22 October 2009 | The Government has announced it will amend tax law in investors' favour, removing any fear that tax deductions for investments in Timbercorp and Great Southern forestry schemes would be clawed back.
6 October 2009 | McGrath Nicol has warned that unpaid landlords may be able to take possession of certain leased properties, meaning future harvest proceeds are unlikely to be available to investors.
2 July 2009 | The Financial Planning Association is canvassing its members on their exposure to failed agribusiness managers Great Southern and Timbercorp.
09:24 AM | A group called AAGRI says it has attracted the backing of 9,000 Timbercorp investors to change the responsible entity of the agribusiness, a number the group said will allow it to call a meeting for change to take place.
1 June 2009 | Professional Investment Services is reported to be examining its exposure to various managed investment schemes, and is reportedly meeting with a group of its advisers to discuss the structure of the business following the collapse of Timbercorp and Great Southern.
18 May 2009 | The collapse of Timbercorp and now Great Southern will have serious implications for agribusiness managed investments schemes with inflows expected to plummet.
14 May 2009 | An online tool has been launched to enable advisers to build their clients risk-rated agribusiness portfolios.
17 April 2009 | Well known agribusiness investment manager Timbercorp has until May 1 to convince its lenders to extend its loan facilities, or come up with an alternative solution to its debt woes. The asset sale program the group hoped would secure its future is failing, prompting it to warn investors its ability to continue as a going concern is uncertain.