Investment Media
H2O Flow – The Australian water market
One of the few super funds to invest in water, VicSuper, has been accruing entitlements for close to a decade, initially investing in land in southern Victoria. Its chief executive Michael Dundon told INTHEBLACK that agriculture was the lure, but that the land came with water entitlements, which proved to be increasingly attractive over time. […]
by admin • November 21, 2017
Investment Water Investment
Water Fund Open
In October 2015 The Nature Conservancy Australia and Kilter Rural launched the Murray-Darling Basin Balanced Water Fund to provide water security for Australian farming families while protecting culturally significant wetlands that support threatened species. The Fund invests in permanent water rights in the Southern Murray-Darling Basin and allocates those rights in a smart way. When […]
by admin • October 27, 2017
General Water Investment
Environmental watering by The Balanced Water Fund
During August 2017, The Murray Darling Basin Balanced Water Fund released a donation of 30 megalitres of water into Yambuna Lagoon. This is the first time that environmental water has been delivered to this wetland. The Murray Darling Basin Balanced Water Fund is an investment model that helps both nature and people while delivering […]
by admin • October 26, 2017
Investment Water Investment
Water Fund opens second capital raise
The Nature Conservancy Australia established the Murray-Darling Basin Balanced Water Fund to provide water security for Australian farming families while protecting culturally significant wetlands that support threatened species. The Fund will invest in permanent water rights in the Southern Murray-Darling Basin and allocate those rights in a smart way. When water is scarce and agricultural […]
by Kilter Rural • June 14, 2017
Farmland Investment Investment
Super funds finally get a taste for agriculture
The Australian, 29 Mar 2017: Local superannuation funds are waking up to the potential of Australia’s powerhouse agricultural sector following the flood of investment from overseas pension funds, sovereign wealth capital and foreign investors into farming over the past five years. VicSuper is one of the few funds openly committed to agriculture, after investing $180m […]
by admin • March 29, 2017
Farmland Investment General Investment Seasonal Update
Future Farming Landscapes in 1 minute
Here’s a quick overview in images of our Future Farming Landscapes investment, all in just 1 minute!
by Kilter Rural • March 27, 2017
Farmland Investment General Investment Water Investment
Investment and environment can be complimentary
According to Kilter Rural CEO, Cullen Gunn, there is a lack of policy around ecosystem markets. “Getting paid for producing improvements in ecological condition hasn’t happened yet” Gunn says. “There is a great deal of irrigation land which is underutilised or undercapitalised, and could be dealt with in a much more sustainable way.” Kilter Rural’s […]
by Kilter Rural • March 17, 2017
Investment Media Water Investment
Water leasing helps irrigators and investors
The Murray-Darling basin is one of the most secure irrigation systems in the world, and water leasing has a major role to play, especially in the light of climate change. Kilter Rural, who manage more than $214 million of water, farmland and ecosystem assets, lease water entitlements, for between three to five years to irrigators […]
by Kilter Rural • March 17, 2017