IFM Investors

IFM Investors was established more than 25 years ago to protect and grow the long-term retirement savings of working people. Aligned with the objectives of our founders, we prioritise the interests of our investors by focusing on investments that seek to deliver strong net returns over the long term.

IFM Investors
TypePrivate
IndustryInvestment services
Founded(1990 (1990)) in Melbourne, Australia.
Headquarters
Melbourne
,
Australia
Number of locations
9 offices worldwide.[1] (2019)
Key people
AUMUS$129 billion (June 2021)
Number of employees
555 (June 2021) (June 2021)
Divisions
  • Investment management
  • Infrastructure investments
  • Infrastructure debt
  • Diversified credit
  • Treasury services
  • Indexed and quantitative listed equities
  • Active listed equities
  • Private equity
  • Asset management
Websiteifminvestors.com

Its investment strategy centres on the ownership and operation of critical community infrastructure, and holdings in four asset classes—Infrastructure, Debt, Listed Equities and Private Equity.

Investing for the long term means addressing climate change risk, ensuring constructive labour relations, building diverse and inclusive workplaces and meeting the expectations of the communities where we invest. IFM Investors champion these ideals by actively engaging with the companies in which we invest. We believe this enhances their productive capacity, net performance and market reputation, while minimising long-term investment risk.

As at 30 June 2021, IFM Investors invests on behalf of more than 550 like-minded institutions worldwide, including pension, superannuation and sovereign wealth funds, universities, insurers, endowment funds and foundations. The US$129 billion entrusted to us by these investors incorporates the retirement savings of more than 30 million working people worldwide.

History

Established in 1990, the firm started off as the Development Australia Fund (DAF Limited).[4][5] 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[5] Industry Funds Management (IFM) changed its name to IFM Investors in 2013[6][7]

Corporate responsibilities

IFM Investors has been a signatory to the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI) since 2008[8] and has a Group Corporate Environmental, Social & Government Policy that determines its approach to the governance of investee entities. The firm is committed to reducing the carbon impact of its investments, targeting net zero greenhouse gas emissions across our asset classes by 2050.[9]

References
  1. "IFM Investors open Hong Kong office". www.superreview.com.
  2. "IFM Investors to carve out thermal coal exposure by 2030". www.afr.com.
  3. "Company Overview of Industry Super Holdings Pty. Ltd". www.bloomberg.com.
  4. "IFM: Look to pensions for infrastructure cash". www.ft.com.
  5. "Electricity infrastructure like Ausgrid is a safe bet for super funds". www.theconversation.com.
  6. "IFM rebrands, selects Japan head". www.infrastructureinvestor.com.
  7. "Landor Sydney rebrands Industry Funds Management as IFM Investors". landor.com. 25 October 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  8. "IFM Investors". www.unpri.org.
  9. "IFM Investors targets Net Zero by 2050". www.ifminvestors.com. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
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