Magellan Financial Group Ltd. engages in the provision of funds management services. It operates through the following segments: Funds Management, Fund Investments, Magellan Capital Partners, and Corporate. The Funds Management segment provides investment research, administrative services, investment management, and sub-advisory services. The Fund Investments segment includes the direct investment in certain Magellan Funds and a select portfolio of listed Australian and international equities. The Magellan Capital Partners segment comprises a portfolio of selective investments in businesses in which the company has a strategic interest. The Corporate segment focuses on treasury management activities, corporate development and strategy activities, and the costs associated with governance and corporate management. The company was founded by Hamish Macquarie Douglass and Christopher John Mackay on March 19, 2004 and is headquartered in Sydney, Australia.