Magellan Financial Group

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Magellan Financial Group
Company type Public
ASX:  MFG
ISIN AU000000MFG4
Industry Investment management
Founded2006
Headquarters
Sydney, New South Wales
,
Australia
Key people
AUM Increase2.svg A$101.3 billion
(31 Dec 2020) [1]
Number of employees
133 (31 Dec 2020) [1]
Website magellangroup.com.au

Magellan Financial Group is an Australian investment manager focusing on global equities and global listed infrastructure.

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MFG funds are available to retail and institutional clients in both Australian Securities Exchange-listed and unlisted forms. As of 31 December 2020, institutional clients held A$73.9 billion of assets under management, composing 73% of total. [1]

Investment

Alongside the dominant funds management business segment where the majority of operations are concentrated on the Group balance sheet includes a Principal Investments portfolio that has historically been composed of internal holdings in Magellan funds. [2]

In the second half of 2020, MFG commenced significantly expanding its Principal Investments segment to include an external portfolio, initially undertaking three investments: [1]

History

MFG was co-founded in 2006 by Hamish Douglass and Chris Mackay off the back of careers in investment banking. The MFG entity was established through a complex recapitalisation deal where an existing listed vehicle—the underperforming Pengana HedgeFunds Group—was taken control of and renamed, [3] severing formal ties with the previous entity. [4] [5] Pengana had been founded in 2003 by Malcolm Turnbull, who was later to become Australian prime minister, and a merchant banking colleague, Russell Pillemar. The Turnbull family retained 20 per cent of the new company after the merger. [4]

Douglass and Mackay used their contacts to raise approximately A$100 million in initial working capital for Magellan and to seed the investment strategies. At the same time, A$378 million [6] was raised to establish the Magellan Flagship Fund in a closed-ended listed investment company structure (ASX code: MFF). [7] [8]

In July 2007, MFG launched the Magellan Global Fund and Magellan Infrastructure Fund as unlisted trusts, providing A$15 million and A$5 million of seed capital respectively. [9] As at 31 December 2020, their direct successor funds have increased to about A$15.6 billion and A$2.5 billion respectively, though more broadly the underlying strategies have increased to A$75.1 billion in Global Equities and A$18.2 billion in Global Listed Infrastructure, across a number of investment vehicle variations. [1]

In December 2021, Brett Cairns resigned from his position as CEO. [10] In March 2022, co-founder Hamish Douglass resigned from the Magellan board and co-founder Chris Mackay took up the role of Chairman. [11] David George was appointed CEO in May 2022. [12]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Magellan Financial Group Interim Report 2021". 11 February 2021.
  2. ↑ "Magellan Financial Group Annual Report 2020". 12 August 2020.
  3. ↑ "Announcement to ASX: Certificate of Registration on Change of Name" (PDF). 21 November 2006.
  4. 1 2 Murray, Lisa (8 September 2006). "Mates chip in $80m to rescue Turnbulls". Sydney Morning Herald.
  5. ↑ "Announcement to ASX: Chairman's Address, Pengana Hedgefunds Limited, Annual General Meeting 17 November 2006" (PDF). 17 November 2006.
  6. ↑ "Announcement to ASX: Magellan Flagship Fund Limited Initial Public Offer Closes Oversubscribed" (PDF). 8 December 2006.
  7. ↑ "The Long View: Hamish Douglass: On the Hunt for Super-Compounding Stocks" (Podcast). 24 February 2021.
  8. ↑ "Magellan Investor Relations Information Pack". September 2019. Retrieved 2021-04-04.
  9. ↑ "Magellan Financial Group Annual Report 2007". 18 September 2007.
  10. ↑ Battersby, Lucy; Grieve, Charlotte (2021-12-06). "Magellan CEO's abrupt resignation spooks investors". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2022-05-22.
  11. ↑ Yeates, Clancy. "Hamish Douglass resigns from Magellan board".
  12. ↑ Baird, Lucas; Shapiro, Jonathan (2022-05-10). "Magellan appoints David George as CEO". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 2022-05-22.
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