Strategic asset allocation purposes and particularly the evaluation of new asset classes require a forward-looking approach. Philipp M. Becker investigates the attractiveness of microfinance investments for different investor categories. To integrate microfinance into an asset allocation framework he applies an innovative scenario approach. He discovers that microfinance investments are efficient especially for risk-averse investor categories.

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Dr. Philipp M. Becker obtained his doctorate under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Pascal Gantenbein at the Swiss Institute of Banking and Finance, University of St. Gallen (Switzerland). He works in the asset management industry, focusing mainly on asset allocation and research.

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Book Title: Investing in Microfinance
Book Subtitle: Integrating New Asset Classes into an Asset Allocation Framework Applying Scenario Methodology
Authors: Philipp M. Becker
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-8349-8926-0
Publisher: Gabler Verlag Wiesbaden
eBook Packages: Business and Economics, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: Gabler Verlag | Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH, Wiesbaden 2010
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-8349-2567-1Published: 28 September 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-3-8349-8926-0Published: 28 January 2011
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XX, 166
Number of Illustrations: 65 b/w illustrations
Topics: Public Economics, Finance, general

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

Front Matter

Introduction

Asset Allocation Framework

Scenario Approach in Asset Allocation

Microfinance

Scenario Process Microfinance

Asset Allocation Model

Conclusion

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