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Investment and the art of political maintenance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC), the Australia Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) and the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA), which seek to influence the shape of policy locally and globally. There are 119 superannuation ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... managed using sustainable investment strategies in 2013, according to the Association for Sustainable & Responsible Investment in Asia (ASrIA). ASrIA has published the 2014 Asia Sustainable Investment Review analysing trends in China, Hong Kong, India ...

PRI announces new Advisory Council members

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
The Principles for Responsible Investment Initiative (PRI) has announced that Geeta Aiyer has joined the PRI Advisory Council following its annual signatory election. Aiyer is president and founder of Boston Common Asset Management, and will take up ...

Altius Asset Management launches sustainable bond fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... also sits on the Uniting Church (NSW) Synods Ethical Investment Committee and is a former director of the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA). "In making these responsible investment decisions, there are a lot of grey areas, which is ...

RIAA panel discusses tackling ESG duties, opportunities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... to integrate ESG considerations into their operations, according to a panel of experts speaking at the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA). Sarah Barker, special counsel at Minter Ellison Lawyers and a corporate governance and corporate ...

Montreal Carbon Pledge a building block: Cbus' Atkin

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
The Montreal Carbon Pledge will be an opportunity for signatories to the UN-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) to demonstrate the impact that climate change will have on investments and strategies, according to David Atkin, Cbus CEO ...

AXA IM to offer impact investing fund of funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... offer its impact investing fund of funds strategy to external investors. Matt Christensen, global head of responsible investment, AXA IM Last year, AXA IM's global Responsible Investment team began working with AXA Group to develop its impact investing ...

Demand for responsible investments a call to action: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
Increasing public demand for ethical investment products represents a "call to action" for the responsible investment industry in Australia, according to the chief executive officer of the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA). Simon ...

Panel discusses fossil fuel divestment for super funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... Minter Ellison, Rachel Alembakis, publisher, The Sustainability Report, Alexis Cheang, principal, senior responsible investment consultant, Mercer, Michael Salvatico, vice president, MSCI ESG Research A panel of experts spoke on the issue of fossil fuel ...

Lonsec: responsible investment equity funds outperform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
Responsible investment Australian equity funds outperformed the ASX300 index and the Australian equity peer group over one and three year time periods, according to researcher Lonsec. Steven Sweeney, senior investment analyst, Lonsec Lonsec released ...