19th March 2024 When we think of success we don’t think “backwards” or “downwards”; rather it’s “onwards and upwards” and no event epitomized this idiom better than the 1968 Mexico Olympic games where a powerfully built American, Bob Beamon rose to a height of 6 feet before projecting himself 29 feet forward to win the […]
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31st January 2024 There are not many certainties in life but one thing you can be certain about are that market predictions will be made at the beginning of every year and there’s little certainty they’ll be right. MPF members are predicting that US equities will continue to rise in 2024. Recent MPF fund flow
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20th December 2023 It is mandatory for Hong Kong employers to offer employees an MPF scheme. For this reason, MPF’s “Employers’ Choice” award has become one of MPF’s most valued trophies by MPF scheme sponsors. To ensure your confidential vote matters and also provides valuable feedback to improve the MPF system, voting is undertaken through
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6th December 2023 The basic investing build blocks are to save regularly, invest long term and diversify our investments, but with Hong Kong and China equities in decline and Global bonds in negative territory it would appear that traditional diversified portfolios don’t work, but they do, just not all the time. In today’s blog, Mr
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8th November 2023 I was just starting my Asian asset management career when I heard the term “irrational exuberance” used by former US Federal Reserve Chairman, Alan Greenspan, when referring to the frenzied buying of internet stocks in the mid-1990s, a frenzy which ultimately led to the bursting of the “Dot-Com Bubble” and subsequent stock
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18th October 2023 The world of sustainable investment has exploded. Rarely can one read an investment story without ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) references. Seemingly, every fund manager MPF Ratings meets now includes slides on how ESG factors are considered in their investment decisions. But, if you think the path to sustainable investing is smooth
6th April 2023 ACT ONE Husband and wife are sitting in a Japanese restaurant looking over the menu in front of them HUSBAND “Anything on the menu take your fancy?” WIFE “Hmm….not sure, you?” HUSBAND “Err….not sure either. Bento Box perhaps? It’s got a little bit of everything – Edamame, mixed sashimi, tempura, teriyaki salmon,
“Bento Box” [MR MPF Episode 7 6/4/2023] Read More »
30th March 2023 ACT ONE [Camera focused on boss] Boss rubs his chin and looks pensively at the office plans placed in front of him BOSS “Hmm, I’ve no idea. Do I have a choice? Why do I have to choose?” STAFF “Because you’re the boss.” BOSS “That’s no reason to choose. You all must
“Choice or Choose” [MR MPF Episode 6 30/3/2023] Read More »
23rd March 2023 ACT ONE [Camera focused on son] Son appears and sounds a little anxious as he phones his father from his university dormitory SON “Hey Dad, you got a minute?” FATHER “Yep, what’s up?” SON “Just wondered if your company has paid my invoice for the work I did? The money hasn’t landed
“When is a father ever wrong?” [MR MPF Episode 5 23/3/2023] Read More »
16th March 2023 ACT ONE Father is on the phone as son walks into the living room wearing a big smile across his face. Father signals to remain silent as he ends the phone conversation with a worried look. SON [Smile runs away from son’s face] “What’s wrong? Who was that?” DAD “For my personal
“Scam” [MR MPF Episode 4 16/3/2023] Read More »
