Invest in the next global megacities

Cities in Southeast Asia are fast becoming some of the most modern in the world. Investors should buy into this exciting development now, says Lars Henriksson. Here, he explains how.

On my way back from a meeting in Bangkok, I hopped onto the Skytrain and caught up on some reading. I am reading Triumph of the City by Ed Glaeser, a professor at Harvard University. I came across a quote that really got me thinking: "Cities are gateways between cultures and the future way of living".

I only had to look out the window to understand what Glaeser was talking about. The roads of Bangkok used to be jammed with bright pink taxis and fierce tuk tuk drivers. The skytrain and metro system have made getting around Bangkok a whole lot easier and much more peaceful, for that matter!

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Lars is an emerging-markets expert, with many years of 'on the ground' experience hunting down profit opportunities in Asia. Lars spent ten years living in Malaysia and Thailand, seeking out strategic opportunities, before moving to London to manage the Oracle Asia Absolute Fund. In short, Lars has real knowledge of where the opportunities in Asia are.