Climate Fund Managers’ $1.06bn final close for Climate Investor II is a win for climate finance in frontier markets. It’s also a reminder that standardization remains elusive.
Australia’s Agriculture and Land Sector Plan outlines major opportunities in carbon, biodiversity and clean fuel, but investors lack the clarity that has driven capital into other sectors like renewable energy.
With Nuveen, Proterra, Manulife and WisdomTree working to expand access, the interplay between public and private strategies is setting the future direction of the asset class.
Debt-for-nature swaps surged in 2023, but have slowed sharply since. The reason lies less with sovereign appetite than with the availability of political risk insurance.
Almonds today, carbon tomorrow: defining farmland's 'highest and best use' means keeping pace with markets, investor priorities and public debate.
Timberland’s growing appeal among institutional investors is encouraging an active style of land management that more directly shapes the public’s interaction with forests.
Cushon’s carbon price plan and Nest’s billion-dollar forestry mandates show the UK DC market is serious about the asset class. GPs capable of providing flexible entry points and diversified exposure are best placed to capture their commitments.
The agricultural investment arm of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints has acquired nearly A$500m worth of Australian farmland in less than a year but remains under a threshold that would trigger closer government oversight.
The superannuation industry has called for reform of its performance tests at a roundtable seeking to improve the Australian economy.
A 401(k) policy review, high-profile M&A activity and new product launches are accelerating farmland’s access to RIAs and high-net-worth capital.