Sentences with phrase «as impact investment funds»

The barrier to investments in LPs is problematic from the standpoint of building Canada's impact investment market, as impact investment funds are often structured as LPs.

Not exact matches

Unlike other impact funds, which are set up to make money, Acumen, which is structured as a nonprofit, seeks to recoup its investments via payback or exit within five to seven years.

Her TriLinc Global Impact Fund, with individual investments as low as $ 2,000, is among only a handful of financial vehicles available to «retail» investors, the approximately 50 million U.S. households who don't qualify as high net - worth, or «accredited,» investors.

In this episode of the Tony Robbins Podcast, you will hear from Ashwin Vasan — CIO of macro hedge fund Trend Capital — as he discusses how he built one of the most successful hedge funds during an economic winter, and the current global trends that may have a tremendous impact on your investment decisions.

The negativity either impacted investment funding (venture capital fell off a cliff in 2009) or the customers they were targeted as was the case for Untitled Partners who were building a platform for fractional art ownership.

There can be no assurance that such alternatives will be as efficient as the traditional investment fund structure, or as to the impact such a trend could have on the cost of our operations

Such concentration may increase the risk that events affecting a specific geographic region or asset type will have an adverse or disparate impact on such investment funds, as compared to funds that invest more broadly.

As fund size increases, it becomes more difficult for one investment to dramatically impact overall fund returns.

Most recently, Carrie served as Director of Business Development at Farmland LP, a sustainable agriculture impact investment fund.

In addition to providing a gateway into impact investing for financial advisors and their clients, the ImpactAssets 50 also presents fund managers that are leaders in this rapidly growing field, and are paving the way through their investments as well as their impact reporting.

Impact investments are investments made into organizations and funds that generate measurable social and environmental impact as well as financial reImpact investments are investments made into organizations and funds that generate measurable social and environmental impact as well as financial reimpact as well as financial returns.

With a large proportion of my funds in passive investments, I can hopefully leave them to look after themselves and spend my time doing something more constructive (and fulfilling)-- and if it generates a modest income as well then thats just a bonus (and broadens my scope for more «impact investing»).

General partners, defined as respondents that (1) invest ≥ 75 % of their current impact investment AUM directly; and (2) do not invest through intermediaries including funds

This new source of funding will help all entrepreneurs, but may have an especially meaningful impact for women and minorities who may otherwise struggle to secure funding through traditional means such as venture capital and angel investment.

Examples of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact of: adverse general economic and related factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels of unemployment, underemployment and the volatility of fuel prices, declines in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions of these conditions that decrease the level of disposable income of consumers or consumer confidence; adverse events impacting the security of travel, such as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts of piracy, and other international events; the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; our expansion into and investments in new markets; breaches in data security or other disturbances to our information technology and other networks; the spread of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships; changes in fuel prices and / or other cruise operating costs; any impairment of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility in operating our business; the significant portion of our assets pledged as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability of our creditors to accelerate the repayment of our indebtedness; volatility and disruptions in the global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; overcapacity in key markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss of key personnel; future changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and market our cruises; our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services to certain ships and certain other services; delays in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases in the price of, or major changes or reduction in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations in passenger fare rates and occupancy levels at different times of the year; our ability to keep pace with developments in technology; amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members and other employee relation issues; the continued availability of attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions; changes involving the tax and environmental regulatory regimes in which we operate; and other factors set forth under «Risk Factors» in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

«Just as the formation of the venture capital industry ushered a new approach and mindset toward funding innovation within the private sector, impact investment has started to bring opportunities to harness entrepreneurship and capital markets to drive social improvement.»

