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Platinum and Iress named 'laggards' on sustainability

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2014
Platinum Asset Management Limited and Iress Limited are among just four ASX 200 companies that have failed to report on sustainability risk for the last four years, according to a study by the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). ACSI ...

Platinum steps up focus on adviser market

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2014
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has revealed that Platinum Asset Management will be its main sponsor for its 2014 Professionals Congress in Adelaide in November. In an interview with Financial Standard in April, Platinum co-founder and managing ...

Financial services stars named in rich list

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2014
... investment talent has been named in BRW's latest rebalancing of its annual rich list. In tenth place, Platinum Asset Management co-founder Kerr Neilson was the highest placed financial services executive with an estimated $3.35 billion fortune. The strong ...

Advisers, do not read headlines: Kerr Neilson

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014
Advisers should ignore headlines and look at the numbers when making investment decisions, Platinum Asset Management managing director Kerr Neilson told advisers at a Sydney roadshow. "Ignore the headlines, they will not help you very much at all," ...

Kerr Neilson: Against the grain

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2014
Mark Smith speaks to Platinum Asset Management co-founderA Kerr Neilson on his views about philanthropy, his contrarian approach to investing and opportunities in the SMSF sector. The Neilson family certainly isn't afraid to go against conventional ...

Stakeholders stage FoFA confrontation in Senate submissions

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2014
... into "a 'tick-a-box' checklist" that contains "no mention of protecting the client's best interest." Platinum Asset Management managing director Kerr Neilson noted that advisers' alignment with banks and large financial institutions leave the public ...

Winton appoints Platinum exec to head Sydney office

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2014
UK fund manager Winton Capital has recruited Andrew Grimes from Platinum Asset Management to head up its recently opened Sydney office. Grimes was an institutional investment specialist with the $23 billion global equities manager for more than 5 years. ...

State Super to combine with two NSW state funds

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2014
... legislation was not required to implement the decision. Former chair of State Super and current chair of Platinum Asset Management Michael Cole will oversee the amalgamation as an 'independent expert'.

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2014
... January. No major local economic news is expected on Friday. In equities news, Crown Resorts, IAG and Platinum Asset Management are among the companies expected to post first half results. Iluka Resources and Santos are due to announce full year results ...

Super funds shun Aussie managers

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2013
... global equities products, this alone doesn't fully explain the dearth of local managers on the list. Platinum Asset Management, one of the biggest players in the international equity space within the Australian market, told Financial Standard in June ...