This Week in Impact
This Week in Impact
Impact Alpha
The real returns of impact first managers + permanent capital for affordable housing
22 minutes Posted Jan 23, 2026 at 11:00 am.
Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: Highlights from this week's star-studded call on the real returns of impact-first managers; why some investors are raising permanent capital to keep affordable housing affordable, permanently
; and, how Lendable is showing that asset-backed financing in emerging markets can have institutional appeal
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Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: Highlights from this week's star-studded call on the real returns of impact-first managers; why some investors are raising permanent capital to keep affordable housing affordable, permanently (10:00); and, how Lendable is showing that asset-backed financing in emerging markets can have institutional appeal (17:10).Story links:"⁠These fund managers are finding novel solutions by seeking impact first⁠," by David Bank, Dennis Price and Isaac Silk"⁠Raising permanent capital to keep housing affordable, permanently⁠," by Roodgally Senatus and David Bank"⁠Lendable returns to asset-backed lending for the green transition⁠," by Jessica Pothering and David Bank