2 March 2010 | The completion of the Landmark Financial Services acquisition hands ANZ market dominance in agribusiness finance.
3 February 2010 | Elders Forestry maintains that its forestry projects are sound investments for SMSFs despite lingering fears caused by the collapse of Timbercorp and Great Southern.
14 January 2010 | Agribusiness investment managers, such as Select Harvests - the company now managing the Timbercorp almond orchards - are turning away from managed investment schemes as a source of funding.
21 December 2009 | As 2009 comes to a close, Money Management looks back at the individuals and events that generated controversy.
26 November 2009 | Australian superannuation funds could have been buffered from the onslaught of the global financial crisis if they had invested more in Australian agriculture, according to the Australian Agribusiness Group (AAG).
7 October 2009 | In the aftermath of the collapses of Timbercorp and Great Southern, consumer confidence is continuing to play a significant role in the performance of listed agribusiness companies - with both positive and negative results.
17 September 2009 | The collapse of Great Southern should serve as a salutary lesson to the industry of the dangers of single-product licensing of advisers, according to CPA Australia's senior policy adviser for superannuation.
27 July 2009 | Orchard Funds Management will pay distributions on seven of its funds this month, but a number of its other funds remain suspended and facing financing difficulties.
15 July 2009 | The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has confirmed it received hundreds of complaints relating to Great Southern and Timbercorp last year, as well as more than 100 relating to other MIS agribusiness schemes over the previous three years.
2 July 2009 | ITC, Gunns and FEA are satisfied with sales figures in what are challenging markets.
18 June 2009 | Recent adverse publicity surrounding managed investment schemes has resulted in some companies, including Kimberley Timber, withdrawing their offerings from the market.
15 June 2009 | The MIS business model is more appropriately used as a short-term funding solution than a long-term proposition, according to the chief executive of Arafura Pearls.
2 June 2009 | Timbercorp and Great Southern weren't on MLC's approved product list, but the collapse of these prominent agribusiness groups has prompted the dealer group to review the whole sector, while also placing investments in one of its agri-managers on hold.
28 May 2009 | The Great Southern administration process has revealed a disturbing picture with respect to liabilities and available assets.
25 May 2009 | In the wash up of Timbercorp and Great Southern, Forest Properties expresses confidence that it can sell up to 15 per cent of its property portfolio.
6 May 2009 | Korda Mentha delivers bad news to investors in one of Timbercorp Securities' last managed investment schemes.
24 April 2009 | Administrator KordaMentha now working on potential strategies for each agribusiness project of the failed investment manager.
20 April 2009 | Macquarie's agribusiness operations, including its managed invested schemes, have been merged into a single division; looking to expand and raise capital overseas.
9 April 2009 | John Wilkinson considers the impact of the financial crisis on the agribusiness MIS sector.
3 April 2009 | Investors in timber agribusiness managed investment schemes who default on their loans may find themselves facing substantial tax bills.
27 March 2009 | The number of people defaulting on agribusiness managed investment scheme loans is on the rise.
9 March 2009 | The adverse times on the Australian Stock Exchange may spell the right time to invest in soft commodities, according to an agribusiness fund manager.
26 February 2009 | The diverse agribusiness sector is experiencing both highs and lows in the current downturn, writes AMAL AWAD.
03:21 PM | Fall in MIS sales a key contributor.
14 January 2009 | Property revaluations likely to impact bottom line.