Carmel Fisher
Carmel Miringa Fisher CNZM is a New Zealand businesswoman and entrepreneur. In 1998, Carmel and Hugh Fisher founded investment fund company Fisher Funds.[1] Over the next two decades, Fisher Funds grew from NZD $17 million to over $8 billion to become the fifth-largest New Zealand fund management company behind the major Australian banks, far outpacing industry growth.[2] In 2017, Fisher sold 51% of Fisher Funds to the New Zealand-owned TSB Bank.[3]
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Alma mater | Victoria University of Wellington |
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Known for | Founder of Fisher Funds |
Net worth | $90 million ![]() |
Spouse(s) | Hugh Fisher |
Widely recognised as a "trailblazer" and leading investment professional, she was awarded the Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the 2019 New Year Honours List for services to business.[4] Carmel and her husband Hugh have an estimated net worth of $90 million.[5] In 2016 they purchased a $22 million home on Auckland's North Shore.[6]
Honours, awards, and posts
- Winner of a 2016 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award in the Services category
- Inducted into the Co. of Women Hall of Fame in 2017[4]
- Awarded an INFINZ Fellowship in 2018[4]
- Appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (CNZM), for services to business, in the 2019 New Year Honours[2]
- Board member of New Zealand Trade and Enterprise[7]
- 2019 North Harbour Club Hall of Fame Laureate[8]
References
- Stock, Rob (3 August 2017). "KiwiSaver provider Fisher Funds sold to TSB Community Trust". Stuff. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- "New Year Honours 2019 - Citations for Companions of the New Zealand Order of Merit". New Zealand Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
She was seen as a trailblazer when starting one of New Zealand’s first independent retail fund management companies and is now widely recognised as a leading investment professional. Under her stewardship, Fisher Funds outpaced industry growth and over two decades grew from $17 million to more than $8 billion under management and is now the fifth-largest fund manager in the country behind the four major Australian banks.
- Parker, Tasmyn (3 August 2017). "Carmel and Hugh Fisher sell out of fund management". NZ Herald. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- "Carmel Fisher recognised as an investment trailblazer". NZ Herald. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- "NBR Rich List". National Business Review. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- "Fishers buy one of NZ's priciest houses". Good Returns. 2 September 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- "Carmel Fisher - Board Member". New Zealand Trade and Enterprise. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- "Carmel Fisher: 2019 Hall of Fame Laureate". North Harbour Club. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
winner of the Services Category at the 2016 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards