by Imke Herholdt -

MICROFINANCE EVENT: Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry (ALFI), Luxembourg Fund Labelling Agency (LUXFLAG), European Microfinance Platform (e-MFP), Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) to Co-host “Impact Investing Conference,” May 12, 2016, Luxembourg

Event Name: Impact Investing Conference

Event Dates: May 12, 2016

Event Location: Namur Premises, Luxembourg-Hamm

by Kevin van den Brink -

MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Luxembourg Fund Labeling Agency (LuxFLAG) Provides Microfinance Label to GLS Alternative Investments-Mikrofinanzfonds (GLSMIKA), Renews Labels for 14 Investment Funds

The Luxembourg Fund Labeling Agency (LuxFLAG), a Luxembourg-based nonprofit organization that certifies the operations of investment vehicles that support microfinance and environmental initiatives, recently announced it granted its Microfinance Label for the first time. The fund is promoted by German bank Gemeinschaftsbank für Leihen und Schenken (GLS). 

by Ananya Tiwari -

MICROFINANCE EVENT: Association of Luxembourg Fund Industry (ALFI), European Microfinance Platform (e-MFP), Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN), Luxembourg Fund Labeling Agency (LuxFLAG) to Co-host “Impact Investing and Microfinance Conference,” April 29, 2015, Luxembourg

Event Name: Impact Investing & Microfinance Conference

Event Dates: April 29, 2015

Event Location: Namur Premises, Luxembourg

by Meraj Husain -

MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Luxembourg Fund Labeling Agency (LuxFLAG) Launches Environment, Social, Governance (ESG) Label to Certify Investment Vehicles

The Luxembourg Fund Labeling Agency (LuxFLAG), a nonprofit organization that certifies the operations of investment vehicles that support microfinance and environmental initiatives, recently began offering a third category of fund label for investment funds integrating Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) principles in their investment strategies.

by Meraj Husain -

MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Luxembourg Fund Labeling Agency (LuxFLAG) Provides Environmental Label to Parvest Green Tigers Fund; Microfinance Label to EU Microfinance Platform, Symbiotics (SICAV) SEB Microfinance Fund

The Luxembourg Fund Labeling Agency (LuxFLAG), a nonprofit organization that certifies the operations of investment vehicles that promote microfinance and environmental initiatives, has approved an environmental label for Parvest Green Tiger Fund, an environmental investment vehicle (EIV) domiciled in Luxembourg, and microfinance labels for the EU Microfinance Platform Fund and Symbiotics (SICAV) SEB (Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken) Microfinance Fund, both microfinance investment vehicles (MIVs).

by A'kos Szebeni -

MICROFINANCE EVENT: The Association of Luxembourg Fund Industry (ALFI), Luxembourg Fund Labeling Agency (LuxFLAG) to Co-host “Impact and Microfinance Conference,” May 27, 2014, Luxembourg

Event Name: Impact and Microfinance Conference

Event Date: May 27, 2014

Event Location: Luxembourg

by Nicole Boyd -

MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Luxembourg Fund Labeling Agency (LuxFLAG) Accepting Microfinance Label Applications Through May 7, Issues Environment Label to BNP Paribas L1 Equity World Aqua

The Luxembourg Fund Labeling Agency (LuxFLAG), a nonprofit organization that investigates whether investment vehicles actually support the microfinance and environment sectors, is accepting applications from microfinance investment vehicles (MIVs) for its annual Microfinance Label until May 7, 2013.

by Lena Phillips -

MICROFINANCE EVENT: Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry (ALFI), LuxFLAG Host “Responsible Investing Conference,” May 15, 2013, Luxembourg

Event Name: Responsible Investing Conference

Event Date: May 15, 2013

Event Location: Kirchberg, Luxembourg

by Brendan Millan -

MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Luxembourg Fund Labeling Agency (LuxFLAG) Certifies Fonds Européen de Financement Solidaire (FEFISOL) with “Microfinance Label”

Fonds Européen de Financement Solidaire (FEFISOL), a for-profit investment fund registered in Luxembourg, has obtained the “Microfinance Label” from the Luxembourg Fund Labeling Agency (LuxFLAG), a microfinance investment vehicle (MIV) certification organization.

by Brendan Millan -

MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Luxembourg Fund Labeling Agency (LuxFLAG) Certifies Access Africa Fund with “Microfinance Label”

Access Africa Fund, a for-profit limited liability company, has become the first US-based microfinance investment vehicle (MIV) to obtain the “Microfinance Label” from the Luxembourg Fund Labeling Agency (LuxFLAG), an MIV certification organization.

