FS Impact Finance is acting as the fund manager for the GLS Alternative Investments – Microfinance Fund, which aims to make sustainable investments that contribute to a social goal of enabling people with limited access to financial services to participate…
The GLS AI – Microfinance Fund has been granted the LuxFLAG Microfinance Label once again. The label recognizes institutions that invest in the Microfinance sector and helps unlock capital from institutional and private investors in order to support the financial…
OUR JOURNEY TO IMPACT MEASUREMENT AND MANAGEMENT After joining the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) and thereby connecting to the worldwide community of impact investors, FS Impact Finance is proud to announce to have become a signatory to the Operating…
The Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) has the objective of accelerating the scale and effectiveness of impact investing as well as driving the industry’s development. Thus, the GIIN connects impact investors worldwide to facilitate knowledge exchange, highlighting innovative investment approaches,…
Wie funktioniert ein Kreditfonds? Welche geopolitischen und wirtschaftlichen Faktoren beeinflussen derzeit die Märkte? Und wie sehen die Auswirkungen – etwa des Kriegs in der Ukraine – auf den GLS AI – Mikrofinanzfonds aus? Antworten auf diese und weitere brandaktuelle Fragen…
We proudly announce that we have joined the CERISE + SPTF Client Protection Pathway (“CP Pathway”)! This new initiative was created to support client protection implementation in the financial services industry. It recognizes financial service providers who are committed to…
We are happy to announce that as of this week, FS Impact Finance has joined the German Bundesinitiative Impact Investing! The initiative was founded to build a German ecosystem for impact investing and to connect, orchestrate and support stakeholders and…
Mit wachsender Sorge beobachten wir, dass im Zuge des Booms nachhaltiger Geldanlagen auch und gerade im Bereich von Impact Investments die Gefahr des Impactwashings, teilweise ermöglicht durch unklare regulatorische Rahmenbedingungen, stark zugenommen hat. Verstärkt bewerben insbesondere Anbieter von Investmentfonds die…
Since 2018 FS Impact Finance – in partnership with the GLS Microfinance Fund – has been sponsoring different kind of technical assistance (TA) programmes for our partner MFIs, their staff or their clients. The most established programme is our sponsorship…
Over the past months, the financial inclusion sector has embarked on a journey to face the Covid-19 crisis. On the field, Financial Service Providers have taken measures to face the health risks, lock downs and the economic recession1. They have…