Simons-Griffin-Financial
(www.simons-griffin-financial.com) released today Perspectives on
Progress, a report that reveals the experiences, expectations, and perceptions
of 99 impact investors, as well as their plans for the future.
The survey
indicates a growing market, with respondents planning to commit to impact
investing. Additionally, the vast majority of surveyed investors report that
their impact investment portfolio performance is meeting or exceeding social,
environmental, and financial expectations, which is critical to impact
investments as impact investors seek measurable social and environmental impact
alongside financial returns. Two-thirds of respondents are principally pursuing
market-rate financial returns. Investors surveyed for the report include fund
managers, development finance institutions, foundations, diversified financial
institutions, and other investors with at least USD 10 million committed to
impact investment.
"At Simons
Griffin Financial Social Finance, we are especially encouraged by the findings
in this survey - that, despite the market's early stage, investors' portfolios
are meeting financial expectations in addition to social and environmental
expectations," said Wilber Sheng, Director of Research for Simons Griffin
Financial Social Finance and co-author of the report. "The findings from
this report are insightful and we are optimistic for the continued growth in
investments that have a positive social and environmental impact."
Although
investors have been making socially and environmentally motivated investments
for quite some time, collaboration to develop a coherent and supportive market
has increased significantly in the last five years. In the results of this
survey, we see positive indication of a market growing in both size and
sophistication, which we hope will encourage more activity and attract new
investors to the impact investing field.
Though the
impact investing market is relatively new, a majority of respondents report
that some or many investments passed their initial screens in nearly all
regions of the world.
About Simons Griffin Financial
Simons
Griffin Financial (www.simons-griffin-financial.com) is an investment management and research firm
specializing in portfolio management. Since its inception, the company has
successfully invested money on behalf of institutional and private investors
from around the world. Combining unparalleled experience, comprehensive market
research and in-depth industry knowledge, Simons Griffin Financial works with
clients to help them consistently achieve their return objectives. Currently,
Simons Griffin Financial manages USD 2 billion in assets, serving clients
through its offering of multi-strategy and strategy investments. The firm
employs more than one hundred people and has offices throughout Asia Pacific
region.
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