About us

1993

• First investment fund launched – the Charitable Australian Equity Fund – applying Warakirri’s proprietary Ethical Overlay as part of the investment process.
• The Fund is still meeting the needs of clients today as the Warakirri Ethical Australian Equities Fund.

1996

• Company name changed to “Warakirri” – defined in the Collins Aboriginal-English Dictionary as meaning “to grow”.
• Warakirri cropping operation formed on behalf of Australian superannuation funds. Today, own and operate approximately 175,000 hectares of broad acre cropping farms.
• First “multi-manager” fund launched – the Warakirri Endeavour Fund – with an objective of encouraging new wholesale managers and innovative investment products.

2001

• First hedge fund launched – the Warakirri Absolute Return Fund – a ‘fund of fund’ hedge fund managed by Mesirow Advanced Strategies, Inc. of Chicago, Illinois, USA.

2006

• Warakirri Dairies portfolio launched on behalf of four Australian superannuation funds and private investors. Today, it owns and operates approximately 12,000 hectares across 26 dairy farms.
• Warakirri becomes the exclusive representative for Chicago-based Mesirow Financial Currency Management in Australia. Mesirow has managed institutional currency risk for 25 years and has approximately US$100 billion in currency mandates under management globally.

2007

• Warakirri commences benchmarking of Australian equities portfolios on an after-tax basis. Today, Warakirri is a leading provider of after-tax benchmarking, reporting and performance analytics for more than $40 billion of Australian equities.

2012

• The company launches the Warakirri Cash Deposits Trust – a unique investment offering that manages bank term deposit exposures with Australia’s leading four banks and their divisions.

2016

• Warakirri launches its Ethical Global Equities strategy.

2018

• Warakirri celebrates its 25th year in business.
• Warakirri launches the Diversified Agriculture Fund – bringing diversified agriculture strategies to a different segment of the investment community, including the family office and High-Net-Worth markets.

2020

• Strategic partnership with Northcape Capital, a specialist manager of equities, announced to manage Warakirri’s range of equity funds. The two firms celebrate a 15-year partnership, after Northcape was appointed its first equity investment mandate as a business by Warakirri in 2005.
• Warakirri launches Australian, global and emerging market equity funds into the Family Office, High Net Worth (HNW) and Retail segments of the market.
• Acquisition of part ownership in Australian small cap equities specialist investment manager, Flinders Investment Partners.

2021

• Warakirri is certified carbon neutral under the Australian Government’s Climate Active scheme.

2023

• Warakirri successfully transitions one of its institutional cropping portfolios. Over a 7 year period, 9 large-scale farms across four states of Australia on more than 105,000 arable hectares were acquired, developed and managed; operated LTI free since commencement; and delivered well above projected returns for our client.
• Today, Warakirri has over 650 employees nationally; ranked in the top 20 global agriculture investors; and manages approximately $3.5 billion in Funds under Management and Commitments.