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WAM wins Blue Sky bid, appoints directors

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2020
... Shareholders of embattled alternatives investments company Blue Sky have voted in favour of joining the Wilson Asset Management stable at an extraordinary general meeting held yesterday afternoon. The investment company's name will be changed to WAM ...

WAM makes LIC takeover bid

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2020
Wilson Asset Management has made an off-market takeover bid for geared listed investment company Concentrated Leaders Fund (CLF) as a result of its ongoing poor performance and management woes. WAM is offering shareholders two of its shares for 3.7 ...

WAM names new board member

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020
... technological, commercial and organisational changes and he is well placed to advise WAM Capital and the Wilson Asset Management group given his first-class experience. "We believe Matthew will prove to be an invaluable member of the WAM Capital board ...

WAM makes proposition plans public

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2020
Wilson Asset Management has made public its bid to manage listed investment company Contango Income Generator (ASX: CIE), after the investment manager failed to respond to WAM's initial proposal. It comes after the manager of the fund, Contango ...

No returns in sight for AAP investors

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2020
... include Samuel Terry Asset Management's Fred Woollard, Australian Impact Investments' Kylie Charlton and Wilson Asset Management's Geoff Wilson. "As an investor, the strange thing is to put money in and there be no return," Wilson told Financial Standard. ...

WAM makes alternatives play

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2020
Geoff Wilson's $3 billion Wilson Asset Management has acquired the management rights for embattled alternatives investment company Blue Sky. On May 20 last year, Blue Sky Alternative Investments announced it had been forced into receivership, with Oaktree ...

WAM responds to Keybridge claims

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020
Wilson Asset Management has responded to allegations by Keybridge Capital, noting the investment manager has already failed twice in previous attempts to obtain orders of this kind. WAM Active said it was seeking appropriate legal advice and would respond ...

Keybridge takes WAM to court

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2020
Keybridge Capital has launched legal proceedings against Wilson Asset Management, alleging WAM improperly transferred Keybridge shares into its own name. According to Keybridge's filing, it commenced proceedings in the Supreme Court of NSW in relation ...

Small caps soar amid accelerated revolution

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... uncertainty surrounding the ability of landlords to collect rental and lease payments from tenants ongoing. Wilson Asset Management lead portfolio manager Oscar Oberg said strong leadership was also an important factor when identifying small caps with ...

Plan for the worst, hope for the best

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
Wilson Asset Management's Geoff Wilson has encouraged investors to plan for the worst and hope for the best as central bank liquidity props up equity markets. However, he warns, "hope is not a strategy", and recommends investors accept that things ...