In the galaxy that is financial markets, it’s easy for global fund managers to brush past the Australian stock exchange to invest elsewhere. But veteran Manny Pohl says ignore the ASX at your peril.

“A discussion we often have with our global fund is whether we should have any Aussie stocks in there, and my short answer is always absolutely,” the executive chairman and co-founder of $2.9 billion ECP Asset Management tells The Australian Financial Review.