January 20 2016

More social impact investing than merely SIBs today with even that venerable, eponymous title, “The Banker” discussing the theme…

Generation Gap: Why Millennials Have Hooked On To Impact Investing

Jessica Tasman-Jones – Campden FB

Impact investing isn’t only for the softhearted. In the past year alone, BlackRock launched new business unit BlackRock Impact, Goldman Sachs bought impact advisory firm Imprint, and former Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick now heads up Bain & Capital’s impact fund. “Some of the most celebrated and followed world-class investors have jumped into impact investing in the last year,” says Jean Case, AOL Inc entrepreneur and CEO at the Case Foundation.

 

Social Impact Investing: Doing Good And Making Money

Brian Caplen – The Banker

As cash-strapped governments continue to tighten their belts, ‘social impact investing’ – in which the wealthy fund schemes or projects that benefit society but also provide a return – is becoming more and more appealing.