Xero is 'a giant in the making' in the US - Fisher Funds

Xero is 'a giant in the making' in the US - Fisher Funds
Jenny Ruth
By Jenny Ruth July 26 (BusinessDesk) - Xero’s North American operations are “a giant in the making” and the market “is not properly appreciating the opportunity” the accounting software company has in the US and Canada, says Fisher Funds portfolio manager Sam Dickie. Dickie recently returned from a trip to North America during which he met nearly 10 Xero executives, some of its accountant partners and its largest global competitor, Intuit, the incumbent provider in the US. He also attended the Xerocon event in San Diego in June which w...

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