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NAB Foundation launches Impact Investing Fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... leading advisory firm in Australia, with more than $64 billion under advice. The NAB Foundation is one of hundreds of purpose driven organisations and families that we have the privilege of partnering with," JBWere chief executive Michael Saadie said. ...

Impact investing needs instos to scale: Experts

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... your 'chicken and egg' [conundrum]. If people are disoriented, then politics is also disoriented," he said. For Purpose Investment Partners has received institutional backing from the likes of Qantas Super and Australian Ethical. Michael Trail ...

New fund backs marginalised female entrepreneurs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
Social purpose organisation Good Return has launched its second impact fund, aimed at supporting marginalised female entrepreneurs across the Asia-Pacific region. The evergreenfund is seeking to raise $10 million from Australian wholesale investors ...

Major instos, family offices headline Impact Investment Summit

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... how capitalism is moving to a yet-to-be defined alternative system. This underpins a key thematic of the summit. "The purpose of the summit is to get money to move to companies and funds and organisations that are helping to solve social and environmental ...

Glass Lewis acquires investment stewardship platform

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... and chief executive Anton Ljung said: "We are excited to join Glass Lewis and gain the scale needed to bring Esgaia's purpose-built platform to a broader audience of institutional investors, helping them to drive better outcomes for their clients." The ...

JBWere nabs duo from Perpetual

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... manager in the community and social investment team. In this role, Hamawi managed, grew, and drove Perpetual's for-purpose client service activities with a strong focus on governance, financial expertise, and fostering collaborations that promote ...

More employers act on gender pay gap: WGEA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
Employers made better strides in tackling their gender pay gaps in the 2024 financial year, the Workplace Gender Equality Agency's (WGEA) says, as one in five (21%) report an average gender pay gap in the target range of -5% and +5%. The second ...

Green moves: PRI, BlackRock, Rewiring Australia, Future Generation

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... internationally recognised leader in sustainable and impact investing. She will remain non-executive director at Pensions for Purpose and a pension trustee at JPMC UK Retirement Plan. Meanwhile, Future Generation, the $1.4 billion philanthropic investment ...

Super moves: VFMC, QIC, Prime Super

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... business. 'I'm thrilled to be joining such a high-performing team with a dynamic culture that is people-centric and purpose-led. "I look forward to contributing to the company's growth and success, creating new opportunities for the business ...

Green moves: UN PRI, Ditchley, Honest Work

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... markets they operate in. I look forward to working closely with the team, our signatories and stakeholders to this shared purpose." Tang will stay on in her advisory roles at the Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI), at Deakin University's ...