AUTHORS
Alex Frew McMillan
As a free-lancer, he has written regularly for The New York Times, and is a contributor to TheStreet.com and Forbes. He has also written the occasional piece for publications such as The Wall Street Journal, the Financial Times, The Australian, the Economist Intelligence Unit and CNBC.
He covered the September 11, 2001 attacks for CNN, writing the first reaction to the disaster from governments around the world, and wrote a series of well-regarded stories about greater China’s property slowdown for Reuters. His real-estate coverage has explained the importance of property trends for institutional investors as well as for individual property owners. He also covered the hedge-fund industry for six years and has focused on alternative as well as personal finance.
Since moving to Hong Kong from New York City 15 years ago, he has devoted himself to coverage of Asia, writing magazine stories and analysis pieces for Asian Investor, the South China Morning Post and the Straits Times, as well as many magazines. He has also made numerous appearances on both television and radio to discuss his work.
With a South African father and British mother, he took up a Morehead Scholarship to study in the United States, one of the best-known merit scholarships in the country, offered to candidates considered to have leadership potential.
He graduated with a degree in Journalism and English from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, with honors and distinction, and serves as co-chairman of the university's alumni association in Hong Kong. Besides reporting, he is also an avid tennis player, snowboarder and scuba diver, and is a PADI-certified divemaster.
Recent Articles By The Author
Carmaker Stocks to Favor and to Avoid Amid a Slumping Asian Auto Sector
Car sales are sliding in China and plummeting in India, which is putting pressure on automakers that sell in those markets.
Alibaba Enters the Unknown as Ma Steps Down
Jack Ma, the face of Alibaba and its Taobao e-commerce marketplace, will step down on Tuesday. How will the company he co-founded in his apartment fare without him?
Chinese Shares Get Their Bounce Back - But for Long?
There was a false dawn in Chinese equities in June. August has witnessed another. Can the markets in Shanghai and Shenzhen continue to gain even as production moves out of China?
Hong Kong Stocks Leap as Leader Kills Bill, for Real
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam finally announced that a hated extradition bill will be terminated, legally. Shares of developers, banks and transportation companies surged.
Zara the Latest Brand Attacked as China's Tactics Turn to 'White Terror'
Beijing is attacking foreign brands over any implicit signs they might support Hong Kong's pro-democracy demonstrations while spreading anti-demonstrator propaganda on U.S. social media.
Japan Stocks Hit Maximum Pessimism With Abenomics Buying Undone
All the equities purchased by international investors at the onset of Abenomics have now been sold. Watch these stocks in case the mood turns.
Indonesia to Shift Capital to Borneo From Sinking Jakarta
Here are the investment plays to watch as the world's fourth-largest country by population shifts its capital completely to a central location.
Trump's Tough Talk Tanks Asian Markets
Uncertainty spreads as it's never clear what the U.S. president will say or tweet next in the tariff spat with China.
Hong Kong's Richest Man Follows the Pound and Political Chaos to Britain
Is Li Ka-shing being unpatriotic by selling down assets in China and redeploying the capital in Britain?
Flight Back on Cebu Pacific Highlights Asian Airline Success Story
The Philippines budget carrier Cebu Pacific is adding capacity at the expanding Clark International Airport, now effectively a second airport for Manila.
Oops!
We're sorry. There was a problem trying to send your email to .
Please contact customer support to let us know.
Please Join or Log In to Email Our Authors.
Email Real Money's Wall Street Pros for further analysis and insight
Already a Subscriber? Login