Officium Capital

Officium Capital was established in April 2004 under the name of Western Pacific Asset Management Ltd to create investment products with an "absolute returns" objective. Officium Capital provides investors with access to investment styles and managers not available via mainstream funds management organisations.

We have also reconsidered the traditional remuneration structure of managed fund products, and to that end, instead of receiving a flat percentage fee for our funds management services, we are paid a performance fee (plus a small fixed administration fee). In a very real sense this greatly assists in aligning our interests with those of our investors, as Officium Capital will only make money when our investors make money.

While each fund will have its own Investment Philosophy, Officium Capital focuses on producing attractive risk adjusted absolute returns for our investors, and to that end, seeks to do only two things:

Minimise the risk of medium to long term capital loss; and then, and only then
Provide reasonable returns relative to the level of risk taken.

To achieve these goals we create products that access the best investment managers that we can locate in each investment class and seek to align Officium Capital’s interests with our investors (through the performance fee only structure).

Mr David Guy LLB M. App. Fin.
Managing Director & Chief Investment Officer

David is the Executive Chairman of Officium Group Pty Ltd (of which Officium Capital is a wholly owned subsidiary) and Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer of Officium Capital. David has worked in the financial services industry since 1996, primarily in financial planning and funds management, and has extensive experience in those disciplines.

David is admitted as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Queensland and completed his Bachelor of Laws degree in 1993. In 2003 David completed a Masters in Applied Finance and Investment with the Securities Institute of Australia.

Mr John Nunan LLB (Hons) B.Comm
Director

John is a Director of Officium Capital and Chief Executive Officer of Officium Group Pty Ltd where his specific responsibilities include working as part of the senior management team in developing and implementing the strategic objectives of Officium Group.

Prior to joining the Officium Group in January 2005 John worked for a leading international investment bank for almost eight years where he held a number of positions with a structured finance focus.

Mr Chris Tsatrafilis, B. Sc. DipFP CFP
Director

Chris joined the financial services industry in 1988, commencing his career with AXA Australia, where he worked in a number of technical roles. Chris is a Certified Financial Planner and has been providing advice to clients since 1998. He specialises in providing advice to high net worth individuals.

Chris is a member of the investment committee of a number of Officium Capital’s managed funds.

Ms Danah Smallwood, LLB B.Bus
Marketing Manager

Since completing her combined Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Business degrees in 2002, Danah has provided research and marketing support for the Officium Group. In her current role Danah works with management to provide up-to-date information to investors on the Officium Capital managed funds and assisting investors in understanding the unique investment management philosophy of Officium.

Ms Annika Bradley B.Comm BA
Research Analyst

Annika assists David in his role as the Chief Investment Officer and helps formulate investment strategies around Officium Capital's unique investment approach. She has been working with Officium Group since March 2005 and holds a combined Bachelor of Commerce (Banking and Finance) / Bachelor of Arts degrees from the University of Queensland.

Steven Forrest LLB
Company Secretary/General Counsel

Steven is the Company Secretary of Officium Capital and General Counsel of Officium Capital and Officium Group. He is responsible for legal and regulatory compliance within the Officium group of companies, and works as part of the senior management team.

Prior to joining the Officium Group in June 2006 Steven worked for a leading Australian law firm in the Corporate and Commercial business unit.

Please note that the information contained here is of a general nature only and has been prepared without taking account of your objectives, financial situation or needs. Accordingly you should consider the appropriateness of this information, having regard to those matters, before investing. A Product Disclosure Statement (PDS) describing each of the Officium’s financial products, is available on this website. You should obtain and consider the PDS before making any decision about a product.