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Social, regulatory risks to growing payday lending market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... this is a fast growing sector of the financial services sector. "This is obviously the fastest growing part of the Australian financial services landscape," Mooney said. In its report, Credit Suisse cites NAB's Measuring Financial Exclusion in Australia ...

NAB launches Impact Investment Grant Program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... Australia over the next decade, while the global market is valued between US$500 billion to US$1 trillion, according to the Australian Advisory Board on Impact Investing has released its report, Delivering on Impact. The report suggested that within ...

Teachers Mutual Bank, NAB on "most ethical" list

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
Teachers Mutual Bank and National Australia Bank (NAB) are the two Australian companies to be listed in the Ethisphere Institute's Most Ethical Companies for 2015. The two banks joined Brazil's Banco do Brasil S.A. in the Banks: National category of ...

AXA IM ESG SmartBeta fund 5% stronger than benchmark

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... All Country World Index (ACWI) SmartBeta Equity Fund was launched in September in Australia and was seeded from local Australian Financial Services licensee Financial Index Wealth Accountants (FIWA). The strategy currently has AU$70 million in assets ...

Government retains gender equity reporting framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... outgoing WGEA Director Helen Conway, Sex Discrimination Commissioner Elizabeth Broderick, Kate Carnell, CEO of the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dianne Smith-Gander, chairman of Transfield Services and president of Chief Executive Women ...

Future Super founders to launch Future Home Loans

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... brokers that the founders of Future Super have provided training around the issues of fossil fuel divestment and the Australian banking sector, Verwey said. Future Home Loans have identified a list of fossil fuel free lenders, including Bank of Queensland ...

Global sustainable investments rise to US$21.4tr: GSIA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... corporate engagement and shareholder action is the most common strategy in Canada, the report found. The growth in the Australian and New Zealand universe of sustainable investing mirrors the broader global trends, notes Simon O'Connor, RIAA CEO. "The ...

ARENA funds AU$5.2m for Renergi biofuel project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has provided AU$5.2 million in funding to Renergi for a pilot scale biofuel project. Professor Chun-Zhu Li, director, FETI, explaining Renergi gasification technology (photo courtesy ARENA) The pilot is ...

Assessing likely process, impacts of first ERF auction

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... depth of the market or the price of the eventual abatement. Because there will be uncertainty in the clearing price for Australian carbon credit units (ACCUs) and there is no compliance market to support demand, some companies may not participate until ...

Carnegie Wave Energy launches Perth Wave Energy Project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... of the power station was conducted earlier this week, with Minister for Industry and Science Ian Macfarlane and the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) attending the launch. "This is the first array of wave power generators to be connected to ...