James Comtois

James Comtois

Senior Writer

Latest Articles

Horses being let out of a gate during a race on a track

What Can Short-Term Returns Tell Investors?

James Comtois October 23, 2026

Harvard University and Charles River

Harvard, Brown See Record Growth Thanks to VC and Public Equities

James Comtois October 16, 2026

Corinna Kern/Bloomberg

Structural Changes Are Leading Investors to Rethink Real Estate

James Comtois October 15, 2026

Institutions Reconsider Emerging Markets With ‘A Real Sense of Urgency’

James Comtois October 14, 2026

Despite Healthcare Systems Healing, Hospitals Still Need to Tap into Their Portfolios

James Comtois October 9, 2026

The Great Dome and Killian Court of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Elite Universities Boast Double-Digit Returns, But the Gains Aren’t Spread Equally

James Comtois October 6, 2026

Businessman hand flipping wooden cube blocks with RISK change to RISE text on table background. economic, chance, attitude, opportunity and Crisis concepts - stock photo

It May Be Time for Corporate Pensions to Add (Some) Growth Assets

James Comtois October 5, 2026

Brent Lewin/Bloomberg

Canadian Allocators Plan to Hold Tight with Domestic Private Credit Allocations

James Comtois October 1, 2026

Illustration by II

As Fundraising Stalls, Independent Sponsors Fill Gap in Lower-Middle Market

James Comtois September 30, 2026

Illustration by II

Why Investors Like Barings See More Opportunity for Infrastructure Than Private Equity

James Comtois September 24, 2026

Investors Are Underpricing AI’s Political Risk, Xponance Warns

James Comtois September 23, 2026

handshake

Creative Planning’s Purchase of RVK Further Blurs Lines Between Institutional and Retail Investing

James Comtois September 18, 2026

9th Annual Allocators' Choice Awards 2026

The Standout Investors Honored at the 2026 Allocators’ Choice Awards

James Comtois September 18, 2026

Crude Oil

With Oil Prices Hitting ‘Scary Numbers,’ Conning Warns of Inflationary ‘Bleed-Through’

James Comtois September 16, 2026

As Higher Ed Struggles with Funding, More Small Schools Turn to Restricted Funds

James Comtois September 15, 2026

Falcon9 rocket launch

SpaceX Boosts Returns of Endowments That Invested Early

James Comtois September 10, 2026

The World’s Largest Pensions Are Hiring for an AI Future as They See Record Asset Growth

James Comtois September 9, 2026

The Performance Gap Between the Best and Worst Endowments Was ‘Astronomical’

James Comtois September 8, 2026

Contact Info

New York
1270 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 1100
New York, NY 10020
P: +1 212 224 3300

London
4 Bouverie Street
London EC4Y 8AX
P: +44 207 779 8888

Hong Kong
Unit 2488, 24/F
Lee Garden One,
33 Hysan Avenue
Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
P: +852 2912 8001

Corporate

About Us

Leadership Team

Careers

II Press Room

Digital

Masthead

Thought Leadership

Display Advertising

Reprints

FAQs

Events

Events Calendar

Memberships

Subscription

Subscribe to Premium

Register

Register for Free Account

Newsletters

Sign up for II newsletters

© 2026 Institutional Investor LLC. All material subject to strictly enforced copyright laws. Please read our Terms & Conditions, Accessibility Statement and Privacy Policy before using the site.

4.30.02 build:2026-10-16 Login