Real Assets

As agricultural investment in emerging markets grows, Mark Eckstein, environment and social director at development finance institution CDC, explains why it is vital to plan around ESG issues and how investors should go about it.

The long-term future of Britain's farmland values remains uncertain, with analysts divided on whether the market will be hit by subsidy cuts or stay flat.

Pope Resources has agreed to acquire 7,300 acres of timber in western Washington state from Hancock Timber Resource Group.

The market value for institutionally owned US timber was $24.3bn in the first quarter of this year.

Australian firm Laguna Bay’s chief executive Tim McGavin, tells us he thinks an opportunistic fund strategy is best suited to Australian agriculture and what pensions want from the sector

Responsible for real assets at NMSIC, she has been appointed to the role of general manager of investments at Australian Unity, which has investments in Real Estate Investment Trusts and commercial property.

Wilfred Morren, founder of land investment brokerage firm Farmland Uruguay, outlines how forestry and farmland certification was achieved on a mixed cattle, forestry and cropping investment in Uruguay.

Saudi government-owned agri specialist has increased its holding in G3 Global Grain Group by buying Bunge shares.

Experienced row-crop farm manager Springer has been appointed regional director of acquisitions at the firm, which was formed by the merger of Halderman and US Agriculture last year.

The merchant bank, which manages assets for family offices, institutional investors and insurance companies, has taken on an agriculture and sustainability investment specialist as a managing director.