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Christian Super invests in microinsurance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... MicroVest, which takes equity positions in companies, considered a growth investment by the fund and Triodos, which operates a debt fund, considered a defensive investment, Christian Super had previously told The Sustainability Report. "From our perspective ...

Clean Energy Finance Corporation makes first investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... will provide financing for two wind projects in New South Wales and Victoria. CEFC will provide AU$37.5 million in senior debt finance for the construction and operation of the Taralga Wind Farm, 45 km north of Goulburn, NSW. CEFC are participating in ...

Westpac, CBA, Benevolent Society launch social benefit bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... services programs. So there is lending happening already and there will be more lending as banks work with NFPs educating around debt capacity relative to different earning and reporting models." This is NSW's second SBB. Earlier in June, Social Ventures ...

SEFA makes second loan, funds affordable housing purchase

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... need support for a combination of reasons. Some are new start-ups. Secondly, some groups don't have a lot of experience with debt and managing debt in community groups in Australia. And thirdly, they often approach us early in the project and it takes ...

CEFC evaluating potential project commitments ahead of July

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) is already evaluating potential projects and will potentially make funding commitments ahead of its official launch in July, said Oliver Yates, CEFC CEO. CEFC CEO Oliver Yates "When I took the role, I set ...

Clean Energy Finance Corporation gets investment mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Corporation (CEFC) has received its investment mandate from the government, setting the framework for how the CEFC will invest its AU$10 billion in financing clean energy projects. The government set parameters for rate of return, limits ...

Companies advised to manage carbon price future uncertainty

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC). Norton Rose notes that Andrew Robb, shadow minister for finance, deregulation and debt reduction and Greg Hunt, shadow minister for climate action, environment and heritage have written to the CEFC to request ...

Net Balance: financial, shared value performance related

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... against a set of 25 financial performance criteria for 287 ASX listed companies, including criteria like market capitalisation, debt to cash flow, profit margin and return on equity. The analysis suggest that companies with higher CSV scores have positive ...

MSCI: using ESG ratings can improve portfolio returns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... metrics such as return on equity, tools, analysis of the balance sheet and the profit and loss, stability in earnings and debt. "Quality factors tend to behave as defensive strategies, and to see that the performance of the ESG ratings was consistent ...

AXA IM brings ESG metrics to fixed income portfolio analysis

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... environmental, social and governance metrics to assess countries' creditworthiness and risks and opportunities in sovereign debt portfolios. Matt Christensen The approach is outlined in a paper written by AXA IM's responsible investment team. AXA IM ...