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Good Super launches, aims for ethical impact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... corruption energy, clean drinking water and youth unemployment, among other issues. Good Super hopes to invest in venture capital as part of its investment philosophy, D'Souza said. "We are looking for deep solutions to the grand challenges and part ...

Potential impact investment market estimated at $32 billion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... into affordable rental housing, and the Southern Cross Renewable Energy Fund, that will provide $200 million in venture capital for Australian renewable energy companies. Rickards also pointed to the recently launched New South Wales social benefit bonds ...

Social Enterprise Finance Australia hires Ben Gales as CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... worked as a director at the NSW Department of Family and Community Services and has also worked in NSW Treasury, in venture capital in the US and UK, and in the UK Treasury. He steps in as the CEO role has been expanded from a part-time to a full-time ...

Developing methods for monitoring impact investment returns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... use various benchmarks for their impact investments - the report said benchmarks include Cambridge Associates venture capital vintage year benchmarks, Cambridge Private Equity Index, LIBOR, MSCI Emerging Markets Indices, Consumer Price Index and Barclays ...

Responsible investment in The Asian Century

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
The recently published Australia in the Asian Century white paper is focused on structural changes to the Australian economy and society that will put the country on the path to respond to the opportunities and reduce risks of some of the challenges. ...

Southern Cross Renewable Energy Fund funds Brisbane Metals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
... co-investment vehicle, equally funded by the government's Australian Renewable Energy Agency' s Renewable Energy Venture Capital Fund Program and Southern Cross Venture Partners, which manage the fund.

Climate change top perceived likely risk to Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... higher education, rather than in business, and that university-industry collaboration is important, as is access to venture capital. The KPMG report notes that since 2007-2008, investment in venture capital has fallen by 72% and new venture capital investments ...

IGCC working group engages on green finance design, function

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... scope to be a direct equity investor, but if you're talking about energy efficiency technologies or more a more venture capital investment structure, that's something that might be more appropriate for them to give capital to a manger with expertise ...

Microfinance a source of financial and social return

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... on debt vehicles and how they perform." Comparing microfinance to alternative assets such as private equity and venture capital might be more appropriate, but may still result in microfinance coming off wanting in comparison. "Some studies suggest there ...
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