Midhat Syed

Portfolio Manager

Midhat manages the equity fund SKAGEN Global. As part of the portfolio team, she participates in SKAGEN funds' value based investment philosophy and carries out analysis of companies and industries.

Contact Midhat:

Telephone: +47 51 80 37 09

E-mail: contact@skagenfunds.com

Work Experience:

Rejoined SKAGEN in November 2025
Investment Manager at Herfo Finans, 2023-2025
Various roles in SKAGEN, including Portfolio Manager of the SKAGEN Select funds, 2010-2023
Analyst at Gulf International Bank (UK) in London, 2007-2010

Education:

CFA and CIPM Charterholder
MSc Economics and Finance, Warwick Business School
BSc Economics, Econometrics and Finance, University of York

18.02.2026

SKAGEN Global: Looking beyond the ‘AI scare trade’ and focusing on fundamentals

By: Midhat Syed

AI-driven panic has created short-term market dislocations and a sentiment-led shift from capital light business models to capital intensive alternatives ...

05.05.2022

Is higher inflation here to stay?

By: Midhat Syed

After a couple of decades of low and steady inflation, many investors are asking if we should prepare for annual price rises to be well above average for the ...