Interesting interview with Robert Horrocks in this week’s FT Adviser. Horrocks is the chief investment officer at Matthews Asia. He discussed his route into the industry, the challenges of marketing Asia to investors in the US and his outlook for the region. Some highlights below (quotes taken directly from the article): On investing in Asia […]
Month: August 2017
Ray Dalio: Risks Are Rising
Ray Dalio, the founder and chairman of Bridgewater Associates, has published a short blog post on LinkedIn. You can find the full note here. He writes that “prospective risks are now rising and do not appear appropriately priced in,” in part because people are assuming the circumstances they have recently encountered will persist. In his view, […]
Scottish Oriental’s Semi-Annual Update
Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies Trust have published their semi-annual update for 2017. You can download and read it here. The report provides a general update on their current thoughts and views, insights about existing holdings and changes to the portfolio over the period. It’s a little long, but an excellent read overall. I particularly enjoyed […]
Waverton Comments On Bekasi Fajar
Waverton Southeast Asian Fund recently published their investor update for July 2017, which is available for download from their website. The letter includes commentary on their (relatively small) position in Krungthai Card Company and their outlook for the banking sector in Singapore (fully valued in their view). The fund also initiated a position in Bekasi […]
Hillhouse Reduces Stake In China Suntien
Hillhouse Capital Management (Hillhouse) recently trimmed their stake in HK-listed China Suntien Green Energy Corporation Limited (China Suntien). According to a filing submitted to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on August 8th, 2017, Hillhouse sold 2,980,000 shares on the exchange at an average price of HKD 1.7252 per share on August 4th (total consideration was ~US$659,000). Following the […]
Edgbaston Increases Stake In Xinhua Winshare
Edgbaston Investment Partners LLP (Edgbaston) recently added to their stake in HK-listed Xinhua Winshare Publishing and Media Company (Xinhua Winshare). According to a filing submitted to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on August 7th, 2017, the firm bought 397,000 shares on the exchange on August 4th at an average price of HKD 6.4702 per share […]
Mondrian Trims Stake In MicroPort
Mondrian Investment Partners Limited (Mondrian) recently trimmed their stake in HK-listed MicroPort Scientific Corporation (MicroPort). According to a filing submitted to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on August 4th, 2017, Mondrian sold 738,600 shares on the exchange at an average price of HKD 6.7056 per share on August 3rd (total consideration was ~US$635,000). Following the sale, […]
Readings For The Week (6/8)
This week’s readings include thoughts from Euromoney’s Chris Wright on how to fix Hong Kong’s markets, Cederberg Capital’s July letter, an FT interview with Standard Chartered’s Simon Cooper, a SCMP profile of Cafe de Coral and Jeff Towson on how Starbucks succeeded in China. How to fix Hong Kong’s markets: How does HKEx get the […]
Aswath Damodaran on Cryptocurrencies
Aswath Damodaran has written a concise and informative post on the rise, mechanics and future (as he sees it) of cryptocurrencies. It’s worth reading. He sees digital currencies competing with fiat currencies sooner rather than later, but is “hard pressed to find a winner on the current list.” He thinks that could change if the […]
Fidelity Adds To Stake In Best Pacific
FMR LLC (Fidelity) recently increased their stake in HK-listed Best Pacific International Holdings Limited (Best Pacific). According to a filing submitted to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on July 31st, 2017, Fidelity bought 3,424,000 shares on the exchange at an average price of HKD 4.5747 per share on July 26th (total consideration was ~US$2.0m). Following the […]