The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper

READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 21 - 30 of 31 results for "Platinum International Fund"

Platinum reshuffles management after deputy CIO departure

ALICE URIBE | WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2014

... instead "taking some time off." Managing director Kerr Neilson currently has 70% responsibility for the Platinum International Fund while chief investment officer Andrew Clifford and Mitchell control 15% each. As a result of Mitchell's departure the ...

Kerr Neilson: Against the grain

MARK SMITH | THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2014

... prices. It's an approach that has led to exceptional performance over the long-term. The $9.6 billion Platinum International Fund has returned 13.1% per annum since it was conceived 19 years ago. That compares to 5.5% per annum from the MSCI AC World ...

Tides to turn for Platinum: Neilson

ALICE URIBE | THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2013

... quartile or near top quartile over these three period sets, noted Rainmaker. The flagship fund, the Platinum International Fund, however, has disappointed investors lately. It returned 1.47% p.a. pre-fees over three years to 30 April 2013 (ranked 125/147 ...

Platinum board restructure, Neilson steps down as CIO

ALICE URIBE | THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2013

... is currently the portfolio manager of the Platinum Asia Fund and manages a portion of the flagship Platinum International fund. He has been a director of Platinum Capital Limited since 1994. "Andrew's appointment reflects the growth and deepening on ...

In Kerr Neilson we trust

MICHAEL HOBBS | THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2010

... actively managed funds over that time period. This 12-month performance isn't a one-off event. The Platinum International fund has stayed in the top 10 best performing global equities actively managed funds over three and five years. A Platinum spokesperson ...

Platinum holds steady in upswing

MICHAEL HOBBS | WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2009

Platinum International fund, the largest global equities fund in Australia with more than $7.6 billion in FUM, ranks as one of the top three performers in global equities in the year to April, but Platinum chief investment officer Kerr Neilson, still ...

Planners turn to cash and TD funds

MICHELLE BALTAZAR | MONDAY, 12 JAN 2009

... George, UBS and Adelaide Bank led the list of Aviva's top 10 funds for net inflows during 2008 while Platinum International Fund and Perpetual Wholesale Industrial Fund suffered the highest level of redemptions over the same period. The data was collected ...

Managers hit back on shorting ban

RUTH LIEW | WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2008

... long equity products and the use of shorts is used to provide protection and to mitigate loss. The Platinum International Fund currently holds a short position of 24.7 per cent, principally made up of growth-sensitive stocks and indices. Of the total ...

Perennial's global alpha secret

MICHELLE BALTAZAR | WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2008

... cent, a mere fifth of the MSCI World ex-Australia which lost a higher 6.87 per cent. Competing fund Platinum International fund, for example, lost 5 per cent over the same period. But the outperformance doesn't come without a cost. Like many global fund ...

Platinum posts 29pc profit

RUTH LIEW | THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2008

... overall investment performance of the firm's Australian-based funds remain positive, as its flagship Platinum International Fund gained 8.64 per cent and 11.09 per cent returns over three and five year respectively. To put in context, all Platinum funds ...

PAGE:

BT appoints new head of strategy

KARREN VERGARA

A former Allianz Retire+ executive has joined BT as the new head of strategy.

ASX sees trade volumes soar in May

MATTHEW WAI

ASX saw a substantial growth in trade volumes last month, despite continued lackluster movement in IPOs.

Otivo launches AI-powered financial advice

MATTHEW WAI

Otivo has launched a mobile app for Australians to access licensed advice powered by AI.

Munro expands access to climate focused fund

VINNY VUCAGO

The Munro Global Growth Climate Leaders PIE Fund has been opened to retail investors in New Zealand.

Videos

Brought to you by

The market has changed. The opportunity hasn't.

Strength amid noise

Follow the leaders

Maintaining a fundamental focus in a world obsessed with the short term

Global economic outlook and the case for local currency emerging market debt: Resilience, risk, and opportunity

SMILE through retirement - tackling the top 5 (Sequencing, Market, Inflation, Longevity, Emotion) retirements risks

A guaranteed future

MORE VIDEOS

Products

'Guide To' Series

Pocket investment guides featuring adviser case studies and a glossary.

MORE INFO

Publisher's Forum

Investing trends and strategies from the industry’s thought leaders.

MORE INFO

Product Showcases

Putting the spotlight on investment products that matter.

MORE INFO

Expert Feed

Christian Mueller-Glissmann

Head of Asset Allocation Research

Goldman Sachs

When geopolitics becomes a portfolio risk

Geopolitics is back - again - and Australian investors can no longer treat it as distant background noise.

READ MORE

Tania Milnes

General Manager Membership

Financial Advice Association Australia

Does association membership still matter?

With all the changes the advice sector has experienced in recent years, such as regulatory reform and increased education and professional standards ...

READ MORE