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Martin Lau
About Martin Lau
Having graduated from Cambridge University with a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Masters in Engineering, Martin Lau has progressed from a somewhat industrious education to Investment Fund Management and now has over 10 years experience in the industry. Born in Hong Kong in 1972, Lau started his investment career in 1995 at BZW in London as part of their risk management team. He subsequently spent six years with Invesco as a fund manager responsible for the greater China funds, Smaller Companies fund and regional portfolios. Lau currently manages a range of China and Asia funds for First State. He describes his investment style for many of the funds he runs as bottom up stock selection with strong macro overlay. He also focuses heavily on quality, growth and price. A keen badminton player, Lau also enjoys playing tennis, walking and going to the cinema.
Citywire Rating: A rated
Performance
| Manager | Return | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | John J. Tsai | 16.5% | |
| 16 |  |
Louisa Lo |
15.3% |
| 17 |  |
Sophia Li |
14.4% |
| 17 | |
Martin Lau |
14.4% |
| 19 | |
David Raper |
13.7% |
| 19 | Jasmine Kang | 13.7% | |
| 19 | |
Baijing Yu |
13.7% |
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Total Return
Month by Month Performance
Quarterly Performance
| to 31/03/2018 | Annual | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1.1% | ||||
| 2017 | 23.7% | 9.4% | 0.3% | 3.6% | 8.9% |
| 2016 | 5.6% | -8.0% | 1.1% | 12.9% | 0.5% |
| 2015 | 8.6% | 20.9% | -0.7% | -19.0% | 11.6% |
| 2014 | 14.4% | -3.9% | 8.3% | 5.1% | 4.6% |
| 2013 | -4.3% | 2.7% | 4.9% |
