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Commitment to ethical investing booms

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2018
... investments - 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 ...

Member takes $50 billion industry fund to court

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2018
... for Responsible Investment, nor is it a member of the Investor Group on Climate Change or the Responsible Investment Association of Australasia. Rainmaker data estimates that as at June 2017, UN PRI signatories in Australia represented about half of ...

Impact investing reports sharp growth

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2018
... according to the 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 ...

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
... actively 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 ...

Industry fund launches lifecycle default option

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2018
... stronger 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 ...

Responsible investment here to stay: Experts

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2018
... the former 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 ...

BetaShares launches Australian ESG fund

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2017
... concerns and 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," ...

Government launches emerging market impact investment fund

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2017
... million Investing 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 ...

Industry super fund expands impact investment strategy

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 21 AUG 2017
... solutions in 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 ...