Tag: Harvard Management Company

  • Nation & World

    Understanding China

    Harvard Management Company hosted a conference on China in December, drawing on the expertise of University academics to provide its fund managers with background, context, and perspective that will help them better understand and assess investment opportunities and risks in the emerging economic giant.

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    Q&A with Dan Shore

    Harvard the University’s latest annual report reflects the effects of difficult strategic choices made during tumultuous economic times. The results are encouraging, but Chief Financial Officer Dan Shore says that Harvard will need to continue managing its expenses cautiously as it works through the lingering ramifications of the Great Recession.

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    Harvard endowment posts strong positive return

    Harvard’s endowment earned an investment return of 11 percent for the year and was valued at $27.6 billion on June 30.

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  • Nation & World

    Statement on SEC 2010 second-quarter filing

    The Harvard Management Company’s most recent filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission details changes in holdings, as is routine, but no change in policy. The University has not…

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  • Nation & World

    Taking finance up the Red Line

    Stephen Blyth, managing director of the Harvard Management Company, doubles as a faculty member in the Statistics Department, bringing real-world financial acumen to studying numbers.

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  • Nation & World

    Edward C. Forst named Harvard executive vice president

    Edward C. Forst, global head of the Investment Management Division for Goldman, Sachs & Co. and a member of the firm’s Management Committee, will become Harvard University’s first executive vice president, effective September 1, Harvard President Drew Faust announced today.

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  • Nation & World

    Jane Mendillo to lead Harvard Management Company

    Jane Mendillo will become the new president and chief executive officer of Harvard Management Company (HMC), effective July 1, 2008, the HMC board of directors announced today.

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    El-Erian to step down as head of Harvard Management Company

    Mohamed A. El-Erian announced today (Sept. 11) that he plans to step down as president and chief executive officer of Harvard Management Company (HMC) at the end of 2007 and to return to his former company, Pacific Investment Management Company (PIMCO), as co-chief executive officer and co-chief investment officer.

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  • Nation & World

    Harvard endowment posts strong positive return

    Harvard University’s endowment earned a 23.0 percent return during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2007. With FY07 being one of the best performance years since the inception of Harvard Management Company in 1974, the overall value of the University’s endowment grew to $34.9 billion.

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  • Nation & World

    Year of transition sees rethinking, rebuilding

    With change comes opportunity, the adage goes. That old saying has become words to live by at Harvard Management Company (HMC). With a new president and CEO in Mohamed El-Erian, with new heads of five critical areas beneath him, and with new staff in those five areas just starting to filter in, it may be…

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    Statement by Harvard Corporation Committee on Shareholder Responsibility (CCSR) Regarding Stock in PetroChina Company Limited

    We are announcing today (April 4, 2005) the Harvard Corporation’s decision to direct Harvard Management Company (HMC) to divest itself of stock held by HMC in PetroChina Company Limited (PetroChina).

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    Harvard announces decision to divest PetroChina stock

    The Harvard Corporation today (April 4, 2005) announced its decision to have Harvard Management Company divest its holdings of stock in PetroChina Company Limited.

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