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CEFC makes two investments totalling $230 million

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
... Tower and the wider Quay Quarter Sydney precinct incorporating the neighbouring Loftus and Young Streets mixed use development. AWOF's portfolio includes 200 George Street, Sydney and Melbourne's Collins Place and 700 Bourke Street. The 700 Bourke Street ...

Clean Energy Finance Corporation holds Clean Energy Innovators Demo Day

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
... with the aim of accelerating investment in cutting-edge clean energy businesses," said Blair Pritchard, investment development director at the CEFC. "The response to the Innovators Demo Day has been overwhelmingly positive. It's a clear sign of the strong ...

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank launch Socially Responsible Growth Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... Altius Asset Management, Vanguard Investments, as well as using Bendigo and Adelaide Bank for cash management. The development of the Socially Responsible Growth Fund was spurred by customer demand, said Paul Rohan, head of wealth at Sandhurst Trustees. ...

APRA calls for stress-testing of climate change risks in regulated entities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... disclosures, and the legal analysis, Legal Opinion on Climate Change and Directors Duties from the Centre for Policy Development and the Future Business Council opinion on company directors' legal obligations to consider the impacts of climate change ...

SVA launches South Australian homelessness social impact bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... participants will be provided stable accommodation, job readiness training, pathways to employment and life skills development," according to SVA. Under the target scenario, the estimated investor return is 8.5% per annum over the 7.75 year term of the ...

Government issues discussion paper on social impact investing market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... capital into the sector and we would encourage the governments support of impact investing and to that end, the ongoing development of impact bonds at the national level is of interest to us, invariably driven by outcomes payment contracting by the government." ...

CEFC provides $54m to Genex for North Queensland large-scale solar farm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has invested AU$54 million in a large-scale solar development in North Queensland. The CEFC has provided $54 million in debt finance to Genex Power for the development of the Phase One 50MW large-scale solar ...

MSCI benchmarks Australian companies against SDG revenue generation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... listed companies in the MSCI World Index derive less of their revenue from activities related to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) than their peers in the rest of the index, according to MSCI. Morgan Ellis, senior associate, ESG Research, MSCI ...

CEFC invests $75m in new Palisade Investment Partners fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... Solar Farm, near Townsville in Queensland. The CEFC has committed $20 million as an equity investor in the Ross River development, and is the CEFC's first direct equity stake in a solar farm, the CEFC said. "Australia requires very significant investment ...

Principles for Responsible Investment discuss agenda for 2017

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... asset owners to discuss domestic engagements and international developments. After nearly a year of consultation and development, PRI will release its blueprint for actions in the next 10 years, including an agenda for increased reporting as well as ...