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Pengana-WAM feud over PIA comes to an end

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2026
Wilson Asset Management's (WAM) Geoff Wilson and his allies will exit the board of Pengana International Equities (PIA) following the settlement of the Pengana Capital Group-initiated lawsuit that failed to stop a highly contested buyback. The listed ...

Pengana takes WAM feud over PIA to Takeovers Panel

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2026
... board in October 2025 with the aim of overhauling its investment strategy amid continued underperformance. WAM's Geoff Wilson and Jesse Hamilton, Richard Caldwell and Julian Martin were appointed to PIA's board after shareholders voted in favour ...

WAM returns 9.5%, increases dividend

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2026
... dividend being 3.25 cents per share, an 8.3% increase from the previous year. WAM chair and lead portfolio manager Geoff Wilson said: "We are pleased to deliver WAM Strategic Value shareholders another year of sound investment performance together with ...

WAM delivers standout 41% return in 2025

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2026
... continues to deliver excellent investment portfolio performance for shareholders," WAM chair and chief investment officer Geoff Wilson said. Weick said in recent weeks the fund manager has seen a material shift in domestic investor sentiment as the outlook ...

WAM takes over PIA board, vows to lift underperformance

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025
... Equities (PIA) LIC in the hope of overhauling its investment strategy amid continued underperformance. WAM's Geoff Wilson and Jesse Hamilton, and Richard Caldwell and Julian Martin were appointed to PIA's board after shareholders voted in favour ...

Platinum LIC turns down WAM bid

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2025
... Management. WAM flagged its intentions of becoming the investment manager in mid-August, additionally putting forth Geoff Wilson, Richard Caldwell and Julian Martin to be elected on the LIC's board. In the same month, PMC received a non-binding indicative ...

WAM eyes Platinum LIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2025
... Asset Management." The three new director candidates WAM is putting forth are Richard Caldwell, Julian Martin and Geoff Wilson. More broadly, Platinum Asset Management's board has unanimously recommended merging with L1 Capital. Morningstar equity ...

Super tax requires a 'holistic' review: ASA

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2025
... unrealised gains and implement indexation on the threshold to ensure "fairness". Similarly, Wilson Asset Management chair Geoff Wilson, who has been actively advocating against the bill, urged the industry to sign a petition opposing the tax. The petition ...

MP says Coalition will 'fight to the death' over $3m super tax

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2025
... million] these days," Canavan argued before the segment was ended. It comes as Wilson Asset Management (WAM) chair Geoff Wilson is gaining signatures for a petition against Div 296, slamming it as a "stupid tax". WAM recently invited the industry to ...

Activist fund manager promotes three staffers

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
Wilson Asset Management has promoted three staffers following the launch of two new investment companies this year - an income style product and a fund that backs companies run by founders. William Liu, Anna Milne, and Shaun Weick have taken on new ...
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