What has it been like investing on behalf of a health care system in a time of pandemic and uncertainty?
Scott Pittman, SVP & Chief Investment Officer
Replied May 11
Being a healthcare system serving in New York City in the spring of 2020 was exceptionally challenging. We had employees and friends on the front lines as we worked to better understand the virus in …
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How has COVID-19 affected LP forecasts and strategies?
Ahmad Khan, Investment Analyst
Replied Apr 26
At the onset of COVID-19, we were required to substantially increase portfolio liquidity to protect against uncertain operational volatility within our healthcare ministries. However, liquidity was a…
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How is your organization reacting to uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic?
Ahmad Khan, Investment Analyst
Replied Apr 20
The SSMH team has responded well to the pandemic. We are a lean team, with cross-functional oversight over multiple investment and finance disciplines. This has allowed us to react quickly and effici…
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Do times like these look familiar to you as an investor? What's different apart from the pandemic?
Denise Strack, Chief Investment Officer
Replied Jul 21
I think it's always easier to go through these things the second time, rather than the first. This crisis, obviously, looks very different, but our team's experience helps. We've done two things: mak…
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What sectors do you expect to be impacted by COVID19?
We think all businesses will be impacted across all sectors. Some might be hit harder and earlier than others. Some actually benefit from COVID 19 outbreak.
There will be domino waves of effects. …
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What type of recession recovery shape do you expect for COVID19 Impact?
Although the public markets have picked up, I do not think we will have a V-shaped recovery. Mc Kinsey has created the below for COVID-19 impact spread, I think we might potentially have a virus cont…
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