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GQG hits US$86 billion despite growth sell off

Leading global equity manager GQG Partners, which is now just five years old, is now four times larger than home-grown Platinum Asset Management and closing in on Magellan. Named for the core of its investment philosophy ‘Global, Quality, Growth’ the experienced team managed to add another US$36 billion in assets under management in 2021 even…

The Inside Adviser | 4th Feb 2021 | More
Platinum looks within to replace top performing manager

The departure of top performing Asia Fund manager Joseph Lai before Christmas has forced contrarian value manager Platinum Asset Management into some leadership changes. The company announced to the ASX recently that Clay Smolinksi, who is currently the Portfolio Manager of the Platinum International and Unhedged Funds would be promoted to co-CIO with Andrew Clifford….

Staff Writer | 4th Feb 2021 | More
Is internalisation the best way forward?

It was surprising to hear that one of the Platinum Asset Management’s top performing managers, Joseph Lai, Portfolio Manager of the Platinum Asia Fund, had left the firm over Christmas. The fund had performed exceptionally well in 2020 and was a highlight of an otherwise difficult year for the ‘value’ shop which saw the trend…

Drew Meredith | 14th Jan 2021 | More
  • Platinum’s lead Asia manager resigns after top returns

    Platinum Asset Management’s lead portfolio manager on its $5.2 billion Asia-ex Japan fund, Joseph Lai, resigned suddenly over the Christmas period and has left the firm. He had signed off, however, on a stellar year for the group’s top-performing strategy. Lai took over running the Asia ex-Japan managed fund (and the $492 million listed version)…

    Greg Bright | 11th Jan 2021 | More
    Expected returns ‘lowest they’ve ever been’

    Leading global ‘distressed debt’ manager Howard Marks and his Oaktree Capital firm are well-known for their sometimes combative and private equity approach to investment. The firm has increased its work in Australia in recent years after achieving some success buying-out and breaking-up the Blue Sky Alternative Asset Management empire, and more recent involvements with Virgin…

    Drew Meredith | 25th Nov 2020 | More
    ASX market update; Victorian lockdowns extended

    Victorian lockdowns extended, markets remain calm, Labor Day holiday in the US, ASX to open higher The market responded positively to news that the majority of Victorians will remain under stringent lockdown measures well into November; the ASX 200 (ASX:XJO) finishing 0.3% higher. Transurban Group (ASX:TCL) was among the hardest hit from the announcement, with…

    Drew Meredith | 7th Sep 2020 | More
  • Financial Planner’s market update – Dividend season pushes markets lower

    The ASX 200 (ASX:XJO) fell 0.7% for the day pushed lower by dividend payouts from Telstra Corporation Ltd (ASX:TLS) and AGL Energy Ltd (ASX:AGL) among others.

    Drew Meredith | 27th Aug 2020 | More