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Responsible investment AUM tops AU$630 billion: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... from ESG integration across entire funds to strategies including screening, sustainability themed investments, impact investments, community finance and corporate engagement. According to the RIAA benchmark report, 15 leading asset managers implementing ...

AXA IM Smart Beta fund certified by RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... to capture the market return." AXA IM currently has AU$655 billion (â,¬333 billion) of ESG-integrated and impact investments managed globally. RIAA has maintained a certification program for 10 years, but spent last year revising and strengthening ...

Impact Investing Australia launches inaugural Australian survey

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... their portfolio, said Fabienne Michaux of Standard & Poor's, and co-author of the report. In terms of whether impact investments meet financial and social expectations, the majority of investors expect market-competitive returns from impact investments ...

RIAA certifies three super funds as responsible investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... The products cover equities funds, fixed interest funds, ETFs, banking products, private equity, property, impact investments as well as 20 certified financial advisers. "We are very pleased to receive this independent recognition of Local Government ...

Impact Investing Australia launches guide to define social costs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... control group." Using this guide can provide a frame for investors to analyse risks and opportunities for social impact investments, Pezzullo said. "Social impact funds [are] really new and thus flexibly and adaptability is critical, and it means that ...

Impact investing key trend for 2016: AXA IM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... first fund. Those funds have all been invested, and AXA IM will develop a second fund, which will focus on impact investments in sectors that provide environmental solutions that have social impacts. The second impact fund of funds will place environmental ...

Panel discussion: Investing and human rights

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... want to be." Christian Super has invested nearly 10% of its more than AU$1 billion investment portfolio into impact investments, including allocations to microfinance and microinsurance. "They've given great diversification for our portfolio and provided ...

AXA IM to launch second impact investing fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... the strategy. Those funds have all been invested, and AXA IM will develop a second fund, which will focus on impact investments in sectors that provide environmental solutions that have social impacts, said Matt Christensen, global head of responsible ...

NAB launches Impact Investment Grant Program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... "We believe we have a responsibility to help our customers address social and environmental problems through impact investments," said Corinne Proske, NAB's head of community finance and development. "The fund is designed to help them develop their ideas ...

Australian Ethical surpasses $1 billion AUM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... and emerging companies fund later this year, and is looking to invest in alternative assets with a focus on impact investments through a third party outsourced arrangement, he said. Australian Ethical is also exploring plans to set up a foundation to ...