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Research: Role Reversal Revisited and The State of Microfinance Investment 2011

user — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 19:57:01 +0000

MicroRate’s Role Reversal Revisited: Are public development institutions still crowding out? finds development financial institutions (DFIs) are actively competing with private microfinance funds – also called microfinance investment vehicles or MIVs – harming the flow of private investment into the microfinance sector. Read the report

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The State of Microfinance Investment 2011, surveys microfinance investment vehicles (MIVs) to highlight the trends and outlook for the industry. Read the Report

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MicroRate Launches Luminis Microfinance Fund Analysis

user — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 14:57:21 +0000

The Beta version of Luminis, MicroRate’s web-based analytic service on microfinance funds, is now available. Go to www.luminismicrofinance.com to access over 80 microfinance investment fund profiles.

The full service is set to launch later in 2012.

Preview the full version of Luminis here.

Read the Press Release in English or French

MicroRate State of Microfinance Investment 2011, 6th Annual Survey and Analysis of MIVs

user — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 15:00:37 +0000

The State of Microfinance Investment 2011, surveys microfinance investment vehicles (MIVs) to highlight the trends and outlook for the industry. Based on interviews with executives of the major microfinance investment funds and a survey of the 101 active MIVs, this report examines the key factors that affected the microfinance fund market in 2010 and the trends that are likely to drive growth in 2011 and beyond. Read the Report

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MicroRate in the Press

user — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 15:30:24 +0000

MicroRate has recently been featured in the following publications:

“No microfinance crisis per se, only isolated cases- MicroRate” (Microfinance Focus)

“Yes, there are crises in microfinance but only in certain cases” (Local Voice 4 Development)

CGAP and Microfinance Investors: New Questions, New Role

“Tapping into the great unbanked” (Sibos Issues, See page 4)

Press from Latin America:

Buena nota al microcrédit (El Comericio)

Entrevista Semana Económica

MicroRate Latin America Approved as Regulated Rater

user — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 15:53:52 +0000

MicroRate Latin America has been approved as a supervised rating agency in Peru, under the authority of the Superintendency of Banking, Insurance and Pension Fund Managers (SBS). MicroRate is the only rating agency specialized in microfinance to be authorized as a regulated rater of supervised financial institutions in the country.

Full Press Release (PDF)

VIDEO: Damian speaks at Triple Jump 5th Anniversary

user — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 14:40:59 +0000

MicroRate’s founder and chairman, Damian von Stauffenberg was asked to give a keynote address at Triple Jump’s fifth anniversary celebration. Triple Jump is a microfinance investment manager based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Studies on Microfinance Investment

user — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 14:17:06 +0000

The Impact Investor’s Handbook- Lessons from Microfinance was recently published by Charities Aid Foundation. See a case study on MicroRate, page 17.

Can “bad” microfinance practices be the consequence of too much funding chasing too few microfinance institutions? (ADA) “Are microfinance institutions really helping the poor or are they exploiting them?” Read more of Damian von Stauffenberg’s foreword, page 7.

The State of Microfinance Investment: The MicroRate 2010 MIV Survey is the 5th annual survey evaluating trends in microfinance investment. (Para accesar al documento en español: Situaci ón de la Inversión en Microfinanzas: Estudio VIM MicroRate 2010).

View the full report, the summary paper or the presentation.

MicroRate and The Smart Campaign

user — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 15:17:25 +0000

MicroRate is currently serving on The Smart Campaign’s certification taskforce to develop the framework for this client protection effort. The Smart Campaign recently announced a plan to launch a certification process that will enable microfinance institutions (MFIs) worldwide to demonstrate their adherence to the Campaign’s core Client Protection Principles as verified by third-party assessors. Read more.

Each of the six client protection principles is currently evaluated in MicroRate’s social ratings of MFIs. To learn more about MicroRate’s social ratings and the subsidies which are currently available, contact info@microrate.com.

The MicroRate 2010 MIV Survey

user — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:01:45 +0000

The State of Microfinance Investment: The MicroRate 2010 MIV Survey is the 5th annual survey evaluating trends in microfinance investment. (Para accesar al documento en español: Situación de la Inversión en Microfinanzas: Estudio VIM MicroRate 2010). View the full report, the summary paper or the presentation.

View the MicroRate 2010 MIV Survey Press Release

Read the MicroCapital Monitor Article on MicroRate’s 2010 MIV Survey

Read the article on MicroRate’s 2010 MIV Survey in Tageblatt- Die Mikrofinanz hat zu viel Geld

MicroRate Launches LUMINIS, MF Investor Information Platform

user — Wed, 12 May 2010 17:10:28 +0000

MicroRate, with the support of LuxFLAG and the Government of Luxembourg, is launching LUMINIS, a microfinance investor information service. This service will increase transparency in the microfinance investment vehicle (MIV) industry, enabling investors to compare MIV performance for the first time ever.

Click here to view the full press release

Click here to read more about the luxembourg signing

Tageblatt- LuxFlag unterzeichnet Abkommen mit MicroRate

MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: LuxFLAG and MicroRate Announce LUMINIS Microfinance, Internet-Based MIV Info Service