Rismark believes that intellectual capital is the most important intangible asset and will increasingly become a company's predominant source of competitive advantage and wealth creation.

Rismark's Global Research Advisory Board ("the Advisory Board") comprises of pre-eminent industry experts and was formed to provide management with regular access to some of the nation's leading financial minds.

Foundation members of Rismark's Global Research Advisory Board include:

Professor Robert R. ("Bob") Officer
Arthur Apted, Executive Chairman, Australian Farms Funds Management

Professor Robert R. ("Bob") Officer, Professor Emeritus, The University of Melbourne, formerly Deputy Director and AMP Professor of Finance at the Melbourne Business School.

Bob was previously Chairman of the Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC) and a Director of Unisuper. He is well known for being one of Australia's most distinguished finance academics and investment professionals. Bob currently serves as: Chairman of Acorn Capital Limited; Deputy Chair of Tactical Global Management Ltd; a Director of the Babcock and Brown Direct Investment Fund Limited; a Director of the Colonial Foundation Limited; and Trustee of Buckland Foundation. Until recently, Bob was the Deputy Director and AMP Professor of Finance at the Melbourne Business School and is currently Professor Emeritus of the University of Melbourne. Previously Bob held a Chair at Monash University and positions at the Universities of Queensland, Chicago, Rochester, Stanford and the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. In 2003 Bob was awarded the Centenary Medal for services to public administration.

Arthur Apted, Executive Chairman, Australian Farms Funds Management

Arthur has extensive experience in establishing and managing direct property investment funds for both wholesale and retail investors. He played a key role in establishing ISPT, which is the property investment arm of Industry Funds Management (IFM), and was its CEO for ten years until he resigned at the end of 2004. ISPT grew to $3 billion of diversified property investments, and consistently delivered top quartile investment returns. In 2005 and 2006, he was CEO of Becton Investment Management, which targeted retail investors through financial planners, dealer groups and platforms. He is now working on establishing his own funds management business, investing in the rural sector. Other directorships have included Australian Defence Industries, the Victorian Gaming Commission, Members Equity (and its predecessor, Superannuation Members Home Loans), and Industry Fund Services. He also serves on the investment committee on Pentacle Property Funds Management.