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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 ...

Agriculture investment under parliament microscope

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2018
... historically proved a difficult problem. Commenting on the launch of the inquiry, committee chair and Coalition MP Rick Wilson cited a lack of investment in Australian agriculture. "The agricultural sector in Australia needs much more investment if it ...

Activist LIC appoints new director

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2018
... non-executive director at national mental health charity SANE Australia. Snowden is the latest former Wilson Asset Management stalwart to join Sandon, with current director Matthew Kidman a former WAM portfolio manager and currently serving as director ...

S&P to remove ASX healthcare firm from index

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2018
... HSBC, J.P. Morgan, BNP Paribas, Carpe Diem Asset Management and Yarra Capital. Back in January, Varian chief executive Dow Wilson said Sirtex "is a highly complementary strategic fit with our existing solutions for the treatment of cancer. We are excited ...

Nick Bolton back on ASIC radar

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2018
... road project. He 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 ...

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 ...

WAM Capital founding director resigns

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 6 APR 2018
One of the founding directors of Wilson Asset Management's WAM Capital LIC is resigning, and his successor has been appointed. Matthew Kidman has served on WAM Capital's board since 1999. He joined WAM in 1998 as a portfolio manager, having previously ...

WAM LIC appoints director

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2018
A Wilson Asset Management listed investment company appointed a director to replace John Abernethy. Emma Rugge-Price will fill John Abernethy's spot on the board of WAM Active as a director; a position he held for 11 years. Abernethy joined listed investment ...

WAM calls to remove Aurora as RE of listed trust

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2018
Wilson Asset Management submitted a request for an extraordinary general meeting to remove Aurora Funds Management as the responsible entity of an ASX-listed trust. Before calling for the meeting, WAM also lodged a redemption request for all of the ...