Luminis Advisors brings clarity to the Impact Investment Ecosystem. The Impact Investment market is US$715 billion and growing. How much of this money is having a real impact? How are investments performing compared to similar investments? How much risk are you taking and is this in line with your risk appetite and your financial performance expectations? Which asset managers align with your values and social performance and impact goals?
At Luminis we work with our clients to answer these hard questions, questions, design viable strategies, provide relevant and timely risk analysis and evaluate the social impact of the investment. We developed a proven methodology to evaluate impact funds that has been continuously improved over a decade of fund evaluations of more than 125 funds investing in impact throughout the globe. Our trademarked PRSM™ methodology is a proven impact performance measurement solution.
ABOUT US
Luminis Advisors, LLC (“Luminis”) is an independent advisory firm that provides a range of solutions to the impact investment market based on deep industry knowledge, expert risk analysis and our comprehensive suite of benchmark data.
Luminis has been in operation since 2010, originally as a division of MicroRate, Inc. - the world’s pioneer, microfinance rating agency. In 2014, as the Impact Investment space continued to grow and expand, Luminis was spun-off and became a stand-alone company.
At LUMINIS we believe that all investments could be Impact Investments. From our inception, our vision is to become the pathfinder for our clients, and turn this belief into reality.
SERVICES
Our approach is to offer customized services.
We believe every client is unique and hence, every solution needs to be customized to meet their needs.
Our systems view approach allows us to leverage the vast data analytics we compile at the ecosystem, sector, fund, project level and to forecast opportunities and challenges that our clients need to become aware of.
Our highest on-demand services are Risk Analysis, Social Performance Management and Asset Manager Research.
In this increasingly complex and rapidly changing world, we help our clients cut through the chaos of the rapidly growing and changing Impact Investment Ecosystem, so they can make better decisions faster.
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Impact Investment Fund Ratings
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Analysis of Impact Investment Vehicles
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OPIM-Operating Principles of Impact Investment Management
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PRSM™ Impact Investment Measurement Methodology
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Surveillance Reporting
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Identify Best-in-Class Impact Investment Managers
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Filter investment options to match client needs
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Comprehensive MIV Database
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Portfolio Monitoring
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Systems ( Country, Sector, Industry) Research
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Customized Indices
Luminis has conducted over 330 Impact Fund evaluations of more than 130 Impact Funds representing $11.1 Billion AUM
CLIENTS
Luminis takes a Systems View approach. We support the growth, evolution, and interaction of the different stakeholders of the impact investment ecosystem. We have ample and depth of experience working in all regions of the world with:
Asset managers
Development Finance Institutions (DFI’s)
Family offices
Financial intermediaries
Foundations, NGOs and endowments
Institutional investors
Investment advisors
Luminis clients receive tailored-made sophisticated solutions that meet them where they are on their impact investment journey and provide customized services to help them get to where they want to be. Whether our clients are seasoned institutional investors, ready to scale and expand to other sectors, industries or regions of the world, or a new asset manager who is starting their portfolio from scratch, we offer state-of-the- art analytics, strategy and proven solutions that give them the clarity they need every step of the way.
some of our Clients and Partners
Clients & Partner Locations
Team
Luminis has been growing alongside the Impact Investment market. Our core team is composed of Sebastian von Stauffenberg, a seasoned entrepreneurial executive with expertise in microfinance and impact investments and Stephen Brown who is a financial data analysis expert.
We bring highly specialized subject matter experts from our vast network of professionals and, depending on the client need, engage them for their regional, sector specific or technical expertise.
SEBASTIAN VON STAUFFENBERG
Sebastian is the Founder and CEO of Luminis. He has been a leader and expert in impact fund evaluation and social performance management. His impact fund and MFI evaluation expertise give him hands-on, practical experience in the entire impact investment process.
Sebastian’s impact investing experience began in 2003 when he joined and eventually led MicroRate (www.microrate.com), the first rating agency specializing in evaluating microfinance institutions. As MicroRate’s CEO he was responsible for building an effective multinational team with offices in three countries and overseeing over 500 financial, social and performance ratings. In 2014, he spun-off Luminis from MicroRate to establish Luminis Advisors, LLC which provides investment advisory services to impact investors.
STEPHEN BROWN
Steve is the Director of Investor Services at Luminis Advisors, LLC and specializes in performance, risk, and social evaluations of impact investment vehicles. Since 2008, Stephen has led over 300 ratings of more than 125 impact investment vehicles, first at MicroRate Inc. , the first rating agency specializing in evaluating microfinance organizations, and subsequently at Luminis Advisors, LLC, which he helped launch in 2014.
Previously, Stephen worked in private wealth management for Ameriprise Financial (formerly, American Express Financial Advisors).
