Newsmakers
MetLife Investment Management Hires New Head of Real Estate, Agriculture From Blackstone
Beginning in October, Andrea Drasites will lead $108.9 billion in real estate investments at the asset manager.
Tag: Agriculture
Asset Allocation
How Timberland, Agriculture Can Fit Into Asset Owner Portfolios
Timber, farmland and other renewable resource investments provide steady returns, diversification and capital preservation.
Pensions
CDPQ to Build Forestland Portfolio in US Pacific Northwest
The Québecois pension plan will take a stake in asset manager Chinook Forest Partners as part of a new investment platform.
Asset Allocation
Why the Largest Allocators Are Focusing on Agriculture
Agriculture can yield a harvest of returns for patient, long-term investors.
Regulation
South Carolina Bill Seeks to Shield Agriculture Firms From ESG Requirements
The Farmers Protection Act is the latest pushback by Republicans to prevent financial firms from applying environmental, social, and governance standards.
Asset Allocation
CPPIB Acquires 12% Bunge Stake Through Viterra Merger
The British Columbia Investment Management Corp. will also own a minority stake in the combined entity.
Asset Allocation
The Old Tech FAANG Is Dulled, But a New Version Has Promise
Centered on surviving a bleaker world, Bank of America’s updated version has better market performance.
Risk
Food Inflation Is Bad, but Should Level Off Near-Term, Says Shepherdson
Agricultural price rises are nothing like oil’s, reasons the Pantheon Macro economist.
Market Moves
How China’s Metal Price Crackdown Could Thwart the Commodities Surge
Price rises in raw materials have excited hopes for a new super-cycle. Might those be dashed?
Alternatives
At Pension Bridge: How a Utah Pension Plan Invests in Farmland
Organization’s head of agriculture and real assets explains what drove the fund to the space.