Co-Manager:
Robert J. Horrocks, PhD
Chief Investment Officer and Portfolio Manager
Robert Horrocks is Chief Investment Officer at Matthews
and a Portfolio Manager. As Chief Investment Officer, Robert oversees the firm’s
investment process and investment professionals and sets the
research agenda for the investment team. Before joining Matthews
in August 2008, Robert was Head of Research at Mirae Asset
Management in Hong Kong. From 2003 to 2006, Robert served as
Chief Investment Officer for Everbright Pramerica in China,
establishing its quantitative investment process. He started his
career as a Research Analyst with WI Carr Securities in Hong
Kong before moving on to spend eight years working in several
different Asian jurisdictions for Schroders, including stints as
Country General Manager in Taiwan, Deputy Chief Investment
Officer in Korea and Designated Chief Investment Officer in
Shanghai. Robert earned his PhD in Chinese Economic History from
Leeds University in the United Kingdom, and is fluent in
Mandarin. Robert has been a Portfolio Manager of the Asian
Growth and Income Fund since 2009.
Co-Manager
- Matthews Asian Growth and
Income Fund