SERVICES
PERSONAL ADVICE
The bedrock of our business is developing personal relationships with each of our clients, so that we have a complete understanding not only of your financial affairs but your lifestyle, interests, and long-term objectives. This enables us to tailor investment strategies accordingly and provide purposeful advice about aspects such as superannuation, insurances, loan and debt management, and retirement planning.
FAMILY OFFICE
We can help you manage your wealth with a view to benefiting future generations of the family. Considerations can include asset protection, portfolio structure, estate and capital management, risk minimisation, succession planning, philanthropy, and unlocking potential for growth. Every part of the planning process is customised to your family’s personal circumstances, ambitions and, importantly, values.
NATIVE TITLE TRUSTS
Specialist advice is provided to help communities invest and distribute trust funds wisely and fairly. All planning and decision making is conducted in consultation with the community. Key meetings are held on country and control of the finances stays in the hands of community members, who set the guidelines for funding immediate needs and implementing investment strategies to deliver long-term benefits.
NOT-FOR-PROFIT
We assist Not-for-Profit organisations and charities in structuring investment committees, setting governance guidelines, and designing and implementing investment policies and strategies. We can also advise on grant applications and engagement with philanthropists and other benefactors. In managing endowment investments, our focus is on protecting and growing funds to ensure a sustainable future.
ACCOUNTING PARTNERSHIPS
Through our relationships with like-minded accounting practices, we can each provide our mutual clients with a broader range of financial services, and help each other grow. For instance, our clients can benefit from advice in specialist areas such as business structuring, accounting systems, tax planning and compliance, and mergers and acquisitions. Such synergies provide benefits for all parties.
ASSET CLASSES
EQUITIES
We invest in both Australian and International shares on a strategic basis, exploring appropriate diversification across different markets and economies.
PROPERTY
We are skilled in advising on investments in both listed and unlisted property assets across the commercial, industrial and retail sectors.
INFRASTRUCTURE
We consider investments in infrastructure assets and related operations across a range of sectors including transport, utilities and natural resources.
ALTERNATIVES
We look at alternative investments as perhaps part of a portfolio, including unlisted companies, private equity, infrastructure, hedge funds, managed futures and derivatives.
FIXED INTEREST
We may recommend fixed-interest investments, such as bonds and debentures, when there’s a need for a predictable income level and low risk of capital loss.
CASH
We may include investment options such as bank deposits and short-term money market securities when the strategy requires a level of liquidity and low risk.
CONFIDENCE THROUGH COMMUNICATION
ONLINE PORTFOLIO ACCESS
At the click of your mouse you have 24/7 access to your portfolio status via our secure online portal.
PROGRESS MEETINGS
At least once a year we will conduct a face-to-face meeting with you, reviewing your investment goals and benchmarking the progress of your plan.
ANNUALACTION PLANS
Following the annual review, we will produce a ‘to do list’ that details simple steps you can take to keep your plan on track.
TRUSTEDADVICE
Your plan is our plan, so we will make certain it is designed in line with your values and aspirations. You can contact us any time to discuss changes in your situation or any new opportunities or issues.
SECURITY
CUSTODY OF ASSETS
The security of your assets is a fundamental principle of our business philosophy. The assets we manage on your behalf are held on trust with a custodian approved by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) under arrangements that are transparent and clearly understood.
COMPLIANCE /MONITORING
We undertake our obligations for compliance and monitoring very seriously. All regulations and directives by the relevant financial authorities are observed and we have a system in place for regular audits of our compliance by accredited external monitoring bodies.
ACCREDITATIONS
Justin Gilmour is accredited by the SMSF Professionals Association of Australia (SPAA), the country’s only SMSF professional body that has set internationally recognised accreditation standards in this area.