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RIAA: Increased public demand for responsible investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... under management, an increase from 1.6% TAUM last year. RIAA defines core responsible investment as "ethical, socially responsible, impact investments, community finance and sustainability themed investments." "For the first time, although it is starting ...

Universe of climate-linked bonds expands to US$502.6bn

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... Boulle said. "We're talking about both traditional [environmental, social and governance] ESG investors and [socially responsible investment] SRI investors, and also demand from fairly unusual places- central banks are taking up green bonds. Microsoft ...

PRI moving ahead with governance review, disclosure regime

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... really a better investor because you're considering more risk factors, but for some, it was still about [Socially Responsible Investment] SRI funds and an SRI option. I see Australia as being quite a sophisticated market, but even after all the years ...

SVA suggests reform for social enterprise capital funding

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... said. "I think investors are increasingly looking for investments and allocating the portfolios into both socially responsible investments and investments that have positive social outcomes and deliberate social underpinnings," he said. "People like ...

RIAA to engage NZ investors on climate change, investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... we've found less than 1% of assets under management that are being invested through retail investors in [socially responsible investment] or ethical products. We see a really, really low understanding/uptake of RI in the broader community. The big institutions ...

Northern Trust: investor call for ESG data in private equity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
... investors are extending their ESG analysis to unlisted assets including private equity. "When it comes to [socially responsible investment] SRI investor implications, it often comes down to the headline risk," Finlayson said. "Often, there is the headline ...

LGS invests in US$250 million EBRD green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
... be used to support IFC climate-friendly projects in developing countries. It was principally allocated to socially responsible investment portfolios and was heavily oversubscribed, IFC said. Meanwhile, LGS has also pointed to its Green Star rating in ...

Northern Trust develops emerging markets low CO2 fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
... in socially screened assets for clients across the globe, and has over 20 years of experience in managing socially responsible portfolios and socially screened assets. AP4 is one of five buffer funds in Sweden's national pension system. At year-end 2012 ...

NGS Super to launch stand-along SRI fund option

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
NGS Super is designing a stand-along socially responsible investment (SRI) option for members that will be launched later this year. This is not the fund's first attempt at a stand-alone ethical investment option. NGS Super has had a Green Shares option ...

RIAA: Responsible Investment portfolios continue to grow

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... figure of AU$152 billion is an increase of AU$35 billion from 2011, and is a combination of all ethical and socially responsible funds as well as funds managed under ESG integration that are rated as above average by investment consultant Mercer, according ...