Interest in divestment has spiked in recent weeks, according to Debashis Chowdhury, president at Canterbury Consulting, an investment advisory firm managing about $18 billion of assets for endowments, foundations, health care organizations and families. Donors and parents were asking colleges about their exposure to g…

Although underlying asset managers are cognizant of investors’ growing appetite for divestment and ESG issues, investors still need to be implementing “reasonable policy parameters”, says Debashis Chowdhury, president at Canterbury Consulting, a consultant firm that also provides OCIO services. “You really have to mak…

Adding to the pressures, asset owners are beginning to hire general investment consultants for specialty consulting work to reduce the workload on their staffs, said Stuart Blair, director of research at Newport Beach, Calif.-based Canterbury Consulting Inc. "Managing multiple service providers and coordinating their o…

Stuart Blair, CAIA, Canterbury Consulting's director of research, was recently interviewed by Pensions and Investments Online. He gives his insights into an emerging trend in private credit investment lending that may lead to increased risk and distorted returns.

Debashis Chowdhury, CFA, president of Canterbury Consulting, discussed the firm's investment philosophy, allocation strategies and the general state of return expectations in an article on the front page of the August 7 Orange County Business Journal.