What we do… and why

Investment Manager Andrew Chapman is known for his own successful funds management operation, Merchant Group which manages funds for a VIP client base across Australia.

Andrew has Graduate and Post Graduate qualifications in Business, Finance and Hospitality.  He established Merchant Group in 2011, after spending 9 years with one of Perth’s leading private wealth managers.

During his financial career, he has traded through a number of market cycles, which have in turn shaped his views on active portfolio management and risk.  Through Merchant Group he offers a specialised investment management service to a select group of high-net-worth clients, and the unit holders within the Merchant Opportunities Fund.

Away from the markets, he is passionate about the hospitality industry and is an owner of several venues in Perth.  In 2014, Andrew was an integral part of the establishment of the Western Australian branch of the food rescue organisation, Oz Harvest.  He still holds the Australian record for the highest amount raised by one person at a single fundraiser event, the 2019 OzHarvest CEO Cookoff, where he raised $324,000.