Andrew Sisson

Director/Board Member at

Opera Australia

Net worth: 452 958 $ as of 30/04/2026

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Andrew Roy Newbury Sisson is the founder.
He founded Balanced Equity Management Pty Ltd. in 1988, where he held the title of Managing Director & Chief Investment Officer until 2019.
Currently, Mr. Sisson holds the position of Director at Save the Children Australia.
He is also a Director at Opera Australia since 2017.
In addition, he serves as a Council Member at the University of Melbourne and as a Trustee at the Helen Macpherson Smith Trust, both starting in 2020.
Among his former positions, Mr. Sisson was a Non-Executive Director at Diversified United Investment Ltd. from 2022 to 2024.
He was also a Member of the Australia Takeovers Panel and a Trustee at The National Gallery of Victoria.

Known holdings in public companies

Company	Date	Number of shares	Valuation	Valuation date
DIVERSIFIED UNITED INVESTMENT LIMITED 0.06%	19/12/2024	124,682 ( 0.06% )	452 958 $	30/04/2026

Andrew Sisson active positions

Companies	Position	Start
Opera Australia Opera Australia Movies/EntertainmentConsumer Services Provides live theatrical presentations	Director/Board Member	01/01/2017
Helen Macpherson Smith Trust Helen Macpherson Smith Trust Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Operates perpetual philanthropic trust	Director/Board Member	01/01/2020
Save the Children Australia Save the Children Australia Services to the Health IndustryHealth Services Operates as a aid and development agency dedicated to helping children	Director/Board Member	-
University of Melbourne University of Melbourne Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Corporate Officer/Principal	01/01/2020

All active positions of Andrew Sisson

Former positions of Andrew Sisson

Companies	Position	End
DIVERSIFIED UNITED INVESTMENT LIMITED	Director/Board Member	19/12/2024
Australia Takeovers Panel Australia Takeovers Panel General GovernmentGovernment Resolves disputes about a takeover bid until the bid period has ended	Corporate Officer/Principal	-
The National Gallery of Victoria The National Gallery of Victoria Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Operates as an art museum	Director/Board Member	-
Balanced Equity Management Pty Ltd. Balanced Equity Management Pty Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance BEM is an active, medium-term, fundamental value manager which evaluates the total value of companies in which they invest and goes overweight when they believe the market is pricing a company below its longer-term value. They employ derivatives to gain equity exposure cost effectively, to take advantage of arbitrage opportunities and to lower portfolio risk. The firm performs in-house research, analyzing sustainability of earnings of companies, after tax returns, ESG considerations and qualitative assessments of company management and board directors. Their research team continually monitors stocks in their investment universe and Lead Analysts / Investment Managers modify target weightings as required.	Chief Executive Officer	-

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Private companies	8
Australia Takeovers Panel Australia Takeovers Panel General GovernmentGovernment Resolves disputes about a takeover bid until the bid period has ended	Government
Diversified United Investment Ltd. Diversified United Investment Ltd. Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Acts as Closed-End Investment Fund/Investment Trust	Miscellaneous
University of Melbourne University of Melbourne Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Balanced Equity Management Pty Ltd. Balanced Equity Management Pty Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance BEM is an active, medium-term, fundamental value manager which evaluates the total value of companies in which they invest and goes overweight when they believe the market is pricing a company below its longer-term value. They employ derivatives to gain equity exposure cost effectively, to take advantage of arbitrage opportunities and to lower portfolio risk. The firm performs in-house research, analyzing sustainability of earnings of companies, after tax returns, ESG considerations and qualitative assessments of company management and board directors. Their research team continually monitors stocks in their investment universe and Lead Analysts / Investment Managers modify target weightings as required.	Finance
Save the Children Australia Save the Children Australia Services to the Health IndustryHealth Services Operates as a aid and development agency dedicated to helping children	Health Services
Opera Australia Opera Australia Movies/EntertainmentConsumer Services Provides live theatrical presentations	Consumer Services
The National Gallery of Victoria The National Gallery of Victoria Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Operates as an art museum	Consumer Services
Helen Macpherson Smith Trust Helen Macpherson Smith Trust Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Operates perpetual philanthropic trust	Miscellaneous