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Australian Ethical appoints Kate Greenhill to board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... organisational structure and the operation of controls, Australian Ethical said. Greenhill is also a director, and member of the finance committee, for a not for profit organisation. "Kate is another terrific addition to the Australian Ethical board ...

Low Carbon Australia finances Warrnambool lighting project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
Low Carbon Australia (LCAL) will partly finance an energy efficient street lighting project in Victoria that will cut energy use and costs in six councils. LCAL will provide slightly more than 50% of the Warrnambool City Council's AU$872,500 commitment ...

LGS buys into IFC green bond issue

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... reflect new comment. Local Government Super (LGS) has participated in a US$1 billion green bond issue by the International Finance Corporation (IFC). Bill Hartnett LGS bought US$6m of the three-year bond, which will be used to support IFC climate-friendly ...

Low Carbon Australia forms alliance with Wiley

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... companies. Meg McDonald, Low Carbon Australia CEO The alliance will see Low Carbon Australia offer qualifying Wiley clients finance to help overcome the barriers to projects with a good business case, said Meg McDonald, LCAL CEO. Food manufacturers are ...

Australian Ethical survey identifies savings as top priority

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
Seven out of ten Australians have identified looking after their finances as a top priority for 2013, and a majority say that it is important that their investments are aligned with their personal values, according to a survey conducted on behalf of ...

Net Balance launches research and development institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... measurement and knowledge exchange activities, and was responsible for CSI's research into impact investing and social finance, including assessing the feasibility of implementing social impact bonds in New South Wales and what actions would be necessary ...

VicSuper integrates governance risk into bond portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... making an assessment of factors with respect to debt sustainability: willingness to pay, financial sector health, external finance position within the countries. An increasing number of emerging markets have economies that are being more prudently managed ...

Greencape Capital hires Jonathan Koh

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... infrastructure and A-REIT space. Prior to working for BlackRock, Koh briefly worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers in their corporate finance and recovery division. "Having previously worked with Jonathan at BlackRock we have great respect for his abilities ...

Developing methods for monitoring impact investment returns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... Social Enterprise Development and Investment Fund (SEDIF). SEDIF was established to improve social enterprises' access to finance to help them grow their business and increase the impact of their work in their communities and matches private investment. ...

Monitoring impact investing: the practitioner's perspective

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... processes. The Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations' (DEEWR) allocated AU$10m to Social Enterprise Finance Australia (SEFA), and SEFA brought another AU$10m through its founding shareholders, which also include the New South Wales ...