We’re all for competitions that shine a spotlight on life changing ideas. Three cheers then, for the European Social Innovation Competition.

Despite the gap between rhetoric and reality, social finance has an important part to play in shifting us to a better economy, argues Anna Laycock of The Finance Innovation Lab.

Last year CAF Venturesome examined why some of its social investments have failed to repay in full. CAF's team focussed on financial “failure”, rather than failure to achieve social impact. What are the most common reasons loans don't get repaid?

The SE100 Index researchers analyse the results of the sixth year of this unique index, which tracks the growth and performance of social ventures in the UK.

The Gym Group has been listed on the London Stock Exchange at a £250m valuation. Ellie Ward delves deeper into Bridges Venture's "poster child" investment.

Has VP created a more rational market system for non-profit funding? And is this form of capital distribution here to stay? Ellie Ward reports.

With increasingly strident calls to justify their existence, social investment intermediaries and charity infrastructure bodies could learn a thing or two from the Early Action Taskforce about how to demonstrate value and champion culture change.

Despite economies on the rise, many of the challenges associated with the continent persist. With entrepreneurship a cultural norm, social enterprise has put down steadfast roots and is growing.

The deal flow derby brings you an update of the deals done and promising pipelines of five of the UK’s leading SIFIs in Q3 of 2015.