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Hunter Hall LIC chair ousted

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2017
... from the board following a tense extraordinary general meeting yesterday. In February, Wilson Asset Management chair Geoff Wilson lodged a requisition of shareholdings meeting to remove HHV's board and appoint three independent directors: lawyer Kym ...

Prospectus lodged for ethically screened LIC

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 13 MAR 2017
... business Ascalon Capital Managers, which owns one third of Morphic, to invest $5 million in the IPO. LIC pioneer Geoff Wilson will also invest $1.1 million and will be introducing MEC to shareholders in the Wilson Asset Management LIC stable. In a white ...

Future Generation to donate $6.8m

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2017
... charities. "This will bring the total combined donation to $13.18 million in just three years," Walsh said. Director Geoff Wilson said the donations to charities were only possible due to the skill and generosity of the companies' fund managers. "Our ...

Wilson lodges to scrap Hunter Hall LIC board

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2017
Wilson Asset Management chair Geoff Wilson will lodge a requisition of shareholders meeting to remove the current Hunter Hall Global Value board and appoint three new independent directors. The proposed directors are corporate lawyer Kym Evans, Affinity ...

Wilson denounces illogical Hunter Hall response

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2017
Wilson Asset Management chair Geoff Wilson told Financial Standard the Hunter Hall Global Value board's response to his buy-back proposal was illogical and twisted the meaning of his letter. Wilson noted his proposal was met with a response that "addressed ...

Hunter Hall slams exit proposal

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2017
The board of Hunter Hall Global Value rejected calls made by Wilson Asset Management chair Geoff Wilson to allow shareholders the opportunity to exit HHV at fair value. Wilson's proposal was made in light of the "corporate governance crisis" caused ...

Hunter Hall receives surprise new takeover bid

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2017
... well as criticism from major Hunter Hall Global Value Limited (HHV) unitholder and Wilson Asset Management chair Geoff Wilson, who said he expected a significant share price fall because HHV was the only listed ethical fund manager. Wilson later made ...

Wilson calls for Hunter Hall exit

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2017
Wilson Asset Management chair and activist investor Geoff Wilson is calling for Hunter Hall to provide shareholders the opportunity to exit the company's Global Value LIC at fair value. In a letter to the directors of Hunter Hall Global Value Limited ...

Hunter Hall ethical mantle in doubt as CIO resigns

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 3 JAN 2017
... investment chiefs James McDonald and Jonathan Rabinovitz, will continue to manage the fund, Wilson Asset Management chair Geoff Wilson indicated to Fairfax that he expected a "significant share price fall" because "it was the only listed ethical fund ...

Keybridge executive director resigns, chair appointed

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016
... of the Australian Style Group, Keybridge's largest shareholder, and recently identified by Wilson Asset Management Geoff Wilson as being, "based on ASIC records... controlled by John Bolton, [who is] the father of Nicholas Bolton." Nicholas Bolton is ...