Stephen Johnston joined Heather du Plessis-Allan to analyse the performance of local and global markets

Stephen is Portfolio Manager of the Aggressive Funds (KiwiSaver and Investment Funds) and Co-Manager of the Milford Global Equity Fund. He has more than 20 years of investment experience across global financial markets and different asset classes. Prior to joining Milford in 2013, Stephen was a partner at London-based Adelante Asset Management where he was a Senior Portfolio Manager, managing an Emerging Market Equity Fund. Prior to Adelante, Stephen was a Portfolio Manager in London at Threadneedle Investments and Convivo Capital Management, managing various Emerging Market Funds.

Stephen holds a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Otago and was admitted to the Bar as a Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand in 1995.