The French real assets manager has added 14,000 ha and €50m in value to its timber holdings with the acquisition of 15 forests in central Finland.
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NZ Super grows ag portfolio with first beef investment
The acquisition of Australia’s Palgrove Stud brings the sovereign fund’s land portfolio to 33 farms worth $215m.
Sacramento County sets its first ag investment target
The $8.3bn pension has changed return benchmarks and earmarked one-fifth of its 7% real assets allocation for agriculture, timber and other natural resources investments.
‘There’s no real cap on how big agri could get’
Many managers are coming forward with ideas, but the lack of scalability, high fees and a short track record remain significant hurdles to the sector’s growth, says Frontier’s Martin Thompson.
South Carolina picks new alternatives consultant
Albourne America replaced Aon Hewitt to oversee the $30bn retirement system’s investments in alternatives, including real assets.
‘Geopolitical uncertainty creates attractive opportunities’
The founder and chief investment officer of Coller Capital says the secondaries firm will focus on real assets, including natural resources, amid shockwaves created by Brexit, the Trump administration and emerging-market concerns.
Underperformance bolsters case for CalPERS’ timber portfolio review
The $323bn pension fund last year proposed expanding its forestland program, which has consistently missed its benchmark since inception, to include agricultural products.
Real assets lead Q2 US public pension allocations
Atlanta-based research firm eVestment reports an 85% increase in real asset allocations over the past year.
Aquila appoints consultant relations and ESG head
Ian Williams joins from BNY Mellon, where he served in a similar role for 11 years.
Inflation rising on investors’ agenda – Aberdeen
Senior investment manager Ryan Sullivan says demand for real asset investments will be strengthened as US investors seek inflation protection.