, NY

(212) 838-9000

$753mm$566mm discretionary

prup@artemiswa.com

Athena Capital Advisors

Lisette Cooper, CEO

Lincoln, MA

(781) 274-9300

$4.8bn$3.5bn discretionary

lcooper@athenacapital.com

 

   

Balentine

Rob Ragsdale, Partner

Atlanta, GA

(404) 537-4800

$1.8bn

rragsdale@balentine.com

BlackRock

Edward Ng, MD of BR solutions

New York, NY

(212) 810-5300

$55bn

Edward.ng@blackrock.com

BNY Mellon Asset Mgmt

Andrew D. Wozniak, Head Fiduciary Management

New York, NY

(412) 236-7940

$11bn

andrew.wozniak@bnymellon.com

Callan Associates

Jim Callahan, Executive VP

San Francisco, CA

(415) 974-5060

$2 trillion advisory, $8.4bn discretionary

callahan@callan.com

 

Cambridge Associates

Deirdre Nectow, Mgn Director

 

Boston, MA

(617) 457-1781

 

$139bn advisory, $9.6bn discretionary

dnectow@cambridgeassociates.com

Canterbury Consulting

Poorvi Parekh, Director of Outsourced Investments

Newport Beach, CA

(949) 718-2224

$12.5bn advisory, $1.4bn discretionary

pparekh@canterburyconsulting.com

     

Catholic Investment Services

Peter Jeton, CEO

Cambridge, MA

(617) 758-6590

$100mm seed capital

Christian Brothers Investment Services

Robert P. Stelben, Head of Institutional Development

New York, NY

(212) 490-0800

$5.5bn

bstelben@chisonline.com

Clearbrook Global Advisors

Elliott Wislar, CEO

New York, NY

(212) 683-6686

$30bn advisory, $500mm discretionary

ewislar@clrbrk.com

Commonfund

Sarah E. Clark, Mgn Dir strategic solutions

Wilton, CT

(203) 563 -­5254

$24bn total, $6.9bn discretionary

sclark@cfund.org

CornerStone Partners

Don Laing, Senior Partner

Charlottesville, VA (434) 296-1400

$6.2bn

dlaing@cstonellc.com

Covariance Capital Management (TIAA-CREF)

Cara Howe, Dir business development

Houston, TX

(713) 770-2042

$1.2bn

chowe@covariancecapital.com

 

   

DiMeo Schneider & Assoc.

Robert (Bob) A. DiMeo, Mgn Dir & Co-Founder

Jon Fellows, Partner & Chair,

Discretionary Committee

Chicago, IL

(312) 853-1000

$50bn advisory, $1.5bn discretionary

bdimeo@dimeoschneider.com

 

jfellows@dimeoschneider.com

 

   

Disciplina

Matthew W. Wright, President & CIO

Nashville, TN

(615) 490-6007

AUM not available

mww@disciplina.com

 

   

Discretionary Management Services (DeMarche Assoc.)

Thomas C. Woolwine, President

Overland Park, KS

(913) 981-1345

$27bn advisory, $398mm discretionary

twoolwine@dms-demarche.com

 

   

Edgehill Endowment Partners

Ellen Shuman, Mgn Partner

Nina F. Scherago, Mgn Partner

New Haven, CT

(203) 691-7392

(203) 691-7426

$140mm

d.e.shuman@edgehillendowment.com

n.scherago@edgehillendowment.com

Federal Way Asset Mgmt

Salim Shariff, MD & CIO

Michael J. Phillips, Chair & CEO

Federal Way, WA

(253) 236-3535

$5bn

sshariff@fwamlp.com

mphillips@fwamlp.com

Fiduciary Research & Consulting

John Boich, President & CIO

San Francisco, CA

(415) 671-4020

$8.4bn

john@fiduciaryresearch.com

Fortress Partners Funds

Alexander Cook, Co-CIO

Stuart Bohart, Co-CIO

New York, NY

(212) 798-6076

$1.65bn

msnyder@fortress.com

Fund Evaluation Group

Gary Price, Managing Principal

Cincinnati, OH

(513) 719-5101

$40bn advisory, $2.8bn discretionary

gprice@feg.com

     

Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors

Nick Davies, Area President

Washington, DC

(202) 898-2270

$47bn advisory, $2bn discretionary

nick_davies@ajg.com

Glenmede
Gordon Fowler, Jr., President, CEO & CIO

Philadelphia, PA

(215) 419-6640

$25bn total, $9.34bn institutional discretion

gordon.fowler@glenmede.com

Global Endowment Mgmt

Stephanie Lynch, Partner

Charlotte, NC

(704) 333-8282

$5.7bn

slynch@globalendowment.com

Goldman Sachs

Kane Brenan, Mgn Director

New York, NY

(212) 855-9851

$25bn

kane.brenan@gs.com

Hall Capital Partners

Sarah Stein, President

San Francisco, CA

(415) 288-0544

$27.6bn$4.1bn institutional discretion

sstein@hallcapital.com

Hewitt EnnisKnupp (AON)

