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CBA, Westpac put spotlight on financial exclusion

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2016
... experiencing financial exclusion. The FIAP program, led by Good Shepherd Microfinance in partnership with the Centre for Social Impact, EY and the Department of Social Services, aims to support organisations to identify measurable actions to improve ...

Impact investing driving advice growth

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2016
... as a result the fund has a highly selective approach for both assessing the risk profile of an asset but also the social impact the investment will make. "We do expect to deliver a financial return in line with similar types of investment and I think ...

Social benefit bond returns for NGS Super

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2016
... NSW Minister for Family and Community Services, Brad Hazzard said: "This is a great achievement in the field of social impact investment and shows that by bringing together the expertise of the not-for-profit sector and capital from the private sector ...

World first green bond raises $300m

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016
... diversifying our funding source for key state investments." The Victorian Government will also be looking to issue social impact bonds (SIB) that will focus on funding drug and alcohol treatment programs and transitioning young people from out of home ...

Industry fund appoints new CSO

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2016
... Wellbeing from 25 July is Vasyl Nair. He will lead a new corporate strategy and be responsible for its development, social impact and execution while providing high-quality insight, independent information and advice to the chief executive, board and ...

Adviser Intelligence secures multi-million funding deal

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2016
... technology. "By unlocking the transformative power of smart personal financial advice, I believe we can make a real social impact, along the way enhancing the advice industry and the financial education of clients." Avocado chief executive Gerardo Barranquero ...

Impact investing on insto agenda

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2016
... the risks that you have to bear." RobecoSAM Private Equity believes impact investing must have specific mental or social impact alongside market returns. Dezelan said scale can be a hurdle for institutional investors but there are opportunities if the ...

Equity Trustees creates senior philanthropy role

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2016
Equity Trustees is expanding its private philanthropy business, creating the new role of research and evaluation manager. Emma Pritchard joins Equity Trustees from World Vision Australia, where she was a senior research and evaluation advisor for child ...

HESTA makes first impact investment in affordable housing

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2016
... more than 800,000 members working in health and community services, made the investment through HESTA's $30 million Social Impact Investment Trust. The fund invests in opportunities that deliver both a financial return and a measurable social impact. ...

Good Super founders take the reins from MD

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2015
... Super's founders will jointly take on the role. Phillip Kingston and Aron D'Souza formed Good Super in 2013 as a "social impact superannuation fund". Andrew MacLeod, previously general manager community, communications and external relations at Rio Tinto ...