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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
... significant media scrutiny as 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 ...

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
... including deputy 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 ...

WAM proposes LIC takeover

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2016
Wilson Asset Management has submitted a new proposal to take over management of an ASX-listed investment company. Century Australia Investments, for which Perennial Value Management is currently investment manager, was previously given a WAM restructure ...

Keybridge executive director resigns, chair appointed

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016
... representative 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 ...

Keybridge appoints new director

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2016
... Style Group, Keybridge's largest shareholder. The Australian Style Group was also 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 ...

Keybridge chair resigns as Wilson calls for Hastings fund overhaul

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2016
Keybridge Capital's chair has resigned at the same time Wilson Asset Management has called for the Keybridge-managed HHY Fund to get a new responsible entity. Bill Brown was an independent non-executive director on Keybridge's board since 2012. He was ...

WAM Research achieves record outperformance

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2016
... chairman, Geoff Wilson, said the record performance of the investment portfolio reconfirmed the ability of the Wilson Asset Management investment team to identify undervalued growth companies despite poor market conditions. "WAM Research has delivered ...

Wilson explains Aurora fund wind-up proposal

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2016
Wilson Asset Management has outlined to unitholders why the HHY fund, managed by Keybridge Capital, should be shut down. Arguing that the "expertise to manage the HHY portfolio promoted to unitholders is no longer at Keybridge," Wilson's letter referred ...