"The 21st Century is the Asian Century."

James Weir joined Guinness Asset Management in October 2009 and is co-manager of the Guinness Atkinson Asian Funds (for US investors) and co-manager for both the Guinness Asia Focus Fund and the Guinness China and Hong Kong Fund.

Prior to joining Guinness, James served as Fund Manager for Atlantis Investment Management managing Asia ex Japan segregated accounts and in support of the Atlantis Asian Recovery Fund from 2004. In 2001 he became a research analyst at International Data Corporation in the European IT Services Group and was named Senior Research Analyst in 2002. In 1999 James became a reporter, and subsequently editor, of New Media Investor, a specialist newsletter for venture capitalists and equity analysts.

In 2004 James graduated from Cass Business School, London with an MSc in Investment Management. In 1998 James graduated from University of Nottingham with an Upper Second Class degree in economics.