News from Developing World Markets
Developing World Markets in the Media
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.
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.