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Becoming a substantial holder

Becoming a substantial holder

  • Dec 27, 2024
  • 6 pages

Change of Director's Interest Notice - John Eales

Change of Director’s Interest Notice

  • Dec 16, 2024
  • 2 pages

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Funds Under Management - November 2024

Periodic Reports - Other

  • Dec 5, 2024
  • 1 page

Notification regarding unquoted securities - MFG

Appendix 3G (Notification of Issue, Conversion or Payment up of Unquoted Equity Securities)

  • Nov 29, 2024
  • 6 pages

Notification regarding unquoted securities - MFG

Appendix 3G (Notification of Issue, Conversion or Payment up of Unquoted Equity Securities)

  • Nov 29, 2024
  • 6 pages

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BBrian Benari is the chief executive of Barrenjoey. The firm told staff it expects revenue will grow by 13 per cent in the coming year.

Barrenjoey tells staff to expect revenue bump as rivals circle

At least two rival investment banks said that they had recently held discussions with some of the local investment advisory and markets firm’s employees.

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  • Jemima Whyte

November

Magellan executive chairman Andrew Formica and chief executive-in waiting Sophia Rahmani.

Magellan’s core series on the chopping block

A series of termination notices spell the end for three Cboe listed funds in Magellan’s Core Series.

  • Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
Andrew Formica, the chairman of Magellan.

Magellan paid up big for its Vinva acquisition, accounts show

Financial year 2024 accounts show Magellan paid a punchy multiple for its $138.5 million global equity acquisition.

  • Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport

October

Magellan chairman Andrew Formica has defended a decision to pay Keybridge Capital.

Magellan board defends Bolton’s windfall amid ASIC probe

The chairman of the fund manager said a deal struck to appease activist investor Nick Bolton was in the best interests of shareholders.

  • Jonathan Shapiro, Jemima Whyte and Zoe Samios
Magellan co-founder Chris Mackay sees a world of risk, but opportunities for calm investors.

Why investment legend Chris Mackay says ‘it’s a dangerous time’

The MFF Capital Investments boss and Magellan co-founder says the “everything rally” is likely to reverse, but calm, long-term investors can fight through the noise.

  • James Thomson
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Magellan co-founder Chris Mackay is expanding his MFF Capital Investments

Chris Mackay buys Montaka, outlines Magellan-like vision

The Magellan Financial Group’s co-founder is roping a new manager into his $2 billion investment vehicle and his expectations are high.

  • Joshua Peach

September

Finclear chief executive and founder David Ferrall.

It’s not just losses. Magellan’s FinClear is flatlining on the top line

Revenue grew marginally above financial year 2022 levels, but significant top-line growth remains elusive. 

  • Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
Andrew Formica’s new recruit at Magellan, Sophia Rahmani.

Magellan head of strategy exits amid internal reshuffle

Of note, Smith led Magellan’s defence strategy when the investment house was grappling with its bete noir, Keybridge Capital’s Nick Bolton.

  • Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
FinClear CEO and founder David Ferrall.

Magellan-backed FinClear set to lose CommSec as client

CommSec is running a request-for-proposal to select a new vendor to replace FinClear’s iBROKER, a post-trade system for equities and derivatives.

  • Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport

August

Canopy Investors’ Kris Webster.

Why this beaten up beauty stock could pay off handsomely

Ex-Magellan stock-picker Kris Webster explains why he’s betting on a rebound in the US beauty industry and a stock that has slumped more than 30 per cent since March.

  • Joanne Tran
Magellan executive chairman Andrew Formica says the Vinva deal is the company’s priority.

Magellan’s Formica breaks bread with shareholders; FinClear in frame

The questions leaned heavily towards the performance of Magellan’s two off-piste investments.

  • Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
Morry Waked was inducted into the hall of fame for Australian fund managers last year.

Meet the mysterious investment legend who might save Magellan

Shares surged again after the company sealed a deal with the secretive investor known for running one of Australia’s best quantitative investment firms.

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  • James Thomson
Brian Benari is the chief executive of Barrenjoey, which has started paying dividends this year.

Barrenjoey, in the black and paying dividends, finally hits its stride

The firm had been plagued by years of high start-up costs. Big deals for Guzman y Gomez and Suncorp, and a broader business, have turned its fortunes around.

  • Aaron Weinman
Magellan executive chairman Andrew Formica.

Magellan backs Vinva for bet on quant fund shift

Chairman Andrew Formica said superannuation funds’ obsession with low fees may not be in their members’ interest, as he snapped up a stake in the boutique firm.

  • Jonathan Shapiro
Magellan executive chairman Andrew Formica and new recruit Sophia Rahmani, who will take over as chief executive.

Magellan fund redemptions put shareholders on edge

Anxious shareholders were rattled by the $800 million in funds under management that walked out the door from the Magellan Global Fund in July.

  • Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
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July

Investor Duncan Saville.

Duncan Saville’s Somers eyes investment in Magellan-backed FinClear

It comes as FinClear, on Thursday, quietly opened a share sale to match buyers and sellers on its register, including employees and external investors.

  • Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
Kris Webster and Michael Poulsen of Canopy Investors.

Newcomer Canopy Investors nabs Magellan analyst

Street Talk can reveal the boutique global small and mid-cap equities manager has brought in Magellan senior analyst Jack McManus as a portfolio manager.

  • Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport

June

Kris Webster (L) and Michael Poulsen of Canopy Investors.

Ex-Magellan stock pickers partner with Bennelong to launch new fund

Kris Webster and Michael Poulsen each spent more than a decade at the investment firm before finally setting up their own shop last year.

  • Joshua Peach
The key to dividend investing is in understanding the cyclical and structural risks to a business’s cash flow.

The top 20 stocks by dividend return this year

Insurers, miners and fund managers were the top performers, but experts warn of income traps.

  • Lucy Dean

May

Emma Fisher is not afraid to ‘lean into’ the markets fear.

Airlie’s Emma Fisher is making her next big bets

Mineral Resources and Reece have been career-defining picks. This year, she’s sold down CBA and is going large on one of the most shorted stocks on the ASX.

  • Sarah Jones

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