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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 ...

Interest spurs new developments in social enterprise funding

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... mechanism, you have to look at it and see how it plays out in the regulatory environment.... When it comes to the regulation of credit, the licensing of debt finance, it's pretty tight and you can argue that maybe one of the reasons why Australia survived ...

NSW leasehold approved for Carbon Farming Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
An 8,500-hectare section of native forest in western New South Wales has been deemed eligible under the Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI) by the federal government. Josh Harris, Climate Friendly The Sunset Ranch Native Forest Protection Project is the ...

Global banks launch voluntary Green Bond Principles

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... green bonds. Marilyn Ceci, managing director, JPMorgan Chase corporate investment bank Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Citi, Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, and JPMorgan Chase worked collaboratively to develop these voluntary principles ...

APRA: 22% of superannuation fund directors women

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... governance at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees. "The fact that we have more women than ASX boards is a credit to the superannuation industry, but the types of responsibility that superannuation truest have lends itself to having better ...

Climate Friendly, Corporate Carbon Advisory in CFI project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... new methodology was developed and approved by government, and the project was then audited such that Australian carbon credit units (ACCUs) could be issued by the Clean Energy Regulator. Climate Friendly provides carbon management solutions to businesses ...

Valuing ESG risks, return potential in real assets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
Infrastructure and urban and agriculture property assets expose investors to both the risks and the opportunities of climate change and other macro-economic challenges. By investing in companies and projects that actively measure and manage the risks ...

Net Balance urges co-benefits approach for carbon offsets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
Net Balance is calling on the Australian government to adopt a co-benefits approach to carbon offset projects as a way to revive investment in projects. In a new report, Benefiting from co benefits in Australia, Net Balance advocates that Australia ...

Good Shepherd Microfinance welcomes inquiry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... Mooney One in six, or 3.1 million adult Australians, is financially excluded and unable to access a bank account, small credit or insurance policy, which has social as well as financial implications, said Adam Mooney, Good Shepherd Microfinance chief ...

EY: Direct Action Plan will offer opportunities for business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... companies in while being robust enough to effectuate real reductions," he said. The DAP and ERF will establish a baseline and credit scheme and liable entities will have to keep their emission levels below the baselines. Those entities with emissions ...