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NZ Super Fund delivers 30%

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 SEP 2021
... from rising asset values over the year." The fund is allocated across global equities (63%), bonds (16%), NZ equities (4%), rural land and timber (5%), alternatives (6%), private equity (4%), infrastructure (1%) and property (1%). The fund's New ...

Aware Super to offload farm assets

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021
... was held by VicSuper prior to merger, has been managed for the last 15 years by water manager and farmland develop Kilter Rural. Following significant investment, the farmland has been transformed into a highly sustainable business, that would deliver ...

New Forests appoints head of sustainability

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 AUG 2021
... forestry can mitigate climate change and protect biodiversity, accelerate the transition to a circular bioeconomy, and support rural livelihoods. The Impact & Advocacy Group will work across New Forests to support the achievement of these outcomes as ...

Packhorse acquires inaugural property

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2021
... land located 45 kilometres north-west of Roma, Queensland. The acquisition is part of its plans to invest $1.5 billion in rural Australia over the next five years. Packhorse Pastoral chair Tim Samway said: "Our mission to build the greatest land custodian ...

New responsible agricultural fund seeks $300m

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAY 2021
... (PPCA), a regenerative agri-business that is aiming to raise $300 million that will go towards restoring Australia's rural land and in turn support the local beef industry. PPCA is aiming for an internal rate of return between 8% to 10% per annum ...

New India fund eyes HNWs

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021
... Oldbridge Capital to select about 15 listed companies to cover five key themes: manufacturing, technology, real estate, rural and market share leaders. The minimum investible amount is $100,000. Speaking to the fund's strategy, India Avenue co-founder ...

Farmland value grows in all states

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2021
... increased by 12.9%, with the nation enjoying its seventh consecutive year of farmland value growth. This is according to Rural Bank's annual Australian Farmland Values 2021. Over the last 20 years, farmland value has compounded at 7.6% annually. And ...

Macquarie backs medical drone testing

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2021
... the UK Industrial Strategy Future Flight Challenge Fund to demonstrate how drones improve access to medical supplies in rural areas. University of Strathclyde vice-chancellor Jim McDonald said the project aligns with the University's health technologies ...

Chief economist update: USA Inc is under new management

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021
... administration incited. In his Inaugural Address, Biden called on Americans to: "...end this uncivil war - red against blue, rural versus urban, conservative versus liberal. We can do this if we open our souls instead of hardening our hearts, if we show ...

MTAA Super awards scholarships

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 DEC 2020
... Communities Foundation, of which the MTAA Super Scholarship is a sub-fund. It received 59 applications, of which half were from rural and regional areas. Recipients are both members and non-members. "We were blown away by the quality of the applicants ...