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Scouring the region for growth, sector leaders

JP Morgan Asset Management's Asia Growth Fund - delivering 38.6% over the last year - is co-run by Joanna Kwok, one of the top 10 performing female managers.

The focus is on growth companies with a quality bias because over the long term, they can generate good cash and will outperform, Ms Kwok says.

THE asset management world is dominated by men so it was refreshing to come across Joanna Kwok who not only runs the Asia Growth Fund at JP Morgan Asset Management, but is also ranked among the top performers.

According to a Citywire ranking report in 2017, Hong Kong-based Ms Kwok is