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Victorian social housing commitment potential opportunity for impact investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... Australian Impact Investor Insights, Activity and Performance Report 2020 by the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA), the total impact investment universe in Australia stood at $19.9 billion, with $2.2 billion invested in real assets ...

Investors urge companies to broaden view of modern slavery risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... in the UK, and they've given us great engagement guidelines. We've also drawn on great work done in Australia, such as the RIAA/ASCI reporting guidelines on the Australian Modern Slavery Act." The letter sent to ASX100 companies provided "overarching ...

RIAA adviser guide aims at education in ESG space

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... both consumer and adviser education, according to a panel of experts. The Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) has released an updated Financial Adviser Guide to Responsible Investment, and discussed both the growth in the retail ESG/responsible ...

Government reforms aim for increased super transparency

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... "entirely consistent with best interest duties," said Simon O'Connor, CEO, Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA). "The precedent is that decisions must be aligned with best interest duties," O'Connor said. "Trustees are already ...

Majority of super funds not disclosing portfolio holdings: Rainmaker

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... two-thirds ratio of PHD among ESG investment managers, according to the Responsible Investment Association of Australia (RIAA). RIAA commented on levels of disclosure in the responsible investment universe in its most recent annual benchmark for the ...

Investors welcome Rio resignations

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... in their management of these issues," Blakey said. Chief executive of the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA), Simon O'Connor also welcomed the news of the executive changes. "Many investors were shocked by the destruction of this ...

Responsible investment AUM grows, but disclosure lags: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... disclosure of full fund holdings continues to lag, according to research from the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA). RIAA has published the Responsible Investment Benchmark Report 2020 Australia in conjunction with KPMG. The annual ...

GCNA urges government to focus on sustainability in COVID-19 recovery

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... Initiative, The Governance Institute of Australia, Clifford Chance, the Responsible Investment Association of Australasia (RIAA) and the Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative (ASFI). The letter was co-ordinated by the Global Compact Network Australia ...

Christian Super appoints Mark Rider as chief investment officer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... pioneer in the impact investing community, and the fund is a member of the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA), and the membership of the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) Investors' Council. The fund is also a founding signatory ...

Australian impact investing market nearly triples in past two years: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... years, from $5.7 billion to $19.9 billion, according to a new study from the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA). Hanna Ebeling, chief executive officer of SEFA According to Benchmarking Impact Australian Impact Investor Insights, Activity ...