24 April 2026 IIA Chair Richard Brandweiner appointed Future Fund CIO
IIA Chair, Richard Brandweiner, has been appointed Chief Investment Officer of Australia’s $335 billion Future Fund. Richard will continue in his role as Chair of IIA.
Submissions
20 August 2025 Submission to Government’s Economic Reform Roundtable
IIA submitted a set of recommendations to Treasury for its Economic Reform Roundtable, highlighting how a stronger impact investment market can boost national productivity. By directing capital toward solutions that address entrenched social and environmental challenges, impact investment drives better outcomes, reduces long-term public costs
28 January 2022 Pre-budget submission
Our pre-budget submission outlines recommendations to enable infrastructure that can catalyse and accelerate private capital and investment around structural reform and towards a more inclusive economic recovery.
19 February 2021 Growing Victoria’s social ecosystem
A response to the Victorian Government Discussion Paper for a renewed Victorian Social Enterprise Strategy.
11 January 2021 Pre-Budget Submission
This submission provides a policy framework which encourages investments which create jobs in sectors of the economy which are aligned with better social and environmental outcomes.
24 August 2020 Budget Submission
Impact investing has a critical role to play in driving a return to positive and inclusive economic growth in a post-COVID environment.
24 August 2020 Covid Commission Submission
There are a number of impact investing instruments we could use to offset some of the social and economic impacts of COVID-19 and hasten the path to recovery.
26 February 2020 New International Development Policy. Impact Investing from Australia
Australia has an important role to play in contributing to the achievements of the SDGs in the Indo Pacific region as investors, capacity builders and leaders in enabling policy.
26 January 2020 Pre-Budget Submission
This submission includes a policy framework for the Australian Government and a recommendation to establish impact investing institutions to achieve better outcomes for both Australian communities and those in the Indo Pacific.
26 February 2019 Pre-Budget Submission
The Australian Government has various roles in impact investing. This submission includes a recommendation for a minimum $150m to be matched by Australian financial institutions and other investors to establish a SII wholesaler for Australia.
26 July 2018 Submission to the Independent Review of the Australian Public Service: Transforming the APS to unlock social innovation
This submission sets out actions to shape the APS for a future in which social innovation and impact investment have an important role in framing policy for greater positive societal impact and public value outcomes.
17 December 2017 Pre-Budget Submission
This budget submission calls on the Australian Government to enable a game-changing institution and unlock the opportunity to drive positive societal outcomes at scale.
26 October 2017 Submission to the Productivity Commission Review: Inquiry into Australia’s productivity performance and reform priorities
This submission outlines how impact investing and the social innovation it enables is part pf the tool box from governments to drive greater productivity.
26 February 2017 Submission in response to Australia Government’s Social Impact Investing Discussion Paper
This submission highlights the need for robust market infrastructure to ‘grow the pie’ and create a multiplier effect.
26 July 2016 Submission to the Australian Productivity Commission Inquiry into Data Availability and Use
This submission highlights the important role data can play in realising opportunities to mobilise private capital for public good and encourage innovative ways to tackle social issues.
26 March 2016 Submission to the Federal Government’s Affordable Housing Working Group
This submission outlines how impact investing can provide government with a powerful tool for meeting more demand for affordable housing.