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Chief economist update: Local and foreign love affair with Australian property

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2021
... China's A$7.1 billion (12.7%). However, as a percentage of total foreign investments into Australia - that includes agriculture, finance & insurance, manufacturing, electricity & gas, mineral exploration & development, real estate and services - ...

Aussie PE, VC assets hit milestone

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2021
... raising in Australia. In terms of farmland assets, Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets closed its $1 billion MIRA Agriculture Fund in October 2019, outpacing New Forests' Australia New Zealand Forest Fund 3 with $873 million and Pacific Equity ...

Australia is coming back: Frydenberg

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021
... by 20%. "This would have meant two million Australians unemployed. It would have been the equivalent of losing the agriculture, construction, and mining sectors," Frydenberg said. "[...] unprecedented support is seeing the country through the biggest ...

Farmland value grows in all states

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2021
... farmland as an asset class will continue to be keenly watched but increasing asset price alone is no guarantee that agriculture as an industry will continually prosper." Australian Farmland Values has tracked every farmland sale for the last 26 years. ...

Restructurer and auction house form JV

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 APR 2021
... businesses in the heavy equipment and transport industry. As such, clients will benefit from joint expertise in the mining, agriculture, construction and transport sectors as well as global reach. "By entering into a strategic partnership, we're able ...

Nuveen drives global ESG capabilities

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2021
... Pacific regions. Westchester chief executive Martin Davies said the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of agriculture to everyday societies, with food essential to a growing population. "The FAO estimate that $350 billion of investment ...

Perpetual promotes on Aussie equities team

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAR 2021
... accountant in 2013, moving to equities dealer in 2013 and an analyst in 2016. He currently covers stocks in gaming and agriculture sectors. In another deputy PM appointment, the Perpetual Smaller Companies fund which is managed by Jack Collopy has appointed ...

Iron Man launches VC funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2021
... Schulhof and Steve Levin. The funds target six key areas: sustainability-focused consumer products and services; food and agriculture technology; materials and industrial tech; energy and transportation; education and media; and advanced environmental ...

Newton IM adds Future strategies

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2021
... resource management & recycling, clean energy, and electric vehicles. Meanwhile, the Future Food strategy invests across agriculture & production, food processing & innovation, and retail & consumption to benefit from opportunities associated with innovations ...

RBA adds former BT director to board

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020
... 29 March 2021 following the conclusion of Catherine Tanna's term. Watkins has held a range of senior roles in the agriculture and banking sectors and has been the group managing director of Coca-Cola Amatil since 2014. She is also a Business Council ...