Blueorchard

André Roelants, Chairman, Clearstream International (Luxemburg)

"BlueOrchard pioneered the financing of microfinance institutions 10 years ago. In a decade, it became a prominent global player in microfinance investments and is recognized as one of the most important and professional companies." [+] More

Mr. Roelants, where do you see BlueOrchard heading in the coming one to two years?

“BlueOrchard Finance S.A. pioneered the financing of microfinance institutions 10 years ago. In a decade, BlueOrchard became a prominent global player in microfinance investments and is recognized as one of the most important and professional companies by the financial industry. Further developments will generate additional growth of BlueOrchard’s activities, especially the financing of microfinance institutions’ private equity, which has natural link with its finance and securitization track record. This will confirm BlueOrchard as one of the leaders in the sector and will reinforce its global presence.”

(June 2008)

Huub Hamers, Fund Manager Alternative Investments at APG Investments (The Netherlands)

"Investing in BlueOrchard's Dexia Micro-Credit Fund gave us exposure to a diversified credit portfolio with low correlation to developed financial markets. In addition to the social return, the risk-return relation was fine" [+] More

Mr. Hamers, your institution has made a significant investment in the Dexia Micro Credit Fund managed by BlueOrchard: What is the most attractive feature of this fund for APG?

“Investing in the Dexia Micro Credit Fund gave us exposure to a diversified credit portfolio with low correlation to developed financial markets. In addition to the social return, the risk-return relation was fine, and as a result we are satisfied with the financial return as well.”

What do you value most about the DMCF’s performance?

“The performance of the fund stayed relatively stable in the last period, despite the turmoil on the credit markets. The fund demonstrated that this investment diversifies our portfolio.”

(June 2008)

Armand Müller, Member of the Board of Directors, CEH (pension fund for the public health structures’ personnel in Geneva).

"(Our investment in microfinance) makes our mission to ensure services in the long term by making profitable investments compatible with our aspiration to show solidarity with the least favored people and communities world-wide." [+] More

Mr. Müller, your institution has made a significant investment in the Dexia Micro-Credit Fund managed by BlueOrchard: What is the advantage of this investment for CEH?

“We value it as a means that makes the mission of our pension fund to ensure services in the long term by making profitable investments compatible with our aspiration to show solidarity with the least favored people and communities world-wide. To invest knowing that at the other end of the chain there are men and women – and not just anonymous funds – who thus get a chance to access the economic system allows us to respect and to implement our ethical code.”

(June 2008)

Yves Ducommun, Pension Plan Manager, skycare (Geneva)

"For our foundation, microfinance is a means to support the sustainable development in less favoured countries by providing loans that will contribute to run income-generating activities" [+] More

Mr. Ducommun, what is the added value of microfinance investments for your foundation?

“For our Foundation, microfinance is a means to support the sustainable development in less favored countries by providing loans that will contribute to run income-generating activities. Our investment in microfinance also adds to our portfolio diversification, while assuring a real return in line with the requirements of a pension fund. These different considerations are coherent with the activities of a retirement planning institution like ours, that can’t be content with simply making donations.”

(June 2009)