2025 The Endowment & Foundation Investment Forum

Coverage of the 2025 Endowment & Foundation Investment Forum

Against an uncertain economic backdrop, endowment funds and foundations continue to encounter new pressures impacting their investment decisions.

The 2025 Endowment & Foundation Investment Forum brought together E&F decision-makers, including investment executives, academics and money managers to discuss key challenges, trends and opportunities in the current economy.

Find out what you missed!

PHOTO GALLERY

Alexandra Katz
Hazelview Investments
A look at the opportunity in Canadian multi-residential investments

Multi-residential investments in Canada are offering institutional investors a stable alternative in the real estate market.

Read session coverage

Pascal Bernier
Desjardins Global Asset Management

 

Maxime Chevalier
Desjardins Global Asset Management
Rethinking liquidity and risk in foundation portfolios

In a world of persistent inflation and evolving fiduciary responsibilities, foundations must rethink how they balance liquidity needs, risk management and long-term value creation.

Read session coverage

Mark Webster
BMO Global Asset Management
ETFs offer liquidity benefits for endowment and foundation investors

Public assets like exchange-traded funds grant endowments and foundations with full liquidity in their investment pursuits.

Read session coverage

Jessica Mitchell
Calgary Foundation
Calgary Foundation finding a groove through alternative assets

The Calgary Foundation’s transition from a heavy domestic public market asset mix to a diversified portfolio opened the doors to a larger investible universe and minimized volatility.

Read session coverage

Daniel Sausmikat
InfraRed Capital Partners
What sector trends are fuelling the need for the mid-market value-add infrastructure investment model?

Private capital is increasingly needed to fund the vast infrastructure investment requirements of many Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries today.

Read session coverage

Sponsors
Supporting Sponsors

To view highlights from the 2024 Endowment & Foundation Investment Forum, click here.