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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
... Reynolds, chief executive 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 ...

Instos hold the ace in direct property

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2009
... increased redemptions or decreased inflows, according to new research by the Australian Direct Property Investment Association (ADPIA). With retail investors' flight to cash, many direct fund property managers are feeling the pinch. This leaves the door ...

RIAA adds more members

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2009
Super 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 ...

Responsible investments still in vogue

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2008
... investments in the last year, bringing the sector's figures to $57.1 billion, according to the Responsible Investment Association Australasia. The Responsible Investment 2008 report found that broad responsible investment grew eight per cent from $52.8 ...

Euro SRI market hits $4 trillion

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2008
... European countries 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 ...

Managers seek ESG framework

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2008
... issues into investment 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 ...

Super funds are not 'blameless'

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2008
... firms, according to 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 ...

ESG buck stops with super

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2008
... as super funds demand 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 ...

LMW Invest secures property veterans

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2008
... a fund manager with Investa Property Group. Meanwhile Toll, president of the Australian Direct Property Investment Association, will be leading the distribution and marketing activities of the fund. Toll was previously with Orchard Funds Management and ...