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The Largest Network of Diverse-Owned Private Equity Firms and Hedge Funds

The National Association of Investment Companies (NAIC) is a Washington DC-based trade association and the largest network of diverse-owned and emerging private equity firms and hedge funds. Through education, advocacy and industry events, the NAIC is focused on increasing the flow of capital to high-performing diverse investment managers often underutilized by institutional investors.

NAIC Perspectives

Managing Biases

Angela Matheny

Decision-makers within institutional investors and consulting firms often have preconceptions or biases when it comes to looking at smaller asset managers. In this installment of Perspectives, NAIC’s online video series, Angela Matheny, Director of Investment Staff & Diverse Manager Equity at Colonial Consulting, discusses why the firm sets aside those biases to focus on talent and performance when performing their required due diligence.

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Creating Opportunities for Diverse Communities

John W. Rogers, Jr.

John W. Rogers, Jr., Chairman, Co-CEO and Chief Investment Officer of Ariel Investments, believes that to create more opportunities for diverse-owned businesses and their communities, there must first be greater diverse representation in the boardroom working to see that opportunities flow into these communities. In this installment of Perspectives, NAIC’s online video series, Rogers shares his thoughts on why it is ‘critically important’ that there are more diverse professionals on corporate and non-profit boards.

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Knowing The Process

Jarvis V. Hollingsworth

What will it take to increase the level of diversity on public plan trustee boards? In this installment of Perspectives, NAIC’s online video series, Jarvis V. Hollingsworth, Chairman of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), explains some of the processes keeping many diverse candidates out of the running for these appointed positions and how preparing the next generation of professionals to enter the pipeline can lead to increased representation.

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NAIC Member Firm Performance Data

In our data-driven industry, quantifiable information is key to demonstrating performance, value or viability of investment strategies. NAIC has developed IntelligentNAIC to articulate, quantify and capture all member data and present it in aggregate form to tell the comprehensive story about the impact of our members and the economic impact our member firms have on the global economy with hard data on portfolio companies (locations, number of employees, revenues, etc.).