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Financial inclusion as risk and opportunity: Principal Financial Group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
Financial exclusion is both a global risk and an opportunity, with Principal Financial Group announcing it is establishing an index to undercover key drivers of financial exclusion in more than 40 markets. The Global Financial Inclusion Index is being ...

Roadmap outlines sustainable transformation for finance industry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
A coalition of more than 80 organisations including banks, insurers, super funds and other stakeholders have released an ambitious list of recommendations to transform Australia's financial system to sustainable outcomes. The Australian Sustainable ...

Emerging markets present opportunities for impact investing: 57 Stars

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... investment portfolio that seeks out investments in healthcare, tech-enabled consumer, financial services addressing financial exclusion and opportunities in emerging markets is in an unusual position in the first stages of the global response to the ...

Increasing financial inclusion could yield increasing revenue to banks: EY

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2018  |  NEWS
... financial inclusion." What big banks lack in certain cases is the agility to implement programs targeting financial exclusion, and therefore are vulnerable to losing consumers to alternative platforms like peer-to-peer lending apps. Bellens notes that ...

VicSuper joins Financial Inclusion Action Plan program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... for Social Impact to design and implement the program. The FIAP Partnership Group estimates that reducing financial exclusion amongst Australians, particularly women, could contribute an estimated AU$2.9 billion per year to gross domestic product (GDP) ...

Trailblazers, Good Shepherd Microfinance launch Financial Inclusion Action Plans

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
... Financial Inclusion Action Plans (FIAPs), outlining steps to improve financial resilience for those experiencing financial exclusion. Representatives of first 12 FIAP organisations and the FIAP advisory group at FIAP launch (photo courtesy of Good Shepherd ...

Engagement a tool for investment stewardship: RIAA conference

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
... coalition with investors and civil society presents an opportunity to find solutions for social issues like financial exclusion, online gambling and payday lending, Walsh said. "At UCA Funds Management, the engagement has taken a much greater role in ...

Good Shepherd Microfinance to open Queensland Good Money sites

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... for need," he said. "Cairns and the Gold Coast had the most red spots, if you will, where there was extreme financial exclusion, and we compared that with our existing NILS network. This represents the best value for government investment as well - high ...

Financial Impact Action Plan program to target exclusion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... coordinated, measurable actions to "improve financial resilience for large numbers of people experiencing financial exclusion and hardship," with a particular focus on women experiencing financial hardship, said Good Shepherd Microfinance. The structure ...

Victorian government boosts Good Money funding

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... Victorian government played a leading role in establishing Good Money and is leading the nation in addressing financial exclusion," said Adam Mooney, CEO of Good Shepherd Microfinance. "Good Money offers a lot more than loans. Every client has a financial ...
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