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Future Fund gains nearly $2bn in March quarter despite market volatility

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2026
... including the Medical Research Future Fund (1%); Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land and Sea Future Fund (0.9%); Future Drought Fund (0.9%); Disaster Ready Fund (0.8%); and Housing Australia Future Fund (0.8%). Meanwhile, the DisabilityCare Australia ...

Future Fund adds $30bn to FUM in 2025

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2026
... the Board of Guardians, including the ATSILS Fund, DisabilityCare Australia Fund, Medical Research Future Fund, Future Drought Fund, and Housing Australia Future Fund, the sovereign wealth fund's total FUM has grown to $335.3 billion at the year end ...

Ontario Teachers' sells majority stake in Sydney desalination plant

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2025
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (OTPP) has sold its 60% stake in the Sydney Desalination Plant (SDP) to Utilities Trust of Australia (UTA). The asset has been co-owned by the two firms since 2012, with UTA previously owning 40% of SDP and acquiring ...

FEATURE | Agriculture: Golden soil

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2025
... it on the land through different methods. It takes away the risk the rain doesn't come and mitigates the impact of drought as much as possible." That is why Tasmania, he adds, has the highest land values in Australia because it has the highest rainfall. ...

Future Fund achieves 12.2% in FY25, tops other instos

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2025
... that entitle us to board seats." The Future Fund's investment team also oversees six other funds, including the Future Drought Fund and Medical Research Future Fund. That brings the total assets under management to $318.1 billion.

Future Fund reaches value of $237.9bn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2025
... support various policy initiatives including medical research, the work of the Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation and drought and disaster resilience." Arndt said it was a strong result which reflected the work the fund had been doing to understand ...

Budget 2024: $20k instant asset write-off extended

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024
... investing $625 million to help farmers and rural communities reduce emissions and better prepare for climate change and drought." The extension of the measure is expected to cost the government $290 million. An additional $25.3 million will go towards ...

Ex-Merricks commodities guru launches hedge fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2024
After a 15-year stint at Merricks Capital, Adam Davis is launching his own global agricultural commodities hedge fund, Farrer Capital (Farrer). Based out of Melbourne, the group, named after renowned English Australian agronomist and plant breeder William ...

Future Fund slapped with new disclosure rules

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2023
... investments in property and infrastructure. The transparency covers not only the Future Fund but also the Disaster Ready, Future Drought Fund, and the Medical Research Future Fund. The first report will cover investments held by or on behalf of the board ...

Liquidate $250bn Future Fund, says think tank

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2023
... overseeing the Medical Research Future Fund, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land and Sea Future Fund, the Future Drought Fund, the Disaster Ready Fund, and the DisabilityCare Australia Fund. According to Burshtein, the "children of the Future ...
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