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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 ...

Future Generation IPO raises $300m

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2015
... million. "FGG is a perpetual gift from the funds management industry to our future generation," FGG founder and director Geoff Wilson said.

WAM Capital poised to pounce in mixed market

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2015
Wilson Asset Management chief investment officer Chris Stott says increasing M&A activity will create investment opportunities in the year ahead, despite a mixed economic outlook. The group's listed investment company, WAM Capital, grew 35.3% to $806.5 ...

Fundhost appoints joint CEO

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2015
Responsible entity and trustee service provider Fundhost has appointed a new joint chief executive. Drew Wilson was previously head of sales for the fund administrator, a position he took on in 2011. Prior to that, he was principal analyst at Turnstone ...

Dalton Nicol Reid boosts investment team

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2015
... Morgan Stanley, where he was an executive director. He has also held the same position at UBS, along with other roles at Wilson HTM, Macquarie, Austar and PwC. "Scott is a welcome addition to our professional investment team which has helped create a ...

Philanthropic LICs a triple win: Wilson

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2015
... are unique to Australia and represent a win for investors, fund managers and charities, Future Generation founder Geoff Wilson said. The Future Generation Investment Fund (FGX) is a $200 million fund of funds listed in the Australian Securities Exchange ...