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The fundies of tomorrow

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2020
... associate professor of finance at the University of New South Wales, Jamil Barmania senior portfolio manager at K2 Advisors Simon Winston Smith principal of Ascentia and Hugo Molina director at ID Know Yourself. "I do see a few of the same students over ...

Investors welcome Rio resignations

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2020
... future appointments to the board," she said. Chief executive of the Responsible Investment Association Australiasia (RIAA), Simon O'Connor also welcomed the news of the executive changes. "Many investors were shocked by the destruction of this unique ...

Impact investing set to skyrocket: Research

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2020
... strong financial returns, while also positively impacting the lives of tens of thousands of people," RIAA chief executive Simon O'Connor said. The report surveyed 125 Australian investors with a collective $1722 billion in assets under management ...

Time for financials to step up: Study

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2020
... industry to deliver on Australia's demands and utilise capital for a sustainable future for everyone." RIAA chief executive Simon O'Connor said the spreading COVID-19 pandemic would change the financial sector as we know it. "The COVID-19 crisis ...

The secret to super outperformance

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2019
... financial performance, reduce risk, and deliver better outcomes for their members and beneficiaries," said RIAA chief executive Simon O'Connor. Australian Ethical, AustralianSuper, CareSuper, Cbus, Christian Super, First State Super, Future Fund ...

Regal teams up for new fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2019
... which Regal, Gresham and the two principles own a third each. The principles leading the investments are James Morrison and Simon Klimt. Morrison was formerly head of natural resources investments at Barclays. Klimt was the director of oil and gas investment ...

Responsible investments outperform mainstream

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2019
... assessed by RIAA for ESG integration, only 34 were recognised as having demonstrated a leading approach. RIAA chief executive Simon O'Connor said: "The findings of our report refute any misconception that investing responsibly comes at a cost in ...

Australia, New Zealand leaders in responsible investment

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
... 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 region and globally." "The ...

New Zealand investors call for action after attacks

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
... Facebook investment. Also speaking to Financial Standard chief executive of Responsible Investment Association Australia, Simon O'Connor said that the current situation with Facebook is an example of the challenges of truly responsible investing. O'Connor ...

Investors raise alarm on Facebook

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2019
... this broader issue and explore with them ways that Facebook can do better, and how to get them to do better." According to Simon O'Connor, chief executive of Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA), these concerns about Facebook are ...