Back to the family firm

In Korea they call him the Baekmanbur-man, or the million-dollar man. Korea’s first – and perhaps only – million dollar analyst surprised everyone last month when he decided to return to his old firm, four years after he’d left it.

Stephen Marvin’s decision to return to Jardine Fleming as head of research was made easier by his wife – if only because she works at the firm. “That’s the real reason I’m moving,” jokes Marvin. “She wants to keep track of me during the day.