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Less Golf, More Gender Equity: A Q&A with Impact Investor Morgan Simon
From filing shareholder resolutions as a teen to founding multiple impact investing funds and penning a successful book, Morgan Simon has spent nearly two decades combining finance and social justice in diverse and innovative ways. NextBillion caught up with her to discuss her distinctive career – and how her role within the sector has been shaped by her gender – in this interview, part of our special series 'By Women, For Women.'
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- Investing
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Initiative for Inclusive Investment in Mexico (3im) Announced to Grow Investment in Mexico Through the Inclusion of Displaced People
The Mexican Secretariat of Foreign Affairs (SRE) will accompany a group of cross-sector partners including the Refugee Investment Network and 17 Asset Management today to announce the Initiative for Inclusive Investment in Mexico (3IM). 3IM is a new cross-sector, cross-border partnership that will attract long-term strategic growth capital for investments in Mexico through the inclusion of displaced people in economic development projects.
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- Investing
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- Latin America
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- impact investing, migrants, refugees
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Everything Investors Need to Know About the War on Cash
Physical forms of currency -- cash and personal checks -- are losing favor among global consumers to alternative forms of payment, including debit and credit cards, digital wallets, mobile commerce platforms, and, in some circles, even cryptocurrencies.
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Press Release: Deetken Impact Partners with Sustainable Energy Central America to Manage Renewable Energy Funds
Deetken Impact and Sustainable Energy Central America (SECA) have partnered to manage two renewable energy funds. These funds invest in renewable energy and energy efficiency projects in Central America and the Caribbean, and are designed to fill the financing gap for small and medium-sized enterprises.
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Viewpoint: New Impact Investing Principles Bode Well for Growth
Impact investing may be poised to go mainstream, thanks to new operating principles aimed at creating a common market standard for investors.
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- Investing
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- impact investing
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Good for Investors, Good for Business: Helping Financial Advisors Embrace Sustainable Investing
The chorus of investors demanding sustainable investing has hit a fever pitch – not just among millennials or women, but among all ages and genders. This has not gone unnoticed by financial advisors, but meeting client demand for these investments can be challenging. The Investment Integration Project recently published a guide to help advisors get past their anxieties and harness the business-building potential of sustainable investing. William Burckart and Jessica Ziegler discuss the key takeaways.
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- Investing
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- ESG, impact investing
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Kiva’s Co-Founder Is Joining This Leo DiCaprio-Backed Bank
A wave of tech-centric “neo-banks” have popped up in recent years, usually promising a smoother customer experience marked by lower fees and branch-less, online-oriented services. And some have sought to go even further—differentiating themselves from the competition via a focus on on socially and environmentally conscious values, investments and product offerings.
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Viewpoint: Has Impact Investing Reached a Fork in the Road?
Impact investing still operates at the margins of our financial system. The vast majority of the system continues as it has always done: channeling capital to projects that are oblivious to or actively harm environmental and social progress, that fuel inequities and cavalier business behavior. That system isn't working.
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- Investing
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- ESG, impact investing
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