Data offered publicly by MIX on funders contains contact details and mission statements as well as investment and asset allocation preferences. Public users can search the profiles by name or other criteria for. Registered users can monitor specific institutions via a customized portfolio option to track changes in investment behavior or to track asset allocation and resources of individual funder organizations. Microfinance institutions are encouraged to use the available data for their fundraising efforts.
MIX constantly reviews common funding structures and types as well as terms and conditions of funding available for the microfinance industry. In addition, MIX analyzes investment performance and works closely with the leading donor organizations and investors in microfinance. The data is used for market analysis and internal research in order to help funders adjust their asset allocation strategies and to help microfinance institutions better understand the supply side of the microfinance industry.
Donor organizations and investors in microfinance are encouraged to post profiles on MIX Market to foster potential microfinance investment opportunities and support the transparency and benchmarking initiatives of MIX. Investors and donors can also encourage microfinance institutions to participate in MIX and to use its online reporting services. Through its data collection and subsequent research analysis on funders of microfinance, MIX has established itself as a leading catalyst for capital flows to microfinance in developing countries.
