{"id":753,"date":"2021-02-15T08:05:48","date_gmt":"2021-02-14T19:05:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mmcnz.co.nz\/?p=753"},"modified":"2021-06-14T13:34:44","modified_gmt":"2021-06-14T00:34:44","slug":"mmc-fully-acquire-the-ifaa-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mmcnz.co.nz\/mmc-fully-acquire-the-ifaa-group\/","title":{"rendered":"MMC fully acquire the IFAA Group"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><br>MMC, New Zealand\u2019s leading provider of investment administration services to over 100 investment managers, product providers and investment professionals, today announce their acquisition of the entirety of the IFAA Group (the Group), a specialist superannuation fund administrator in Australia. This follows MMC\u2019s earlier investment in the Group last year, representing a long-term strategic investment with MMC\u2019s core business and primary market remaining centred on New Zealand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MMC co-founder and Managing Director, Tom Reiher said that \u201cthe Group\u2019s historical success proves there are strong opportunities in the superannuation and managed investment services sector in Australia. The arrangement we made in early 2020 was always intended to be our long-term entry point into Australia.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Group is well known in the Australian superannuation industry for its personal service to members, compared with its larger competitors. As a leading investment administrator in New Zealand, MMC view Australia as a natural long-term expansion market \u2013 a move that will unlock new opportunities for MMC\u2019s fund and wealth administration clients to bring their investment solutions and services to Australia over time. In the meantime, MMC\u2019s commitment to delivering the highest level of day-to-day investment administration services and bringing innovation to their New Zealand clients remains their focus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MMC\u2019s leadership team based in New Zealand is solely focused on the New Zealand market. Operating independently to MMC, the Group have made several recent changes to strengthen their executive management team in Australia. These include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Andrew Griffioen has been appointed Chief Executive Officer, IFAA Pty Ltd and IPS Pty Ltd<\/li><li>Karen Waldon-White has been appointed Chief Executive Officer, Superannuation Compliance Services Pty Ltd.<\/li><li>Clinton Nicholas has been appointed Chief Information Officer for IFAA Group.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Cathy Connellan has been appointed General Manager, Client Services for IFAA Pty Ltd.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Adam Somerville has recently returned to IFAA as Manager, Financial Services.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For further information, please contact:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nicola Tait, Chief Client Officer<br>Email:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:ntait@mmcnz.co.nz\">ntait@mmcnz.co.nz<\/a><br>DDI: 09 557 1484<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About MMC<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Behind the scenes powering their clients\u2019 success is where MMC are at their happiest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since 2005, MMC have provided outsourced investment administration services to the New 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