ASX Announcements
May 2024
- Exclusive
- BOSS
How Geoff Wilson assembled his investment dream team
Philip Lowe, Jennifer Westacott, Mike Baird, David Paradice, Andrew Forrest and Solomon Lew are among the heavy-hitters who have joined Geoff Wilson’s charitable mission to raise money for kids.
- Patrick Durkin
March 2024
WAM loads up on Cettire, likening the ‘noise’ to Afterpay
The fund manager has bought shares in the online retailer every day over the past week amid a broader bullish call on the ASX’s consumer discretionary sector.
- Alex Gluyas
January 2023
Labor’s franking credit proposal will spark ‘return to bad old days’
Angus Barker, a former chief of staff to ex-financial services minister Jane Hume, has joined WAM Capital and warns against chipping away at dividend franking.
- Lucy Dean
September 2022
Bargain-hunting opportunities for the brave
Taking a punt on the underlying assets of some listed investment companies is a strategy that could pay off, but there are risks in premium and discount distortions.
- Emma Rapaport
May 2022
Jai Hindley’s Giro d’Italia win boosts Wollongong World Championship
As the cycling world celebrated the second Australian to win a Grand Tour, backers of the UCI road cycling event in September couldn’t hide their smiles, either.
- Michael Bleby
Euroz clears out $105m WAM Capital stake
It looks like stockbroker Euroz Hartleys has dropped the last of its stake in listed investment company WAM Capital on Wednesday.
- Anthony Macdonald, Sarah Thompson and Kanika Sood
February 2022
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
WAM Capital hunts earnings surprises among beaten-up stocks
WAM Capital is sticking with its bet on Australia’s post-COVID-19 reopening and believes some pockets of the ASX have been oversold.
- Updated
- James Thomson
January 2022
WAM backs BHP’s unification plan
Wilson Asset Management will vote in favour of BHP’s unification plan and says CSL shares could provide a clue as to how Australian indices will be affected.
- Peter Ker
December 2021
Triple LIC merger between WAM Capital, Westoz, Ozgrowth
Geoff Wilson’s WAM Capital will acquire both listed investment companies in an accretive deal that takes the larger LIC to $2 billion in assets.
- Vesna Poljak
PM Capital’s Moore battles Wilson’s LIC swoop
Despite a setback from the Takeovers Panel, PM Capital chairman Paul Moore says Asian Opportunities Fund shareholders need to reject an offer from WAM Capital.
- William McInnes
October 2021
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
LIC fight pits Wilson against Moore
Two leading fund managers – Geoff Wilson and Paul Moore – have taken their battle for control of a listed investment company to the Takeovers Panel.
- Updated
- Tony Boyd
August 2021
WAM Capital beats benchmark as it positions for reopening
Having benefited from the surge in e-commerce stocks last year, WAM Capital’s portfolio is now heavily exposed to the tourism and construction sectors.
- Alex Gluyas
January 2021
Amaysim shareholders back sale of mobile assets to Optus
The company will be wound up by May, given it will no longer have a source of revenue, after selling its energy assets to AGL last year.
- Lucas Baird
December 2020
Why battery storage offers 'huge opportunity' for investors
Battery storage has emerged as one of the most compelling investment opportunities in energy infrastructure, according to Wilson Asset Management's portfolio manager Dania Zinurova.
- Luke Housego
Geoff Wilson's WAM Capital bids for Amaysim
WAM Capital has offered to buy 100 per cent of soon-to-be retired telco Amaysim, in a move to acquire new investors and maximise franking credits.
- Updated
- James Fernyhough
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Geoff Wilson's Amaysim bid channels Warren Buffett
Geoff Wilson's opportunistic bid for mobile business Amaysim sets a higher bar for any counter offers. It also marks a new phase in his management of permanent shareholder capital.
- Tony Boyd
September 2020
Geoff Wilson's franking battles aren't over
Asked how he finds time for his recent agitations, Geoff Wilson shrugged them off, saying they're "nothing compared to the franking campaign".
- Myriam Robin
March 2020
- Opinion
- Coronavirus pandemic
Cut rates to help 'fractured' confidence: Wilson
Veteran investor Geoff Wilson says a rate cut is needed on Tuesday to help support markets and the economy - even if it might not be that effective.
- James Thomson
November 2019
Buy Westpac for a week - then get out: WAM tells shareholders
The fund manager says big miners BHP, Rio and Fortescue are all set for better times but investors in the major banks are in for a rough ride.
- Simon Evans
October 2019
Geoff Wilson triples profits amid franking credits crusade
The 2019 financial year was good to fund manager Geoff Wilson, catapulting him onto the national political scene as his investment companies tripled profits.
- Aleks Vickovich