Faculty Profiles

Tan Bhala, Kara

Lecturer


118-H Summerfield
University of Kansas, School of Business
1300 Sunnyside Avenue
Lawrence, KS 66045-7585

P: (785) 864-5217
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tan@ku.edu

Education MA (Philosophy) University of Kansas MA (Liberal Studies) New York University MPhil (Management Studies) Oxford University BS (Systems and Management) City University of London Curriculum Vitae Kara was the Senior Portfolio Manager of the Merrill Lynch Dragon Fund and Emerging Tigers Fund. At its height, the Dragon Fund was the second largest Asia ex-Japan mutual fund in the world. In 1993, the Fund was ranked number 3 among 177 global funds. Kara has over 15 years of experience in the financial markets, almost all of which were in international markets.
Academic Areas Finance
Interests Portfolio Management Asian financial markets Ethics in Finance
Current Activities Chief Executive Officer, Seven Pillars Consulting Member, Council on Foreign Affairs Member, Royal Society for Asian Affairs Board Member, International Trade Council of Greater Kansas City
Selected Publications Asia: Rich in Problems and Prospects, ASIAN AFFAIRS: JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY FOR ASIAN AFFAIRS (LONDON), vol. XXX, pt. III, October, 1999, pp. 259-268 (lead article). Twilight of the Despots, HARVARD INTERNATIONAL REVIEW, vol. XXI, no. 2, Spring 1999, pp. 22-26. In Praise of Intervention, FAR EASTERN ECONOMIC REVIEW, September 3, 1998, p. 29. The Asian Growth Paradigm as an Investment Tool, HANDBOOK OF PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT, Frank Fabozzi (ed), June 1998, pp. 303-319. Patterns of Asian Growth, ASIAN AFFAIRS: JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY FOR ASIAN AFFAIRS (LONDON), vol. 28, pt. I, February 1998, pp. 39-53. Investing in the Stages of East Asia’s Economic Growth, THE FINANCIER, vol. 4, no. 3, August 1997, pp.6-17. Hong Kong Reborn: Why Asia’s Big Test Case Will Succeed, THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, January 9, 1996, pp. 18-19. Malaysian Plantations, JAMES CAPEL SINGAPORE RESEARCH, August 1987. Sime Darby Berhad, JAMES CAPEL SINGAPORE RESEARCH, February 1987.