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CalPERS, CalSTRS face fossil fuels ban

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 21 FEB 2022
... funds' investment strategies to the efforts already made by California, including US$15 billion spent last year across drought response, clean energy, transport and the like. In a virtual press conference, Gonzalez said that while California has made ...

Future Fund now over $200bn

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 FEB 2022
... Future Fund's funds under management sits at $252 billion, including the Medical Research Future Fund ($22bn), Future Drought Fund ($4.7bn), Emergency Response Fund ($4.8bn), DisabilityCare Australia Fund ($14.9bn) and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ...

Australian philanthropy awards winners announced

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2021
... leadership to countless organisations and in recent years, as the nations' regions have been impacted by debilitating drought, bushfires and then of course the pandemic, his family foundation has supported a wide range of philanthropic initiatives and ...

Strong year for farmland assets

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 10 SEP 2021
... farm-gate prices for livestock, grains, oilseeds, sugar and cotton and a surge in production following the breaking of drought conditions throughout calendar year 2020 contributed to widespread growth in Australian farm incomes to 30 June 2021," the ...

New responsible agricultural fund seeks $300m

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAY 2021
... fund to sophisticated investors that uses land restoration practices that combats carbon emissions and Australia's drought problem. Brisbane-based Australian cattle property investment manager Packhorse has launched the Packhorse Pastoral Company ...

Farmland value grows in all states

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2021
... while the west saw a 37.5% increase. An estimated 1.4 million hectares of farmland was traded in NSW. This was down to drought conditions in the north of the state continuing into 2020. The south (12.4%) and south west (6%) saw sales activity decline ...

Chief economist update: What a difference an Australian year makes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2021
... loose" in Hawaii while Australia burned. The bushfires that devastated much of southeastern Australia and the ongoing drought prompted downgrades to Australia's economic outlook and its thwart towards its seemingly assured path towards a budget surplus. ...

Super fund buys stake in retirement village

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2021
... under the Lendlease brand. Aware Super chief investment officer Damian Graham said: "Following the impacts of bushfires, drought and COVID-19, we have seen a strong uplift in Australians considering the safety, security and affordability of retirement ...

Funds' net-zero ambitions collide with Santos

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2020
... the project will result in clearing of the Pilliga Forrest and could contaminate ground water in an area that is already drought effected. The community has protested Santos' plans for these reasons. According to the Newcastle Herald, one man was ...

Future Fund slashes fees

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2020
... investing on behalf of three additional funds: the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land and Sea Future Fund, the Future Drought Fund and the Emergency Response Fund. The Future Fund has announced in the past its intention to move to a "cheaper ...