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VFMC hires investment stewardship lead

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020
... between 2008 and 2019. Williams has also previously served as a non-executive director for the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) and the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). She is a member of the Australian Sustainable ...

The secret to super outperformance

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2019
New research from the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) has revealed Australian superannuation funds that engage in responsible investing are outperforming their peers. The report looked at one, three and five-year time frames and ...

Boomers show healthy ESG appetite

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2019
... impact-related ESG investing options. Franklin Templeton's survey supports research by the Responsible Investment Association Australasia, which found that impact investing has grown 72% from 2017-18 to hit $13.8 billion in assets. Franklin Templeton ...

First green bond ETF listed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2019
... investment industry, but the data is showing that this assumption no longer holds true. The Responsible Investment Association of Australia estimates there is more than $2.96 trillion invested in ethical strategies around the globe." Vynokur added, in ...

ASFA strikes back at super detractors

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2019
... on the next chapter of our unfinished superannuation story," he said. "That chapter will see large pools of patient responsible pension capital that have the potential to address many of the pressing issues of our country." Fahy said that as those pools ...

Ethics code creates confusion around ESG

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2019
... explanation offered in relation to Standard Six: "Where your clients indicate they only wish to invest in ethical or responsible investments, you will need to consider whether limiting your product recommendations in this manner is appropriate." Dave ...

Vanguard swoops on superannuation

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2019
... work to get a license and then to get a product to the market." Bowerman said Vanguard will apply to APRA to get a responsible superannuation entity licence. But there is a lot of regulatory and legal work to go through before it files its application. ...

Recognition for industry leader in fight against slavery

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2019
... government in the development of the Modern Slavery Act. Carlsson-Sweeny was appointed by nomination from the Responsible Investment Australia Association to a panel of experts to draft a guidance for the Modern Slavery Act. "We should celebrate that ...

SMSFs not for everybody: ASIC

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2019
... SMSF is right for them," Press said. "As the trustees of their own fund, SMSF investors must remember that they are responsible for their fund's compliance with the law, even if they pay a professional to help."

Impact investing difficult to measure

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2019
A new report produced by the Responsible Investment Association of Australia (RIAA) along with the University of Auckland and AMP Capital has revealed how difficult it is for fund managers to actually measure the influence of impact investments. The ...