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Mariners bid underdone

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 14 AUG 2012
... He also said Mariner planned to work with Morgan Stanly subsidiary Arena Investment Management to offload Austock's childcare centers. Austock's property funds business is comprised of four funds, including the ASX-listed Australian Educational Trust ...

ASIC bans ABC LC auditor

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2012
... time, Green was a partner with the former Brisbane firm of Pitcher Partners, which was dissolved on 28 November 2008. Childcare centre operator ABC Learning collapsed in 2008 owing creditors $1.6bn, forcing the sale of 1200 childcare centres. Under the ...

Folkestone forced to pay cash

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2012
... ASX-listed Australian Educational Trust and Australian Social Infrastructure Fund. It also includes the unlisted Austock Childcare Fund and the CIB fund, a wholesale unit trust. The sale of the property business is still subject to shareholder approval ...

Austock sells PFM to Folkstone

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2012
... the ASX listed Australian Educational Trust and the Australian Social Infrastructure Fund, and the unlisted Austock Childcare Fund and the Wholesale Unlisted CIB Fund - with approximately $555 million in gross assets. Austock' Property team now will ...

ANZ boosts super contribs for female staff

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2010
... in super, as the bank aims to improve incentives for female staff. Female employees of ANZ will now receive a $4,000 childcare allowance and payment of superannuation on all forms of paid parental leave in Australia while New Zealand employees parental ...

Abacus funds head exits

MEDIA RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 30 AUG 2010
... the director of funds management at Abacus Property Group, has resigned to concentrate on his personal investments in childcare. According to an ASX statement from last week, Hardwick resigned and Abacus Property Group head of strategy, Cate Aarons ...

Industry pushes for super concessions for women

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2009
... 15 per cent contribution tax for low-income earners. Many of these disparities stem from women's breaks from work for childcare, lifestyle differences and varying income levels. "The fact that women live longer than men, spend less time in paid work ...

LGS boosts green power

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2009
... tenants at Local Government House, including Nanbaree child centre, a 42-place NSW State Public Sector employer-sponsored childcare centre, have voluntarily signed up to use 100 per cent GreenPower to support LGS' initiative.

Austock's McFarlane resigns

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2008
... separately, the Funds Management board. These boards are the responsible entities of the Australian Education Trust, Austock Childcare fund, Api fund and The Australian Social Infrastructure fund. In a statement, the firm said the search for an independent ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2008
... up 12 cents to $41.87, while takeover target Rio Tinto was 12 cents lower at $126.38. In other local news, struggling childcare operator ABC Learning Centres said it still could not release its full-year results. "The work currently being performed to ...