Dear Alan, I am far more surprised that you appear to be disparaging
Andreas Kolbe's very constructive questions and contributions.
You yourself seem to contribute nothing to the facts of the case, but
others who contribute very appropriately you would like to see blocked.
What kind of attitude
Thanks Ad,
I am concerned about Andreas Kolbe's overall behavior on this mailing list
and why the mailing list administrators tolerate this sort of behavior for
so long.
If something about the WMF's finances is not clear to you, you should email
the finance team at the WMF to seek
Ad,
According to the WMF's FAQ:[1]
"During this audit period, some of the Foundation's cash was invested in
mortgage backed securities, U.S. Treasury securities, corporate bonds, and
stocks (Note 3)."[1]
So it appears your information is outdated.
See also page 11 of the financial statements
Did WMF sell bonds at a loss?
On Wed, Nov 9, 2022, 4:08 PM Ad Huikeshoven
wrote:
> The WMF does not invest in stocks, only in bonds.
>
> Op wo 9 nov. 2022 21:51 schreef Andreas Kolbe :
>
>> Dear Steven,
>>
>> Thank you for your explanation. I had naively assumed the investment
>> income in the
That's negative investment value, not investment income.
On Wed, Nov 9, 2022, 2:36 PM Steven Walling
wrote:
>
>
> On Wed, Nov 9, 2022 at 10:37 AM Andreas Kolbe wrote:
>
>> Dear WMF Finance staff,
>>
>> I inquired over a week ago on Meta-Wiki why the WMF is reporting a
>> negative investment
The WMF does not invest in stocks, only in bonds.
Op wo 9 nov. 2022 21:51 schreef Andreas Kolbe :
> Dear Steven,
>
> Thank you for your explanation. I had naively assumed the investment
> income in the "Support and revenue" section of the financial statements was
> only for income *from*
Dear Steven,
Thank you for your explanation. I had naively assumed the investment income
in the "Support and revenue" section of the financial statements was only
for income *from* investments (i.e. dividend payments etc.), without
tracking changes in the value *of* investments as well. So what
The WMF has an investment policy to invest in assets which are globally
seen as low risk. Over the fiscal year investment in US Treasury securities
dropped from 73M$ to 15M$. Most likely the WMF has sold US Treasury
securities with a big loss. Interest rates have gone up in the past, which
results
On Wed, Nov 9, 2022 at 10:37 AM Andreas Kolbe wrote:
> Dear WMF Finance staff,
>
> I inquired over a week ago on Meta-Wiki why the WMF is reporting a
> negative investment income (–$12 million). There has been no answer to
> date.[1]
>
> I am a layperson, but how can an investment income be
Dear WMF Finance staff,
I inquired over a week ago on Meta-Wiki why the WMF is reporting a negative
investment income (–$12 million). There has been no answer to date.[1]
I am a layperson, but how can an investment income be negative? Would you
mind sharing what this is about?
I was also
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