University Investment Portfolio Statistics
To whom it may concern,
This is a request for information through the Freedom of Information Act.
1. What was the total market value of the university’s investment portfolio(s) on the 31st July 2022?
If you are going to provide this information through your Annual Accounts/Financial Statements, please provide the specific page number, section and row that the value can be found on. For example, page 28, section 5 “Investments”, row “total market value.”
For guidance on the number we are seeking, please see this example from the University of Glasgow at ‘Annual Investments’ in cell C1091 here: https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/sustaina...
2. On the 31st July 2022, were the institution's investment portfolio(s) managed directly by the institution, indirectly by [an] external fund manager(s), or a combination of both?
3. If the university uses external fund manager(s) to manage investment portfolios, please provide the name of each fund manager used, along with the percentage of the total investment funds that they were managing on the 31st July 2022.
Please present this information in this format:
Fund manager name - Percentage of total investment funds managed
Schroders - 47%
CCLA - 49%
University - 4%
4. If the institution invests directly, please provide the details of companies invested in (by way of all investment portfolios), including the full names of each company invested in, and the market value invested in each company on the 31st July 2022. Please provide this information in a spreadsheet format.
5. If the university holds investments through [an] external fund manager(s), please provide a breakdown of the university’s holdings with that investment manager on the 31st July 2022, including the market value for each company that forms part of your investment portfolio(s) with them. Please provide this information at a company level in a spreadsheet and/or the format that this information is provided to you by your fund manager(s).
For example, see the University of Glasgow’s breakdown at ‘Annual Investments’ here: https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/sustaina...
6. Does the institution have an ethical investment policy, or similar? If so, please state if it is publicly-available, and provide a web link.
If applicable, in response to any of the above information requested, please confirm that the University does not hold this information.
Please confirm receipt of this request and we look forward to hearing back from you within the next 20 working days.
Yours sincerely,
Laura Clayson
The University of Winchester acknowledges receipt of the request.
Stephen Dowell
Data Protection and Compliance Officer
University of Winchester
Dear Laura,
The University of Winchester's response is below and attached.
1. The University of Winchester does not hold a long-term investment portfolio with funds under management. At 31st July 2022, the University held £20.1m of investments. These items will be reported in our Annual Integrated Report which is yet to be published for 2021/22.
Once published, our report will be available on our website at : https://www.winchester.ac.uk/about-us/ou... I am attaching the 2020-21 report here as an illustration. The investment information is held within the notes to the accounts on page 86, under note 12.
2. On the 31st July 2022, the institution's investments were managed directly by the institution.
3. The University does not use external fund managers.
4. As per spreadsheet attached
5. The University does not hold investments through an external fund manager.
6.The University does hold an ethical investment policy which is titled 'Ethical Banking and Investment Policy' and is searchable under https://www.winchester.ac.uk/about-us/le... -governance/policies-and-procedures/
Regards
Stephen
Stephen Dowell
Clerk to the Board of the Governors and Compliance and Data Protection Officer
University of Winchester
Hampshire
SO22 4NR
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