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First Nations people face financial exclusion, significant barriers: AFCA

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
... dispute resolution when things go wrong." AFCA is already making moves towards achieving reconciliation and financial inclusion with First Nations people through its Equity of Access program and Reconciliation Plans. "We recognise that people come to ...

Responsible funds thrive despite greenwash fears: RIAA

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... the total AUM covered by impact investment products and funds. Other popular thematics include biodiversity, financial inclusion, quality jobs, and healthcare. Half (53%) of respondents said institutional demand was driving growth. Other factors were ...

SDG Loan Fund raises $1.1b of investor capital

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... alongside MacArthur's guarantee. Investor, including Allianz, FMO and Skandia, will support affordable energy, financial inclusion and sustainable agriculture in Latin America, Asia, Africa and Eastern Europe. The blended finance model means institutional ...

Podcast: Ramping up impact on climate and biodiversity - Ingrid Kukuljan

THE GREENER WAY  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... Fair4All Finance, an organisation founded with UK dormant asset money to create positive impact by promoting financial inclusion in the UK. We speak with Ingrid about climate and biodiversity and where Australia stands in terms of action on both. Ingrid ...

Financial inclusion as risk and opportunity: Principal Financial Group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... establishing an index to undercover key drivers of financial exclusion in more than 40 markets. The Global Financial Inclusion Index is being developed in collaboration with the Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr), and will look at key ...

Decarbonisation a key megatrend in private markets: BlackRock

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 6 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... BlackRock said in its outlook. "For example, we think impact investments in under-explored themes such as financial inclusion can potentially tap new sources of alpha across private asset classes." BlackRock highlighted investments in food security via ...

Stewart Investors launches emerging markets sustainability fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 28 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... companies that support positive contributions - socially and environmentally - such as health and wellbeing, financial inclusion, waste, water and energy efficiency and renewable energy.

ASFI reports on momentum towards sustainable finance sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... financial institutions and corporate entities)." There also needs to be more work to build resilience through Financial Inclusion Action Plans and Reconciliation Action plans, and a need to collaborate with First Nations people in a fair and equitable ...

Investors identify positive impact through multiple finance strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 10 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... of generating positive impacts for its investors. Stewart Investors engages with HDFC on topics including financial inclusion and targeting microinsurance as a service that brings both positive financial return and social benefit. Alison Chan, director ...

Australian impact investing market nearly triples in past two years: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... multiple outcomes ($1.8 billion or 9%), and housing and local amenity ($766 million or 4%) and income and financial inclusion ($327 million or 2%), RIAA said. Social impact investment continues to lag behind environmental because of "the shortage of ...
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