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Chief investment officer retires

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2018
... investment officer at a prominent Australian asset manager is retiring after working at the firm for 12 years. Wilson Asset Management chief investment officer Chris Stott will soon retire to spend more time with his young family. Chairman Geoff Wilson ...

Blue Sky LIC gets a new suitor

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2018
... 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 a bid to be appointed as the new manager for the Blue Sky Alternatives ...

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 ...

Aviva chief executive exits

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2018
Aviva chief executive Mark Wilson is stepping down from the top job and will exit in April 2019. The UK insurance, pensions, investments and asset management firm said Wilson and its board have mutually agreed that Wilson will leave the group. Aviva ...

WAM pushes for HHY closure

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2018
Wilson Asset Management wants to shutter the underperforming Hastings High Yield Fund (HHY) amid the controversy surrounding Aurora Funds Management, which acts as its responsible entity. WAM is setting in motion a general meeting to urge HHY shareholders ...

Firetrail to launch $305m IPO

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2018
... stickier than institutional money. Biggest LIC IPOs so far this year have included: L1 Capital's $1.3 billion IPO, Wilson Asset Management's $466 million for WAM Global. Brisbane-based Gryphon Capital Investment's Gryphon Capital Income Trust's ...

Pinnacle splashes $50m on acquisitions

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2018
... It's team of eight professionals offer smart beta, factor investing and client solutions capability (including ESG), multi-asset investments and implementation capabilities across government bonds, corporate bonds, cash, FX and Australian and global ...

LGIAsuper adds investment veteran to board

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2018
... ability to generate strong returns for our members, while managing risk appropriately," Smith said. Dewhurst replaces John Wilson who resigned earlier this year. On April 16, LGIAsuper ended a five-month search for a chief executive, appointing former ...

WAM CIO steps down from LIC board

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2018
The chief investment officer at Wilson Asset Management is stepping down from his role as a non-executive director of a WAM-managed listed investment company. Chris Stott retired from the board of Century Australia Investments, which invests in the ...

GROW Super seeks RSE licence

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2018
... not-for-profit fund, GROW is a privately-held company paying profits to shareholders. That said, GROW chief executive Josh Wilson says the organisation feels a great affinity toward the industry super space given its core aim is simply to help members ...