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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... deliver a return of 7.5% to investors this year after its first 12 months. Ian Learmonth, executive director of impact investing, Social Ventures Australia According to Social Ventures Australia (SVA), which launched the SBB, Deloitte has certified the ...

ASIC accepts Community 21's prospectus for share raising

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... used to fund new initiatives including a crowdfunding project supporting social outcomes, and the development of impact investing vehicles such as a social impact fund, allowing for equity investment in social impact projects, Community 21 said. Community ...

JBWere: private ancillary funds increase in size, distributions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... doing it for the first time and are finding their feet." One are of investment by PAFs that may grow over time is impact investing. Knowles says that awareness of and interest in impact investing is increasing by those who manage PAFs, particularly the ...

Australian Ethical names new portfolio manager

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... statement. "I have no doubt he has the necessary skills required to manage the Trust. His dedication and passion for investing is obvious for all to see." Willoughby-Thomas previously worked for three years at ING Investment Management as a senior equity ...

Learning from Europe's example in social investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... working with the Social Innovation Bank (Santa Casa do Lisboa) and other stakeholders in Portugal on building the impact investing market, Addarii said. More locally, here in Australia, there is capital for investment in social enterprises, but fund ...

RIAA: Increased public demand for responsible investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... poor social performance, wholesale investors need to be doing that. Pleasingly, those superannuation funds that are investing responsibly now are well prepared for that development. I think this is a little bit of a signal to the broader investment community ...

JANA: Majority of fixed income managers consider ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... billion in assets for clients globally, the firm said. Our approach at JANA is to think of ESG as a risk factor, a risk of investing that should be taken into account," Carew said. "Certainly, the way that we approached this survey was in that context. ...

Financial System Inquiry addresses impact investment market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... barriers to increased investment in impact investments and solicits additional feedback. Sandy Blackburn-Wright, IMPACT Investing Australia Industry experts say that they are considering their response to the issues raised in the report. "What really ...

Creating shared value a strategic opportunity for banks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... to creating products aimed at funding impact investments, the bank is also supporting ongoing education about impact investing, including granting money from the MLC Community Development Fund to Philanthropy Australia's education program on impact investing. ...

CDP: World cities report climate change business impacts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... entire coastline. This information can help inform companies based there, such as the energy company, Eni SpA, which is investing in raising vulnerable assets and is now building new facilities further inland to reduce the impacts of sea level rise in ...