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Big banks, super funds join forces for sustainability

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2019
... Climate Change and the UN Sustainable Development Goals, while underpinning economic stability and prosperity for Australia." Simon O'Connor, chief executive of the Responsible Investment Association Australia will also co-chair. "Issues such as climate ...

Responsible investment guide launched

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2018
... IM and RIAA representative are organising seminars in four cities this week to engage with advisers. RIAA chief executive Simon O'Connor said: "The guide sets out to demystify responsible investing, unscrambling all the jargon, to help advisers move ...

Commitment to ethical investing booms

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2018
... financial products and mandates - particularly across tobacco and controversial weapons. According to RIAA chief executive Simon O'Connor, the findings speak of ESG considerations sitting alongside financial returns as critical components that inform ...

Impact investing reports sharp growth

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2018
... funds raised through green bonds have significantly contributed to the growth in impact investments. RIAA chief executive Simon O'Connor said most impact investments are made through private debt. "By number, the majority of impact investments are ...

Responsible investment now mainstream

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2018
... available through super funds. The RIAA report reveals 60% of super funds now apply fund-wide exclusions, RIAA chief executive Simon O'Connor said. In 2016 only 34% of funds reported such fund-wide strategies. The report shows that responsible investment ...

Former QIC director joins FIIG

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2018
... corporate bonds and short-term money markets, and is growing our team accordingly." Earlier in the year, the firm announced Simon Michell, who joined in 2007 as a senior dealer, left after 10 years of service. Michell rose to become an associate director ...

Government launches emerging market impact investment fund

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2017
... nearly half of Australia's assets under management now being invested through responsible investments" RIAA chief executive Simon O'Connor said. "As more Australians show a desire for their investments and savings to align with their values, those already ...

Responsible AUM strengthens

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2017
... gambling, as well as significant increases in exclusions based on nuclear power and human rights," RIAA chief executive Simon O'Connor said. This shows the market is connecting strongly into other areas of concern for consumers as more and more Australians ...

Australian impact investing primed to reach $32bn

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2017
... Report on impact investment activity and performance. Responsible Investment Association Australasia's (RIAA) chief executive Simon O'Connor said the Forum will bring voices from across the two nations together to work in the interests of building a ...

Bendigo targets ethically conscious investors

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2017
... the rapidly growing demand from consumers who are looking to align their savings with their values," RIAA chief executive Simon O'Connor said.