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Payments to investors from harvest cashflow will occur when surplus funds allow, and will be regular throughout the harvest programme. There are no set dates or amounts but we aim for quarterly payments of an economic amount. We will advise investors if any upcoming distributions in the harvest reports. These are cash payments and tax [...]
The ETS is a cap and trade mechanism that has the effect of putting a price on carbon (and other greenhouse gases) in an attempt to reduce the carbon emissions in New Zealand. The primary unit of trade is the New Zealand Unit (NZU). NZUs are also called carbon credits. Certain entities within the ETS [...]
Under New Zealand law, issuers, managers and promoters of registered Managed Investment Schemes (MIS) must hold a license to do so. Forest Enterprises Limited is licensed under the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013 to manage Managed Investment Schemes (excluding managed funds) which are primarily invested in forestry assets. We have met (and are required to continue to meet) [...]
Of the 61 forestry investments managed by Forest Enterprises, 49 are Managed Investment Schemes (MIS), registered under the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013 (FMC Act) and regulated by the Financial Markets Authority. Forest Enterprises Limited is licensed under the FMC Act to manage Managed Investment Schemes (excluding managed funds) which are primarily invested in forestry assets. Generally [...]
New Zealand Forest Owners Association, 14 August 2018 || Forest owners are calling the proposed revisions to the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) both timely and necessary if New Zealand is to hope to meet its greenhouse gas reduction targets. Forest Owners Association President Peter Weir says the Te Uru Rākau discussion paper is appropriately the first [...]
GF stands for Growth and Form and is a rating system used to compare treestocks (genetics). In general, the higher the GF rating, the higher the assessed projected performance in terms of growth and form of the resulting trees.
Income earned by the limited partnership in a tax year, such as from harvest, is taxable at the investor level. This taxable income (or loss) is noted on your annual Tax Details Statement. Broadly speaking, taxable income is calculated on investment income (e.g. log sales) less expenses (e.g. road building, replanting) for the year. Investors [...]
An article by Forest Enterprises directors Bert Hughes and Gordon Wong about forestry investment for individuals was published in the New Zealand Journal of Forestry in November 2021 (Vol. 66, No.3). Abstract: Forestry can be classed an as alternative investment, compared with other classifications such as shares, commercial property or bonds. Alternative investments as a [...]
Closer to harvest and when the harvest plan for your investment forest has been communicated with investors, we produce an updated Cashflow Projection for your investment based on the latest available log price series, latest cost estimates, the mix of hauler vs ground-based logging operations, and the pre-harvest inventory of your forest's log grade mix. [...]
Blenheim company CarbonScape has patented and innovative method for turning waste sawdust, such as from common radiata pine, into valuable graphite. Graphite is used in many applications such as lithium-ion batteries and is considered a 'strategic mineral' by the US. It is currently mined, with the bulk coming from China, and synthetic graphite is produced [...]
