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Fraser Review compounds board independence impasse

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2016
... current independent director and chair of the audit and risk committee at Nambawan Super Limited (Papua New Guinea), Bruce Wilson, says in the medium term the best outcome is "probably to adopt the draft legislative approach of having at least one-third ...

Future Generation LIC appoints CEO

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2016
... new role Walsh will receive remuneration of $100,000 per annum with no long term incentive plan. She will be employed by Wilson Asset Management to work on the Future Generation companies and other charitable endeavours. Walsh said at the moment both ...

Tax incentives for early stage investors too narrow: KPMG

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2016
... might be limited if eligibility criteria for the incentives are too narrowly defined. KPMG head of deals advisory Angus Wilson said while the firm is supportive of the proposed incentives, "we feel that the definition of an 'innovation company' - which ...

ASIC cracks down on "independent" AFSLs

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2016
... ASIC has requested that three Australian financial services licensees "remove or amend" claims about their independence. Wilson HTM, iSelect Life and Citywide Insurance Brokers and Financial Planners have complied with ASIC's request after the regulator ...

WAM Capital profit triples

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2016
... financial year. This 157.8% increase in relative performance was the major driver of the growth in profit. Chairman Geoff Wilson said the strong performance came amid a volatile and challenging year in the Australian stock market: "The investment team ...

Senate to investigate white-collar crime

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2015
... the system. The Senate voted yesterday in favour of a Greens motion to establish the inquiry. Greens Senator Peter Whish-Wilson said that "the current system of white-collar crime penalties in Australia is not providing the deterrence we need to stop ...

Disruptive companies make great investments: Marsico

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2015
... after receiving seed investment from the Future Generation Global Investment Company, the charitable scheme conceived by Wilson Asset Management founder and director Geoff Wilson. The firm's investment approach is highly regarded by Wilson, who has allocated ...

AFA gives Education, Michael Murphy awards

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2015
... graduation ceremony for advisers who had gained accreditations through Campus AFA. Gerald Grubwinkler, Joanna Cullinan, Trish Wilson, David Gates, Steven Knight and Glen James all collected certificates. The prestigious Michael Murphy Award went to Gerry ...

iSelect CEO departs amid takeover bid

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2015
... executive Alex Stevens has left the company after 18 months in the role; in his place, iSelect commercial director Scott Wilson has been appointed chief executive. Wilson has been with iSelect since 2013 and helped establish its commercial strategy and ...

Star global equity manager to launch in Australia

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2015
... Australian investors through the ASX-listed Future Generation Global Investment Company, a philanthropic vehicle conceived by Wilson Asset Management's Geoff Wilson and spearheaded by a number of leading local managers including Magellan, Ironbridge ...