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Emerging markets next on map for impact investing
"There are strong returns and very measurable impact," said Rekha Unnithan, manager of Nuveen's $650 million impact investing portfolio, where emerging markets account for nearly 40% of the overall strategy. "They are recognizing that this is not just a niche area."
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- Investing
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- ESG, impact investing
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LeapFrog Set to Invest in Nigerian Pension-Fund Manager
LeapFrog will help ARM Pensions improve its digital-service channels, facilitate partnerships and boost brand awareness to help retain and add customers, investment director, Michael Joyce, said in the statement.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- impact investing
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Making the Case for Early-Stage Impact Investing
In many emerging markets, social entrepreneurs are financing their ventures with personal funds and high-interest loans - mainly because it's so tough to grow out of the startup phase without being able to show financial returns. The nonprofit Beyond Capital Fund provides pro bono advisory services to help investee enterprises establish and implement operating procedures and regular impact reporting systems, writes CEO Eva Yazhari. She explains how these formalized structures lend credibility and stability to sustain the businesses and attract potential investors - functions that are often lacking in the impact investing ecosystem.
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- Investing, Social Enterprise
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Omidyar Network will invest $200 million in India over next 4 years
Philanthropic investment firm Omidyar Network will be investing over $200 million in India in the next four years to fund start-ups in areas such as civic tech, education and digital identity.
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- Investing
- Region
- South Asia
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Fidelity Charitable Study Finds Impact Investing at Tipping Point, Announces Expansion of Its Impact Investing Program
Over 70% of affluent, next-gen donors are already engaging in impact investing.
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- Investing
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- impact investing, research
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U.K. government pledges support to expand impact investing
The U.K. government will work with the financial services industry to help make impact investing easier, including potential changes to pension fund law.
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- Investing
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- impact investing
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G7 DFIs Aim to Mobilize $3 Billion to Invest in World’s Women
A major new commitment was announced today by the development finance institutions (DFI) of the G7 to mobilize $3 billion by 2020 for investment in business activities that will benefit women. The 2X Challenge: Financing for Women (‘2X Challenge’), is an ambitious target that calls on DFIs to mobilize their own funds, as well as private capital, to unlock resources that will help advance women as entrepreneurs, as business leaders, as employees and as consumers of products and services that their enhance economic participation.
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- Investing
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- impact investing
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Viewpoint: Can Impact Investing Avoid the Failures of Microfinance?
The impact investment industry is growing rapidly, a fact that many of us in the field celebrate. But are we scaling the right model?
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- Investing
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