The Ledger

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Assertion Contradicted
Robertson: Oxford's central endowment was only £400M before OUEM was established
“And its endowment at that point was four hundred million pounds after a thousand years.”
Sandra Robertson Apr 13, 2020 ▶ 20:02 Sandra Robertson – Oxford's Queen of Endowment Management (Capital Allocators, EP.130)
Assertion Supported
Robertson: Wellcome Trust had £2.5B in cash when launching investment team
“They literally had two and a half billion pounds in the bank and a blank sheet of paper.”
Sandra Robertson Apr 13, 2020 ▶ 8:59 Sandra Robertson – Oxford's Queen of Endowment Management (Capital Allocators, EP.130)
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