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RIAA hires ESG manager

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2009
Responsible Investment Association of Australasia (RIAA) has hired former UK based socially responsible investment officer, Katie Swanston, as environment, social and governance research manager for the association's academy. Swanston previously worked ...

Trustees hot on ESG course

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2009
... at AIST, said the course is different to the federal government funded Responsible Investment Association of Australasia (RIAA) course, which is designed for all investment professionals, whereas the AIST course is specifically tailored to trustees. ...

RIAA adds more members

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2009
... Safeguard, The FTSE Group - Australia and Trucost are the new members of the Responsible Investment Association of Australasia (RIAA). UBS Wealth Management financial adviser, Bernie Connolly; Fortuna Capital Partners consultant, Brookes McTavish also ...

Responsible investments still in vogue

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2008
... contributing to this fall were negative investment performance and negative net flows to existing managed portfolios," noted RIAA. Thematic funds had more success in the past year, with $128m of new money flowing into products which focus on the themes ...

Euro SRI market hits $4 trillion

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2008
... represents more than $4 trillion. Eurosif, the European equivalent of the Responsible Investment Association of Australasia (RIAA), report found SRI assets under management represents roughly $4.7 trillion at the end of December 2007, or more than 17 ...

Managers seek ESG framework

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2008
... processes remains the biggest hurdle for integration. Speaking at the Responsible Investment Association of Australasia (RIAA) conference yesterday, Ian Woods, AMP Capital Investors sustainability senior research analyst, said appropriately pricing ESG ...

Super funds are not 'blameless'

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2008
... Donald MacDonald, BT Pension Fund trustee and UK PRI chair. Speaking at the Responsible Investment Association of Australasia (RIAA) conference yesterday, MacDonald, said pension funds are not blameless in the current credit market fallout. "Who funds ...

ESG buck stops with super

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2008
... it, according to John Coombe, JANA executive director. Speaking at the Responsible Investment Association of Australasia (RIAA) conference yesterday, Coombe, said the firm already provided its clients with ESG research but would do more if the industry ...

ESG funds pip mainstream

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2007
... mainstream counterparts, according to a new report. The latest research from Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) has shown that the 'responsible investing' sector has grown by 43 per cent to $19.3 billion in funds under management and ...