Colin Kruger
Colin Kruger is a business reporter focused on the retail and gambling industries. He joined the Sydney Morning Herald in 1999 as its technology editor. Other roles have included the Herald's deputy business editor and online business editor.
Former Equititrust executives try again with a new $250m fund
Colin Kruger UNLISTED mortgage funds such as Equititrust have taken a battering since the financial crisis with billions still tied up in frozen funds, but that has not stopped a group of former Equititrust...
Former Equititrust execs in new venture
Colin Kruger A group of former Equititrust executives plan to raise $250 million from investors for a new tilt at the market.
Oswals dig in while the receivers keep digging
Colin Kruger The presidential suite of the Taj Exotica Resort and Spa in the Maldives is not a bad place to hole up and forget about your worries for a while - assuming your worries are not financial, that is.
Aldi liquor launch looms in NSW
Colin Kruger and Vanda Carson THE Aldi supermarket chain has applied for the right to sell alcohol in its NSW stores, in its latest attempt to disrupt the Woolworths and Coles grocery and liquor duopoly.
Receivers pursue Oswals to recoup $112m
Colin Kruger BURRUP FERTILISERS' receivers are suing an Indian entrepreneur, Pankaj Oswal, and his wife Radhika, for $112 million to recover company money they allege was used to fund the Oswals' lifestyle,...
Oswal's wife owes $140m
Colin Kruger Court judgment reveals that wife of controversial Indian entrepreneur Pankaj Oswal owes Tax Office $140 million and may have received $80 million in payments from company her husband founded.
Radhika Oswal's mystery millions revealed as receivers delve into $140m tax bill
Colin Kruger A court judgment yesterday revealed that the wife of controversial Indian entrepreneur Pankaj Oswal owes the tax department $140 million and may have received $80 million in payments from Burrup...
Finance chief was not allowed to see ABC books
Colin Kruger and Leonie Lamont A PUBLIC examination into ABC Learning's collapse heard yesterday that its most senior financial executive had no access to the accounts of its troubled Australian operations.
Black in the dark on ABC's accounts
Colin Kruger and Leonie Lamont Public examination into ABC Learning's collapse hears how its most senior financial executive had no access to the financial accounts of its operations.
ACCC to review sale of Austar
Colin Kruger and Lucy Battersby Foxtel's proposed acquisition of Austar, which would create a single national pay TV provider, may be far from a done deal but it has not stopped the ACCC having a look at potential competition...
ACCC will look at Foxtel bid for Austar
Colin Kruger and Lucy Battersby FOXTEL'S proposed acquisition of Austar, which would create a single national pay TV provider, may be far from a done deal, but that has not stopped the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission...
Financial planners cash in on frozen Colonial fund
Colin Kruger COLONIAL FIRST STATE is not the only party receiving millions of dollars in fees from the mortgage income fund, its frozen fund which no longer provides income for its investors.
Outdoor advertising leads the way for APN as earnings rise 9.5%
Colin Kruger APN NEWS & MEDIA hailed a return to growth for financial year ending December 31 with underlying earnings up 9.5 per cent to $103.1 million.
Equititrust reveals details of problem loans to 'King Con'
Colin Kruger THE mortgage fund operator Equititrust has confirmed its frozen fund has problem loans linked to Dudley Quinlivan, a former two-time bankrupt who was once denounced in Queensland's Parliament as the...
Stokes initiates complex shuffle
Colin Kruger KERRY STOKES'S plan to consolidate his various media operations into one entity, Seven West Media, will involve a ''complex transaction'', executives conceded yesterday.
Frozen fund leaks $17m in fees to Colonial
Colin Kruger COLONIAL FIRST STATE is still collecting millions of dollars in fees from an investment fund it decided to wind up last year, even though investors are no longer receiving any income from it.
Griffin Coal sale may satisfy creditors
Colin Kruger GRIFFIN COAL'S former owner Ric Stowe is disputing a $62 million debt his private holding company allegedly owes the coalminer, which collapsed more than a year ago.
Family takes on ANZ over Burrup stake
Colin Kruger THE Indian family behind Burrup Fertilisers has challenged ANZ Group's seizure of the ammonia producer late last year on the basis of allegations that company funds were being misused.
Update on Equititrust expected to show $35m in impairments
Colin Kruger INVESTORS with $240 million trapped in the Equititrust Income Fund are expected to receive a detailed update this week on the status of the troubled fund, and its losses, following Equititrust's...
