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A closer look at impact investing
The mistaken rap on this kind of “social” investment is that returns are weak and realizing them takes too long.
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- South Asia
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- ESG, impact investing
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Why It’s So Hard to Invest With a Social Conscience
For those so inclined, the good news is this: There are more opportunities than ever to invest with a conscience. One firm, Wealthfront, will even let you strip individual American companies that rub you the wrong way from one of the index-fund-like portfolios it creates for you.
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New Women-Led RIA to Focus on Impact Investing: Portfolio Products
“Nia Impact Capital is the next step in our evolution and is inspired by our mission to create world-class impact investing solutions with an emphasis on women,” Hull said in a statement. “Our team is focused on supporting wealth professionals to meet the growing interest from their clients to align their wealth and their values.”
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- North America
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Want strong stocks that also have a positive impact on the world? Morgan Stanley has 30 candidates
According to a Thursday note, the 30 were selected by the investment bank’s sustainability team, which evaluates securities through the lens of ESG investing. ESG stands for environmental, social, and corporate governance; strategies that evaluate companies on these issues and use those scores to form portfolios are sometimes called socially responsible investing.
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Why China has yet to catch the wave of global responsible investing
A lack of understanding about the importance of ESG and its potential benefits is hampering its adoption among Chinese firms, according to the UN-backed Principles for Responsible Investment organisation.
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- Asia Pacific
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Why Impact Investing is the Next Big Move for Grameen America
David Gough of Grameen America says philanthropy will always be at the heart of the organization's funding, but the nonprofit saw impact investing as an untapped opportunity to fight gender inequity. In celebrating its 10-year anniversary of supporting female entrepreneurship and financial inclusion in the U.S., the group established its first Social Business Fund. The impact investing vehicle is allowing Grameen America supporters to directly invest in the success of more than 100,000 entrepreneurs and receive a financial return in exchange, writes Gough.
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- Impact Assessment, Investing, Social Enterprise
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More investment firms are letting clients put their money where their mouth is on gender equality
A demand for tangible action to make gender equality a reality is sweeping across many industries. In finance, one of the steps in this direction has been the recent creation of gender equality exchange-traded funds (ETFs). These give investors the chance to actively invest in companies that champion equality. Last month, Swiss banking giant UBS became the latest firm to offer one of these funds.
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The End of a Debate? India Highlights the Dominance of For-Profit Capital in Impact Investing
Can impact investing be as commercially viable as mainstream investing – or does it work better as a nonprofit model, or as a less-profitable niche in the broader investing space? This question remains widely debated, even as more empirical evidence has demonstrated the commercial success of impact investments. Disha Gandhi of Aavishkaar asserts that the long-running global debate over for-profit vs. nonprofit models in impact investing may be winding down, and India is a key case in point.
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- Impact Assessment, Investing, Social Enterprise
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