by Athena | Feb 6, 2021 | Blog, Financial Products/ Structures for DEI, Gender Lens Investing, Investment Vehicles, Kaylene Alvarez, Publications, Resources
By Kaylene Alvarez, Athena Global Founder and CEO So, what is a bond then? In many ways it’s similar to a loan that you or I might get from a bank, or from our Uncle Harry. According to Investopedia, a bond is a: “fixed income investment in which an...
by Athena | Oct 28, 2020 | Blog, Gender Lens Investing, Kaylene Alvarez
By Kaylene Alvarez, Athena Global Founder and CEO One of the hurdles to effective, large scale gender bonds is what I call the “size/impact paradigm.” Historically, some of the “social” bonds that have been issued aimed at mid-size (US$1M) and retail (people...
