Artisan Funds Launches Global Equity Fund

March 30, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Artisan Funds has announced the launch of Artisan Global Equity Fund (ARTHX).

The fund is co-managed by Mark Yockey, leader of Artisan’s global equity team, and Barry Dargan. Yockey is the portfolio manager of Artisan International Fund and Artisan International Small Cap Fund, according to the announcement.       

Dargan recently joined Artisan from MFS Investment Management where he was a managing director, portfolio manager of MFS International Growth Fund, and portfolio co-manager of MFS Global Growth Fund.       

Artisan Funds are available through financial professionals, major discount brokerage no-transaction fee (NTF) platforms like Charles Schwab, Fidelity and TDAmeritrade, or on a direct basis through Artisan Distributors LLC.      

More information is at http://www.artisanfunds.com.

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