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July 21, 2011

DWM Partners Featured in MicroCapital Monitor's "Meet the Boss"

In the July 2011 issue, DWM Founding Partners, Judy Kirst-Kolkman and Peter Johnson, discuss starting the company, the impact the firm has made and what lies ahead.

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July 7, 2011

Inclusive Finance: Broadening the Paradigm of Microfinance as an Asset Class

DWM authored an article, which was published in EuroMoney’s Global Pensions & Investment Funds Review 2011/12. The microfinance asset class is well-positioned to experience a renewed wave of growth as microfinance institutions develop new products such as housing, education, and other credit products for the 2.5 billion people lacking financial services. Please visit www.euromoney-yearbooks.com for more information. Read PDF.

October 1, 2009

Investment Pensions Asia – Responsible Investments: Microfinance Comes of Age

US and European pension funds and insurance companies support microfinance investing and several microfinance funds are tailored to serve institutions' needs for financial as well as social returns. Read PDF.

Press Releases

June 22, 2011

DWM Named ImpactAssets Global Top 50 Impact Investment Managers

DWM joined the list of the top 50 private debt and equity impact investment fund Managers. The ImpactAssets 50 database is the first "open source," publicly published list of private impact investment fund managers, providing investors and their financial advisors a gateway into the world of impact investing. Read PDF.

March 11, 2011

DWM Endorses The New UNPRI Principles For Investors In Inclusive Finance

DWM joined a group of 40 global investors at the Responsible Finance Forum in The Hague to promote the new UNPRI Principles for Investors in Inclusive Finance. Participants asserted their goal to support and invest in responsible financial institutions that offer a wide range of quality services while embracing transparency and sustainability. Read PDF.

March 1, 2011

DWM Launches Daiwa Microfinance Fund in Japan

The DWM Microfinance Fund-J (DWMF-J) is the first commercial microfinance investment vehicle designed for the Japanese retail market. Sold by Daiwa Securities Co. Ltd, and managed by Tokio Marine Asset Management, the $242 million Daiwa Microfinance Fund invested $236 million in DWMF-J on March 1, which is managed by DWM Asset Management LLC.

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