Centre for Endowment Asset Management

75 years of investing for future generations

New research carried out by CEAM researchers sheds light on how US university endowments have exploited their long-horizon advantage.
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Wait and see

It will take a while to see how the current stock market downturn rivals historical crashes, says Professor Elroy Dimson in a new podcast.
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Art collector Keynes

Study co-authored by the Centre for Endowment Asset Management shows John Maynard Keynes made ‘extraordinary’ returns as a collector of Picasso, Matisse and other modern masters, while highlighting the limitations of art price indexes.
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Divest or engage

There is ‘disquieting’ evidence that environmental, social and governance (ESG) metrics differ considerably among rating firms, says new paper led by the Centre for Endowment Asset Management.
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The long view

Credit Suisse Global Investment Returns Yearbook 2020, co-authored by Professor Elroy Dimson of Cambridge Judge Business School, finds that equities remain the best long-term investment.
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The Centre for Endowment Asset Management (CEAM) is a research and education centre based within Cambridge Judge Business School. CEAM has an active role globally in furthering high-quality research into long-horizon investing. Combined with its teaching and information exchange, CEAM is establishing a platform to engage with institutions – like charities, foundations, educational endowments, and sovereign funds – who face a long-term investment focus. This work is impacting knowledge development, education and understanding about how best to confront the unique set of investment challenges faced by these institutions and enabling more focused and disciplined investment choices in the future.

Investing over the long-term

This area explores traditional investment themes like asset allocation, governance, risk and return, but with a research focus on how these relate to investors with a long investment horizon.

Alternative assets over the long term

This area explores the long-term performance and behaviour of alternative asset classes like real estate and commodities as well as collectable assets like art, wine and coins.

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Financial history

This covers 18th century ‘structured finance’ and currency speculation in the Middle Ages, to stock market performance in the 20th and 21st centuries as well as an overview of Economist and investor John Maynard Keynes.

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Responsible investing

Our academic research in this area develops understanding and knowledge of how ESG factors influence investment decision-making, portfolio construction and company performance.