Steve Cummings, President

Chicago, IL

(847) 295-5000

$45bn

s.cummings@aonhewitt.com

HighVista

Brian Chu, Partner

Boston, MA

(617) 406-6500

$3.5bn

bchu@highvista.com

Hirtle Callaghan

Nicole Kraus, Director Institutional Practice

  1. Conshohocken, PA

(610) 943-4192

$23.5bn

nkraus@hirtlecallaghan.com

     

Investment Performance Services

David A. Russell, Sr Investment Strategist

Savannah, GA

Newtown, PA

(215) 867-2330

$30bn advisory, $9.6bn discretionary

drussell@ips-net.com

 

Investure

Ellen Meyer, Client Relations

Charlottesville, VA (434) 220-0280

$10.5bn

emeyer@investure.com

J.P. Morgan Asset Mgmt

Monica Issar, Head Endowment & Foundation Group

New York, NY

(212) 464-2852

$2.3 trillion$37bn discretionary (As of Dec, 2013)

monica.issar@jpmorgan.com

     

Lowe, Brockenbrough & Co.

Christopher Dion, MD & CIO

Richmond, VA

(804) 287-2744

$2bn total, $925mm institutional discretion

cdion@lowebrockenbrough.com

Makena

Bill Miller, Partner & COO

Menlo Park, CA

(650) 926-0510

$20bn

bmiller@makenacap.com

     

Marquette Associates

Tim Burdick, Mgn Dir OCIO program

Chicago, IL

(312) 527-5500

$100bn advisory, $2.5bn discretionary

tburdick@marquetteassociates.com

Mercer (Marsh & McLennan)

Tom Murphy, Senior Partner

Boston, MA

(617) 747-9375

$86bn

tom.murphy@mercer.com

Mangham Associates

Joel R. Mangham, Principal

Charlottesville, VA

(434) 973-2223

$2.3bn

joel@manghamassociates.com

     

Mill Creek Capital Advisors

Richard Stevens, President

Conshohocken, PA

(610) 941-9795

$2.83bn total, $2.25bn discretionary

rstevens@millcreekcap.com

Morgan Creek Cap Mgmt

Mark Yusko, CEO & CIO

Chapel Hill, NC

(919) 933-4004

$4.1bn

myusko@morgancreekcap.com

     

Morgan Stanley/Graystone Consulting

Robert Mandel, Exec Director

Franco Piarulli, Mgn Director

Purchase, NY

(914) 225-5420

(914) 225-7254

$34.3bn

robert.j.mandel@morganstanley.com

franco.piarulli@morganstanley.com

NEPC

Steve F. Charlton, Director consulting services

Cambridge, MA

(617) 374-1300

$4.5bn

scharlton@nepc.com

New Providence Asset Mgmt

Lance Odden, Mgn Director

New York, NY

(646) 292-1200

$2.5bn

lance@newprov.com

Northern Trust

Margret Duvall, Mgn Dir

Chicago, IL

(312) 444-7336

$88bn$40bn discretionary

md64@ntrs.com

Okabena Advisors

Deborah D. Weiss, Managing Director Investment services

Minneapolis, MN

(612) 217-6225

$1.3bn

dweiss@okabena.com

Pacific Global Advisors

David A. Oaten, Managing Director

New York, NY

(212) 405-6400

$20bn discretionary

david.oaten@pacificga.com

     

Partners Capital

Paul Dimitruk, Chair & Partner

Boston, MA & UK

(617) 292-2575

$13bn total, $6.8bn institutional discretion

paul.dimitruk@partners-cap.com

     

Pentegra Retirement Services

Sarah Coxe Lange, Nat Sales Director

White Plains, NY

(914) 821-9563

$9bn, $7.5bn discretionary

slange@pentegra.com

Permanens Capital

John J. Regan, CIO

New York, NY

(212) 358-6532

$1.3bn

lana@permcap.com

     

Post Rock Advisors

Carol B. Einiger, President

New York, NY

(212) 838-7100

AUM not available einiger@postrockadvisors.com

     

Pyramis Global Advisors

Jim Zadrozny, SVP institutional sales

Smithfield, RI

(401) 292-4760

$200bn global, $14bn discretionary

jim.zadrozny@pyramis.com

 

   

Rocaton Investment Advisors

John Hartman, Mgn Director

Norwalk, CT

(203) 621-1717

$400bn advisory, $5.2bn discretionary

john.hartman@rocaton.com

Rockefeller & Co.

Elizabeth P Munson, Pres, Rockefeller Trust Co

NY & D.C.

