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Fie, fi, foe, or friend? Consider the relationship between investors, boards: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  SUNDAY, 19 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
... outcomes. This is the conclusion of a panel of engagement experts speaking at the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) annual conference in Sydney. Michael Jantzi, CEO of Sustainalytics noted that he thinks of engagement as a toolbox ...

ESG integration comes into its own in fixed income portfolios: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  SUNDAY, 19 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
... approaches and benefits to ESG integration in fixed income portfolios as part of the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) annual conference in Sydney. Loren Sageser, product strategist - ESG, PIMCO noted that while traditional shareholder ...

EVs, autonomous vehicles, transport as a service to disrupt cities, economy: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  SUNDAY, 19 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
... industries and expose investors to both risks and opportunities, according to a panel at Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) annual conference. Tony Seba, Co-founder, ReThinkX, analyses future scenarios for uptake of Transport as a ...

Strong consumer demand for responsible, ethical super and investment: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
New research from the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) shows that nine out of 10 Australians expect their superannuation or other investments to be invested responsibly. Simon O'Connor, RIAA CEO Further, research found that four ...

RIAA annual conference to discuss how responsible investment will shape future economy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
... Simon O'Connor, RIAA CEO These are the themes that will be explored in next weeks' Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) annual conference, held November 15 and 16. The Sustainability Report is media sponsor for the conference. "What ...

Responsible Investment Certification Program certifies BetaShares Global Sustainability Leaders ETF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2017  |  NEWS
The Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) has certified BetaShares' Global Sustainability Leaders ETF (ASX: ETHI). Alex Vynokur, managing director, BetaShares ETHI is the first global equities ETF available on the ASX that uses a broad ...

New super funds use technology, responsible investment focus to reach members

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... or tilts towards ethical or sustainable themes," said Simon O'Connor, CEO of the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA). "Of those small start-up funds, the only ones we have certified are Future Super at this stage (we had Good Super ...

Ethical investment a power tool for member engagement: Australian Ethical

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2017  |  NEWS
Ethical investment has grown strongly in recent years - as evidenced by the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) 2017 report - but in addition to providing strong return for members, ethical investment can also be a powerful tool for ...

Negatively screened funds grow by over 2500% in New Zealand: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2017  |  NEWS
... growing by over 2500% and reaching a total of NZ$42.7 billion, according to the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA). Growth in screened funds categories (Image courtesy of RIAA) There was a large media and political controversy around ...

Responsible Investment assets top $622 billion: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... invested through some form of responsible investment strategy, according to the Responsible Investment Association Australasia's (RIAA) 2017 benchmark report. RIAA defines responsible investment strategies as negative screening, impact investing, sustainability ...