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World Bank issues $300m Australian Kangaroo Green Bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... and for us, it sits within our global government bond mandate.... I think it shows there's appetite from investors to put money where their mouths are when it comes to climate change and mitigation and adaptation projects, but it does need to be the ...

University of Sydney issues second impact investing report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... to do that," she noted. "They have the scope to grant and to invest from their corpus - but that is two different pots of money and two different uses of money. We are starting to see that in Australia, where some of the foundations are getting involved. ...

Margaret River Winery installs SunPower solar system

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... consumption comes from the fermenters in the winery as well as cooling demands, he noted. Watershed used the federal granting money to replace the gas in their compressors, Barrett said, but these two projects are part of a wider list of environmental ...

SVA suggests reform for social enterprise capital funding

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... for [investors] - they're not investing in the development of the category whereas if government was to put some sort of money as described, then we can grow the sector and the mainstream institutional investment banks will come on board."

Mercer: ESG as source of innovation in shifting economy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... enhanced ESG hedge funds. We are looking at a number of strategies in clean energy infrastructure and renewables, and there is money going into those areas. That's really interesting. We haven't seen that much yet in systematic reporting in how investors ...

South Australia government to support Good Money store

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... election, it will commit AU$3.6 million over the next four years to Good Shepherd Microfinance to open and support a Good Money retail site in the capital city. "There are many South Australians struggling to make ends meet such as working class families ...

NAB outlines goals in 2014 Reconciliation Action Plan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... trainees offered jobs by 74%, has increased the overall number of Indigenous employees by 13% and reports that their Indigenous Money Mentor program has created $4.20 in social value per dollar invested. Glen Brennan, head of Indigenous finance and development ...

Stewardship: the costs of developing social enterprises

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... not-for-profit (NFPs) organisations that are building the businesses themselves. This "stewardship cost" is both the time and money that the social enterprises and NFPs, intermediaries, and potential financers and investors bear to establish business ...

UCA Funds Management on asset allocation for NFP portfolios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... non-profit finance committees analyse investment asset categories and assess their risk appetite and time horizon. "We manage money on behalf of charities and faith-based organisations," Walsh said. "They're all different sizes and there's a spectrum ...

CleanTek Market platform to connect companies, investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... a lot of innovative ideas coming into the marketplace in Australia, and people are having to look elsewhere to find that money," he said. "People are across to the US to get that finance - traditionally it's hard to get finance in Australia. You can ...