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Geoff Wilson Appendix 3Y

Change of Director’s Interest Notice

  • Dec 19, 2024
  • 2 pages

Geoff Wilson Appendix 3Y

Change of Director’s Interest Notice

  • Dec 18, 2024
  • 2 pages

Geoff Wilson Appendix 3Y

Change of Director’s Interest Notice

  • Dec 17, 2024
  • 2 pages

Geoff Wilson Appendix 3Y

Change of Director’s Interest Notice

  • Dec 16, 2024
  • 2 pages

Geoff Wilson Appendix 3Y

Change of Director’s Interest Notice

  • Dec 13, 2024
  • 2 pages

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September

WAM Leaders is calling for more asset sell-offs at Star Entertainment.

‘No sacred cows’: Star Entertainment shareholder demands fire sale

Wilson Asset Management’s John Ayoub is demanding the troubled casino operator sell assets and return cash to investors “in one form or another”.

  • Joshua Peach

June 2023

Matt Haupt: “Consumer staples are defensive until they are not, and we might be entering that phase now over the next six to nine months.”

Why this rate rise will rattle corporate Australia and investors

Plunging consumer stocks are the canary in the coal mine for the corporate sector, and Tuesday’s rate rise will expand the pockets of pain investors are seeing.

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  • James Thomson

April 2023

While volatility can make even the most experienced market watcher nervous, it’s also a reminder for investors to keep an eye on their portfolio and trust some fundamental investing lessons.

WAM Leaders resurrects raising, starts with $100m placement

Taylor Collison has been appointed as lead manager alongside Morgans, Ord Minnett, Canaccord Genuity, Shaw and Partners and Bell Potter.

  • Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport

March 2023

WAM leaders chairman Geoff Wilson expects market conditions to worsen this year.

WAM Leaders parks $731.5m raising, blames bank dramas

Geoff Wilson should have more time for ice baths and franking credits lobbying, as his WAM Leaders parks its mooted $731.5 million raising amid falling markets. 

  • Anthony Macdonald, Sarah Thompson and Kanika Sood

September 2022

While ETFs are all the rage and growing by billions of dollars, listed investment companies (LICs) are like the forgotten old-timers of the ASX.

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
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September 2021

Some hedge funds and active equity managers are rolling in performance fees.

Fundies’ fee bonanza throws up many questions

A review of performance fees paid to leading active fund managers reveals some unusual benchmarks and generous fee structures.

  • Tony Boyd

Four ways to find diversified dividends

Income-specific managed funds can offer less risk than owning individual shares for yield.

  • Tony Featherstone

August 2021

Wilson Asset Management portfolio manager Matt Haupt’s going to have more capital to invest in his fund, WAM Leaders.

Taylor Collison mops up WAM Leaders raising, $50m shortfall

Taylor Collison is seeking buyers for a $50 million parcel of shares in ASX-listed WAM Leaders. 

  • Anthony Macdonald and Yolanda Redrup
The $39 billion deal between Afterpay and Square is just the start of M&A deals this earnings season, according to John Ayoub of Wilson Asset Management.

ASX boards to ‘loosen the shackles’ in M&A boom

Fundies expect this earnings season to produce a tidal wave of M&A activity as ASX 200 directors capitalise on frothy valuations and strong balance sheets.

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  • Alex Gluyas

July 2019

Wilson Asset Management founder Geoff Wilson was blind sided by the Federal Reserve's U-turn on rates.

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.

  • Tony Boyd

May 2019

Geoff WIlson of Wilson Asset Management was a fierce critic of Labor's franking credit proposals.

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".

  • Sarah Turner
Dominic Lorrimer

Geoff Wilson vows to continue franking fight

With Bill Shorten seemingly set to take the Lodge, fund manager Geoff Wilson is looking to the Senate for support on his campaign against changes to franking credit refunds.

  • James Thomson

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