He always has sharp and provocative ideas and has forecast a number of turning points in global investments. He was among the few who predicted the 1997 Asian financial crisis.

Until 1994, David Roche was Head of Research and Global Strategist at Morgan Stanley. He holds an MA from Trinity College Dublin and an MBA with the highest distinction from INSEAD.

More details from his biography.

Asia faces a bleak economic outlook in the wake of the last month’s financial turmoil, according to this lively explanation by David Roche of Independent Strategy.

An economic and political analyst whom I respect greatly and got to know during the Asian financial crisis, David advises a range of wildly important and high level people, including central bank governors and readers of my blog.