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Instos bring ESG perspective to ASX companies

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2014
... said that boards - and by default their big investors - need to get more involved issues such as environmental and social impact, which are currently more the domain of management. Easterbrook cited the example of the BP Gulf of Mexico oil spill. "When ...

Insto investors urged to challenge private equity ethics

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2013
Institutional investors should update their environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards to limit investment in private equity firms that make use of the controversial leveraged buy-out (LBO) strategy, according to social policy network Catalyst. ...

Responsible investment takes centre stage at ASFA conference

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2013
... investing in companies that bring in some sort of social or environmental good. He talked about the GAVI Alliance social impact bond, which aims to increase immunisation in developing countries through issuing "vaccine bonds", the return of which is ...

NGS Super rethinks ESG as green option flops

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2013
... executive Anthony Rodwell-Ball said that a consultation process found that members expressed more concern for positive social impact than environmentally sound investment. Rodwell-Ball said he was surprised by the turn away from environmental concerns. ...

FSC to support Indigenous financial literacy

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2013
... is a key contributor to social exclusion of Indigenous Australians as highlighted in a report by the Centre for Social Impact in 2012, which found that 43.1% of Indigenous Australians surveyed were either severely or fully socially excluded compared ...

Newpin SBB benefits from international legal expertise

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2013
... international law firm advised on a similar bond program in the United Kingdom. Proceeds from Social Finance Limited's Social Impact Bonds were used to fund prisoner rehabilitation programs in the UK. In bother the UK and Australian models, returns are ...

New charity regulator promises less red tape

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2012
... trust in the sector," she said. "Many charities are already very good at reporting on finances, outcomes and the social impact of their giving but this isn't always reflected in the public's perception of the sector." She added: "The new regulator will ...

Australian foundations sample impact investing

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2012
... the social enterprise and development investment funds, renewable energy funds, community infrastructure funds, social impact property funds, community development by financial institutions and the introduction of social impact bonds were all named as ...

Perpetual increases NFP scholarships

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2012
Perpetual has approved additional funding for more not-for-profit board education and governance scholarships. The scholarships will be available to chairmen and directors of NFP boards and the increase follows community and NFP sector demand. Following ...

Adviser obligations need to be institutionalised: AFA

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2012
Educating industry professionals and the public in general is vital if the advice profession is to overcome the reputation damage caused by events such as the collapse of Storm Financial, according to the head of the AFA. Speaking at the Association ...