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Impact Investing Australia to develop Impact Capital Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... investment market," he said. "There are big opportunities being created across 2016 will still come from affordable and social housing -New South Wales is launching an AU$1 billion affordable housing fund seeking private capital to support that. Other ...

NZ Super Fund invests in NZ$113m housing project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund (NZ Super Fund) have invested in an NZ$113 million housing project in Auckland that will feature affordable housing. NZ Super Fund, NgÄi Tahu Property Limited and New Ground Capital have invested in the project ...

CEFC commits $250m to large scale solar

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... to construction of large-scale solar finance and up to AU$60 million to environmentally friendly social and affordable housing projects. Ted Dow, CEFC CIO CEFC's AU$250 million will complement AU$100 million from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency ...

HESTA commits $30m to impact investment with SVA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... the Social Impact Investment Trust, which allows HESTA to make direct and indirect investments in a range of businesses, housing projects and social impact bonds that deliver both financial returns and identifiable and quantifiable social impact. "The ...

ASX companies report shared value strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... they should have been. If you take a company like Lend Lease or Stockland, they're well positioned to consider affordable housing or homelessness as something they can have an impact on, but many cited youth employment/unemployment and other issues rather ...

Community 21 closes share offering, raises nearly $750,000

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... and working with Community Sector Banking on many exciting projects such as a social impact fund, act. and an affordable housing bond," Quarmby said. The share offer added 18 new NFP shareholders, while three foundation shareholders increased their holding. ...

Good Shepherd Microfinance receives $33m federal funding

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... network refers to other services. if we can't meet the needs for a person, if we're talking about a need for homelessness/housing/food/crisis services, we want to better track the way that we refer people and make sure we're having that rounded, more ...

ASIC issues report on payday lending

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... an ethical issue for low income borrowers. They deserve the same level of fairness and honesty that someone getting a housing loan would expect from a bank." Meanwhile, Good Shepherd Microfinance is calling for a new, "responsible referral framework" ...

Investors to engage with payday lenders over practices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... facility for recipients of governmental welfare payments. It allows automatic deductions for bills such as utilities and housing, and consumer leasing payments for household goods can also be included. "...[An]y changes to CentrePay arrangements for ...

Social, regulatory risks to growing payday lending market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... facility for recipients of governmental welfare payments. It allows automatic deductions for bills such as utilities and housing, and consumer leasing payments for household goods can also be included. Credit Suisse cites tightening of CentrePay rules ...