Divested?
No.
FOI Request
Refused. See below:
Thank you for your FoI enquiry to Downing College regarding investments in Israeli companies.
Please be advised that the College has engaged the services of an investment manager (Partners Capital) whose terms of business include a requirement that the College must not disclose any information in relation to their business or other matters of a confidential nature of which it may be made aware during the period of engagement. Furthermore, that requirement is binding on the College and the disclosure of information would constitute a breach of confidence and be actionable by the investment manager. The information is therefore exempt under section 41 (Information provided in confidence) of the Freedom of Information Act.
General information regarding our investments can be found in our Annual Report and Accounts [1]Downing College Annual Reports and Accounts | Downing College Cambridge. For a statement on our investment principles, please see p.24-26. There is an Environmental Statement on p.21, and for the overall composition of our Investment Portfolio please see page 41.
Further information about making a request to the College, including your legal rights if you are not satisfied with our response may be found at [2]Making a Freedom of Information or personal data request | Downing College Cambridge
Best wishes,
Paul Boult
Records & Information Manager
Downing College, Cambridge
Investment Policy
Downing College Annual Report and Accounts (2023)
Contacts
Senior bursar: Dr Simon Brockington; sb2748@dow.cam.ac.uk
Senior tutor: Professor Guy Williams; gbw1000@cam.ac.uk
Master: Professor Graham Virgo; master@dow.cam.ac.uk