RIAA disagrees with the recent article, “Watering down super fund tests risks lower returns” published by the The Australian Financial Review. The Your Future, Your Super (YFYS) performance test is having a direct impact on the movement of capital to climate transition and achieving a net-zero...
With the election coming up, it’s critical that Aotearoa New Zealand doesn’t lose focus on sustainable finance. Finance is being recognised as a critical lever by governments around the world to support and drive the rapid transition underway towards a clean and prosperous low carbon economy...
MELBOURNE: With increasing attention on greenwashing in finance, the largest and most comprehensive responsible investment conference in the Southern Hemisphere, RI Australia 2023, will take place in Melbourne and online on 10-11 May 2023. Held by the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA), the two-day conference...
Super funds with a responsible, ethical or sustainable focus will soon be subjected to the same performance test as their ‘default’ MySuper peers, as the Government confirms the extension of these superannuation performance test rules. Currently out for consultation, and closing 2nd May, the controversial Your...
Momentum around responsible investment and sustainable finance hit new highs in 2022, and all indicators suggest that for our own markets of Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand, this focus on embedding sustainability into finance won’t slow in 2023. 2023 is shaping up to keep us all...
RIAA is pleased today to be welcoming the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework struck at the conclusion of COP15. This marks an important moment for the world, elevating biodiversity to be recognised as a global asset to be cherished and protected, and for the rapid decline in...
