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Australian foundations sample impact investing

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2012
... investments where they align with the foundation's mission and programmatic goals. Chief executive of the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN), Luther M Ragin Jr. said the 5% minimum payout requirement minimises the creativity of philanthropy and stymies ...

Impact investing emerges as asset class

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011
Institutional and retail investors are exploring 'impact investing', with the new asset class gaining traction as a viable global investing option. Environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) is weighing more on the investment allocation decisions ...

Aladdin combines FI and eq

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2009
... BlackRock's Aladdin fixed interest platform. Nigel Allfrey, managing director of BlackRock Solutions, former head of Impact Investing, the equities decision-making company that merged into BlackRock last year, said the 1990s was the decade of 'build-it-yourself ...

Impact Investing global yet local

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2008
Impact Investing's portfolio decision toolset software will continue to be based and developed in Australia even after their acquisition by BlackRock Solutions. Tom Fortin, managing director of BlackRock Solutions, said the uniqueness of Impact Investing ...

BlackRock absorbs Impact

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2008
... methodology to clients is going to be exported in a big way after US giant BlackRock flagged plans to buy IT outfit Impact Investing. The deal is significant not only because it vindicates investor demand for fund managers to be more accountable on delivering ...

Prudential selects IMPACT

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2008
Prudential Asset Management has chosen Impact Investing's IMPACT software to improve its ability to manage equities and minimise risk. IMPACT is a desktop software product for portfolio managers that acts as an information base for performance data ...

Eclectic looks for IMPACT

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2008
Hedge fund manager, Eclectic Capital Management, has chosen Impact Investing software for its absolute return portfolio construction and management. Impact Investing's IMPACT software will support the firm's investment risk and long/short position analysis ...

Toolsets by managers, for managers

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2008
Global fund management software provider, Impact Investing, builds a strong case on how fund managers can improve their returns and showcase their investment process much easier to prospective investors. Enda Mahoney, the group's new managing director ...

SimCorp expands implementation team

... Management, where he was team leader - front office development and support. Prior to CFSGAM, he has also worked with Impact Investing and Challenger Financial Services Group. "Both Chitra and Jamie have extensive experience in front-office development ...