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Good Shepherd Microfinance receives more state funding

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... excluded, meaning they have only one financial services product. "Around 86% of [Good Money] customers have never accessed community finance, but 34% have used fringe lending services," said Corinne Proske, head of community finance and development at ...

bankmecu and Swan Hill Credit Union to merge

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... members endorsed the move this week. The merger will enhance bankmecu's presence in regional Victoria and offer the local community a greater range of products, said Damien Walsh, bankmecu managing director. The merger is expected to take 12 months to ...

NAB, GS Microfinance: more needed on financial exclusion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... also works in conjunction with Good Shepherd Microfinance. Good Shepherd Microfinance's provider network includes 246 community organisations across 650 locations in Australia to offer safe, fair, and affordable loans, savings, energy inclusion and other ...

IGCC launches Perfect Storm Pension Fund video project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... interpret the 2 degree world and a 3 degree world and a 4 degree world," he said "The thing that most people in the community - let alone trustees - haven't got clear in the minds is that even 3 sand 4 degree warming will require significant abatement ...

IGCC: climate financing achievable, but needs policy clarity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... direction on climate policy and the ship will have to be turned around," Fabian said. "The question for the investment community is how long that takes and how much capital has to go offshore to suitable markets until it does." In this milieu of policy ...

Tumut Shire Council to slash electricity costs after upgrade

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... million towards improvements to the Riverina Highlands Building that will ensure it remains a vital hub for its local community, with reduced operating costs for the council and other tenants." CDE Energy audited the new equipment six months after installation ...

University of Sydney issues second impact investing report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... including "agriculture, microfinance, renewable energy, small and medium enterprises, healthcare, affordable housing and community development," and in asset classes including "private equity, venture capital, private debt, real estate and international ...

Norton Rose Fulbright: trustees must consider climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... clear message that they don't support this industry and if they're representative of the views of the broader Australian community, then the trustees may have a reasonable basis for making a divestment decision," El Hassan said. "However, it's important ...

BITC index ranks global companies' corporate responsibility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... progress with remuneration and have strong stakeholder engagement on sustainability, according to the Business in the Community (BITC) 2014 Corporate Responsibility Index. BITC have released the 2014 CR Index, which ranks 98 companies that submitted ...

New Forests releases 2013 sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... completed investing and closing in three funds in Australia and New Zealand and Asia and engaged in conservation and community engagement activities across its assets, the company reported in its 2013 sustainability report. New Forests, a private company ...