How we evaluate products
Responsible Investment strategies, processes, practices and disclosures are assessed against the eight criteria for product certification in the Responsible Investment Standard and accompanying Guidance and Assessment Notes.
What are the requirements?
In order to certify products as certified responsible investments, RIAA assesses them against its RI Certification Standard. The Certification Standard is underpinned by eight requirements that act as the guiding principles of the RI Certification Program. Since its inception the RI Certification Standard has evolved significantly, reflecting the dynamic evolution of responsible investment. These eight requirements are:
- RI strategies are formal, disclosed, consistent, auditable and fit for purpose
- Labels are clear, honest and not misleading
- Product avoids significant harm
- Discloses full holdings, performance, sustainability outcomes and engagement and voting practices
- Managed by active stewards, and managers can detail the stewardship practices and outcomes
- Organisation has formal commitment to responsible investment
- Organisation provides educational information to members and customers about RI strategies
What this symbol means


General certification: This Symbol signifies that a product or service offers an investment style that takes into account environmental, social, governance or ethical considerations, and that it adheres to the operational and disclosure practices required under the Responsible Investment Certification Program for the category of Product.
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Themes & Issues
Society
High scoring ESG companies
Included
Armaments
Fully avoided
Fossil fuels
Fully avoided
Pornography
Fully avoided
Tobacco
Fully avoided
Gambling
Partially avoided
Environment
High scoring ESG companies
Included
Armaments
Fully avoided
Fossil fuels
Fully avoided
Pornography
Fully avoided
Tobacco
Fully avoided
Gambling
Partially avoided
For RIAA’s definitions of the themes included and issues avoided, please view this guide . Product-specific exclusion criteria and practices may vary. You can find these by referring directly to the product provider.
Overview
The Investment Manager considers that environment, socialand governance (ESG) factors are crucial inputs into its investment process andhave potentially profound consequences for the performance of our investments,including, most notably, downside risks but also upside mispricing potential interms of the value of those assets. Nuanced ESG factors are often overlooked bythe market and credit rating agencies when assessing the creditworthiness andvaluations of fixed-income securities. ESG is therefore a core part of theInvestment Manager’s quantitative and qualitative due diligence and widerinvestment process, however these factors are not assessed in accordance withany predetermined weighting or methodology.
The types of ESG factors that the Investment Manager takesinto account as part of its quantitative and qualitative investment processinclude, but are not limited to:
- Environmental: weather related risks, dependency on prices of assets that may be impacted by environmental considerations, pollution and environmental disruption, environment sustainability, and associated reputational and brand risks;
- Social: political stability in countries of operation, labour and human rights record of company and countries of operation, including diversity and inclusion, modern slavery, employee wellbeing, commitment to maintaining internal and customer privacy, including cyber-security, impact on local communities, health and safety, and associated reputational and brand risks; and
- Governance: board composition, risk management track-record, legal and compliance track-record, history of prosecutions, remuneration, and associated reputational and brand risks.
Description
The Smarter Money Fund (SMF) harnesses CCI’s management team of over 30 executives to actively exploit mispricings in cash and bond markets to generate daily liquidity returns that exceed a target of the RBA cash rate plus 1% to 2% p.a. after all fees, with a weighted average A+ credit rating and near-zero interest rate duration risk.
Coolabah Capital Investments will disclose full portfolio holdings on a six-monthly basis with a maximum 90-day lag to the RIAA RI certification team to demonstrate compliance with the product specifications.
As an active trader of liquid investment grade fixed income in Australia, Coolabah Capital Investments is eligible to forgo public disclosure of holdings as such disclosures would impact CCI’s competitive position.
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Themes & Issues
1
themes included
4
issues fully avoided
0
issues mostly avoided
1
issues partially avoided
Product Targets
Wholesale
Retail
Institutional
Certified Since
2022
Last date certified
November 9, 2023
Primary RI Strategy
ESG Integration
Secondary RI Strategy
Negative Screening