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A Platinum deal: Geoff Wilson eyes move for Kerr Neilson’s $12b giant
A bidding war may break out for Platinum Asset Management, with prominent investor Geoff Wilson said to be among the parties interested in the funds management group.
- by Anne Hyland
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The man who wants to turn his kingdom into $29b empire
Phil King’s Regal Partners has pounced after patiently stalking Platinum Asset Management for two years.
- by Anne Hyland
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Billionaire’s heiress triples her money on $18m weekender
Paris Neilson, daughter of Judith and Kerr Neilson, sold her estate. Now there could be a consolidation in the works with the home next door.
- by Lucy Macken
Kerr Neilson lost over $500m in six years. Then he made it all back
The billionaire watched as the performance of the company he once ran, Platinum Asset Management, tanked alongside his fortune, spurring him into action.
- by Anne Hyland
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Philanthropy
Billionaire philanthropist secures future of intimate Sydney theatre
The Neilson Foundation has funded the purchase of Griffin Theatre’s Darlinghurst home in an “extraordinary” act of philanthropy.
- by Linda Morris
Iconic Australian fashion label accused of rip-off designs
They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery but not when it comes to the cut-throat fashion industry
- by Lucy Manly
‘You can’t take a billion with you to the grave’: Inside the world of Sydney’s power patrons
Meet the philanthropists bankrolling the city’s arts and culture institutions.
- by Linda Morris
The Warren Buffett lesson Hamish Douglass is yet to learn
Magellan’s founder Hamish Douglass regularly quotes the 90-year-old investment legend, but there is one aspect of Buffett’s career Douglass hasn’t emulated.
- by Charlotte Grieve
Billionaire investor Kerr Neilson's fund comes unstuck on China bet
Platinum Asset Management said its portfolio would post a paper loss in the December half as Trump's trade war unravelled big bets on Chinese and Asian growth.
- by Tom Westbrook, Jonathan Barrett and Byron Kaye
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Ex-Washington spinner to make fund management speak great again
Donald Trump's former press secretary, Sean Spicer, is due in Sydney this week to speak to investors.
- by Kylar Loussikian & Samantha Hutchinson
Platinum shares sold off as founder Kerr Neilson steps down
Platinum Asset Management lost about $540 million in market value after its billionaire founder said he will step down as CEO.
- by John Collett
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