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CEFC, CBA finance efficiency upgrades for food processors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
Manufacturers and food processors are using financing from the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) and Commonwealth Bank to upgrade equipment to increase energy efficiency, save on energy costs and boost competitiveness, according to the CEFC. CEFC ...

South Australia government to support Good Money store

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... fringe lenders or let their debt accumulate to a point where they feel helpless," said Corinne Proske, head of community finance and development at NAB, said Good Money's aim is to make available safe financial services for those in need and to give ...

NAB outlines goals in 2014 Reconciliation Action Plan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... Indigenous Money Mentor program has created $4.20 in social value per dollar invested. Glen Brennan, head of Indigenous finance and development at National Australia Bank NAB evaluated the progress they made in 2013 and outlined its 2014 commitments ...

Call for EUA inclusion in Emissions Reduction Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... the barriers inhibiting take-up of EUAs. EUAs are agreements between a building owner, local council and financier to finance environmental retrofitting projects. Under the terms, the building owner is advanced funds for the upgrade by the financier ...

SVA appoints Rob Koczkar as incoming CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... and AIME. Michael has continued to drive extraordinary initiatives like the GoodStart buyout, Australia's largest social finance transaction. This move will allow Michael to continue to influence decision makers to find truly innovative solutions to ...

Stewardship: the costs of developing social enterprises

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... hats to bring the market to life." Fund managers in this space, such as Social Ventures Australia, Foresters Community Finance and Social Enterprise Finance Australia (SEFA), have stepped in to play this role in capacity building. This process is not ...

UCA Funds Management on asset allocation for NFP portfolios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... and socially concerned individuals. UCA Funds Management CEO Michael Walsh wrote the paper as a tool to help non-profit finance committees analyse investment asset categories and assess their risk appetite and time horizon. "We manage money on behalf ...

CleanTek Market platform to connect companies, investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... CleanTek Market aims to overcome market barriers within the global clean technology sectors - access to markets, access to finance, particularly at the early stages, and lack of support networks. "I have done a lot of work in the clean tech space the ...

ASrIA appoints two to board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... ING Securities. Li is a CPA and CFA and graduated from the University of New South Wales with majors in accounting and finance. "We believe that Mr. Copley and Mr. Li will bring experience and expertise that are complementary to and augment those already ...

RIAA launches RI Academy in Canada, India

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... planners and advisers, professional training in responsible investment. "It meets the continual need for education in the finance sector," O'Connor said. "At the [Principles for Responsible Investment] PRI conference in Cape Town last year, it was a ...