Fisher Funds confirms departure of Marlin Global team
Fast-growing KiwiSaver provider and manager of listed investment funds has confirmed the departure of its global equities investment team.
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BUSINESSDESK: Fisher Funds, the fast-growing KiwiSaver provider and manager of listed investment funds, has confirmed the departure of its global equities investment team.
Ken Applegate, senior portfolio manager for the NZX-listed Marlin Global fund, is to return to the United States, where he will continue to manage Fisher’s international funds, including Marlin, for 12 months, the firm said.
Fisher Funds will close its San Francisco office with the departure of analysts Scott Brown and Scott Huan at the end of this month.
Managing director Carmel Fisher said she expects to announce a new portfolio manager in coming weeks.
With Mr Applegate returning to the US, “we no longer require additional US-based resource”, she said of the San Francisco office closure.
The departures were flagged last week, when it was reported that Mr Applegate and Scott Brown had joined Fisher in 2007 at the time it was launching its KiwiSaver product and seeking to diversify from Australasian equities.
Shares of Marlin last traded at 70 cents and have declined almost 30% in the past 12 months.
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Fisher Funds confirms departure of Marlin Global team
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