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Women on boards have no influence in performance

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2014
... behaviour, research by University of New South Wales professor RenA(C)e Adams has found. Adams, who was speaking at the Platypus Asset Management Symposium in Sydney, looked at the short term effect in market performance of all ASX200 director appointments ...

Yellow Brick Road reshuffles board of directors

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2013
... Nine Entertainment Melanie Kansil. Nine Network purchased 19.9% shares of YBR on July 2011 through its subsidiary Pink Platypus. "David has been here from the day we listed on the ASX in 2011 and his high intellect, strategic insight and continued support ...

Fewer IPO's no excuse for poor returns: Hyperion

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2012
... essentially "free money," off IPO's, recalled Donald Williams, founder & executive director, chief investment officer, Platypus Asset Management. Even during the dark days of the crisis, there were opportunities, he said. "In hindsight, the managers ...

Bank dividends under threat

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2012
... extra pressure put on the telecoms industry and mining, rent and resources tax on the commodities sector in Australia." Platypus Asset Management founder Don Williams said that he had increased his exposure to Aussie banks because he is struggling to ...

Yellow Brick Road seals deal with Nine

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2011
... binding contracts on the deal that was first announced in April. Nine will buy the shareholding through its subsidiary Pink Platypus for $12.98 million, paying half in cash on settlement and half in discounted advertising over five years. In an announcement ...

Aust Unity boutiques cautious on year ahead

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2011
... managing risk is the key for equity investors in 2011. Don Williams, chief investment officer at Australian equities manager Platypus, said that although 2011 could be a catch up year for the Australian market, the February reporting season will be patchy ...

Trinity3 names SMA portfolio managers

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 18 JAN 2011
... Trinity3's Australian Shares offering. The five included four boutique-style fund managers namely Bennelong Funds Management, Platypus Asset Management and Ralton Asset Management, and major investment house UBS Global Asset Management. "We looked at ...

Platypus wins court case

MEDIA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 17 DEC 2010
A Victorian Supreme Court Justice ruled in favour of Platypus Asset Management yesterday, in its dispute with a former employee. Philip Pepe was employed as a senior analyst at Platypus from April 2006 to October 2007. In August 2008 he filed a claim ...

Bennelong wins AMP mandate

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2009
... per cent of the Fund's portfolio. Bennelong joins AMP Capital Investors, BlackRock, Ausbil Dexia, JF Capital Partners, Platypus Asset Management and Tyndall Asset Management in the manager line-up. Sean Henaghan, AMP Capital Investors' investment director ...

AUI signs Asian equities jv

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2009
... venture business following Acorn Capital (Australian equities microcaps), Vianova Asset Management (fixed interest), Platypus Asset Management (Australian equities) and Wingate Asset Management (international equities).