Company:IFM Investors

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IFM Investors
TypePrivate
IndustryInvestment services
Founded(1990; 34 years ago (1990)) in Melbourne, Australia.
Headquarters,
Number of locations
8 offices worldwide.[1] (2017)
Key people
AUMAUD$92.9 billion[4]
Total assetsAUD$92.9 billion (2017)
Number of employees
350 (2017)
Divisions
  • Investment management
  • Debt investments
  • Infrastructure investments
  • Indexed and quantitative equities
  • Active equities
  • Private equity
  • Asset management
Websiteifminvestors.com

IFM Investors is an Australian investment management company that specialises in Debt Investments, Infrastructure, Listed Equities and Private Equity. The company is owned by 27 major not-for-profit Australian pension funds[5]. IFM Investors has fiduciary responsibility in managing the retirement savings of over 11 million Australians. Headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, IFM Investors also has offices in a number of other countries.[1]

History

Established in 1990, the firm started off as the Development Australia Fund (DAF Limited) [6][7]. It was established to invest in growing Australian private and public companies and infrastructure assets. Its focus is to maximise investor returns and to challenge the profit-focused investment management model. In 1994, Industry Funds Services (IFS) was established to provide advice and specialist investment expertise in infrastructure, private equity and Australian equities. Industry Funds Management (IFM) was created through the merger of IFS Capital Group and DAF Limited in 2004[7] Industry Funds Management (IFM) changed its name to IFM Investors in 2013[8][9]

Corporate responsibilities

IFM Investors has been a signatory to the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI) since 2008[10]and has a Group Corporate Environmental, Social & Government Policy that determines its approach to the governance of investee entities

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "IFM Investors open Hong Kong office". http://www.superreview.com.au/news/institutional-investment/Ifm-Investors-opens-Hong-Kong-office. 
  2. "IFM Investors CEO Brett Himbury backs infrastructure". http://www.afr.com/news/politics/my-budget-2017-Ifm-Investors-CEO-Brett-Himbury-backs-infrastructure-spending-20170428-gvv24o. 
  3. "Company Overview of Industry Super Holdings Pty. Ltd". https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=30035361&privcapId=95030306. 
  4. "IFM Investors records strong investment returns". http://www.superreview.com.au/news/institutional-investment/ifm-investors-records-strong-investment-returns. 
  5. "IFM Investors increase stake in Australian airports". https://www.ipe.com/news/infrastructure/ifm-investors-increases-stake-in-australian-airports/10016832.article/. 
  6. "IFM: Look to pensions for infrastructure cash". https://www.ft.com/content/fca3b736-9f76-11e6-891e-abe238dee8e2/. 
  7. 7.0 7.1 "Electricity infrastructure like Ausgrid is a safe bet for super funds". http://theconversation.com/electricity-infrastructure-like-ausgrid-is-a-safe-bet-for-super-funds-66049/. 
  8. "IFM rebrands, selects Japan head". https://www.infrastructureinvestor.com/ifm-rebrands-selects-japan-head. 
  9. "Landor Sydney rebrands Industry Funds Management as IFM Investors". 2013-10-25. https://landor.com/news/landor-sydney-rebrands-industry-funds-management-as-ifm-investors. 
  10. "IFM Investors". https://www.unpri.org/organisation/ifm-investors-142412.