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CEFC finances University of Melbourne upgrades

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... the national economy and to the Australian community," McCartney said. "Yet they face the ongoing challenges of public budget restraint, intensifying global competition and the need to use cutting edge technologies to meet increasing student expectations. ...

AGL opens Nyngan, Broken Hill solar plants

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... solar in Australia," said Andy Vesey, AGL managing director and CEO. "We are proud to have achieved this on time and on budget. The two plants add to AGL's credentials as Australia's largest non-government owner, operator and developer of renewable energy ...

Principles for Responsible Investment hire Kris Douma

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... Organisation), ILO (International Labour Organisation), corporate social responsibility, corporate governance, accountancy and budget control. "Kris brings a wealth of management experience and responsible investment expertise to this role," said Fiona ...

Good Money opens Adelaide retail store

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
Good Shepherd Microfinance is officially launching its Good Money retail site in Salisbury, in Adelaide's northern suburbs. Adam Mooney, CEO of Good Shepherd Microfinance The Good Money store is the first one in South Australia, joining two other stores ...

Queensland commits $3m to social benefit bond pilot

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
The Queensland state government has allocated AU$3 million to develop a pilot social benefit bond program in its budget this week. Daniel Madhavan, CEO, Impact Investing Australia Queensland Treasury will be allocated AU$2 million over two years to ...

PRI outlines portfolio carbon reduction strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... an agreement at COP21 in Paris in December, the potential impacts of climate change on the economy and the global carbon budget mean that asset owners will still need to consider their carbon risk exposure and the full range of possible actions to reduce ...

Good Shepherd Microfinance receives $33m federal funding

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... Mooney, CEO of Good Shepherd Microfinance Good Shepherd Microfinance welcomed the announcement made in the 2015-2016 federal budget, presented by Treasurer Joe Hockey this week. The budget allocation will allow Good Shepherd Microfinance to expand the ...

Victorian government boosts Good Money funding

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... Microfinance's Good Money program. Good Shepherd Microfinance CEO Adam Mooney The allocation came as part of the Victorian state budget, presented this week in Melbourne. In Victoria, Good Shepherd Microfinance operates three Good Money retail sites ...

Investors to engage with payday lenders over practices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
A coalition of investors and other stakeholders are planning to engage with ASX-listed payday lenders and goods rental companies in a campaign to improve their lending policies to financially vulnerable Australians. Michael Walsh, UCA Funds Management ...

Social, regulatory risks to growing payday lending market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
The payday lending and goods rental/leasing sector is a fast-growing part of the financial services sector, but there are social and financial risks to the sector. Good Shepherd Microfinance CEO Adam Mooney Recently, Credit Suisse's Asia Pacific/Australia ...