Scavengers and scratchers of value
Simon Murray arrived in Hong Kong in the mid-1960s, long before there was talk of miracles and meltdowns. Having seen the region transformed from a sleepy backwater to an economic dynamo, Murray is perhaps better able than most investors to keep Asia's current woes in perspective.
As the quintessential old Asia hand, he is also in a position to take advantage of those woes without arousing charges of carpet-bagging and ambulance-chasing - at least that's what he hopes. Murray stepped down earlier this year as chairman of Deutsche Bank Asia-Pacific to set up Gems, a general investment fund focusing exclusively on...
