Rural Funds Management
Rural Funds Management Limited (RFM) is an experienced fund and asset manager that specialises in Australian agriculture. RFM manages a diverse portfolio of large-scale farming and agricultural enterprises for investors who seek the opportunity to diversify their portfolios away from the traditional equity and property markets. Our primary assets are in land, water, infrastructure, poultry, cattle, sheep, viticulture, cotton and almonds. Established in 1997, RFM is the responsible entity for eight agricultural investment funds and as of 30 December 2013, had approximately $308m of agricultural assets under management in New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria and Western Australia. RFM is one of the oldest and most experienced managers of agricultural assets in Australia. In addition to RFM's corporate office located in Canberra, RFM has offices in Sydney, Melbourne and Western NSW and employs more than 60 staff in fund and asset management activities. Potential investors should be aware that RFM StockBank is not a bank, as defined by the Banking Act. Rural Funds Management Limited and the registered managed investment schemes it offers for investment (RFM Funds) are not authorised under the Banking Act and are not supervised by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority. An investment in StockBank or any of the RFM Funds will not be covered by the depositor protection provisions in section 13A of the Banking Act. To learn more about RFM, please view our corporate brochure here. To view RFM's audited financial accounts, please click here.