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Alphinity launches new fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2021
... fossil fuels, controversial fuels such as uranium, gold mining where gold is the primary purpose of the mine, factory farming, live exports, predatory lending, alcohol and gambling, and old growth forestry logging, for example," he said. "When we come ...

Carnegie launches second crypto fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2021
... strategy it will seek to generate outsized alpha returns independent of cryptocurrency market conditions through yield farming, arbitrage strategies, options strategies and basis trading, targeting a 30% annual return while minimising volatility.

Farmland value grows in all states

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2021
... activity decline as the region was still recovering from bushfires. According to Ian McArthur from Elders in Gunnedah, mixed farming and grazing properties are in high demand and water security is the most important consideration for investors. In Victoria ...

Adamantem invests in carbon farming

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2021
Adamantem Capital has taken a majority stake in a carbon farming project developer which works to regenerate farmed land. Adamantem has joined Climate Friendly as a majority stake investor, supporting the business' growth and aim to tackle the climate ...

Hostplus invests in vegan meat, sustainability

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2020
... Whopper burger and its creation of a vegan alternative to animal meat. The company's mission is to make "meat" without farming animals as growing plants to make meat takes carbon dioxide out of the air and back in the soil. "In seeking and securing ...

Melbourne boutique raising $70m for new fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2020
... equity, venture capital and debt for impact-focussed startups, social impact bonds, environmental assets and regenerative farming. The first close is set at $70 million and the fund is for wholesale investors only. "We want to show that finance can be ...

Industry fund adds to board

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020
... She spent 10 years in Hong Kong before returning to Yass, New South Wales, where she is a partner in her family's mixed farming business. Harker also sits on the board of the NSW government's Local Land Services, which provides services such as agricultural ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 cycle

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2020
... hospitality sectors are hardest hit, theseindustries have multiplier effects on the rest of the economy. Banking, insurance, farming (to name a few) and the personnel they employ would be affected. It then becomes a vicious circle where consumers, fearing ...

Local financial sector to lose $3.5bn plus

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... largest gas exporter, that's draining dollars we'd otherwise be earning." Education, utilities, public sector, farming and transliteration are the most resilient to COVID shutdowns and will each lose $2 billion or less.

Perpetual head jumps for greener pastures

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2020
... scenery," he said. "I wasn't actually looking for an olive farm and to be honest I have a lot to learn about olive farming, though I do quite like a dirty martini. "I'm looking forward to getting my hands dirty while looking for the next challenge." ...