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Fund Manager of the Year revealed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | MONDAY, 14 OCT 2019

... veteran of the Australian investment industry. Platinum Asset Management chief investment officer and co-founder Kerr Neilson was the inaugural recipient of the award, honouring more than 30 years in the field. Also new to the lineup of awards, the Sustainable ...

Neilsons sell 10% of Platinum

KANIKA SOOD | WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2019

Billionaire fund manager Kerr Neilson and philanthropist Judith Neilson sold $300 million of their stake in Platinum Asset Management, to put money towards philanthropy and personal investments. The Platinum co-founder now has a retaining control over ...

Platinum LIC posts $29m in losses

KANIKA SOOD | WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2019

... discontinuation of the cash refund of franking credits," it said in company filings yesterday. Clliford took over from Kerr Neilson as Platinum Asset Management's chief executive officer last year.

Australian philanthropist donates $100m to journalism

DARREN SNYDER | THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2018

... a new journalism institute next year as part of a $100 million commitment to the profession from philanthropist Judith Neilson. The Judith Neilson Institute for Journalism and Ideas will encourage quality and evidence-based journalism through education ...

CFS strikes strategic distribution deal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2018

... has achieved a 6.43% return per annum above the MSCI All Country World Index benchmark. Baillie Gifford director Colin Neilson said: "The new alliance offers an opportunity to broaden our decade long relationship with Colonial First State by building ...

NRMA chair links with asset manager

HARRISON WORLEY | MONDAY, 30 JUL 2018

... services to a North American client base, according to Platinum. Commenting at the time, Platinum chief executive Kerr Neilson said the appointment of AccessAlpha complemented Platinum's launch of Irish domiciled UCITS funds. "The huge shift taking ...

Financial services executives in the money

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2018

... the value of those shares has grown to $8.63. Platinum Asset Management executive director and investment analyst Kerr Neilson ranked third on the list, valued at $1.94 billion. He also took home $451,527 for the 2017 financial year. Meanwhile, Platinum's ...

Kerr Neilson steps down as Platinum chief

ALEX BURKE | FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018

Platinum co-founder and chief executive Kerr Neilson will hand over the reins to his successor on July 1. Neilson will remain a member of the Platinum investment team and an executive director on the board. In a letter to Platinum shareholders, Neilson ...

Platinum expands North American footprint

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2017

... ability to market absolute return services to a North American client base, the company said. Platinum chief executive Kerr Neilson said appointing AccessAlpha is the next step in continuing to build the firm's offshore client strategy, and complements ...

Platinum covers cost for new listed funds

ALEX BURKE | FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2017

... that investors receive a "similar experience" to unitholders in the firm's unlisted funds. Platinum chief executive Kerr Neilson explained: "These funds represent a significant improvement in the way in which actively managed funds are acquired by investors." ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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