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Treasury Corporation of Victoria issues green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
Treasury Corporation of Victoria (TCV) has issued an AU$300 million green bond, the first certified Australian dollar green bond by an Australian government authority. The 1.75% 27 July 20121 TCV Green Bond proceeds will fund a portfolio of state investments ...

Victorian government chooses programs for social impact bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... budget, the Andrews Labor government has provided $700,000 "to help to deliver market testing and the procurement phases of Victoria's first SIBs," according to the state Department of Treasury and Finance. The government will investigate SIBs' potential ...

NAB finances third NSW social impact investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... request for proposals stage to develop a number of social impact investments. South Australia have one in development, and Victoria have just recently announced their program to explore the structure there. You have a number of states that have mobilised ...

Good Shepherd Microfinance to open Queensland Good Money sites

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... financial counselling. These are the first two Good Money Stores for Queensland. There are three Good Money locations in Victoria and one in South Australia. "This is a very significant investment by the Queensland government and I had the pleasure only ...

CEFC provides $68m finance to Geelong office development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... manager Quintessential Equity AU$68 million to "stretch" the 14-level commercial office tower being built in Geelong, Victoria to a 5.5 NABERS star rating. The office tower will serve as the new headquarters for WorkSafe Victoria. The building, 1 Malop ...

ACCR highlights lack of transparency in political donations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... money can go - you can have that money going to the [Australian Capital Territory]. You could have that money going to Victoria, etc. You can also have companies donate to trade associations." However, there is much stronger disclosure in the US and ...

Sustainable Melbourne Fund receives ARENA grant

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has provided AU$425,000 in grant funding to Sustainable Melbourne Fund to assist councils in Victoria to set up environmental upgrade agreements (EUAs). Scott Bocskay, CEO of the Sustainable Melbourne Fund The ARENA funding ...

Victorian government to pilot social impact bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... budget, the Andrews Labor government has provided $700,000 "to help to deliver market testing and the procurement phases of Victoria's first SIBs," according to the state Department of Treasury and Finance. The government will investigate SIBs' potential ...

Research project to explore evidence-based whistleblowing reforms

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... policy, Governance Institute Researchers from Griffith University, Australian National University, University of Sydney and Victoria University of Wellington have launched Whistling While They Work 2: Improving managerial responses to whistleblowing ...

Tax transparency an ESG consideration for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... different governments are taking different steps,"said Mark Zirnsak, director, justice and international mission, Synod of Victoria and Tasmania, Uniting Church in Australia. "There are positive steps, such as the automatic exchange of information of ...