All Wellcome Trust articles
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NBIM backs simpler targets to achieve long-term sustainable investments
NBIM climate lead said the fund’s long term views enables it to step out of certain ‘highly politicised discussions’.
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Wellcome Trust scrapes 1.7% return but only due to sterling’s slide
Gillard says UK health charity can still meet its £16bn 10-year charitable spend plans
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People moves: Jeremy Farrar to step down as Wellcome Trust director
Allianz Global Investors, Wellcome, Isio, SuMi TRUST, People’s Partnership, London CIV
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Wellcome Trust CEO to retire after 21 years of service
Nick Moakes will continue to lead the Trust’s investments team as CIO
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Wellcome says 34.5% returns will reinforce new strategy and raised ambitions
The charity said the ‘exceptional’ performance for 2020/21 came largely from its private assets
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Wellcome Trust ‘prospers’ under COVID-19 fallout with 12.3% return
The charity raised cash levels and hedged around 20% of its public equity exposure before the market decline
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Wellcome Trust warns of slowdown after 6.9% return
‘The portfolio has performed well in challenging macro circumstances’
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Wellcome Trust warns on private equity after stellar returns
UK charitable foundation nets 50% gains from co-investments and 32% from venture capital
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Churches to get tougher at AGMs over pay, climate change, gender
Plus: Wellcome Trust develops plan to boost women in senior leadership roles
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Wellcome Trust returns 16.9% from buoyant equity markets
Trustees of UK’s biggest charity cite economic benefits of artificial intelligence and genomics as major trends
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Wellcome Trust returns 18.8% after taking Brexit bet on sterling
Tactical bet on outcome of UK’s EU referendum helped push investment returns
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Private assets drive 6.1% return at Wellcome Trust
Private equity, venture capital and property all make double-digit returns
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UK foundation Wellcome Trust prices first euro bond
Trust initially issued bonds in sterling in 2006, the first UK charity to do so
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Wellcome Trust prices £400m bond with maturity of 45 years
Foundation offers tightest spread for non-government related issuer in sterling market since financial crisis
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Wellcome Trust complains to chancellor over possible AstraZeneca deal
Foundation raises ‘major concerns’ over proposed takeover of Anglo-Swedish pharmaceutical AstraZeneca by US multinational Pfizer
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Contrarian Wellcome Trust produces 18% return on investment
Trust enjoys positive returns from each major element of portfolio