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NAB finances third NSW social impact investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
National Australia Bank will finance a New South Wales social impact investment to fund a program to reduce recidivism by parolees in that state. Daniel Madhavan, CEO, Impact Investing Australia The NSW state government issued the program, called On ...

Responsible investment AUM tops AU$630 billion: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... sustainable agriculture funds, green themed property funds, as well as a strong emergence of low carbon funds." Impact investment has also continued to show strong growth, increasing by 74% to AU$3.7 billion. The significant growth in the broad responsible ...

AXA IM hires Alix Chosson to responsible investment team

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... investment analyst from 2013, specialising in energy and technology sectors, with a focus on ESG integration and impact investment. "The COP 21 meeting in December last year put climate change firmly on investors' agenda and as a result we are seeing ...

Stakeholders assess ESG policy priorities for Parliament

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... Impact Investing Australia is seeking engagement with policymakers around issues like increasing the flow of impact investment, which, given the constraints of the federal budget, should appeal to whichever party forms government, said Sabina Curatolo ...

The search for better social metrics to value affordable housing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... Superannuation fund HESTA made its first investment in the affordable housing space earlier this year, via its Social Impact Investment a trust, managed by Social Ventures Australia. HESTA is the $33 billion dollar industry superannuation fund for the ...

Victorian government to pilot social impact bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... in Australia to explore social impact bonds. NSW has already been in the vanguard in Australia around social impact investment - in 2013, the state government pioneered the first two social benefit bonds - the AU$7 million Newpin Social Benefit Bond ...

Companies, investors assessing Sustainable Development Goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... launch in September 2015. The metrics are a framework to analyse global listed equities through the lens of impact investment, but by leveraging existing reporting standards and mechanisms like the Sustainable Development Goals. Impact is measured as ...

AXA IM Smart Beta fund certified by RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
The Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) has certified AXA Investment Manager's ESG SmartBeta equity pooled fund under its responsible certification process. Simon O'Connor, RIAA CEO The AXA IM ACWI SmartBeta Equity Fund is designed ...

Urgent need for social impact metrics development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
There is a need to develop metrics to measure social impacts of impact investment in sectors such as affordable and social housing, healthcare, homelessness and vulnerable children and young adults among others, according to investment and governance ...

Impact Investing Australia launches inaugural Australian survey

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... areas related to children and young people and clean energy, according to Impact Investing Australia's inaugural impact investment survey. Rosemary Addis, chair of the Australian Advisory Board on Impact Investing and Impact Investing Australia Impact ...