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Philanthropy Australia rolling out impact investing program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... is one of the older forms of impact investing, so when we talk terminology, we're talking the same thing, but using different words. There is a range of experience levels and capacity, as you might imagine." There are specific legal and tax implications ...

Community Sector Banking to extend microfinance pilot

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... and the US, and then adapt those models to our particular, unique situation in Australia," he said. "Philanthropy is different in Australia - it's an emerging part of the Australian landscape, so yes, we've had multiple discussions with organisations ...

AMP Capital notes increased engagement, board diversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... equity analysts take ESG issues seriously and incorporate them into models and into discussions with invested companies. "Different analysts will take ESG issues more or less seriously, but I must say the team we have in place at the moment is the most ...

MSCI: using ESG ratings can improve portfolio returns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... horizon is, tends to be a longer term impact." Further, the way that the researchers approached the task, by using three different strategies and not just a negative screen, lends further credence to the argument that ESG ratings can be used to measure ...

AXA IM brings ESG metrics to fixed income portfolio analysis

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... 2009], we saw a definitive difference between the best and worst ESG performing countries." AXA IM used the data in two different fashions - as a negative screen to eliminate countries with significant ESG risks, which can potentially pose a reputational ...

ACCSR conference tackles practice of responsible leadership

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... challenging for construction workers to discuss their problems and seek help. Although each of the panelists took a different approach to explaining their organisational processes, they all agreed that when it comes to embedding corporate responsibility ...

ACCSR reports on state of corporate social responsibility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... commitments was another important way of displaying CSR leadership, according to 12% of respondents. "Respondents had very different views on leadership in CSR when considering their own organisations, compared to others," the report said. "When others ...

Drive to push corporate communication of ESG materiality

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... investor relations. "Companies used the ESG investor briefing as an opportunity to bring together professionals from different departments that may not have worked together, including investor relations, corporate sustainability officers and chief financial ...

Resource constraints could render pension funds insolvent

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... constraints impact but not to such a severe extent, there still could be considerable impact on a financial vehicle. The different reaction of governments, regulators and financial agents can produce a spectrum of impacts the outcome of which will have ...

Developing methods for monitoring impact investment returns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... looking after them. With our impact investments, nobody else is out there like us. That wouldn't mean that we do it a different way, but it means that we devote more time to it and it's a little more proactive because there's no other fullback." Macready ...