Craig Stanford has an extensive background in asset management and business development across London, Sydney, and New Zealand.
Craig Stanford.
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Clarity Funds Management has appointed Craig Stanford as chief executive, with immediate effect.
Clarity Funds executive director Andrew Kelleher commented that: “Clarity has experienced significant growth recently as it expands the range of funds it offers investors and following the acquisition of fund marketer The Investment Store. An increasing number of quality offshore investment managers are seeking to partner with us in a fund hosting and/or distribution capacity.
“We’re delighted to have found a candidate of Craig’s calibre to lead Clarity Funds through the next phase of growth, and to further extend Clarity’s offerings for retail and wholesale investors in the local market.
“We look forward to a series of further announcements in 2026 of differentiated fund offerings for New Zealand investors.”
Clarity Funds is part of the wider Investment Services Group (ISG), which across the Group manages approximately $8 billion on behalf of a diverse range of leading New Zealand clients, including community trusts, charities, KiwiSaver schemes, corporates pension schemes and individual investors.
Stanford has an extensive background in asset management and business development across London, Sydney, and New Zealand, including five years as director – Asia-Pacific business development for quantitative fund manager Capital Fund Management and nine years as the head of alternative investments for Morningstar Investment Management. Stanford is a CFA charterholder and holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Hons) degree in investment management from Rand Afrikaans University in Johannesburg.
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