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07/05/2010 Funds flow toward farmland as experts eye deals NEW YORK, May 7 (Reuters) - As economic fears spark riots in Greece and stock market sell-offs, a range of institutional and corporate interests said this week they were moving money into what they see as the relative safety of global farmland.... more 07/05/2010 Wall Street Eyes Farmland: Investors Aim to Tap Ag`s ``Super Cycle`` NEW YORK (DTN) -- In a New York City ballroom actor Michael Douglas made famous with his "greed is good" speech in the movie "Wall Street," 400 pension and fund managers, investment bankers and some of the... more 22/04/2010 Brasil: Estatal da China quer produzir soja no País A empresa estatal chinesa Chongqing Grain Group pretende investir US$ 300 milhões (R$ 525 milhões) na compra de 100 mil hectares de terra no oeste da Bahia, com o objetivo de produzir soja para o mercado brasileiro e chinês. O... more 14/04/2010 Brazilian farms sow seeds of openness On the high plains around the town of Luiz Eduardo Magalhães in central Brazil it is easy to feel dwarfed by the landscape. Fields of soya, maize and cotton stretch to the horizon under immense blue skies, only the occasional tree,... more 09/04/2010 Indian farmers upbeat on possible LatAm ventures New Delhi: An increasing number of Indian companies are looking at Latin America as a safe investment destination, mainly because of stable governments and economic policies. These markets are also becoming a potential lifeline as India deals with... more 19/03/2010 Macquarie interest in grain business elevated DEREGULATION of the grain markets in Australia has sparked plenty of interest from offshore market participants. According to The Australian Financial Review, Macquarie Agricultural Funds Management has started up the Macquarie Crop Fund a... more 11/03/2010 Hedge fund-backed farm group Tejar weighs US IPO El Tejar SA, Argentina’s largest agricultural producer, is weighing an initial public offering in New York to tap rising investor demand for farming assets. The closely held grain and oilseed grower, backed by London-based hedge fund... more 11/02/2010 BlackRock launches global agriculture fund BlackRock has added to its range of resources funds with the launch of a global agriculture fund. The new Luxembourg-domiciled BGF (BlackRock Global Funds) World Agriculture fund will be managed by Richard Davis and Desmond Cheung from the... more 10/02/2010 What`s Better - Owning Farmland or Operating Farmland? Calgary based agriculture private equity firm Agcapita, enables investors to make direct investments in Canadian farmland without the need to take on any of the complex legal and operational responsibilities of farmland... more 02/02/2010 Farmland comes of age for pension funds As a relatively new and untapped asset class, farmland remains mysterious to some insitutional investors. Greg Bright spoke to Charmion McBride, chief operating officer of Insight Investment, an affiliate manager of BNY Mellon Asset Management, about... more |
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