09 Sep 2020 |
Orange County redeems investment from UBS AgriVest Farmland Fund
The pension fund is reducing its allocation to real assets from 22% to 17% as it moves its agriculture allocation to zero.
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22 Jun 2020 |
European pension funds back Stafford’s latest Australia farmland fund
London-based Stafford Capital Partners has raised €12m from three European pension funds towards its soon-to-be-launched follow-up to its Australian farmland fund.
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06 Apr 2020 |
Agriculture: Rising liquidity
Large institutional investors are pouring capital into global agricultural markets, and Australia has been a key target.
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29 Sep 2017 |
Virginia Retirement System awards $150m farmland separate account
It is the first time the US pension fund has awarded a separate account for the asset class, although in February it announced it was investing $125m in International Farming Corporation’s US Farming Realty Trust III.
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26 Apr 2016 |
Denmark's AP Pension to invest in Romanian farmland
Denmark’s AP Pension is expanding its exposure to agricultural land in a proposed new deal to buy farmland in eastern Romania and lease it back to the Danish company operating farms on the land.
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04 Aug 2015 |
AP2, EAPF back $3bn TIAA-CREF global agriculture fund
Sweden’s AP2 and UK local authority funds are among the backers of a new $3bn global agriculture fund.
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04 Feb 2014 |
Sustainability is key in farmland
Pension funds try to adopt a sustainability perspective when investing in farmland abroad, but there is not much consensus on what it means and how to measure it.
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28 May 2013 |
ABP, PFZW to stick with controversial palm oil firm
Dutch pension funds say they will remain invested in Wilmar International due to their successful efforts to engage with the controversial palm-oil company accused by many of land grabbing
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13 Feb 2013 |
Swedish buffer fund AP2 seeks to grow timber, agricultural portfolio
Sweden's second buffer fund hopes to increase its agricultural and timberland investments beyond the current 10% strategic benchmark for real estate, the fund's chief investment strategist has told IPE
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14 Sep 2012 |
Consultancies team up to launch agricultural investment project
"In the agri-business value chain, there are various investment opportunities for institutional investors that go beyond the heavily criticised investment strategies of land grab and commodity speculation."
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15 May 2012 |
Commitments to AP2 agriculture venture boosts assets to $2bn
Sweden's SEK216bn (€24bn) buffer fund AP2 and TIAA-CREF have increased commitments to an agricultural property company launched last year to $2bn (€1.6bn), attracting interest from several Canadian investors.
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09 Mar 2012 |
Land-grabbing claims complicate agricultural investment, says BT scheme
The BT Pension Scheme has acknowledged that investing in agriculture land was a "real challenge" due to concerns over accusations of land grabbing.
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02 Mar 2012 |
Denmark's PKA rejects claims over 'land grabbing' in Africa
PKA has defended its investments in African agricultural land, denying they are ethically dubious or constitute "land grabbing".
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03 Jan 2012 |
Latin America: The fat of the land
Fertile soil and good water supply – but lagging development – present a compelling opportunity for agriculture investors, finds Stephanie Schwartz-Driver
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03 Jan 2012 |
Do you invest in frontier markets?
PensionDanmark's DKK 320 million (EUR 43 million) farmland investment will focus on agricultural production in Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Uganda and Mozambique
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01 Jul 2010 |
Pension funds – future farmers
Report on the growing popularity of farmland investment in the developing world for European pension funds
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