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NFPs must align investments with mission: Koda Capital

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... uncertainties of government funding or grants, Knowles said. "[Boards] are risk averse, naturally, and they can be overly conservative, which is going to curtail what they can do in the future," he said. "If you're going to make yourself more self-sufficient ...

Community 21 issues shares after phase one capital raising

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... stage. "As we said, the forward projections that we had adopted at the time of issuing the prospectus turned out to be conservative, and so we were able to reassess what the initial injection of capital requirement would be," said Peter Quarmby, Community ...

Utilities sector face material ESG issues: Sustainalytics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... to its historic relationship as a highly regulated business. "Historically, the utilities business has been highly conservative, highly compliance driven industry," Morrow said. The third aspect is product sustainability, which, again, is both a threat ...

Investors apply ethical screens to cash management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
It was the Romans who said pecunia non olet, but from an ethical investment perspective, that no longer holds true. Ethical cash management has emerged as an issue in the push for institutional investors to divest from assets that are carbon emissions-intensive ...

SMF stepping up advocacy for environmental upgrade finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... which carries risk. We are dealing with governments which are risk averse, and a property sector that is also very conservative." An increased deal flow will also bring in more financiers. Eureka Funds Management, NAB, and the Clean Energy Finance Corporation ...

JBWere: private ancillary funds increase in size, distributions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... allocation of PAFs tends to mirror the attitudes to risk of the founder or trustee of the PAF, and can also be quite conservative, said Knowles. "People come in with their own views, and they are often aware that they're managing money for charitable ...

Net Balance, Gold Standard report on co-benefits value

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
Robustly designed climate mitigation projects can deliver environmental, social and economic benefits resulting in greater financial impact than previously calculated, according to a study from The Gold Standard. Neil Salisbury, director, Net Balance ...

UCA Funds Management on asset allocation for NFP portfolios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... investments," Walsh said. "Charities often say, 'we have a prudential responsibility of stewardship and we need to be conservative.' What we're saying is, let the fund manager handle the prudence and the professionalism behind the investment. The right ...

City of Melbourne looks to commercial solar installation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
Ed. note: This article has been updated with information from Cr Arron Wood The City of Melbourne and the Sustainable Melbourne Fund are reaching out to advise non-residential commercial building owners of financing options for cost-effective solar ...

Publish What You Pay to take case to new government

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... superannuation and Steven Ciobo named parliamentary secretary to the treasurer. Prime Minister Abbott, leader of the conservative Liberal party, has disbanded the Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism, with those portfolios now attributed to the ...