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RIAA designs Responsible Returns consumer website

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... a website to match retail investors and financial advisers with responsible and ethical products to meet their profile. Simon O'Connor, RIAA CEO The site, Responsible Returns, matches a consumer profile with a database of ethical and responsible investment ...

Banks, fund managers developing ethical cash products

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... approaching RIAA for certification of some of their products under as part of RIAA's responsible investment program, said Simon O'Connor, chief executive of RIAA. "We've had a number of retail products applying to be certified and they're all different ...

New Zealand responsible investment tops NZ$78bn: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... acknowledgement that investments perform better when they are investing in more sustainable companies and assets," said Simon O'Connor, chief executive of RIAA. "Years of demonstrated long-term investment benefits to investors, who consider environmental ...

Responsible investment AUM tops AU$630 billion: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... in Australia. "We now know that the largest asset managers in the country are committed to responsible investment," said Simon O'Connor, chief executive of RIAA. "That has been a quiet evolution from the institutions' understanding that ESG risk is a ...

Citi, Credit Suisse top ESG RA Awards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... Australia to bring focus on this vitally important area of research." During the awards luncheon in Melbourne this week, Simon O'Connor, CEO of the Responsible Investment association Australasia moderated a panel of experts discussing the ESG issues ...

AXA IM Smart Beta fund certified by RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... (RIAA) has certified AXA Investment Manager's ESG SmartBeta equity pooled fund under its responsible certification process. Simon O'Connor, RIAA CEO The AXA IM ACWI SmartBeta Equity Fund is designed to provide Australian investors with a more efficient ...

RIAA certifies three super funds as responsible investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... the first time, certified three superannuation funds under its relaunched Responsible Investment Certification Program. Simon O'Connor, RIAA CEO Australian Ethical Super, Christian Super and Local Government Super have been certified under RIAA's new ...

Altius Sustainable Bond Fund certified by RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... navigate towards investment options and financial advice that better match their investment beliefs and personal values," said Simon O'Connor, chief executive officer of RIAA. "The responsible investment sector constitutes a growing force in the finance ...

ESG RA to become RIAA working group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... is transitioning to become a working group of Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA), RIAA has confirmed. Simon O'Connor, RIAA CEO ESG Research Associates has been an Australian association of superannuation funds, fund managers and asset ...

RIAA calls for actions to create responsible financial markets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... financial services sector, according to a new white paper released by the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA). Simon O'Connor, RIAA CEO RIAA released the white paper, Driving LongÂâ€term Investment and Delivering Responsible ...