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SEFA finances three social enterprise projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... up to AU$7.5 million. Ben Gales, SEFA CEO The three loans were made to MiHaven Property Fund to support Indigenous employment and training in Cairns; to King St Haven in Caboolture, Qld to fund the purchase of crisis accommodation; and to Central Coast ...

Learning from Europe's example in social investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... Groupe SOS, which has 11,000 employees and works to develop social enterprises that provide services around youth, employment, solidarity, health and seniors. Groupe SOS in France, which is essentially a health and social service provider as a job manager ...

Net Balance, Gold Standard report on co-benefits value

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... livelihood benefits during the project period," The Gold Standard adds. "This is in addition to $US4 million of yearly employment benefits, which have been conservatively calculated without taking into account any economic flow-on impacts." The Gold ...

bankmecu and Swan Hill Credit Union to merge

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... Walsh, bankmecu managing director. The merger is expected to take 12 months to complete. Staff at SHCU will be offered employment in bankmecu and SHCU members will become owners in bankmecu, which is a mutual. "The merger means that [SHCU] will transfer ...

NAB, GS Microfinance: more needed on financial exclusion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... realise its charter in two areas- as the custodian of the financial system and in its charter to tend towards full employment, which we see as part of the NILS evaluation outcomes.... We ould look to the RBA to contribute that $100m. The banks should ...

SVA provides $800,000 financing to Indigenous company

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... whole new level." "All but two" of Iman Operation's 70 employees are from the Iman nation, and the increased jobs and employment opportunities are having social as we as economic impacts, Doyle said. "For our mob, the effects are intergenerational," ...

SVA suggests reform for social enterprise capital funding

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... initiatives to encourage the development of investment in the social enterprise sphere. The Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) selected SVA, Foresters and SEFA to administer the AU$20m Social Enterprise Development and ...

CEFC provides $20m loan facility to Carnegie Wave Energy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... said Oliver Yates, CEFC CEO. "This is the technology of the future, with the potential to create new manufacturing and employment opportunities for Australia. It is critical that activity related to development and commercialisation of this technology ...

CEFC, CBA finance efficiency upgrades for food processors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... through Energy Efficient Loans are helping these businesses remain the backbone of their communities, providing local employment opportunities and helping manufacturers to remain competitive in a rapidly changing environment." Separately, CEFC has also ...

NAB outlines goals in 2014 Reconciliation Action Plan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... Brennan said. "We're trying to work out what works and what doesn't and then share that." In the area of Indigenous employment, NAB also reported 161 Indigenous employees, a 13% increase from 2012, and that 33 Indigenous trainees were offered real jobs ...