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Commitment to ethical investing booms

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2018
... a market that is close to approaching $1 trillion. Joint research from KPMG and Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) shows $866 billion or 55% of all professionally managed assets use an ethical and responsible investment strategy - ...

Impact investing reports sharp growth

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2018
... peak industry body representing responsible, ethical and impact investors. Latest Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) research shows investments delivering social and environmental impact alongside financial returns have risen to $5.8 ...

VanEck ETF receives ethical tick

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2018
A VanEck ETF has been given one of the highest ethical ratings by the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA). VanEck's MSCI International Sustainable Equity ETF (ESGI) was certified 'ethical' by RIAA according to the strict ...

Responsible investment now mainstream

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2018
... committed. It's also become a leading indicator of segment performance differentials. Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) in association with Amundi Asset Management has just released its 2018 Super Fund Responsible Investment Benchmark ...

Industry fund launches lifecycle default option

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2018
... statement in relation to responsible investing, he said. ACS also partners with the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA), and is a member of the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI) and the Australian ...

Responsible investment here to stay: Experts

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2018
... outperformed the latter for the past three, five and ten years." Referring to a Responsible Investment Association Australasia 2017 benchmark report, Lim said the substantial research busts the myth that "returns are left on the table." He went on to ...

BetaShares launches Australian ESG fund

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2017
... payday lending." BetaShares managing director Alex Vynokur said the new ETF reflects Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) research which indicated that 90% of Australians expect their investments to be "responsible and ethical," and ...

Government launches emerging market impact investment fund

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2017
... in Women program that commenced in 2016. In a consumer poll released today, the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) found that 9 in 10 Australians expect their superannuation or other investments to be invested responsibly and ethically ...

Industry super fund expands impact investment strategy

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 21 AUG 2017
... financial inclusion, renewable energy, and health care, among others. According to Responsible Investment Association Australasia and Impact Investing Australia, globally impact investing is estimated to reach between US$600 billion and US$1 trillion ...

Responsible AUM strengthens

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2017
... advice around responsible products remain the industry's biggest detractors. The Responsible Investment Association Australasia's annual report found responsible investments comprise $622 billion of AUM as at December 2016, up 9% from $569 billion in ...