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RIAA conference to discuss future of responsible investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... policy white paper on the topic at the conference, O'Connor added. See Also: Responsible investment reaches 50% total AUM: RIAA

Human rights considerations part of trustee board obligations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
When industry superannuation fund HESTA announced that it had divested from its holdings in Transfield Services, it cited social governance concerns that, in their view, represented an unacceptable risk to members' future retirement savings for the ...

Demand for ethical products strong: Ethical Advisers' Co-Op

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
Fund managers and financial advisers are working to meet increased retail demand for responsible investment products, but gaps remain in asset classes. James Baird of JustInvest, board member, Ethical Advisers Co-op Investors are searching for options ...

NZ responsible investment assets increase 10%: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... is just that - a myth and it really should be dead and buried." See Also: Responsible investment reaches 50% total AUM: RIAA

Teachers Mutual Bank cash product certified ethical

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
Teachers Mutual Bank's wholesale cash product has been certified as an ethical fund by the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA). Teachers Mutual Bank's Debt Issuance Program is an AU$500 million fund and has negative screens in place ...

Responsible investment reaches 50% total AUM: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
Responsible investment assets reached AU$630 billion in assets, while core responsible investment assets reached AU$31.6 billion in 2014, according to the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) benchmark report. Simon O'Connor, RIAA CEO ...

Global sustainable investments rise to US$21.4tr: GSIA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
The global sustainable market now stands at US$21.4 trillion, a growth of 61% since 2012, according to the Global Sustainable Investment Review (GSIR) 2014. Simon O'Connor, RIAA CEO The GSIR 2014 is the second report into the size and characteristics ...

RIAA reviewing responsible investment certification program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... market." See Also: RIAA panel discusses tackling ESG duties, opportunities Demand for responsible investments a call to action: RIAA

Instreet Investment buys The Emerald Club

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
Ed. note: Revised to include comment from The Emerald Club co-founder Justin Medcalf Instreet Investment, a boutique structured product provider, has bought the Emerald Club and its ethical platform, The Emerald Wrap. Instreet did not have a presence ...

Investment and the art of political maintenance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
Politics is the process of governing an entity for the purpose of allocating resources. Superannuation funds are not partisan political participants in the way that elected politicians are, but funds' investment activities are impacted by politics ...