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NSW develops first social impact investment policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... benchmarking are critical, Madhavan said. "How we price, and how you fund these transactions is based on one, the demand for capital, but also the potential return," he said. "That return in the social impact bond context is built around how costs are ...

Good Super appoints Andrew MacLeod as managing director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... can do." In addition to his role at Good Super, MacLeod is also a non-executive director for New-York based Cornerstone Capital and a senior adviser to Homestrings in London. He is also an affiliate senior associate to the Center for Strategic International ...

The Sustainability Report's top articles of 2014

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... guidelines on the development and issuance of green bond - nearly doubled its number of supporters to 25 and the International Capital Market Association (ICMA) has been appointed secretariat.

Financial System Inquiry recommends on impact investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... market will realise savings and benefits to the community and governments at every level. It will result in increased capital flow to the community sector, enable government to fund preventative social services with greater efficacy, and improve innovation ...

CSIRO hire Larry Marshall as chief executive

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... executive of CSIRO Marshall is currently the managing director of Southern Cross Venture Partners, "an early stage venture capital firm specialising in creating Australian technology companies and growing them globally in Asia and the United States," ...

SVA CEO calls for new investment model for social change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... that the failure to fund based on outcomes achieved by a social program was "at the heart of the dysfunction." 'While capital allocation in the business world is not perfect, it generally flows based on common metrics of performance," Traill said. "Defining ...

SVA calls for $200-250m funding for social investment bank

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
The government should seed a social investment bank with AU$200-250 million of debt or grant funding to meet capital required by market for social impact investments, according to Social Ventures Australia (SVA). Ian Learmonth, executive director of ...

SVA: Newpin social benefit bond returns 7.5% in first year

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... million SBB funding the new Family Preservation Service. The Benevolent Society SBB has two tranches - an AU$7.5 million capital guaranteed component with return based on agreed performance outcomes reflecting the money saved by the New South Wales government ...

Learning from Europe's example in social investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... of responsibility and benefits and in which we factor in the sustainability of humanity." The challenge isn't finding capital for investment in social enterprises, Addarii said, but rather in building the business models that move from social granting ...

ARENA announces $100 million support for Moree Solar Farm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... development in the emerging solar markets including Australia, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America," FRV said. Denham Capital, an energy and resources focused private equity firm with more than $7.9 billion in invested and committed funds, is a ...