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Westpac, CBA, Benevolent Society launch social benefit bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... Australia. Blackburn-Wright acknowledged that SBBs are not available to all social service providers because of the features that banks and investors seek when looking to buy into an investment vehicle. "The interesting thing to me when talking to social ...

Greens call on Future Fund to divest from coal companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... movement of Australians ready to leave fossil fuel investments behind, including many who have pledged to move their savings to banks that don't invest in fossil fuels. The Future Fund should join that movement."

Natural Capital Declaration starts implementation phase

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... natural capital considerations into financial accounting, disclosure and reporting. NCD said four working groups, led by banks from four continents, will address critical challenges to incorporating natural capital calculations in the finance industry. ...

Reconciliation Australia receives $14.4m in budget funding

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... programs for wider community and social structures. See Also: NAB publishes 2013 plan for Indigenous employment, inclusion Banks' plans address Indigenous hiring, financial exclusion

Ethinvest model portfolios outperform wider ASX indices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... sectors of the economy where sustainability has been incorporated and has been easier to incorporate," Thomas said. "The banks have done a lot of work on their own sustainability footprint and in social responsibility profiles. We'd like to see them ...

StepUP loans provide social, economic return on investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... year period. The program is aimed at reducing financial exclusion of people who are unable to access mainstream credit from banks and credit unions. Additionally, 64.4% of StepUP clients who had previously used fringe lenders in the past have stopped ...

NAB publishes 2013 plan for Indigenous employment, inclusion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... want to introduce to it that provide the shared value proposition - what is good for Indigenous Australians and good for banks. So far - a lot of support from levels of government and mining companies, but also traditional owners themselves, who, in ...

Social Enterprise Finance Australia hires Ben Gales as CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... of what we can offer," Rickards said. "It's about penetrating further as the market develops, and also about working with banks. We have got some good relationships with some of the smaller banks, and we are developing that. We have to further develop ...

Businesses addressing climate change as strategic risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... financial services industry are also integrating climate change into their risk management models, pointing to the ways in which banks factor carbon emission pricing into how they lend to power generation companies that utilise coal-fired generators. ...

Q&A with Michael Walsh, UCA Funds Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... oligopolisation process in the finance industry at work, very much tracking what happened in the banking sector. The big four banks have invested heavily into wealth management and financial planning. I guess you'd have to call it the big six if you ...