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Having held & suffered the decline in MFG, I notice this week the notification of resignation of their CFO. Although obviously not as high profile as Hamish Douglas, should any alarm bells be ringing as to a further retracement of share price or underlying issues? With a strong balance sheet, financial discipline & what appears some good investments in Barrenjoey, Finclear & Vinva should this be potentially be seen as an opportunity to further accumulate & continue to receive the dividend (which moving forward so accrue greater Franking Credits). They have no debt & are still highly profitable. I notice their global fund is still somewhat underperforming their MSCI benchmark; however, is still performing positively & although outflows have stabilized, they are still continuing? What is your perspective on MFG at levels circa $10p/share? Continue the great work! With thanks, Bernie

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Hi Bernie,

We have only held MFG for between 6 and 8 months depending on the portfolio and that alone has felt akin to a funfair ride!

For all of the reasons you have outlined we aren’t too concerned that MFG’s chief operating and chief financial officer Kirsten Morton has resigned after more than a decade with the business, she’s witnessed more volatility than we have, though her roll relates to the “business side” rather than the investing side.  The stocks struggled this month primarily on the perception that they overpaid for its Vinva acquisition – we like the move and while the price seems high, time will tell as they start rolling our Vinva funds through the Magellan distribution engine.

As of the end of October MFG’s Global fund was underperforming the MSCI World Index by 2% so its not surprising they have experienced some FUM withdrawals. However the ship has now stabilised and the stocks forecast to yield 6.5%, par franked, over the next 12-months.

  • We remain long MFG targeting a move towards the $12 area.
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