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Good Shepherd Microfinance to open Queensland Good Money sites

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... backed by the Queensland government, Good Shepherd Microfinance and the National Australia Bank (NAB) and offers financial services to people on low incomes. The Good Money stores will offer the No Interest Loan Scheme (NILS), administered by Good Shepherd ...

Companies, investors assessing Sustainable Development Goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... drivers of a 2 degree/1.5 degree world and should be the source of continuing motivation for all parts of the financial services industry in Australia and globally. "Banks, insurers, super funds, and MNCs are all wanting to express something and articulate ...

Conduct risk a concern for financial services sector: Ausbil

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
Conduct risk in the financial services sector is issue that investors must take into consideration for direct impacts such as fines, but also indirect impacts such as management distraction and staff retention, according to research from Ausbil Investment ...

FlexiGroup prices first green asset-backed security transaction

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2016  |  NEWS
FlexiGroup, an ASX-listed financial services group, has priced AU$260 million in asset-based securities (ABS), including an AU$50 million green tranche, certified by the global Climate Bonds Initiative. The ABS is supported by a pool of Australian unsecured ...

UCA Funds Management supports 30% women on boards target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... has approximately AU$1 billion in assets under management. It is in the process of changing their Australian Financial Services License (AFSL) to the status of Responsible Entity and that they will register their retail funds as registered managed investment ...

Pauline Vamos to step down as ASFA CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... Michael Easson, ASFA board chair on behalf of the board. "Drawing on her experience across various areas of financial services, Pauline has been a key advocate for broadening the superannuation discussion to include insurance, investment governance and ...

ACSI, TIAA-CREF engage on "show of hands" AGM voting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... issue. Louise Davidson, ACSI CEO A group of large global institutional investors led by the $854 billion US financial services company TIAA-CREF with engagement support from the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) contacted 38 of Australia's ...

RIAA calls for actions to create responsible financial markets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... investors in considering environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks should be a high priority for the financial services sector, according to a new white paper released by the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA). Simon O'Connor ...

ASrIA to merge with Principles for Responsible Investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... Robinson, ASrIA CEO. "Partnering with the PRI, an organisation that shares our vision of a more sustainable financial services sector, will allow us to achieve that goal. ASrIA and the PRI encourage ASrIA members who are not already PRI signatories to ...

Good Shepherd Microfinance, Suncorp launch insurance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... microinsurance, (l-r) Adam Mooney, CEO, Good Shepherd Microfinance, Jenny Elvey, general manager, Bendigo Family and Financial Services, Nicole Gamerov, client manager government, Swiss Re, Mark Milliner, CEO personal insurance, Suncorp Group (Photo ...