Saturday, August 2, 2008

Korea's No. 1 Money Manager Says Genghis Khan Model for Funds

Park, founder and chairman of Seoul-based Mirae Asset Financial Group, the biggest mutual fund company in South Korea, has just given up on his plan to open a branch of Mirae in Los Angeles despite its large Korean-American community.

He's seen firsthand the swoon in U.S. markets triggered by the subprime mortgage crisis. Recalling the flight, he says he took out his laptop and spent the next three hours writing a somber memo to his 16,900 employees.

``We may be passing through the darkest point of the tunnel right now,'' Park, 49, wrote. ``We must have the insight to anticipate the future with long-term perspective and strategy.''

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