Finance
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07-21-09
CARS(TM) Rated CDFIs Make it Easier for Investors to Support Bottom-Up Economic Recovery in Distressed Markets
PHILADELPHIA, PA, July 21, 2009 - Four community development financial institutions (CDFIs) from across the United States were rated by the CDFI Assessment and Ratings System (CARS(TM)) in the second quarter of 2009. This brings the total number of CDFIs rated to 48, a numbe...
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07-17-09
A New Measure of Success: Investors' Circle Launches the IC 20
July 17, 2009 - As a network of entrepreneurs and angel investors, Investors' Circle is acutely aware of the fact that launching and growing a business is an uphill battle. According to Small Business Administ...
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07-15-09
During the week of Nelson Mandela’s 91st birthday, Shared Interest announces new investments with MicroPlace to help South Africa’s poorest help themselves
New York, NY - July 15, 2009 - To join in the worldwide celebration of Nelson Mandela's 91st birthday on July 18, 2009, Shared Interest, the leading U.S. nonprofit social investment fund facilitating credit and technical assistance to black South Africans, announced the laun...
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07-08-09
Fortune Recognizes Female Health Company as One of America’s Fastest-Growing Small Companies
CHICAGO, IL - July 8, 2009 - The Female Health Company (FHC) (NASDAQ-CM: FHCO) today announced that Fortune has ranked FHC eighth among the top 100 fastest-growing publicly traded small companies in America. Fortune's annual top-100 list rates companies with revenues of less...
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06-29-09
ACCION Welcomes New Board Chair and Members
Boston, Mass. - June 29, 2009 - ACCION(R) International, a pioneer and leader in microfinance, today announced that it has elected four new members to its board of directors and has appointed Ms. Diana Taylor as its new chair, effective June 19, 2009.
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06-23-09
KBC Asset Management Acquires ASSET4’s ESG Information to Expand its Sustainability Research and Analysis Resources
Brussels, Belgium and Zug, Switzerland. - June 23, 2009 - KBC Asset Management, the largest structured funds operator in the Belgian market for institutional investors and private investors, and ASSET4 AG, the leading provider of objective and measurable environmental, socia...
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06-22-09
The 2009 SB20: World’s Top Sustainable Stocks
NEW YORK, NY. - June 23, 2009 - SustainableBusiness.com today announced its 2009 Sustainable Business 20 (SB20) List: The World's Top Sustainable Stocks.
The 8th Annual SB20 List consists of 20 public companies that are leading the way t...
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06-22-09
SoCap09 Announces White House Participation at Conference
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06-16-09
LeapFrog Raises $44 Million for World’s First Microinsurance Fund
Luxembourg - June 17, 2009 -- In a breakthrough for microfinance and alternative investment, the LeapFrog Financial Inclusion Fund announced today that it has raised US$44 million. It is the world's first investment fund focused on microinsurance. The fund aims to invest in ...
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06-16-09
The Aspen Institute and American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research to Hold Conversation on the Financial Crisis
Aspen, CO - June 16, 2009 -- The Aspen Institute and the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) are jointly sponsoring a conversation, The Financial Crisis: Failure of Capitalism or Failure of Government Policy? The event will take place on Thursday, June 18 from 8:30 am - 10:0...
