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Warakirri adds winery to fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2022
... charities, advisory groups, and superannuation funds, provides investors access to a diversified portfolio of high-quality agricultural assets under a real estate investment trust structure. Portfolio manager Steve Jarrott said: "We're delighted to bring ...

Warakirri Asset Management strengthens retail focus

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2022
... management for the Flinders Investment Partners small companies strategy and with the growing demand for our diversified agricultural offerings, we believe Warakirri is uniquely positioned," he said.

Spirit Super pays tribute to Doug Fry

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2022
... superannuation to working people," Edwards said. "Tasplan also began direct investments under Doug's leadership, investing in agricultural and tourism businesses, a tradition of investing in regional markets that continues today to benefit the next generation ...

Environmental goals edge out social issues

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 JAN 2022
... As an example, eradicating hunger is interconnected with managing the impact of climate change and biodiversity on agricultural productivity. "Trying to entirely disaggregate E and S issues and weigh up their relative importance could ultimately be a ...

Pensioners could solve skills shortage

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 DEC 2021
... reduced. The government's latest Skills Priority List shows that accountants, auditors, civil engineers, vets, and agricultural scientists are highly in demand. There is also a shortage of nurses, childcare workers, cooks, bakers, locksmiths, and ...

Packhorse names ESG head

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 NOV 2021
... carbon and the mechanisms and drivers of the formation and persistence of soil organic carbon and how it responds to agricultural management and environmental change. She was previously the program manager at Bioclimate Research and Development in the ...

Strong year for farmland assets

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 10 SEP 2021
... Australian Farmland Registers were 8.46% to June end. Argyle Capital Partners said the gross value of Australia's agricultural production is forecast to reach $65 billion for 2021-22. "Excellent farm-gate prices for livestock, grains, oilseeds, sugar ...

Packhorse acquires inaugural property

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2021
... Packhorse Pastoral Company has secured its first property located in Queensland after raising $62.5 million. The agricultural asset manager acquired Stuart's Creek, an 8360-hectare parcel of land located 45 kilometres north-west of Roma, Queensland. ...

Macquarie subsidiary to acquire REIT

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 JUN 2021
After its ninth attempt, Macquarie Agricultural Funds Management is set to acquire a real estate investment trust for $354.6 million. Vitalharvest Freehold Trust (VTH) accepted an offer price of $1.295 per share from MAFM on June 2. In November 2020 ...

New responsible agricultural fund seeks $300m

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAY 2021
An agricultural investment manager is launching a new 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 ...