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Activate your wealth.
Empower your legacy.
We're a family office helping families activate their wealth, protect their futures, and build something that lasts beyond them.
Legacy is not what you leave to your children. It's what you leave in them.
The wealth industry talks about legacy constantly estate planning, tax structures, intergenerational transfers.
Documents. Numbers. Logistics.
We believe legacy is something else. The feeling your children carry long after you're gone. The habits absorbed without teaching. The values caught, not preached.
Financial capital matters. But the inheritance that matters most can't be divided in a will.
How experience
became conviction.
What we believe wasn't borrowed from a textbook or written in a boardroom. It was learned across decades. Through markets and migrations. Through setbacks and starting over.
We built our structures with our own capital. Made our mistakes on our own time. Only then did we extend the invitation to families who share our values.
We built our structures with our own capital. Made our mistakes on our own time. Only then did we extend the invitation to families who share our values.
1975
BSc Engineering (Honours), University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. A disciplined mind begins to form.
1975-1985
THE FOUNDATIONS
MBA in Statistics and Finance. The analytical foundation for everything that follows.
1977
1977
1985
Doctorate in Business Administration (Economics), North-West University. The research mindset takes hold.
1979
"Sleep well before you eat well."
A resignation on principle. No fallback plan. The margin of safety comes first. The compounding follows.
1979 - 1991
THE FIRST VALUES TAKE SHAPE
Ed Hern Rudolph Inc., Johannesburg Stock Exchange. Twice ranked in the Financial Mail Stockbrokers' Ratings
1986
"Your reputation is your only advantage."
Head of Research at Davis Borkum Hare. A mentor's advice becomes a compass: your word is your bond
1989
South African delegation to the World Bank and IMF Annual Meeting, Bangkok
1991
1994
"A genuine long-term approach."
The Pohl family emigrates to Australia. Manny, Gail, and three young sons. A career left behind. Everything rebuilt. Short-term comfort traded for generational possibility.
1994 - 1995
A FAMILY STARTS AGAIN
Westpac Investment Management, Brisbane. Managing private portfolios.
1995
1996
"The economics of a business drive returns."
Hyperion Asset Management founded. One conviction: the fundamental capacity of a quality enterprise to generate cash, compound capital, and endure. Business economics first. Stock price second.
1996 - 2006
THE PHILOSOPHY TAKES SHAPE
Pioneering quality investing in Australia.
Flagship Investments commences under Manny's management — a relationship that continues today. [FUM: $XXm]
1998
Flagship Investments listed on the ASX. [FUM: $XXm]
2000
Hyperion passes $1 billion under management. The philosophy holds through the dot-com collapse.
2003
Global Masters Fund founded. Global markets. Same discipline.
2004
Global Masters Fund listed on the ASX. Berkshire Hathaway becomes the primary investment. [FUM: $X.Xbn]
2006
2008
"Discipline through all cycles."
Global Financial Crisis. Markets fall 24%. The portfolio holds because the businesses hold. Recovery within the fiscal year. [FUM: $X.Xbn]
2008 - 2010
DISCIPLINE THROUGH CRISIS
Best Performing Australian Boutique Fund Manager.
2009
Small Cap Fund Manager of the Year. Best Performing Large Cap Manager. [FUM: $X.Xbn]
2010
2011
Manny steps away from Hyperion. Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary trustee appointment.
2011 - 2013
A NEW CHAPTER BEGINS
"The family unit."
EC Pohl & Co founded as a family office — for the family's own capital first. $170 million of private clients follow. One firm. One philosophy. No exceptions.
2012
"Test it on yourself first."
ECP Asset Management established. Manny and Jared as co-founders. Jason joins after admission to the Bar. Two generations at one table.
2012
Flagship Investments transitions to EC Pohl & Co management.
2012
Morningstar Small Cap Fund Manager of the Year.
2012
Diverse fund structures established. Foundations set for scale. [FUM: $XXXm]
2013
2014
"Our duty of care."
The Pohl Foundation was established. Gail Pohl as Chair. Five percent of after-tax profits, every year, to overlooked causes across the arts, environment, and community.
2014 - 2015
TURNING LEGACY OUTWARD
ECP Emerging Growth Limited listed on ASX. Finding tomorrow's quality businesses today.
2014
Ranked among Gold Coast's most influential people. [FUM: $XXXm]
2014
Freedom of the City of London granted.
