Ray Dalio, the founder and chairman of Bridgewater Associates, recently gave a TED talk on how to build a company where the best ideas win. In his presentation, he makes the case for using radical transparency and algorithmic decision-making to create an environment where employees can speak up and say what they really think. Dalio also […]
Category: Investor Profiles
Chatri Sityodtong: Warrior Spirit
Another really interesting episode on the Capital Allocators podcast. The series was launched by Ted Seides, formerly of Protégé Partners, in early 2017 and features in-depth conversations with leaders from across the money management industry. I highly recommend it. The most recent guest, Chatri Sityodtong, is the founder and chairman of ONE Championship, which is currently […]
Richard Lawrence: Compounding In Asia
Richard Lawrence, the founder of the Overlook Group, was a recent guest on the Capital Allocators podcast. The episode with Richard covers his early career experiences, the founding of Overlook and the particulars of the approach he takes to investing and running his firm. The Capital Allocators podcast series was launched by Ted Seides, formerly of […]
FT Adviser Interview With Robert Horrocks
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 […]
Waverton Southeast Asian Fund: June Update
Waverton Southeast Asian Fund recently published their June 2017 letter, which is available for download from their website. The fund’s investment objective is to generate capital growth by investing in a concentrated portfolio of no more than 30 listed Southeast Asian equities. They look, in particular, for growth companies at a reasonable price. The fund was […]
Interview With Andy Rachleff
Andy Rachleff was recently interviewed by Patrick O’Shaughnessy on his Invest Like The Best podcast (you can find the link to the episode here). Rachleff is the co-founder and CEO of Wealthfront, an automated investment service firm with ~US$5bn in assets under management. Prior to Wealthfront, Rachleff co-founded and was general partner of Benchmark Capital, where […]
John Lindfors, DST Global
John Lindfors, managing partner of DST Global, spoke with Jennifer Hughes of the FT at the RISE Conference in Hong Kong last year. The video is embedded at the bottom of this post. I actually attended the session in-person and found it quite interesting, in part because there’s not much publicly available information about DST. […]
Mohnish Pabrai Speaks At Google
Mohnish Pabrai, managing partner of the Pabrai Investment Funds, recently spoke at Google about how intensive stock research can be injurious to one’s financial health. In the talk, he explains the concept of commitment bias and why it is an important reason most fund managers struggle to beat the index. He also discusses other biases that […]
Coupland Cardiff: May Updates
Below are some portfolio highlights and commentary from the Coupland Cardiff funds for May: CC Asia Focus TK Group: After tracking sideways for 18 months, the share price of TK Group rose 30% in the month following the issuance of a positive profit warning. Remains a long term holding of the fund on account of […]
Jon Winkelried At Bloomberg Invest Summit
Jon Winkelried, the co-CEO of TPG, recently spoke with Jason Kelly at Bloomberg Invest New York about the evolving nature of the private equity business, how TPG is positioning itself and his outlook for the market. You can watch the 20 minute interview here. Some notes / highlights below: On his decision to work at […]