The report finds makes a list of recommendations for business, industry, professional bodies and government, namely: Construction businesses · Focus on better human resource management · Introduce and / or expand mentoring schemes · Boost investment in training · Develop talent from the trades as potential managers and professionals · Engage with the community and local education establishments Industry · Rally around social mobility as a collective theme · Promote better human resource management and support the effort of businesses · Promote and develop the UK as an international hub of construction excellence · Support diversity and schemes that widen access to management and the professions · Emphasise and spread understanding of the built environment's impact on social mobility Professional bodies and institutions · Drive the aspirations of Professions for Good for promoting social mobility and diversity · Support wider access to the professions and support those from less - privileged backgrounds · Promote and develop the UK as an international hub of construction excellence · Emphasise and spread understanding of the built environment's impact on social mobility · Provide greater routes for degree - level learning among those working within construction Government · Produce with urgency a plan to boost the UK as an international hub of construction excellence, as a core part of the Industrial Strategy · Provide greater funding to support the travel costs of apprentices · Support wider access to the professions and support those from less - privileged backgrounds · Place greater weight in project appraisal on the impact the built environment has on social mobility The report is being formally launched at an event in the House of Commons later today.

Although federally - funded R&D yields hard - to - quantify benefits such as students educated, degrees conferred, companies started, patents and copyrights granted, developmental partnerships formed, and private sector investment inflows, there are many indicators of the impact of this investment.

Yet that doesn't reduce the impact of this documentary from director Jed Rothstein, which probes the unscrupulous behavior of U.S. hedge funds and investment banks in the aftermath of the 2008 financial downturn, when they exploited loopholes such as reverse mergers and short sales to fraudulently manipulate domestic markets.

The Commission will examine factors that impact spending in education, including: school funding and distribution of State Aid; efficiency and utilization of education spending at the district level; the percentage of per - pupil funding that goes to the classroom as compared to administrative overhead and benefits; approaches to improving special education programs and outcomes while also reducing costs; identifying ways to reduce transportation costs; identifying strategies to create significant savings and long - term efficiencies; and analysis of district - by - district returns on educational investment and educational productivity to identify districts that have higher student outcomes per dollar spent, and those that do not.

These investments are critical to student learning, as research shows that an increase in funding positively impacts student achievement.

As a collaborative of funders, we try to stay as informed as possible with relevant data to optimize the impacts of our investmentAs a collaborative of funders, we try to stay as informed as possible with relevant data to optimize the impacts of our investmentas informed as possible with relevant data to optimize the impacts of our investmentas possible with relevant data to optimize the impacts of our investments.

As funding wanes, district and school leaders must continuously evaluate the effectiveness of every dollar spent and seek the greatest impact from the smallest investment.

Previous work on the impact of philanthropy in education terms these types of status quo investments as «lower leverage» grants, which can include funding for efforts in professional development, unrestricted or general purpose grants to schools, or special - purpose grants to fund a particular program or activity (e.g. arts enrichment).4 The contrasting approach — the «higher leverage» investment — is investment with the potential to exert systemic influence on public education, which can be divided into two broad categories: 5

BlackRock's sustainable funds are designed to meet the performance characteristics of traditional investments while targeting specific social impact objectives, such as reducing the carbon footprint of an investment portfolio.

Many people realize that rising interest rates affect yields and prices, but what others might not know is that if you stick closely to short - term, investment - grade debt securities - the very kind our Near - Term Tax Free Fund (NEARX) invests in - the impact of such a rate hike is not as dramatic as some investors might think.

Identifying the right assets to own and when to own them is the most important step in the investment process as it will have the greatest impact on the overall return and risk characteristics of the Fund.

Impact of Portfolio Turnover: If your mutual fund has a consistently high portfolio turnover rate, it could mean higher brokerage costs as well as an unsteady investment style.

