Tag Archives: investment funds

Impact ?! – Bamboo just launched their new report on their funds` impact

Posted on 15. November 2015 by hannah

Well, now at the EIB as “Microfinance Impact Investment Officer”, evidently I am very keen to learn what other investors or funders mean when they say “impact investing” of “impact financing”. In my layman understanding it is about generating – a … Continue reading →

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2015 MIV Survey – Same same but a little different

Posted on 12. October 2015 by hannah

I still remember how a CGAP colleague and I wrote the first report on investment funds investing into microfinance. The task was not so easy since the real financial sector terminology and our donor-focused microfinance lingo was very much out of … Continue reading →

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GIIN – Impact Investing Network: an analysis of 300 impact investing funds

Posted on 22. March 2015 by hannah

In my last blog “Practicing what you preach!? Social performance of 5 social investors” last week, I told you about social performance of 5 microfinance investors. I though we could broaden the subject a little by looking at impact investors. … Continue reading →

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Practicing what you preach!? Social performance of 5 social investors

Posted on 17. March 2015 by hannah

On March 11 and 12, the Social Investor and DFI Meeting on Responsible Finance 2015 is taking place in Luxembourg at the European Investment Bank. I thought this might be a good reason to actually look at some of the … Continue reading →

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Investing in LMDF? I get 5 times what I would get at the bank!

Posted on 22. January 2015 by hannah

I guess many of you have also been disappointed by current rates on savings accounts, money market funds, etc. In June 2014, in Luxembourg, I would have gotten 0,4% at the Spuerkees, at Fortuna, and BGL, and 0,5% at ING. … Continue reading →

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