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GFP snaps up Timbercorp assets

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2009
An international forestry investment fund advised by Global Forest Partners (GFP) has signed a contract to buy Timbercorp's forestry assets - outbidding other buyers including First Super-backed consortium, TC Growers. According to a press statement ...

Perpetual buys Grosvenor

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2009
Perpetual has bought Grosvenor Financial Services - a privately-owned planning firm specialising in financial, investment and tax advice. Grosvenor has more than 200 high net worth clients in the medical, dental and legal professions. Grosvenor is based ...

AFA announces Adviser of the Year finalists

... wealth and life protection paramount to advisers and their clients, giving even better reason to acknowledge those that excel in their field. Jim Taggart, AFA president, described the finalists as "outstanding" and were handpicked from a record number ...

Macquarie wins award for agricultural fund

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2009
Macquarie Agricultural Funds Management (MAFM) has been named Real Asset Manager of the Year at the Foundation & Endowment Money Management's Nonprofit Awards for Excellence. The title was given in recognition of achievements during the last year through ...

Mercer Super Trust improves online tech

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2009
Mercer Super Trust has upgraded its online features to allow members access to additional personal information about their super in real time. The new online features introduced for Mercer Super Trust members include a 'workflow view' which allows members ...

NAB buys Lodestar Capital stake

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2009
NAB's direct asset management business, nabinvest, has bought a 33 per cent stake in long-term absolute return boutique fund manager, Lodestar Capital Partners. Lodestar Capital Partners investment management team owns the remaining stake in the business ...

Super funds do more for community

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2009
Super funds have been busy sponsoring awards and events in the last two months as they jostle for more super brand awareness. Industry funds in particular have been in their respective industries' limelight recently for event and festival sponsorships. ...

Members vote for Lifeplan/Aus Unity merger

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2009
Lifeplan members have yesterday approved the proposal to merge with Australian Unity. Over 98 percent of the members' vote was in favour of the merger. Lifeplan will now seek final regulatory and court approvals for the merger. The merged company will ...

VicSuper wins ACCA sustainability award

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2009
VicSuper has been announced the winner of ACCA's annual Sustainability Reporting Awards. VicSuper received the top nod in three categories; Best Sustainability Report, Best SME Report and Best Report in the Financial Service sector awards at the recent ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2009
The Australian share market was higher at noon on strong performances by the resources and financial sectors. At 1200 AEST, the S&P/ASX 200 was 66.1 points higher, or by 1.55 per cent, at 4329.5, while the broader All Ordinaries rose 64.6 points, or ...