The Commission, in the Single Market Act 13 (SMA) undertook to put in train several measures to ensure investment funds focused on funding social undertakings can flourish. The current proposal on a European framework for social investment funds is one initiative that delivers on that commitment. The principal aim is to increase the effectiveness of the fundraising by social investment funds, and to achieve a high level of clarity as to the characteristics that distinguish social investment funds from the wider category of alternative investment funds. Only funds that comply with these characteristics shall be eligible to raise .
