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Game on for the social investment octathlon!

James Perry sets out eight big questions to crack this coming year for social investment to succeed....more

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British High Commission backs impact investment efforts in South Africa

Moves are afoot to introduce new policy – and possibly a new corporate form – for social business in South Africa...more

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Call goes out to City as Big Society Capital says it will invest £50m by end...

City of London Corporation also commits £20m and calls on ‘other City institutions to follow suit’...more

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Investment readiness fund hands out first £1m

The first awards from the £10m Investment and Contract Readiness Fund were announced this week – alongside the UK’s first Social Investment Readiness Charter....more

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Fancy a Bonk? Invest in good pants

'The Bonk of Pants' – neither a Bank nor a Bond – it's a Bonk offering 10.2% annual interest!...more

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UK’s Big Society Capital invests a pure £1m

PURE – the Clean Planet Trust says the £1m will help fund up to 70 community energy projects...more

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Record £10m investment for homelessness property fund

Housing association commits largest single injection to into a UK impact investment fund...more

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First ‘Social Impact Venture Capital Trust’ launched in UK

Retail market opens for social investment as FSE Group and Social Finance launch new vehicle to raise up to £20m of investment in socially-motivated businesses....more

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Brazil’s Vox Capital impact investing fund gets $4m equity investment from MIF

Fund to offer long-term financing for SMEs and start-ups serving the Base of the Pyramid (BoP)...more

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UK launches first local authority Social Impact Bond

The only way is Essex: first local authority SIB to fund £3.1m programme to improve lives for vulnerable young people...more

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