• Opinion
• Chanticleer

Geoff Wilson's funds weather worst year in decade

Wilson Asset Management’s flagship fund underperformed the index by 9 per cent in fiscal 2019. It was only the third time in 20 yearsit has missed its benchmark, and Bill Shorten is partly to blame.

• Jul 16, 2019
• Tony Boyd

• Shares

Market valuations 'ridiculous', Wilson says

Wilson Asset Management's Geoff Wilson predicts the long bull market is coming to an end, having pushed up valuations to "ridiculous levels".

• May 22, 2019
• Sarah Turner

WAM Research delivers strong result, tips rates will fall further

Wilson Asset Management chief investment officer Chris Stott says the Reserve Bank of Australia will need to cut interest rates again if it wants to re-ignite economic growth over the medium tem.

• Updated Aug 7, 2016
• James Thomson

• Managed funds

WAM targets large caps through takeover

Wilson Asset Management is attempting to restructure Century Australia Investments into a new listed investment company focusing on large-cap companies.

• Updated Jan 27, 2016
• Ruth Liew

WAM Research lifts interim dividend

WAM Research will raise its interim dividend by 7 per cent to 4¢ per share – the highest half-year payout in over a decade – as the listed investment company prepares to reveal its profits next month.

• Updated Jan 27, 2015
• Ruth Liew

• Investment banking

IPO hopefuls face ‘a difficult year’: WAM

Australian companies looking to float in 2014 will face jaded investors and a tough equities market, which will hamper appetite for new listings, according to listed investment company WAM Research.

• Updated Feb 27, 2014
• Ruth Liew

• Investment banking

Wilson puts gloss on Dulux bid

Updated | Geoff Wilson’s move to buy as many shares as possible in Alesco boosts Dulux’s bid for the company.

• Updated Aug 1, 2012
• Tony Boyd

Financial services briefs

WAM Research has posted operating profit after tax of $9.41 million for the year to June, reflecting a significant lift in dividend income.

• Updated Jul 28, 2011