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Australia, New Zealand leaders in responsible investment

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
... shows global responsible investment assets reached US$30.7 trillion at the start of 2018, which is a 34% increase from 2016. RIAA chief executive Simon O'Conner said: "It is pleasing to see the continuing growth of responsible investment, both in our ...

Investors raise alarm on Facebook

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2019
... get them to do better." According to Simon O'Connor, chief executive of Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA), these concerns about Facebook are an example of the challenges and nuances of ethical investing. "As a responsible investor ...

Federal Court shuts down Linchpin and Endeavour Securities

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2019
... calculated Linchpin lent about $15 million to itself, Beacon and another company, Risk and Investment Advisors Australia (RIAA). Jason Tracy and David Orr from Deloitte have been appointed as liquidators.

Responsible investment guide launched

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2018
... as demand for the strategies swells. AXA Investment Managers worked with Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) to create the 22-page guide that aims to decode the sector. The guide lays out the size of Australia's responsible investing ...

Commitment to ethical investing booms

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2018
... market that is close to approaching $1 trillion. Joint research from KPMG and Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) shows $866 billion or 55% of all professionally managed assets use an ethical and responsible investment strategy - jumping ...

Impact investing reports sharp growth

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2018
... industry body representing responsible, ethical and impact investors. Latest Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) research shows investments delivering social and environmental impact alongside financial returns have risen to $5.8 billion ...

VanEck ETF receives ethical tick

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2018
A VanEck ETF has been given one of the highest ethical ratings by the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA). VanEck's MSCI International Sustainable Equity ETF (ESGI) was certified 'ethical' by RIAA according to the strict ...

Responsible investment now mainstream

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2018
... It's also become a leading indicator of segment performance differentials. Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) in association with Amundi Asset Management has just released its 2018 Super Fund Responsible Investment Benchmark Report. ...

Industry fund launches lifecycle default option

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2018
... in relation to responsible investing, he said. ACS also partners with the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA), and is a member of the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI) and the Australian Council ...

Responsible investment here to stay: Experts

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2018
... interest emanating from younger investors." INVESTING IN OPPORTUNITY: Read our profile on Alex Vynokur He also pointed to the RIAA data which indicates ethical funds' assets under management grew 26% annually over the 10 years to end 2016. This compares ...