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Cheah Hye




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Cheah Cheng Hye (謝清海; born 18 March 1954) is a fund manager and the chairman and co-CIO of Value Partners, a Hong Kong-based asset management company with a Greater China focus. In 2010, it was the second biggest private fund managing company in the continent. Currently, Cheah manages the Value Partners Classic Fund and other funds of the Group.

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Dato’ Seri CHEAH currently serves as an Independent Non-executive Director of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (“HKEX”) since April 2017. In 2015, CHEAH was appointed a member of the Financial services Development Council (FSDC) by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, following a two-year term as a member of the New Business Committee of FSDC since 2013. He was also a member of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) Business School Advisory Council.

In August 2016, CHEAH has been conferred Darjah Gemilang Pangkuan Negeri (DGPN), one of the highest civil honours granted by the state of Penang, Malaysia. Dato’ Seri CHEAH is Deputy Chairman and a founding member of the Malaysian Chamber of Commerce (Hong Kong and Macau).

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Early life and career

Born into an ethnic Chinese family in Penang, Malaysia in 1954, Cheah attended the Penang Free School (Form One to Form Five). After graduation, he joined The Star (Malaysia) newspaper as subeditor and editorial writer. In 1974, he travelled from Malaysia to Hong Kong and later became a financial journalist with the Hong Kong Standard, the Asian Wall Street Journal and the Far Eastern Economic Review.

In 1989, Cheah became head of research and proprietary trader at UK-based brokerage Morgan, Grenfell & Co.. In 1993, Cheah and V-Nee Yeh co-founded Value Partners and started its first investment fund – Value Partners Classic Fund. In 2007, Value Partners became the first value-investing fund management company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (Stock code: 806 HK).

Proponent of value investing

Cheah is a proponent of value investing. While Cheah has been influenced by the value-investing idea that was developed by Columbia Business School professors Benjamin Graham and David Dodd in their text Security Analysis, he adopted the method for Asian markets. In 2010, he was invited by the Heilbrunn Center for Graham and Doddd Investing of the Columbia Business School to give a keynote speech, titled "Value-investing: Making it work in China and Asia", at the annual Graham & Dodd Breakfast.

Recognitions

  • 2017: Appointed as an Independent Non-executive Director of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (“HKEX”).
  • 2016: Conferred Darjah Gemilang Pangkuan Negeri (DGPN) that carries the title “Dato’ Seri” by the government of Penang, Malaysia
  • 2015: Appointed as a member of the Financial services Development Council (FSDC) by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government
  • 2013: Conferred the Darjah Setia Pangkuan Negeri (DSPN) that carries the title "Dato’ " by the government of Penang, Malaysia
  • 2013: Appointed as a member of the New Business Committee of the Financial services Development Council (FSDC)
  • 2013: Received an Honorary Fellowship from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology for his contribution to the university and society
  • 2011: Awarded "Best of the Best Region Awards - CIO of the Year in Asia" by Asia Asset Management
  • 2009-2010: Named in the top "25 Most Influential People in Asian Hedge Funds" by AsianInvestors
  • Cheah has also been given nicknames by the Chinese media including "Goldfinger" (金手指) and "the Warren Buffett of Asia" (亞洲畢菲特).

    References

    Cheah Cheng Hye Wikipedia


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