South Korea's Powerhouse

摘要

Park Hyeon-Joo has a striking role model. The South Korean mutual fund tycoon draws inspiration not from legendary stock pickers like Warren Buffett or Mark Mobius but from Genghis Khan, the 13th-century Mongolian warrior who conquered much of Asia and laid the groundwork for an empire that would span most of Asia and Central Europe.rn"He built the biggest empire the world has seen, and he did it with a kingdom of just 2 million people," Park says with a bright smile, while sipping iced Korean barley tea in his antique-filled office at Mirae Asset Tower in Yeouido-dong, Seoul's major financial district.rnLike his idol, Park wants to conquer the world. In the past 18 months, as many Western financial conglomerates have cut staff and shed assets, he has led Mirae Asset Financial Group, South Korea's largest mutual fund manager, on a global expansion spree. The company has opened investment subsidiaries in London, New York and Sao Paulo to go with its existing operations in Hong Kong, Ho Chi Minh City and Mumbai.