Kerr Neilson lost over $500m in six years. Then he made it all back

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.

  • byAnne Hyland

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How this maverick investor pulled off a $20 million virtual corporate heist
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Opinion

How this maverick investor pulled off a $20 million virtual corporate heist

This isn’t Nick Bolton’s first rodeo,but it will count as his most lucrative for his investment company Keybridge.

  • byElizabeth Knight
Magellan shares soar on cost cuts,capital return as profits hit

Magellan shares soar on cost cuts,capital return as profits hit

The former high-flying fund manager continued to bleed funds but saw improvement in its flagship fund and announced a special dividend to return cash to investors.

  • byMillie Muroi
Farming and food the next green bonanza:Wollemi Capital

Farming and food the next green bonanza:Wollemi Capital

Agriculture could be transformed into a mainstream infrastructure asset class like solar and wind energy,says climate-focused investment firm Wollemi Capital.

  • byClancy Yeates
Australian investors left in the dark over how their money is invested
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Analysis

Australian investors left in the dark over how their money is invested

Timely disclosure of portfolio holdings is becoming even more important with increasing interest in ethical investing and concerns over greenwashing.

  • byJohn Collett
Magellan cops a hit as another rock star stock picker lays down his guitar

Magellan cops a hit as another rock star stock picker lays down his guitar

The trouble with having rock stars in business is that they retire or they put out a bad (performance) album,and then leave,all of which has been bad news for Magellan.

  • byElizabeth Knight
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Frustrated billionaire’s dummy spit could shake up money management

Frustrated billionaire’s dummy spit could shake up money management

The godfather of funds management,Kerr Neilson,wants to see changes at Platinum Asset Management. But without a board or executive position he has been relegated to firing potshots from the sidelines.

  • byElizabeth Knight
Magellan shares tumble after another bleak update

Magellan shares tumble after another bleak update

Magellan has capped off a hellish 2022 with investors continuing to pull money out from the embattled fund manager.

  • bySimone Fox Koob
AMP boss Alexis George in a tussle with activist investors

AMP boss Alexis George in a tussle with activist investors

AMP’s management is convinced it has the plan to resuscitate the venerable brand’s fortunes,but multiple institutional investors want decisive action,including a further break-up of the company.

  • byAnne Hyland
Why this major money manager says scale is key to success

Why this major money manager says scale is key to success

Pendal shareholders voted in favour of a takeover by rival funds manager Perpetual on Friday,in a deal which will see the combined firm become one of the largest ASX-listed asset managers.

  • bySimone Fox Koob
Australian investors ready to punt on progressive agenda:BlackRock
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Australian investors ready to punt on progressive agenda:BlackRock

While the world’s largest money manager is taking fire in the US over its focus on environmental and socially progressive investing,it has found fertile ground in Australia.

  • bySimone Fox Koob