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Gold lifts as US, Iran tensions escalate

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 7 JAN 2020
... demand for gold," Eliseo said. Gold has rallied 35% in Australian dollar terms over the past 15 months. Wilson Asset Management lead portfolio manager Matthew Haupt told Financial Standard that a surge in gold prices has been driven by falling US rates ...

Pinnacle partners with former Blue Sky executives

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2019
... provide a range of institutional investors access to this growing asset class." Last year, Pinnacle and Wilson Asset Management competed to take over the investment management for Blue Sky's Alternative Access Fund (ASX: BAF). The LIC had a 20.7% ...

New board directors at Future Generation

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019
... Company (ASX: FGX). They join Wilson, David Paradice, Sandon Capital managing director Gabriel Radzyminski, Wilson Asset Management chief executive Kate Thorley, Victor Smorgon Group investment chair David Leeton. The board is chaired by Jonathon Trollip ...

WAM names prospective Blue Sky LIC team

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2018
Wilson Asset Management has reconfirmed interest in taking over the Blue Sky LIC's management after Pinnacle withdrew its offer, naming the team that will lead it. Wilson Asset Management has put forth the name of Andrew Siew from its investment management ...

Stop undermining franking credit refunds: Wilson

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2018
Wilson Asset Management chair Geoff Wilson warned the proposed changes to franking credit refunds will not only damage the Australian economy but undermine the tax system. Wilson presented an economic case on why both sides of politics should safeguard ...

Merger to create $885m LIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2018
... interests of the shareholders and intends to vote in favour of the proposal. The merged LIC will be managed by Wilson Asset Management, CYA's current investment manager. CYA ended its seven-year arrangement with Perennial Value Management, and appointed ...

Pinnacle drops fees in Blue Sky fund bid

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2018
Pinnacle has knocked off performance fees from its bid to manage the Blue Sky Alternatives Access Fund, bringing it in line with Wilson Asset Management's bid, according to LIC's directors. The two managers have put in proposals to gain the ...

Chief investment officer retires

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2018
... investment officer at a prominent Australian asset manager is retiring after working at the firm for 12 years. Wilson Asset Management chief investment officer Chris Stott will soon retire to spend more time with his young family. Chairman Geoff Wilson ...

Blue Sky LIC gets a new suitor

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2018
... Blue Sky LIC which last week reached an agreement to appoint a Pinnacle affiliate as its new manager. Wilson Asset Management has sent a proposal to the LIC's non-executive directors, making a bid to be appointed as the new manager for the Blue Sky Alternatives ...

WAM pushes for HHY closure

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2018
Wilson Asset Management wants to shutter the underperforming Hastings High Yield Fund (HHY) amid the controversy surrounding Aurora Funds Management, which acts as its responsible entity. WAM is setting in motion a general meeting to urge HHY shareholders ...