LEGENDS ASSET MANAGEMENT - Key Persons
Marko Ho - Chief Investment Officer, Founder
Job Titles:
- Chief Investment Officer
- Founder
Marko is the founder of Legends Asset Management. He is in charge of all investment decisions of the firm as our CIO. Also being the general partner he is responsible for the firm's strategies definition and execution.
He has over 10 years of investment experience in HK / China markets. Prior to establishing the firm, he was a portfolio manager of Societe Generale Asset Management (SG Asset Management). During his time at SG Asset Management from 2008 to 2010, his China fund which focused on small-mid caps was consistently ranked at top 3 in Greater China universe. Before joining SG Asset Management, Marko worked at a hedge fund--Quam Asset Management, where he was an Assistant fund manager/Senior research analyst initializing the long/short strategy in HK/China, A and B share markets. Mr. Ho holds a Bachelor of Business Administration (Hons) degree from The University of Hong Kong. Before joining the investment industry, he had many years' experience in running a manufacturing business in China.
Mr. Shih is responsible for defining the strategies of the firm, analyzing the macro economy and monitoring the possible risks we are facing.
He is the founder of Centaline Property Agency Limited, the largest property agency in Greater China, employing more than 50,000 employees in the world. With more than 30 years' experience in Hong Kong / China property markets, Mr. Shih is well recognized as a property guru in the investment community and a prominent public figure in the Hong Kong society. Mr. Shih is also famous in his entrepreneurial skills. In 2005, he launched the business of free newspaper am730 which soon became one of the major and profitable newspapers in the society.
Named by Forbes as one of the Heroes of Philanthropy in 2011, Mr. Shih donated most of his wealth, including the entire stake of the property agency company he founded, into a charity fund which targets to help the poverty in rural area. Mr. Shih also actively participates in various community services and hold many roles in public position.