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Christian Super engaging with companies on African assets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
The AU$614m Christian Super superannuation fund is engaging with a number of Australian companies with operations in Africa, particularly Australian mining companies with the goal of obtaining greater reporting around environmental and social issues ...

Wesfarmers engagement leads to phosphate sourcing change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
Wesfarmers has stopped sourcing phosphate rock from Western Sahara, after more than three years of engagement with Christian Super and other stakeholders, the superannuation fund has reported. Since 2009, Christian Super and other parties have spoken ...

ACSI reiterates support for NewsCorp board overhaul

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... superannuation fund members, which collectively manage more than AU$350bn, support shareholder resolutions promulgated by the Christian Brothers Investment Services and the UK Local Authorities Pension Fund Forum. ACSI is further calling on the NewsCorp ...

Foresters finances Eating Disorders Victoria service

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
... communities. Foresters Social Enterprise Solutions Fund is funded by both by SEDIF and by an AU$6m commitment from the AU$450m Christian Super superannuation fund. See Also: Foresters launches Social Investment Australia lending fund Community finance ...

Global Reporting Initiative G4 draft out for public comment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has published an exposure draft of the new G4 framework, and has opened it up for public feedback. The G4 framework is focused on five main areas - boundary, application levels, governance and remuneration, supply ...

bankmecu, Foresters Community Finance partner on loan scheme

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... increase the impact of their work in their communities. See Also: Community finance draws eye of institutional investors Christian Super allocates $6m to social enterprise fund

Investors weigh meaning of social return on investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... materiality, not overclaiming, transparency and verification. It can be used as a metric of value creation. The AU$575m Christian Super superannuation fund has selected Triodos for a microfinance mandate, and has made an AU$6m commitment to a social ...

New South Wales announces first social benefit bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... cutting the rate of recidivism is a government priority. See Also: Community finance draws eye of institutional investors Christian Super allocates $6m to social enterprise fund

Community finance draws eye of institutional investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... development finance institution, believes that recent allocations by the federal government and superannuation fund Christian Super demonstrate that they can provide risk adjusted return that is attractive to institutional investors. The AU$450m Christian ...

Microfinance a source of financial and social return

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... addition to the financial risk and return. But they can't ignore the financial risks, of which there are many." The AU$450m Christian Super superannuation fund has made two commitments to MFIs - a AU$10m commitment to MicroVest in early 2009 and a AU$5m ...