(202) 719-3012

$43.8bn total, $10.6bn discretionary

emunson@rockco.com

Russell Investments

Eric Macy, Mgn Director

New York, NY

(212) 702-7941

Russell states: $200bn advisory (3/31/14)

$115bn OCIO global institutional clients

$87.8bn OCIO US institutional clients

emacy@russell.com

Salient Partners

John A. Blaisdell, CEO

Houston, TX

(713) 993-4675

$17bn

jblaisdell@salientpartners.com

SECOR Asset Management

Tony Kao, Managing Principal

New York, NY

(212) 980-7350

$9.2bn

tony@secor-am.com

Segal Rogerscasey

Peter Gerlings, SVP Institutional solutions

Darien, CT

(617) 424-7357

$3.6bn discretionary

pgerlings@segalrc.com

SEI Institutional Group

Paul F. Klauder, VP & Managing Director

Oaks, PA

(610) 676-2225

$69.3bn

pklauder@seic.com

SLOCUM

Jon Havice, CIO

Minneapolis, MN

(612) 252-9379

$110bn, $5bn discretionary

jonathanh@jslocum.com

Spider Management Co.

Rob Blandford, President, CIO

Richmond, VA

(804) 200-6917

$3.4bn

rblandfo@richmond.edu

Spruce Private Investors

John Bailey, CEO

Stamford, CT

(203) 428-2600

$3.2bn

jbailey@spruceinvest.com

 

 

 

Spruceview Capital Partners

John A. Garibaldi, Partner

New York, NY

(212) 485-8617

AUM not available

jgaribaldi@spruceviewpartners.com

 

 

 

State Street Global Advisors

Yeng Butler, Head of Fiduciary solutions

Matt Kelley, VP Fiduciary solutions

Boston, MA

(617) 664-2014

 

(617) 664-2433

$47bn

yeng_butler@ssga.com

matthew_kelley@ssga.com

Strategic Investment Group

Deborah Boedicker, Mgn D

Arlington, VA

(703) 236-1620

$35.6bn70% discretionary

dboedicker@strategicgroup.com

Summit Solutions (Summit Strategies Group)

Drew Pfeifer, SVP institutional solutions

Saint Louis, MO

(314) 446-5382

$24.5bn discretionary

d_pfeifer@summitstrategies.com

     

SunTrust Bank

Alan McKnight, Jr., Head of Institutional Investments

Atlanta, GA

(404) 813-9059

$10.5bn

alan.mcknight@suntrust.com

Towers Watson Investment Services

Debra Woida, Head, Delegated Investment Services, Americas

Jane Armstrong, EU head Delegated Investment Services

Chicago, IL

 

(312) 525-2336

 

01737 284860

$58bn discretionary

 

debra.woida@towerswatson.com

 

jane.armstrong@towerswatson.com

     

The Investment Fund for Foundations (TIFF)

Larry Mangan, Head of Member Services

Radnor, PA

(610) 684-8202

$11bn discretionary

lmangan@tiff.org

UBS AG

William Drobny, Head Institutional Marketing

Chicago, IL

(312) 525-7100

$12.8bn

william.drobny@ubs.com

US Trust Bank of America

Joseph Curtin, Mgn Director

New York, NY

(212) 852-3858

$29bn discretionary

joseph.curtin@ustrust.com

Vanguard

Kevin T. Jestice, Principal

Malvern, PA

(610) 669-6449

$23.3bn

kevin_t_jestice@vanguard.com

     

Verger Capital Management

Tommy Elrod, Dir bus develop

Winston-Salem, NC

(336) 758-4129

$1.2 bn discretionary

telrod@vergercapital.com

     

Wells Fargo -Institutional Asset Advisor Group

Rob Kent, VP national sales dir

Overland Park, KS

(913) 234-2929

$21bn discretionary

robert.j.kent@wellsfargo.com

     

Wilshire Associates

Julia K. Bonafede, President Consulting

Santa Monica, CA

(310) 451-3051

$964bn advisory, $6.7bn discretionary (As of Sept, 2013)

jbonafede@wilshire.com

     

Wurts & Associates

Jeffrey C. Scott, CIO

Seattle, WA

(206) 622-3700

$21bn

jscott@wurts.com

     

 

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Wall St. Money versus Harvard comp

by charles | Comments are closed

09/29/2014

HARVARD Vs. WALL STREET MONEY:WHO REALLY MAKES MORE?

Harvard Management Company, which runs the university’s $36 billion endowment, is under fire – again – from a contingent of aging activist alums who object to HMC’s executive paychecks.  The same sexagenarian social-justice warriors from the class of ’69 who drove chief investment officer Jack Meyer out of office in 2005 have now issued an open letter to university president Drew Gilpin Faust alleging that salaries and bonuses of her investment professionals are unconscionable and should be cut.  

We disagree.

Harvard salaries are nothing remarkable compared to those of people running similar amounts of money on Wall Street.  And, if Harvard can’t pay near-Wall Street salaries they can’t reasonably expect to hire and keep the best available talent.

We have tables below with the pay and AUM of 50 top Wall Street CEOs which make that point.

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PERFORMANCE AND PAY AT THE LARGEST U.S. AND CANADIAN PUBLIC FUNDS

 

SCOTT EVANS AND GORDON FYFE: NEW HEADS AT THE NYC AND BC PENSION SYSTEMS

 

JONATHAN HOOK: WHAT WENT WRONG AT OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY?

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