by Charlotte Newman -

MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Luxembourg Fund Labeling Agency (LuxFLAG) Awards First Microfinance Label to Azure Global Microfinance Fund, responsAbility Financial Inclusion Fund

The Luxembourg Fund Labeling Agency (LuxFLAG), an organization aiming to increase transparency for investors wishing to make responsible investments in the fields of microfinance and the environment, has recently given the LuxFLAG Microfinance Label to two Swiss microfinance investment vehicles (MIVs) for the first time: the Azure Global Microfinance Fund SICAV-SIF and responsAbility SICAV Financial Inclusion Fund.

by Ariana Malushi -

MICROFINANCE EVENT: Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry (ALFI) Hosts “ALFI Responsible Investing Conference ~ making a difference”, Organized in Association with Luxembourg Fund Labelling Agency (LuxFLAG), May 10, 2012, Luxembourg

by Nisha Koul -

MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: MicroRate Founder Damian von Stauffenberg is First to be Named to LuxFLAG Microfinance Label Eligibility Committee

The Luxembourg Fund Labelling Agency (LuxFLAG), a microfinance investment vehicle (MIV) and environment-related investment vehicle (EIV) certification organization, recently announced that Mr Damian von Stauffenberg, the founder of US-based microfinance rating agency MicroRate, has been named to the eligibility committee of LuxFLAG’s Microfinance Label [1].

by Nisha Koul -

MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Microfinance Investment Vehicle Certification Organization Luxembourg Fund Labelling Agency (LuxFLAG) Accepting Applications for Environment Label

The Luxembourg Fund Labelling Agency (LuxFLAG), a microfinance investment vehicle (MIV) and environment-related investment vehicle (EIV) certification organization, has launched a request for applications for the second LuxFLAG Environment Label, which is granted to EIVs in an effort to “reassure investor[s] that labeled investment funds actually invest the majority of their assets in environment-related sectors in a responsible manner” [1].

by Ariana Malushi -

MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: MicroRate, LuxFlag Launch Luminis Looking to Increase Transparency of Microfinance Funds

MicroRate, a US-based microfinance rating agency, with the financial support of the Luxembourg government and the nonprofit Luxembourg Fund Labeling Agency (LuxFLAG), has launched the “beta” version of Luminis, a web-based platform focused on increasing the transparency of microfinance investment vehicles (MIVs).

by Kristha Abores -

MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: LuxFLAG Grants Microfinance Label to Microfinance Enhancement Facility, Selectum, Etimos Fund, Dual Return Fund Vision Microfinance Local Currency; Renews Label for Six Other Microfinance Investment Vehicles (MIVs)

The Luxembourg Fund Labeling Agency (LuxFLAG), a microfinance institution vehicle (MIV) certification organization, has recently granted the LuxFLAG Microfinance Label, which reassures investors that MIVs actually invest in the sector, to four MIVs for the first time: Microfinance Enhancement Facility SA SICAV-SIF, Selectum SICAV-SIF, Etimos Fund SICAV-SIF and Dual Return Fund SICAV-SIF Vision Microfinance Local Currency.

by Rick Altieri -

MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: LuxFLAG Renews Label for MIVs From Absolute, BlueOrchard, EFSE, Finethic, Horus, KCD, ResponsAbility, Triodos, Wallberg

LuxFLAG, an organization established in 2006 to certify that microfinance investment vehicles (MIVs) actually invest in the sector, has renewed its annual label for 13 MIVs: Advans SA, BlueOrchard Microfinance Fund for US Investors, Dexia Micro-Credit Fund – BlueOrchard Debt Sub-Fund, Dual Return Fund – Vision Microfinance, European Fund for Southeast Europe, Finethic Microfinance,  KCD Mikrofinanzfonds I, KCD Mikrofinanzfonds II, responsAbility Global Microfinance Fund, responsAbility (Lux) Microfinance Leaders Fund, responsAbility (Lux) Mikrofinanz-Fonds, Triodos Microfinance Fund and Wallberg Global Microfinance Fund.

by Julie Moksim -

MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Luxembourg Microfinance and Development Fund; Regional Micro-, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise (MSME) Fund for Sub-Saharan Africa; Rural Impulse Fund II Receive LuxFLAG Microfinance Label

The Luxembourg Fund Labeling Agency (LuxFLAG), an organization that investigates whether microfinance investment vehicles (MIVs) actually support the microfinance sector, recently awarded its microfinance label to three MIVs for the first time.