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Queensland Treasury issues green bonds

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2017
... carbon public transport and energy efficient water treatment. The Victorian Government will also be looking to issue social impact bonds that will focus on funding drug and alcohol treatment programs and transitioning young people from out of home care. ...

Government to aid growth of social impact investment

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2017
The Turnbull Government will explore ways to facilitate social impact investment market growth and determine possible regulatory barriers, marking the next step in implementing the Financial System Inquiry's recommendations. In the government's 'Social ...

Northern Trust launches sustainable real assets fund

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2017
... gain exposure to companies that are highly transparent about their ESG performance and reducing environmental and social impact while also incorporating broad geographic and sector diversification," he said. "The use of GRESB's ESG data further institutionalises ...

BetaShares develops new ethical ETF

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2017
BetaShares launched an ETF to provide investors with exposure to a portfolio of the world's top sustainable and ethical companies in one trade. The BetaShares Global Sustainability Leader ETF (ETHI) is the first global equities ETF available via the ...

Banking inquiry becomes Royal Commission alternative

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2016
The Federal Opposition has established a Senate inquiry to investigate cases of wrongdoing in the banking and financial services industry. The Senate voted 40 to 25 in favour of establishing the inquiry, which will also examine existing legislative ...

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 ...