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Interest spurs new developments in social enterprise funding

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... right, what we've got in cash invested as an authorised deposit taking institution, we're an institution that invests that money responsibly, we would have a regulated environment, we've got an infrastructure in place, we have established products with ...

Good Super launches, aims for ethical impact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... including climate change, changing demographics, and social justice issues. "To make change, you need three things - time money and intent," said Aron Ping D'Souza, Good Super executive chairman. "In politics you have money, almost infinite money, and ...

Global banks launch voluntary Green Bond Principles

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... acceptable in their portfolios." Ceci also said that J.P. Morgan is seeing an uptick inissuers who fold audit of green bond money allocation into the issuer's overall annual audit processes, rather than as a separate, stand-alone audit. "Certification ...

Potential impact investment market estimated at $32 billion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... efficient in terms of allocating funds more appropriately. Sometimes we see funds coming from grantors, giving philanthropic money to a business that's quite capable of doing a loan, and we'd say to direct philanthropic money to those that can't get ...

Remuneration consultant disclosure regime questioned

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... There was a rise in voluntary disclosures in 2012, but we don't know if that was because companies were spending a lot of money in 2012 or because they were taking recommendations in 2012." The professional services firms - PwC, Deloitte/Towers Watson ...

IGCC: insto investors would park capital if CEFC repealed

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... his testimony. "Repealing a framework that we think is scalable for the long term will create uncertainty - it will cause money to sit on the sidelines, in our language," Fabian said. "In terms of the effects on investment overseas, the trend is already ...

Good Shepherd Microfinance welcomes inquiry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... inclusion and other programs and has reached over 125,000 people. In Victoria, Good Shepherd Microfinance operates three Good Money retail sites that provide access to microfinance products, financial counselling and other services to financially excluded ...

NAB sets five-year corporate responsibility commitments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... Opportunity strategy is based on three pillars, which NAB identifies as helping Australians have a healthy relationship with money, cultivating prosperous communities and the bank's role in leading a future focused nation. Wealth of Opportunity is a ...

bankmecu: integrated reporting develops integrated thinking

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... that others can see that corporate social responsibility isn't a nice thing to have, it's not about a charity or giving money away, it's actually about doing good in the communities and making profit at the same time."

RIAA to engage NZ investors on climate change, investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... few larger community trusts. The New Zealand Superannuation fund has NZ$23 billion in assets under management and invests money on behalf of the government to offset public pension costs. The New Zealand Superannuation Fund was set up with ethical investment ...