March 2023
Pirate fund king vows to battle ASIC criminal charges
Stuart McAuliffe, who cited Rome’s Caesar in his investment strategies, has appeared in court on criminal charges.
Pirate fund king faces court over $4m payments
Stuart McAuliffe, who based investment strategies on military campaigns from the likes of George Patton, headed a series of pirate-themed investment companies.
November 2022
This fund was named after a pirate: liquidators can see why
A key investment company of pirate-loving fund manager Stuart McAuliffe is in liquidation, and the autopsy so far is scathing.
December 2020
'Shadow director' probe in pirate fund business
Filings for a public examination have been made in federal court into a company linked to ASX and NSX investment outfits.
July 2020
ASIC's gripes with skyrocketing pirate fund unearthed
Amid scrutiny of listed investment companies and unlisted valuations, the corporate watchdog had concerns with one fund.
June 2020
The pyrrhic victory of the pirate mutineers
Shareholder activism can be rewarding. But for a band of advisers that toppled the board of Benjamin Hornigold it comes at a huge personal and financial cost.
April 2020
Pirate fund king bares it out amid estates
So where does pirate fund king Stuart McAuliffe hang out these days?
January 2020
Pirate funds outfit fires volley over audit bill
It's not every day a sharemarket-listed outfit sends a blistering email in a bill dispute with auditors.
December 2019
Administrators probe $14m deals in pirate funds empire
Administrators of JB Financial say they might have found potential director breaches and argue “strong” public policy reasons exist to investigate further.
Takeovers Panel raises conflict concerns with CEO in boardroom
When is it okay for a CEO to stay in the boardroom when other directors chat vote on a deal involving a potential conflict of interest?
November 2019
Pirate funds boss listed as $200K priority creditor
More grey clouds over entities in the funds management brainchild of Stuart McAuliffe.
The security arms race for AGMs
Sometimes it feels like an arms race in terms of which company’s annual general meeting can be number one in terms of a security clampdown.
September 2019
Fees ahoy! Pirate fund investors warned of potential liability
More than $8m in performance fees has so far been paid from a fund to an investment management firm run by the fund's boss.
July 2019
Cough 'em up: court orders stock exchange to divulge complaints
A rare case sees a troubled investment management firm looking to dig up what allegations have been made against it.
June 2019
Pirate directors walk the plank after rebel investor push
The war for one of Australia's most controversial - and colourful - funds has been won by rebels. What now?
Judge dumps pirate fund's bid to squash rebel vote
A battle for shareholder democracy or a waste of investor funds? A judge has quashed a fund's attempt to stop a rebel investor meeting taking place.
May 2019
Stuart McAuliffe's pirate funds must like McCullough Robertson
It's a very small sea up there. A very small sea filled with fund managers who self-identify as pirates
Pirate fund directors try repelling rebel putsch
Directors of troubled ASX-listed fund Benjamin Hornigold, named after an 18th-century Caribbean pirate, argue an investor rebellion is a bad investment idea.