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QIC backs Queensland startup for faster cattle breeding

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2025
... category-defining, disruptive innovation QIC Ventures is proud to invest in," Wall said. "Nbryo brings the best of agriculture and innovation together to solve one of the cattle industry's biggest bottlenecks - affordable access to superior genetics." ...

Kenya to establish sovereign wealth fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2025
... relation to strategic infrastructure investments, the Kenyan treasury said this may include but is not limited to agriculture, transport, housing, energy, water, and education and health investments. It will be funded through a variety of revenue channels ...

Regal, Merricks invest $400m in South Australian infrastructure

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2025
... as a significant investor in South Australia, having invested more than $800 million across commercial real estate, agriculture and farmland, water, infrastructure and resources. Earlier this year Regal acquired Mayfair Hotel in Adelaide for $75 million ...

Rest Super deputy CIO lands new gig

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2025
... primary focus on the fund's private markets fund and direct investments across unlisted property, infrastructure, agriculture, and private equity assets. Most recently, he served as co-chief investment officer along with Kiran Singh, Rest's head ...

Family offices stand firm on sustainable investing

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2025
... biodiversity and regenerative practices are top of mind for many family offices in terms of investment themes. Food and agriculture, healthcare, and circular and innovative materials are other important themes. SFI chief executive Katy Yung said the ...

New Forests beefs up local landscapes fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2025
... Forests is acquiring close to 50% of McPhee Beef Farms in New South Wales and will look to implement more regenerative agriculture practices and reduce its emissions. The acquisition is being made via New Forests' Australia New Zealand Landscapes and ...

Brighter Super awards $75m mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2025
... its agricultural assets. The $28.5 billion superannuation fund is allocating the funds to the Queensland Riparian Agriculture and Food Transition Trust (QRAFT). Brighter Super chief executive Kate Farrar said the mandate will support Queensland agriculture ...

Pacific workers face barriers to claiming super: University

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2025
... millions unclaimed. There are over 31,000 PALM workers filling labour shortages in rural and regional Australia's agriculture, aged care, hospitality, and tourism sectors as of March. Uni SA senior lecturer and manager of its tax clinic Rob Whait highlighted ...

Commodities 'crucial' for portfolio resilience: QIC

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2025
... at an agreed price, QIC explained. These contracts cover a broad spectrum of commodities including energy, metals, agriculture and other sectors and are marked-to-market daily. Further, commodity futures contain low funding requirements, the ability ...

Australian Ethical calls out QBE

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
... - Australian Ethical said it was concerned that almost half of QBE's underwriting business is in property and agriculture and is therefore exposed to the physical risk of climate change. As a shareholder, the investment manager said it is concerned ...