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Philanthropy report offers valuable insights for NFPs: Perpetual

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2017
... philanthropic funds, welcomed the launch of the Giving Australia 2016 report. The report notes how the area of social impact investing is starting to make inroads, with one in five philanthropists surveyed saying they had impact investments in their ...

Responsible investment distinguishes active managers

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2017
... colour" to investors' risk-return profile, Christensen says. The other important aspect of responsible investing is impact investing - putting money in societal issues that can range from climate change, to health and education with the aim of making ...

Super funds raise $9m for social bond

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2017
... South Wales, there is a growing pipeline of these innovative impact investment vehicles," SVA executive director impact investing Ian Learmonth said. "The opportunity to deliver both positive social outcomes to disadvantaged communities and returns to ...

NAB committed to growing impact investment

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2017
Impact Investing Australia and Philanthropy Australia, in partnership with NAB, launched an initiative to make impact investing more accessible to not-for-profit organisations and for-purpose businesses. The Impact Investment Ready initiative comprises ...

Impact Investing Australia chief to depart

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2017
As the impact investing market continues to gain momentum, Impact Investing Australia will farewell its chief executive. Daniel Madhavan is leaving the organisation after three years to explore new opportunities in the impact sector, to be replaced ...

Government to aid growth of social impact investment

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2017
... marking the next step in implementing the Financial System Inquiry's recommendations. In the government's 'Social Impact Investing' discussion paper released on Saturday, Treasurer Scott Morrison outlined the government's position on social impact investing ...

Top 10 investment stories in 2016

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 22 DEC 2016
... restructure and rebrand the company, which had $8 billion in assets under management. 9. Aussie start-up wins $500m impact investing mandate A former senior financial services executive who less than 12 months ago went out on a limb to set up his own ...

Responsible investment plagues super funds

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2016
... including active ownership, sustainability-themed investing (17 funds, such as low carbon tilts), as well as impact investing (7 funds). Transparency is also growing, with 44% of funds (22) disclosing annually on their responsible investment activities. ...

Investors driving impact demand

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2016
... responsible investment at AXA Investment Managers, Matt Christensen. Christensen said the maturation of the ESG and impact investing space has seen a move away from binaries to a relationship that considers real risk and the measurement impact from each ...

Aussie start-up wins $500m impact investing mandate

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2016
... generating financial profits," said GII founder Giles Gunesekera. GII is a consulting firm that creates bespoke impact investing strategies for endowment funds, foundations, banks and superannuation funds interested in investing their money in projects ...