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Letter from the Managing Director
The Chairman spoke about OneVue’s financial We will also continue to support third parties in their
performance this year but I want to discuss people, drive to deliver financial services directly to investors
culture and clients. Not because they are the soft acknowledging that they are not in competition with
underbelly of a business but because they are each other but form a continuum in this new era
important factors in delivering sustainable financial where an increasing number of investors are now
performance. Hot topics like gender and racial diversity investing directly and availing themselves of limited
are not topics we talk a lot about at OneVue because advice services.
they are embedded into the very fabric of who we are.
The OneVue Board comprises 80% women, 40% of our Just as exciting however is the momentum we have
workforce in a technology and financial services built in the provision of Responsible Entity (RE) and
workplace are women and we have employees from all unit registry services to both domestic and global
around the world including Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, custodians and investment managers. The increasing
France, China, India, and Romania. Although diversity is base of investment managers all using OneVue Fund
seen as a nice to have the facts are that new research Services creates opportunities available to no other
from U.S. group Diversity Matters undertaken in in the market.
February of this year makes it increasingly clear that
companies with more diverse workforces ultimately I started by commenting about people and I will end
perform better financially. on the importance of culture and the understanding
in OneVue of how important the financial support is
Although diverse we are united by common short that we get from our shareholders. This year the
term goals and a longer term vision. We have grown management team earned a short term incentive for
both organically and by acquisition however the staff outperforming the prospectus forecast. Due to the
survey results on page 20 of the Annual Report uncertainty in markets the team unanimously agreed
speak for themselves – we are aligned and operate to leave the proceeds that could have been
as one team. distributed to members of the team within the
company until we deliver ongoing and sustainable
Every year has its challenges however this year more profits to our shareholders. That was a financial
than any other has brought with it enormous outcome driven by culture.
opportunity. By the time you receive this Annual
Report we will have launched our new platform I want to thank the staff, my colleagues, the Board
LUMINOUS. It has taken us 18 months and a lot of and you – our shareholders for your support
hard work to arrive at this point and it has been throughout the year and I look forward to repaying
extremely well received by potential and existing your trust in OneVue over the next 12 months.
clients alike. The launch of LUMINOUS will leave the
market in no doubt that OneVue is more committed Yours sincerely,
than ever to intermediaries including advisers and
accountants. Importantly we must make special Connie Mckeage
mention of our existing platform clients who have
remained loyal during a challenging 18 months Managing Director
whilst we created the new platform offering.
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