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    • News Article
    • 21 May 2013
    • Legatum CEO Mark Stoleson on Capital Inflows in India - Shishir Prasad, Forbes India
      Mark Stoleson, CEO of Legatum, tells Forbes India that what happened in the Andhra Pradesh microfinance sector was an aberration, but it almost killed off the entire sector.
    • News Article
    • 27 March 2013
    • Who Are The Happiest People In The World? - Dean Arrindell and Lauren Lyster, Just Explain It
      The United Nations passed a resolution declaring March 20, 2013 the first International Day of Happiness. The resolution recognized "happiness and well-being as universal goals and aspirations in the lives of human beings around the world and the importance of their recognition in public policy objectives." So, why is happiness so important? How is happiness measured? And what countries are the happiest?
    • News Article
    • 05 March 2013
    • New END Fund website launched - Legatum Limited
      We are proud to announce the launch of the new END Fund website! The END Fund is a collaboration between some of the most progressive philanthropists around the globe, coming together to form the world's first private initiative aimed at tackling neglected tropical diseases. The END Fund provides exceptional return on investment by harnessing the highly scalable impact of low-cost mass drug administrations.
    • Press Release
    • 04 January 2013
    • Razoo Announces Record-Breaking Year - Razoo
      Razoo, the fastest growing crowdfunding platform for causes, announced that 2012 was its biggest year for charitable giving to date. Razoo raised more than $135 million dollars for 16,000 nonprofits across the country since inception with more than half raised in 2012.
    • News Article
    • 02 January 2013
    • Social Impact Is Investing, Not Fundraising - The NonProfit Times
      Susan Raymond, Ph.D. of Changing Our World Inc. outlined the arc of evolution in philanthropy. The first stage is when philanthropists talk about collaboratives. “Donors understand they can never get to scale themselves,” she said. An example of collaboration is the END Fund of Wayne, Pa., which seeks to aggregate $100 million to fight neglected tropical diseases in Africa.
    • Press Release
    • 12 November 2012
    • New Legatum Foundation website launched - Legatum
      We are delighted to announce the launch of the latest Legatum Foundation website. The site documents the Foundation’s activities over the past decade in more than 110 countries during which time we impacted the lives of over 30 million people. The site includes authentic images and inspiring stories of individuals who have been touched by the Foundation and the also the people who serve them.
    • Press Release
    • 30 October 2012
    • The 2012 Legatum Prosperity Index Launches - Legatum Institute
      We are proud to announce the launch of the 2012 Legatum Prosperity Index™, the Legatum Institute’s unique annual assessment of global prosperity based on both material wealth and personal wellbeing.
    • Event
    • 23 October 2012
    • Ethics for a more prosperous world - Legatum Institute
      His Holiness the Dalai Lama joined a Legatum Institute symposium and a live global webcast exploring the role of values and ethics as foundations of human prosperity.
    • News Article
    • 15 October 2012
    • From Hunger to Hope - Razoo
      Razoo have teamed up with Yum! Brands to host the "Hunger to Hope" giving day to celebrate World Food Day. Participate by visiting http://hungertohope.razoo.com.
    • Press Release
    • 11 June 2012
    • The Legatum Institute Summer School 2012 - Legatum Institute
      The Legatum Institute inaugurates the first Summer School with a group of global young leaders. The finalists were selected from hundreds of global applicants and include government advisors, elected officials, entrepreneurs, NGO leaders, university professors, authors, playwrights, journalists, and film producers.
    • News Article
    • 05 June 2012
    • The END Fund Launches to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases in Africa - Legatum
      Ellen Agler, Chief Executive Officer of The END Fund, the world’s first private philanthropic initiative to combat the seven most common neglected tropical diseases in Africa, announced today the official launch of The END Fund, as well as the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's commitment of US$ 2 million to The END Fund.
    • News Article
    • 11 May 2012
    • Launch of the new Legatum.com website - Legatum Limited
      We are delighted to unveil our new online home at www.legatum.com. More than just a redesign, the new site includes fresh content covering our approach to investing, our people, our history and our values.
    • News Article
    • 16 April 2012
    • Appointment of Ellen Agler as CEO of The END Fund - The END Fund
      Legatum announces the appointment of Ellen Agler as Chief Executive Officer of The END Fund, the world’s first donor-advised fund dedicated to neglected tropical diseases.
    • Press Release
    • 10 April 2012
    • Legatum acquires new global headquarters - Legatum Limited
      Legatum announces the acquisition of Building 6 at the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) which will serve as the new global headquarters for the Group. The nine-level building will be renamed Legatum Plaza and is located in the prestigious Gate Precinct of the DIFC.
    • News Article
    • 01 April 2012
    • Sanuk Means All Kinds Of Fun - Avril Foley, Legatum
      Having fun isn’t just limited to April Fools’ Day – we think you can have fun every day of the year when sanuk is part of your life.
    • News Article
    • 27 March 2012
    • MFI sector will take years to recover: Philip Vassiliou - Somasroy Chakraborty, Business Standard
      In an interview conducted by the Business Standard, Legatum’s managing director Philip Vassiliou says the industry will take years to recover even if a national microfinance law is introduced.
    • News Article
    • 22 March 2012
    • At 9.3 mn, a third of MFI borrowers are defaulters - Somasroy Chakraborty & Parnika Sokhi, Business Standard
      Almost one in every three borrowers did not repay loans to microfinance companies since the industry plunged into a crisis in October 2010.
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