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Remaining optimistic on emerging markets

The year 2023 turned out to be fairly pedestrian in terms of emerging markets’ performance. The asset class was weighed down by China, which recorded its third consecutive year of negative returns.

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Maintaining conviction on Japan equities

The performance of the FSSA Japan Equity strategy has been under pressure year-to-date, driven by a violent style and sector rotation from quality growth to financials and cyclical companies.
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India Monthly manager Views - February 2022

We have just returned from India — the first investment research trip in India for our entire team in over two years. It was a liberating break from constantly hearing “You’re on mute!” on video calls...
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Global Emerging Markets Equities Focus - March 2022

In almost every meeting that we have with management teams, we will ask about incentivisation. In our view, it is an important question and the answer can be highly revealing about an organisation’s culture and behaviour.
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Japan Equities February 2022

The FSSA Japan Equity strategy declined by 3.0% in December and 18.8% over the month of January, driven first by a sharp “growth to value” rotation and then a sell-off by foreign investors from mid-January onwards. This has been a global phenomenon, with high-valuation growth stocks in most developed markets facing similar sell-offs on concerns about inflation and interest rate hikes.
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India Monthly manager Views - Jan 2022

Land, Labour, Capital and Entrepreneurship. These are the well-known “Factors of Production” as defined by classical economists. The Entrepreneur (or Company) is the one that combines these factors to earn a profit.
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India Monthly Manager Views - Dec 2021

50x P/E! 70x P/E! 100x P/E! Valuations that were outrageous just a few years ago are commonly bandied about by most of the investment community these days.
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Global Emerging Markets Equities Focus - December 2021

Since our last update, the initial public offering (IPO) frenzy we have observed for the past 12-18 months has continued unabated. This is especially true in India where there have been around 100 IPOs so far this year.
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Regional India Strategy - Nov 2021

We have written about the spate of Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) in India and our reasons for staying away from them, for the most part. This time, we want to talk about why new listings are important to keep the market vibrant and to keep the entrepreneurial spirit in the country alive.
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