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Myer Family Investments hires portfolio manager

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2019
... Family Investments is the Myer family's family office set up in 1925 by Sidney Myer. In 2017, Mutual Trust and Myer Family Company announced an intention to merge. The new entity was to take Mutual Trust's name. Soon after, the newly combined family ...

Ex-industry super fund chief joins robo-adviser

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2018
... six years. Departing the now-$14 billion industry fund in June 2016, Press served as chief executive of the Myer Family Company in July 2016. She left that role in November 2017 after Myer Family merged with Mutual Trust. Press spent the bulk of her ...

Former Myer Family Company chief joins $1.1bn manager

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2017
A $1.1 billion fund manager appointed the former general manager of Myer Family Company as its new chief executive. Mathew Browning will take the reins of ethical fund manager, UCA Funds Management, replacing Michael Walsh, who will retire on 28 February ...

Millennials shaping family office strategy

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 16 OCT 2017
... clients face is how they keep their children and grandchildren motivated, engaged, and non-entitled citizens," Myer Family Company head of investment advice Shane McGarry explained. "Many are turning toward impact investing to provide an understanding ...

Family office merger sees new chief executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2017
Newly combined family offices, Mutual Trust and Myer Family Company, announced the appointment of a new chief executive. Phil Harkness has been appointed chief executive of Mutual Trust and chief executive-elect of the enlarged group. Pending completion ...

Grant Thornton appoints private wealth head

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2017
... capabilities with the appointment of an investment manager to lead its Australian private wealth business. Former Myer Family Company client director, private wealth and family office Edward Draydon has joined Grant Thornton as partner and national head ...

Family office giants agree to merger

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2017
... a conditional heads of agreement to combine operations. Subject to regulatory approvals, Mutual Trust and Myer Family Company (MFCo) will merge, with Myer Family Investments (MFI) owning 35% of the new entity, which will retain the Mutual Trust name. ...

Myer Family lures NAB executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2017
Private wealth firm Myer Family Company is welcoming its new head of New South Wales operations. Joining Myer Family Company is Nicholas Lipscombe. He has about 20 years' experience in international banking across private, institutional and corporate ...

Women key to finance sector culture issues

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2017
... develops staff and where pay gaps exist, which are the types of initiatives that will make "a real difference." Myer Family Company chief executive Danielle Press, who also spoke at the event in light of International Women's Day, said behaviour in the ...

Myer Family Company appoints CIO

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2017
Myer Family Company is welcoming three new hires to its investment team, including a chief investment officer. The family office has appointed Michael E. Drew as chief investment officer along with the Adam Walk as head of investments. Drew and Walk ...