The Rugby Future Fund
The Rugby Future Fund (the Fund) is an unregistered Australian managed investment scheme and open-ended unit trust. The investment manager of the Trust is Rugby Asset Management Pty Ltd ACN 675 701 694 (Manager or RAM). The Manager is authorised pursuant to corporate authorised representative agreement (no. 001309177).
The Fund has two main objectives.
First, the investment objective is to provide Unitholders:
- access to some of Australia’s leading fund managers across a variety of predominantly Australian equity-based investment strategies; and
- provide a stream of income and capital growth.
Second, the Fund’s social purpose objective is to provide an ongoing income stream to the Australian Rugby Foundation Limited ACN 169 716 607 (ARF) to support its key strategic pillars, namely:
• Community rugby;
• Women’s rugby; and
• High Performance Pathways.
The Manager will contribute its Management Fee to the Australian Rugby Foundation to support its key strategic pillars in furtherance of the Trust’s social purpose objective. It is intended the Management Fee will be partly or wholly funded by the Foregone Fees of the Underlying Managers with whom the Foundation Class Units allocates its capital.
About the Australian Rugby Foundation
The Australian Rugby Foundation Limited ACN 169 716 607 (ARF) was established in 2014 to attract greater private investment for the promotion and development of rugby.
The ARF’s purpose is to enhance the long-term competitiveness and vitality of Australian rugby by raising funds from supporters and partners to support specific programs developed by Rugby Australia, namely:
- Women’s Rugby: Accelerate growth and enhance the opportunities for women and girls throughout the rugby ecosystem.
- High Performance Pathways: Build a sustainable system for winning that is consistent from top to bottom – with a clear focus on pathways (developing and retaining young talent) and safety, welfare and wellbeing.
- Community: Invest in community rugby, clubs and schools, to grow the number and diversity of people participating. This includes an investment in development of coach/match officials to support growth and investment in diversity including women’s rugby, First Nations, Pasifika, Classic Wallabies, Wallaroos and regional coaching clinics.
Should you have any queries, please contact us on enquiries@oneinvestment.com.au or call us on (02) 8277 0000.