NavraInvest has established a small team of high quality people experienced in Funds Management. Steve Navra - Founder, Chairman and Managing Director  | Steve has over 20 years of experience in the financial industry, covering accounting, stockbroking and property disciplines. His initial investment experience was gained within a stockbroking environment, where Steve's investment methodology began to take shape. Since early 1990's Steve has been successfully involved in the Australian Financial Services Industry, establishing an independent financial services company, Navra Financial Services Pty Ltd. Through Steve's vision and drive, and with encouragement and support from his clients, NavraInvest Limited was incorporated in July 2002.
At NavraInvest, Steve's executive role is to lead the management team and to ensure that the business is marketed, managed and administered effectively and prudentially. His responsibilities also extend to maintenance and further development of the NavTraDE System. |
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Ray Tse - Fund Manager Ray has a BA Degree in Computer Studies and he completed his MBA in 1999, majoring in Finance. Before joining NavraInvest in 2003, Ray worked at LGT Asset Management, which later became the INVESCO Group, and has over 18 years of financial industry experience. At NavraInvest, Ray is responsible for the investment process. His duties include management of investment portfolios, share selection, monitoring and commenting on performance, and liaising with asset consultants. |  |
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Louis Yu - Director, Finance and Compliance 
| Louis is a Fellow of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants in England and Wales. Louis has over 20 years experience in the funds management industry through work in Hong Kong and Australia. Prior to joining NavraInvest, Louis worked for 10 years at INVESCO Australia Limited in a senior position with accounting and unit trust administration responsibilities. At NavraInvest, Louis is responsible for maintaining the company’s financial and secretarial records. He is also a Compliance Officer and in this role his duty is to insure that NavraInvest and its Funds adhere to industry best practice with regards to corporate governance and compliance. |
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Carmelita Tabuchi - Client Services Manager Carmelita graduated in 2003 from the PNG University of Technology majoring in Commerce Management, and since then has worked in various divisions of the financial sector, mainly in the area of Accounts Management and Administration. At NavraInvest, Carmelita is responsible for managing relationships and communication with shareholders, investors in the Navra Funds and financial planners. |  |
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Bleddyn Gambold - Non-executive Director  | Bleddyn is a Chartered Accountant with a BA (Hons) Degree in Accountancy. He qualified in the United Kingdom and has over twenty years experience in the financial services sector, specialising in trustee operations and funds management. Bleddyn is director of Columbus Investment Services Limited, a company which provides specialist responsible entity and trustee services to managed investment schemes in Australia. He is also an external member of Compliance Committees established under the Corporations Act for managed funds covering the equity, property and infrastructure sectors. |
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Bob Penter - Non-executive Director Bob brings with him a wealth of experience in Public Sector and Statutory Authority Management, facilities management, logistics, and critical commercial business operations. Having initially developed his expertise in the Police Force he later moved to manage correctional facilities, then worked with the Reserve Bank of Australia to manage logistics and security operations in a global setting. For the last 13 years Bob has worked in the fruit and vegetable industry managing the Melbourne Market Authority and is now Chief Executive Officer, Freshstate Limited, the peak industry service association representing the tenants of the Melbourne Markets. In this capacity, Bob has a key role in the relocation of the markets from West Melbourne to Epping. Bob has a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree, is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management (FAIM) and a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (MAICD). Bob has also been a Board member of the World Union of Wholesale Markets which is an association representing 177 markets from 42 countries around the globe. He has specific skills in strategic planning, corporate governance and board operations. |  |
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Bill Tootill - Non-executive Director  | Bill is a solicitor admitted in the UK and in Hong Kong and has over 25 years experience in the financial services industry, specializing in the legal, regulatory and compliance services for investment products and funds management activities. Bill is a director of Columbus Investment Services Limited, a company which provides specialist responsible entity and trustee services to managed investment schemes. Previously, Bill was with Jardine Fleming, the Hong Kong based investment bank and with Ord Minnett in Sydney. |
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Compliance Committee The Corporations Act requires the Responsible Entity of a registered managed investment scheme to have a Compliance Plan which sets out the measures that are applied in operating the scheme to ensure compliance with the Act, the scheme’s Constitution and with best practice. The Compliance Committee has the responsibility to monitor the extent to which the Responsible Entity complies with the Compliance Plan; report any breaches of the Act or the Constitutions to the Board if the responsible entity has not taken appropriate action to deal with a matter reported to it. Louis Yu, our Compliance Officer, attends the meetings and presents to the Compliance Committee any Compliance matters. NavraInvest's Compliance Committee consists of: - Eve Crestani - External member - Chairperson
- John Stroud - External member
- Bleddyn Gambold – Internal member
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