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RIAA awards Responsible Investment Certification to Mirova fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020  |  NEWS
The Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) has awarded Responsible Investment Certification to Mirova 's Global Sustainable Equity Fund. Simon O'Connor, CEO RIAA Mirova is the sustainable investment affiliate manager to Natixis Investment ...

Analysis: climate change, Australia and the fierce urgency of now

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... spread across super, investments and banking products, O'Connor noted. O'Connor also pointed out that the demographic of users of the site are young - 65% are people aged 25-44. Beyond new consumer demand for financial products that address climate ...

Interest in responsible investing not limited to Gen Y: Franklin Templeton

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
Interest in responsible investing is broadly consistent across all age demographics, according to research by asset management firm Franklin Templeton. Graph courtesy of Franklin Templeton "There seems to be growing awareness among the public that both ...

Rise of automation to drive emergence of "super jobs": Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2019  |  NEWS
... "Clearly, the challenge is what do you do with the middle management of your organisation whereby they tend to be an older demographic and are wrestling with their own personal reskilling, in terms of the newer, broader capabilities," Brown said. "We're ...

Raiz Invest launches Facebook Messenger chatbot for customers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
... the market." Raiz Invest currently has an active customer base of more than 172,000, "skewing towards the under-35 demographic," and $248 million as of the end of August, Lucas noted. "A lot of the testing we did has been for us to get the experience ...

Australian Millennials question business motivations, ethics: Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
... to engage with Millennial and Gen Z employees, but also workers over 60, which is the second fastest growing work demographic behind Millennials, Brown noted. "The second thing they should do is zero in on creating an environment for their people which ...

Exploring the risks, impacts of future of work on investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... manage human capital - automation, robotics and AI, business model disruption, and labour cost regulatory pressure, and demographic and societal changes. These disruptions will not only impact the companies that super funds invest in, but also impact ...

Diversity Council Australia Inclusion@Work Index shows value of, need for inclusion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
Research from the Diversity Council Australia (DCA) shows that while the majority of surveyed people support inclusive workplaces, men are less supportive than women of initiatives designed to improve diversity and inclusion in workplaces. Lisa Annese ...

CEFC, Australian Ethical Investment invest in Dexus Healthcare Wholesale Property Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
... said. "Healthcare providers are looking to grow their capacity to service Australia's growing population and ageing demographic. The sector is characterised by strong operators and long lease terms. These qualities are increasingly in demand by institutional ...

Acorns launches ethical investment portfolio option Emerald Portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
Micro-investing app Acorns has launched a new ethical investment portfolio option. George Lucas, Acorns Australia CEO and managing director Acorns Australia customers can now select the Emerald Portfolio investment to the app, which is designed to meet ...