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Future Generation to donate $6.8m

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2017
... charities. "This will bring the total combined donation to $13.18 million in just three years," Walsh said. Director Geoff Wilson said the donations to charities were only possible due to the skill and generosity of the companies' fund managers. "Our ...

Regnan CEO steps down

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2017
ESG researcher Regnan is beginning its search for a new chief executive following the resignation of Amanda Wilson from her top role. Wilson, who led Regnan since 2011, will continue to work with the group under a consulting arrangement. She plans to ...

Wilson lodges to scrap Hunter Hall LIC board

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2017
Wilson Asset Management chair Geoff Wilson will lodge a requisition of shareholders meeting to remove the current Hunter Hall Global Value board and appoint three new independent directors. The proposed directors are corporate lawyer Kym Evans, Affinity ...

Wilson denounces illogical Hunter Hall response

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2017
Wilson Asset Management chair Geoff Wilson told Financial Standard the Hunter Hall Global Value board's response to his buy-back proposal was illogical and twisted the meaning of his letter. Wilson noted his proposal was met with a response that "addressed ...

Hunter Hall slams exit proposal

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2017
The board of Hunter Hall Global Value rejected calls made by Wilson Asset Management chair Geoff Wilson to allow shareholders the opportunity to exit HHV at fair value. Wilson's proposal was made in light of the "corporate governance crisis" caused ...

Hunter Hall receives surprise new takeover bid

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2017
... received significant media scrutiny as well as criticism from major Hunter Hall Global Value Limited (HHV) unitholder and Wilson Asset Management chair Geoff Wilson, who said he expected a significant share price fall because HHV was the only listed ...

Wilson calls for Hunter Hall exit

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2017
Wilson Asset Management chair and activist investor Geoff Wilson is calling for Hunter Hall to provide shareholders the opportunity to exit the company's Global Value LIC at fair value. In a letter to the directors of Hunter Hall Global Value Limited ...

Hunter Hall ethical mantle in doubt as CIO resigns

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 3 JAN 2017
... investment team, including deputy investment chiefs James McDonald and Jonathan Rabinovitz, will continue to manage the fund, Wilson Asset Management chair Geoff Wilson indicated to Fairfax that he expected a "significant share price fall" because "it ...

Top 10 investment stories in 2016

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 22 DEC 2016
... said: "For Ralton, the mandate validates the strength of their team and consistency of performance over a long period." 5. Wilson Group acquires $19bn fund manager and restructures board Wilson Group announced in May it will acquire the remaining 25% ...

Contango hires senior analyst from Wilsons

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2016
An institutional adviser at Wilson HTM will join Contango Asset Management in January. Adam Dellaway spent 16 years at Wilsons, advising on both institutional and retail businesses across trade execution, sales trading and research. At Contango he will ...