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Renato Mota takes on new board position

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2026
... organisation Orygen, the Westpac Foundation and the Orygen Youth Mental Health Foundation. She is also on the board of B Team Australasia which includes the Climate Leaders Coalition, where she has overseen projects on low carbon liquid fuels, carbon ...

Consistent climate disclosures matter: ASFA, ACSI

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2026
... Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI), Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) and Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA). In a statement, the associations said climate disclosures inform valuation, asset allocation, investment, lending ...

FEATURE | Nature risk | Paved paradise

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 OCT 2026
... the next generation of alpine or mountain ash trees," he explained at the recent Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) Conference. "We have too many fires in this landscape, we see a slip from an amazing mountain ash forest to essentially ...

PPS Mutual creates new director of strategy role

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2026
... professionals to fund their premiums through superannuation. Prior to PPS Mutual, Pilcher spent 14 years at Munich Re of Australasia. "I've been part of this journey since before we launched, and seeing PPS Mutual grow to more than 18,000 members ...

Apex takes on Mercer's NZ fund admin business

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2026
... agreeing to onboard Mercer New Zealand's fund administration operations as part of its broader growth strategy across Australasia. The transaction, expected to complete in the fourth quarter of 2026, will see Mercer's New Zealand administration team ...

'Shockproof' portfolios integrate geopolitical risks: CIO

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2026
... the potentially negative impact on assets, investments and economies, the annual Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) Conference held in Melbourne heard. Speaking on a panel, Colonial First State (CFS) chief investment officer Jonathan ...

Cultural competency is not a box-ticking exercise: RIAA

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2026
Leading First Nations advocates at the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) today outlined new measures to strengthen community engagement and better protect First Nations cultural heritage. Allan James, head of indigenous engagement ...

ISS STOXX Sustainability names APAC head

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2026
... CAER, where she served as CEO. In December last year, she joined the board of the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA). ISS STOXX Sustainability provides climate data, analytics, and advisory services to help financial market participants ...

CFS plots 'largest' retirement product expansion with new alliance

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
... in a more connected way to better support Australians through retirement and across generations" BlackRock head of Australasia Jason Collines said: "CFS has been a longstanding whole portfolio partner for BlackRock, and we are proud to continue supporting ...

Combating modern slavery difficult but not impossible: RIAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026
... expert says, who will help wealth managers combat such risks at next week's Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) Conference. According to estimates from the International Labour Organisation, some 50 million people globally face ...
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