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Agriculture investment under parliament microscope

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2018
... Australia's agricultural sector are now the subject of a Federal Parliament inquiry. The house standing committee on agriculture and water resources will accept submissions to the inquiry as the parliament aims to find a solution to what has historically ...

Water risk infiltrates agriculture portfolios

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2018
Water risk is becoming a threat to Australia's $56 billion agriculture industry, forcing producers to modify practices and compelling investors to find new means to de-risk portfolios. Institutional investors' growing interest in agribusiness is a boon ...

Chief economist update: View from the National Farmers' Federation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 APR 2018
... (NFF) general manager, trade and economics, Scott Kompo-Harms for taking time to respond to my piece on the Australian agriculture industry published on this page yesterday titled, " Malcolm puts agriculture in the middle ". We had a telephone conversation ...

Chief economist update: Malcolm puts agricuture in the middle

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 APR 2018
... still some months away from agreeing on their opening negotiation position" but Australia is shovel-ready except for agriculture. "The agreement must address the very restrictive farm tariffs and quotas that our farmers currently face," Malcolm is expected ...

Flinders fund offers insto rates for retail investors on HUB24

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2018
... moment. There are lots of good opportunities, particularly in sectors where we expect a lower dollar to help such as agriculture and tourism," he said. The fund had $5.62 million funds under management, as at February 2018. Minimum initial investment ...

EQT names manager for major philanthropy client

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2018
... million in grants since then. The foundation focuses on four key areas - housing and employment, health, education and agriculture - and is stewarded by chair Sandy Clark as well as Jane Gilmour, Graeme Sinclair and Jennifer McGregor. EQT general manager ...

Unlisted infrastructure assets hit record high

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2018
... While Preqin did not break down figures for Australia, it noted Australasia invested about US$2.2 billion in unlisted agriculture or farmland funds as at January 2018. Globally there are 248 agriculture and farmland fund managers, representing 2% of ...

Traditional advice strategies pose retirement risk

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2018
... planning tool. Negatively geared loans not providing as much of a loss due to lower interest rates and now-defunct agriculture tax schemes are making it difficult to claim large tax deductions, he said. "However, with the changes in the super rules from ...

Ophir appoints new portfolio manager

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2018
... Wavestone Capital, where he was an equity analyst. Prior to that, he was a sell-side analyst at Citigroup, covering the agriculture, chemicals, consumer and packaging sectors. Ng said the firm is excited to welcome Tim to the Ophir investment team. "Having ...

Government launches emerging market impact investment fund

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2017
... in the Asia-Pacific to promote economic growth and reduce poverty. "From cafe owners in Bangladesh to sustainable agriculture producers in Indonesia, these enterprises will benefit from a new approach to foreign aid that provides loans, equity, guarantees ...