IFM

Industry Funds Management (IFM) specialises in the management of investment products across debt, listed equity, infrastructure and private equity, with clients and teams located in three of the four largest pension markets in the world. It is differentiated via a compelling ownership structure and philosophical alignment, genuinely focused on the investor.  At 30 June 2010, IFM had over A$23.4 billion in funds under management worldwide.

IFM has built its investment practice around the following key philosophies:

• Patient and strategic approach
• Long-term investment (five years plus)
• Optimisation of tax position for super fund investors
• Fee minimisation and appropriate alignment of incentives
• Rigorous and consistent due diligence/valuation
• Focus on environmental, social and corporate governance issues and the effects these have on portfolio businesses.