Christian Ryan
FinCap Group Holdings (“FinCap”) has announced it has secured a strategic investment from Pinnacle Investment Management Group Limited (“Pinnacle”) to support the launch of a first-of-its-kind private managed accounts platform for Australian advisers and their wholesale clients.
The platform is designed to offer wholesale and professional investors institutional-quality access to private market investments, including private equity, private credit and real assets, through a managed account structure. This model combines the transparency and control of traditional managed accounts with the depth and diversification of private markets.
The technology powering the platform is based on OpenInvest’s established infrastructure used across the retail advice, stockbroking and asset management sectors and is being adapted by FinCap to meet the more complex demands of private market investing, including liquidity management, portfolio construction and institutional-grade reporting. OpenInvest is a third-party investment platform provider backed by several investors, including Pinnacle.
Private managed accounts are emerging as a high-growth segment as advisers, consultants, and research houses seek scalable, compliant access to alternatives. Globally, institutions and private wealth groups alike are demanding simplified ways to allocate to private assets without sacrificing governance or customisation. FinCap’s platform is designed to meet that demand – particularly in a market where highnet-worth investors still allocate only a fraction of their portfolios to private markets.
FinCap Founder and Chairman Christian Ryan commented: “For over two decades, I’ve worked with advisers and investors seeking access to high-quality private market opportunities – without the friction of traditional fund structures. This platform reflects that demand. It combines deep private markets expertise, fit-for-purpose scalable technology, and a structure that resonates with advisers. Pinnacle’s backing gives us the capability and confidence to lead in this segment.”
Ian Macoun, Founder and Managing Director of Pinnacle commented: “The managed accounts segment – particularly in private markets – is still nascent in Australia. However, the pace of tech innovation in this area is accelerating and it will soon play a fundamentally important role in helping advisers deliver scalable, customised private market exposure, through structures that better align with client needs.
“FinCap brings deep experience and a clear strategic vision to this opportunity, so we’re proud to support the launch of the managed accounts platform, and to back a solution we see as becoming increasingly important in delivering high quality private market investment capabilities to a broader set of investors.”
FinCap’s platform is designed to support a range of engagement models – spanning FinCap-branded offerings, white-label solutions, and bespoke implementations guided by research consultants and advisors. With growing interest from asset consultants and model portfolio providers in private market access, the FinCap platform will offer a scalable solution for intermediaries seeking to deliver institutional-grade private investments within a managed account framework.
The new managed accounts platform builds on FinCap’s established presence in private capital markets. Initial rollout will prioritise advisers, research houses, and intermediated private wealth groups seeking scalable, compliant access to alternative investments.
