Investing – What Matters

Below is a transcript of a recent interview Kerr Neilson, founder of Platinum Asset Management, conducted with Mark Draper from GEM Capital.  Kerr answers questions about his long-standing career in funds management and what he has learnt along the way.

Douglas Isles, Investment Specialist, gave a talk to staff, students and their families at the Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics at Griffith University, Queensland, Australia on 3 May 2018.

Using a real-life case study, Andrew Clifford, Platinum's CIO, presents on the essence of true value investing at the Portfolio Construction Forum in Sydney in August 2017.

When investing, how often do you check whether your “feelings” are backed by facts? And does the strength of your conviction in a stock hold up against the weight of the evidence?

After years of great domestic returns, Australian investors should surely now be asking have things changed and whether they have enough foreign share exposure.

Kerr Neilson delves into the ins-and-outs and pros-and-cons of investing in real estate, and sheds light on why a well-managed share portfolio is quite as attractive as property.

CEO Kerr Neilson explains how Platinum seeks to grow clients’ wealth by applying, with discipline, a contrarian approach that emphasises logic and method while avoiding emotions and herding.

Platinum is a specialist international equities manager, with an excellent track record. The fund manager adds value by investing in companies that are out-of-favour, described as “seeking neglect”, and by employing risk management strategies, particularly short selling and foreign...

It is often said that history does not repeat, but it does rhyme. Investment specialist, Douglas Isles, reflects on some of the key messages from Platinum’s quarterly reports written in the 1994-1999 period, many of which are remarkably pertinent today.

CEO Kerr Neilson outlines a basic framework and three key lessons for investing in the stock market.

With shares having lost investors money over the last five years (and even 10 years depending on the market), together with the apparent dire state of the world economy today, many investors are asking “why should they invest in the stock market?”

"Two articles, kindly supplied through Credit Suisse, emphasise the returns that equities, bonds and cash have offered over the last 108 years!"