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Asia: Between fortune and fate

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2015
... of these options may be viable in the future and, importantly, in the best interest of unit holders." Platinum Asset Management chief investment officer Andrew Clifford thinks that the A-share market is far too volatile and says that a more measured ...

Below benchmark performance hurts Platinum

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2015
Platinum Asset Management reported an increase in net profit after tax of 12.4%, but results for the financial year were impacted by below-benchmark performance. Net profit after tax for the year to 30 June 2015 was $213.5 million, compared to $189.9 ...

Platinum launches Asia LIC

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2015
Platinum Asset Management has launched Platinum Asia Investments, a listed investment company (LIC) that gives investors exposure to listed companies in the Asia region, ex Japan. Platinum has already lodged the prospectus with the Australian Securities ...

Australian alternatives assets top $250 billion

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2015
... running, despite a decline from $96 billion at the end of 2013 to $92 billion at the end of last year. Platinum Asset Management, led by local star manager Kerr Neilson, was listed as the 19th largest hedge fund manager by pension fund assets under management. ...

Platinum to launch Asia LIC

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015
Platinum Asset Management has launched an initial public offering of securities for Platinum Asia Investments Limited, an ASX listed investment company (LIC). The offering seeks to raise a minimum of $150 million, with Platinum intending to subscribe ...

MAX Award winners named

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2015
... Macquarie - Managed Accounts Finalists - Challenger, Commbank, Mercer, Nikko AM Sponsorship of the Year Platinum Asset Management - FPA Professionals Congress 2014 Finalists - ANZ, Australian Ethical Super, RARE Infrastructure, SSGA Public Relations ...

BlackRock hires mark entry to fundamental equities

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015
... Investments, where he had responsibility for a number of portfolios. Prior to that he was an analyst at Platinum Asset Management in Sydney and started his career at Schroders in London. Beaumont has more than 20 years' experience in funds management ...

PROFILE: PM Capital CIO Paul Moore

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2015
... swallowed up by Anheuser-Busch. Turning back to BT, Neilson eventually left to launch his own firm, Platinum Asset Management, in 1994 and Moore was left with the international equities business to run. Was he not tempted to club in with his former boss? ...

Modi under the spotlight

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2015
... not the only factor that needs to be considered. Pricing is probably even more important, according to Platinum Asset Management managing director Kerr Neilson. Speaking at a Morningstar SMSF conference, he revealed his motto: "question your biases ...

Platinum AM appoints independent director

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2015
The board of Platinum Asset Management has appointed a non-executive independent director. Stephen Menzies will be Platinum's fourth non-executive independent directors and will join the other four executive directors at the company's board. Menzies ...