Real Assets

Farmland prices in the two countries have been on an unbroken upward trajectory since Q4 2020.

Research from Cushman & Wakefield says the region has been a good store of value for more than a decade and has numerous tailwinds in its favor.

A group of investors debated the merits of considering nature-based solutions as part of an infrastructure portfolio, arguing that stable long-term offtake backed by real assets could make it a close fit.

As the asset class has grown and evolved, the number of closed-end buy-and-lease strategies has dramatically declined – why?

The vehicle has received a cornerstone investment from the European Investment Fund.

New Forests has appointed Michelle Elliot to the newly-created role, alongside Sanjiv Louis who as joined as director, investments Asia.

The ABARES annual conference was abuzz with talk of better trade relations and water markets trading, but don’t mention EU-style farm subsidies to Australian policy makers.

Munich Re Group's asset manager also closed a forestry deal in the US south for a ‘low triple-digit’ sum in February.

The firm has invested more than €2bn in timberland for Munich Re Group since 2009 and has built up a 400,000ha portfolio.

The funds will be used on a project to build semi-permanent canal blocks through the peat swamp forest that will raise the water table and restore degraded land, New Forests said.