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Stewardship: the costs of developing social enterprises

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
The Australian social enterprise and impact investment sectors are growing, but the process of building a pipeline of sustainable social enterprises that are developed enough to attract debt and equity financing is still painstaking. There is still ...

UCA Funds Management on asset allocation for NFP portfolios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... falling, they're reviewing the returns they get from cash and they're looking at other options. Our growth and our Australian equities fund will continue to pay more than the cash fund- this surprises people." Walsh noted that interest rates are at historical ...

Social Ventures Australia hires Jenna Palumbo for WA role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... the Financial Services Institute of Australasia. Current ventures supported by SVA with operations in WA include the Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience (AIME), Beacon Foundation, CareerTrackers and The Song Room.

BCCM forms task force to examine public service delivery

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... will build on the initial report prepared by BCCM last year, The roles for co-operatives and mutuals in delivering Australian public services. "The evidence from other jurisdictions and Australian case studies suggests that co-operatives and mutuals ...

AMP Capital, Goodman join GRESB

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... FGR, the largest independent residential fund in the Netherlands with a market value of â,¬3.7 billion. See Also: Australian/NZ property continue dominance in GRESB survey

Supply chain, G4, social value to top sustainability agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... value metrics of community investment programs, according to expert practitioners. Leeora Black, managing director, Australian Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility These themes are interrelated and draw in other issues, including policy uncertainty ...

Addis, Blackburn-Wright open impact investment firm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... Blackburn-Wright, former head of social innovation for Westpac, and Rosemary Addis, former social innovation strategist at the Australian Department of Education Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR), have launched a company that will consult and ...

AGL commences construction on Nyngan Solar Plant

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... more than 1,350,000 solar photovoltaic (PV) modules expected to be installed on the 250 hectare site, AGL said. The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) and the New South Wales government provided financial support to the Nyngan Solar Plant and ...

Interest spurs new developments in social enterprise funding

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... Wales adapted the social benefit bond structure from overseas, it is possible that community bonds could be used for Australian purposes as well. As part of this process, practitioners are considering the suitability of the community bond structure ...

Push continues for Australia to adopt mining payment regime

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... mandatory disclosure regime, groups such as Publish What You Pay (PWYP) will continue their work engaging with the Australian government to introduce a similar regime. "Obviously, this is another country in the G20 that's moving towards greater transparency ...