We are placing the Morningstar Analyst Rating™ for Skagen Vekst Under Review pending further evaluation of the significant changes that were announced on November 11, 2014. The fund was previously rated Neutral. Both Kristian Falnes, lead manager of the Skagen Global fund, and CEO-CIO Harald Espedal have left the company after serving 17 and 13 years, respectively. Filip Weintraub, who previously managed Skagen Global, will rejoin the firm to head a newly established global fund from January 2015. The new lead manager of Skagen Global is Knut Gezelius, who only joined Skagen in May 2014. Replacing Espedal at CIO is Ole Søeberg, who will continue to manage the Skagen Vekst fund, while Leif Ola Rød, who joined from Odin in 2012, will take the CEO role. In addition to the personnel changes, we understand Skagen is considering changes in its ownership structure (most of the company is now held by the three founders). Although we note the firm stresses it wishes to maintain an independent ownership structure, this adds an additional element of uncertainty in our view.
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