Crops top energy among investors

Agricultural commodities have proved significantly more popular than energy among buyers of exchange-traded products, despite the high-profile threats to oil supplies and Japan's nuclear reactor crisis. Exchange-traded commodities and funds saw inflows of more than US$600 million (UK£369.026  million) in March, the fifth successive monthly increase, analysis by Societe Generale showed.

However, investors pared exposure to exchange-traded energy products by more than US$500 million (UK£307.522 million), despite the month bringing continued tensions in the Middle East and North Africa, which bought New York oil prices to a two-year high during the month. Read more ...

This blog is written by Martin Little The Global Miller, published and supported by the GFMT Magazine and International Milling Directory from Perendale Publishers

Leading agriculture investment set to bring together 80 plus investors in Singapore in June 2011

On June 29-30, this unique forum will bring together institutional and private investors with top Ag fund managers, to debate strategies for participating in agriculture and surrounding investments. Among timely discussions including, private equity investment in the full agriculture supply chain and the challenges and benefits of investing internationally, time has been set aside specifically for one-on-one networking for contacts and details to be shared and business to be done.

Confirmed participants already include: Emergent Asset Management, Macquarie, Duxton Asset Management, InvestAg Savills and many more. This is a unique chance to network with investors and Ag managers, and to effortlessly catch-up on where allocations are being made and how best to develop the ideal Ag portfolio. Read more ...

This blog is written by Martin Little The Global Miller, published and supported by the GFMT Magazine and International Milling Directory from Perendale Publishers