Armstrong Jones dominates NZ fund manager awards
Armstrong Jones has bagged New Zealand’s Morningstar fund manager of the year crown for the seventh year in succession.
Armstrong Jones has bagged New Zealand’s Morningstar fund manager of the year crown for the seventh year in succession.
The Mercantile Mutual subsidiary took out top spots in the multi-sector and international equities categories to win convincingly win the overall award, according to Morningstar managing di-rector Graham Rich.
“It’s not as though there is a second place biting at their heels,” Rich told New Zealand Web site Good Returns.
Armstrong Jones also took out second place in the New Zealand/ Australian equities category and third place in the New Zealand property category.
Other winners in the awards include ANZ who took out New Zealand fixed interest; Tower for New Zealand property, the National for New Zealand/ Australian equities and BT for interna-tional fixed interest.
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