Harbour Asset Management Appoints New Investment Analyst

6 June 2012

Harbour Asset Management Appoints New Investment Analyst

Wellington fund manager Harbour Asset Management (Harbour) today announced the appointment of Susanna Fuerst as an assistant Investment analyst.

Craig Stent, Harbour’s Director, Research Analyst said, “We are excited about the skills Susanna brings in supporting our investment research and look forward to her developing into a leading investment talent, based in the New Zealand market."

At Harbour, Susanna’s role is primarily within the equities process supporting the team in modelling, company research and portfolio implementation.

Prior to joining Harbour, Susanna was a Quantitative Investment Analyst with AMP Capital, where she provided quantitative analysis, modelling and risk analytics for portfolio reporting and monitoring across multi assets classes. She began her career in financial markets in 2008 at AXA in Wellington.

Susanna holds a Dean’s List Award for her Bachelor of Business Studies (Honours) in Finance from Massey University, and a Bachelor of Commerce & Administration and Graduate Diploma of Commerce from Victoria University of Wellington.

"Susanna’s appointment is consistent with Harbour's vision of investing in research to provide excellent returns for clients," Craig Stent said.

About Harbour
Harbour is a New Zealand-based asset manager with extensive professional investment experience managing funds for large government institutions, corporate superannuation funds, multi-nationals, charities and mezzanine platform providers (such as KiwiSaver funds).

Established in January 2010 with capital and infrastructure provided by First NZ Capital, the Harbour team previously worked together for up to 10 years as the NZ Equity team at a large global investment manager.

With the launch of Harbour, the Harbour Australasian Equity Fund was formed and funded in April 2010.

In January 2011, Harbour established a New Zealand Fixed Interest team and took over the management of the Harbour NZ Corporate Bond Fund. In May 2011, Harbour launched the Harbour NZ Core Fixed Interest Fund.

The Harbour team comprises Andrew Bascand, Kevin Bennett, Darryl Briggs, Christian Hawkesby, Craig Stent, Mark Brown, Oyvinn Rimer, Jody Kaye, Anne-Marie Carian and Susanna Fuerst. The Directors of Harbour are Graeme Wong (independent chairman), Wayne Stechman (independent director and head of audit committee), Bill Trotter, Andrew Bascand and Richard Bodman.

For further information, please visit www.harbourasset.co.nz

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