MacarthurCook
About MacarthurCook Limited
MacarthurCook Limited (MacarthurCook) is listed on the Australian Stock Exchange and has over 1100 shareholders. Ascalon Capital Managers Limited, a member of the Westpac Group, is MacarthurCook's largest shareholder and owns 18% of the issued shares of the company. The Directors and Senior Executives of MacarthurCook own approximately 15% of the issued shares of the company. MacarthurCook currently manages over $1.5 billion of assets on behalf of 25,000 clients.
MacarthurCook is a member of the Australian Direct Property Investment Association, the Property Council of Australia, the Asian Public Real Estate Association and European Association for Investors in Non-listed Real Estate Vehicles (INREV).
Key personnel
Craig Dunstan – Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer
Craig held senior management positions with the National Mutual and Lend Lease Groups prior to his appointment as General Manager of Financial Services and Chief Investment Officer of Australian Unity in 1995. He resigned from Australian Unity in 2002 to establish MacarthurCook.
During his time at Australian Unity he established Australian Unity Funds Management Limited and was responsible for its management and growth to the point where it managed over $1 billion of assets, including over $800 million of property-related assets.
Craig has a Bachelor of Commerce and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of NSW and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Hull (UK). He is an Associate of the Securities Institute of Australia and a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of NSW.
Simon Grant – Chief Executive Officer, Australia and America
Simon has a successful background in the financial services industry and held the roles of Managing Director of SAI Private Group and Group General Manager of Australian Unity before founding the financial advisory firm Kingfisher Financial Services. He also has significant business experience in overseas markets. Simon was a director of numerous Australian Unity entities, including Australian Unity Health Limited, Australian Unity Funds Management Limited, Australian Unity Retirement Villages Limited, Australian Unity General Insurance Limited and Acorn Capital Limited.
Simon holds a Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws (University of Melbourne) and he is also a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries (and former Victorian Branch Counsellor and former Chairman of its National Legislation Review Committee).
Why Advance selected MacarthurCook
MacarthurCook has a singular focus on investing in property securities and mortgage assets. It applies a disciplined acquisition approach, coupled with strong risk management processes, to property investment and credit approval policies for mortgages. Its asset strategy is to have a mix of mortgages and short-dated assets, and to be diversified geographically and by sector as a source of risk abatement.
