Chris Cuffe
Capital Outcomes, one of Australia’s leading financial services PR and communications firms, is pleased to announce its appointment as a pro bono PR partner to work with Chris Cuffe’s Third Link Growth Fund.
In a pioneering initiative designed to benefit both investors and the non-profit sector, the Third Link Growth Fund provides investors with the opportunity to invest in a professionally managed fund where all management fees, net of expenses incurred, are donated to the non-profit sector – without charging additional fees or diluting investment returns.
The Fund employs an active multi-manager approach, leveraging the expertise of several underlying Australian investment managers to achieve its investment objective of outperforming the S&P/ASX 300 Accumulation Index net of fees over rolling five-year periods.
Importantly, the underlying investment managers rebate all management fees and performance fees, effectively providing their services without charge. The management fees paid by the investors in the Fund to Third Link, after covering operating expenses, are fully donated to selected charitable organisations, amplifying the Fund’s impact beyond just financial returns.
The donations to the charitable sector do not dilute the investment returns. Since the inception of the Fund in April 2008 up until 30 September 2024, these donations have totalled approximately $22,200,000.
The Third Link Growth Fund has delivered an impressive total return of 266.4% over the last 16 years, with a compound annual return of 8.40%, showcasing its resilience in various market conditions.
Third Link prefers charities that take a systems approach to tackling issues and who collaborate with key stakeholders and complementary services to shift the dial for young people. Third Link engages Australian Philanthropic Services to recommend charities improving the lives of young people and manage the ongoing charity partnerships.
Organisations supported by Third Link since inception:
- Act for Kids
- Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience (AIME)
- Australian Red Cross (2009 Victorian Bush Fire Appeal)
- BackTrack
- Bairo Pite Clinic
- batyr
- Beacon Foundation
- Campbell Page
- Children’s Ground
- Dismantle
- The Ethics Centre
- Food Ladder
- Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal (FRRR)
- Ganbina
- Grattan Institute
- The Foundation for Young Australians (FYA)
- Little Dreamers
- The Mirabel Foundation
- National Centre for Childhood Grief
- Outward Bound Australia
- Raise Foundation
- SHINE for Kids
- Social Ventures Australia
- Story Factory
- The Song Room
- Together 4 Youth
- Uplifting Australia
- The Wayside Chapel
Chris Cuffe is also the Chairman of Hearts and Minds Investments and will be speaking, this Friday, at the annual Sohn Hearts & Minds in Adelaide, an event that brings together top investment, scientific and philanthropic minds – all in support of medical research.