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NZ responsible investment assets increase 10%: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
Responsible investment assets in New Zealand increased by 10% in 2014 and reached NZ$63.5 billion, according to a new report from the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA). graphic courtesy of the Responsible Investment Association Australasia ...

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 ...

ESG concerns a challenge for mining projects: MSCI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
The risk of stranded fossil fuel assets, increased environmental regulations and community group and environmental movement opposition are raising questions over the long term prospects and investment value of mining projects in Queensland, according ...

Global sustainable investments rise to US$21.4tr: GSIA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... Responsible Investment in Asia (ASrIA ), Eurosif (European Sustainable Investment Forum), Responsible Investment Association (RIA) Canada, UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association (UKSIF), US SIF: The Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment ...

RIAA reviewing responsible investment certification program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
The Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) is reviewing its certification program with the goal of making adjustments to reflect the growing interest in responsible investment products, fund managers and investment advisers. Simon O'Connor ...

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 ...

Asia investments in sustainable strategies hit US$44.9B: ASrIA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
Asia's sustainable investment market has grown 22% year on year since 2011, reaching US$44.9 billion of assets being managed using sustainable investment strategies in 2013, according to the Association for Sustainable & Responsible Investment in Asia ...

Altius Asset Management launches sustainable bond fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
Altius Asset Management, a boutique fixed interest asset manager, has launched the Altius Sustainable Bond fund. Bill Bovingdon, CIO Altius Asset Management The Altius Sustainable Bond fund is a diversified fixed interest portfolio made up of government ...