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Investor Q&A

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Shan’s cultural evolution

Investor discusses his new book about his ‘wasted’ years in Mao’s last decade
Apr 5, 2019 (WiC 447)

Life is a winding path. That is particularly true for Shan Weijian, who, before becoming one of the most successful financiers in Asia and a professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, was among the 16 million urban youths ...

It’s going to double: Machin

Canada pension fund CEO tells WiC that China will rise to 20% of portfolio
Sep 28, 2018 (WiC 426)

For decades the most famous foreigner in China was Norman Bethune, a Canadian doctor about whom Mao Zedong wrote a famous eulogy. Bethune saved countless lives during the Japanese invasion and subsequent Chinese civil war, thanks to his medical ...

Independent economist predicts banking crisis in China
Jan 22, 2016 (WiC 310)

Shanghai-based Jonathan Anderson has been described by the Financial Times as “one of the most thoughtful China analysts”. In recent years he has been cautiously optimistic about the Chinese economy. But earlier this month his research firm ...

A durable rally?

Why H-shares are hotting up in Hong Kong
Apr 17, 2015 (WiC 277)

Han Ching Choong is co-founder of Kriya Capital, a fund that specialises in China-themed investing. Between August 2012 and last December, her portfolio was up more than 100% net of fees. Below, she discusses the recent surge in trading volumes ...

Selling Shiraz in Shaanxi

Meet the man who is selling Aussie wine in the hinterlands of China
Nov 8, 2013 (WiC 215)

Blame China. That was the message from Pernod Ricard a fortnight ago as it warned of falling profits. The spirits maker – which owns brands including Martell cognac – said Chinese demand had slowed substantially in the wake of President Xi ...

A Chinese education

Why a Scottish tycoon is sending British entrepreneurs to China
Nov 16, 2012 (WiC 172)

F or a classic tale of entrepreneurial pluck, look no further than Sir Tom Hunter. According to the Sunday Times, his big break was in 1984 when he analysed the returns on his father’s market stall in Scotland and saw that sales of trainers (or ...

Meet the man recommending small, illiquid China stocks to investors
Jul 8, 2011 (WiC 114)

"For my sins, I’ve been around far too long,” jokes old China hand, John Mulcahy. In his extensive and varied career Mulcahy has edited the South China Morning Post’s business section and run a brokerage that only those with the memory of a ...

A key commodity

Perspective on how far China has come is crucial, says former BHP boss
Nov 12, 2010 (WiC 85)

As China moves to the forefront of the business conversation, plenty of foreign executives are now looking for a few years of in-country experience.
Clinton Dines started getting his more than 30 years ago: as an eyewitness to some of ...

Worth the fuss and expense?

A China expert assesses the impact of Shanghai’s $45 billion Expo
Oct 29, 2010 (WiC 83)

At 10.17am last Sunday, the Shanghai Expo saw its 70 millionth visitor pass through the turnstiles. That meant the event had reached its self-declared attendance target – defying those who wondered why the city had spent an estimated $45 ...

His pockets just got deeper

The boss of commodities firm Noble discusses partnership with CIC
Jan 15, 2010 (WiC 45)

Richard Elman’s office in Hong Kong is a long way from the manager’s dugout at Eastlands. But they do have something in common. For while Manchester City has Abu Dhabi and its billions to spend, Elman has found a seriously wealthy backer ...

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