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Social Enterprise Finance Australia hires Ben Gales as CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... accommodation service for people coming to Cairns for health services, as well as crisis accommodation for the homeless. The money has gone towards the purchase and refurbishment of the site. SEFA structured the arrangement with Three Sistas as a "longer ...

Q&A with Michael Walsh, UCA Funds Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... bonuses. We're not trying to balance the interests of shareholders with investors, we're not trying to carve up a pie of money to give to distributors or key staff. It's a social enterprise that's aligned with our mission and presents a showcase on how ...

AMP Capital notes increased engagement, board diversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... there are poorly constructed incentives where they lack alignment with shareholders' interests. Sometimes it's just too much money for a company of that size, other times, it's poor disclosure. I have found that some companies are reluctant to provide ...

AXA IM brings ESG metrics to fixed income portfolio analysis

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... are good indicators, and we see a correlation between social and governance.... Take Venezuela - Chavez has spent a lot of money on bolstering the social metrics, putting money into education and health. But for us, it's social plus governance - the ...

KPMG: fraud costs Australian/NZ businesses $373 million

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... "Of the $373 million, $323million of it is related to the financial services sector. It's not surprising as they deal with money, but they know there's a problem, they know where the problems are and they do have good controls in place to detect, because ...

Australian Ethical survey identifies savings as top priority

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... passionate about, whether that is social investments or environment investment, they will be more engaged with where their money is going," said Paul Smith, Australian Ethical general manager - strategy and communications. "Super is one of the biggest ...

Developing methods for monitoring impact investment returns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... evaluate potential investments and monitor ongoing commitments. Helga Birgden At a global level, investors are putting more money towards impact investment J.P. Morgan and the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) recently released their third annual ...

Monitoring impact investing: the practitioner's perspective

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... accommodation service for people coming to Cairns for health services, as well as crisis accommodation for the homeless. The money has gone towards the purchase and refurbishment of the site. SEFA structured the arrangement with Three Sistas as a "longer ...

Good Shepherd Microfinance opens third Good Money site

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... financial counselling and other services to financially excluded people. Good Shepherd Microfinance CEO Adam Mooney at the Good Money launch in Geelong, Victoria in April The retail site in the inner city suburb of Collingwood is Good Shepherd Microfinance's ...

Investment in programs for Aboriginal women and girls needed

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... and community obligations. The report notes the need for financial programs focusing on wealth generation, investment and money management strategies to build long-term financial sustainability. Financial exclusion for Aboriginal women isn't just a matter ...