2009 NACUBO - Commonfund Study of Endowments® (NCSE) Educational Endowments Returned -18.7% in FY2009 Data gathered from American colleges and universities participating in the 2009 NACUBO-Commonfund Study of Endowments® (NCSE) show that these institutions’ endowments returned an average of -18.7 percent net of fees for the 2009 fiscal year. Read more Important Resolutions for Healthcare The New Year's Resolutions that all Healthcare institutions should keep! An Early Look at Fourth Quarter Earnings | February 2010 With roughly 35 percent of S&P 500 companies having reported, stronger than expected results have gone largely unnoticed as politics have dominated the investment landscape. Uncertainty surrounding future government regulations has overwhelmed positive corporate results and as a result, the S&P 500 has actually declined by over five percent since the earnings season began in mid January. Read more...  Commonfund Appoints Three New Board Members Board of Trustees taps University of Texas Investment Management Company CEO, Former J.P. Morgan Investment Management and Goldman Sachs Executives to enhance the firm’s leadership and finance expertise More News Commonfund Institute Corner About Commonfund Institute Best Practices in Alternative Investing: Portfolio Construction Management of Underwater Endowments under UPMIFA Freedom Isn't Free Copyright 2010 Commonfund. All Rights Reserved. / Legal Information