Platinum Asset Management Limited is an asset management company that has been publicly traded on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) since 2007[4] and is a constituent member of the S&P/ASX 300 index.
It has two ASX-listed investment companies, Platinum Capital Limited (asx: PMC) and Platinum Asia Investments Limited (asx: PAI). In addition, it has three listed funds, Platinum International Fund (asx: PIXX), Platinum Asia Fund (asx: PAXX) and Platinum Global Transition Fund (ASX: PGTX).[5]
In 2015, the firm was ranked as the largest hedge fund group in Australia as well as the second largest in Asia-Pacific.[6]
History
In 1994, Platinum Asset Management was founded by Kerr Neilson and several others with the financial backing of George Soros.[7]