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Australian Capital Reserve collapses

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2007
Property investment vehicle Australian Capital Reserve (ACR) has entered into voluntary administration, sparking a potential collapse which could destroy $300 million of investor funds. ACR, part of the Estate Property Group (EPG), raised $300 million ...

AIST chair and deputy announced

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2007
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) has appointed a new chair and deputy chair to the board. Ian Robertson was appointed chair and is a trustee director and member of the investment committee for the NSW Local Government Superannuation ...

Brumbie: The only Budget numbers that matter

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2007
It's Christmas Eve and by this time tomorrow we'll all know if Santa has given us the present we wanted, but to really make sense of the Budget you need to understand the ground rules. The Budget might look like a financial document because it has numbers ...

IFM bolsters infrastructure team

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2007
Industry Funds Management (IFM) has boosted its infrastructure team, with former CSFB executive, Kyle Mangini, joining as the new senior investment manager - infrastructure, and ex-BHP Billiton R&D executive, Michael Landman, joining as investment manager. ...

Consulting the cows

SUZY MAC  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2007
Ask 100 economists to predict the direction of interest rates, economic growth and inflationary pressures, and you would invariably get 100 different answers. In Cambodia they ask the royal cows. Heavily reliant on agriculture, Cambodia's ancient ploughing ...

Nipping at the Tiger's tail

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2007
The airline industry in Australia is getting ready for another bought of savage price competition as Tiger Airways pounces on Melbourne's Tullamarine airport and the upset budget carrier Jetstar has decided to practically give away airline tickets ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open in negative territory following falls on Wall St. At 0740 AEST, on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index contract was trading down 17 points, or 0.28 per cent at 6,157. In economic news ...

Portfolio Partners offsets co2 with tree-planting program

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2007
Portfolio Partners has announced a partnership with CO2 Australia to sequester its greenhouse gas emissions by planting mallee eucalyptus trees in NSW and Victoria. Working to offset the estimated 680 tonnes in carbon emissions the company produces ...

Barrett builds new distribution team at CFS

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2007
Colonial First State's (CFS) newly appointed general manager, Paul Barrett, has finished building his new distribution management team after an internal recruitment drive, making four key appointments. Kylie Macfarlane has been promoted to head of retail ...

Industry funds and master trusts share top honours

CHRIS NICHOLLS AND ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2007
SelectingSuper has released its one, three and five year performance rankings for super funds up to 28 February 2007, showing a fairly even balance between the segments leading the performance pack. According to the benchmark indices, the Rainmaker/SelectingSuper ...