This week’s readings/links include Russell Clark of Horseman Capital on thinking about government bonds as long term currency futures, the latest investor update from the Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies Trust, Platinum Asset Management on the growing divergence between value and growth stocks, John Hempton’s series of posts on bank margins and KKR on the sizeable […]

This week’s readings/links include Cheah Cheng Hye on China’s $70bn opportunity, Marc Faber on why he expects financial turmoil ahead, a conversation with James Hay of the Pangolin Fund, Adele Ferguson on her work exposing misconduct and fraud in the Australian banking and financial services sectors and Linda Lim on race in Singapore. China’s $70 […]

This week’s readings/links include Timothy Winegard on how mosquitoes helped shape the course of human history, Goehring & Rozencwajg’s Q2 2019 market commentary, Greenhaven Road Capital’s Nintendo thesis, Leanna Orr on how the Yale Model ate endowments and everything else and an interview with Jim Rogers. How mosquitoes helped shape the course of human history: Timothy […]

This week’s readings/links include Andy Xie on the similarities and differences between Hong Kong and Singapore, a presentation on the Southeast Asia opportunity by Florian Weidinger of Hansabay, a podcast interview with Leigh Goehring, James Crabtree on why Chennai’s drought has tough lessons for Asia’s economies and a look at why Southeast Asia has become […]

This week’s readings/links include a macro update from Platinum Asset Management, a SumZero manager roundtable discussing rare earth metals in the US-China trade war, a wide-ranging podcast episode with John Hempton, BlackRock and Hargreaves Lansdown on maintaining the edge in an evolving market and Marshall Auerback on why billionaires are so interested in space. Trade […]

This week’s readings/links include a new short report on Anta Sports Products by Muddy Waters Research, the Pangolin Fund’s June 2019 newsletter and recent interviews with Lei Zhang (Hillhouse Capital), Ross Beaty (Equinox Gold) and Mattias Westman (Prosperity Capital Management). Anta Part I – Turds in the punchbowl: New short report(s) from Muddy Waters Research. […]

GIC, one of the three reserves management entities in Singapore, has recently published its 2018 annual report; you can download/read a copy here. The report contains sections on the portfolio distribution, intermediate performance markers, an overview of how the portfolio is managed and a feature article titled “Asia’s growing importance in the global economy and financial […]

This week’s readings/links include Louis Gave on investing for a new Cold War, an update on the situation at Challenger Technologies, Matteo Fagotto on how Uzbekistan is slowly breaking free from the shackles of the past, James Crabtree on how China’s best response to US protectionism is more trade with other global partners and an […]

Notz Stucki’s 2019 investment conference, which took place in June this year, featured in-depth presentations from Anatole Kaletsky (founder & co-chairman of Gavekal), Grace Lu (founder & CIO of LyGH Capital) and Markus Bihler (co-founder of Builders Union Asset Management). James Macpherson from Notz Stucki has written up some of the key insights/takeaways, but I also recommend […]