ASX Announcements
September
‘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
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
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.
- Updated
- James Thomson
April 2023
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 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
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
September 2021
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
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
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
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.
- Updated
- Alex Gluyas
July 2019
- 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.
- Tony Boyd
May 2019
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
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