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APRA releases draft climate change guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 APR 2021
... "significant step forward," says Nicolette Boele, executive manager of policy and standards at the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA). "We would hope, as in New Zealand, this guidance becomes mandatory, so that all financial institutions ...

Northern Trust launches green strategy

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021
... fuel reserves and significantly decarbonised. The fund, which was recently certified by the Responsible Investment Association Australasia, focuses on companies that have a strong climate strategy and are benefiting from the shift to green energy. Head ...

Super fund shuffles team, investment chief steps down

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2020
... McLeod is a financial adviser specialising in ethical investments and is on the board of the Responsible Investment Association of Australasia (RIAA). Financial Standard profiled McLeod this year in its annual FS Managed Accounts journal publication. ...

Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative launches

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2020
... The sustainable finance body will not duplicate the work of other industry bodies such as the Responsible Investment Association Australasia, the Australian Banking Association, the Insurance Council or the Investor Group on Climate Change, but will ...

RIAA, AXA IM launch adviser ESG guide

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020
... integral that advisers become familiar with them, according to AXA Investment Managers and Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA). RIAA and AXA IM have launched a free publication - The Financial Adviser Guide to Responsible Investment ...

Leadership spills spell new era: RIAA

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2020
Responsible Investment Association of Australasia chief executive Simon O'Connor has said executive leadership spills at major Australian corporates are heralding in a new era of ESG accountability. Writing for the ASX, O'Connor specifically named Rio ...

Investors welcome Rio resignations

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2020
... and must be a feature of 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 ...

Super-backed specialist centre opens in Hobart

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2020
... demonstrating a proven track record of scalable investments," HESTA said. According to the Responsible Investment Association Australasia, the local impact investment market has more than tripled over the past three years to almost $20 billion. "If even ...

ESG continues to outperform: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020
... are largely continuing to outperform the general market, according to a new report from the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA). The report, COVID-19 and the performance of responsible investments, said in a time of massive market disruption ...

Report reveals superficiality of ESG pledges

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2020
... voting records than industry funds. While members of the Principles of Responsible Investment or Responsible Investment Association of Australia were more likely than non-members to disclose, members of the Financial Services Council (FSC) were actually ...