Canopy Investors has made an addition to its investment team with the appointment of Emmily Lau, effective from 6 May.

Ms Lau was previously with Platinum Asset Management as an analyst for its international fund, having previously worked at Perpetual in global equities.

She joins Canopy at a time when it is experiencing strong growth following its launch in June last year. Canopy is a boutique global small and mid-cap equities manager established by Kris Webster and Michael Poulsen in partnership with Bennelong Funds Management.

Mr Poulsen says Ms Lau has outstanding and broad experience in global equities and her appointment will help support the team as the firm continues to grow.

“We have seen a high level of interest in our global equities offering, which adds an attractive degree of diversification to more traditional large cap global equities portfolios.

“Emmily’s background in global equities, with experience across sectors and regions, will accelerate our discovery of even more high-quality global small and mid-cap companies.”

Mr Webster added that the recent market volatility has generated some great entry points for investing in small and mid-cap companies.

“Our disciplined, long-term approach to investing allows us to take advantage of volatile share prices driven by an uncertain macro environment.”

Ms Lau holds a Bachelor of Finance and a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) from The Australian National University.

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