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Queensland commits $3m to social benefit bond pilot

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... operate, and ways to work with the relevant cohorts that can ultimately generate these social outcomes and save the government money. That takes a bit of work for those organisations to appreciate how their models might fit into a social benefit bond." ...

CEFC signs $50m asset financing agreement with Firstmac

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... managing director. "Firstmac is very pleased to be working with CEFC to deliver this initiative which will save customers money and result in reduced carbon emissions." The CEFC-Firstmac finance program will also be aimed at commercial uptake and broadening ...

Investors, payday lenders engage on lending practices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
A coalition of investors and other stakeholders that are engaging with ASX-listed payday lenders and goods rental companies are finding that the companies are receptive to their concerns over lending policies to financially vulnerable Australians. Michael ...

SVA Commonwealth Bank partner on education toolkit

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... million commitment will fund the project over multiple years, Metcalf said. "It's important to note that the majority of the money is going into research to better develop, further develop the Australian evidence base of what works in our schools," Metcalf ...

Early stages for ESG-factor investing: Northern Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... ESG issues, Bowers said. "We feel we're at the front end of this, both in terms of the interactions with our clients, the money we manage, the research we produce, and the level of engagement we have within the industry, thru initiatives such as the ...

NFPs must align investments with mission: Koda Capital

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... Questions for Board and Committee Members, which is intended to provoke leaders to address issues that will lead them to manage money more effectively. "If you have an investment fund and you make a sustainable distribution of 5% a year to help your ...

Good Shepherd Microfinance receives $33m federal funding

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... published results of research conducted by Newspoll, which found that 18.7% of Australian adults "rarely or never have any money left at the end of a pay cycle." People living in regional Australia are more likely to run out of money at the end of a ...

Victorian government boosts Good Money funding

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
The Victorian state government has committed AU$7.2 million over four years to Good Shepherd Microfinance's Good Money program. Good Shepherd Microfinance CEO Adam Mooney The allocation came as part of the Victorian state budget, presented this week ...

ASIC issues report on payday lending

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC ) has warned the payday lending industry to improve its consumer protections or face more enforcement action. ASIC issued a report recently that found that some payday lenders are "engaging ...

Mirvac integrates sustainability in "place-making" thinking

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... we're essentially going to engage with community to ask them what they want to do with the space, and we've put in some money to see what the community does with the space."