This week’s readings/links include a talk at Google by Ian Chang, the master blender of Taiwan’s Kavalan whisky, a conversation with Kiril Sokoloff, a case study from Vostok New Ventures on their recently exited investment in Avito, Graham & Doddsville’s Spring 2019 newsletter (which includes an interview with John Hempton of Bronte Capital) and a […]

This week’s readings/links include Euromoney’s look back at the Asia Financial Crisis, Deep Throat on our inevitable monetary journey, Indonesia’s latest plan to move its sinking capital, Annie Duke in conversation with Marc Andreessen and Sonal Chokshi and Dr. Mukulika Banerjee on the new Indian election. Asia ’97: The financial crisis that left its mark […]

This week’s readings/links include Nikola Dvornak of Platinum on the appeal of the anti-predictable, a wide-ranging interview with Divya Narendra of SumZero, Andrew Batson of Gavekal on the realities of Belt and Road, Symphony’s Q1 2019 shareholder update and a conversation with Tim Levene of Augmentum on what’s next in fintech. The appeal of the […]

This week’s readings/links include a short report by Bonitas Research on SGX-listed Best World International, James Morton’s reflections on 25 years in the investment industry, Kyle Bass on Hong Kong’s looming financial crisis, professor George Athanassakos on why market signals so far in 2019 back the “sell in May” adage and an interview with Tim […]

This week’s readings/links include a short report on Uxin, Platinum Asset Management on why they see little evidence of a crisis in China, a look at the labour market in India, a conversation with Jim Grant and an interview with Kristo Kaarmann, the co-founder of TransferWise. Uxin Ltd: Short report from J Capital Research. China […]

This week’s readings/links include a recently published report by two NUS professors on the top warning signs of a company in trouble, the Pangolin Fund’s March newsletter, Ted Seides on playing the winner’s game in investing, the NY Times on the revised deal for Malaysia’s ECRL project and a personal finance interview with Paul Tustain, […]

This week’s readings/links include a look at activist funds in Asia, an interview with the author of “In Putin’s Footsteps,” Symphony’s 2018 annual report, Vietnam’s wildlife conservation challenges and some takeaways from the recent Melon Sci-Fi conference in Hong Kong. Activist funds take aim at Asia Inc’s complacent boardrooms: Rising number of Asian companies under pressure […]

This week’s readings/links include a profile of chocolatiers in Southeast Asia, Jed Emerson on doubling down on impact investing, Philip Bowring on the ancient empires of Southeast Asia and how maritime trade helped shape a region long before the colonial era, the Pangolin Fund on the exit offer for Challenger Tech and Philip Marcovici on finding […]

This week’s readings/links include Philip Pan on the Chinese playbook, David Webb on the Kingdee bubble, Leo Lewis on opportunities for activist investors in Japan, an interview with Rajat Gupta on rebuilding his life nearly seven years after his insider trading conviction and how Egyptology can help us future-proof our culture. China rules: They didn’t like […]

This week’s readings/links include a Tim Ferriss conversation with Graham Duncan of East Rock Capital, GMO’s latest white paper on total factor productivity growth, a fireside chat series with James Simons, ACGA’s 2018 Asia-Pacific corporate governance report (in collaboration with CLSA) and how the US is making Southeast Asia’s drug war worse. Talent is the […]