Search Results

Showing 41 - 48 of 48 results for "charities"

UCA Funds Management on asset allocation for NFP portfolios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
Charities and faith-based organisations can introduce defensive and growth asset investments to their asset allocation while still exercising responsible stewardship of their resources, according to a paper written by UCA Funds Management. Michael Walsh ...

Good Super launches, aims for ethical impact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... majoritarian system we have is not designed to create long term systemic change. Government can't do it. Can NGOs and charities do it? They have almost infinite time and certainly they have intent, but they don't have money. Can corporations? Corporations ...

UCA Funds Management appoints Terry McCredden to board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... an entity of the Uniting Church of Australia, Synod of Victoria and Tasmania and provides investment management for charities, faith-based organisations and their members. It has AU$900 million in assets under management and has three portfolios - the ...

New co-op body to stress economic, social value of model

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
... other countries, needs a more diversified economy. We have a very polarised view of business at the moment - you have charities, publicly owned business and investor-owned business. We want to bring in the voice of the member-owned business sector." ...

Q&A with Michael Walsh, UCA Funds Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... Australian companies that manage their own currency risk and they still pay fully paid dividends that we can gross up for the charities. So in a sense we are a specialist in managing money for not for profits. RA: Is there a formalised approach to interacting ...

Corporate Social Responsibility as driver of innovation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... a non-profit organisation that developed "gift vouchers" that can be redeemed as donations to registered Australian charities, noted that charitable donation not only serves social purposes, but can be a source of value creation within companies as well. ...

RIAA: responsible investment funds grew 8% in 2011

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... as including managed responsible investment (RI) portfolios, community finance, responsible investment portfolios of charities and client portfolios of financial adviser, rose 8% in 2010-11 to AU$19.55b, an 8% increase over the previous year's from AU$18.12bn. ...

Microfinance a source of financial and social return

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... chosen on the basis that they will first and foremost provide strong, risk-adjusted financial return. "Investors are not charities and the question that always comes up is, would they be better to put the money to work in a fixed income portfolio," Birgden ...
PAGE:
5