An interview with Birgit Havlik, member of the fund management team of the I-AM Vision Microfinance Funds, about investments in emerging and developing countries and the basis for such investments.

Erste Asset Management GmbH (Erste AM) has entered into a purchase agreement for the acquisition of 100% of the shares in Impact Asset Management GmbH (I-AM), which has been majority-owned by Cubic (London) Ltd. This strategic acquisition, which is still subject to regulatory approval, is intended to strengthen Erste AM’s position as a leading provider of ESG and sustainable investment solutions and also to expand its presence on the German market.

I-AM GreenStars Market Commentary

After a sideways movement in July, a broad sell-off followed in the first week of August. What had happened?

I-AM Vision Microfinance Market Commentary

We receive positive news from Latin America and Central Asia. In Costa Rica, Uruguay and Paraguay, institutional reforms have strengthened the effectiveness of fiscal policy, public institutions and corruption controls.

I-AM Vision Microfinance - Social Impact Investing

The fund management of the I-AM Vision Microfinance Funds is committed to social impact. This also includes evaluating the social commitment of the supported institutions on site. This is why the fund management team regularly undertakes due diligence trips to see the work of the institutions for themselves. At the beginning of December, Birgit Havlik, fund manager at Impact Asset Management (I-AM), visited various regions of Mexico for this purpose and spoke to the management of the institutions about the current situation in the country, current challenges and future goals.

Médecins Sans Frontières says THANK YOU for the generous donation and that I-AM stands by patients, especially in times like these, to provide them with medical care, they would otherwise not have access to.

DUAL RETURN FUND - VISION MICROFINANCE Market Commentary

The Dual Return Vision Microfinance Funds are well diversified over the targeted regions. South East Asia & Pacific, South America, Central America, Mexico & Caribbean and South Asia are strategically most important and receive more than 70% of the allocation in total.

Frankfurt am Main, 30 November 2023: Impact Asset Management's microfinance funds will be renamed with effect from 1 January 2024. The DUAL RETURN FUND - Vision Microfinance and the DUAL RETURN FUND - Vision Microfinance Local Currency will be renamed I-AM Vision Microfinance and I-AM Vision Microfinance Local Currency respectively. There will be no changes to the investment strategy of the two funds.

Médecins Sans Frontières says THANK YOU for the generous donation and that I-AM stands by patients, especially in times like these, to provide them with medical care, they would otherwise not have access to.

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