Origin Capital: Financing Women to Improve Communities
Women in developing countries are generally well-served by microfinance institutions. As a result, women-run livelihood businesses make up a good chunk of the typical microfinance portfolio. However, when it comes to larger loan sizes, the number of female borrowers drops
Silicon Valley Insider: Ethic Helps Investors Zero-In on Sustainability Goals, Raises $13 Million
Let’s imagine you are at or near retirement, you have done well in your career and have money invested with a Registered Investment Advisor (RIA). You have read the articles about how companies and large institutional investors are emphasizing sustainability
How STO Can Impact SME Development in Emerging Markets?
One of the main attributes of the developed economy is an advanced system of fundraising. Most of the countries, especially those with developing economies do not have an ecosystem that allows attracting investments for SMEs. I have already written about the
Vestive: Introducing Ethical and Financial Investing
The term ‘sustainable investing’ seems like an oxymoron upon first observation. How can someone expend money with the hope of receiving a return on their investment while constraining their strategies to ethical principles? Indeed, this task is quite challenging —
Investing in Education: Global Leaders and Followers
Investing in Education is the key. The trend nowadays is to use the motto “Young people are the future”. This phrase has been abundantly used by politicians who influence globally the status quo, by teachers, journalists, you and me. Yet,