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South Australia government to support Good Money store

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... in Adelaide to provide access to microfinance products, financial counselling and other services to financially excluded people. Good Shepherd Microfinance CEO Adam Mooney South Australian Premier Jay Wetherill has said that if the Labor government is ...

NAB outlines goals in 2014 Reconciliation Action Plan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... providing 5,000 new NILS loans, 180 new StepUP loans and 50 new AddsUP Savings accounts in 2014 "The evidence shows that people feel more in control of their life as a result our Indigenous Money Mentors program but being able to do a SROI and put a ...

Call for EUA inclusion in Emissions Reduction Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... within the ERF is that without a complementary finance mechanism, it's unlikely that the incentive will be great enough for people to bid into the fund for that purpose," said Scott Bocskay, chief executive of the Sustainable Melbourne Fund. "The solution ...

Global Alliance for Banking on Values to meet in Melbourne

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... important that sustainability is a core tenant of the banking system - we've seen what happens when banking doesn't serve people, and we've seen what destruction can happen when there are failures," Walsh said. "This is also a great opportunity to talk ...

AMP Capital busts ESG myths

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... are a lot of academic papers written on this topic, and we have our own story to tell. I thought it was important to make people understand what ESG is. It's not just screening out bad companies; it's about looking at the earnings sustainability of a ...

Stewardship: the costs of developing social enterprises

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... venture-capital-like funding into a space where you are making a difficult task harder by working in an area where the people you're working with are disadvantaged, or generally haven't been in the workforce, for example." Thomas notes that NFPs and ...

UCA Funds Management on asset allocation for NFP portfolios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... to achieve the commitments of the organisation. They have a documented investment philosophy. At the other end, you have people who invest with us, who say can you help us with getting the mix right between cash, growth and equities. They're looking ...

CleanTek Market platform to connect companies, investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... "There are a few barriers that have existed and continue to exist for clean tech companies.... This is basically helping people with that initial step to connect and have that dialogue." CleanTeck Market is currently being launched in beta version, and ...

RIAA launches RI Academy in Canada, India

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... case for responsible investment. The RI Academy continues to be a really good tool for doing that because it is flexible. [People can do it] in their own time and it can fit around otherwise busy schedules, rather than doing a face-to-face course. It ...

Social Ventures Australia hires Jenna Palumbo for WA role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... Enterprise Fund and supports social ventures across the state working to improve education and employment outcomes for people experiencing disadvantage. Palumbo will support the current SVA venture portfolio and look to opportunities to partner with ...