RockCreek, a global investment firm, hosted an interesting panel discussing the market dynamics and economic factors shaping emerging markets today. The guests were Richard Lawrence, the founder of Overlook Investments, and Indermit Gill, who is the chief economist of the World Bank. Some of my notes from the session are included below (these are for […]
Category: Market Updates
Chris Wood of Jefferies (MPP)
Chris Wood, the global head of equity strategy for Jefferies, was a recent guest on the Market Policy Partners podcast for a long form discussion of his views on global markets. The link to the interview is embedded below. Worth a listen in its entirety, but I have also added some notes regarding certain topics […]
William Callanan (NZ Funds Podcast)
Excellent, wide-ranging interview on the NZ Funds podcast with William Callanan, who discusses his outlook for inflation, commodities and geopolitical risks. He is the founder and CEO of Syzygy Investment Advisory and previously worked in senior roles at Key Square Capital and Soros Fund Management. Below are some of my paraphrased notes (these are for […]
David Halpert (Indo Tekno Podcast)
Interesting conversation with David Halpert on Alan Hellawell’s Indo Tekno podcast. Link is here. Some notes below just for personal reference (paraphrased and any mistakes are my own). Outlook – he is still bullish on Indonesia, including tech and the rest of the stock market. He thinks that the problems troubling the Nasdaq and US […]
RIT Capital Partners: 1H 2018 Report
RIT Capital Partners recently published their half-yearly report for 2018. You can 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. The chairman’s statement, written by Lord Rothschild, is also worth a read (pages 2-3 of the […]
Mary Meeker’s 2018 Internet Trends
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers partner Mary Meeker recently published her annual global internet trends report. You can find a link to the presentation here but it is also embedded at the bottom of this post for ease of reference. Well worth a read as it contains lots of interesting data and insights. For folks interested in regional trends, […]
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 […]
Update: David Webb’s “Enigma Network”
On May 15th, David Webb published a report called “The Enigma Network: 50 stocks not to own,” in which he brought to the public’s attention a complex network of cross-shareholdings and related transactions between a number of companies listed on Hong Kong’s main board and its Growth Enterprise Market. We had previously re-posted the report as […]
Indonesia: Harnessing Its Potential (KKR)
KKR’s global macro team have published a new report on their outlook and investment case for Indonesia. They say the country “has emerged as somewhat of a pure-play on [their] thesis that large, domestic economies will prosper in a world that now favours domestic agendas over global ones.” Back in 2013, KKR noted Indonesia’s favourable demographic trends but felt […]