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Catalytic Capital for Women’s Empowerment Part 1: What is a Bond?

Catalytic Capital for Women’s Empowerment Part 1: What is a Bond?

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...

Catalytic Capital For Women’s Empowerment II: the Size/Impact Paradigm

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...

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