About Us

ISG was born of frustration and opportunity. We were frustrated that we couldn’t obtain the results we considered possible, even reasonable, based on our professional and on the ground experiences over many years. There wasn’t a solution out there, so we created the opportunity to provide it to ourselves and the greater investing public.

Ben Godfrey & Maree Hawcroft

Focusing on you

ISG Securities was founded in 2014 by Ben Godfrey and Maree Hawcroft, and has since grown into ISG Funds Management, a group with specialist expertise in private sector investments.

ISG independently owns and operates its own financial services license and invests in highly lucrative fund niches that deliver win-win solutions for investors, fund seekers and financial service professionals.

Our investment strategies and fund structures can be applied to most sectors or subsectors of the economy and we pride ourselves on being relatable, savvy, transparent, accountable and results driven managers of capital. We work diligently to understand our client’s needs to deliver the results they seek.

What do we do

We invest in two very specialised asset classes – private real estate and private equity. But what does that really mean?

What we mean by private

When most people think of investments they think of publicly listed companies, the stock of which, you can buy and sell on the stock exchange. We don’t invest securities on any stock exchanges. Not that we don’t think it’s a legitimate asset class, it’s that our expertise lies with investing in other asset classes. We believe that “staying in your swimming lane” is a core driver of success in business and investing.

What we mean by private real estate

Property assets that we can directly invest into for an appropriate rate of return. Our investments into this sector are usually (but not limited to) property development projects. We have many years of experience investing in this asset class and we believe that this experience provides us with special insights and know-how in the analysis and management of this kind of investment. The opportunity to invest with us in these private real estate investments is made available to the public via the ISG Real Estate Equity Fund.

What we mean by private equity

Business assets, not listed on the stock exchange. Private businesses that we can directly invest into for an appropriate rate of return. All of our business experience and working lives have been spent working in and with private businesses. We live and breathe business on a daily basis which gives us an advantage when analyzing and managing investments in this asset class. The opportunity to invest with us in private business opportunities is made available to the public via the ISG Private Access Fund.

What are our company values?

We are Relatable, Savvy, Accountable, Transparent, Results Driven managers of capital.

We have always been a people first organisation. We are certainly cognisant of the intellectual folly that considers investment management as a pure numbers game – nothing could be further from the truth. In this game people matter, and the success of what we do relies on understanding and putting people first. We treat all investors respectfully, like a human being and not like a client with an ID number.

We value being savvy in our approach when applying investment capital into the market place and we accept our responsibility as fund managers for being accountable for the results that we achieve for investors.

In line with our moral and legal obligations as a licensed entity we set a high bar with respects to transparency and disclosure.

Our Team

Ben Godfrey and Maree Hawcroft founded ISG Securities in 2014 to give access to lucrative, private sector investment opportunities to investors like you. Additional financial experts have joined the team as ISG Funds Management has grown. Today, the leadership team of six specialist financial professionals brings experience from leading Australian and overseas financial institutions to bear at ISG.

Ben Godfrey

CEO & Co-Founder

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Maree Hawcroft

Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer

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Grant Harrison

Non-Executive director

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Naomi Davidson

Compliance Officer

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Robert McArdle

In-House Legal Counsel

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Testimonials

ISG is a wonderful source of deals and return alpha.

ISG Funds Management is a family-run, independent funds manager that focusses on you with access to private sector project and company investments in a safe and regulated way.

ISG Financial Services Limited (ACN 114 733 569) T/A ISG Funds Management is the holder of the Australian Financial Services Licence no. 290328. It is the Responsible Entity for the ISG Real Estate Equity Fund (ARSN 618 548 780) and the ISG Private Alternatives Fund (ARSN ). Though ISG is licensed by the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC), you should be aware that ASIC neither endorses, supports nor approves of any information, claims, products or services provided by ISG and/or its agents or representatives.

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