Forbes in Focus with Chris Andrews
Our CEO, Chris Andrews, recently joined Forbes Editor-in-Chief Sarah O’Carroll for Forbes In Focus – The Business of Conviction series.
Live on ASX: La Trobe Financial Private Credit Fund (ASX:LF1)
La Trobe Financial is pleased to announce that the La Trobe Private Credit Fund (ASX: LF1) is now available on the ASX.
CEO Chris Andrews AFR Chanticleer Feature
Our CEO, Chris Andrews, featured in The Australian Financial Review’s Chanticleer, sharing our long-term strategy to grow AUM from $20 billion to $55 billion by 2030.
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La Trobe Financial CEO discusses bringing global ‘investment strategies’ to Australians
La Trobe Financial Chief Executive Chris Andrews discusses the “exciting” prospect of bringing the best investment strategies “around the world” to Australians.
Portfolio Construction & Building Your Ark
“Predicting rain doesn’t count: building the ark does.” This simple and lesser-known quote of Warren Buffett speaks to many of the investment themes La Trobe Financial has espoused across a generation. We know that every decade will throw up one or more economic crises. We know that there’s always another one around the corner. So, build an ark – build portfolios that perform at all points along the economic cycle.
Monthly Investor Update from La Trobe Financial – May ’24
May 2024 – We provide an update on our portfolio performance, as well as share our current thinking on the property market and economy.
The Rise of Private Capital
Did investor demand for private assets see more companies go private? Or did more quality companies opting to raise capital through private market attract investors? It’s a little bit of ‘chicken and egg’. Private capital markets are increasing significantly in size globally, and there is opportunity all over. Because having reached a critical mass, there is significant opportunity coming for retail investors to now participate right across private markets.
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Accessing the Backbone of the U.S. Economy: The US Private Credit Fund
The backbone of the U.S. economy isn’t Wall Street – it’s the 200,000-plus middle market companies quietly driving one-third of American jobs and 40% of its GDP. These businesses form the engine room of American growth, and now investors can tap directly into their momentum.
True Asset Quality Emerges in Adversity
In this update, we look at the late 1980s and the pivotal decision of La Trobe Financial to enter retail asset management at that moment. The question of when a manager began a strategy, and why, matters. Because for those of us who have been around long enough, you’ll recognise that there’s nothing new under the sun.
Growth Brings Responsibility – We’re Here for the Challenge
Every so often, pivotal moments occur that shift a company or sector. Back in 1952, La Trobe Financial was founded when institutional investment was sourced to provide loans to returned servicemen to purchase a home. These were high quality borrowers who could demonstrate employment or running a successful business but were falling short on strict bank guidelines relating to continuity of income or level of savings.
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