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AXA IM to launch impact fund in Australia

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2015
AXA IM will launch an impact investing fund of funds strategy targeting institutional investors in Australia. The strategy will be the second impact investing fund managed by AXA IM global head of responsible investment Matt Christensen. Christensen ...

Millennials champion impact investing

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2015
... other side of the spectrum, 27% have no ethical concerns that would impact investment decisions. "At present impact investing remains on the fringes of the asset management world but this looks set to change as an increasing number of millennials start ...

Super funds eye impact investing structures

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2015
Impact investing is nowhere to be seen in institutional investor land, but superannuation funds are starting to look at investment structures to invest in profitable ventures that have a positive impact in society. "Impact investing doesn't exist as ...

HESTA and SVA launch impact investment fund

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2015
... financial returns and identifiable and quantifiable social impact. "We share a strong commitment to growing the impact investing market in Australia and consider the relationship with SVA a significant milestone in building this market, to convert words ...

Koda Capital nabs more JBWere execs

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2015
... to achieve successful outcomes. We are beginning to see these kinds of collaborations in the emerging field of impact investing," Knowles said. "By joining Koda Capital, we will be able to provide this service in an independent environment where we can ...

Boost impact investing, says FSI

MARK SMITH  |  SUNDAY, 7 DEC 2014
... guidance to be provided to superannuation trustees on the appropriateness of impact investment. The report said that impact investing, which is growing in prominence globally, allows investors to pursue opportunities that provide both social and financial ...

AXA IM to open ESG strategy to investors

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014
AXA Investment Managers will offer its impact investing fund of funds strategy to external investors. The fund is part of a suite of ESG integrated multi-asset strategies run by the fund manager. It already has a total of EUR200 million ($287 million) ...

Former JBWere acting CEO joins Impact Investing

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2014
... Former acting chief executive of JBWere Daniel Madhavan has been appointed as the inaugural chief executive of Impact Investing Australia. Madhavan will head up the newly-formed not-for-profit organisation that aims to grow impact investment opportunities ...

QBE to invest $100 million in social benefit bonds

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2014
... Brader made his comments at the launch of a report by the Social Impact Investment Taskforce on the future of impact investing. The taskforce comprised the G8 nation, with Australia as the only non-G8 member contributing. The report has estimated that ...

Family businesses provide engine for recovery

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2012
... family businesses in the emerging world and 59% of those in developed markets are engaged in philanthropy and impact investing.