The Examples assume: (1) you invest $ 10,000 in the noted class of Units in the noted Investment Portfolio for the time periods indicated; (2) your investment has a 5 % return each year; (3) the Investment Portfolio's operating expenses remain the same (including the operating expenses of the Underlying Fund (s)-RRB-; (4) all Units redeemed, if any as noted, are used to pay Qualified Higher Education Expenses (the table does not consider the impact of any potential state or federal taxes on the redemption); (5) you pay the applicable maximum Initial Sales Charge on Class A Units and any CDSC applicable to Units invested for the applicable periods in Class C Units; and (6) for the Class C Units Example, the Class C Units converted to Class A Units at the end of sixth year and were thereafter subject to the costs associated with ClasInvestment Portfolio for the time periods indicated; (2) your investment has a 5 % return each year; (3) the Investment Portfolio's operating expenses remain the same (including the operating expenses of the Underlying Fund (s)-RRB-; (4) all Units redeemed, if any as noted, are used to pay Qualified Higher Education Expenses (the table does not consider the impact of any potential state or federal taxes on the redemption); (5) you pay the applicable maximum Initial Sales Charge on Class A Units and any CDSC applicable to Units invested for the applicable periods in Class C Units; and (6) for the Class C Units Example, the Class C Units converted to Class A Units at the end of sixth year and were thereafter subject to the costs associated with Clasinvestment has a 5 % return each year; (3) the Investment Portfolio's operating expenses remain the same (including the operating expenses of the Underlying Fund (s)-RRB-; (4) all Units redeemed, if any as noted, are used to pay Qualified Higher Education Expenses (the table does not consider the impact of any potential state or federal taxes on the redemption); (5) you pay the applicable maximum Initial Sales Charge on Class A Units and any CDSC applicable to Units invested for the applicable periods in Class C Units; and (6) for the Class C Units Example, the Class C Units converted to Class A Units at the end of sixth year and were thereafter subject to the costs associated with ClasInvestment Portfolio's operating expenses remain the same (including the operating expenses of the Underlying Fund (s)-RRB-; (4) all Units redeemed, if any as noted, are used to pay Qualified Higher Education Expenses (the table does not consider the impact of any potential state or federal taxes on the redemption); (5) you pay the applicable maximum Initial Sales Charge on Class A Units and any CDSC applicable to Units invested for the applicable periods in Class C Units; and (6) for the Class C Units Example, the Class C Units converted to Class A Units at the end of sixth year and were thereafter subject to the costs associated with Class A Units.

Distributing your funds between different types of investments helps you avoid systemic risk (which impacts the economy as a whole) and non-systemic risk (which affects a small portion of the economy or one company in your portfolio).

For equity mutual funds if you switch after one year of investment there will be no tax impact as the tax rate for LTCG (Long term capital gain) in equity funds is 0 %.

«We see nontransparent active ETFs as an alternative vehicle for potentially delivering our investment management expertise to investors, without the prospect of daily disclosures impacting our existing mutual fund shareholders, consistent with their best interests,» a T. Rowe Price representative told IndexUniverse.

The Fund was significantly overweight the Consumer Sector and a decline in our investments in fixed income securities issued by Lions Gate Entertainment, as explained above, negatively impacted performance.

Investors clearly understand that higher fees can have a negative impact on their net return, as is evident in the price war in mutual fund fees, but a few basis - points difference in visible fees is far less meaningful in performance impact than the often - large hidden costs.14 For example, switching from a low - turnover strategy to a sloppily constructed strategy that spends scores of basis points in incremental trading costs can cost the investor dearly in performance.15 The same holds true for the buyers of opaque high - fee products (hedge funds and illiquid private investments), for which substantial costs may be hidden from sight.

Asset managers operating in Sweden will have to disclose the climate impact of their investments under new proposals, which come as the fund industry faces mounting pressure to divest from fossil fuels.

Non-traditional financing models such as this have the potential to scale up by accessing funds from the private sector, where social impact investment is seen as increasingly attractive.

Ecosphere + (E +) is part of the impact investment Althelia Climate Fund, and is led by Lisa Walker, with a mission to grow the global demand for carbon reductions, thereby creating an incentive to prevent the destruction of critical ecological systems, such as rainforests, which balance the carbon in our environment.