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NAB, Good Shepherd Microfinance launch national campaign

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... excess of 95%." NAB has partnered with Good Shepherd Microfinance since 2003, noted Andrew Thorburn, NAB Group chief executive officer, who was also at the press conference. "Over that time, we have been able to offer one hundred thousand No interest ...

Sustainalytics hires Cheryl Gustitus

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... Investments. "We are thrilled to have Cheryl bring three decades of institutional level marketing experience to our executive team," said Michael Jantzi, CEO of Sustainalytics. "We compete on a global stage at the top end of our market. Cheryl's track ...

MSCI assesses future carbon exposure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... portfolio carbon exposures without drastically increasing tracking error or reducing investment returns, according to MSCI. executive director, global head of ESG research, MSCI MSCI has recently launched its ESG CarbonMetrics, a suite of carbon and ...

Local property companies continue GRESB outperformance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... GRESB reported. GRESB assesses property companies and funds for sustainability reporting and performance, with focus on executive decisions, plans and policies, performance measurement and stakeholder engagement. GRESB noted that this year's overall ...

UCA Funds Management appoint independent directors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
UCA Funds Management has appointed Lindsay Mann and Jane Bell as independent non-executive directors. Mann is a fellow of the Actuaries Institute and has more than 40 years' financial services experience. He retired as regional head, Asia, of First ...

SVA calls for $200-250m funding for social investment bank

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... capital required by market for social impact investments, according to Social Ventures Australia (SVA). Ian Learmonth, executive director of impact investing, Social Ventures Australia SVA has submitted a response to the interim report of the Financial ...

Sustainalytics hires Gary Hewitt

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
Sustainalytics has hired Gary Hewitt to lead the development of expanded corporate governance research and data products. Hewitt is former head of governance research at GMI Ratings. He previously led a research team at Watson Wyatt (now Towers Watson) ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... UnitingCare Burnside will 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 ...

ASIC accepts Community 21's prospectus for share raising

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... 21, which is seeking to raise up to AU$4 million in a share offering open to non-profits. Peter Quarmby, Community 21 executive director Community 21 is the financial services organisation that jointly owns Community Sector Banking with Bendigo and Adelaide ...

Diversity Council Australia measures the bamboo ceiling

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... Century. The report finds that Asian-Australians represent 9.3% of the Australian labour force, but only 4.9% are in senior executive levels, a situation that the report's authors call the bamboo ceiling. "There is a lack of cultural diversity in Australian ...