Mr Newman is a co-founder and Executive Director of K2 Asset Management, and is the joint-CIO for the K2 investment funds. In conjunction with his responsibilities as joint-CIO, Mark focuses on the portfolio management of the Asian equity strategy. He was previously a senior fund manager with the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, where he was responsible for Asia ex-Japan equity investments. Prior to this he was a Director with HSBC Asset Management Hong Kong, where he also specialised in managing Asian portfolios, and an Investment Manager at Wardley Investment Services (Australia) Ltd.