This Month
Platinum’s Andrew Clifford shorts Trump bump 2.0
The Platinum co-founder’s multibillion-dollar hedge fund is taking aim at rush to US tech stocks sparked by the president’s return to the White House.
- Joshua Peach
April 2024
Platinum’s $2.2b Asia fund downgraded by Morningstar post team changes
Influential research house Morningstar has downgraded Platinum’s Asia fund after CIO Andrew Clifford stepped away from the $2.2 billion strategy.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
February 2023
Platinum boss defends dual role against Neilson attack
Andrew Clifford, says the business is served well by him performing the CEO and co-CIO roles barring a substantial increase in funds under management or business complexity.
- Kanika Sood
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
The fight for the soul of Platinum isn’t over
Platinum Asset Management CEO and chief investment officer Andrew Clifford has wisely dodged a public spat with co-founder and critic Kerr Neilson. But has he done enough to placate his former mentor?
- Updated
- James Thomson
Platinum interim profit drops 37pc as assets under management shrink
Platinum Asset Management has reported a fall in profits after its assets under management balance slid by more than 21pc.
- Jonathan Shapiro
June 2022
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
How these fundies are playing inflation
As inflation and interest rates weigh on markets, Andrew Clifford, Anton Tagliaferro and David Pace are looking for safe havens and opportunities.
- James Thomson
November 2021
What this fund manager learnt from an Olympian
Andrew Clifford, co-founder, co-chief investment officer and CEO of Platinum Asset Management, reveals his morning routine, inspired in part by Lisa Forrest.
- Sally Patten
February 2021
Platinum boss plays to strengths in world ‘gone crazy’
‘The reality is the interest rate that counts – the bond rate – is in a steady upward trend,’ says Andrew Clifford.
- Vesna Poljak
Platinum performance fees return
Investment performance added $3.26 billion to its funds under management, which was ruled off at December 31 at $23.6 billion, more than offsetting $1 billion of outflows during the half.
- Vesna Poljak
August 2020
Market conditions recall late 1990s 'blow-off'
Prices are loaded with danger and only a few stocks are holding the bull market together, warns Platinum's Andrew Clifford.
- Vesna Poljak
January 2020
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
10 CEOs under pressure in 2020
With markets near record highs, investors will be nervously watching earnings. Here are 10 CEOs who will be under more scrutiny than usual in 2020.
- James Thomson
October 2019
Banks are 'not the right place to have your money'
"Very low interest rates aren't good for savers and it's not good for banks," says Hamish Douglass as he and Andrew Clifford ponder a world where interest rates return to positive territory and the equity market is totally unprepared for it.
- Vesna Poljak
August 2019
Platinum says results will be soft while growth is in favour
Platinum Asset Management believes its fund flows will suffer while its value-focused strategy is out of favour with the market.
- William McInnes
Platinum's Clifford, Neilson refuse bonuses after profit fall
Platinum Asset Management boss Andrew Clifford declined any award entitled to him in 2018-19, accepting only his wages, as did Kerr Neilson.
- Vesna Poljak
June 2019
Cautious Platinum retreats to GFC positioning
Platinum has once again 'dramatically' brought down its net invested position to about 55 per cent, says CEO Andrew Clifford.
- Liz Main
Why Platinum's odd couple don't waste time on small talk
Kerr Neilson and Andrew Clifford first crossed paths at Bankers Trust in 1987. To this day, they talk about almost nothing but the market.
- Vesna Poljak