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Responding to the Government’s publication of the Social Investment Roadmap today (https://www.gov.uk/government/news/investing-in-social-enterprise-government-publishespolicy-roadmap)

A company that helps marginalised young people into work is the latest to benefit from the FSE Social Impact Accelerator (SIA), a loan scheme assisting social enterprises that are looking to grow.

The Real Lettings Property Fund, the largest impact investment fund in the UK, now stands at more than £46m after two high profile investors decided to significantly increase their initial commitments.

Cheyne Capital Management (UK) LLP (“Cheyne Capital”), one of Europe’s leading alternative investment managers, has launched the Cheyne Social Property Impact Fund (“the Fund”) to help tackle the chronic shortage of housing solutions for disadvantaged groups in the UK.

Spacehive, the world’s first civic crowdfunding platform, has today announced the completion of a £1.3m funding round led by a mix of institutional investors and angels.

Social investment could play a leading role in alleviating the crisis faced in social care for older people, but urgent action is needed to make this happen, says a new report released today by Age UK and Big Society Capital.

Rathbone Investment Management (‘Rathbones’), a leading provider of discretionary investment services to individuals, charities and trustees, confirms its appointment as manager of the Charity Bond Support Fund (‘The Fund’). The Fund is a £10m investment commitment from Big Society Capital designed to help Charity Bond issuers to raise capital by encouraging both issuers and investors into the Charity Bond market.

Nick O’Donohoe, Chief Executive Officer of Big Society Capital, committed to launching a new corporate Challenge Prize on Wednesday 24 September, at the Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting in New York.

High net worth individuals face missing out on the benefits of the new Social Investment Tax Relief because their advisers do not know enough about it, a poll commissioned by Big Society Capital has found.

The Community Shares Underwriting Fund (CSUF), created and managed by social investment experts Resonance, has today received a £1 million investment from Big Society Capital.

Big Society Capital, the world's first social investment bank, today published its 2013 annual report, outlining performance to date and setting out a new three-year strategy.

Local Partnerships launches Technology Spin-out Fund to support public sector spin-outs

A new £6 million initiative announced today will enable public sector spin-outs access to loans of between £250 thousand and £1 million for investment in technology to improve services in health and social care.