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Impact Investing Australia, Philanthropy Australia launch new grant program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
Impact Investing Australia and Philanthropy Australia have launched a new grant program to help not-for-profit organisations and for-purpose businesses to explore impact investing activities and attract potential investors. Daniel Madhavan, CEO, Impact ...

SVA launches South Australian homelessness social impact bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... will fund a program addressed at ameliorating the effects of homelessness. Ian Learmonth, executive director of impact investing, Social Ventures Australia The seven-year, $9 million Aspire Social Impact Bond (SIB) will fund the working capital of the ...

Government issues discussion paper on social impact investing market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
The federal government has issued a discussion paper on their role in developing the social impact investing market. Sabina Curatolo, director of government relations and policy, Impact Investing Australia The paper is soliciting public consultation ...

Principles for Responsible Investment discuss agenda for 2017

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... do you have in place, and we really need to try over time to capture impact, and I don't mean impact from the impact investing side, but impact from, what is all this - what does all this work that we do actually mean in the real world. What does it ...

Australian Ethical Investments join Principles for Positive Impact Finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... holistically. Looking ahead, we're focusing on what could we build which is green bond like around this concept of impact investing? There is a strong element of learning by doing in this project. Rather than try to build up this infrastructure of a ...

Implementing impact investment across asset classes

PIA LEFEVRE  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
... Kumar, managing director at State Street Global Advisors, and moderated by Sally McCutchan, executive director at Impact Investing Australia. There is significant investor appetite for impact investment, McCutchan noted. "Impact Investing Australia conducted ...

Impact Investing Australia surveys $1.2bn impact investment universe

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... domestically issued green bonds also showed increases in dollar value of impact investments, according to research from Impact Investing Australia. Rosemary Addis, chair of the Australian Advisory Board on Impact Investing and Impact Investing Australia ...

Ethical Investment Week to bust the ethical investment return myth

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... which is great." Retail and individual investors are most curious about fossil fuel free investment options and impact investing options, but supply does not meet demand, Edkins said. "A lot more people are interested in fossil fuel free investment ...

Emerald Wrap, Impact 20/80 form impact investing partnership

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... equity in the platform and the ability to bring that forward," Dent said. "We're making a lot of noise about impact investing, but if we're going to make a big deal about impact, everyday investors have to be able to access it. You talk about supply ...

Newpin Social Benefit Bond returns 12.15% in third year

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... children in care to their families, and paying investors a return of 12.15% pa. Ian Learmonth, executive director of impact investing, Social Ventures Australia In addition to the restoration rate, 47 children were prevented from entering the out-of-home ...