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NGS Super allocates to NSW social benefit bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... while we subscribe to UN Principles for Responsible Investment and environmental, social and governance principles of investing, we don't individually screen the social benefits of each investment. It's a dimensions but not a key component to our investments ...

Mercer: benefits to creating fairer long-term value in capital

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... preserving fairer long-term value in their invested capital, according to Mercer. Helga Birgden, head of responsible investing for Asia Pacific, Mercer Mercer's responsible investment team has presented its case in "Fair Capitalism - a Manifesto for ...

VicSuper, SAS Trustee Corporation to divest from tobacco

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... their funds of holdings in companies that manufacture tobacco products. The $9.2 billion VicSuper said it will phase out investing in manufacturers of tobacco products from this year, a decision made by the trustee after careful consideration of factors ...

Superannuation funds urged to examine impact of investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... as director investment services for First State Super, urged superannuation funds to look to the category of impact investing - or investing with explicit social and economic outcomes. Brandweiner noted that companies are increasingly being made to take ...

NGOs, institutional investors seeking engagement pathways

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... which members can register their interest/concerns or even vote on issues," said Helga Birgden, head of responsible investing for Asia Pacific at Mercer. "I think technology will be at the centre of it. In the past, various funds have run focus groups ...

Clean Energy Finance Corporation gets investment mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... Target," the government said in the explanatory note. "The Corporation should ensure it is cognisant of these risks when investing in projects eligible for these certificates. As a statutory authority owned by the Commonwealth, the Corporation has a ...

Industry to coordinate efforts to develop impact investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... financial capital to effectuate economic and social outcomes. The report looks at how overseas markets have developed impact investing models and what the Australia market can do. DEEWR and JBWere launched the report with a series of discussions with ...

Social Enterprise Finance Australia hires Ben Gales as CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... showing people what can be done." See Also: Developing methods for monitoring impact investment returns Monitoring impact investing: the practitioner's perspective SEFA: developing sustainable loan portfolio, social financing sector

Q&A with Michael Walsh, UCA Funds Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... executive at firms including Hunter Hall. He talks to The Sustainability Report about his experiences in responsible investing and the role UCA Funds plays as a social enterprise and ethical funds manager. RA: What drew you to the role at UCA Funds Management? ...

Philanthropy Australia rolling out impact investing program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... Philanthropy Australia "PA has introduced a range of new programs in the last six months, and one those is around impact investing," said Fiona Maxwell, Queensland manager at PA, who is responsible for the impact investing program. "We are supporting ...