Local investors support surge in Asian impact investing

Asia has been the world’s fastest growing region for impact investing over the past five years, in part because wealthy families in the region are getting more involved. But a lack of market development, access to smaller-scale projects or local investor networks is stymieing faster expansion, according to a report from Global Impact Investment Network. The report, entitled The Landscape of Impact Investing in Southeast Asia, published on Wednesday, studied the impact investing ma…