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Government trials social impact investments

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2017
The Federal Government is pledging more than $30 million in social impact investments aiming to combat social and environmental issues, starting with youth homelessness. Treasurer Scott Morrison revealed in Tuesday's Budget his intentions to source ...

Philanthropy Australia names recipients of annual industry awards

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2017
... Philanthropist Award went to documentary filmmaker Ian Darling who has made it his life's work to promote and support social impact documentaries. "This really is a great honour for me...it is especially humbling when I observe every day the philanthropists ...

Philanthropy report offers valuable insights for NFPs: Perpetual

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2017
... of 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 ...

QIC reorganises SA infrastructure business

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2017
... risk committee, will take on Rickus' position. Reed was previously a sustainability manager and senior manager, social impact at Westpac, and is also currently an associate director at Spark Infrastructure. Rickus, meanwhile, has been chair of MTAA Super ...

Super funds raise $9m for social bond

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2017
... via investment in a new social bond. The super funds are among the investors in Social Ventures Australia's Aspire Social Impact Bond (Aspire SIB), raising $9 million to help about 600 individuals in South Australia with accommodation, case management ...

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 ...