Events

Hamilton Wealth Management is thrilled to be hosting a breakfast with Russel Howcroft on the topic of “the second social revolution”.

The Breakfast will be held on Thursday 20th February 2020 at Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club.

Russel Howcroft has over 30 years experience in screen, media and advertising industries. He has held leadership roles across industry and agencies, and brings his vast experience to his role as PwC’s Chief Creative officer.

Russel joined PwC Australia in March 2017 and is a key leader in the firm’s CMO Advisory practice. He has served on a number of boards and foundations which focus on arts and film, including the Australian Film Institute, the Screen Forever Advisory Board, Advertising Federation of Australia and is currently the Chair of AFTRS.

As a leader in the creative industries, and a champion of big and brave ideas that transform business and brands, he has a strong understanding of working in the media and creative entrepreneurship in both the private and public sectors. He’s well known for his outspoken opinion in the media and ABC1’s “Gruen”, as the Chair of AFTRS (the Australian, Film, Television and Radio School) and has published two books; When It’s Right To Be Wrong and The Right Brain Workout.

Hamilton Wealth Management in conjunction with Wingate hosted a boardroom lunch with Wingate, Managing Director, Property, Ryan Levin.

This occasion was an opportunity to exchange ideas and gain some perspective on the current economic and investment landscape.

Over lunch, the Wingate team provided an update on Wingate’s investment activity over the last twelve months, discussed their views on the economic climate and shared insights as to how they are positioning for the future.

The lunch was held on Wednesday, 4 December 2019, at the offices of  Wingate, Level 48, 101 Collins St, Melbourne

Hamilton Wealth Management in conjunction with Yarra Capital Management hosted a breakfast with Tim Toohey, on the “Outlook for the Global and Australian economies for 2020”.

The breakfast was held on Wednesday 27th November at Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club.

With more than 25 years’ industry experience, Tim Toohey is one of Australia’s most highly regarded financial market economists.

Tim began his career as an Economist with the National Institute of Economic and Industry Research, before moving to ANZ Banking Group where was spent two years working as a Macroeconomist.

He joined JBWere in 2002 (prior to its merger with Goldman Sachs in 2003) as a Senior Economist, before being named Chief Economist and Partner in 2003 and Chief Economist and Head of Macro Strategy Australia and New Zealand in 2010. From 2004 to 2016 Tim’s team was ranked number 1 for economic research by the Greenwich (Peter Lee) survey.

After a 15 year career with Goldman Sachs, Tim joined Ellerston capital in March 2017 as Chief Economist within the Global Macro Team, and joined Yarra Capital Management in September 2019 as Head of Macro and Strategy.

Tim has a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Melbourne (Honours in Economics) and a Masters of Economics also from The University of Melbourne.

Hamilton Wealth Management in conjunction with Cooper Investors were thrilled to  host a dinner with David Smorgon OAM, on “The link between Family, Communication and Wealth”.

The dinner was held on Wednesday the 16th October at Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club.

This was the sixth occasion we have hosted this dinner.

David Smorgon’s journey includes a myriad of life experiences…from early days as a lawyer and a grueling three‐year apprenticeship in the abattoirs, to growing a $1 billion family business, steering a battling AFL club to survival and enduring personal tragedy.

There is arguably no one better equipped to talk about Family Business, success, adversity, teamwork and resilience.

Although a trained lawyer, David joined the family business at the age of 23. David advanced to be a senior executive at Smorgon Consolidated Industries ‐ the large family business that spanned meat, paper, glass, plastics and steel industries.

When Smorgon Consolidated Industries was sold off in 1995 in a staged divestment it ended a 70‐year family history and marked one of the lowest points of David’s life.

In 1996 David and his three sons established Generation Investments focusing on business opportunities, equity and property investments. Today, David’s family owns RideOn Entertainment, Australia’s dominant player in children’s rides and entertainment.

Testament to his wealth of experience in family business, David was named the inaugural chairman of Family Business Australia in 1997, a position he held for six years, and he continues to assist families on their issues.

When the Western Bulldogs offered David the presidency in 1996, it presented a new opportunity and challenge and David quickly cemented his reputation as a force in the business and sporting worlds. David stepped down as President in December 2012, ending a 16 year reign. He was awarded AFL Life Membership in recognition of his outstanding contribution.

He was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in 2000 for his service to the Western Bulldogs and community contributions through education, social welfare and health.

In 2014 David was appointed Executive Chairman of the PwC Family Advisory division which assisted families in business to improve the health of their family. David and his team drew on their professional experience to make huge differences to their clients.

From January 2019, David has continued his Family Advisory work under his own company Pointmade.

A well‐known and respected businessman, David Smorgon epitomises corporate success as well as exceptional community leadership, embodying the values of family and work ethic.

Hamilton Wealth Management in conjunction with Wingate hosted a boardroom lunch with Wingate senior executives led by Ryan Levin, Managing Director, Property Services and co-investment partners, on Thursday 15th August 2019.

This occasion was an opportunity to exchange ideas and gain some perspective on the current economic and investment landscape.

Over lunch, the Wingate team provided an update on Wingate’s recent investment activity, discussed their views on the economic climate and shared insights as to how they are positioning for the future.

The lunch was held at the Sydney offices of Wingate at Governor Phillip Tower.

For further details please do not hesitate to contact us on 03 9275 8888.

Hamilton Wealth Management in conjunction with Cooper Investors hosted a dinner with Damon Kitney author of The Price of Fortune, The untold story of being James Packer, a Biography, to discuss his book shortly after its publication.

The Dinner was held at Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club on Thursday 22nd November 2018.

For further enquiries please do not hesitate to contact us on 03 9275 8888.

James Packer turns to Greek mythology in an attempt to explain the most exciting yet tumultuous period of his 50 years on earth.

‘I was like Icarus,’ the billionaire tells his biographer, journalist Damon Kitney, of the heady days of 2016 when he broke up with pop star Mariah Carey, abandoned living in Hollywood and Israel, left the global casino stage, and divided the family fortune in a bitter separation from his sister.

‘I flew too close to the sun.’

With these words, Packer delves for the first time into the story behind his stunning public revelation in mid-March 2018 of his battle with mental health issues, which forced him to resign from the board of the Crown casino company he owns and loves.

Never before has a member of the Packer family co-operated with a writer to tell their story. In his biography, The Price of Fortune, one of the nation’s richest and most psycho-analysed men opens up in an attempt to make sense of his roller coaster life and to tell the human story of being James Douglas Packer. Of how his wealth, charm and intellect took him to such exciting places. Yet how his trusting the wrong people and his rash actions cost him his friends, his health and, most importantly, his reputation on the global stage — and how he is now working on getting it back.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR (from his website)

Damon Kitney has spent more than two decades in financial journalism, including 16 years at the Australian Financial Review in a variety of writing and editing roles in Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra and Perth, including five years as a deputy editor of the newspaper. Since 2010 he has been the Victorian business editor at The Australian, specialising in writing the untold personal stories of the nation’s richest and most private people