This week’s readings include the FT obituary for Sir David Tang, an interview with NUS professor Wong Poh Kam on how start-ups can write the next chapter of Singapore’s growth, an HBR article on how the global economy is coalescing around a few digital superpowers, a look at shamanism in Mongolia and Adam Grant on […]
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Readings For The Week (27/8)
This week’s readings include the latest GMO white paper, an FT interview with the CEO of iflix, a Bloomberg profile of Cederberg Capital, Mohammed El-Erian on the lost lesson of the financial crisis and Eugene K. Chow on the dark side of China’s tech boom. The good thing about climate change: Lucas White and Jeremy Grantham […]
Interview With Joe Studwell: How Asia Works
Joe Studwell, the author of How Asia Works, was a recent guest on The Investors Podcast. You can listen to the full episode here. The interview expands on some of the topics covered in the book including why some countries are rich while others are poor, how much of Asia’s economic progress is due to […]
Readings For The Week (20/8)
Expanded reading list this week. Enjoy! Tillerson in Asia: With its short-term focus on what currently occupies the American mind (North Korea), the U.S. is actually playing into China’s hands in Asia. Andrew Ng’s text trick: A leading AI researcher and educator says that millions of people should master deep learning. Interview with Warren Buffett: […]
RIT Capital Partners: 1H 2017 Report
RIT Capital Partners have published their half-yearly report 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. The chairman’s statement, written by Lord Rothschild, is also worth a read (pages 2-3 […]
Readings For The Week (13/8)
This week’s readings include an interview with Garena’s group president Nick Nash, Bloomberg on Ray Dalio’s succession plans, reflections from Kishore Mahbubani on ASEAN’s 50th anniversary, the second quarter investor letter from Petra Capital Management and Richard Harris on why low-turnover investing is a strategy that reaps rewards over the long term. Reimagining e-commerce for Southeast […]
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 […]
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 […]