Most of the commercial banks in developed as well as developing countries have started penetrating into the microfinance market. Since last few years, their exploration of this emerging market has been encouraged by specialized technical assistance, rediscount lines and donor-funded loan guarantees.
Microfinance is the system in which an individual can grant small amount of funds to underprivileged communities around the world. This lending process has dual advantages- firstly it assists emerging entrepreneurs in becoming socially responsible and secondly it encourages economic development.
Microfinance is a form of lending, which involves practice of granting small monetary aids to entrepreneurs, business people or even farmers. Microfinance was previously developed to offer capital to only specific part of the world, but now investing in microfinance institutions has become very convenient because of web-based investing services.
Investment opportunities in microfinance include various types of asset class, which generate both monetary as well as social returns. The risk-return profile of microfinance investment is extremely attractive for capital market investments.- Morgan Stanley
- HSBC
- JPMorgan Chase
Morgan Stanley is a leading financial services firm, offering an array of services such as portfolio management, securities, investment banking and microfinance. The organization serves clients from all over the world including institutions, government, corporations and entrepreneurs from more than 1150 offices located in 42 countries.
HSBC is a British multinational financial services provider and banking firm, which was founded by HSBC group. It is the second largest financial services and banking group, according to the recent survey conducted by the Forbes magazine. The international network of HSBC includes more than 7,500 offices in 80 countries of America, Europe, Africa and Asia-pacific region.
JPMorgan Chase is among the oldest finance institutions within the United Sates. Today they have assets worth $2.3 trillion in financial services around the globe. They have operations in over 60 countries with employee strength of about 240000.
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