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It's awards season for Big Issue Invest

BII Chair Nigel Kershaw takes home Personality of the Award as Invest shortlisted in Natwest's SE100 awards

Nigel Kershaw, chair of Big Issue Invest, has taken home Personality of the Year in the Retail Asset Management Awards 2019. The inaugural Retail Asset Management Awards celebrated excellence in retail and wholesale asset management.

Power Up Scotland is shortlisted for the consortium award at this year’s Business Charity Awards.

Invest is also nominated for an award in Natwest’s SE100 Social Business Awards, for our investment in My Time CIC, in the deals of the decade category. The winners will be announced on Thursday March 28th.

We’d like to thank of all our investees, investors and supporters, and a well done and good luck to all of the other organisations up for awards in the social investment space.

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