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Why Family Offices Do it Better

Leanna Orr September 6, 2019

Harkness Tower on the Yale University campus. (Craig Warga/Bloomberg)

Legendary Yale Investor Dean Takahashi to Leave Role at Endowment

Leanna Orr August 23, 2019

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More People Than Ever Want to Be in Asset Management, CFA Data Shows

Leanna Orr August 21, 2019

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The ‘Beach Money’ Threat to Venture Capital

Leanna Orr August 19, 2019

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Consultants Gambled Their Reputation — And It Paid Off

Leanna Orr August 15, 2019

Ryan Bailey (photo via LinkedIn)

Investment Chief Resigns from $2B Dallas Children’s Health Fund

Leanna Orr August 14, 2019

Ken Miranda, Cornell University's Chief Investment Officer. (Photographs by Jonno Rattman)

Dysfunction Cost Cornell $700 Million. Can a New Investment Crew Turn It Around?

Leanna Orr August 12, 2019

Jon Corzine, former chairman of MF Global Holdings. (Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg)

Jon Corzine Wants a Comeback After Blowing Up MF Global. Allocators Say: ‘Nope.’

Leanna Orr August 12, 2019

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A ‘Wake-Up Call’ for Private Fund Investigators?

Leanna Orr August 5, 2019

Tallahassee (Bigstock photo)

Why Would a Huge, Shrewd Allocator Hire a Fund-of-Hedge Funds?

Leanna Orr August 2, 2019

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David Swensen Is Great for Yale. Is He Horrible for Investing?

Leanna Orr July 31, 2019

Los Angeles (Armando Arorizo/Bloomberg)

Pension Board Member Expensed $12K First-Class Flight, Audit Finds

Leanna Orr July 31, 2019

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When Chase’s Marketing Backfired

Leanna Orr July 26, 2019

Boston, Massachusetts (Scott Eisen/Bloomberg)

Jack Meyer’s Convexity Shutting Down

Leanna Orr July 18, 2019

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Do You Really Need to Use Recruiters?

Leanna Orr July 16, 2019

(Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg)

A New CIO for One of America’s Richest Families

Leanna Orr July 9, 2019

Mississippi State capitol. (Suzi Altman/Bloomberg)

Investment Chief Lorrie Tingle Leaves Mississippi Pension

Leanna Orr July 1, 2019

Fred Crawford, chief finance officer of Aflac Inc. (Misha Friedman/Bloomberg)

How Not to Crush the Life Out of an Investment Team

Leanna Orr June 28, 2019

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