Centre for Endowment Asset Management
The mission of the Centre for Endowment Asset Management is to promote research, teaching and knowledge sharing that extends our understanding of long-horizon investing.
Who we are
The primary activity of the Centre for Endowment Asset Management is research into asset management, with a particular focus on long-term investing. Our research is associated to themes that are relevant to that long-term perspective and that can deepen global understanding of this area of investing.
Additionally, we aim to add value by extending our activity beyond research into policy and practice. We actively facilitate engagement with investment practitioners working across the asset management field. Our focus on teaching and knowledge exchange serves to strengthen the connections between our research community and our practitioner networks.
What we do
We are a research and education centre based within Cambridge Judge Business School at the University of Cambridge. We focus on evidence-based research in areas of asset management relevant to long-horizon investors like sovereign funds, endowments, family offices and charities. Our work focuses on several core research themes including: the long run pattern of returns to different asset classes, responsible investing and ownership, financial market history and how traditional investment themes like asset allocation, risk and return and governance relate to long-horizon investors.
Research
Our core activities are designed to encourage and facilitate academic research, to promote research excellence and to offer workshops and events where research can impact best practice and learning among institutional investors.
Publications
Our work has global influence through publications like academic journals, books and monographs, teaching cases, reports and statements as well as our live events which feature talks and presentations from experts in their field. We also have videos showcasing important research on the power of innovation and disruption.
Practitioner engagement
Our practitioner engagement and outreach activities are designed to facilitate knowledge exchange between academic researchers and investment practitioners. Examples of these activities include our Conference on Investing for the Long-term and our European Investment Forum.
News and insights from the Centre for Endowment Asset Management
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Stock market returns have been lower in the first quarter of the 21st century than the 20th century, but still had annualised real returns of 3.5%, says report co-authored by Professor Elroy Dimson.
Annual UBS Investment Returns Yearbook, co-authored by Professor Elroy Dimson of Cambridge Judge Business School, finds that Japan, Canada, Germany, Australia and other nations have lost stock market share to the US.
Finance and accounting
History shows inflation is stubborn when it hits 8%
Inflation hit decades-long highs in 2022, and easing is historically very slow from such levels, says new report co-authored by Elroy Dimson of Cambridge Judge Business School.
Upcoming events
This event will feature innovative research on the risks related to biodiversity loss and how to intermediate private financing flows to support the protection of biodiversity.
Join the Britain’s Return to the Gold Standard in 1925 Revisited Conference on 24 June 2025.
Cambridge Judge Business School’s Symposium on Foreign Exchange Markets (SFX) is an annual event showcasing cutting-edge research into currency markets.