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WAM names prospective Blue Sky LIC team

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2018
... board. "With the three independent directors, our proposal would deliver an independent board," WAM chief executive Geoff Wilson said. WAM will take over the deployment of the multi-manager mandate, shareholder engagement, marketing, finance and administration ...

Stop undermining franking credit refunds: Wilson

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2018
Wilson Asset Management chair Geoff Wilson warned the proposed changes to franking credit refunds will not only damage the Australian economy but undermine the tax system. Wilson presented an economic case on why both sides of politics should safeguard ...

Merger to create $885m LIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2018
... Perennial Value Management, and appointed Wilson Asset Management as its investment manager in April 2017. WLE chair Geoff Wilson said the "superior merged entity" will provide a larger capital and shareholder base. WAM Capital (WAM) completed a successful ...

Chief investment officer retires

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2018
... Management chief investment officer Chris Stott will soon retire to spend more time with his young family. Chairman Geoff Wilson confirmed the move yesterday in a note to investors. Stott will remain a director of listed investment companies WAM Capital ...

Blue Sky LIC gets a new suitor

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2018
Geoff Wilson has thrown his hat in the ring for the troubled Blue Sky LIC which last week reached an agreement to appoint a Pinnacle affiliate as its new manager. Wilson Asset Management has sent a proposal to the LIC's non-executive directors, making ...

ETFs attracting more money than LICs

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2018
... Earlier in the year, Melbourne-based long-short manager L1 Capital raised $1.3 billion for its LIC. Veteran investor Geoff Wilson raised $466 million to float WAM Global. Meanwhile, Brisbane-based Gryphon Capital Investment's Gryphon Capital Income ...

Make sure you have cash: Geoff Wilson

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2018
Veteran investor Geoff Wilson says a bear market is inevitable and investors should check their cash holdings. WAM Capital is currently holding 29.2% in cash, WAM Leaders 14.6% and WAM Microcap 21.9%, the manager said in a conference call for media ...

WAM CIO steps down from LIC board

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2018
... Challenger. He is the portfolio manager overseeing WAM Capital, WAM Research, WAM Active and WAM Microcap. WAM chair Geoff Wilson recently updated investors regarding the initial public offering for WAM Global, saying interest "remains strong" and the ...

Nick Bolton back on ASIC radar

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2018
... resigned from Keybridge following a legal dispute with ASIC. It was suggested in 2016 by Wilson Asset Management chair Geoff Wilson that Bolton still retains a substantial 21% interest in Keybridge via the Australian Style Group, which "based on ASIC ...

Geoff Wilson appointed to 8IP board

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2018
Industry stalwart and Wilson Asset Management founder Geoff Wilson has been appointed as a director to 8IP Emerging Companies Limited's board, as the investment manager extends strategic support to 8IP. Wilson Asset Management's stake is worth $1.37 ...