- Legatum Ventures
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- 05 May 2010
- Vote Entrepreneurial -
Alan McCormick, Legatum
Britain needs a government that will set businesses free to create jobs and prosperity. (Wall Street Journal subscription required)
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- 12 January 2010
- A Hand Up, Not A Hand Out -
Philip Vassiliou, Legatum Ventures, Forbes
President Obama recently nominated Dr. Rajiv Shah to lead the U.S. Agency for International Development. Dr. Shah's appointment will hopefully inject a fresh perspective into USAID. It will also give the international aid community an opportunity to rethink its approach to poverty reduction.
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- Legatum Ventures
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- Legatum Ventures
- Case Study
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- December 2009
- Financial Information Network and Operations FINO -
India
Financial Information Network and Operations (FINO) provides technology and operational solutions to financial institutions, revolutionising the way their services reach bottom-of-the-pyramid citizens by minimising the cost base of executing multiple, small ticket financial transactions.
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- Legatum Ventures
- Case Study
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- October 2009
- Portfolio Analysis Expert System, PAES -
Cambridge, USA
The Portfolio Analytics Expert System (“PAES”) provides easy-to-use outsourced data harmonisation, risk analysis and portfolio management services to emerging financial institutions characterised by low ticket sizes but large transaction volumes.
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- 22 July 2009
- Microfinancers Must Stay Clear of Credit Risk -
Philip Vassiliou, Managing Director, Legatum Ventures and Justin Oliver, Executive Director, Centre for Microfinance
Recent media coverage and debate about the credit meltdown has focused largely on big lenders in the developed world. But attention must also be paid to the developing world to prevent a potential parallel crisis in the microfinance sector.
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- 01 July 2009
- The Case for Private Equity Investment -
Justin Willmott, Legatum Ventures
Although the microfinance sector cut its teeth on grant-led funding, much of the astounding growth and reach we
have seen over the past 2-3 years in the sector has been achieved through outside investment from private equity
players. This new velocity for the sector has been received with mixed reaction from more traditional microfinance
leaders and practitioners. It’s too much growth, too fast, they say. Are they right to be concerned? Or should they
see value in reaching more poor people in a shorter span of time? Justin Willmott, Vice President at Legatum Ventures,
shares his perspective.
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