‘About Debt’ Q&A Series: Debt or Equity — Which is Best to Grow Your Business?
Beacon debt experts have demystified debt and busted some of those myths that people may believe about why debt was risky or bad.
Beacon debt experts have demystified debt and busted some of those myths that people may believe about why debt was risky or bad.
Pakar utang Beacon telah mengungkap perihal utang dan memecahkan beberapa mitos yang mungkin dipercaya beberapa orang tentang mengapa utang itu berisiko atau buruk.
This website compiles the insights and ideas arising from the 2021 virtual GenderSmart Investing Summit, one of the foremost gender lens investing events worldwide. The Beacon Fund is featured under the “Systems and Levers” spotlight as one of the agents working on systems-level change.
This report, co-authored by the Sasakawa Peace Foundation, Catalyst at Large and SAGANA, details the landscape of gender lens investing in East and Southeast Asia. It is especially relevant to gender lens investors, as well as asset managers who want to create such investment vehicles in these geographies.
At present, many women and girls still live in environments where significant gender inequality exists. This report shows that half of the 129 countries surveyed will not achieve any of the five key gender equality targets by 2030 if their current pace continues, and underscores the importance of concerted action to tackle these issues.
Even as the impact investing ecosystem in Southeast Asia is very active, SME financing of between $25,000-250,000 is still missing, which is critical to early-stage growth. This report covers early market movers using new and innovative forms of capital to fill this gap, to illustrate the ways such pathways can be created.
Prepared by the Centre for Social Initiatives Promotion for the Canadian Embassy in Vietnam, this report examines the impact investing sector in Vietnam, as well as important topics such as the financing gap for early stage capital in the country.
Proudly seeded by Patamar Capital, with Vulpes Investment Management as Singapore fund management partner.
With support of the American People through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
With support from Investing in Women, an initiative of the Australian Government, and Swiss EP, an initiative of SECO Economic Cooperation and Development.
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SENIOR INVESTMENT ANALYST
An has over 7 years of experience in operations management, consulting, due diligence, and fund management. Prior to joining Beacon Fund, An spent 2.5 years as an Investment Officer at Mirae Asset Prevoir Life Insurance, where he was in charge of deal execution, credit assessment, portfolio management and budgeting. An also possesses an entrepreneurial spirit as he opened a fast-food restaurant in Houston, Texas after college before starting his career in financial services.
An holds a Master of Finance from the University of Houston, where he graduated Summa cum Laude, with a focus on financial instruments and hedging. He was awarded the Texas Public Education Scholarship for excellent academic record. He is currently pursuing his Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) certification.
As we set forth on life’s journey, we experience multitude of emotions, be it the warmth of being in our mother’s embrace, the sweetness of first kiss, the bitterness of a broken heart, the horror of war, the pain of losing our loved ones, etc. But after such high and low peaks of life, if one can still retain his/her original vision of the world, still admire the first new light of a new day even in the darkest days of life, then he/she is my role model. And I know one woman with such qualities, my mom.
Female entrepreneurs generally have more difficulties than male counterpart in accessing capital, be it high value properties are usually owned by men, stereotypes about the roles of women in society, etc. By focusing extensively in women-led enterprises, Beacon can help bridging the gap between what’s needed and what’s provided for female entrepreneurs; I am proud to be a part of Beacon achieving that goal.
CO-FOUNDER & PRESIDENT
It’s not about me! This is a women-led initiative. At this stage of my business career, it’s a privilege to be able to dedicate my time and experience to something that has (remarkably!) never been attempted in this way before.
At Beacon, we are seizing a unique moment in time where there is a convergence between the need and the availability of capital.
The opportunity and the need for resources are both huge. There are very few firms intentionally focused on solving this problem in this particular way. My role is not to lead, but to guide, assist and help our team and the women-led businesses we are serving. This is what fuels my passion and imagination every day.
“It’s the fundamentals, stupid”. Don’t forget the past. Just when you think the basics of business no longer apply, they will certainly creep up behind you and then slap you in the face.
No matter how new the frontier, how sparkling the tech, how brilliant the team you are investing in… the real long run value is always going to be about unit economics and cashflow.
We are building a bridge.
On one side of the bridge, low income women in developing markets are shouldering the lion’s share of the economic burden.
On the other side of the bridge, are economic choices to which these women are too often denied access.
What inspires me is the opportunity to help span this gap that exists for more than half of the world’s population.
Shuyin has over a decade of experience investing and working in emerging Asia. Based in Vietnam since 2013, she has witnessed first hand the rise (and rise!) of Vietnam’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. As a Partner at Patamar Capital, Shuyin leads Patamar’s Vietnam Office and evaluates investment opportunities in Southeast Asia. She spearheads Patamar’s gender lens investing efforts, including managing one of the first gender lens investing funds in Southeast Asia, the Investing in Women Fund. Prior to entering the investment sector, she worked in strategy consulting at Bain & Company and development consulting at TechnoServe.
Shuyin was named one of Australia’s “100 Women of Influence” by the Australian Financial Review in 2015, an Asia 21 Young Leader by the Asia Society in 2016, and one of the “40 Under 40 Most Influential Asian-Australians” in 2020. She currently serves on the Board of the Equality Fund and the Impact Investing Council of the Global Private Capital Association. From 2018 to 2020 she served on the Southeast Asia Advisory Council of Women’s World Banking, a global NGO promoting women’s financial inclusion. She graduated summa cum laude from the Australian National University where she was also awarded the University Medal.
Diverse perspectives, common values. This is so important. Common values provide the threads of trust which allow a team to challenge each other and push each other without descending into a cacophony.
At the same time, a glossy mission isn’t much good without incredible execution. I love working with people who have a track record of ruthless execution mixed with a healthy dose of humour and big helping of common sense.