Jul 27, 2026 – 8.28amVeteran fund manager Geoff Wilson is not letting his spat with Russell Pillemer’s Pengana get in the way of his favourite hobby – raising cash for his listed investment companies.Geoff Wilson, founder of Wilson Asset Management. Dominic LorrimerSarah Thompson has co-edited Street Talk since 2009, specialising in private equity, investment banking, M&A and equity capital markets stories. Prior to that, she spent 10 years in London as a markets and M&A reporter at Bloomberg and Dow Jones.Kanika Sood is a journalist based in Sydney who writes for the Street Talk column.Emma Rapaport is a co-editor of the Street Talk column. Prior to that, she was a markets reporter at The Australian Financial Review.Angira Bharadwaj is a co-editor of Street Talk. She covers IPOs, capital raises, mergers and acquisitions and other breaking news in Australia’s capital markets. Previously, she covered financial services, state, and federal politics. Send tips to @angirab.60 on encrypted messaging platform Signal.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber?
Geoff Wilson’s WAM Income Maximiser launches $151m raising
WAM Income Maximiser sent out its broker brigade on Monday morning to raise $151 million in fresh cash from investors, sources told Street Talk.
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Veteran fund manager Geoff Wilson launches WAM Income Maximiser with $151m capital raise targeting dividend-focused institutional investors. Continued fundraising signals resilience of active management models amid industry consolidation and competitive pressure on traditional asset management fees.
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