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Stewardship: the costs of developing social enterprises

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... but the process of building a pipeline of sustainable social enterprises that are developed enough to attract debt and equity financing is still painstaking. There is still a "stewardship cost" in developing those businesses that is borne by varying ...

BCCM forms task force to examine public service delivery

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... bankmecu, Angela Perry, Chair, Employee Ownership Australia and New Zealand, John McInerney, former managing director, Common Equity Housing Ltd (CEHL) and BCCM director, Kimina Lyall, group executive corporate development, Australian Unity, Patrick ...

Interest spurs new developments in social enterprise funding

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
The increased interest in using debt and equity instruments to fund social enterprises in Australia is leading financiers, investors and government bodies to consider various vehicles for financing businesses from within the community, including a category ...

Good Super launches, aims for ethical impact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... capturing up to 1% of the superannuation market - $17 billion. It is a retail public offer fund, having been approved by Equity Trustees Ltd in October. Although Good Super is targeting younger members with a longer horizon to retirement, the demographic ...

Paladin Energy, Swala Energy join EITI Supporting Companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... has exploration operations in the East African Rift System. According to its web site, Swala "currently holds substantial equity in assets in Tanzania and Kenya and has an active business development program in Sub-Saharan Africa." Supporting companies ...

Valuing ESG risks, return potential in real assets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... residential developments and infrastructure projects. We had one of the first, if not the first, institutional private equity funds investing in mitigation banks starting in 2008." These examples in real assets present real opportunities for long term ...

Colonial First State GAM publishes global stewardship code

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... think because the Australian market is relatively small there tends to be a high degree of engagement with companies on the equity side, anyway, which is part of the reason so many Australian asset owners and fund managers have signed up to the UN PRI. ...

VicSuper chooses SSgA for active global equities ESG mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... multiple asset classes. "SSgA has conducted substantial research that examines the correlation between ESG ratings and equity returns," Mitchell said. "We use this research to directly incorporate ESG into selection of equities and portfolio construction ...

RIAA to engage NZ investors on climate change, investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... benefits of sustainability to New Zealand businesses and current approaches to responsible investment by private and listed equity fund managers, RIAA said. "The agenda has been established to give a broad spectrum of views on responsible investment ...

CDP calls for corporate stewardship to manage water risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... the CDP Global Water Report 2013. The report is based on data given to CDP by 180 companies listed on the FTSE Global 500 Equity Index. Nearly three quarters - 70% - of companies said that water presents substantive risk to their business, and half reported ...