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Stakeholders mull impact of Rio Tinto report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... peoples. In the wake of Juukan Gorge and the Black Lives Matter protests around the world, the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) has established a new First Nations peoples' Working Group (FNPWG), under the auspices of RIAA's Human ...

Super fund shuffles team, investment chief steps down

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... McLeod is a financial adviser specialising in ethical investments and is on the board of the Responsible Investment Association of Australasia (RIAA). Financial Standard profiled McLeod this year in its annual FS Managed Accounts journal publication. ...

Roadmap outlines sustainable transformation for finance industry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... The sustainable finance body will not duplicate the work of other industry bodies such as the Responsible Investment Association Australasia, the Australian Banking Association, the Insurance Council or the Investor Group on Climate Change, but will ...

Victorian social housing commitment potential opportunity for impact investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... Benchmarking Impact: 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 ...

Impact Investment Group names head of investor relations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... role with IIG, she is an active member of the Impact Investment Forum, an initiative of the Responsible Investment Association of Australasia. "Amanda has been an astounding ambassador for IIG and the whole impact investing industry," said Daniel Madhavan ...

RIAA adviser guide aims at education in ESG space

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... "confusing" and in need of 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 ...

MackeyRMS launches ESG Scorecards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... factors in their investment process, FS Sustainability has previously reported. According to the Responsible Investment Association Australasia Responsible Investment Benchmark Report 2020 Australia report, a vast majority - 87% of responsible investment ...

Government reforms aim for increased super transparency

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... approaches are "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 ...

Majority of super funds not disclosing portfolio holdings: Rainmaker

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... funds "contrasts to the 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 ...

IIG launches alternative fund-of funds impact strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... as a subsector of the market has continued to grow - according to recent research from the Responsible Investment Association of Australasia, impact investment products in the market currently stand at about $19.9 billion, representing 250% growth in ...