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Pie Funds Management Ltd – CEO Interview
- Published November 05, 2014 3:56PM UTC
- Publisher Wholesale Investor
- Categories Executive Interviews
Pie Funds is a boutique fund manager based in Auckland, New Zealand, that specialises in small companies. The strategy is to focus on the most inefficient part of the equity markets where the potential is greatest for long term returns. They focus on absolute returns, aiming for strong returns in strong markets and to preserve investors’ capital in weak markets.
The company is 100% owned by employees and our seed investor.
Pie Funds have an outstanding performance track record since inception in 2007. The flagship Pie Australasian Growth Fund has a five star rating by Morningstar and is the top performing retail equity fund in NZ over the last 5 years, with a return of 24.68% p.a. The Pie Australasian Dividend Fund, also ranked 5 star has returned 27.89% p.a. since inception in 2011.
Please listen to Pie’s CEO, Mr. Mike Taylor.
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