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IFMR Investment Launches $38 Million Debt Fund in India
IFMR Investment Managers Pvt Ltd, a Chennai-based asset management company, is raising a Rs.250 crore (about $38 million) debt fund to invest in businesses that target consumers at the bottom half of the pyramid, such as firms that finance affordable housing or agri-business.
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An Eventful Year in Impact Investing – An Interview with ImpactAssets’ Fran Seegull
2015 saw the impact investing sector take some crucial steps toward the mainstream - and 2016 seems likely to build upon that momentum. We spoke with ImpactAssets' Chief Investment Officer and Managing Director Fran Seegull about this evolution and how it could play out in the year ahead.
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Viewpoint: Five Impact Investing Predictions for 2016
2015 was an unprecedented momentum-building year for impact investing, and we expect the excitement to continue in 2016. Here are our five predictions for what’s to come.
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Dubai’s Abraaj Group to Acquire a Majority Stake in India’s CARE Hospitals
Dubai-based private equity investor Abraaj Group has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Quality CARE India Ltd, which runs chain of CARE Hospitals in the country, from private equity firm Advent International, according to a statement.
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Viewpoint: Six Trends That Will Set the Pace for Philanthropy in 2016
With record levels of giving, new approaches to marshaling philanthropic assets for impact, and better approaches to philanthropic strategy, 2015 was a great year for philanthropy. This trend will continue in 2016.
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The Top 10 Best (and Worst) Performing Socially Responsible Mutual Funds
Investors sometimes get a bad rap. Perceived as greedy individuals who will invest in any company — corrupt or otherwise — that boasts high returns, investors can be pegged as only having money on the mind. However, a recently emerging investment philosophy, known as socially responsible investing, is poised to challenge that opinion.
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Financing the Farming of the Future
According to the World Bank, 78 percent of the world’s poor are rural poor, and many of them are farmers. If you are looking for social returns, there are few better places to invest than in agriculture. Yet, we see significant unmet capital needs. At Calvert Foundation is interested in bringing additional capital to grow this important sector and encouraging other private investors to join as well. Fair trade lending has been an important movement in the agriculture sector, and has led to the creation of critical jobs and economic activity. But how can we learn from pioneer investors and encourage capital to address the significant gaps in financing for innovations in the value chains for locally consumed crops?
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Social enterprises increasingly getting more capital, from impact and venture capital funds
GoCoop now has 250 cooperatives on its ecommerce platform and B2B customers include the likes of Levi's and Reliance Retail. While Devireddy used his savings of 10 years and funds from his colleagues to get his dream project off the ground, the startup later raised seed funding and is currently in the process of closing its Series A round of funds, both from impact investors.
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