Fortress Capital director Geoffrey Ng (pic) was previously CEO/executive director of Hong Leong Asset Management where he oversaw assets under management of US$1.8bil. He was previously senior vice-president, Global Emerging Markets with Dubai Investment Group with assets of US$2.2bil, as well as chief investment officer with Pacific Mutual Fund where he managed US$500mil in assets. Ng is currently a member of the CFA Institute’s Education Advisory Committee. He shares some insights on the market with StarBizWeek.
The world is now undergoing slow growth. We’ve had 8 years of a bull market, low commodity prices, concerns on China, improving job data from the US and a prolonged environment of low interest rates. Under such circumstances, how do you view markets now?