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Foresters Community Finance, InterFinancial to partner

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... a real say in the direction of SIA, and we do recognise that this is an opportunity as well to be involved in impact investing." Foresters and InterFinancial will work together to "enhance the management and development of an innovative range of impact ...

AXA IM develops impact investing fund of funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... responsible investment, AXA IM AXA IM has allocated EUR150 million in internal funds to the fund of fund strategy for impact investing, and will seek to have it fully invested by the end of 2014, Matt Christensen, global global head of responsible investment ...

J.P. Morgan, GIIN report uptick in impact investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... impact investments in 2014, a 19% increase over 2013, according to a survey conducted by.P. Morgan and the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN). T he J.P. Morgan/GIIN 2104 edition of Spotlight on the Market found greater government support, new product ...

SVA provides $800,000 financing to Indigenous company

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... will enable the company to deliver on a large commercial cleaning contact. Mark Peacock, associate director, impact investing, Social Ventures Australia The financing agreement with Iman Operations is aimed at assisting the company scale operations after ...

University of Sydney issues second impact investing report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... there is no legal barrier preventing trusts and foundations from pursuing impact investments, and finds that impact investing has to move past the stage of engaging with early adopters in order to achieve predicted market potential of AU$32 billion over ...

SVA suggests reform for social enterprise capital funding

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... one means of increasing access to capital for social sector enterprises. Ian Learmonth, executive director of impact investing, Social Ventures Australia SVA has submitted comments to the Financial System Inquiry, headed David Murray. SVA's comments ...

Social Ventures Australia funds Melbourne LEGO club

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... manager. "Through supporting enterprises like this we hope the Social Impact Fund will act as a catalyst for more impact investing in Australia, and create an investment market that will better meet the needs of investors seeking both a financial and ...

Stewardship: the costs of developing social enterprises

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... (SEFA), have stepped in to play this role in capacity building. This process is not unknown in the finance world - impact investing is often compared to private equity, venture capital and other unlisted asset investment vehicles in terms of the time ...

Social Ventures Australia hires Jenna Palumbo for WA role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... the pleasure of being involved in a number of ground-breaking projects in the UK, particularly in the area of impact investing, and I look forward to contributing to similar efforts here in Australia," Palumbo said.' Jenna's expertise includes social ...

Addis, Blackburn-Wright open impact investment firm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... (DEEWR), have launched a company that will consult and collaborate in initiatives to build the capacity of the impact investing sector in Australia. Sandy Blackburn-Wright, IMPACT Investing Australia Blackburn-Wright and Addis have opened their organisation ...