Social Impact Bond takes off
01 Sep 2010, Caroline MasonI was delighted to read that Big Lottery have decided to invest in the Social Impact Bond developed by Social Finance. Read more
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investments that inspire
Scale and the Big Society Bank
20 Jul 2010, Caroline MasonI always find people's perception of scale quite interesting. Read more
The risky business of social investment
13 Jul 2010, Caroline MasonThe closure of the Triodos Opportunities Fund is not a result of lack of deal flow but rather a lack of deal flow that meets its specific investment risk criteria. Read more
Social Finance Merger
29 Jun 2010, Caroline MasonI see the pictures of footballers coming home having failed despite having the most expensive coach in the world and salaries that should demand success. Read more
Fairness and Responsibility - a Force for Good
11 May 2010, Caroline MasonIt seems that the world is a changing place. Today, our new Prime Minister, David Cameron, has stressed and stressed again the importance of responsibility in our society. Read more
The Future of Banking - commissioned
19 Mar 2010, Caroline MasonToday the Co-operative Group reported a surge in profits. It has increased the number of current accounts by 140,000 and has doubled its share of the current account market to 4%. Read more
Strength in Diversity
01 Mar 2010, Caroline MasonI have recently had the opportunity to spend more time with two people in the sector that I admire very much. Read more
Merging Sectors
21 Jan 2010, Geoff BurnandAnother proposal from a social enterprise seeking to raise investment capital has landed on our desks. Read more
Environmental or Social
12 Jan 2010, Caroline MasonTo date most people have separated environmental and social issues into different compartments. Many investments that we see tend to focus either on one or the other, rarely both. Read more
An end of an era
31 Dec 2009, Caroline MasonAs the first decade of the 21st century ends we should stop and consider what the last has taught us and how this should shape what we do for the next. Read more
Secondary Markets for Impact Investments
07 Dec 2009, Caroline MasonOne of the key problems for those trying to attract investor interest in the burdgeoning world of impact investments is a lack of liquidity. Read more
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