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Attribution analysis attempts to distinguish which of the various different factors affecting portfolio performance is the source of the portfolio's overall performance. Specifically, this method compares the total return of the manager's actual investment holdings with the return for a predetermined benchmark portfolio and decomposes the ...
United Nations Capital Development Fund: New York: 1996 Judith Karl Private Equity: development and financial inclusion: $7000M [13] Synthesis Capital London, United Kingdom 2020 Costa Yiannoulis and Rosie Wardle Private Equity: food technology and sustainability $300M [14] BlueOrchard Finance Ltd Zürich, Switzerland: 2001 Philipp Müller
Impact investing occurs across asset classes; for example, private equity/venture capital, debt, and fixed income. Impact investments can be made in either emerging or developed markets, and depending on the goals of the investors, can "target a range of returns from below-market to above-market rates". [6]
Here are two examples of companies that Acumen has invested in: d.light By replacing a kerosene lamp with a d.light product, a consumer can expect monthly cost savings of 10-25%, increased health and safety from the elimination of kerosene fumes and fires, and increased productivity due to the superior quality of light.
Quantitative analysis is the use of mathematical and statistical methods in finance and investment management. Those working in the field are quantitative analysts ( quants ). Quants tend to specialize in specific areas which may include derivative structuring or pricing, risk management , investment management and other related finance ...
The GP usually commits some amount to the fund (the "GP co-investment"), usually 1 to 2% of the commitment. When distributing the capital back to the investor, hopefully with an added value, the general partner will allocate this amount based on a waterfall structure previously agreed in the Limited Partnership Agreement.
Government-controlled funds such as pension funds are often very large players in the investment field, and are being pressured by the citizenry and by activist groups to adopt investment policies which encourage ethical corporate behavior, respect the rights of workers, consider environmental concerns, and avoid violations of human rights.
WorldQuant, LLC is an international hedge fund and quantitative investment management firm [5] [6] [7] headquartered in Old Greenwich, Connecticut. [8] Founded in 2007, the firm is currently managing approximately $9 billion in assets under management [3] for Millennium Management [8] via quantitative trading and other methods of quantitative investing. [9]