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Superannuation funds urged to examine impact of investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... just started as director investment services for First State Super, urged superannuation funds to look to the category of impact investing - or investing with explicit social and economic outcomes. Brandweiner noted that companies are increasingly being ...

CFSGAM to create global responsible investment committee

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... components - building on previous efforts, improving the quality of the investment process to include a better sense of the impact of ESG factors in the long term, and measuring those impacts to inform investment teams' decisions. In the report, CFSGAM ...

CEFC evaluating potential project commitments ahead of July

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... providing AU$300 million of concessional loans in a fiscal year, reflecting the fact that "concessional loans have a negative impact on the fiscal balance," the government said in an explanatory statement. "That's a really reasonable number - $300m," ...

NGOs, institutional investors seeking engagement pathways

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... engage with these organisations and their campaigns," she said. "Their campaigns sometimes relate to ESG issues that may impact on long term investment outcomes and our engagement with these organisations assists us in fulfilling our fiduciary role to ...

Clean Energy Finance Corporation gets investment mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... providing AU$300 million of concessional loans in a fiscal year, reflecting the fact that "concessional loans have a negative impact on the fiscal balance," the government said in an explanatory statement. The CEFC will also be able to use guarantees ...

Australian boards struggling with climate change adaptation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2013  |  NEWS
Most large Australian companies are struggling to find strategic responses to climate change adaptation challenges, "apparently paralysed by short-term profit first thinking, uncertain political risks and a corporate culture unused to volatility and ...

Industry to coordinate efforts to develop impact investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2013  |  NEWS
Building the impact investment sector will require coordinated action to grow what is currently a nascent market, a conclusion that has led interested organisations in the financial services sector to set up a financial services forum to address this. ...

StepUP loans provide social, economic return on investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... Good Shepherd Microfinance is equal to $2.68 for every dollar invested, according to a report by the Centre for Social Impact (CSI). Good Shepherd Microfinance CEO Adam Mooney Of the 500 StepUP loan recipients that were surveyed by CSI, 73.6% of respondents ...

Australia/NZ companies lag in Corporate Responsibility Index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... corporate strategy, community management, environmental management, marketplace management, workplace management, environmental impact and social impact. This year, over 100 companies participated. Net Balance Foundation manages the CR Index in Australia ...

Investor questions about risks, oversight of coal seam gas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... risks of coal seam gas (CSG) production, but there are growing concerns over the risk of fugitive gas emissions and the impact on water supply and if regulatory frameworks are adequate for the job of overseeing the industry. Grant Anderson "It becomes ...