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...between internal and external money management.University President Lawrence H. Summers defended the firm’s compensation plan when asked about HMC’s ability to attract top talent in an interview Friday. HMC compensates its managers based on their portfolio’s performance relative to a benchmark that measures market performance.“The board has discussed this issue, and the board is completely committed to continuing to provide compensation for outstanding performance at HMC at levels that will enable us to attract the most talented people,” Summers said.Some members of the Harvard...
Nearly every asset class outperformed its internal benchmark, investment goals set by the management company’s board based on market performance. Domestic and foreign bonds, traded by two fund managers who left Friday with Meyer, were once again out in front. Private equity, high-yield assets, and commodities also did exceptionally well...
Nearly every asset class outperformed its internal benchmark with domestic and foreign bonds once again out in front. But Harvard’s two chief bond managers, David R. Mittelman and Maurice Samuels, are leaving with Meyer today and have also not been replaced...
This summer, Summer Housing Resident Director Tamia R. Jordan—in conjunction with Kidd—conducted a benchmark study of more than 15 women’s centers at other universities...
...Issues in poverty and development confront every country. (The number of impoverished women in the U.S. alone increased for the fourth consecutive year in 2004, reaching more than 14 million.) Great efforts are also needed to reach the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals, which serve as a benchmark intended to significantly improve the lives of the world’s poorest people by 2015. There are few issues more worthy of a sustained commitment from Harvard to try to make a difference through our teaching, research and engagement in the world. Development is central to the mission...