2015
2016
Art Gallery of New South Wales Conservation partnership begins. [FUM: $X.Xbn]
2016 - 2017
THE LEGACY PILLARS TAKE SHAPE
Bond University Council and Chancellor's Circle. Indigenous scholarships funded.
2016
Nominated to the Worshipful Company of Loriners, London.
2017
2019
Member of the Order of Australia. Significant service to the finance sector and community.
2019
RECOGNITION AND INNOVATION
"Demystifying active wealth."
Managing Director of Athelney Trust, London Stock Exchange. The philosophy crosses borders.
2019
Minimising country risk.
Institute for Economics & Peace partnership. Advanced country risk insights integrated into decisions.
2019
$2 billion under management. Global equities strategy launched.
2019
2020
Environmental Legacy.
The Annual Ambrose founded by Jason. An annual gathering for wildlife conservation — our duty of care extended beyond the family.
2020 - 2021
BUILDING THE NEXT GENERATION
Investing in understanding.
Jason admitted as PhD Candidate at Bond University following MBA valedictorian honours. Research focus: Resilient Portfolio Selection.
2020
ECP Global Growth Fund (Aust) launched. [FUM: $2.2bn]
2020
Best performing mid-cap fund in Mercer survey.
2020
Strategic income innovation.
Convertible notes introduced in Listed Investment Companies. [FUM: $2.4bn]
2021
2023
Tax-efficient global structure.
Enhancing compounding. Supporting legacy-focused wealth creation.
2023
STRUCTURES FOR GENERATIONS
EC Pohl & Co RE Limited established. Independent Responsible Entity. Governance strengthened. [FUM: $2.6bn]
2023
RIAA Responsible Investment Leader.
2023
2024
"New dimensions of wealth."
ECP Private Growth Fund launched. Quality private companies. Growth before markets see it.
2024
NEW DIMENSIONS OF WEALTH
ECP Emerging Growth celebrates 10 years on the ASX.
2024
Golden Bull Award: Best Large Cap Australian Equities Manager.
2024
The family office opens its doors.
EC Pohl & Co Private Wealth launched. Our philosophy, research, and structures — now extended to families who share our values. [FUM: $2.8bn]
2024
2025
Expanded to the UK.
Sanford DeLand Asset Management acquired. International footprint begins.
2025
THE TABLE GROWS
EC Pohl & Co Private Wealth expansion. The structures built for our family, extended to yours. [FUM: $3bn+]
2025
2026
EC Pohl & Co (Euro) established. European expansion begins.
2026
THE INVITATION EXTENDED
"There's always room at the table."
Gold Coast. Sydney. London. Dublin. $3 billion under management. 150+ families. We built this for our family first. Now we're making room for yours.
Today
Legacy is not what you leave to your children. It's what you leave in them.
Activate your wealth. Empower your legacy.
HOW WE INVEST
The economics of a business drives
long-term returns.
This is our single, organising belief. Everything else flows from it.
Share prices move daily. The underlying business doesn't. What matters for long-term wealth is whether a company can keep generating cash, protecting margins, and reinvesting intelligently through good conditions and bad.
We focus on quality businesses with the strength to weather the unpredictable. We call this resilient investing. The same conviction guides every portfolio we manage, whether it's ours or yours.
WHAT WE STAND FOR
The values behind every decision.
These principles were forged with our own capital at stake. They guide every decision we make for our family and for yours.
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philosophy
One philosophy. Multiple structures.
The same research engine and conviction sit behind everything we build.
One firm. One philosophy. Different ways to access it.
the quiet proof
We've never been one to talk about numbers.
But as they say, the proof is in the pudding.
Here's ours.
25+
Years of Patience
$3Bn
Under Management
120+
Families
A REFLECTION FROM OUR FOUNDER
We built this for ourselves first...
“Nobody inherits a spreadsheet. They inherit Saturday mornings. The patience you showed when markets fell. Whether you were distracted or present. Rushed or calm.
My grandchildren are too young to understand what I built. But they're not too young to absorb how I built it. The long view. The discipline. The showing up.
The portfolio is just the container. What's inside is how you carried yourself when it mattered.
That's the inheritance no one can divide.”
Dr Manny Pohl AM
What does it feel like to be around you?
Your children won't remember your net worth. They'll remember the kitchen table conversations. The way you listened. The atmosphere you created.
That's the legacy that matters.
INSIGHTS
Our latest insights
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