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ASFI identifies six critical challenges for sustainable finance roadmap

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... Sustainable Finance Initiative (ASFI) has homed in on six critical challenges that the financial services sector must address. Simon O'Connor, CEO RIAA ASFI is a collaborative initiative supported by insurers, superannuation funds, investment managers ...

Superannuation funds that invest responsibly outperform: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... three and five-year time frames, according to new research from the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA). Simon O'Connor, RIAA CEO The leading MySuper options in superannuation funds with responsible investment strategies outperform ...

Sustainable Digitalisation Project to set goals for real estate and cities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... Project, aimed at embedding sustainable practices in the digitalisation of the real estate sector and Australian cities. Simon Carter, managing director, Morphosis Digitalisation and the increased integration of digital technologies are a double edged ...

LeapFrog Investments names Julia Gillard to leadership council

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... appointed Former Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard to its global leadership council. Gillard was named along with Simon Israel, chairman of Singtel, and Jaime A. Zobel, Chairman and CEO of Ayala Corporation to the council, which provides "provide ...

RIAA launches refreshed Certification Program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... the cert program is in place to be in a key role to verify and what doing responsible investment well looks like," said Simon O'Connor, CEO of RIAA. RIAA has certified over 175 products, and the new standards cover eight broad categories: RI Strategies ...

Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative sets working groups

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
... roadmap for "realigning the finance sector to support greater social, environmental and economic outcomes for the country." Simon O'Connor, RIAA CEO "There is really good cross representation across groups and we set out to ensure that there are people ...

Responsible investment a fundamental practice in NZ: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
... (AUM), according to the latest Benchmark Report issued by the Responsible Investment Association of Australasia (RIAA). Simon O'Connor, RIAA CEO The fifth annual NZ RIAA Benchmark Report shows that New Zealand is leading other major markets with the ...

RI market nears $1 trillion, increased focus on lifting leading practice: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
... leading practice and lifting through the industry, according to the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA). Simon O'Connor, RIAA CEO RIAA has released the Responsible Investment Benchmark Report 2019, which has found that the market grew ...

Global responsible investment assets top US$30 trillion: GSIA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019  |  NEWS
... at as of the beginning of 2018, a 34% increase over 2016, according to the Global Sustainable Investment Alliance (GSIA). Simon O'Connor, RIAA CEO GSIA has released its Global Sustainable Investment Review 2018, and the findings show that the Australasian ...

Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative sets ambitious investment agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... Initiative, a collaborative group to steer investment towards human wellbeing, social equity and environmental protection. Simon O'Connor, RIAA CEO The Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative has set itself the goal of "with developing a set of recommendations ...