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Credit ratings agencies sign PRI statement

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016
Six global credit ratings agencies are joining a Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) initiative that will examine environmental, social and governance factors with a more systematic approach. Kick-starting the initiative was a PRI announcement ...

Dimensional launches ESG trust

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2016
... $600 billion of assets under management last year, according to the 2015 annual benchmark report of the Responsible Investment Association of Australasia (RIAA). Dimensional manages about $500 billion globally, of which about $35 billion is managed in ...

IFM appoints responsible investment director

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2016
IFM has appointed an executive director, responsible investment. Chris Newton joins IFM from Australia Post, where he was head of social innovation and development. Prior to that, he was head of community partnerships and products for the same company ...

AXA IM global equity SmartBeta fund gets RIAA approval

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2016
AXA Investment Managers has received responsible investment certification by the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) for its environmental, social and governance SmartBeta equity pooled fund - AXA IM ACWI SmartBeta Equity Fund. The ...

Australian Ethical forecasts 86pct profit jump

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2016
Listed environmentally and socially responsible investment manager and superannuation provider, Australian Ethical Investment, expects its full-year profit to jump 86%. In a statement the company has advised that net profit after tax (NPAT) for the ...

HESTA investment analyst collects ESG award

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2016
... International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN), tireless promotion of the United Nations-backed Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), and active participation in the global P8 Group all left a profound mark on sustainable investment thinking ...

Instreet partners with investment advisory for ethical platform

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2016
... development, and represents our commitment to customers and partners to improve and develop effective, socially responsible investment products and solutions." Brookes added: "Impact investing is gaining serious traction. Industry funds have been in ...

Investors must look past market noise: AXA IM

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2016
... decade of investment including the rise of China 2.0, the changing role of indices and the movement of responsible investment to the mainstream. Despite its current economic slowdown, Mark Tinker, head of Framlington Equities Asia at AXA IM argued that ...

Impact investing on insto agenda

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2016
... purpose housing and so on. It's a small part of the impact universe." Standard Life Investments head of responsible investment Amanda Young said institutional investors will grow their impact investments of the back of rising millennial interest. "The ...

HESTA reduces equities carbon footprint

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2016
HESTA and Russell Investments have developed an investment strategy that reduces the super fund's global equities carbon footprint by 50% and maintains benchmark performance. The strategy's objective is to remain at or below 50% of benchmark carbon ...