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Alan Livsey

Lex Research Editor

Alan Livsey writes for the Lex column, acting as its research editor. Previously he has worked in equities fund management in London responsible for both long-only and absolute-return products, specialising in natural resources and emerging markets.

Prior to that he worked in Hong Kong and Tokyo as a market strategist on Japanese markets. He is a chartered financial analyst.

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