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BNP Paribas shutters EARTH Trust

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2024
... a global equity long/short strategy that held long positions in innovative companies within the energy, materials, agriculture, and industrials sectors that provide solutions to environmental challenges. It then also took short positions in overvalued ...

Aussie economy grows 0.2% in June quarter

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2024
... investment fell 0.1% in the June quarter. In the private sector, new machinery and equipment fell 1.6%, driven by reduced agriculture and retail investment. This was partly offset by ownership transfer costs, which rose 3.9% with strong activity in the ...

SPAC acquires Australian Food & Agriculture

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2024
A Nasdaq-listed firm is set to acquire the Australian Food & Agriculture Company (AFA) for $780 million, the majority of which is owned by members of the Bell family and Alastair Provan. Agriculture & Natural Solutions Acquisition Corporation (ANSC) ...

Longreach hires Channel Capital sales lead, launches advisory firm

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2024
... strategies." Longreach has $3.1 billion in assets under management and advice, investing in private debt, impact-aware agriculture, US energy income, and global royalty finance. ASX-listed Navigator Global Investments (NGI) first bought a 32% stake in ...

Former adviser cops 12 years' imprisonment

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2024
... the Australian Diversified Sector Investment Fund (ADSIF), investing in cash, property equities, aquaculture, and agriculture - when, in fact, the only investment was an abalone farm in South Australia, which he controlled and was subsequently wound ...

Former Brisbane adviser found guilty of fraud again

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2024
... funds. He advised his clients that it was a diversified fund, investing in cash, property equities, aquaculture, and agriculture - when, in fact, the only investment was an abalone farm in South Australia, which he controlled and was subsequently wound ...

BHP, Rio Tinto, Qantas back carbon credits fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2024
... believe it is important to enable more carbon projects that partner with farmers and local communities to integrate agriculture with nature repair," he said. Qantas' chief sustainability officer Andrew Parker shared a similar view. The airline has funded ...

UK pension giant eyes Australian timber

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2024
... natural capital will only increase in the coming years. Many aspects of our ecosystem such as forestry, water and agriculture are closely linked to climate change mitigation and adaptation. Achieving net zero emissions by 2050 will require natural capital ...

IFM, ASX-listed firms bet on renewable fuels

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUL 2024
... in Queensland and Australia - creating benefits in energy security, supporting regional development and stimulating agriculture and manufacturing industries."

Rest awards private equity mandate to TowerBrook Capital

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2024
... forefront of the megatrend shifts now and into the future, such as education and human capital development, food and agriculture, healthcare and water, and the environment and clean energy," Lill said. "We believe these megatrends will present investment ...