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NAB, GS Microfinance: more needed on financial exclusion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... financial service products, and 2,858,661, or 15.8% of adults are severely excluded, meaning they have only one financial services product. NAB commissioned the survey, and NAB also works in conjunction with Good Shepherd Microfinance. Good Shepherd ...

J.P. Morgan, GIIN report uptick in impact investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... collaboration among governments and major investment institutions." The survey found that microfinance and other financial services account for about a fifth of respondents' impact investment assets, with energy at 11% and housing at 8%. Allocations ...

FSC standard mandates ESG policy for superannuation funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
Superannuation funds that are members of the Financial Services Council (FSC) will be required to develop and implement an ESG risk management policy from July under the FSC's standards. FSC full members must comply with standards that are relevant ...

South Australia government to support Good Money store

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... or repair cars, buy or replace furniture or whitegoods, fund educational expenses or consolidate debts. The financial services provided by Good Money make people feel valued, included and in control of their own finances and lives." One in six, or 3.1 ...

Global Alliance for Banking on Values to meet in Melbourne

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... Australian Prudential Regulation Authority and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, and Australian financial services industry bodies to introduce them to the alliance and their concepts of social and sustainable banking, Walsh said. ...

Social Ventures Australia hires Jenna Palumbo for WA role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... and KPMG Corporate Finance, as well as advisory roles with Bridges Ventures, RBS Microfinance Fund, and the Financial Services Institute of Australasia. Current ventures supported by SVA with operations in WA include the Australian Indigenous Mentoring ...

More Australian companies report corporate responsibility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... reporting - 83% this year, compared with 67% in 2011. There has also been a significant increase in the number of financial services companies reporting on corporate responsibility - an increase from 33% in 2011 to 68% this year. Australia is now joint ...

Colonial First State GAM publishes global stewardship code

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... vote-by-vote basis in their corporate governance and proxy voting report on their website. Berrutti said that Financial Services Council (FSC) had established standards for fund managers to make such disclosures within the next two years, but CFSGAM ...

Good Shepherd Microfinance welcomes inquiry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... financial exclusion continuum. "We would first all like to see an increase in the physical provision of alternative financial services," Mooney said. "Secondly, we would like to see a systematic action plan for all key actors -a financial inclusion action ...

UCA Funds Management appoints Terry McCredden to board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... non-executive director. McCredden retired in July from UniSuper and has more than 30 years' experience in the financial services industry and was awarded Fund Executive of the Year in 2011 He has an active involvement in managing the property and financial ...