David Lai

Partner & Co-CIO

Premia Partners

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David Lai is a Partner and co-Chief Investment Officer of Premia Partners. Prior to Premia Partners, David was Executive Director and Responsible Officer at China Asset Management (HK) Limited where he supervised the company's investment activities and led the build-out of the company's ETF platform in Hong Kong, including launching the world's first cross-border RQFII-based ETF with over US$2 billion in AUM. Before that, David had been a portfolio manager since 2002 at Hang Seng Bank, Mirae Asset Global Investments, and Citic Securities International. David has demonstrated proven investment track record in both active and passive strategies, recognized by numerous industry awards. David holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Finance and a Master of Science degree in Investment Management from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and is a CFA charterholder.

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Premia Partners’ Leadership Triumvirate on the Value of ETFs and their Continuing Thirst for Growth & Innovation Founded in Hong Kong in 2016, Premia Partners (Premia) has emerged as one of the leading independent, pure-play ETF asset managers in Asia, and is now ranked number seven in Hong Kong by AUM across 9 ETFs listed on HKEX. Premia’s stated mission is to enable investors with innovative and efficient ET....

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Investing During the US-China Trade Conflict: Uncorrelated Equities and Truly Risk-Free Cash Throughout 2019 the world has suffered from the US-China trade conflict fallout, and while many investors have been inclined to de-risk and wait it out, there are opportunities lost as well by pursuing that strategy. Instead, Hong Kong investment manager Premia Partners believes a more appropriate s....