This week’s readings/links include Jonathan Tepper on how Covid-19 has exposed our financial fragility, Antipodes Partners on identifying opportunities in a crisis, an interview with Jim Grant, Harris Kupperman talking tankers with RealVision and Carson Block on short selling in the time of coronavirus. Jonathan Tepper: Covid-19 has exposed our financial fragility. Antipodes Partners: Identifying […]
Category: Readings
Readings For The Week (28/3)
Bumper reading list this week. Stay safe everyone! Gordo Byrn: Corona to do – write a letter to your future financial self. Paul Tustain: Our broken financial system. Ashmore Group: Assessing the EM policy reaction-function in the context of a COVID-19 induced recession. Nassim Nicholas Taleb: Corporate socialism – the government is bailing out investors & managers […]
Readings For The Week (22/3)
This week’s readings/links include a podcast interview with John Hempton of Bronte Capital, Dan Rasmussen of Verdad Advisors questions the value private equity firms are applying to their energy holdings, Bill Winters of Standard Chartered on navigating global change and disruption, a look at how complex structured products sold in South Korea could roil global markets […]
Readings For The Week (14/3)
This week’s readings/links include the Pangolin Asia Fund’s February newsletter, Mak Yuen Teen on the challenges of the new quarterly reporting regime, Zhiguo He on assessing China’s capital requirement and systemic challenges, the 2020 Ruffer Review and Gordo Byrn on fear and panic. Pangolin Asia Fund: February 2020 newsletter. Mak Yuen Teen: Challenges of the […]
Readings For The Week (7/3)
This week’s readings/links include RIT Capital Partners’ annual report for 2019, Jiro Yasu’s thoughts on investor engagement with companies, Sequoia’s letter to their portfolio company founders and CEOs, a Guardian long read on how Hindu supremacists are tearing India apart and the Yale endowment’s update on climate change. RIT Capital Partners: Annual report for 2019. […]
Readings For The Week (29/2)
This week’s readings/links include Horseman’s Russell Clark asking when does the buying of US assets end, Ashmore on the VIX spike, Antipodes Partners’ coronavirus update, Sawarak Report on Malaysia’s meltdown story and Philip Bowring on the myth of a single Asia. Russell Clark: When does the buying of US assets end? Ashmore: It’s here again […]
Readings For The Week (22/2)
This week’s readings/links include a conversation with Michael Sonnenfeldt of TIGER 21 on how the ultra-wealthy are investing, Charles Ellis on the easily misunderstood Yale model, the investment and travel journal from Terra Nova’s Burton Flynn and Ivan Nechunaev, a long-form interview with Creador’s Brahmal Vasudevan and notes from Notz Stucki’s 2020 investment conference. How the […]
Readings For The Week (15/2)
This week’s readings/links include AVI Japan Opportunity Trust’s Q4 2019 letter and 2019 annual report, an excerpt from the book Killer High on the entwined history of war and opium in Asia, Gordo Byrn on how wealth endures, a podcast interview with Frontline’s CEO on the crude tanker markets and Asia Sentinel on a controversial […]
OAM Letter, India Trip, Other Links
OAM 2019 Letter The latest shareholder letter for Overseas Asset Management’s Asian Recovery Fund is out. You can access and download it directly from their website. Desmond Kinch’s letters are always an interesting read. Some highlights (mostly direct excerpts, with some paraphrasing): Added to investment in COSCO Shipping International. Net cash per share is HK$4.15 and […]
Readings For The Week (1/2)
This week’s readings/links include Antipodes Partners on the investment case for Honda, Baker Steel Capital Managers on the outlook for the natural resources sector in 2020, George Soros’ remarks at the 2020 World Economic Forum, an interview with Sam Zell and Mak Yuen Teen’s reflections on Singapore’s 20 year corporate governance journey. Honda: A compelling […]