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Episode 28 - James Fok, Financial Cold War

1h 2m · Fundviews Podcast · 14 Feb 15:00

Greg interviews James A Fok. James is a veteran financial and strategic advisor to corporations and governments, as well as a brilliant author. He grew up in Hong Kong before attending college in London and eventually found his way back to Hong Kong where he resides today. 

James spent the early part of his career in Investment Banking in Europe and Asia, before joining the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing as a senior executive for almost a decade. He played in integral role at the exchange, working on several major initiatives such as the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect programme. His book, FINANCIAL COLD WAR:  A View of Sino-US Relations from the financial markets is available around the world.

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